Right click My Computer, Properties, Advanced, Startup and Recovery, Edit. Edit BOOT.INI. Add “/SOS” right after “/fastdetect” with a space between. The line will look something like this:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS=”Microsoft Windows XP Professional” /fastdetect /SOS. When you’re finished. The first part, multi(0)….. may not be the same on your machine. Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the new switch.

]]> http://www.itsoftmedia.com/disable-the-windows-xp-splash-screen.html/feed 0 http://www.itsoftmedia.com/effective-or-irritating-the-use-of-pop-windows.html http://www.itsoftmedia.com/effective-or-irritating-the-use-of-pop-windows.html#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:44:55 +0000 admin http://www.itsoftmedia.com/?p=14 A few years ago, pop-up windows were all the rage in Internet marketing. It seemed that every time one opened a web page they would be bombarded with offers for this or that. It had gotten to the point where surfing the Internet was almost like playing a video game; when the ads would pop-up one would try and close them out before another one came. This is precisely why we have seen the decline in the use of pop-up windows on the Internet today; surfers simply do not even look at the pop-ups anymore. They close the windows out before even reading the ad. Very often, a surfer will even leave your site if there are too many pop-up ads. They simply do not want the hassle of closing those windows while trying to obtain the information that your site has to offer. This information, while valuable, is not as valuable as the surfers time. Studies have shown however, that even with these set backs, pop-up windows are still an effective method of Internet marketing.

Is there some way that pop-up windows can be less irritating and still be effective? Yes! What if the pop ad were seen upon exiting your site instead of entering? This would allow the surfer to obtain the information that they need from your site, feeling that they were able to come and go quickly without being hassled by other ads and offers all the while making the surfer happy. You have left the surfer with a positive attitude and therefore are more likely to respond to the pop advertisement. This is being accomplished more and more by using what is being called pop-under windows. When the surfer comes to your site, the ad is opened discretely behind the your web page. Then, upon leaving your site, after obtaining all the information that they need , will see the ad and therefore be more likely to respond. Since the surfer has the information, he has achieved his objective and is now open to do other things; ideally respond to the pop under advertisement.

Not all pop-windows are created equally. There are some things that you can do to make your pop-windows, whether pop-up or pop-under more effective. The pop-window should be easy to “escape” from. If the surfer does not want to see the add, but has a hard time closing it out, they will likely become frustrated and could leave your site all together. You should either use a button to that will allow the surfer to close the window or be sure that the “x” is easily visible. Another good idea is to use a script that utilizes cookies. Cookie will prevent pop-windows from overloading the surfer since you can decide the frequency of the pop-windows, rather than each time a page is opened. Also be sure that there is no more than one pop-window per page.

When creating a pop-window, you will be asked to fill out a short information form, select the length of cookies, and choose the layout of the pop-window. When choosing the design of the pop-window, you can increase the effectiveness by creating a large headline that includes benefits that will be most appealing to the customer. You should also consider using incentives and lastly do not ask the customer to read a long and drawn out advertisement. Keep the message simple yet powerful and your pop-ads will be sure to generate profits for your site.

Here’s how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile
3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.

You may need to restart Windows XP.

Here’s how to prevent this remote search for Scheduled Tasks:

Open up the Registry and go to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace

Under that branch, select the key :

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it.

If you like you may want to export the exact branch so that you can restore the key if necessary. This fix is so effective that it doesn’t require a reboot and you can almost immediately determine yourself how much it speeds up your browsing processes.

XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.

Go to :

- Start > Run

- Type “regedit” (without “”)

- Go to this directory…
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

- Look for the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files. Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and now XP will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.

- Careful on Editing the Registry

• Task Manager can also be executed by running the taskmgr.exe file from the C:\Winnt\System32 directory or by clicking Start, Run and typing taskmgr.
• If a program is no longer responding users can also choose to “End Task” from the Task Manager to close the program without restarting the computer.
• Earlier versions of Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98) had a program known as tasks to display the current programs currently running. This file was executed by running the taskman.exe file from the C:\Windows directory.

If you’re encountering issues opening the Task Manager it’s possible that the computer could be infected with a virus and/or spyware or disabld by the administrator. Try this simple ITSoftMedia Solution for fixing this problem:

Are you on or do you have access to the administrator account? If so try this:

1. Click the Start button, Run, type gpedit.msc in the Run box, and then press ENTER.

2. Under User Configuration, double-click Administrative Templates.

3. Double-click System, and then click Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.

4. Double-click Remove Task Manager, click Disabled, and then click OK.

]]> http://www.itsoftmedia.com/fixing-disabled-task-manager-in-windows.html/feed 0 http://www.itsoftmedia.com/itsoftmedia-reveals-notepad-bugs.html http://www.itsoftmedia.com/itsoftmedia-reveals-notepad-bugs.html#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:15:10 +0000 admin http://www.itsoftmedia.com/?p=8 Follow the instruction below for every tricks and see this will show you some bugs into a notepad….

Trick 1

1. open notepad
2. type “bush hid the facts”
3. save it and close it…
4. then open it again……..n see the changes……………

Trick 2

1. open a blank notepad file
2. write .log as the first line of the file, followed by a enter. save the file and close it.
3. double-click the file to open it and notice that notepad appends the current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after.
4. type your notes and then save and close the file.

After that open the file and see the changes. By this trick you can also use your notebook as a personal diary.

Trick 3

Do you know the number of the flight that was used to attack the world trade centre?huh? the flight number was q33n.

Now, open your notepad, type the number of the flight (i.e. q33n).

Now click on format>font, increase the font size upto 72, and change the font style to ‘wingdings’. now see the ammmaaazzzing thing.

Trick 4

Over at wincustomize, someone thought they’d found an easter egg in the windows notepad application. if you:

1. open notepad
2. type the text “this app can break” (without quotes)
3. save the file
4. re-open the file in notepad

Notepad displays seemingly-random chinese characters, or boxes if your default notepad font doesn’t support those characters.

]]> http://www.itsoftmedia.com/itsoftmedia-reveals-notepad-bugs.html/feed 0 http://www.itsoftmedia.com/itsoftmedia-simple-tips-in-choosing-your-password-wisely.html http://www.itsoftmedia.com/itsoftmedia-simple-tips-in-choosing-your-password-wisely.html#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:42:28 +0000 admin http://www.itsoftmedia.com/?p=6 Don’t use passwords that are easy to guess: If you use your Social Security number, an anniversary, a sports team, a maiden name, a date of birth, or the word “password”, be aware that it’s easy to figure out. Keep in mind that there’s password-cracking software out there. Chose a phrase or combination of words or an acronym with a mix of letters and numbers to make your password difficult to crack but easy to remember.

Don’t write down your password: Use your memory. If you must put your password in writing, use your brain. Keep your password away from your computer and separate from the account name, preferably in a locked or secure location.

Don’t share your passwords with anyone: Just say no to such requests, no matter how difficult it is. “Anyone” includes your spouse or significant other, co-workers, and even the system administrator. And remember, no legitimate person will ever ask you to reveal your password.