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		<title>10 Tricks With A USB Thumb Drive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any ordinary USB memory device can do a lot more than you probably thought it could. It can carry programs, encryption and even a full installation of Windows XP! Here is our tenlist for the coolest things you can do with a USB thumb drive:

 Take your programs with you
We all know how frustrating it is when we take your files to another computer just to discover that the software required to read the files is not installed.
Here&#8217;s the simplest solution &#8211; take your programs with you &#8211; on your ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: visit password-protected websites without registering</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div style="float:left"><a href="http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/08/how-to-visit-password-protected-forums-without-registering/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-262" title="No Access! Windows XP tips &#38; tricks" src="http://www.xptricks.net/wp-content/uploads/noaccess.png" alt="" width="116" height="115" /></a></div>We all know how annoying it is when we search Google for something and the result we are looking for leads to a password protected forum or site. You have to register to view content, but who likes doing that?

Fortunately there is a solution to our problem. All we have to do is make the website believe that you are Googlebot. It's surprisingly easy and here's how to do it.]]></description>
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		<title>How To Prevent Windows Registry Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by James Ricketts from www.Instant-Registry-Fixes.org
Introduction to Registry Problems
Since their introduction a few decades back, computers have
become a very important part of our lives. From students to scientists, everybody depends on computers to perform their tasks. As we become more dependent on computers, it becomes that much more important to keep them error-free.

As we continue to work on our PC, install and uninstall programs, browse the Internet and work with various applications installed on it, a lot of unwanted data gets on to our computer. Additionally, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Stored Passwords In Firefox</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/08/how-to-view-stored-passwords-firefox-ie-internet-explorer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a severe security risk in Firefox, that most people aren&#8217;t even aware of. All the passwords stored or &#8220;remembered&#8221; in the browser are accessible to anyone who happens to  get on their computer (both physically or with hacking tools). Just try this in Firefox:

Go to Tools -&#62; Options and select the Security tab.
Press the Show Passwords button in the middle-right of the window.
You should now see a list of sites and your usernames stored. Press Show Passwords again.

See what I mean? Anyone who has access to your ...]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Delete Files Securely</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/08/how-to-permanently-delete-files-securely/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going to sell your hard drive? Deleting personal files from a memory stick? Don&#8217;t believe it when Windows says that with one click, the file is deleted. In the real world, it takes a lot more to actually delete a file.
This sounds a little strange, but when deleting a file, it isn&#8217;t actually deleted. This means that when you delete a file, your system hides it and tells itself that the file can be overwritten. The data still stays on the hard drive. But now the computer knows that new ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Remove the Recycle Bin</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/05/how-to-remove-the-recycle-bin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a good idea if you want to save both desktop and hard drive space.
To remove the Recycle bin from your desktop, go to Start &#62; Run and type gpedit.msc
Go to User Configuration &#62; Administrative templates &#62; Desktop &#62; Remove Recycle bin icon from desktop
Enable it and reboot or type gpupdate.exe into the run box to apply changes.
If you want to completely remove the Recycle Bin, go to Start &#62; Run and type regedit.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket/C and open NukeOnDelete. Change the value to &#8220;1&#8243; and reboot.
More Cool Windows XP ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Bypass website block</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you&#8217;re favorite sites been blocked at your school or work network? I will show you a few easy methods how you can still access them.
1) Go to Xroxy proxy list (or http://www.samair.ru/proxy/) and get yourself one proxy (preferably in a country close to you) and copy the IP.  (Note! This works for Mozilla Firefox only!)
Go to Tools -&#62; Options -&#62; Advanced -&#62; Network -&#62; Settings and set it to &#8220;manual proxy configuration&#8221;. Copy the IP in the first slot and after that copy the port number. (Note! Not ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Make an invisible desktop folder</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/04/how-to-make-an-invisible-desktop-folder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is for all you people that have stuff to hide&#8230; good stuff..  ahem.. back to the tutorial &#8211; an invisible desktop folder. So you basically need a folder with a blank icon and no name. Here is how to create one:
1. Create a new folder. This doesn&#8217;t work with a used or renamed folder.
2. Right-click the folder and choose rename. Press 0160 on the num pad while holding down the Alt key. The name should disappear and be replaced with a blank space.
3. Right click the folder, choose ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Block a website</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/04/blocking-websites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to bully your friends by blocking their favorite websites or just want to hide some web pages from your children? Here&#8217;s how you can block certain websites on your home computer:
Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Type the following text in that Run box:
notepad c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
Step 2: You will see a new notepad window on your screen containing some cryptic information. Don’t panic. Just go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type the following (for example):
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
Save the file and exit. ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: &#8220;Hack&#8221; into an administrator account on XP</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/04/how-to-hack-into-an-administrator-account-on-xp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As far as I know, this only works with Windows XP Media Center Edition, but you can try on a normal XP as well..

Start the computer and press F8 repeatedly while booting.
Choose start in safe mode from the menu that appears.
Log in as Administator
Now you can install programs or even give your own account admin privileges! To do this, go to  Control Panel &#62; User accounts &#62; User accounts and click on your icon. Click change the account type and choose Administrator.

If you want to get into a specific ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Restore your computer to a previous point</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Restoring your system is very useful if you manage to get your pc completely messed up. To access the system restore program, go to Start &#62; All Programs &#62; Accessories &#62; System Tools &#62; System Restore.
In the window that opens, select Restore my computer to an earlier time and press Next. Select a restore point before the time you messed up your computer and continue. Now it asks you to save any work that is not saved and close any programs that are open. Press Next to begin the restore. ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Make 4 fake computer viruses!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: Everything here is for informational purposes only.

Why not have some fun and prank your friends? There are several kinds of fake virus messages you can make. I will discuss 4 of them:
1. Fake error message

This one is by far, the easiest one to make and all you have to do is to make a new text document with notepad, type msg * YOUR MESSAGE and save as anything.bat. As always, make sure that you select All files instead of Text Document.

2. Forced shutdown

This will display a custom error message ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Change your IP adress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you get your IP blocked somewhere and you don&#8217;t like it, then this can be pretty useful.
One way is to just turn off your router for some time, but most people don&#8217;t have static IP routers and this won&#8217;t help.
If that didn&#8217;t help, then you have to renew your IP using windows&#8217; command prompt.
1. Type cmd into the run box from the start menu.
2. Type ipconfig into the command prompt. This will show you basic info about your IP address.
3. Type ipconfig /release. This will remove your current IP.
4. ...]]></description>
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		<title>How to: Toggle Autoplay</title>
		<link>http://www.xptricks.net/windows/xp/2008/02/toggling-autoplay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autoplay is very useful, but can also be a security risk.
To turn it on or off:
1. Open gpedit.msc from the run box from the start menu.
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration &#62; Administrative Templates &#62; System
3. Find Turn off autoplay
More Cool Windows XP tips &#38; tricks HERE
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