Make your Computer Welcome You

Do you watch movies? Have you always loved the way how Computers in movies welcome their users by calling out their names? I bet that you too would want to know how you can achieve similar results on your PC and have a computer said welcome.

Then you are at the right place, this article describes exactly how you can make your computer welcome you like this.

With this trick, you can make your Computer welcome you in its computerized voice. You can make your Windows based computer say "Welcome to your PC, Username."

Make Windows Greet you with a Custom Voice Message at Startup

To use this trick, follow the instructions given below:-

1. Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.
   

Dim speaks, speech
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks

     3.  Replace Username with your own name.
     4.  Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
     5.  Copy the saved file.
     6.  Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) and to C:\Users\ {User-Name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista) if C: is your System drive. AppData is a hidden folder. So, you will need to select showing hidden folders in Folder options to locate it.
     7.  Paste the file.

 

Now when the next time you start your computer, Windows will welcome you in its own computerized voice.

Note: For best results, it is recommended to change sound scheme to No Sounds.
You can change the sound scheme to No Sounds by following the steps given below:-

1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Then click on Switch to Classic View.
3. Then Click on Sounds and Audio Devices.
4. Then Click on the Sounds Tab.
5. Select No Sounds from the Sound Scheme option.
6. If you wish to save your Previous Sound Scheme, you can save it by clicking Yes in the popup menu.
7. Click on OK.

Try it yourself to see how it works. In my personal opinion, this is an excellent trick. Whenever I start my PC in front of anybody and the PC welcomes me, the fellow is left wondering how brilliant a computer do I have.

Have a Personalized Logon Wallpaper in Windows XP

Have you always wanted to have your image displayed as a log on banner whenever you start your PC? This article explains the exact procedure required to have your own photo or your pet's photo displayed as one such banner. With this trick, you can have a personalized wallpaper which would appear before your log in screen each time you start your computer.

To use this trick, you need to have a bmp file. If your image is of any other format, you can save it in bmp format using MS Paint or Irfan View(To download Irfan View, visit 5 Essential Freewares for your PC).

Now that you have the bmp file, follow the steps given below.

1. Click on Start.
2. Click on Run.
3. Type "regedit" in the dialog box without quotes.
4. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop.
5. In the right hand pane, double click on the value Wallpaper.
6. In the Value Data option, enter the full path to your bmp file you want to be your wallpaper. Example: For a file named image.bmp placed in Windows folder, type "C:\WINDOWS\image.bmp" without the quotes.
7. Double click on Wallpaper Style, and change its value to 2 to get a stretched image.
   
   

Close the Registry Editor and Restart the PC to apply the changes.

Once the changes are applied, each time you start your PC , you will see the log on wallpaper. To undo the trick, simply delete the address to your image in Step 5.

P.S: I have my photo as the log on wallpaper.  What is yours?

Make your Computer Talk

Have you ever wondered how can you make your computer speak whatever you input to it like in the movies? Would it not be fun? If only it was possible! Rejoice, because now it is possible. Well, if you wish to know how to do this, then you have come to the right place. With this trick, you can create a script in Windows which will make your computer speak whatever you input to it.

To create one such talk script, follow the steps given below:-

Steps

1. Open Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the exact code given below.

          Dim Message, Speak
          Message=InputBox("Enter text","Speak")
          Set Speak=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
          Speak.Speak Message

    3. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Speak.vbs or "*.vbs".

    4.  Double click on the saved file, a window will open like the one in the image. Enter some text in enter text column and click OK.

Now your Computer will speak / talk what you typed in Step 4. Try it yourself.

Windows Compatibility: This VBS file can be executed on all versions of Windows including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.

Personal Experience: I personally showed this trick to many of my friends and they were literally left awestruck. You too can impress your friends by making your PC talk and be the Computer Wiz.

Related : Make your Computer Welcome You!

Change Processor Name Permanently

A while ago on Tweak And Trick, I published an article on changing your processor name. But recently, Anil Kumar pointed out that the trick only changed the name temporarily.

After a user restarts his computer, the name reverted back to original which is obvious as each time Windows boots, it checks the connected hardware and updates the registry value automatically. So, changing the processor name using the earlier article did not had permanent effect on the processor name.

Thus, the alien processor name you had earlier again reverted back to the boring old one.

Problem: To, make the name change permanent, it was required that the user updates the Processor Name String registry key each time when Windows starts.

Solution: It is very easy to change your processor name permanently by creating a registry key and placing a shortcut to it in the windows start up folder. To do so, just follow the steps given below:-


Steps :-
1.  Open Notepad.
2.  Copy and paste the exact code given below:-

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0]
"ProcessorNameString"="My Processor name 50000MHz"

To change the processor name, edit the part of the code given in blue. Also understand that \0 in the above code should only be present if Windows store your processor name at that location. Please open Registry Editor and navigate to the above mentioned keys to check whether or not to include the \0.

3.  Click on File Menu, click on Save As and select "All Types" in Save as Type option. Save the file as ProcessorNameChange.reg or *.reg.
4.  Create a new shortcut on your desktop. Enter regedit / S "Location of the .reg file" as the location of the item. For example, enter regedit /S "C:\Processor Name.reg" if your registry file is located in the root of C:\ drive.

5.   Copy the created Shortcut file.
6.  Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) or to C:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Also remember that AppData is a hidden folder.)  if C: is your System drive.
7.  Paste the copied file.


This registry file would now execute each time when Windows starts and the Processor Name String would be modified each time. So, even upon restarting your computer, you will see that the changed processor name is permanent.

Convert FAT32 to NTFS Without Formatting or Losing Data

You have a flash drive or probably an external hard drive that currently has FAT32 file system and you want to change it to NTFS, because FAT32 does not support handling large files (over 4GB) or it is just simply old for your taste but there is just one problem, you don't want to lose your saved data. This article is for you then as it explains exactly how you can achieve seamless transition from FAT to NTFS without involving any data loss.

While it is generally recommended to use the NTFS file system because of its stability, security and lesser defragmentation time, most of us end up using FAT32 because that is what most disks are preformatted with. Unless, we notice the “Not enough disk space error” despite disk space being available, we don't bother to change the file system. Moreover, most of us don't change it because of the risk of losing important data and lack of time (read laziness). As Microsoft was aware of this scenario, they added a capability in the command prompt to overcome this by executing a simple command. There are many software that support this too but the Convert command is one of the easiest ways to do so. Follow the steps below to know how:-

Important: While this method works perfectly, I would still advise you to backup your data in case anything goes wrong.

FAT 32 to NTFS Conversion Steps

1) Go to Computer, and note the name of the drive whose file system you wish to convert.
2) Click on Start.
3) Type cmd in the search bar if you use Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows Vista. If you use Windows XP, click on Run and then execute cmd.
4) Execute "chkdsk h: /f " (without quotes) where H is the letter of the drive to undergo conversion. This checks the drive for errors and fixes them automatically.
5) Execute "Convert H: /FS:NTFS" (without quotes). H is again the letter of the drive to be converted.
6) The command prompt will start the conversion process and after a few minutes, CMD will say that conversion was successful.
7) You can check it in the properties of the drive through right click

This works on Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 8 and Windows Vista. I converted my flash drive's file system using these steps and it worked flawlessly. It is interesting to note that this method cannot be used to reconvert NTFS file system back to FAT32. To reconvert back to FAT32, you will need to format the entire drive which will definitely cause data loss.

How to enable God mode in windows 8 ?

God mode in windows 8

Windows 8 is one of the top operating system available and it has many robust and cool features like start-up screen, metro and windows apps. Its really irritating for many people sometimes when they want to change particular settings and for that they have to go in control panel again and again. In this post i’ll teach you how you can save yourself from this mess. but how? Simple, by enabling God mode  in windows 8. So what it really does? Basically, it fetches all control panel settings and put it in a single folder. So whenever you need to change a setting; you don’t need to go inside your control panel , you just need to open the folder(on which you enabled God mode) and you’ll see each and every setting in a single folder. So how to enable God mode in windows 8? its simple , just follow the given steps

Procedure to enable God mode in windows 8

1) Create a new folder (wherever you want).
2) Now right click on that folder, and then click on rename.

 

3) Now enter the following text in renaming text field and then press enter.
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

4) and its all done. Now , you can see that all settings now available in a single folder.


see how easy it is to enable God mode in windows 8, isn’t it?. Its really helpful because after enabling God mode you don’t need to navigate through control panel again and again for to change settings. If you have any question related to that post then feel free to ask, leave your question in the comment below. We really appreciate your queries.
Note: This method can be use to activate God mode in windows 7 and windows vista (32bit) as well. However in windows vista 64bit edition it oppose some problems like windows crash etc.

Run commands

People always looking for the ways by which they can perform their work quickly. In Microsoft windows Run dialog box is there to serve the same. By using Run dialog box we can launch any program/application quickly by just entering couple of words in it. Today in this post i’m going to share with you 21 Useful Run commands, Which really will increase your work speed in Microsoft Windows.

Also see: Shortcut keys of Windows 8

21 Useful Run Commands

Following are the some useful Run commands .
Note: Shortcut key to launch Run dialog box is Win + R
1) winver
It tells you about the windows version.
2) calc
this command can be used to launch calculator.
3) msconfig
This command will open Windows startup Configuration dialog box.
4) taskmgr
It will open Task Manager.
5) Control
This command is used to open Control Panel in windows.
6) regedit
This command is really handy and used for to open windows registry.
7) cmd
cmd run command is used for to open command prompt.
8) appwiz.cpl
By entering this command in run dialog box, it will open add remove program dialog box.
9) firewall.cpl
if you want to open firewall settings in windows then enter this command in run dialog box.
10) compmgmt.msc
This command is used to open Computer Management settings.
11) dxdiag
This run command is used to open direct x troubleshooter.
12) fonts
fonts command is used to open All installed windows fonts.
13) mspaint
if you want to launch Ms paint in Microsoft windows then use this run command.  
14) sticpl.cpl
This command can be used to open camera and scanner setting in windows.
15) igfxzoom
igfxzoom command is used to open Zoom utility inside Microsoft Windows.
16) shutdown
This command is used to shutdown the computer.
17) Write
it can be used to launch Wordpad.
18) wmplayer
this command will open Windows media player.
19) msinfo32
This is very important run command and used for to attain the system information.
20) explorer
Explorer command is used for to open windows explorer (not internet explorer).
21) iexplore.exe
This command is used to open internet explorer in Microsoft Windows.
These are some useful run commands which are really helpful to everyone.If you want to share other important Run commands which isn’t listed in this post then feel free to share it in the comments below.

Difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Operating system

Well, this is kind a mysterious question which we often heard, what’s the Difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Operating system?But it will not be the mystery for you any more.Here, in this particular post i’m going to share with you the exact difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Operating system. So let’s get started.

Also see: What is BSOD (blue screen of death) and why do it occur?

Difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Operating system

Following are the s0me difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Operating system
1) In 64 bit operating system data can be processed into larger pieces which means more accuracy and ultimately it will improve system speed overall.
2) 32 bit Operating system can access upto 4 Gb of RAM (random access memory) but its not enough for to run modern applications which needs more memory than 4 gb. For to overcome this problem 64 bit Operating system was made. A 64 bit operating system can access up to 16 hexa byte theoretical amount of RAM. That’s one of  the major advantage of 64 bit operating systems.
3) A  64 bit operating system can process the information twice faster (theoretically) than a 32 bit operating system.
4) A 64 bit operating system can address  large number of memory location than 32 bit operating system simultaneous which ultimately increase the computer speed.

Keep in mind That!

i) A 64 bit operating system can’t be installed on a 32 bit processor but a 32 bit Operating system can be installed on a 64 bit processor.
ii) Drivers of 32 bit operating system some time works and sometimes not on a 64 bit operating system but Drivers of 32 bit operating system never can be installed on 64 bit operating system.

Final Words

If you have 64 bit Processor and good amount of RAM installed then its best to have 64 bit operating system in your computer. This will give you performance boost by which you can perform your work more quickly and precisely. If you want to share any further difference between 32 bit and 64 bit Operating system or want to ask any kind of question related to that particular post then write it in the comments below.

Enable Administrator Account in Windows 8

Here today, i’m going to share with you a very informative trick about how we can enable administrator account in windows 8. As we know that administrator account is disabled by default in windows 8 due to enhance the security. This is because , the windows administrator account is the favorite target of Hackers to gain access of your computer without your permission.Without wasting our precious time, lets dive into the method about How to Enable windows administrator account in windows 8.
Note: This method works the same for windows 7 as well.

Also see: Shortcut keys of Windows 8

Procedure to Enable administrator account in windows 8

Follow the given simple steps in order to enable administrator account in windows 8.
Method # 1:
1) Right click on my computer and then click on Manage.

2) Now click on Local users and Groups and then click on Users.

3) Right click on administrator account and then give a click on Properties. A dialog box will appear on your computer screen. Now uncheck the Account is disabled option from the appeared dialog box.

4) Right after above step, Click on Apply then given a click on O.k button.
Method # 2:
Follow the easy steps given below for to enable administrator account in windows 8.
1) Press win+R key from  your keyboard to launch run dialog box.
2) Type cmd in run dialog box and press enter. A command prompt will appear on your screen.
3) Now write the given simple command to enable administrator account and press enter from your keyboard.
net user administrator /active:yes
For to disable the administrator account , write the given command and press enter.
net user administrator /active:no

Add Background Images to Folders in Windows

Suppose you have a music folder that contains all songs by your favorite singer. Would it not be great if instead of the plain white background, you could add the singer's image as the background of this folder?

It is relatively easy to add background images to folders using a simple desktop.ini trick just as easily as you can change your Desktop's background.

Desktop.ini is a system file that is used to customize the appearance and behavior of folders in Windows. We can use this ability of desktop.ini files to add backgrounds to folders just by adding a few lines of code.

This is how the background in folder looks like.

Steps for adding backgrounds to Folders

1. Open Notepad.
2. Copy and paste the following code:-

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}] iconarea_image="location of the image"

3. You need to slightly modify this code on Windows Vista and Windows 7 as the ability to add folder backgrounds has been removed. So, if you use these versions of Windows, install AveFolder and then, replace [{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}] with [AveFolder] in the above code. To install this app, extract all the files and then, open the folder according to your installation of Windows (32 bit or 64 bit), right click install.bat and select Run as Administrator.
4. In this code, iconarea_image is the parameter where the location of your image will go.
5. Save the file as desktop.ini.
6. Place this file in the folder where you want your personalized background.
7. On Windows XP, you need to add system attribute to the folder where you want a background. To do this, open command prompt and execute "attrib +s D:\Music" (without quotes) if "D:\Music" is the location of your folder. If there are spaces in the location of your folder, you need to add double quotes around it. Windows Vista and 7 users need not add system attribute to folders.
8. You might need to log off and log back on for the changes to take effect. Sometimes, AveFolder app fails to work in which case you need to restart Windows Explorer. I recommend you to create a System Restore point in case you do not like the results.

You can hide this desktop.ini file if you feel that it is something that should not be visible in your folder.

Tip: I am using this trick to have a personal picture as the background of the root folder of my flash drive. So, whenever I connect it to my Windows PC, the picture is displayed as the background. You can also do this but you should have the image in the drive itself. As you cannot assign a static location to the iconarea_image parameter (as the drive could be G:/ on one computer while F:/ on the other), you need to add the image's dynamic location. To do this, add "/{location of the image in flash drive}" as the value of iconarea_image. For example, if your image is located in the Pics folder in the flash drive, you need to have this value as:-

iconarea_image=/Pics/Image.jpg

It is important to note that the background to your flash drive will only be displayed on computers running Windows XP (if you have used the code for XP) or those computers running Windows 7 and Windows Vista that have AveFolder installed. Sadly, there is no way to make the background of your flash drive visible on all computers unless you modify your flash drive to automatically install this app on every PC you plug it in.

If this trick does not work for you, do add a comment.

FOLDER OPTION missing

Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer.

Here's the solution
Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc".
Now goto
User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.

Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen
"Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"

Just check it,

if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured.


I hopes that you will find the option after restarting windows.

How to "Delete administrator Password" without any software

Method 1

Boot up with DOS and delete the sam.exe and sam.log files from Windows\system32\config in your hard drive. Now when you boot up in NT the password on your built-in administrator account which will be blank (i.e No password). This solution works only if your hard drive is FAT kind.

Method 2

Step 1. Put your hard disk of your computer in any other pc .
Step 2. Boot that computer and use your hard disk as a secondary hard disk (D'nt boot as primary hard disk ).
Step 3. Then open that drive in which the victim’s window(or your window) is installed.
Step 4. Go to location windows->system32->config
Step 5. And delete SAM.exe and SAM.log
Step 6. Now remove hard disk and put in your computer.
Step 7. And boot your computer :-)

How to find the IP address of the sender in Gmail

When you receive an email, you receive more than just the message. The email comes with headers that carry important information that can tell where the email was sent from and possibly who sent it. For that, you would need to find the IP address of the sender. The tutorial below can help you find the IP address of the sender. Note that this will not work if the sender uses anonymous proxy servers.

Finding IP address in Gmail:

1.Log into your Gmail account with your username and password.

2. Open the mail.

3. To display the headers,* Click on More options corresponding to that thread. You should get a bunch of links.* Click on Show original.

4. You should get headers like this:Gmail headers : nameLook for Received: from followed by a few hostnames and an IP address between square brackets. In this case, it is65.119.112.245.That is be the IP address of the sender!

5. Track the IP address of the sender.

GOD MODE CREATION

  It may be hyperbolically named, but Windows 7's God Mode is indeed omnipresent. It conveniently puts hundreds of settings from all around the operating system all in one place.

To turn on God Mode, create a new folder on your desktop--or anywhere you'd like--and name it: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. Don't include the final period. The resulting folder will contain 270 items, representing virtually every configurable option in Windows 7.

Well, this is my EXCLUSIVE !!!
Trick is all About :
You can create Virtual Drives in your Computer. Now you can access your Favorite Folders as a drive in My Computer.

What you can do ?
** Access your folders as a Drive !
** Fool 'Computer Beginners' or your 'Friends' (Non-Expert) , as the drive will show Disk Space of the folder's drive so it seems that the disk space has increased !!!

Do The Follwing :
► Start >> Run
► Type cmd and hit Enter
► This will open "Command Prompt"
► Type subst Z: E:\folder and hit Enter key.
→ You can replace Z: with your desired New Drive Letter (Except existing Drive letters)!
→ You can replace E:\folder with the path of your favorite folder !
► Now, type exit


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But a Problem !
۩ On Restart the Virtual Drive Disappears !!!
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Solution !
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۩ We can make a batch file which will make the drive everytime on startup !
Here is how ?
► Open Notepad
► Type :
@ECHO OFF
subst Z: E:\folder
exit
► File >> Save As...
► Name it : Virtual Drive Emulator.bat
► Start >> All Programs
► Right Click on Startup >> Open
► This open the Startup folder
► Paste the Virtual Drive Emulator.bat file here !
*** That's all , now the drive will automatically be created when ever you start your pc