1. Click on Start menu and then on "Run".
2. In the dialog box type: gpedit.msc
3. On the right pane under User Configuration expand "Administrative Templates"
4. In the expanded list click on the "Desktop" option
5. On the left pane find "Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop" and double click on it
6. In the Properties window check "Enabled"
7. Apply >> OK
8. Refresh your Desktop and ... no more Recycle Bin :).
How To Remove Recycle Bin from Desktop
How to Rename Recycle Bin icon
By default Windows does not allow you to rename Recycle Bin icon. But this can be done easily:
1. First backup your Registry
2. Open Notepad and enter these lines:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
"CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000
3. Save that file wherever you want as Recycle.reg
4. Now navigate to Recycle.reg and double click on it
5. Restart your PC
Now, right click on Recycle Bin and you'll see that "Rename" is enabled.
How to unblock Regedit
Some malware can disable access to your Registry. If this happens you may get this error, when you try to open Regedit:"Registry editing has been disabled by your administrator"
If you have administrative account and still receive this message, there's no doubt: MALWARE. So, run some antivirus program and clean your computer, but before that you can unblock access to your Regedit in a few steps:REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Now, your Regedit works again.
Desktop Icons without text
Picture worth a thousand words, so why do I need text bellow desktop icons ? :)
Well if you want to remove the text follow these steps:
That's it no more text :).
NOTE: when you type "255" use numpad (a numeric keypad).
HowTo configure Smart Update Pinger
Smart Update Pinger is Wordpress plugin that replaces the built-in update ping functionality. Instead of always pinging when saving a post, the plugin only pings when the post has not previously been published. Edits of posts are "silent", in contrast with the default behaviour. Also, you can see a log for the latest pings, together with error messages (in the options page).
Installation
1. Download the zip archive
2. Extract the PHP file from the archive
3. Put it in your wp-content/plugins directory
4. Make sure WordPress/PHP can write to the wp-content directory (chmod 777)
5. Activate it in the Administration Panel
6. Review the options in Options/Smart Update Pinger (Optional step. By default your previously chosen services will be pinged.)
This is explanation from official web site, but after activation you’ll maybe receive this error:
(click to enlarge)
To avoid this error, perform these steps:
That’s it, plugin will work. To use this plugin just enter the services you want to ping. If you don’t know which services you have to ping, check this article: "WordPress Ping List".
Happy blogging…
How to enable Plurk in Digsby
There a lot of stories about Digsby these days. Digsby is a great program because it combines IM, Social Networks and emails. Unfortunately, Plurk is not on the list of social networks in Digsby. But you can enable it in a few steps:
In your contact list will be a new contact “Bot”. Open chat window and type your Plurk username. That’s it, when you want to plurk just send IM to bot.
Happy plurking :).
Turn your Firefox tab into a Twitter Client
There are indeed many Twitter clients, but I just like to experiment. Instead of desktop applications, I am trying to use Firefox as much as possible.
Twitter home page doesn’t provide any functionality. And any other web solution, didn’t meet my needs.
And what I need:
All of these goals, I have managed to achieve with Greasemonkey. Greasemonkey is a Firefox extension that allows you to customize the way webpages look and function by using little scripts (called userscripts) that are executed each time you visit a particular page. There are hundreds of free scripts ready for download from userscripts.org.
So first you need to install Greasemonkey. After installation, restart Firefox and return to this page to install the scripts.
UserScriptsTwitter Timeline updater - Manual/auto update twitter timeline. This scripts is great. Besides timeline update, it shows the number of unread tweets in the Firefox tab.
Twitter Fantastico - adds a retweet button to every tweet.
Unread Replies - this script also has "Mentions". Mentions shows the tweets, that aren't @replies, but contains your name.
Enhance Twitter - adds search box on the top of the page.
Sidebar Replies - shows replies in the sidebar
One thing is annoying - each time you open your Twitter home page, you must enter a user name and password for some scripts. But, I always keep one tab opened, so I have to do that only once, after starting Firefox.
That’s it, now you have a fully functional Twitter client in a single Firefox tab. Enjoy!!!
Gmail crashes Firefox 3
I have this problem since Firefox 3.0.4 version. Firefox crash every time I log out from my gmail account. I hoped that the new versions will solve the problem, but... still nothing. So until Firefox developer fix the problem you can use this small tip.
Voila, no more crashes :).
Can't shutdown Windows?
Sometimes Windows refuses to shutdown in a normal way, because it couldn't close some running application. There are two solutions for this situation:
- find and close that application
- or force Windows to shutdown
I'll show you the second solution.
Open command prompt (Start >> Accessories >> Command Prompt) and type this command:
shutdown -s -f -t 0
Explanation:
-s - shutdown computer
-f - forces running applications to close without warning
-t - set timeout for shutdown in xx seconds
0 - shutdown immediately (but you can enter time in seconds if you want to delay shutdown)
WARNING: save all your work, before you hit this command.
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Windows doesn’t show hidden files?
This problem with hidden files is often caused by virus infection. So, the first thing you need to do is Virus Scan. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] “Hidden”=dword:00000001
If your computer is clean, it probably was infected once, but the registry didn’t properly restored.
To solve this issue, open Regedit and navigate to this location:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
Now, on the right pane find the value “Hidden”. Right click on it and modify it to 1.
If you can’t find this registry entry, you have to create it.
If everything is OK, you should see your hidden files again.
Volume icon missing from system tray
If your “volume control icon” is missing from system tray it means that Sndvol32.exe file is missing or damaged. The SndVol32.exe program is the native audio volume and mixer control included in Windows. It controls the volume settings for your system.
Solution:
1. Enter Windows Xp installation disk and do not run it
2. navigate to START >> ACCESSORIES >> COMMAND PROMPT
3. in command prompt enter:
(note: X is your cd-drive letter)
4. then enter:cd i386
5. and finally type:expand sndvol32.ex_ system_root\system32\sndvol32.exe
Note: there is a space between “ex_” and “system_root” in this command.
6. Close Command Prompt and open: Control Panel >> Sounds and Audio Device
7. On the first tab “Volume” check “place volume icon in the taskbar”
8. Apply and then OK.
YouTube no Sounds - HowTo
If you don't have a sound on YouTube, but your desktop applications works fine, you can try this solution:
1. First backup your Registry
2. Open regedit (Start Menu -> Run, then type regedit and hit Enter)
3. Now in the left pane find this Registry Entry:My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32
4. Now, check if there’s a Registry Entry called wavemapper
5. If it isn't there perform these steps:
Close Registry Editor and your sound should be fine now.
Disclaimer
Tweaking Windows sometimes can be very dangerous. Before you take any action on your PC, backup your system and all sensitive data.
To backup your System use Windows built-in tool "System Restore" or some third party software such as Acronis true image, Norton Ghost...
Although the tweaks on this blog are well tested, the author is not responsible for any damage that may occurs on your computer.
Reading this text you agree to use the contents of this blog at your own risk.
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About
Hello! My name is Sinisha Petrovich and my nickname is Neosix. I live in Serbia and this is my personal blog about various Windows and Software tweaks.
I know that there are a lot of tweaks around the Web, but unfortunately many of them are useless or even dangerous. My intention is to show you only those that are safe and well-tested. But, before you take any action on your PC, please backup your system and all sensitive data. (see disclaimer)
That's it for now. I hope you'll enjoy my blog and if you have any question or suggestion, please feel free to contact me or just leave a comment.
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Open Regedit in Windows
Regedit is Windows Registry Editor, to open it follow these steps:
Open Command Prompt in Windows
There are 2 ways to open command prompt in Windows:
1. The first way:
2. The second way:
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