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Sunday, February 22, 2009

what to do if u lost ur password to log in ?

This can be the biggest nightmare. you are unable to log in to your own computer.
Don't worry just boot ur pc in safe mode by pressing f8 at start up. then log in as administrator

then go to run . type cmd.
In the box that opens up just type net user your account name *
(note the space in between)
and hit enter . you will be asked for a new password enter what ever u like(note that he password u type will not be visible. confirm it and thats it)

If u dont have the administrator password then it is a lengthy process which i will give in my next post)

Friday, February 13, 2009

when will not be able to see the hidden files

You will not be able to see the hidden files. Even if you change the setting in the folder options, it will not show the hidden files. So here are the steps to remove that problem and make the hidden files appear as before. I got the solution from one of the comments on my previous posts.

  1. Go to Start --> Run, then type Regedit
  2. Navigate to the registry folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
    CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL
  3. Find a key called CheckedValue.
  4. Double Click CheckedValue key and modify it to 1. This is to show all the hidden files.
Now you should be able to view all the hidden files, and also to alter its status from folder options.

Virus Solution - Orkut is Banned

  1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL and go to the processes tab
  2. Look for svchost.exe under the image name. There will be many but look for the ones which have your username under the username
  3. Press DEL to kill these files. It will give you a warning, Press Yes
  4. Repeat for more svchost.exe files with your username and repeat. Do not kill svchost.exe with system, local service or network service!
  5. Now open My Computer
  6. In the address bar, type C:\heap41a and press enter. It is a hidden folder, and is not visible by default.
  7. Delete all the files here
  8. Now go to Start --> Run and type Regedit
  9. Go to the menu Edit --> Find
  10. Type "heap41a" here and press enter. You will get something like this "[winlogon] C:\heap41a\svchost.exe C:\heap(some number)\std.txt"
  11. Select that and Press DEL. It will ask "Are you sure you want to delete this value?", click Yes
  12. Now close the registry editor.

Now the virus is gone. But be sure to delete the autorun.inf file and any folder whose name ends with .exe in the pen drive.

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