Have you ever installed a program and decided later on that you didn’t want it anymore? The natural thing is to uninstall it, but it never seems like Windows removes every trace of the application. I’ve been in this situation quite a few times, but thanks to Tinhed of cybernet forum, I won’t be having so many troubles anymore.
He pointed out a free program called Revo Uninstaller that is kind of the all-in-one suite for keeping your computer clean. After trying it out, (it works on Windows 2000 and newer) I have to say that it is an impressive application. It not only uninstalled software and notified me of the “leftovers,” but it also let me manage the applications that start with Windows as well as cleanup some of the other junk on my computer.
–Uninstaller–
This is really the shining point of Revo so I saw it fitting to cover it first. When you go to uninstall a program, Revo begins scanning your computer looking for the files that were created during the installation ... Read More
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Google is a pretty powerful search tool. You knew that. You can use it to find information, but you can also use it to find downloadable MP3s, books, videos, and other items. We’re going to assume you’re just looking for legally available downloads, but the truth of the matter is if someone’s posted an MP3 (copyrighted or not) to their web page, Google can find it.
But who has the time to memorize all the search modifiers like “-inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(.mp3|.wma|.ogg) ?” That’s where Google Hacks comes in. This handy little app will let you search for dozens of file types, song lyrics, cached pages, fonts, and other little goodies hanging out on the web.
Just download and install Google Hacks for Mac, Linux, or Windows, fire it up and enter your search term and check the boxes next to the type of search you want to perform. Your results will... Read More
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Administering systems that run DNS server-dependent applications can be challenging if the DNS server is unavailable. For DNS-dependent applications to run, you usually need to switch name resolution services to another DNS server. To change a local or remote DNS client computer’s DNS server, you can use the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit’s Regfind utility.
First, open a new command window or telnet to the remote computer. Run ipconfig /all to obtain a list of configured DNS servers (save the output to a file if necessary). To change the DNS server, go to the command line and enter
regfind -p HKEY_LOCAL_
MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current
ControlSet\Services\Tcpip\parameters -r
Rerun ipconfig /all to verify that the new DNS IP address is validated. Optionally, run ipconfig /flushdns to flush the DNS resolver cache. You don’t need to reboot the computer.
If you need to configure the system with multiple DNS servers, simply add the second server after the first serv... Read More
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When was the last time that you checked your Task Manager for potentially dangerous files? I’ll admit that I don’t do it all that often because I put a lot of faith in my antivirus software, but I have been known to Google apps that I don’t recognize. I’m sure you’ve done your fair share of Googling filenames, right?
Today I finally decided that there had to be a good site out there that I could use to lookup unknown files, in particular I wanted something that wasn’t popup infested! I went through dozens of sites before I came across WhatIsThatFile.com.
It has a somewhat slick interface that shows matching filenames as you type in the search box. It will highlight files that are potentially dangerous, such as a virus or malware, and give a brief description of each. It will even let you know if an application is a prime target for infections, such as Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe).
Right now it is home to information on over 3,000 files, which is a rather large selectio... Read More
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I can’t even begin to count how many people have become addicted to closing tabs in their browser using the middle mouse button. If you’re one of those people I’m here to tell you that you can carry that feature outside of your browser and onto the Windows Taskbar!
One of my favorite free apps, Taskbar Shuffle, has had this feature for quite some time now. It’s enabled by default, but I didn’t realize it came with this it until about a month ago. With it you can middle-click on any Taskbar button to quickly close the program! Now how cool is that?
For those of you not familiar with Taskbar Shuffle it is well known for its ability to reorder the items in your Taskbar using a simple drag-and-drop motion. One of the more recent releases also made it possible to rearrange icons in your System Tray, and when you put all of this together you get one amazingly small, free, and powerful application.
There are two versions of Taskbar Shuffle available, one that is bundled with an ins... Read More
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Add or Remove Programs Restrictions (Windows 2000/XP)
These restrictions apply to the Add/Remove Programs feature of Control Panel. They allow you to entirely or individually disable components.
Open your registry and find the key below.
Create a new DWORD value for each restriction required according to the table below. Set the value to equal “1″ to enable the restriction or “0″ to disable it.
* NoAddRemovePrograms – Disable Add/Remove Programs
* NoRemovePage – Disable Change and Remove Programs
* NoAddPage – Disable Add Programs
* NoWindowsSetupPage – Disable Windows Components Wizard
* NoAddFromCDorFloppy – Hide “Add a program from CD-ROM or disk” option
* NoAddFromInternet – Hide “Add programs from Microsoft” option
* NoAddFromNetwork – Hide “Add programs from your network” option
* NoServices – Go directly to Windows Components Wizard
* NoSupportInfo – Disable Support ... Read More
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