How to change the location of My Documents folder in XP

Low disk space… Clean up wizard… Notifications after every 5 minutes… Now, this is really getting on my nerves! Well, it’s like this that I store all my downloaded files (temporarily, not permanently!), all sorts of images, wallpapers, game saves, backup data etc. in My Documents. And now the folder size is around 9-10GB (excluding all the installed stuff, windows files and hundreds of folders).

I’m just too lazy to clean all that :P I guess, I’ll only learn when my HDD will crash and I’ll loose everything (I hope not!). Finally I’ve found how to move my entire My Documents to some other drive. It’s very very, very easy to do. If you already know that, just don’t make fun of me :/ .

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How to Rename the Recycle Bin

Want to rename your Recycle Bin to something more funny? Like dust bin, hungry bin, litter box etc. Just follow the simple steps and you will be able to change the name of your Recycle Bin.

• Go to Start > Run and type regedit to open Registry Editor.
• Now navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}.
•  Now select (Default) , right-click it and select Modify.
• The current value would be Recycle Bin. Change it to whatever you want.

I have renamed my Recycle Bin to Dust Bin :D . One more thing, make a backup of your registry before trying out any tricks. I won’t be responsible for any damage to your system.

I hope you enjoyed this little trick.

3 Ways To Make Shutdown Timers for Windows

Do you know that you can make your PC shutdown at a time u wish to? I always needed something which can switch off my PC, when I have to go out and I have some important downloads running. But these sweet tricks I have found works like a charm :) .

Remember, always make sure you that make a backup before trying any of such tricks.

Now, moving on back to the topic…

Method 1

Right-click anywhere on your desktop and make a new shortcut by navigating to New > Shortcut. Now in the location text box, type “shutdown -s -t 3600” (without the quotes).

NOTE: 3600 is the number of seconds after which the computer shuts down.

• For PC to shut down after 30 minutes, use 1800
• For PC to shut down after 1 hour, use 3600
• For PC to shut down after 1 hour 30 minutes, use 5400
• For PC to shut down after 2 hour, use 7200

I’m sure, you can count the rest :P .

So moving on to the next step, type a name for the shortcut and you are done! You can choose a nice icon for the shortcut you just made later on.

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Best Alternatives To Notepad

For the past week I have been searching for some alternatives for Notepad. Actually my Windows XP has corrupted and I can’t open Notepad. It gives me some weired error. As I keep notes of stuff in Notepad, I need to use it very frequently.

While searching, I came across many applications similar to Notepad. But what I found to be the best ones are stated below.

Notepad2

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Convert Guest Account into Administrator Account

Now here’s a small trick I found by which you can convert a Guest account on Windows XP into an Administrator one. But, first the disclaimer: This is only for educational purposes only. So don’t try to damage anything at someone else’s place.

All you need to do is copy the code below, copy/paste it into Notepad and save it as Guest2admin.bat on your desktop.


echo off
title Please wait...
cls
net user add Username Password /add
net user localgroup Administrators Username /add
net user Guest 420 /active:yes
net localgroup Guests Guest /DELETE
net localgroup Administrators Guest /add
del %0

Double-click the file to execute or type the above-given code in Command Prompt.

I have only tried this once or twice. I found this file in a corner of my PC, so I thought sharing it with my readers.

I hope you enjoyed this little trick.

Remove Recycle Bin Permanently From Desktop

Here’s a small tweak by which you can permanently remove Recycle Bin from your desktop.

1. Open Registry Editor (Start >> Run, type regedit.exe and hit enter).

2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
Explorer\Destkop\NameSpace\

3. Delete the following key:

{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

4. Restart your PC. And boom… Gone! :p

How to clear your recently viewed documents

As you all know that whenever a document such as a word processing file, an image, sound file etc. is opened, it gets saved in your Recently Viewed Documents. At times it even gets annoying, because sometimes you don’t want something to be viewed by others and want to keep it private.

Well, to clear the history, follow the instructions below:

1. Right-click anywhere in your taskbar and select Properties.
2. Go to the Start Menu tab and make sure the usual Start Menu is selected (not the classic start menu)
3. Â Select Customize and from the customize window, go to Advanced tab.

There in the end of the window you will see the Clear List button beside ‘List my recently viewed documents.’ Click that button, and all the history will get cleared. If you don’t want your documents to get listed in that list, then un-check the option to list them.

There you go, history for the recently viewed documents is all cleared :)

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial.

Disable Desktop Cleaning Wizard in Windows XP

This is a very simple guide on how you can disable the desktop cleanup wizard that popups every 60 days. Just follow the simple steps below:

• Right-click anywhere on your desktop
• Select Properties
• Navigate to the Desktop tab
• Click Customize Desktop
• Uncheck Run Desktop cleaning Wizard every 60 days

That’s it! That desktop clean up wizard is disabled now.

I hope you enjoyed this trick.

How to disable Windows Media Player notification

Whenever there is a new version available of WMP, a window pops up asking for upgrade. To disable this, follow the steps given below.

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