Create Wifi Hotspot in Windows 8

Please follow the below steps to create Wifi Hotspot in Windows 8 with command prompt.

You need to have supported WiFi card.
To check whether WiFi card supports hotspot feature or not follow this step

Run this command from command prompt with administrator rights.
netsh wlan show drivers

Look for Hosted network supported
If it says Yes then proceed with the following steps.
 

Run these commands from command prompt with administrator rights.

netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyNetwork key=password
Change ssid & key value

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Open Network Connections

Right Click Internet Connection and select Properties

Click Sharing tab

Select check box Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s internet connection

Select Local Area Connection* 13 from Home networking connection drop down menu.

Click OK

You will see Internet access under connectivity column.

If you see No network access then disable & enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter.
Now to make Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter visible in Network Connections
Run this command from command prompt with administrator rights.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

If you see No internet access then make sure shared connection is connected to internet.
Now disable & enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter.
Now to make Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter visible in Network Connections
Run this command from command prompt with administrator rights.
netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Alternatively in case of No network access and No internet access you can run following commands from command prompt with administrator rights as it works for me instead of disabling/enabling the adapter.
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=AnyNetwork key=password
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=MyNetwork key=password
netsh wlan start hostednetwork


Error:
The hosted network could not be started.
The group or resource is not in correct state to perform the requested operation.
Solution: Enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter

Disable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter in Windows 8

Open Network Connections

Right click on Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adaptor and click Disable

Enable Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adapter in Windows 8

Open Device Manager

Click View - Show Hidden Devices

Right click on Microsoft Hosted Network Virtual Adaptor and click Enable

Now run the below command with administrator rights to make it appear in Network Connections

netsh wlan start hostednetwork

Disable loading images in Firefox

Click Tools - Options

Click Content tab

Uncheck Load images automatically

Click OK

Take Screenshot in Windows XP

• To take screenshot press PrintScreen key 
• The captured image will be copied to clipboard
• Now open any image editor and paste the image by pressing ctrl + v or from option of the image editor
• Now save the file

• To take screenshot of particular window, open the desired window
• Hold down the "Alt" key and press "Print Screen"
• Now follow the same steps as above.

Disable images in Chrome

Click Customize and control Google Chrome button

Click Settings

Click Show advanced settings...

Click Content settings...

Click Do not show any images

Click Done

Delete WhatsApp account in Android

Please follow the steps to delete WhatsApp account in Samsung Galaxy S Duos

Press Options button on handset and select Settings

Select Account

Select Delete my account

Enter phone number and select DELETE MY ACCOUNT

select DELETE MY ACCOUNT

Account deletion under progress

Account deleted

Take screenshot in Android

Please follow these steps to take screenshot in Samsung Galaxy S Duos.

open the screen you want to capture
now press home and power button at the same time and hold them for 3 seconds

Quickly delete autocomplete entries in Firefox

Please follow the steps to quickly delete autocomplete entries for forms in Firefox.

• Click on the text field
• Press the Down key and you will see list of entries
• Highlight the entry you want to delete by using the up/down arrow key or move mouse over it
• Press Shift + Delete

Free GPS Tracker

InstaMapper is a free GPS tracking service which tracks phone in real time.


Account need to be created to get started.

Delete WhatsApp account in Nokia E71

Please follow these steps to delete WhatsApp account in Nokia E71.

Select Options

Select About

Select Account info

Select Delete account

Enter mobile number in 'Type your phone number' and select Continue

Select Delete account

Find out Nokia Mobile model

Dial *#0000# to know Nokia handset model number.

Back up Gmail Account

Back up Gmail Video

Take a Screenshot on Nokia E71

Best Screen Snap allows you to take screenshot on phone.

Click here to download the application for free from ovi store.

You can assign shortcut key to take the screenshot. The application needs to be running in background for shortcut key to work.

You can specify the image type and the location (phone memory / memory card) where the image will be saved.

You can also send the screenshot.
Select 'Action' and choose 'Send'



Now when you take screenshot, you will get the following options to send the image. Choose the appropriate option.

let me google that for you

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=lazy

Repeat single song in Windows Media Player

In Windows Media Player
Click 'Play' menu and click 'Repeat' option.

Online Map Resources

Ovi Maps
Google Maps
MapmyIndia Maps
Yahoo Maps
Bing Maps
NAVTEQ Maps

Task Manager in Nokia E71

Hold down the Menu key for few seconds and list of all running applications will be displayed on left hand side.



To close an application
Select the application in the list, press the delete button and application will close.

Google Public DNS

The Google Public DNS IP addresses are as follows:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

Read More...

HFS HTTP File Server

HFS allows you to share files over internet. It runs "right out-of-the box".

HFS Site

Verify Email Address

http://verify-email.org/ offers free email address verification service.

Reduce MP3 File Size

Here are few softwares by which you can reduce mp3 file size.

Audacity
MP3Fitness
dBpoweramp
Total Recorder

Google Chrome

http://www.google.com/chrome

Create an Ethernet Cable

Know Your IP

Gadget by LabPixies.com

Change User Password in Windows XP

Click Start - Control Panel - User Accounts
Select the Account
Click 'Change my password'
Enter the details
Click Change Password


You can also change password from disk management.

Right click 'My Computer' icon on desktop, select Manage
or
Click Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Computer Management
Expand 'Local Users and Groups'
Click Users
Select the user on right hand side, right click & Select 'Set Password'
Click Proceed
Enter the password & confirm it.
Click OK

Backup Outlook Express Address Book

Click File - Export - Address Book
Click Text File (Comma Separated Values)
Click Export

Locate the folder where you want to save & enter the filename
Click Next

Select the fields which you want to be saved
Click Finish

Colored Browser Tabs - ChromaTabs Firefox Add-on

ChromaTabs colors the browser tabs.
It can pick a color based on the site name or can use color from the site icon.

Click on the image to see the full picture

Buzz in Pidgin

Type "/buzz" without quotes to buzz in pidgin

Backup Outlook Express Email Account Settings

Launch Outlook Express

Click Tools -> Accounts
Click Mail
Select the account & Click Export
Enter the filename & Click Save

To Import Account Settings from backup
Click Tools -> Accounts
Click Import
Locate the backup file & Click Open

Manage Startup Programs in Windows XP

Msconfig utility in Windows XP allows to manage startup programs.

Click Start - Run
Type msconfig
Click OK

Click Startup

Uncheck the program entries which you don't want to run on system startup.

Click OK

Remove Grouping of Similar Taskbar Buttons in Windows XP

Right Click on Taskbar & select Properties
Uncheck the check box "Group Similar taskbr buttons"
Click OK

Keyboard LED Visualization Winamp Plug-in

Keyboard LED Visualization plug-in takes control of LED'S on the keyboard.

Download

Windows Vista Aero / Linux Ubuntu Beryl

Document to PDF

Biguana Online Piano

USB over Network

USB over Network software allows to share & access USB devices over LAN or internet.

Installation:

USB over Network Server is to be installed on the system where USB devices are attached.

USB over Network Client must be installed in the remote computer where you want to access the USB device.

Download Trial Version

Shutdown from Command Prompt

Shutdown command in Windows XP allows you to shutdown/log off/restart from command prompt.

Shutdown System
shutdown -s

Shutdown after specified time
shutdown -s -t xx                 xx = time in seconds

Restart
shutdown -r

Log Off
shutdown -l

Abort Shutdown
shutdown -a

For more switches run the command
shutdown /?

Find System Uptime of Windows XP

Run this command in command prompt
@systeminfo
The command will display the system information in several lines
Scroll above to find "System Up Time:"

Open Folder In Expandable View From Shortcut

Create a new folder shortcut and point to
%windir%\explorer.exe /e,C:\temp

Replace C:\temp with your folder path

RoboForm

RoboForm is a very popular password manager & form filler program.

Wubi: Windows Ubuntu Installer

Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu installer for Windows. It gets installed as an application and can be uninstalled from Control Panel - Add or Remove Programs. A linux newbie can safely try linux other than Live CD without worrying about partition woes.

Screenshots

The program will download the Ubuntu alternate distro. But if you already have the Ubuntu alternate iso or cd which can be used to create an iso then you can use it and save the time of downloading. Simply put the iso in the C:\Wubi\Install Folder. You can check the version needed from Install Folder.

The program will skip the downloading part & check the checksum. Enjoy!

You can create iso from cd with PowerISO or any other software of your choice.

P.S. Try at your risk! Backup is always handy.

Configure ADSL in Slackware

Run the command pppoe-setup in terminal

Enter the details as prompted.

Run the following command to start the connection
pppoe-start

Stop the connection with the command
pppoe-stop

Check the status of the connection with the command pppoe-status

DriverMax - Backup / Restore Windows Drivers

DriverMax allows you to backup and reinstall all your Windows drivers. It can also search for latest drivers available.

Global Shortcut Key to your Program

Create a shortcut to your program
Right click shortcut - Properties
Click Shortcut Tab
Click Text Box "Shortcut Key"
Press key of your choice
Click OK

Now you can run the program with the shortcut key combination

Task Manager Keyboard Shortcut

ALT + CTRL + DEL will open task manager directly if your system is configured to display Login Welcome Screen

Other shortcut :
ALT + CTRL + ESC

Pidgin

Pidgin is an Instant Messaging client which supports many IM networks such as AIM, IRC, MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk and others.

Download Link


Trillian & Miranda are also good multi platform instant messenger clients.

Remote Control Winamp

BrowseAmp plugin allows Winamp to be controlled over LAN or other network. It provides web interface with lots of features.

Download Link : http://www.thasler.org/winamp2/BrowseAmp2.exe

You can start/stop server from Winamp - Preferences - Plug-ins - General Purpose - BrowseAmp - Configure

Take Screenshot of Active Window

Press Alt + Print Screen Key

Click Start - Accessories - Paint
Paint Window will open. Click Edit - Paste
Image will be pasted, Now Click File - Save As
Enter the File Name & File Type, Click Save

To take screenshot of the entire screen, press Print Screen key and follow the steps as above.

Yahoo Block Checker

Yahoo Block Checker allows you to check if someone has blocked you. You can check the status whether your contact is online or offline.
MSN/ICQ/AIM/Trillian status checker is also available.

Disable User Account Control

You can disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista with msconfig.

Click Start - Run, Type msconfig
Click OK
Click "Tools" tab
Scroll down & you will see "Disable UAC"
Click on that line & Press the Launch button
A CMD(Command) window will open. When the command is done, you can close the window.
Close MSCONFIG.

You need to restart the computer for changes to take effect.

Remove Linux Boot Loader from MBR

Boot the system with Windows 9x disk.
run the command
fdisk /mbr


You can also remove it with xp cd.
Boot the system with Windows XP cd & go to recovery console
run the command
fixmbr

You can get boot disks from bootdisk.com.

3 Column Blogger Template

3 Column Blogger Template Links:


http://www.blogcrowds.com/resources/blogger_template.php/3_column
http://www.finalsense.com/services/blog_templates/3columns_blogger_templates.htm

Make ISO Image

dd if=/dev/hdx of=filename.iso
The iso file will be created in current directory.

Replace hdx with the device you want to make iso image whether its hard disk, cd/dvd rom or any other disk.
use hdxx for making iso image of a partition.
run fdisk -l if you want to know the partition number.

Make ISO image of a directory
mkisofs -o /tmp/filename.iso /tmp/directory/
The iso file will be created in /tmp directory.

You can also create an ISO image of mulfiple files.
Simply put the files in a directory & run the above command.

Read/Write ext2 Partition

Ext2 Installable File System software gives you read write access to ext2 partition from windows (NT/2K/XP/2K3). It is available for free of cost.
Please refer FAQ for accessing ext3 partitions.

Configuration is very simple. Simply run the setup file and select the settings as prompted. At the end of setup, you have to specify the drive letter for ext2 partition(s). Once the setup is finished, you will find ext2 partition like any other drive in windows explorer.

Please see the following screenshots.





Disclaimer: Please use at your risk!

Slackware Package Management

Following commands are available in slackware to work with packages.

Install
installpkg packagename.tgz

Remove
removepkg packagename.tgz

Upgrade
upgradepkg packagename.tgz

makepkg (Creates a new Slackware compatible package.)

explodepkg packagename.tgz
(Extracts the contents of a Slackware compatible package to the current directory.)

rpm2targz packaganame.rpm
(Converts an RPM package to standard GNU tar + zip format [tar.gz])

rpm2tgz packaganame.rpm
(Converts an RPM (RedHat Package Manager) to a Slackware-compatible package [tgz])

pkgtool
package maintenance tool

Batch Image Resize

You can resize images in batch with
IrfanView.
Click File - Batch Conversion\Rename
Locate the image(s) folder & Add the images

Click "Set advanced options" button
Specify the size & Click OK
Sepcify other option such as Output directory, Output format

Once you have configured the settings, click Start

Enjoy!!!

Xara 3D Heading Maker

Read / Write NTFS partition from Linux

NTFS-3G driver will allow to read / write to NTFS partitions.
Download source code from http://www.ntfs-3g.org/.

unpack the source package and 'cd' to the directory.
now run these commands.

./configure
make
make install

Use the following statement to mount ntfs partition.

mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/hdxx /mount-point

To know the partition (/dev/hdxx), run the command
fdisk -l

CPU Information

CPU-Z is a free utlitiy which gives information of CPU and other system devices.

WCPUID/XCPUID is another program which displays information of cpu, memory etc.

MSN Block Checker

MSN Block Checker allows you to check if someone has blocked you. You can also check the status whether your contact is online or offline.

Yahoo/ICQ/AIM/Trillian status checker is also available.

Change file extensions of multiple files with one DOS command

Say you have .txt files in a folder and you want to rename them to .doc

Run this command ren *.txt *.doc


Enjoy!!!

Remove Vista Boot Loader

Please do it at your risk.

Take backup and verify it.

Boot the system with XP CD and go to Recovery Console.
Login to the windows installation
Run fixboot
Run fixmbr to reset the master boot record
Exit the Recovery Console
Edit the boot.ini file to remove the vista entry.
You can format the Vista Partition if not needed.

I would say again to take backup and do at your risk.

Auto login to Windows XP / Vista

Please take backup & do at your risk.

Please follow these steps to automaticaly login to XP / Vista system on boot.


Click -> Start -> Run
Type control userpasswords2

Deselect checkbox "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer."
Click OK

Enter the username by which you want to login automatically.
Enter the password & confirm it.

Click OK.

You need to restart the system for changes to take effect.

Access Linux partition from windows

explore2fs is a free utility which reads ext2 & ext3 filesystem. It is supported by all versions of windows.

Read BSD Partition

FFS File System Driver for Windows gives you read access to BSD(FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD) FFS partitions on windows. Only Windows 2000/XP/2003 are supported.