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How to log out of Facebook remotely

Think back to the last time you used Facebook at someone else's house or an internet café. Now ask yourself, did you remember to sign out? Are you sure?  Here's how to log out of Facebook remotely . If you forgot to log out of Facebook while on a different computer to the one you normally use, the consequences can be catastrophic. If your account is logged in at your friends' house then 'you' suddenly might start posting some strange updates about yourself indicting you for various embarrassing things you haven’t actually done. Worse still, if it was on a public computer, all of your personal details, photos and messages are accessible to complete strangers. Still sure you signed out? Luckily for you, there's an easy way to check wherever you are signed into Facebook – and  close active sessions remotely . Even if you're 99% certain you've signed out it’s worth checking by following the process below – you might regret it if not! 1. Account sett

WANT TO REMOVE VIRUS FROM USB DRIVES?

Whenever you plug a USB drive in your system, a window will appear. AS I HAVE SHOWN BELOW: Don’t click on Ok , just choose ‘Cancel’. Open the Command Prompt by typing ‘cmd‘ in the run box. In the command prompt type the drive letter: and press enter . Now type dir /w/a and press enter. This will display a list of the files in the pen drive. Check whether the following files are there or not Autorun.inf Ravmon.exe New Folder.exe svchost.exe Heap41a or any other exe file which may be suspicious. If any of the above files are there, then probably the USB drive is infected. In command prompt type attrib -r -a -s -h *.* and press enter. This will remove the Read Only, Archive, System and hidden file attribute from all the files. Now just delete the files using the command del filename. example del Ravmon.exe. Delete all the files that are suspicious. To be on a safer side, just scan the USB drive with an anti virus program to check whether it is free of virus or not. Now remove the drive a

TRACE WEBSITES BY USING COMMAND PROMPT

Lets Trace n see what happens ! Do the following  : #  Start  >>  Run # Type  cmd # This will open the  Command Prompt . # Type  cd\ # Type   tracert www.google.com ----------------------  Note  -------------------------- You can replace  www.google.com  with any  website url. Results : First line shows the   IP address   of the website... You'll be shown  steps in which the website gets load !

CREATE YOUR OWN RUN COMMANDS

Make your own  Run Command  ( program shortcut ) to run a program or a document directly. No more need to navigate the location of a program or document to run it, simply click on Start button to open Run box and type the programs shortcut name to open it directly. Follow the given steps to disable the save settings functionality for desktop: To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights. Click Start button and type  regedit  in Run option then press Enter for next. Here locate the location to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App paths Now right click on App Paths and select New > Key, title the key and name it whatever you want your run command to be. In this case, we will try to create a run command for SecueCRT application. New > Key > SecureCRT.exe Now select the SecureCRT.exe folder and click right on (Default) string value then click Modify at the right hand side panel. Here enter the path of t

UNINSTALL WINDOWS XP USING COMMAND PROMPT (CMD)

Uninstall the upgraded version of windows XP using the command prompt options. If you have upgraded your operating system from the previous versions of windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and now you wants to revert to the operating system that was previously installed on your computer. Windows XP can be removed by uninstalling from a Command Prompt option in Safe mode because XP includes the Uninstall Windows XP option. Follow the given steps to revert to the operating system that was previously installed on your computer: To manage windows XP, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights. First boot your system in Safe mode by pressing F8 button at the same time before the windows logo appears. First click on Start button and type cmd in Run option then press Ok button to display the Command Prompt. At the command prompt type cd/ command and press enter. Now again type the command  cd\windows\system32  and press enter button. After exe

Keyboard Tricks

Alt Key + Calculator Number = Symbol. To create the ® symbol Alt + 0174 = ® Alt Key + Number = Symbol 130 = é [accent over e ] 0176 = ° [degrees for Temperature] 0169 = © [Copyright] 0174 = ® [Registered Trademark] 0153 = ™ [Trade Mark] 155 = ¢ [cent sign] 156 = £ [Pound Sterling] 0165 = ¥ [Japanese Yen sign] 0128 = € [Euro symbol] 0190 = ¾ 171 = ½ 172 = ¼ 21 = § 144 = É [Capitalised accent over E] 241 = ± 246 = ÷ 174 = « 175 = » 225 = ß 135 = ç 137 = ë 132 = ä 160 = á 133 = à 136 = ê 15 = ¤ 170 = ¬ 159 = Æ’ 146 = Æ 145 = æ 129 = ü 253 = ² [Square sign] 350 = ^ 352 = ` 382 = ~ 166 = ª 254 = ¦ 249 = · 152 = ÿ 142 = Ä 154 = Ãœ 230 = µ 0134 = † [dagger sign] 20 = ¶ 195 = + 194 = - 168 = ¿ 197 = + 0179 = ³ [cubic sign] 0161 = ¡  Have fun 

Let multiple users work on a single document simultaneously

Typewith.me  is a great service which let multiple users work on single document simultaneously. You can create a new document and there is no need to signup for users. A URL will be created for the document, like  http://typewith.me/HoDqXuyIj3  (its the one I tested with my room-mate). Just share this URL with users you want to work with. Users get to see a present copy of the document with additional options of setting their name, text background color and chat facility on the sidebar.

Chat with Friends through ms dos Command Prompt

1)  All you need is your friend's IP Address and your Command Prompt. 2)  Open Notepad and write this code as it is.....! @echo off :A Cls echo MESSENGER set /p n=User: set /p m=Message: net send %n% %m% Pause Goto A 3)  Now save this as "Messenger.Bat". 4)  Open Command Prompt. 5)  Drag this file (.bat file) over to Command Prompt and press Enter. 6)  You would then see something like this: 7)  Now, type the IP Address of the computer you want to contact and press enter You will see something like this: 8)  Now all you need to do is type your message and press Enter. Start Chatting.......! 

Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown

don't you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap. Simply navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop directory in the Registry, then alter the key AutoEndTasks to the value 1.

Hard Drive not Recognized/ Found/ Detected/ Accessible

If you install a new hard drive and install an Operating System on it and it suddenly acts like it is not there, it may be a loose connection.  If a bootable CD, such a s Knoppix, is not able to read your hard drive, it can have several causes. The list of possibilities below can also be used for troubleshooting hard drives, floppy drives, and CD/DVD drives.  CAUTION:  Make sure the power is off and that the PC is disconnected from power. Also be sure to avoid static electricity, or you will need a new PC. Do not force any thing. All parts should easily fit together if they are properly aligned. Sometimes you may have to push or pull harder than you think. Just be careful to make sure any levers or buttons that hold it in place are not overlooked.  * Least likely is that a new hard drive has failed. Try the other options before assuming it is the new hard drive. If all of the below do not work, and it is a new hard drive, contact the manufacturer. New hard drives should include very go

Use Your Pen Drive As A Password

It’s time to enter  syskey  in the windows search box to open the syskey program.You’ll see a screen like this- Enable the encryption which is by default enabled.Now click on Update button and you’ll see the following screen- Choose to  Store Startup Key on Floppy Disk  and click OK.Now a startup key will be stored in your pen drive. If you have noticed that this program stores the startup key on floppy disk and that’s the reason why we have to change the drive letter of our pen drive to A because A and B represents floppy drives. At this stage the process is completed and the next time you boot into your machine you’ll require that pen drive to login.Happy free password booting.

Error Reporting in XP

If error reporting in XP is bugging you then turn it off. When a system error occurs in XP, a little dialog box appears asking if you want to report the error to Microsoft. Click the message box to make it disappear. You don't have to report the error if you don't want to and on today's "Call for Help" Leo shows you how to turn off the feature if you find it distracting. To disable error reporting, follow these directions: 1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties. 2. Click the Advanced tab on your System Properties dialog box. 3. Click the Error Reporting button on the Advanced tab. 4. Place a checkmark next to "Disable error reporting." 5. Leave the other radio button unchecked next to the text labeled, "But notify me when critical errors occur." 6. Click OK.