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Friday, May 15, 2009

How To Add Move Or Copy in Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 Right-Click Menu

Windows Tips

By default, when you do right click on the file or folder in Windows it will be a lot of menu options such as the image below,

Beside of the option menu above, there is A hidden functionality in Windows allows you to right click on a file, select Copy To Folder or Move To Folder..

Selecting Copy To Folder or Move To Folder ,a window will be pop up that lets you to choose the destination folder to move the file to. This is a hidden functionality in Windows and you can add this function to the right click context by doing simple registry hack.

This tips working in most of windows version like: Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

You can choose to do the registry hack in manual way or create and run the registry file in order to enable this function or just download, unzip, and double-click on the registry files.

I will give you 2 methods for these tips:

Method 1 : Manual
1. Click on the Start button, type regedit in the Start Search field then press enter.
2. Click Continue when User Account Control is prompted.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.
4. Right click on ContextMenuHandlers, then choose New -> Key, then name the new key as Copy To.

5. On the right panel, double click on the Default value and enter the value as {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}, then click OK to save the setting.

6. Repeat step 4 to create a new key and name it as Move To.
7. Repeat step 5 to add the value with {C2FBB631-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}.

Method 2 : Install
Download the file below and double-click on the registry files.

Download file :

Sunday, March 8, 2009

How to Take Ownership Restricted Windows Registry

Windows Registry Keys

When your windows system becomes crash or unstable sometime the problem that you found is in registry. When you try to edit or delete the registry you get an error message “Cannot delete XXXX: Error while deleting key“. Actually this message appears when you login to the computer without Administrator privilege. How about when you check that you are already using Administrator account? How come you still get this error message?
Follow the steps below for the solution

Note : Windows protects the registry keys from being easily modified for a safety reason, always make a backup of the registry that you want to edit or delete using the Export option and so make sure you know what you’re doing before messing with it. (Read : how to Backing up Windows Registry Manually)

1. Click Start->Run and type regedit
2. Right click on the key that you want to take full control of and select Permissions…

3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Go on the Owner tab. Select the user name that the current system is logged on, check “Replace owner on subcontainers and objects” and click OK.

5. Now you should be back at the Permissions window again. In Windows XP, click on EVERYONE and check Full Control for Allow. In Windows Vista, select the group that the currently logged on user belong to and check Full Control for Allow. Click OK.

Now you can modify and delete the protected registry keys

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Disable Right Click on the Desktop Windows

Disable Right Click on the Desktop Windows

Windows Registry Keys

If you want to protect your system for example system desktop appearance, themes, and screen saver as well as other display settings against unwanted changes that other users can make, you can disable right click functionality on desktop
Follow the steps below to disable right click on the desktop windows

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

1. Go to Start->Run and type “regedit”
2. Browse to the following registry :
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Then, right click on the white space in the right hand side and select New -> DWORD Value Type NoViewContextMenu (it is case sensitive), then assign number 1 in value data box.

4. Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

But next time, if you want to enable right click functionality on desktop change the value of data box to 0 or simply delete the NoViewContextMenu DWORD item.

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How to Enable Show hidden Files and Folder in Windows

Windows Registry

Normally we can Enable or Disable Hidden Files and Folder through Windows Explorer -> Tool->View then select Hidden Files and Folders, but some Viruses, Worm or Trojan disable the “Show all hidden files and folders” to keep them hidden on the windows system. When it happens, hidden files, folders on the PC do not been shown or displayed even though user has attempted to apply the settings to show the hidden files.
To Enable Show Hidden Files and Folder follow the steps below:

1. Click Start ->Run (Windows Vista and Windows 7 uses Start Search instead).
2. Type RegEdit and press Enter to run Registry Editor.
3. Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Hidden\SHOWALL

4. In the right pane, verify that the CheckedValue value data is REG_DWORD type. If it’s not (such as belongs to REG_SZ), then delete the CheckedValue value data.
5. If CheckedValue has been delete, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value and name it as CheckedValue.
6. Double click on CheckedValue and change its value data to 1 (virus may change it to 0 or 2).

7. Within the same registry key, verify that the Type value data is of REG_SZ type, and has the value data radio. If not, set it to radio. Virus may change it to blank.
8. Then go to Windows Explorer -> Tool->View then select Hidden Files and Folders, check if you can Enable Show hidden files and folders by tick mark the radio button.
9. Done

If you have problem to access Registry Editor (Regedit) because the Virus change the windows setting, read the tips to re-Enable registry Editor

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Friday, March 6, 2009

Registry editing has been disabled by administrator

Windows Registry

The Windows registry is a directory which stores settings and options for the operating system for Microsoft Windows in other word registry is just like database in windows which is contain application and configuration windows system.

Now days, a lot of virus or worm attack windows system by disabled Registry Editor (RegEdit). Why virus or worm disabled registry editor? Yeah..because virus maker will put their configuration in Windows registry.
When registry editor disable, you will get a warning message:

How to remove the restriction on Registry Editor? Follow the steps below:
For user using Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Server 2003 or 2008 with Local Group Policy Editor and has access to an administrative user account, user can change the registry editor options in the Local Group Policy Editor.

1. Click on Start -> Run (or Start Search in Windows Vista).

2. Type GPEdit.msc and then press Enter.

3. Navigate to the following location: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System

4. In the Settings pane, locate the Prevent access to registry editing tools option, and then double-click on it to open the settings dialog.

Select Disabled or Not Configured.

5. Click on OK button.

Try to run RegEdit.exe, and if required (still blocking yet), restart the computer

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Sunday, February 1, 2009

How to Unhide Account Administrator built-in Windows XP

Windows Registry

When we install windows for the first time, sometime we will direct create the new account with Administrator type. This will cause the administrator built-in hidden by windows system. How if we want to this account administrator built-in seen? Follow the step below:

1. Click Start->Run-> then type ”Regedit”
2. Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MECHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList
3. Create New DWORD In the right page
right click->new DWORD-> type “Administrator”
4. Double click then Type “1” in the Value data box, and press OK.

Now you can see the Administrator account in control panel.

Friday, January 30, 2009

How to Login without Password (or With Blank Null Password) in Windows XP and Vista Remote Desktop

Windows Registry keys

With Remote Desktop, you can have access to a Windows session that is running on your computer when you are at another computer. This means, for example, that you can connect to your work computer from home and have access to all of your programs, files, and network resources as though you were sitting at your computer at work. You can leave programs running at work and when you get home, you can see your work desktop displayed on your home computer, with the same programs running.

By default, Windows XP and Windows Vista does not allow nor permit user account without password set or user name with blank (null) password to connect and log in remotely via Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

To enable and allow remote desktop you have to create and set a password for the user account that requires to logon remotely to a computer via Remote Desktop, and it’s recommended for security reason too.

How about if you still want to login without (Blank Null) password ? you can use the following tips:

Using Local Security Policy or Group Policy Editor

1. Click Start-> Run then type “GPEdit.msc”
2. Expand Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options
3. Locate Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only policy, and set its value to Disabled.

Once disabled, user account with blank or null passwords can now login remotely instead of just able to do so via local console.

Configure Blank Passwords Allowed for Remote Log On via Registry

Windows XP and Windows Vista stores the value of the policy set above in a registry key named “LimitBlankPasswordUse”. To unlock the limitation of cannot establish Remote Desktop logon with user account without a password, simply set the value data for LimitBlankPasswordUse to "0" (so that there is no limit on blank or null password use)

1. Click Start->Run then Type “regedit”
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Lsa
3. In the right page Locate to “LimitBlankPasswordUse”
4. Double click then give "0" to Value data then Click Ok

5. Do the same step for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

If you want to put back disable Blank Null password in Registry, Simply change "0" Value data to "1".

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

How to Backup Windows XP Registry Manually

Windows Registry Keys

Do you ever have problem with windows registry? Most of users ever have experiences with registry problem. May be it’s because virus attack, uninstall programs, modifying registry...etc. When registry changes unexpected it will make windows running unstable. It’s recommended to backup your registry to make your computer back to normal.

How to backup the registry? Follow instruction below:

1. Click start->run and type “regedit”
2. In Registry Editor page, Select “My Computer” (ensure that “My Computer' is highlighted

3. Go to File->Export. You need to enter a location to save the exported registry and choose Save as type . reg. See the picture below:

4. Click Save

How to restore the registry?
1. Go to where you save the registry backup file.
2. right clicking it and selecting “Merge”

3. Click yes on confirmation message

4. Restart your computer

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Sunday, December 14, 2008

Network Connection Always Shows Access Denied

Windows Registry Keys

When I try to connect to another Windows XP computer in local network I found an Error "Access Denied" even I already gave the correct names and password. I try to browsing on the internet to solve the problem and I found simple tips from pcwindowstips.com about this error.

below is the solution about this Error:

1. Go to Start -> Run - Type: Regedit and hit OK.
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / Lsa
3. Change the value of a key called “restrictanonymous” to 0 instead of 1
4. Don’t change “restrictanonymoussam” value.
5. Now Reboot Your computer

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