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How to Remove Worm MyMP3.vbs

MyMP3.vbs is a worm that spreads itself through USB devices. This worm usually infects Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 machines. So I guess Vista machines are safe from this infection. This virus creates a folder icon named MyMP3.vbs. This worm sets itself to your autorun files so that it can spread easily. [...]

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How to Easily Restore Lost “Show Desktop” Button

Did you accidentally delete your “Show Desktop” button and you are having a hard time locating for it? This is one of the most common question I receive from my friends and blog readers “How do I get back my show desktop icon on my quicklaunch”. To help all of you solve this problem, I [...]

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How to Disable Autoplay of USB Drives and CD’s

If you find Windows Autoplay window that always popups and ask you what to do when you insert a USB device or insert a CD or DVD very annoying. Here is a way to simply turn it off. Open your Group Policy window to configure the “Turn off Autoplay” function of your system. To do [...]

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How to Change Windows XP Default Wallpaper Directory

Are you tired of seeing those default  ugly wallpapers on your desktop display properties?.  Are you wondering on how you can change it’s default directory so you will have your own cool selection of wallpapers? Here is a simple registry hack to achieve that. First step is to Open your Registry editor – Click Start [...]

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How to Make your Windows XP Shutdown Much Faster

One of the inconveniences that XP brings is it sometimes takes a lifetime before it fully shuts down. You may be wondering why I still post topics on XP, it is because there are still a lot of people that are still using XP on their computers, and I guess some of them are experiencing [...]

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Hidden Windows Tool: How to create your own Windows Special Characters and Fonts

Do you know that Windows has a hidden font and character editor that you can use to create or edit special characters and fonts? I don’t know the exact reason why Microsoft hid this tool but it will be revealed now on this post.  The program is called is “Private Character Editor”. You can open [...]

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How to make your Windows XP windows transparent

Windows Transparency is only available on Windows Vista. You can experience Transparency effect if you have vista home premium or using third party software. The big problem is it requires a lot of machine power. But what if you want to experience the transparency effect and you don’t have a powerful machine? Here is ultimate [...]

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Outlook Calendar on your Desktop

Have you ever think of on how you can easily see and managed your scheduled activities without the extra clicks? well here is a program that will definitely solve your problem. This is a program that will put your Microsoft Outlook Calendaring system right on your desktop. The benefit of having your calendar on your [...]

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Backup solution – How to change the location of My Documents folder

Take it from me loosing your important files such as your saved documents, pictures, and other data could be the worst thing that could happen to your computer life. Way back in college I experienced loosing all my saved documents that includes my projects that has to be passed two days after the tragedy, I [...]

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Quick Shutdown

Ever want a quicker way to shutdown your computer without navigating through the start menu, or using a third party shutdown utility Here is a quick trick to do that. Right click the desktop and choose New Shortcut. Copy and paste this script or type it in. %windir%System32shutdown.exe -s -t 0 Choose Next and name [...]

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