Entries by Johnny

Speed Up Your Boot Time

Solution #1: Here’s a little tip to shave about 2 seconds off your boot time. * Hit Start > Run > MSCONFIG * Click on the boot.ini tab at the top * Check the NOGUIBOOT option Solution #2: If you have been using your computer for a while and there are a bunch of little […]

Windows Genuine Authentication

Can’t d/l updates from windows update because your not authenticated? Well now you can ;) Just copy and paste the following text into the address bar of IE and press enter before pressing the express or custom button. javascript:void(window.g_sDisableWGACheck=’all’) If it still tells you that your not authenticated your doing it wrong.

Refresh Desktop Without Restarting

Solution #1: * Click on any open area of your Desktop or any icon on your desktop with the left mouse button. * Press F5 to refresh the desktop. Solution #2: * In such cases where Solution #1 is not sufficient to implement your changes, you can still refresh Explorer without restarting. * Press Ctrl-Alt-Del, […]

Disable Compress Old Files

1.Click Start, and then click Run. 2.Type regedit in the Open box, and then press ENTER. 3.Locate, and then click the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerVol umeCaches 4.On the File menu, click Export, and then click Desktop, type VolumeCaches in the File name box, and then click Save. Note This step creates a backup of the […]

CMD Prompt Commands/Syntax List

to open up the command prompt in any version of windows, go to the start menu, click run and type “cmd” in the box. run > cmd syntax list: “netstat” checks and shows that connections are established and which ports are listening. “ping” brings up a menu to ping various connections. “iprelease” releases your ip […]