Searching Hidden and System Files

By default, search system in windows doesn't support to search hidden and system files, because windows prevent from user to modify or delete these files. But usually viruses, trojan, hackers and key logger hiding their files into computer victim. With some modification in search system, we can find these hidden files. Here's how to do it :

1. Open 'Search Result' window by pointing your mouse to Start Menu --> click on 'Search' option.
2. Or you can press combination Win + F button.
   
3. After search result window is open, on left panel click on 'All files and folders' option.
4. Then click on 'More advanced options' option.
5. Select the 'Search hidden files and folders' check box.
6. Now your computer can search all hidden and system files.
   

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Converting FAT32/FAT File System into NTFS

When you use NTFS (New Technology File Systems) for your hard drive volume, this will increase your computer performance, because this file system provide some extra features, that is reliability, security, compression and file encryption features.
Here's how to convert a FAT/FAT32 file system into NTFS in window XP :

1. First you must open the command prompt window, press Win + R button to open run dialog box, type 'cmd', then press enter/ok.
2. Or you can pointing your mouse to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt
3. In the command prompt window, simply type : 'convert drive letter name: /fs:ntfs', for example : convert d: /fs:ntfs
4. Please wait the conversion process until a 'Conversion Complete' text appear.
5. Restart your computer.

The hard drive volume that using NTFS file system cannot convert back to FAT or FAT32 again.

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Differences Between Default and Quick Format

There are two methods for formatting hard drive, that is :

1. Default format. When the hard drive formatted for the first time, you should use default format method. This method will erase your data and also scan and fix hard drive for bad sectors. This process can take a long time.
   
2. Quick format. If you sure with your hard drive health, then you can choose this method. This method will only erase your data and of course this process will take a short time.
   

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Yahoo Messenger Multiple ID's

The following are steps to login with more than one Yahoo ID at the same time :

1. Press Win + R button to open run dialog box, type 'regedit', then press enter/ok.
2. Look for the location : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yahoo\Pager\Test
3. Right-click mouse on the right panel and choose New -> DWORD Value
4. Named it with 'Plural' and assign number 1 to its value data box.
5. Close the registry editor and restart your computer.
6. Now to sign in with many Yahoo ID, open as many yahoo messengers you want.
7. To disable multiple messenger option, simply delete those DWORD Value or change the value data box to number 0.

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Quick Document Printing

Here's the tips for quickly document printing without open it on windows XP :

1. Create a shortcut of the printer on your desktop.
2. Go to Start --> Printers and Faxes, choose the printer.
3. Right-click mouse, choose 'Create Shortcut'.
4. On pop-up window that appear, click 'Yes'. The shortcut is already in the desktop right now.
5. Choose the document you want to print, just drag and drop it to the printer icon.
6. Finish, your document is now printing without you open it.
   

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Print and Edit Text File With Command Prompt

Here's the steps how to print a text file with command prompt or DOS prompt on windows XP:

1. First you must open the command prompt window, press Win + R button to open run dialog box, type 'cmd', then press enter/ok.
2. Or you can pointing your mouse to Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Command Prompt
3. After command prompt window is open, browse for the folder location that contain text file you want to print.
4. To print the file just type 'print filename.txt' and press enter.
5. To modify/edit the file just type 'edit filename.txt' and press enter.
   

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