Disabling USB drives/Storage: Prevent Users from Accessing your Flash Disk

This article will provide two topics in locking and unlocking your USB, while still allowing the use of USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse, printer or scanner. This can be use in preventing users from copying data from the computer or preventing them in plugging usb storage devices such as flash disk and usb hardisk.

Note: This article can be applied to Windows Vista and Windows Xp Service Pack 2.

[Vista] If you don’t want to do it manually or again and again.

Download and Use WinBubble:

Open WinBubble > Security tab > Click any options and the Apply button > Restart your computer. That's it!

Enjoy!

Disable Writing to USB Drives in Windows Vista/Xp

1. Open the Notepad, copy and paste the settings below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies]
"WriteProtect"=dword:00000001

2. Open the File menu->Save As and Select "All Files (*.*)" from Save as type options. Input any file name with ".reg" extension, example "DisableWrite2USB.reg"

3. To Disable, just double click the file, click "Continue", if UAC is enabled and choose "Yes" for the confirmation.

To enable writing to usb storage, change first the value to zero and repeat the procedure above.

"WriteProtect"=dword:00000000

Disable plugging of USB storage such as flash drives/USB hardisks  in Windows Vista/Xp

1. Open the Notepad, copy and paste the settings below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR]
"Start"=dword:00000004

2. Open the File menu->Save As and Select "All Files (*.*)" from Save as type options. Input any file name with ".reg" extension, example "DisableUSB.reg"

3. To Disable, just double click the file, click "Continue", if UAC is enabled and choose "Yes" for the confirmation.

To enable usb storage, change first the value to 3 and repeat the procedure above.

"Start"=dword:00000003

Note: Don't forget to restart your computer afterwards.

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UnlockThis! How to Get the Windows Experience Index (WEI) score of a Network Computer

Windows System Assessment Tool (WINSAT), is a free benchmarking tool that measures various performance characteristics and capabilities of a computer running in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The ratings are displayed as Windows Experience Index or WEI score.

How to get the WEI score of a Network Computer running in Windows Vista? Use Vbscript to access the new WMI class, Win32_WinSAT, that can retrieve system assessment information from ANY Windows Vista computer. Sadly, for Windows Vista only.

If you don't understand the above explanation, don't mind about it, just follow the steps below.

1. Open the notepad and paste the code below.

strCompName = Inputbox("Get Hardware Performance Ratings" & vbcrlf & "of a Remote computer," & vbcrlf & "Input the Computer Name:") Set objWMIservices = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strCompName & "\root\cimv2") Set colWSA = objWMIservices.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_WinSAT") For Each objItem in colWSA     Wscript.Echo "Hardware Performance Ratings"     Wscript.Echo "Processor : " & objItem.CPUScore     Wscript.Echo "Memory: " & objItem.MemoryScore     Wscript.Echo "Graphics: " & objItem.GraphicsScore     Wscript.Echo "Gaming graphics: " & objItem.D3DScore     Wscript.Echo "Primary hard disk: " & objItem.DiskScore next

2. When saving the script, In the "Save as type", Select "ALL Files (*.*)" and input any name with ".vbs" extension.

File menu->Save As->Select ALL Files->type "GetWinSAT.vbs"

If you enter a wrong computer name, it will display an error.

Error: The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable:  'GetObject'

Enjoy!

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Unlockthis: Speed Up! Use "Quick Explorer" to navigate your files easily

While you are using Microsoft Office Programs, Internet Explorer or Firefox for surfing the net,  or even Windows Live Writer when writing a blog. You use the Quick search in Windows Vista start menu, if you have a clue about the name of the file you want to open. If not, you open the Windows Explorer for navigating, copying, moving, opening and many more. There's an quick alternative for navigating your files. Using the Windows Vista Toolbar, I called "Quick Explorer".

You can navigate and open your files easily. You can also copy, delete and move files but it depends on the hierarchy of folders. It is cumbersome to do file copy, if the folder location is located at the topmost part of the folder hierarchy.

One thing that I have noticed, at first, when you navigate a folder having a large hierarchy. It will caused an increased in the CPU usage but next time you open it again, it will not increase anymore. Maybe, it is now save in the memory. Same thing happened when I used Quick search in the start menu.

 

How to put "Quick Explorer" in the task bar:

1. Right-click the task bar->Toolbars->New Toolbar

2. Click the Computer icon and Select Folder button afterwards.

Enjoy!

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Windows XP, Web, Software Reviews and Hacks

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"Hidden Windows XP Serial Key"

Google Chrome Temporary Files location (Cache), Bookmarks/Favorites Database Hack!

 

Web and Software Reviews

What is Google Chrome? Download Now!

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Virtual Girl of the Future, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)?

How to Open/Load .ISO Files in Windows Vista/XP

WinGuggle, Get your Windows Vista/XP Product Key easily UnlockForUs "Useful", Product Key Recovery Tool

CPU-Z, a useful System Profiler tool

Windows DVD Maker, create your own Professional-looking video DVDs

CDBurnerXP, burns Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs for FREE

Shock 4way 3D, adds a WOW factor.

WebGadgetsUnlimited!

Put a Language translation to your website

Internet Explorer 7 Top Ten features

 

Security

How to Disable the Task Manager for Limited or Standard Accounts in Windows

Secure logon for Windows XP and Vista

Hide your computer in the Network

 

Google Chrome Tips, Tricks and Tweaks

[Google Chrome] Sync your Bookmarks / Favorites Across Two or more Computers (Passwords too!)

[Google Chrome] Save Youtube Videos using the Favorites/Bookmarks

Tips and tricks: Google Chrome Secret Pages Hack!

[How] Opening Google Chrome SQLite V3 Database Files

[How] Opening Google Chrome Files: History, Archived History, Cookies, Thumbnails and Web Data

[Help-Files] Find, Edit and Change Google Chrome Download Directory Location

[Help] Where is Google Chrome Homepage Button, Gone?

 

Windows XP Tips and Tricks

* Start Menu and Sub-Menu Speed in Windows

* Hung App Time, Freeze Time and Auto End Tasks for Windows Application

Skip the Welcome Screen in Windows 7/Vista/XP

Creating a Windows XP Unattended Installer

How to Remove Entering of Serial Key in Windows XP Setup

Use the Task Manager like a Widget or Sidebar Gadgets

Task Manager's Menu Bar, Tabs, Minimize, Maximize and Close Button is Missing in Windows XP and Vista

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[Vista/XP] How to Share Internet Connection in Ad hoc Network

System File Checker Tool: Scans, Checks and Restore Corruptions in Windows System Files

Opening CD/USB Flash Drive "Application not found" [Vista-XP Security: Virus/Worm Busted!]

[Vista/XP] How to Enable or Disable a User Account

* [Vista/XP] How to Customize your OEM Information

* [Vista/XP] Launch and Run Programs during Startup

Adding your applications to Context Menu (Right-Click Menu)

How to Restore DVD Drive Label / Names in Windows Vista/XP

* Partitioning your Drive in Windows XP without destroying your files

* Customize your boot Menu in Windows XP

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Windows Vista Tips and Secrets, Tricks, Tweaks, Unlocks and Downloads

UnlockForUs Ultimate collection of (How-To) Windows Vista Tweaks, Tutorials, Tips and Tricks. This is being updated frequently, so check it out and Enjoy Learning Windows Vista!

Using WinBubbles as TweakUI for Windows 7 (and Vista)

New! Windows 7 Login Screen Wallpaper Changer Utility

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RegDevelop, Create your own WinBubbles - IDE For Geeks! 

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Windows Vista Security Tips

***** Creating a Backdoor in Windows Vista Welcome Screen

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Opening CD/USB Drive "Application not found" [Vista-XP Security: Virus/Worm Busted!]-2

Password to Folder? Setting the Ownership Of File or Folder to the Current User

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* Monitor attempts to access and change settings in Windows Vista

* Secure logon for Windows XP and Vista

Useful "Access denied", opening a folder in Windows Vista

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How to Remove, Create and Add Security Policy: Disable/Enable IE7 and the New IE8 Restrictions

Disable Auto Play in All types of Media

Computer Network Related Tips and Tricks:

* Internet Connection Sharing to Several Computers using Windows

Shortcut Key to Disconnect GPRS, EDGE, 3G/HSDPA Dial-up Internet Connection in Windows Vista

Simple Way to Monitor Opened Files in a Shared Folder Across the Network

USEFUL Simple Ways to Tweak your Network and Internet Connections- Part 1

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[Vista/XP] How to Share Internet Connection in Ad hoc Network

* Hide your computer in the Network

* [Help] How to Setup Broadband DSL Internet Connection in Windows Vista for a Single PC

How to Get the Windows Experience Index (WEI) score of a Network Computer

 

Quick Tips

* Inserting Special Characters with Windows Character Map

How to Copy & Paste Text from CMD or Command Prompt Window

Annoyed? A Windows Vista Power Button that actually Turns off your PC

Useful Opening Network Connections Window easily

Useful Simplest way to Save Time in using Google Search

Quick Tip: How to Find and Get the Windows Directory Name or Folder

Quick Tip: Create a shortcut and Go directly to Device Manager

* Speeding Up! Using Quick Launch Toolbar's Keyboard Shortcut

USEFUL Quicktip: How to prolong your Laptop Battery

Useful Windows Vista Home Premium is Asking for Product Key

* HideDrivesWithNoMedia

 

Windows Vista Tips, Tricks and Tweaks

Tips for creating strong passwords on Windows 7 (and Vista)

Easy To Remember Password Generator

Encrypted Password Generator For Online Banking, Mails, Facebook, Friendster and Other Social Networking Sites: You don’t need to remember difficult-to-memorize secure password anymore

How to Refresh your Icons, Explorer and Update Group Policies settings instantly

How to Add Control Panel Items in Windows 7 and Vista (Folders, Programs or Applications)

[Windows 7 only] Keyboard Shortcut to Turn Off - On Aero

Adding Icons to Right-Click Menus in Windows 7 (only)

Simple way to change the Start Menu Button Settings in Windows Vista

How to Change the Command Prompt Background and Text Color

*** Easy Way to Archive Youtube Videos in Windows 7 and Vista

Easy way to hide files and folder in Windows 7 and Vista

* How to Get the Product Key in 64-bit version of Windows 7 and Vista

The Four Hidden Google Chrome Icons

Enhanced! Display/Clear the Recent Programs in Windows 7 and Vista Start Menu 

How to Use Disk Cleanup Maintenance Utility in Windows 7 and Vista

How to Hide Direct Download Links

How to get your Computer and Server IP address

Using Event Viewer in Windows 7 and Vista

Another Way to Add Icons to Desktop

Simple Ways to Improve/Enhance Windows Vista Performance

Command Line Switches for msconfig.exe (System Configuration Utility) and Tools Tab Customization

*** Customized Short and Long URL or Web Site Addresses

Dxdiag Command Line options

All folders are gone in USB flash Drives

How to Access the Network Connection List window in Windows 7 and Vista

Reset Windows 7 User Account Password (and vista)

Display the Last Logon Time for Users

How to Remove Invalid “Open With” Menu Program Entry

Disconnect Button is not responding in Windows 7

Download Vista SP2 - New Service Pack for Windows Vista

Keyboard Shortcut to Shutdown Button

* Free Vista Password Reset Tool – How to Create a USB Recovery Disk

* Easily Remove or Set OEM Logo and Support Information in Windows 7/Vista/XP

* Show the Hidden Shutdown Dialog Window in Windows Vista

Error-Checking of Logical Drives in Windows 7 and Vista

Use Automatic Completion of Directory or Path for Command Prompt in Windows Vista

Changing the Default Search For Executables Path in Command Prompt

Add "Disable UAC" or "Enable UAC" to Right-click Menu / Context Menu

How to Show/Remove the Language Bar in Windows Vista Taskbar

Unable to Change the Login Password in Windows Vista

* Universal Script Template in Elevating Commands as Administrator in Windows Vista

* Add "Hide This File" and "Hide This Folder" to your Right-Click / Context Menu in Windows Vista and XP

Cool Use the Task Manager like a Widget or Sidebar Gadgets

Fun Stuff Task Manager's Menu Bar, Tabs, Minimize, Maximize and Close Button is Missing in Windows XP and Vista

Nokia [Vista] FIX: Your phone is in file transfer mode and cannot be used with PC Suite...

Complete [Vista] Icon Changer (It's FREE!)

Clean Up Time Removing Right-Click Menu Items, Customizing and Changing File Type Icons (File Extension) in Windows Vista

Useful How to Make/Create a Bootable USB Flash Disk Windows Vista Installer

Useful System File Checker Tool: Scans, Checks and Restore Corruptions in Windows System Files

Useful [Help] How to Fix, Repair and Restore (Recover) Windows Vista Easily

* Customize your Folder Icons to Enhance Windows Vista Experience

[Vista/XP] Easily Remove/Clean-up Internet Explorer Context Menu Entry

* [Vista] Adding Internet Explorer Icon, Network, Control Panel, Username and Public Folder to Desktop

[Vista/XP] Add Safely Remove Hardware (UNPLUG) in Right-Click/Context Menu

[Vista] How to Reset IE Security Warning "A website wants to open web content using this program on your computer" to default

* [Vista/XP-IE] How to Show the File Download Window after "Always ask before opening this type of file" was Unchecked

Lost? How to Find or Specify the Download Directory Before and After Downloading a file

[Vista] How to Restore Folder Icons to Default

Download Free Amazing MyColor Themes

HELPFUL [Vista] Hibernate Button is gone

[Vista/XP] How to Enable or Disable a User Account

Internet Explorer Command to Delete Temporary Files, All History, Passwords and Forms

WOW Hacking Bubbles Screensaver: The First WinBubble Video

BLOG UnlockME: Internet Explorer 7 and FireFox 3 doesn't load the latest web page

POPULAR [Vista/XP] How to Customize your OEM Information

[Vista/XP] Launch and Run Programs during Startup

 The Most Annoying message next to UAC: "This Driver is Blocked Due to Compatibility Issues"

Advanced: How to Create/Generate a New GUID using Vb.Net, C# and Vb.Script

USEFUL Add "Remove Temp Files" to Right-Click Menu

Hacking WinBubble: Customizing the Restore Point Creator designed for Windows Vista

Create a Shortcut for Shutdown, Restart, Sleep, Lock and Hibernate Button

Extremely Useful Add "Create a Restore Point" to your Context Menu

Educational How to Run VBScripts as Administrator in Windows Vista

Useful Notes Before Taking the Ownership of File and Folder

WinBubble Tip: Adding Device Manager to Right-Click Menu in Windows Vista

FUN Greetings, Reminders Or Any Message Before Entering Windows Vista

How to Hide or Disable a User Account at the Welcome Screen in Windows Vista/XP (Local and Remote Users)

Useful Registry Editor Tip: Change the Open Folder Icon, Helps in Finding Any Registry Keys and Values

Pin the Search Shortcut in the Start Menu

"Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver"

How to Open/Load .ISO Files in Windows Vista/XP

Windows Vista SP1 File Removal tool: Free up more space on your hard drive

How to Show/Hide Start Menu Search in Windows Vista Service Pack 1, I Unlock This First!!!

Hardware Problem After Installation of Windows Vista SP 1

USEFUL Windows Live Writer: File Upload Failed

NEW How to Enable/Disable Task Manager option in Windows Vista

UnlockMe! "Windows has blocked some startup programs"

How to Remove/Disable Start-up programs in Windows Vista

* Add "Hide/Show Computer" in Network Icon Context Menu

Registry Hack! How to Restore DVD Drive Label / Names in Windows Vista

How to Enable/Disable "On Resume, Display Logon Screen"

NEAT Kill 'em All: Close Multiple Programs at the Same Time

POPULAR Branding your Windows Vista Computer

* NETPLWIZ, Advanced User Accounts Control Panel

The Windows Desktop Bug

POPULAR Turn Off Aero using a Keyboard Shortcut

Customizing Windows Vista: Using Large Icons in the Taskbar's Quick Launch toolbar

Customizing OEM Logo in Windows Vista

Pinning All Shortcuts to Start Menu

POPULAR Enable the Two Hidden Aurora's in Windows Vista

Unlock Me! Pinning your icons in the start menu

POPULAR Fun Stuff! Hack your Windows Experience Index (WEI) score

Speed Up! Use the "Quick Explorer" to navigate your files easily

UnlockThis! Shock 4way 3D, adds a WOW factor

POPULAR Windows Vista Tip, Create an Aero On Off and Flip3D Shortcut

Windows Vista Benchmarking tool

* Windows DVD Maker, create your own Professional-looking video DVDs

* Login Automatically in Windows Vista

* Ten ways on enhancing your Windows Vista User Experience

* Gear up your new Windows Vista OS with tweaks for beginners

Tweak your Windows Vista, the easiest way when arranging your files

File association problem in Windows Vista

Low 'Virtual Memory' warning on Windows Vista

Internet Explorer 7 Top Ten features

Capture anything on your screen with Windows Snipping tool

Show 'Open command window here...

* Partitioning your Drive in Windows Vista

 

Google Chrome

Useful [Google Chrome] Synchronize your Bookmarks / Favorites Across Two or more Computers (Passwords too!) 

NEW Google Chrome Temporary Files location (Cache), Bookmarks/Favorites Database Hack!

[How] Opening Google Chrome SQLite V3 Database Files

Hack [How] Opening Google Chrome Files: History, Archived History, Cookies, Thumbnails and Web Data

[Help] Where's the "Recent Pages" Button in Google Chrome? It's Gone!

[Help] Where is Google Chrome Homepage Button, Gone?

[Help-Files] Find, Edit and Change Google Chrome Download Directory Location

* Tips and tricks: Google Chrome Secret Pages Hack!

Microsoft Excel Tips and Tricks

How to Create a Random Number Generator in Excel using VBA without Repetition

Can't Find Insert ActiveX and Form Controls in Excel 2007 (Buttons, Combo Box, Check Box, Option Button and List Box)

Security Warning Some Active Content has been disabledSecurity Warning Some Active Content has been disabled

 

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Quick Tip [Help] How to Get your Feed-ID (Blog-ID)

[Vista] Download uTorrent Manually To Update and Prevent the Error "Access is Denied"

How to Download and Watch NOVA Programs: Science and Technology in Full Episodes for Free

Windows 7 - aka "Vista version 2.0"

*** Windows 7 New Features, Technologies and Terms to Learn

How to Burn ISO Files or Disc Images in Windows 7

How to get and play mp4 Youtube videos in Windows 7

How to Refresh your Icons, Explorer and Update Group Policies settings instantly

[Windows 7] Keyboard Shortcut to Turn Off - On Aero

Adding Icons to Right-Click Menus in Windows 7

Improving Windows Experience Index Score for free

Add Turn Off/On Aero to Computers Right-Click Menu in Windows 7 (and Vista)

Easily Change the Default Download Directory in Windows 7

How to Add Start Menu Recent Item List in Windows 7

How to Create System Repair Disk for Windows 7

New! Quickly Displays the Logon Time for Vista Users

* Hiding Drives with No Media mounted in Windows 7

* The New Windows 7 Useful Keyboard Shortcuts or Hotkey Lists

* Hotkey to open a program in Administrator mode or Privilege in Windows 7

* Easily Remove or Set OEM Logo and Support Information in Windows 7/Vista/XP

* Fun Stuff! How to Change Windows Experience Index (WEI) in Windows 7

* Setup a Backdoor in Windows 7 Welcome Screen

* How to Create a Password Recovery USB Disk in Windows 7

Using Windows 7 BitLocker To Go, Secures USB Flash Disk Easily

How To Remove BitLocker Encryption in Windows 7

* Skip the Welcome Screen in Windows 7/Vista/XP

Windows 7 RC Download Problem: 32-bit and 64-bit

* TweakUI For Windows 7 : The Ultimate Tweaker

*** Optional update delivery is not working - “You may be a victim of software counterfeiting.”

**** “An unauthorized change was made to Windows. You must reinstall or restore Windows system files to activate.”

Windows 7 Features: New UI, Networking, Media Player, Device Stage and Customizations

Windows 7 "Touch For Engineers"

[Code 500] Downloading Windows 7 RC – Internal server error

Cracking the 8-Character Windows Vista Password for three to five days

Important Changes to Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1

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[C#] How to Get the Selected Index and Selected Item Text in List View Control

[C# and VB.Net] Program Compatibility Assistant Message in Windows 7 (and Vista)

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UnlockThis! Cracking the 8-Character Windows Vista Password for three to five days

Using NVIDIA GPU, dual core CPU and "Brute force" technique, it is now possible to recover the logon password for Windows Vista. 

Last October 22, 2007, ElcomSoft Co. Ltd. has filed a US patent on a breakthrough. A technology based on the combined power of Central Processing Unit and its video card's Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). The result will allow to build low cost PCs that will work like supercomputers when recovering lost passwords. It will decrease the time that it takes to perform password recovery by a factor of up to 25.

ElcomSoft, a Russian computer software company specializing in computer security and data recovery applications provides state-of-the-art software cryptology and forensics, offers a wide range of password recovery solutions. They said that using their new technology, the process would take only three to five days for an 8-character string composed of uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters to be cracked using the combination of dual-core CPU and a $150 Nvidia GPU. Unlike using a modern dual-core PC only, you can perform a brute-force technique up to 10,000,000 passwords per second, and it will complete the task in two months.

Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery can be downloaded using the following link. ElcomSoft is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner and member of the Intel® Software Partner Program.

Credits: Elcomsoft

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UnlockThis! Monitor attempts to access and change settings in Windows Vista

Did you ever wonder if there's someone tried to use/access your computer when you're not around? Windows Vista will help you to monitor what's happening on your computer to make it more secure.

1. Open Local Security Policy by clicking the Start button, typing "Local secu" or just type "secpol.msc" into the Search box, and open it.‌  If you are prompted by UAC for confirmation, click "Continue".

2. Click Local Policies -> Audit Policy.

3. Double-click the Policy that you want to monitor/audit.

Audit account Logon events, To see when someone has logged on or off your computer (both local and over the network).

Account management, To see when someone has changed settings on any account such as account name, changed a password, or changed a user group, enabled or disabled an account and created or deleted an account.

Directory service access, To see when somebody accesses an Active Directory object that has its own system access control list (SACL).

Object access, To see when someone has used a file, folder, printer, or other object.

Policy change, To see attempts to change any settings in local security policies

Privilege use, To see when someone performs a user right.

Process tracking, To see when events such as program activation or a process exiting occur.

System events, To see when somebody has turn off or restarted the computer, or when a program tries to do something that it doesn't have permission to do, like if a spyware tried to change a setting on your computer without your permission.

Source: Microsoft.com

4. Choose if you will monitor both Success and Failure attempts or just pick one of them and afterwards click the Apply button.

5. Monitor these events using the Event Viewer.

Start menu->Type "Event Viewer"->Open it and click "Continue" to confirm.

In the Event viewer->Go to Windows Logs->Security

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UnlockThis! CPU-Z, a useful System Profiler tool

CPU-Z is a portable freeware system profiler for Microsoft Windows that gathers information about the central processing unit (CPU), RAM, motherboard, and other hardware features.

"Before I upgrade my laptop memory, I used this portable application to see and verify the memory type and frequency. "

CPU-Z is needed to identify certain hardware components without opening the PC or laptop, especially the memory type and frequency, mainboard vendor, core revision and RAM clock rate. The ability to get clock speed makes it an important tool for motherboard overclockers.

Hardware Information List:

(SOURCE: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php)

CPU - Name and number, Core stepping and process, Package, Core voltage, Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier, Supported instructions sets and Cache information.

Mainboard - Vendor, model and revision, BIOS model and date, Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor, Graphic interface.

Memory - Frequency and timings, Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.

System - Windows and DirectX version.

Recommended Tool to be use along with CPU-Z: WinGuggle

The program creates a System summary of the important information of your computer hardware components, system profile, network adapter and many more.

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This NEW thread presents a topic that cannot be seen in any Windows Vista/XP Tweaking guides, Tips and Tricks websites and other famous websites. Based on Google search that I have done.

A. Microsoft Desktop Window Manager command list (Flip3d and Glass style effect)

Microsoft Desktop Window Manager is responsible for the Aero effects in our Windows Vista machine.

Recently, I read a Windows Vista Tip on how to create a Flip 3D shortcut, maybe almost all of the Vista forums, Windows Vista Tweaking guides and Windows Vista Tips and tricks websites has this tip. I was amazed about the tip...because you can create an application that if you click the middle part of your mouse (scroll wheel button), Flip3D will execute. WOW!

One question pops-up in my head, how about the other commands? After experimenting with it, I found 3 functioning parameters.

Activate Flip3D: Rundll32 dwmApi #105

Turn off the Glass style effect: Rundll32 dwmApi #104

Turn on the Glass style effect: Rundll32 dwmApi #102

Note: Run the command prompt as Administrator

B. Direct download link of YouTube

YouTube Hack! Get Youtube Direct download link without using any website or windows application.

1. Go to the Youtube video that you want to download. and Right Click to the vacant space->View source

2. Press CTRL+F, and type "watch_fullscreen?"

3.  Copy the next String starting from "Video_id=...." up to "title" only, no more "=" character at the end.

Example:

video_id=8ZEzNQ-CoV0&l=375&t=OEgsToPDskJn0I7mio7H8261dbG7AW5c&sk=9CjRopcFAKzQ8Pb8lNLXwwC&fs=1&title

4. Direct Download link:

htpp://www.youtube.com/get_video? + COPIED string

http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=8ZEzNQ-CoV0&l=375&t=OEgsToPDskJn0I7mio7H8261dbG7AW5c&sk=9CjRopcFAKzQ8Pb8lNLXwwC&fs=1&title

Enjoy!

This Windows Vista Tip, Turning on and turning off the Windows Vista Aero (Glass style effect) using these parameters in one click is FIRST, and can only be seen here in UnlockForUs.Blogspot.com. Same in getting the youtube direct download link.

So, any blogs or articles that will use this Windows Vista tip, Please give a credit to this BlogSite, Example:

"SOURCE: unlockforus.blogspot.com" or

"Thanks to http://unlockforus.blogspot.com"

Thank you very much!

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iUnlockThis! Windows Vista Tip, Create an Aero On Off and Flip3D Shortcut

Microsoft Desktop Window Manager is responsible for the Aero effects in our Windows Vista machine.

Recently, I read a Windows Vista Tip on how to create a Flip 3D shortcut, maybe almost all the Vista forums, Windows Vista Tweaking guides and Windows Vista Tips and tricks has this tip. I was amazed about the tip...because you can create an application that if you click the middle part of your mouse (scroll wheel button), Flip3D will execute. WOW!

One question pops-up in my head, how about the other commands? After experimenting with it, I found 3 functioning parameters.

How to Create a Windows Vista Aero On Off shortcut

1. Right-Click on the desktop->New->Shortcut

2. Type the following commands: Rundll32 dwmApi #104

3. Click Next and input any name that you want, example: "AeroOff".

4. To change the icon, Right-click on the shortcut -> Properties --> Change icon

5. Shell32.dll has a big collection of icons,  so let's choose and  use that file. type "Shell32.dll" and press enter on the Textbox.

6. Choose any icon that you want to use

You can see from the picture above that the Aero, Glass interface is Off. To turn it on, create a shortcut with same procedure but use the following command parameters, same in Flip3D shortcut.

Turn on the Windows Vista Aero (Glass style effect):
Rundll32 dwmApi #102

Activate Flip3D: Rundll32 dwmApi #105

Enjoy!

This Windows Vista Tip, Turning on and turning off the Aero (Glass style effect) using these parameters in one click is FIRST, and can only be seen here in UnlockForUs.Blogspot.com.

So, any blogs or articles that will use this Windows Vista tip, Please give a credit to this BlogSite. Thank You!

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