Advanced PC Tips and Tricks

Change Logon Wallpaper-Windows XP
Logon wallpaper is the wallpaper or image that windows xp shows on screen when windows logs on (before it asks for username & password) . It’s usually set to the image-logo of the brand(manufacturer) of our computer (e.g. in compaq laptops). Now we can set it to our own image or any other image(any bmp file) by following trick.

Open Startmenu->Run type regedit and press ok to open registry editor.(shows a tree like structure of directories at left)

In that hierarchical structure in left, navigate to registry entry
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

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Changing the MAC address in XP

Method 1:

This is depending on the type of Network Interface Card (NIC) you have.  If you have a card that doesn’t support Clone MAC address, then you have to go to second method.

a.      Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel and double click on Network and Dial-up Connections.

b.     Right click on the NIC you want to change the MAC address and click on properties.

c.      Under “General” tab, click on the “Configure” button

d.     Click on “Advanced” tab

e.      Under “Property section”, you should see an item called “Network Address” or "Locally Administered Address", click on it.

f.       On the right side, under “Value”, type in the New MAC address you want to assign to your NIC.  Usually this value is entered without the “-“ between the MAC address numbers.

g.     Goto command prompt and type in “ipconfig /all” or “net config rdr” to verify the changes.  If the changes are not materialized, then use the second method.

h.     If successful, reboot your systems.

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Our Cyber Cops always have an eye on illegal works or Cyber Crime

A team of Cyber investigation including DSP of patiala probe for  cyber crime in all cyber cafe's and note/tracked IP address of all cyber cafe near Punjabi University(patiala) (As Seen by me in my friend cyber cafe)

• 26/11 Mumbai terror Attack Email sent from a cyber cafe-Rajkot
• Email threatens to blow up BSE and NSE-Mumbai
• Police  get email on terrorist striked-Delhi
  
  
• E-mail threat to PM bounces back on cyber cafe owner-Kochi
  
  
• Jaipur Blasts Email traced to UP cafe,jaipur cops say holes in video clip-Lucknow
  
  
• Hoax email threat:cyber café owner remanded-kolkatta
  
  
• Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives use Cyber cafes –Hyderabad
  
  
• Cops identify cyber cafe from where email threat to advani was sent-shilong
• Conspiracy to trigger blasts in Tn hatched in prison-chennai

Be-care of Yourself  and Do such things at your own risk or with complete security.

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