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Recover Lost Instant Messenger Passwords with MessenPass

Recover your lost password for MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ, etc.

MessenPass is a password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of the most popular instant messenger applications, such as MSN Messenger, Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Trillian, Gaim and many more.


MessenPass reveals the passwords of the following instant messenger applications:

• MSN Messenger
• Windows Messenger (In Windows XP)
• Windows Live Messenger (In Windows XP And Vista)
• Yahoo Messenger (Versions 5.x and 6.x)
• Google Talk
• ICQ Lite 4.x/5.x/2003
• AOL Instant Messenger v4.6 or below, AIM 6.x, and AIM Pro.
• Trillian
• Trillian Astra
• Miranda
• GAIM/Pidgin
• MySpace IM
• PaltalkScene
• Digsby

The application can only be used to recover the passwords for the current logged-on user on your local computer, and it only works if you chose the remember your password in one of the above programs.

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Detect and Remove Trojans, Spyware, Malware, Rouge Software and Keyloggers with NVT Malware Remover

Remove any malware from your computer with a single click.

NVT Malware Remover Tool is an application designed to detect and remove most of the Malware, Trojans, Keyloggers and other malicious threats from your computer. It includes also the ability to remove rogue software, Spyware and it allows you to do a complete system scan.


Features:

• Accurate and Complete Disinfection Method
• Save Report Log
• Save infected files into "Infected" directory
• Remove Rogue Software and Unwanted Applications
• Remove Trojans, Spyware and Keyloggers
• Remove more than 6000 malicious threads
• Complete System Scan
• Easy to use

Usage

The usage of NVT Malware Remover Tool is very easy:
1) Download and Install it
2) Update
3) Scan your Computer
4) To remove a detected file just click over the file with the right click of the mouse and select "Delete selected file".

NOTE:
To avoid possible false positives you can submit detected files in online malware scanners before delete them.






* Platform: Microsoft ® Windows All
* File Size: 1118 KB
* License: Freeware

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Cool Tips, Tricks and Hacks for Windows XP

Use these tips, tricks and hacks to save time, solve problems, and have more fun with Windows XP.

Windows XP, arguably the world's most popular operating system, still has lots of tricks up its sleeve. Today I will show you some hidden rooms, some unknown corners in this column that you never knew existed but wanted to. Without much ado lets login to the wonderful hidden world of Windows XP.

1. Deleting System Softwares

XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.


2. Modify autoplay for different types of CD

Windows XP includes the ability to perform different actions depending on the type of CD you insert into the drive. For example, you could set your system to always respond to CDs containing MP3 files by opening Windows Media Player.

To edit the Autoplay properties: Open 'my computer'. Right click on the drive you wish to set and select 'properties'. Choose the autoplay tab. Use the dropdown box to see the various recognized types of CD and choose appropriate actions for them.


3. Creating a desktop shortcut for locking your pc !

If you use your computer in an area where others may have access to it, and there are things on your system you would rather have kept confidential, locking your desktop when you leave the computer is an essential task. Here's a recipe for a desktop shortcut that will lock your computer in two easy clicks:

Right click on an empty area of the desktop and choose 'new' then 'shortcut.' The create shortcut wizard will open; in the first text box, type '%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' and then give your shortcut an appropriate name on the next page, and hit 'finish.'

You will notice that the shortcut you created has a blank icon. To select a more appropriate one, right click on the shortcut and hit 'properties.' In the 'shortcut' tab, click the 'change icon' button.

In the 'look for icons in this file' box, type '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' then click 'ok' to see a range of icons for your new shortcut. Choose an appropriate icon. Your desktop locking shortcut is now ready for use. Test it out.


4. Creating Shutdown Icon or One Click Shutdown:

Navigate to your desktop. On the desktop, right-click and go to New, then to Shortcut (in other words, create a new shortcut). You should now see a pop-up window instructing you to enter a command line path.
Use this path in "Type Location of the Item"
SHUTDOWN -s -t 01
If the C: drive is not your local hard drive, then replace "C" with the correct letter of the hard drive. Click the "Next" button. Name the shortcut and click the "Finish" button. Now whenever you want to shut down, just click on this shortcut and you’re done.


5. Removing Shared Documents folder From My Computer

Open registry editor by going to Start then Run and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders

You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.


6. Renaming The Recycle Bin icon:

To change the name of the Recycle Bin desktop icon, click Start then goto Run, write Regedit and press Enter. It opens Registry Editor. Now in Registry Editor go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
and change the name "Recycle Bin" to whatever you want (don’t type any quotes).


7. Force windows XP to reboot upon crashing

This registry edit will cause your system to reboot itself automatically upon crashing. This can be useful if you have a reason for keeping your system on 24/7:

Open REGEDIT

Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl'

Edit the 'AutoReboot' value to '1'


8. Locking the desktop

If you are leaving your computer for a while and do not wish to turn it off, but want to assure that no-one else can use the computer while you are away, locking the desktop is the best option.

By pressing WINDOWSKEY+L, you password protect your system just as if you had logged out or restarted the computer. The advantage is that any programs or processes that were running when you locked the desktop will stay open and running in the background, ready for you to resume work or play.


Windows XP is like a big ocean of tips and tricks. In the coming days I will add more and more Windows XP tips, tricks and hacks to this article.

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Download Portable Windows Keys Finder

The utility allows you to recover your CD key for Windows for the purposes of reinstalling / repairing your Windows setup.

In case you lost your CD key, this little portable utility can retrieve Keys information for windows. You can also call this serial number or registration information of windows.


Features:

This version will currently retrieve the CD keys for the following products

* Windows 2000,XP
* Office 2007 beta
* Office Professional 2003
* Front Page 2003






More products will be added in future releases. Keep an eye on this page for updates.

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How To Download and Play Sony PlayStation 1 (PSX) Games on your PC

Play all of your favorite PS 1 games on your computer using ePSXe Emulator.

Remember Final Fantasy VIII? Remember Eden, Bahamuth, Shiva?? Or Suikoden II, Parasite Eve, Lunar, Rayman, Hercules, Xenogears?? Those were old, good times. Ever wish to play those games all over again or maybe finish them for the first time? You can install and run the necessary software to turn your PC into a virtual PlayStation. Today there are a lot of tutorials on the net about how to download and play PlayStation 1 games on your computer, but only few of the tutorials are really working and the others are not completely finished or aren't explained good and you can't understand them. Here i'll write a full tutorial to run PSX games on your computer. I will be posting links where to get emulator, ISOs and more!

Lets start:

1. Download ePSXe (PS1 emulator)

First of all you need to Download ePSXe. It's available for Linux and Windows. I recommend you to download version v.1.6.0 or lower (don't download any beta version).


2. Download plugins

Plugins will be necessary. You can download plugins for both OS, Windows and Linux. There are three plugins you basically need to run the program.
Go to http://www.ngemu.com/psx/epsxe.php?action=plugins and then press Ctrl+F and download the following plugins:

Graphic Plugins:

P.E.Op.S. Soft GPU (v1.18b)
Pete's GPU Plugins (v1.77)

Sound Plugins:

Eternal SPU (v1.41)
P.E.Op.S. DSound (v1.9)

CD Plugins (To make Game Rips such as ISOs and CDs run on ePSXe):

CDR Mooby (v2.8)
P.E.Op.S. CDR (v1.4)

You can also download Misc Plugins which allows you to play over the net, but those aren't necessary.

Extract the files into the "plugins" folder in the ePSXe. (It's NOT in C://Program Files...! Remember the path when you download the ePSXe program in the first place? And you double click on it to run it? Go there and you will find the "plugins" folder)

3. Download BIOS

Now it's time to get the BIOS in order to play the games. You'll need a file called scph1001.dll. Here is a website where you can download your BIOS http://dragonballarena.gamesurf.it/english/media/giochi/psx.php.


After the download is complete, place it on the "bios" folder in the ePSXe.

4. Download your game!!

You can type your game on google and search for it, or get torrent on isohunt, mininova or anything... Here are some good sites to download your PSX ISOs:
http://www.emuparadise.org/roms/psx/
http://www.romulation.net/PSX/
http://romhustler.net/roms/psx
http://nitroroms.com/roms/Sony_PSX
http://www.rom-freaks.net/psx-isos-0-asc-name-.html

5. Configuration

Before you start using ePSXe you need to configure some settings. Select the icon that looks like a PSX controller ( that's the emulator itself ) and a window that says ePSXe should pop up. Now choose the Config tab and you are ready to configure the plugins and the bios that you've downloaded.


Config - Video

• Choose the plugin that you want to use. I use Pete's DX6 D3D Driver. Now choose Configure

• Choose the resolution, or whether you want to play it in a window. If you are wondering if the resolution depends on your computer performance... I personally choose window. Now on Default Settings (bottom-left) click Nice and OK.

Config - Sound

• Choose the plugin. I use P.E.Op.S. DSound Audio Driver -> Configure

• Choose following options:

Mode : 2
Volume : 1
Reverb : 2
Interpolation: 3

Leave the rest as default and OK.


Config - Cdrom

• Choose the plugin. I use P.E.Op.S. CDR Driver

• Don't need to configure anything there.. leave it as default.

Config - Bios

• Locate the scph1001.dll and click OK

Config - Game Pad - Pad 1

• Adjust it at your convenience...

Now your all set and you can start playing some PSX Games!!!

File - Run ISO and Locate the PS1 game you want to play. If in the folder that you've downloaded there are more than one file, choose the one with the bigger size.


Enjoy Gaming!


If you can't find some of the plugins or if you don't want to spend much of your precious time searching for bios and all other necessary stuff, you can download my ePSXe with all these stuff in it. Now all you have to do is just to configure the settings and you are ready to play.

Download ePSXe with All Plugins and BIOS for it


Also read:
Play Nintendo and Gameboy Games On Your Computer

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The Best Notepad Tricks for Windows

Top 10 Notepad Tricks You Have Never seen!! Amazing Notepad Tricks for Windows.

If you press F5 in notepad, it will insert current date and time in the file. I think most of us know about this notepad trick. It is also mentioned in the Edit menu of the notepad.

Notepad isn't really that bad. It is a age old app, but it's still popular because of its simplicity.
Now I am going to show some fun notepad tricks. Enjoy these cool tricks.

1. Bush Hid the Facts – Most Popular Notepad Trick

Bush may have hid the facts. But whether or not he did, this trick looks really weird. According to the trick it really seems Microsoft had put some hack into the coding of notepad making the text hidden after saving it.

• Open notepad.
• Type BUSH HID THE FACTS
• Save that file.
• Close Notepad
  
• Open the file again (with notepad like before)
• Can you read it back?

Why This Happens ?
It was later known 4335 Rule. It means that if we enter four words separated by spaces, wherein the first word has 4 letters, the next two have three letters each, and the last word has five letters. Then Notepad Automatically hides the text into unknown code. Similar are with "this app can break".

2. How To Make Matrix With NotePad

I'am going to show you how to make cool Matrix batch file using notepad.
Open notepad and type in:

@echo off
color 2
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%
goto start


Save it as matrix.bat


Double click on file and it will open the matrix

3. World Trade Centre Attack Trick – Shocking Notepad Trick

Did you know that the flight number of the plane that had hit WTC on 9/11 was Q33NY …

• Open your Notepad
• Type the flight number i.e Q33N in Capital Letters.
• Increase the Font Size to 72
• Change the Font to Wingdings

You will be amazed by the findings. Its a Plane going for 2 building shaped structures & then death. (see below) WTF ?


Shocking … Ya …But this is a complete hoax… because I researched myself on Wikipedia and found that None of the planes involved in the 9/11 attacks had theflight number "Q33 NY". The flight numbers of the planes that crashed into the Twin Towers were in fact "11" and "175". Clearly, someone has simply made up this supposedflight number in an attempt to make the spurious claim seem valid.

4. How to get fake error message like below

• Open Notepad
  
• Type in: msg * Error: Your system is affected by virus
• Save as "virus.bat"
• Now open that .bat file, now you got error message window
• Its not virus, just your assumption message.

5. Test your antivirus software is active or non active

To test your antivirus in full safety, you can use the file of Eicar test. This file is detected as a virus by the antiviruses but it is not one, it does not contain any viral code. If the false virus is detected, it is that your antivirus is active and protects you.

• Open Notepad
  
• Then recopy the following character string in the Notepad:

X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

• Now save it and scan it by ur antivirus software..
• If your antivirus is correctly activated, it must then alert you instantaneously presence of the Eicar virus.
• Then ask your antivirus to remove the file. In my case I had installed BitDefender Anti Virus and file was recognize and removed automatically without any additional action from me.

If your antivirus does not see anything, than you have a problem. It could be because of two reasons: permanent protection is badly configured or there were some problems during antivirus installation. Then you have to read documentation of your software to correct this problem.

If the false virus is still not detected, you must then seriously think of changing anti-virus software.

6. Lock a Folder Using Notepad

Want to know how to to lock a folder using Notepad ?

Here is the trick :

• Consider you want to lock a folder named PICS in your D:\ , whose path is D:\PICS
• Now open the Notepad and type the following

ren pics pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

• Where pics is your folder name. Save the text file as lock.bat in the same drive.
• Open another new notepad text file and type the following

ren pics.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} pics

• Save the text file as key.bat in the same drive.

Usage :

• To lock the pics folder, simply click the loc.bat and it will transform into control panel icon which is inaccessible.
• To unlock the folder click the key.bat file. Thus the folder will be unlocked and the contents are accessible.

7. Format HDD with Notepad

• Write The Following In Notepad Exactly as it says

Code : 01001011000111110010010101010101010000011111100000

• Save As it as .EXE and any Name would Do.
• Make an Ethical use of it. This .exe file can be really dangerous.
  

8. Find Windows XP CD Key inside CD

Ever thought that the CD-Key of the Windows XP disc you were looking for was just Right Under you Nose. Lets see how easily you can get it…

To get the Windows XP CD key, you have to do the following steps.

1. Bring your Windows XP CD and insert it into your computer's CD/DVD ROM/ RAM.
2. Now, browse your Windows XP CD and find the folder I386.
3. Inside I386 folder, find the file named as unattended.txt.
4. Open unattended.txt by using notepad.
5. At last, keep scrolling of the opened file and you will get Windows XP CD key.

To me, it’s the most amazing thing of Windows XP CD. In this way, you can get the Windows XP CD key into your Windows XP CD. The people who are not wish to buy XP or the people who lost the serial key of Windows XP CD, can find theWindows XP CD key in this way.

9. Log trick

This is simple, open notepad and type .LOG


Save it as .LOG.txt


Whenever you open the file with that text in the first line in the notepad, it will insert the current date and time at the end of the file. You can start entering your text after that.

10. Open console box

Open Notepad and type starts like seen in picture below, but you can make as many as you would like.


Save it as start.bat . Depending on how many times you wrote start console boxes open.


Hope these tricks were useful for you.

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Download Free Video Converter for Windows

Powerful video converter application that makes video conversion and basic movie editing quick and easy.

With so many video formats and too little time to organize our video files, we need an easy-to-use and intuitive video converter that handles all our video files on the go. Now more and more people want to rip DVD and convert video to their portalbe devices such as iPod/iPhone/PSP/Zune/Creative Zen/Sansa/Mobile Phone/iRiver and so on.
There are quite a lot of such third-party softwares on the market, but only few of them can do a real job. If you are looking for a good and easy-to-use Windows compatible video converter, here i want to show you a freeware software "Free Video Converter" that will done a great job for you. This software is able to convert all your Video files and you can keep your video collection a little less insane.

Free Video Converter is new tool, in fact it's one of the best free video media converter tools I've found – it's simple, looks great and is very functional. It allows you to convert, split, merge and edit your movie files. It supports wide variety of video formats from AVI to Flash (FLV) and high-definition movies (MTS) captured with new HD cameras. The simple and intuitive interface makes it easy to perform basic conversion tasks, while supporting additional features like joining and splitting movie clips, and batch conversion for converting multiple movies in one step.

Convert AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPG, MPEG, MTS, RM, RMVB, QT, WMV and more into AVI, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, QuickTime (QT), WMV formats and more easily.


Free Video Converter features:

• Opens and converts from the following file formats: AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, MPG, MPEG, MTS, RM, RMVB, QT, WMV, and others recognized by your computer (Direct Show).

• Converts to the following output format: AVI, MP4, MPEG1, MPEG2, QuickTime (QT), WMV.

• Easy and simple user interface including the movie preview area, timeline and editing area, and video clip management area.

• Supports splitting or merging multiple videos by selecting movie sections to be merged or split.

• Supports the new high-definition high-quality format H.264, including multi-pass conversion for even higher quality. This allows creating best quality movies at minimum size.

• Provides predefined conversion settings for instant conversion to movie formats supported by YouTube, iPod, iPhone, HDTV, and Web pages (Flash).

• Supports saving custom conversion settings.

• Supports movie scaling (resizing), deinterlacing, and changing frames-per-second.

• Supports batch mode to quickly convert multiple movies or selections to a single or separate output files.

• Supports saving and loading movie conversion projects.

• Creates HTML pages that play converted videos as Flash movies (FLV) for easy publishing to the Web.

• Absolutely free - nothing to buy!

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How to Make Free Phone Calls Over The Internet using Voixio - No Download Required

Voixio offers free international calls anywhere in the world via your PC.

I have noticed a website which supports free video and voice calls worldwide. You do not need any software to download. Just login and dial anywhere in the world. It's like Skype, but runs in your web browser and as long as you watch an advert the calls are free. I managed to call my mobile, home and office all for free. They quality isn't that bad, not as good an a normal telephone but just as good as Skype, and like Skype if you have a proper headset it would work even better.

What is also good about the Voixio system is it supports video, this means you can have a video chat with other Voixio users or even with 3G mobile phone users. I was unable to try either of these so cannot comment on the quality, but it seems very cool!


Features:

• Nothing to install
• login from any computer using a webpage and make free calls
• No delay, echo or noise
• Carrier-grade voice and video SIP, supporting all latest codecs and an advanced SIP feature set
• 1 hour FREE video conferencing per day
• 10 minutes FREE international calling per day
• Top-up SIP and conferencing credit for just 1 cent for 5 minutes

Go to Voixio

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