How to modify *.exe files

learn how to change *.exe files, in 5 easy steps:

1) Don't try to modify a prog by editing his source in a dissasembler.Why?
Cause that's for programmers and assembly experts only.

try to view it in hex you'll only get tons of crap you don't understand.
First off, you need Resource Hacker(last version). It's a resource editor-
very easy to use, You can download it at.  ResHack.zip
2) Unzip the archive, and run ResHacker.exe. You can check out the help file too


3) You will see that the interface is simple and clean. Go to the menu FileOpen or press Ctrl+O to open a file. Browse your way to the file you would like to edit. You can edit *.exe, *.dll, *.ocx, *.scr and *.cpl files, but this tutorial is to teach you how to edit *.exe files, so open one.

4) In the left side of the screen a list of sections will appear.
The most common sections are
-String table;
-RCData;
-Dialog;
-Cursor group;
-Bitmap;
-WAV.
*Icon: You can wiew and change the icon(s) of the program by double-clicking the icon section,chossing the icon, right-clicking on it an pressing "replace resource". After that you can choose the icon you want to replace the original with.
*String table: a bunch of crap, useful sometimes, basic programming knowladge needed.
*RCData: Here the real hacking begins. Modify window titles, buttons, text, and lots more!
*Dialog:Here you can modify the messages or dialogs that appear in a program. Don't forget to press "Compile" when you're done!
*Cursor group: Change the mouse cursors used in the program just like you would change the icon.
*Bitmap: View or change images in the programs easy!
*WAV:Change the sounds in the prog. with your own.


5) In the RCData,Dialog,Menu and String table sections you can do a lot of changes. You can modify or translate the text change links, change buttons, etc.


TIP: To change a window title, search for something like: CAPTION "edit this".
TIP: After all operations press the "Compile Script" button, and when you're done editing save, your work @ FileSave(Save as).
TIP: When you save a file,the original file will be backed up by default and renamed to Name_original and the saved file will have the normal name of the changed prog.
TIP: Sometimes you may get a message like: "This program has a non-standard resource layout... it has probably been compressed with an .EXE compressor." That means that Resource Hacker can't modify it because of it's structure.

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How to make a bootable USB drive in Windows 7

A bootable USB drive can help a computer to load and boot the operating system or any other utility program. It also acts as an alternative to a boot disk. To create a bootable USB Drive, you need a small application called ‘WinToFlash’. You can download this application by   clicking here

Once you have downloaded the application file, just follow the steps given below to install ‘WinToFlash’ application on your Windows 7 PC:

1. Right click on the zip file, which you have downloaded and click on ‘Extract here’, or ‘Extract files’
2. You will find a folder ‘Novicorp WinToFlas 0.7.0010 beta’. Double click on it
3. The folder would open. Here, you will find an exe file ‘WinToFlash.exe’. Double click on it

Once the application is installed on your Windows 7 PC, you are ready to make a bootable USB drive.

Let’s start with the process of creating a bootable USB Drive:

1. Click on ‘Windows Setup Transfer Wizard’
2. Now click on ‘Next’
3. Place the Windows 7 installation disk in the DVD drive and also place the USB drive in the USB port
4. Now, in the ‘WinToFlash’ window, select the installation drive’s path in Windows files path section, and USB drive’s path in the USB drive section
5. Click on ‘Next’
6. Accept the terms of the license agreement and click on ‘Continue’
7. It will ask you to format your USB drive now. Click ‘OK’ to continue
8. After this, the windows installation files will get copied to your USB drive. Wait until the files get copied completely and click ‘Next’ once done
9. Now click on ‘Exit’ and you are ready with your bootable USB drive

Creating a bootable USB Drive will not only protect your original install media from wear and tear, but is also handy to carry especially for netbook users.

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Windows System Tips,Tricks & Troubleshooting

Windows is a very popular Operating system for its user friendly interface, if you know some tips and tricks about windows then you can play with Windows PC. These are some tips and tricks about Windows and also some troubleshooting steps for beginners. So lets have fun with Windows tricks.

  

Block websites without using software :

Block websites without any software

1.  Browse C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
2.  Find the file named “HOSTS”e
3.  Open it in notepad
4. Under “127.0.0.1 localhost” Add 127.0.0.2 www.facebook.com ,
   and that site will no longer be accessible.
5. Done! 

To convert Guest to Admin in your XP

Copy the text below in notepad:

echo off
title Please wait…
cls
net user add Username Password /add
net user localgroup Administrators Username /add
net user Guest 420 /active:yes
net localgroup Guests Guest /DELETE
net localgroup Administrators Guest /add
del %0

THEN SAVE THE FILE AS GUEST2ADMIN.BAT

Then double click on the file so that it can execute.
But remember that for using this application you must have guest profile on.

Trick to write your name after time

If you want to put your name after time in place of AM/PM then here is a trick.

Steps are as follows:

1.   Go to Start
2.   Control Panel
3.   Date, time, language and regional options
4.   Language and regional options
5.   Customize
6.   Time
7.   Change AM symbol and PM symbol from AM and PM to your name
8.   Apply
9.   ok

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How to Migrate Your Facebook Account and Data to Google+

You may not be ready to ditch Facebook for good, but now that you've had a chance to kick the tires on Google+, you might be ready to make it your go-to social network. The problem: You've built up a lot of friends, photos, videos, and other data on Facebook over the years, and you don't want to simply lose all that data. Here's how to migrate it all from Facebook to Google+.

When Google+ came out, it's success was very much up in the air (remember Google Buzz?). However, it seems a lot of people have already thrown themselves into Google+ full force—Facebook may have 750 million users, but Google+ has already crossed the 20 million user milestone in only 30 days. If you're ready to give it a shot as your main network, here's what you need to do.

Migrate Your Friends

A social network is nothing without a group of friends with whom to talk, so the first thing you'll want to do is migrate your friends. Not everyone you know is going to be on Google+ yet, but it's a good idea to make sure you don't leave anybody out—and you can always send those other late adopters an invite to encourage them.

The easiest way to migrate your Facebook friends is to import them through a Yahoo email address.  You may not have a Yahoo account, but that's what makes this method great—no need to fill up your main address book with Facebook junk. Plus, it really does only take a few minutes.

To do this, head to mail.yahoo.com and click the Create New Account button (if you already have a Yahoo or Flickr account, you can skip this step). Once you've created an account, sign in and head to the Contacts tab. Click on "Import Contacts" and choose the Facebook option. You should now see all your Facebok friends in your Yahoo address book.

Lastly, head to Google+ and go to the Circles tab. Click "Find and Invite" and click the Yahoo button. It'll add all your Yahoo Contacts (or Facebook Friends, in this case), to the Find and Invite page and you can add your Facebook friends to your circles.

Migrate Your Photos

Migrating your photos is ridiculously easy with the previously mentioned Move Your Photos Chrome extension. Install it, click on its icon in the extension bar, and log in to your Facebook account. Select the photos you want to transfer and click the upload button at the very bottom of the page. You'll see the progress in the lower right-hand corner. Don't log out while it works, just let it do its thing.

When it's done, you'll see those albums in Google+. By default, they won't be public, and you can adjust each album's privacy settings by going into them and clicking on the "Edit" link under "Visible To".

If you don't want to use Chrome, you can grab a similar extension for Firefox, but you have to transfer albums one by one. If you have Chrome installed, I recommend using the Chrome extension just this once because it's much faster.

Migrate Your Videos

The only way to migrate your videos, unfortunately, is to download the entirety of your Facebook data and re-upload them. To do this, head to Account > Account Settings, and scroll down to "Download Your Information". Hit the "learn more" link and hit the Download button. It will take awhile to gather your info, but you'll receive an email when it's done, and you can download a ZIP file full of your photos, videos, and profile information.

Once you've wrangled all the videos you want to move to Google+, you'll just have to upload them one by one. Head into Google+, click on your profile, and go to "Videos". Hit the "Upload New Videos" link and re-upload your videos to your Google+ profile.

Update and View Both Networks at Once

Now that all your data's been migrated, you can enjoy using Google+ as your main social network. However, chances are you still have a few friends on Facebook you want to keep up with. The best way to do this is with the Start Google Plus extension for both Chrome and Firefox. Once you install it, you'll see a Facebook and Twitter icon in the upper right-hand corner, which you can click on to connect your other accounts. Once your Facebook account's been linked, every status update you make on Google+ will have the option of posting to Facebook as well, just by clicking on the Facebook icon. It'll take with it any links, pictures, or other data that the status contains.

Start Google Plus will also plug your Facebook feed into your Google+ feed, so you don't even need to check Facebook anymore. Just check your Google+ feed, and it'll show you all of Facebook's news feed as well, with links to comment if you so desire.

If you prefer to not use an extension, you can also update your status on both networks at once using Facebook's "Upload via Email" feature. Just head to Facebook's mobile page, copy your Upload via Email email address, and add it to its own "Facebook" circle on Google+. From now on, when you update your status on Google+, you can just include your Facebook circle to send that status to Facebook as well. This method isn't perfect, however: it'll only work with statuses of up to 50 characters, and it doesn't work with photos. However, it does work over mobile, which is nice, and without any extensions.

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GOOGLE TIPS, TRICKS AND HACKS

Google is not only the world’s greatest web search engine but also one with full of trick’s that when applied properly can lead to the most wonderful effects. One such trick is the “GOOGLE CALCULATOR”.

GOOGLE CALCULATOR

You can perform any calculation on the Google search engine itself.

Mathematic Calculations: Type the expression to be calculated in the search box like “5+4*(sqrt 23)^29=” and search it. You will get your calculation done in an instant!!

GOOGLE DICTIONARY

To search for definitions and synonyms use the following tips.

Definition: Type “define:explosive” to find the dictionary definition of the word.

 

GOOGLE POWER SEARCH 

Google ignores common words and characters such as where, the, how, and other digits and letters that slow down your search without improving the results. If a common word is essential to getting the results you want, you can make sure Google pays attention to it by putting a “+” sign in front of it.

Like “milk + coffee”

GOOGLE BOOK SEARCH

If you’re looking for results from Google Book Search, you can enter the name of the author or book title into the search box and Google will return any book content we have as part of your normal web results. You can click through on the record to view more detailed info about that author or title.

Like “arthur conan doyle”.

 

SEARCH WITH IN A WEBSITES

Find anything within a particular website without actually opening that website. This reduces time in loading of a website and the search is real quick. Like to search a video on you tube.

type “ :youtube.com obama speech” in Google.

If you really want to make your life easy with Google search, you should use these tricks.click on the link below to download  a book full of more tips and ticks i didn't include here. 

Google_Hacks_1st Edition.pdf

If you feel that using all this techniques is a long process, their is an application which will make your job much easier ..just download Google hacks by clicking on the link below....

Google_hacks   

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How to Fix Bad Sectors on a Hard Disk

It is very important to always fix bad sectors on your hard drive, to avoid losing your data. The minute your computer's hard disk starts to act flaky, make sure you have an up-to-date backup. Then you can do some simple diagnostics and repairs. Both Windows and Mac OS come with built-in hard-disk utility software that scans your hard disk for errors and attempts to fix them.

INSTRUCTION OF DOING SO WITH WINDOWS

1. Double-click on My Computer to open the My Computer window. 
2.  Select the disk that you want to diagnose and repair.
3. Choose Properties from the File menu. You should see the Properties window for the drive that you selected.
4. Choose the Tools tab.
5. Click the Check Now button under Error Checking Status.
6. Depending on your version of Windows, choose either "Thorough" or "Scan for and Attempt Recovery of   Bad Sectors.
7. Click on Start.

You can also download HDD Regenerator, its a software which will help you to fix bad sectors of your hard drive. just click on the link below and download it for free + its crack

HDD Regenerator 2011 + crack.rar

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Shortcut Virus Remover

 
Most of people around are still  being terrorized  by this Short Cut Virus,and i feel for you all, as you spend all your money taking your pc for fixing, so i will give you different ways of  removing it from your pc, hard-drives and also recovering your data..

STEP 1 :Unhide hidden files and folders
All your files and folders are super hidden by this virus, so first we have to show all hidden files and folders;  its very easy to do so just go to;     

Go to My Computer > Tools Tab > Folder Options > View > Look for Hidden Files and
       Folders >
       Click at Show hidden files and folders > Check the Hide extensions for known file types and Hide
       protected operating system files > You can see the hidden files and folders now, but the virus is still there..

STEP 2 :  REMOVING IT AND ALSO RECOVERING YOUR DATA

go to your hard-drive and you will see all the files even the that virus, something like this:

As you can see, the virus name can be buoemx.exe,cxpoaxx.exe and others.Just delete the virus and the autoron.inf files and you're done

Now download this Attribute changer.exe  which will help you unhide those hidden files you reveled in step 1  and now u are done with the virus.. 

Attribute changer.exe

But one may ask, what if this virus has already affected my pc??

Then follow the steps below to remove it permanently from your pc;

STEP 1 

First you need to follow the above Step 1, of unhiding all hidden files on your system.

STEP 2

Then go to your personal folder and you will see those viruses,just get the name as they use different names.

STEP 3

Now since you know the name(s) ,go to run and type msconfig.exe , it will open up and go to "startup" and you will see all the programs which starts up when you switch on your pc even the name(s) of those viruses. So just disable them.

save and restart your pc

STEP 4

Go back to that directory were you saw those viruses and delete them!!

AND NOW YOU ARE SHORT CUT FREE!!

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