How to Setup a Laptop for Wireless Network

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Level of difficulty: Intermediate

Wireless networks make use of a wireless connection that acts as a bridge to communicate and transmit data to other computers and printers. Wireless networks give the laptop more mobility. This allows the user to connect to a wireless network and share files and connect to the Internet.

Materials Needed:

- Laptop
- Wireless Network Card
- USB Wireless Card

Step 1

Make sure that the laptop is Wireless Fidelity or “Wi-fi” ready. Check if the laptop has a built-in wireless network adapter. If the laptop has an integrated wireless network adapter, proceed to step 5, if not, proceed to step 2.

Step 2

If the laptop does not have a Wireless Network card or Universal Serial Bus “USB” wireless adapter, obtain a wireless network card or USB Wireless Network adapter suitable to the laptop. Make sure that the wireless adapter is compatible with the router that is going to be used on the laptop. (These days, most wireless networks make use of 802.11g or 802.11b protocols.)

Step 3

Install the wireless network card or USB adapter on the laptop. If a driver is needed, install the driver on the laptop. This driver is normally bundled with the wireless network adapter that has been purchased for the laptop.

Step 4

After installing the Wireless Network card, reboot the laptop for the changes and the driver to take effect and start functioning.

Step 5

Click on the “Wireless Network Connection” icon on the system tray. The system tray is located on the lower right side of the desktop screen.

Step 6

Right-click on the icon on the system tray icon and select the “View Available Wireless Networks” option then left click.

Step 7

Click on the “Refresh Network List” to view the wireless network within the range of your laptop. (Use this button if there is no wireless network list in your location.)

Step 8

Select the wireless network that appears within range of your laptop.

Step 9

Click on the available network connection that is within the laptop’s range and click connect. Remember the SSID and WEP key in the router when the broadcast is secured. If the broadcast is unsecured, it will automatically connect to the Wireless Network. There is no need to type the SSID and WEP key.

Step 10

Now, your laptop is ready to access Internet connection and can communicate to other peripherals connected to the Wireless Network.

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Download Unlimited Rapidshare Files

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Rapidshare is the leading File sharing tool in the internet. It's used for downloading files unlimited files and uploading unlimited files in the internet. It's used like your backup. But Peoples use as sharing their files in the networking like movies, music, Peoples are having the trust on the Rapidshare. But Rapidshare divided user into two section. one is Free user (having the restriction of downloading single file each time and limited downloading , waiting for couple of mints) and Second one is Premium user having the full freedom of downloading and uploading the files, unlimited space, bandwidth etc. now i am going to share the secret of downloading files from free user. but 90% tricks works for downloading .There are billons of files uploaded in rapidshare yet. Like Google , yahoo. msn search engine.

How to bypass Rapidshare Waiting Time Limit and Download Files

1. Go to Start >> Run on your computer.
2. Type cmd in the run box.
3. It will open Command Prompt window. Type the following commands there one by one, (don’t forget to hit Enter after each command) in the given order.

@ECHO OFF
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /setclassid
ipconfig /registerdns
ipconfig /renew
EXIT

4. Now your computer should have got registered with a new IP address.
5. Navigate to Rapidshare and try downloading your file. This time you would be able to download files, even if you did download large files few minutes before.
6. Repeat the above process each time you want to download files from Rapidshare.
7. You are done.

This above trick is simple and does not need much expertise. Copy the above command prompt commands to a notepad file, so that you can follow them easily next time. If you face any problems in performing the above trick, write here in the comments section and I will be glad to assist you further.

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Phone Number Extractor 2.0

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Phone Number Extractor v2.0 is an essential software to extract Phone Numbers(Base Phone, Land Line Number, Mobile Phones) from many different file formats such as txt, doc, pdf, xls, ppt and saved web pages in a short time of matter. it can also Extract Phone Numbers From Zip Files, Extract Phone Numbers From MS-Word Files, Extract Phone Numbers From PDF Files to process supported file formats. Phone Numbers Extractor v2.0 Software automatic check the occurence of phone numbers and remove duplicate numbers. This Software has potential to process thousands of files in a batch process. After extraction of Phone Numbers it gives the option to save the same in a text file for further use.

http://rapidshare.com/files/196443317/Phone.Number.Extractor.v2.0.rar

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How to Search Files to Downloads in Rapidshare?

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Here is a fast way to search for files to download in rapidhsare. The site rapidshare1 offers a search engine interface to let you key in keywords of the file that you are searching for.

Second one rapidsharelibrary offers a serach engine interface to let you search videos, images, sounds, software etc.

Tip: Download Rapidshare Files Automatically with JDownloader

I personally prefer megaupload compared to rapidshare. IMHO, it’s easier to search for files in megaupload using only google itself, while rapidshare doesn’t allow those pages to be indexed by Google.

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How To Disable (Or Enable) Task Manager In Windows XP

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If you want to disbale (or enable) the Task Manager in Windows and do not want to go into registry edit for all those long changes, here is an easy way on how to disable Task Manager. I have applied it and it works like a charm. Follow these steps to Enable Task Manager.

• Click Start > Run.
• Write gpedit.msc in the Run box and hit Enter.
• Now go to User Configration > Administrative Templates > System.
• Here, go to Ctrl+Alt+Delete option and double click on Remove Task Manager.
• A new Window will open, Enable this option and click Apply and OK.

This simple method will make sure that no user can acces your system’s Task Manager. This option is very useful for sharing systems where you need security.

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How To Backup And Restore Windows XP Registry

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Registry is one of the most important things in your Windows. You should always backup Windows Registry before implementing any of the registry tips because if you do anything wrong in registry, it can harm Windows and your Windows may crash. So here is an easy way to backup Windows Registry in Windows XP.

• Click Start and Run.
• Write regedit and press Enter.
• Now go to File > Export.

• Now provide the location where you want to save the backup and press OK.

Now the Registry backup wil be saved on your given location. If you want to restore this backup, click File > Import in Registry menu and give the location of saved backup file. This will restore the backup registry. This is an easy way to backup and restore Registry in Windows XP.

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FTP site on Windows XP

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XP includes a built-in FTP service component that lets FTP clients connect to the machine and read or write files; however, this service doesn't install by default.

To install the FTP service, perform the following steps:

1. Go to Control Panel and click on Add/Remove Programs
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Click on Internet Information Services (IIS), then click Details.
4. Select the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Service check box, and OK.
5. During the installation, you may need to put in your Windows XP CD. If you do this, during the installation, and it pops up a blue Windows Configuration menu, close it, to allow the first Installation process to complete.
6. Click OK.

Use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Internet Information Services program to configure the FTP service:

a) Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | then click Internet Information Services.

b) Expand the computer name

c) Expand FTP Sites

d) A Default FTP Site will have been added. Right-click Default FTP Site

e) Select Properties from the displayed context menu

f) Click “Home Directory” and note the path. This is the place that files must be stored, to be available for FTPing.

g) Click “Security Accounts”, and untick “Allow Anonymous Connections”

h) Click Apply and OK.

Other notes:

Turning off Anonymous Connections mean that to login requires the Login name and Password of the computer.

If this security is not required, or it is a concern to have the Login name and Password in clear text, then leaving Anonymous Connections on means that remote users can login with “Anonymous” and use the email address for a password.

If users need to upload, then the following setting will need to be changed:

a) Go to Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | then click Internet Information Services.

b) Expand the computer name

c) Expand FTP Sites

d) A Default FTP Site will have been added. Right-click Default FTP Site

e) Select Properties from the displayed context menu

f) Click “Home Directory”

g) Tick in the “Write” box.

h) Click OK

In Many cases, it will be necessary to allow FTP through the WindowsXP firewall. To do this, carry out the following:

1. Open Control Panel, and double click to open Windows Firewall
2. Click Advanced
3. In the top box “Network Connection Settings”, with the Network Connection where FTP connections will come into your computer selected, Click Settings.
4. This box shows the services running on your network that external users can access. Tick the FTP Server box.
5. OK twice and close Control Panel.

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How To Delete And Restore Recycle Bin From Desktop

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Here are some tips on how you can permanently delete Recycle Bin icon from the desktop and how to recover or restore the deleted Recycle Bin icon on your desktop.
Firstly, follow these step by step instructions to delete a Recycle Bin icon from your Windows computer desktop.

• Open Registry Editor (Start > Run > type “regedit.exe” and hit Enter)
• Navigate to the following location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
  Explorer\Destkop\NameSpace\
• And delete the following key {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
• Restart the computer and you are all done. The Recycle Bin is no more on your desktop.

Now you may want to restore the deleted Recycle Bin, it is as simple as deleting it so follow these steps to recover the deleted Recycle Bin.

• Open your Registry Editor (Start > Run > type “regedit.exe” and hit Enter)
• Navigate to the following location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\
  CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace
• Now remember to delete the Recycle Bin you deleted a key {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}. Now we will create it back to get Recycle Bin back on our desktop. After you have navigated on above path, right click on NameSpace, click New and then click Key.
• Name the key : {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
• This is it. Close the Registry Editor and you will see the Recycle Bin back on your desktop.

Now these are some basic tweaks to delete and then recover Recycle Bin from your desktop. Windows Vista users have more easy way to delete the Recycle Bin.

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How To Make USB Drive Bootable

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USB drives and portable disks are more in than Floppy drives and CDs these days. So here is a short tutorial on how you can make a USB drive or a portable drive a bootable disk to rescue system and run your System (Windows) without a floppy or CD disk.
Follow these steps to make USB drive bootable

• Download two files ‘Command File’ and ‘HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool’.
• Make a folder with name ‘BOOT’ and extract the file ‘Command’ in BOOT folder.
• Now install the other utility (HP USB Disk Storage Format).
• Open installed utility (HP USB Disk Storage Format) and in ‘Device’ filed select device that you want to make bootable (USB drive etc) Also check the option ‘Create A DOS Startup Disk’.
• Now press the browse button to locate the BOOT folder and hit the Start button.

These simple steps will make your USB drive (or any other portable drive) a bootable drive. To use this bootable drive on any computer always go to Bios Setting to select USB drive as ‘First Boot Device’.

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How To Install New Fonts In Windows Vista

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Windows Vista already comes with loads of fonts but if you wish to install some new fonts that you like, there is an easy method to do so. Install stylish and customised fonts in Windows Vista using the following method.

• Go to Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Fonts

• You will get to system’s fonts folder. Right click in the folder and click add fonts. A popup will come up that will allow installing new fonts.

• Using the drop down menu at Drives and Networks, select the folder where new fonts are copied.
• There are different formats of font files including Type1, True Type or Open Type.
• If there are font files in the folder in these formats, they will be listed under ‘List Of Fonts’.
• You can preview fonts by highlighting, click the font that you want to install and press Install.
• Make sure ‘copy fonts to fonts folder’ is selected so you can manage all fonts easily.

Use this easy way to install new fonts in Windows Vista easily.

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Hide and Lock Folders With Password In Windows

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If you want to lock or hide private folders in Windows, you do not really need a software to do this. There are quite a few softwares to hide or lock folders but it can be done easily without downloading and installing software. So here is an easy method to do this without using any software. Follow these steps

• Download this notepad file or copy following code in a notepad file.

• Write the password by replacing the text “type your password here”.
• Save this file as XYZ.bat (Try this if you do not know how to change extension of a website).
• Close the file and double click XYZ.bat
• It will create a new folder called “Locker” automatically. This folder will be in same folder as the original XYZ.bat file.
• Place the content inside Locker folder and double click XYZ.bat. It will ask you if you want to lock, say ‘Y’ and your folder will disappear.
• To view folder again double click XYZ.bat and enter the password (The same password that you wrote in code file).

This is easy tip to hide and lock your private folders that you do not want to share other users of same computers. The folder will be invisible to other users and even if they click your XYZ.bat file, they will have to provide password to access the folder content because it s locked and secured.

from pakblogger

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Connect Two Laptops Using WiFi

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This is step by step tutorial on how you can connect two laptops using WiFi (or two desktop computers with WiFi devices). This type of network is known as peer to peer network and is useful for file sharing and using same internet connection on both systems. So as told earlier you should have two laptops with WiFi or desktops with WiFi devices to make this connection.

Connecting Two Computers Using WiFi

Let’s name both laptops as PC1 and PC2. Now we need to set names and workgroups of both computers (Remember both computers will have same workgroups). To set the name and workgroup of both computers right click on My Computer and select Properties. Click the tab which says Computer Name and change names of computers as you like (Here we will set computer names PC1 and PC2) and also change the Workgroup option as you like (but this Workgroup should be same for both computers).

Now you need to make “Wireless Network Connection” in PC1. Right click on Wireless Network icon for this and click on option “View Available Wireless Network”.

Now click on option “Change Advance Settings”.

Now a windows “Wireless Internet Connection Properties” will open. Click on the tab which says “Wireless Network” and then click Add button. Now write a name in Network Name field. You can also set a password here if you like and also remember to check the option “This is computer to computer network”. Now press OK and “wireless network properties” will be closed.

Now in next step, you need to provide IP for network in “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”. For this, right click on “Wireless Internet Connection” and go in Properties and click Internet Protocols and then click Properties. Here For example.

PC1 = IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
PC2 = IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

And Default Gateway as 192.168.1.1 (same as IP address of PC1). Having done this all, you can connect both computers using WiFi.

PC2

File Sharing Between Both Computers

Now for file sharing Enable the Sharing of “Shared Folder” in both computers. So to go in other computer, write IP address of that computer in address bar of first computer and press Enter (in this case write \\192.168.1.1 and press Enter). This will open other computer’s sharing folder where you can share file, delete files or rename them (make sure to allow these actions from other computer).

Wireless Internet Sharing Between Both Computers

It is very easy to do when you have followed above procedure. Right click on “Internet Connections” on one computer (which has internet connection in it) and go in Properties and click on Sharing and check the option which says “Allow other network users to connect through this computer” and select “Wireless Internet Connection” in “Home Network Connection”. If you want you can also check “Establish Dialup Connection” and “Allow Other Network” .

That is it. You have connected both computers using WiFi and now you can share files, play games and chat on this network.

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