You can consider this an update to my previous post Increase Vista TCP/IP Max Connections.

There is a new and working TCP/IP Patcher Called TCP-Z by deepxw which supports Windows XP SP2 SP3/2003/2008/Vista SP1 SP2/Windows 7, All 32bit (x86) / 64bit (x64), which patches the tcpip.sys file in memory.

There’s also a Universal Tcpip.sys Patch which works on Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista/Windows 7, All SP*, All 32bit (x86) / 64bit (x64). Which patches the tcpip.sys file directly.

This neat little app renders all previous TCP/IP patches obsolete.

I have tested the Universal Tcpip.sys Patch myself on Windows 7 and it works like a charm.

For more information and to download please visit the TCP-Z site.

Like most of you I have a few applications running on my computer startup (utorrent and such…). Mind you you shouldn’t have too many applications running on startup tho. There are times (if i had a penny for everytime….) that I startup my computer and then forget to login (something just comes up..) and return (sumtimes after a couple of hours) to find <--insert your fav movie/series here--> still hasn’t finished just because I forgot to login. Sounds familiar eh.

So let me show you how to setup your computer to Auto-Login (this will work for almost all versions of Windows):

1. First you need to start Advanced User Accounts Control Panel
In Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type control userpasswords2 (control userpasswords in Win 2000) in the Open box, and then click OK.
In Windows Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7
1. Click Start, (Or Window Key + R in Windows 7)
2. Type control userpasswords2 or netplwiz in the Start Search or Run box, and then press ENTER.
2. In the User Accounts (Users and Passwords in Win2000) dialog box, on the Users tab, click to clear the Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer check box, and then click OK.
3. In the Automatically Log On dialog box, type the user name and password to be used for automatic logon in the User name and Password boxes respectively, type the password again in the Confirm Password box, and then click OK.
4. Click OK to close the User Accounts (Users and Passwords in Win 2000) dialog box.

So now that you have your PC Login you in automatically at Startup. Lets make things a little secure by having it Lock the Computer Automatically After Login:

1. Go to Start, or Press Windows Key+R to bring up the Run box
2. Type Regedit and click enter to open Windows Registry Editor
3. Go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
4. Right click, and make a New->String Value
5. Call it “AutoLock” (or whatever you want)
6. Double Click on the Newly Created String Value (Right click, and Modify works as well)
7. Enter the value: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
8. Click OK, Close Regedit and you’re done (Restart the PC to check if you want)

Now if you don’t want to mess around in the registry there is another way to do this by creating a a new shortcut in Programs->Startup and giving “%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation” as the location (without the ” ” quotes and making sure there are no trailing spaces at the begining and end).

Hope this helps.

NTFS is great we all know, but there is still need for FAT formatted drives (ie: in embedded media players, cross platform compatibility). But since windows 2k/XP Microsoft introduced an limitation on FAT32 filesystem. As they say here.

You cannot format a volume larger than 32 gigabytes (GB) in size using the FAT32 file system during the Windows XP installation process. Windows XP can mount and support FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB (subject to the other limits), but you cannot create a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB by using the Format tool during Setup. If you need to format a volume that is larger than 32 GB, use the NTFS file system to format it. Another option is to start from a Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup disk and use the Format tool included on the disk.

So the only way to format a drive larger then 32GB in FAT32 is to use third party tools like Partition Magic, Paragon Partition Manager, but these are not free, an often pretty large downloads. An freeware alternative to manage partitions would be the well knows linux app GParted, which also comes as a livecd.

But even better option is fat32format, a small DOS app that will let you format any drive in FAT32.

Usage is pretty straightforward:

Extract the contents to a drive on PC.
Click Start–>RUN and Type CMD.
Navigate to where you extracted fat32format.exe
Type fat32format.exe z: (change z: to the letter of the drive you want to format) and press enter.
Type ‘y’ (without quotes) at the prompt.
An thats it….

If you think the app was useful you can support the author by going to his homepage and donating.

Along the lines of my previous post. A PDF to WORD or converter is something people require on a day to day basis. Do a google search and u’d find 100’s of PDF-To-Word converters, but most of them are not free.

Free PDF to Word Converter is a free tool that lets you do jus that. Convert your PDF files to editable word documents. It is a standalone program you don’t require Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word installed on the machine that you are using to convert the files.

Key Features:

• Convert PDF to Word and preserve the original layout of your PDF in an editable Word Document.
• Extract text labels, graphics, shapes from PDF file into Word Doc file.
• PDF file to Word file.
• Support Adobe PDF 1.0 – 1.6 formats.
• Can automatically open the output Doc file when the conversion is done.
• Several PDF to Word conversion options are available for a better result.
• Convert in a high speed.
• Easy to use software.
• Totally for Free!

So download it and give it a try!

I have this problem a lot. Over time my hard disks get filled up with all sorta junk, stuff I download and forget to delete, something HUGE that I might save in a folder n forget about. One feature that I really need in Explorer is to show the size of the FOLDERS (an easier way then RIGHT CLICK -> PROPERTIES) to get to know which folders are taking up most of the space.

If you really need to get something done right…. what do u do? turn to google… hehehe so a little query here n there and i came up with this.

TREESIZE by JAM Software…. Jus what I was looking for, neat explorer like user interface very easy to use.. and free too (they do have a pro version tho) but free one is enuf. An in no time I’ve been able to find where all my space has gone.. YAY!