Quick Shutdown for XP, How to create a shutdown shortcut.

Ever want a quicker way to shutdown XP without navigating through the start menu, or using a third party shutdown utility Here is a script that will do just that.




Right click the desktop and choose New Shortcut. Copy and paste this script or type it in.



%windir%System32shutdown.exe -s -t 0



Choose Next and name it whatever you like. I name mine OFF. Click Finished. Right click and choose properties and pick a Icon for it if you'd like. I use a wall light switch Icon. I drag mine into my QuickLaunch toolbar for one click shutdown.



Enjoy!

creating you're very own FTP.

This is a full tutorial for creating you're very own FTP.




The first thing to do is to go to

Code:

www.no-ip.com



Register free at the page. (follow all the instructions you get there)

Look at the top, and you see the Host Search. Write the name you want, and press Go! Then download the program called No-IP on the site, or use this:

Code:

http://download.com.com/3000-2165-10055182.html?legacy=cnet

Download and install the software, then write you're registerd username and password in the requested fields. A smiley face should now appear in the program box. Press the box next to it, and I will change to a happy face. Press it again, and you have you're ip guided to you're registerd host name. You have to press the smiley every time you log on to the internet. If you are connected all the time, you whont have to do it again, but try to make sure. It will tell you if you are guided to you're host name or not.



That was the basics. Now it's time for getting this thing online.



Got to

Code:

www.bpftpserver.com

(it's a pay prog. you can crack it or buy it)

Download Bullet Proof FTP Server, and install it. Start the program, and you will see a big white screen, and some icons on the top.

Press the lightning, and it will say: (example)



31.07.02 10:41:22 - FTP Server On-line : IP(s) 192.168.1.10,80.212.4.10, on port 21



Then you press the human head (nr. 6 from the right)

Make an account for you're self, and press ok. Minimize the program, and go to the internet again. Go to

Code:

www.smartftp.com

and download the prog (I'm sure the most of you have an FTP prog from before. Write the host name you made at NoIP, and the login pass and port. (Default is port 21.) Press connect, and you are online. I did not get into all details, but you can learn more about the progs in the help section.

HOW TO GET ANY WINDOWS PASSWORD

HOW TO GET ANY WINDOWS PASSWORD




ok..... here are the full details.....



this works whether its windows 2000 or windows xp or windows xp SP1 or SP2 or windows server 2003....



this works even if syskey encryption is employed...



if it is FAT filesystem...



just copy the sam file like stated in the first post to an empty floppy disk and take it home. I'll tell u what to do with it later... DON'T DELETE THE ORIGINAL SAM FILE. just remove its attributes. the sam file is a file called SAM with no extension. YOU MUST ALSO GET.... a file called SYSTEM which is in the same folder as SAM. both files have no extensions...



if it is NTFS....



u have to download a program called NTFSPro.... it allows u to read from ntfs drives... the demo version allows read only. the full version is read-write.... you use the program to create an unbootable disk (so u will still need another bootable disk and an empty disk) that has the required files to access NTFS.



use the boot disk to get into dos, then use the disks created with ntfspro to be able to access the filesystem, then copy the SAM and SYSTEM files to another empty disk to take home....



AT HOME: u have to get a program called SAMInside. it doesn't matter if it is demo version. SAMInside will open the SAM file and extract all the user account information and their passwords, including administrator. SAMInside will ask for the SYSTEM file too if the computer you took the SAM file from has syskey enabled. syskey encrypts the SAM file. SAMInside uses SYSTEM file to decrypt the SAM file. After SAMInside finishes, u still see user accounts and hashes beside them. the hashes are the encoded passwords. Use SAMInside to export the accounts and their hashes as a pwdump file into another program, called LophtCrack. it is currently in version 5, it is named LC5. the previous version, LC4 is just as good. u need the full or cracked version of the program. LC5 uses a brute force method by trying all possible combinations of letters numbers, and unprintable characters to find the correct password from the hashes in the pwdump file imported into it from SAMInside. This process of trying all passwords might take 5 minutes if the password is easy, up to a year if the password is long and hard (really really hard). LC5 howver, unlike LC4, is almost 100 times faster. both can be configured to try dictionary and common words before using all possible combinations of everything. Once the correct password is found, it will display the passwords in clear beside each account, including administrator.



I use this method so many times. I've compromised the whole school computer infrastructure. LC4 usually took between 1 second and 10 minutes to find the passwords because they were common words found in any english dictionary. I haven't used LC5 yet.



If there is anything unclear, anything I overlooked, plz tell me so that I can turn this into a very easy to follow tutorial to help anybody crack any windowz pass.



Programs needed: SAMInside (doesn't matter which version or if demo)

LC4 or LC5 (lophtcrack)( must be full version)

NTFSPro (doesn't matter if demo)

any bootdisk maker



Cracked or full version software can be found on any warez site. If u don"t know what that is or where to get the programs, post a message and I'll tell u or give them to u.



P.S: I might not keep track of this forum, because I'm going to create a new topic and post tutorial there. if u want to post, plz post there.

How To Remove and Add Right-Click Menu Items from Files and Folders

How To Remove and Add Right-Click Menu Items from Files and Folders


Removing Items

A lot of programs you install will add themselves to the right-click menu of your files and/or folders. And most times, you have no choice in the matter and, as a result, your right-click menu can get very long with added items you don't even use. The last person I was helping with this had a right context menu so long that the Rename option was no longer visible!

Fortunately, you can easily remove those unwanted menu items, if you know the registry values to edit. And it's not at all difficult once you know the keys responsible for the additions.



For Files, the secret lies in the "context menu handlers" under the shellex subkey for "All Files" which, in the registry, is nothing but an asterisk - like a dos wildcard, which means the values entered apply to all files. It is at the very top of the Root key, right here:



HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers



Click the the + sign next to the ContextMenuHandlers key, to expand it.

Now you will see some of the programs that have added items to your right-click menu. Simply delete the program keys you don't want.

Yup! It's that simple. If deleting makes you uneasy, just export the key before deleting it. Or, instead of deleting the values, disable them. Simply double click the default value for the program on the right hand pane and rename the clsid value by placing a period or dash in front of it.

ie; - {b5eedee0-c06e-11cf-8c56-444553540000}

Then exit the registry, refresh, and right click a file to see if the item was removed from the menu.

Some programs - like WinZip or WinRar - will add several items to your right click menu but all of them will be removed by deleting or disabling their one context menu handler.



Note that the above key only applies to the right click menu of files.

To remove entries from the right click context menu of folders, you need to navigate to the Folder and Drive keys:



HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers



All you have to do is follow the same procedure as for Files - either disable or delete items you wish to remove.

Adding Items

Adding Items to the right click menu of Files and Folders is also fairly simple using the Registry. It just involves the creation of a few new keys for each item you wish to add. You edit the same keys used for removing items. Let's use Notepad as an example of an item you'd like to add to the right click menu of all your files or folders.



For folders, go to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder

Click the + sign next to Folder and expand it so that the Shell key is visible. Right click the Shell key and choose New>Key and name the key Notepad or whatever else you'd prefer (whatever the key is named is what will appear in the right-click menu). Now right click the new key you made and create another key named Command. Then, in the right hand pane, double click "Default" and enter Notepad.exe as the value.

Exit the registry, refresh, and right click any folder. Notepad should now be on the context menu.





For files, go here again:



HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

Expand the * key and see if a Shell key exists. If it does exist, follow the same procedure as for folders. If it does not exist, you'll have to create a new Shell first. Just right click the * key and choose New>Key and name it Shell. Then right click the Shell key and continue on the same way you did for adding items to the right click menu of folders.

Once done, Notepad should appear as an option in the right click menu of all your files.

How to change the serial number used in Windows XP, Valid for XP Corporate

Step 1




Open Start/Run... and type the command:

regedit and click "OK" (or press ENTER).



Go to HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents,

on the right double click on "oobetimer" and change at least one digit of this value to deactivate windows.



Click "OK" and close the Registry Editor.



Step 2



Open Start/Run... and type the command:

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a and click "OK" (or press ENTER).



This will bring up the "Activate Windows" window.



Check the option for "Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows" and click "Next"





Step 3



Then click "Change Product Key" (don't enter any information on that screen)





Step 4



Type in the new key and click "Update"





The activate Windows by phone window will reappear at this point, just close it by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner



Step 5



Reboot your system and Open Start/Run... and type the command:

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a and click "OK" (or press ENTER).



If you see "Windows is already activated" then everything is OK.