Hi all,
How would a person feel when there’s a virus on a system, when he cant access Task manager to end the virus process or access regedit to zoom it to hell? Well, thats exactly what happened to me. All my college computers were inflicted with so many viruses, that even a trio of Norton, Avast and NOD32 couldn’t come to the rescue. And Task Manager was blocked. So was regedit. Apparently, “Task Manager has been disabled by your Administrator” and “Registry editing has been blocked by your Administrator“. My first reaction was to call up the admin and use a few well chosen swear words.

But thankfully, it didn’t come to that, since Windows was Windows, and everything had a back door or two . So what do you do to re enable task manager and/or regedit when your admin has blocked them? Follow the few simple steps below -

• Hit Windows+R to bring up Run (Start>Run)
• Type in gpedit.msc and click OK
• For regedit : In the Group Policy window, browse to User Configuration>System and voila, you should have a small entry named “Prevent access to registry editing tools“. Double click that entry. Check the Disabled option, and click OK. Your regedit.exe has just been enabled .
• For Task Manager : In the Group Policy window, browse to User Configuration>System>Ctrl+Alt+Del Options and you’ll have an entry titled “Remove Task Manager“. Double click that entry. Check the Disabled option, and click OK. Your Task Manager has just been enabled . Go ahead, hit Ctrl+Alt+Del and rejoice .

Thats it guys, I hope this has been useful. Oh by the way, this post was intended for purely educational uses. Any damage you create by fiddling with these options are your own fault! Toodles!

UPDATE
gpedit.msc (Group Policy Editor) is not available on Windows XP Home. But it can be installed, by copying the files from a Windows XP Professional system. I’ve included a file which contains the 2 files required to install gpedit.msc on a Windows XP Home PC. Download the file, unzip it, and read the howto.txt file, which contains the instructions. Click here to download the file. Big thanks to Atar for this!

Technorati Tags: gpedit, taskmanager, windows task manager, enable taskmanager, gpedit for home

Hi guys,
    Hutch is now Vodafone. And I miss Hutch . I used to love the little doggy and the song that went you and I… In this beautiful world… Green grass, blue sky… In this beautiful world… I guess Vodafone will incorporate their own ad techniques. Bring in more professionalism maybe? But there was something personal in Hutch which made Hutch, Hutch.

    So, I went on a Hutch song hunt, before it was closed down, and was able to track down an MP3 on the net. Its the original Hutch song, hosted by some good soul on Rapidshare. If you were a Hutchie like me, this might interest you .

    Download it here : http://rs170.rapidshare.com/files/47728572/u_n_i_original.mp3

    Cheers, and feel free to pass the message to anyone who might be interested.

Technorati Tags: you and I, you, I, Hutch, vodafone, ad song, song, green grass, blue sky

Hi all,
    Everyone’s celebrating here, for India yesterday won the first ever Twenty 20 Cricket World Cup, held in South Africa. India defeated Pakistan on a nail biting finish to lift the cup, and bring back the lost glory.

    India was headed by the blastmaster Mahendra Singh Dhoni and party. The determined youngsters put their heart and soul into the game, not being too much beguiled by the stress, and came out with a wonderful finish!

    Three cheers to India! Ah Ya India!

Hi guys,
    Here’s a useful little post. Were you ever fed up with the same old Windows XP logon screen(Welcome screen)? Well, you can change it quite easily. There are 2 methods, one for the less tech savvy and the other for the more tech savvy.

I. The easy method

• Download a software called Logon Loader [~310 KB] (its a freeware, available for download here)
• Download a preferred login screen from the different sources. A few good sources are -
• Deviant Art
• ThemeXP.org
• Once you finish downloading the logon screen, open up Logon Loader, browse to the downloaded Login Screen (it will be a .exe file) and apply it. Voila, you’re done!

II. The method for the tech savvy

• Download a preferred login screen from the different sources. A few good sources are -
• Deviant Art
• ThemeXP.org
• Copy the downloaded login screen .exe file into the C:/windows/system32/ folder and note the file name
• Enter regedit (Windows Key+R > Run > regedit)
• Browse to 
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWinlogon
  
• In that folder, find a key named UIHost. Change the name of this key to the name of your new login screen file name
• Under that key, change the value of the UIHost to the name of your new login screen file name
• Cheers
  

Thats it guys, have fun Oh by the way, my favourite login screen is http://magarita.deviantart.com/art/With-49055926

<thanks to http://articles.networktechs.com/58-p2.php>

Technorati Tags: windows, login screen, welcome, screen, change, windows xp

Good evening ladies and gentlemen,
    I’m writing this post because of an occasion. Because of a sudden realization. Yesterday, BloggingIndia hit 50,000 unique visitors. Thank you!

    Dear reader, your esteemed support has enabled us to reach this milestone of success. Nothing pleases an author’s eye more than a successful and interested readership! Within just 8 months, BloggingIndia reached the milestone of 50,000 unique visitors, with more than 750 recorded comments! At this great moment of happiness, and pride (yes, I am a human! ) I would like love to thank you, my dear reader, for helping us, and supporting us.

    Yes, had I been more regular, this significant day would have appeared 3 months ago. But due to my academic concentrations, I slacked during the past 4 months. But since it has arrived, I’m not looking back. Instead, I’m looking forward, not for the next milestone, but for our aim and destiny.

    We’ve been celebrating the internet, and India for the past 8 months. I humbly request your continuing support and readership! Once again, thank you dear reader!

                                                                                                Yours Sincerely,
                                                                                                Neo Garfield (Mohan K.Pillai)