WHAT IS WINDOWS REGISTRY ?

Windows Registry is a database used to store information that is necessary to configure the system for one or more users, applications and hardware devices and it keeps record of the settings of all the Software installed in Computer including Operating System.

Windows Registry contains five Hives and hives contain Keys and Sub keys and their respective Values.

For Registry Editing:

Start > Run > Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER: Contains the configuration information for the user who is currently logged on. The user’s folders, screen colors, and Control Panel settings are stored here.

HKEY_USERS: Contains all the actively loaded user profiles on the computer.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER is a subkey of HKEY_USERS.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE: Contains configuration information particular to the computer(for any user).

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG: Contains information about the hardware profile that is used by the local computer at system startup.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT: The information that is stored here makes sure that the correct program opens when you open a file by using Windows Explorer.

Types of Keys

Binary Value (REG_BINARY): Raw binary data. Most hardware component information is stored as binary data and is displayed in Registry Editor in hexadecimal format

DWORD Value (REG_DWORD): Data represented by a number that is 4 bytes long (a 32-bit integer).Can also contain binary, hexadecimal, or decimal format

Expandable String Value (REG_EXPAND_SZ): A variable-length data string. This data type includes variables that are resolved when a program or service uses the data

String Value (REG_SZ): A fixed-length text string

Multi-String Value (REG_MULTI_SZ): Values that contain lists or multiple values in a form that people can read are generally this type.

BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY

How to back up the Registry .

Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit,
or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps how-to
restore the registry to its previous state.

How to Export Registry Keys

1. Click Start, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.

3. On the File menu, click Export.

4. In the Save in box, select the boxs at the bottom the bottom according to weather you
    want to export all or only selected branches of the registry.
    Next select a location in which to save the backup .reg file. In the File name box,
    type a file name, and then click Save.

How to Restore the Registry

1.To restore registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved.

HOW TO MAKE AN AUTORUN CD?

How to Make an Autorun CD?

Have you ever noticed whenever you insert any game or software CD (consider Windows XP Operating system) it automatically runs the CD.

If you want to make the same type of autorun CD than you have to open notepad file and write the following code in it.

[autorun]

OPEN=INSTALL\Setup_filename.EXE

Here “Setup_filename.EXE” MUST be replaced with the name of the setup file. And also remember that it is not all of the setup files there are called “.exe” but some are called “.msi”

Now save it as a “.inf” file not as a “.txt” file. Burn your CD with the autorun.inf file included and set the CD in your CD-drive and waits for the autorun to begin or if nothing happens just double-click on the CD drive.

HAVE YOUR NAME IN THE TIME BAR

It would be nice to have your name in your time bar............
Well here is the trick...................................

Go to Start>Control Panel>Regional and Language Option.

In the Regional Option take Customize.

Take "Time" bar

Change the AM and PM symbol to your name ..........

Then you have it on your time bar

CHANGE YOUR IP IN LESS THEN 1 MINUTE

How To: Change Your Ip In Less Then 1 Minute

1. Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen
2. Click on “Run”
3. Type in “command” and hit ok

You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.

4. Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter”
5. Type “exit” and leave the prompt
6. Right-click on “Network Places” or “My Network Places” on your desktop.
7. Click on “properties”

You should now be on a screen with something titled “Local Area Connection”, or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.

8. Right click on “Local Area Connection” and click “properties”
9. Double-click on the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” from the list under the “General” tab
10. Click on “Use the following IP address” under the “General” tab
11. Create an IP address (It doesn’t matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).
12. Press “Tab” and it should automatically fill in the “Subnet Mask” section with default numbers.
13. Hit the “Ok” button here
14. Hit the “Ok” button again

You should now be back to the “Local Area Connection” screen.

15. Right-click back on “Local Area Connection” and go to properties again.
16. Go back to the “TCP/IP” settings
17. This time, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”
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19. Hit “Ok” again
20. You now have a new IP address

With a little practice, you can easily get this process down to 15 seconds.

P.S:
This only changes your dynamic IP address, not your ISP/IP address. If you plan on hacking a website with this trick be extremely careful, because if they try a little, they can trace it back