Ever wonder you can convert text into speech in XP without using any 3rd party software .. !!

Try this little trick now ..

+ Open a new notepad file and copy the following code :

Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox("Enter your text","Talk it")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak msg
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+ Now save this file with any name with .vbs extension.

+ This creates a VBscript file. When you open this file, it prompts for text. Enter your text and click OK .Now you can hear it .. Enjoy .. !!

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But, this can be done with a simple notepad trick.

+ Open notepad and copy the following code in it.

[ExtShellFolderViews]
{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}={BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}
[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
IconArea_Image=F:\Celebs\hasini.jpg
iconarea_text= 0x00FFFFFF

+ Here IconArea_Image represents the path of your picture and iconarea_text represents the color of the text.

+ In the iconarea_text the last 6 letters ( 0x00FFFFFF ) represents the color code.

You can get all the color codes here ->

+ Now save the notepad file in the folder where you need the background picture and the notepad should be saved as DESKTOP.INI

+ Now change the icon of that folder by right click on it and click properties.Then go to customize tab and click change icon.Here change the icon of your wish.

+ Click ok and close.

Now you can see the selected picture as background in the folder.

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Wanna change the thumbnail view size of your photos in XP .. !! This can be done by a simple registry trick without any software.

But you can set the Recycle Bin setting that the files and folders are deleted from hard disk are not placed in the Recycle Bin. So with the help of windows registry editor you can set the Recycle Bin to always delete items.

Jus follow the steps :

+ First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.

+ Navigate to the following path :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\BitBucket

+ Here in right side panel, double click on NukeOnDelete and set its value 1.

+ Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

Enjoy !! Share your experiences in the comments.

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Actually we can delete the temporary files manually by typing %temp% in run and delete all the files in the folder.But these temporary files can be deleted automatically whenever it is created in xp.

Follow the steps :

+Go to run and type gpedit.msc

+Navigate through :

Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/WindowsComponents/Terminal Services/Temporary Folder

+Then right click "Do Not Delete Temp Folder Upon Exit" and go to properties and hit disable.

Now from next time when Windows puts a temp file in that folder it will be automatically deleted when it is created.

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[autorun]
Label=DILLU
Icon=genelia.ico

+ Here label indicates the name of ur removable disk and icon indiactes the name of your icon.

Set oWMP = createObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7" )
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next ' cdrom
End If

+ Now save this file as anyname.vbs

+ When you click it, the disk drive will be opened.


To close the cd/dvd drive .. follow the steps :

Set oWMP = createObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7" )
Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection
if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then
For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject
Next ' cdrom
End If

+ Now save this file as anyname.vbs

+ When you click it,the disk drive will be closed.

Share your experiences in comments after performing this cool hack.

Perform the following steps ..

+ Open notepad and copy the following code :

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=D:\Wallpapers\celeb\Genelia.jpg
iconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF

+ Here, the path in the 2nd line of code represents the path of your picture.The 3rd line indicates teh color ofthe text in the selected location.Complete list of html code colors can be obtained here.

+ Now save this file as DESKTOP.INI in the location(any drive or any folder) where you desire to set the background picture.

+ After setting it in your favourite location,close the drive and open the location again.

DONE !! .. your picture has been set as background picture for your desired location.

NOTE : Make sure that the extension in the path should be .jpg only and file should be saved as DESKTOP.INI only.

(OR SIMPLY)

+ Open notepad and copy the following code :

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]
iconarea_image=Genelia.jpg
iconarea_text=0x00FFFFFF

+ Here, the 2nd line in the code represents the name of your picture.

+ Now save this file as DESKTOP.INI in the location(any drive or any folder) where you desire to set the background picture.And copy the picture too in the same location.You are DONE !!

Frnds ... SHARE your experiences in comments after performing this cool trick.Enjoy !!

+ Navigate to Start -> Run. Type gpedit.msc and press Enter.

+ In the resulting window, navigate to the folder

User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> Windows Components >> Windows Explorer

12. Click OK.

Friends .. Share your experiences in the comments ..