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Display your name in Windows task bar

It is cool XP trick for you that will let you show off your name branding in front of your non-geek friends.This trick will let you display a name of your choice in the Windows Taskbar just beside the digital time clock.


Follow the steps ..

+ Open Start Menu and then open Control Panel

+ Double click Regional and Language Options

+ Click Customize (besides English U.S drop down menu)

+ Go to Time tab and change AM/PM symbols to the name of your choice

Now you are DONE !!

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Hide data in notepad without using any software

It is a pretty unknown trick to create hidden text files using nothing but Notepad, you can use this simple trick to hide plain text data without using any third-party utility.The text files created using the method below won't show anywhere in DOS or Windows irrespective of the hidden and system display file-settings, the files created using this can only be accessed if you know the correct file-name used while creating the file.

Just follow these steps to hide the data :

+ Launch Windows command prompt from Start Menu -> Run -> Type cmd and press Enter.

+ Using DOS commands navigate to the desired folder.

+Now, type notepad VisibleFile.txt:HiddenFile.txt and hit Enter, you can change VisibleFile.txt and HiddenFile.txt to names of your choice (notice the : between both file-names), You will be prompted to Create a New file click Yes.

+ Now enter data you want to hide, save the file and close notepad.

+ Visit the file-save location, you will see your VisibleFile.txt file (non-hidden) there, you can open the file and enter any text of your choice as any other normal text file.

+ The hidden file HiddenFile.txt will not be visible under Windows Explorer or DOS.

+To open and read/write your hidden file, type in the command notepad VisibleFile.txt:HiddenFile.txt (change filenames with your own used during Step 3 above) at DOS command prompt and hit Enter.

Note : If the visible file (VisibleFile.txt) is deleted your hidden file (HiddenFile.txt) will also get deleted.

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Remove "Folder Options" from Tools menu in XP

Want to remove Folder Options menu in XP .. !! It can be done with a simple gpedit hack and it involves modifying the Windows Group Policy editor (gpedit.msc).

Just perform the following steps to hide it ..

+ 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

+ Look for the key named "Removes the Folder Options menu from the Tools Menu". Double-click the key and select Enable.Click OK.

+ To display the "Folder Options" menu, follow the previous steps and select the Not Configured option for the "Removes the Folder Options menu from the Tools Menu" key.

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