SpeedCrunch - High Precision Freeware Desktop Calculator

. When the command prompt opens type "CD C:Test" (replace "Test" with the name of the folder you want to hide.)

2. Now type "attrib file +s +h" and replace "file" with the name of the actual file name you would like to h


4. To find the folder and it's contents again simply go back to the command prompt, type "CD C:Test" (of course, again replacing "Test" with the name of the folder,) and then type "attrib filename -s -h". You should now be able to find your file ag


This one is free for both personal and commercial use and works with Windows NT, 2000, XP, 2003 Server and Vista. You can choose between 5 different shredding algorithms, each one gradually stronger than the previous one. It also has the capability of wiping unused disk sp


Step 1: Go to "Start," "Run," (told you we use it a lot) and type regedit .Step 2: Navigate to the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApps Path Step 3: Create a new folder/key under Apps Path. (Right-Click Apps Path and click "New," "Key.")Step 4: Title the new folder/key the name of the application, e.g. firefox.exe.Step 5: Right-Click the default string value (the thing automatically created in your new folder) and click Modify .Step 6: Change the value to the path of the executable you are attempting to run. E.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe .Step 7: Create a new "String Value" by right-clicking under the default value (the thing we just edited) and select "New," "String Value." Name it Path and enter the value as the same path you previously ente


AVG Anti-Virus - A lot of people, when looking for a virus checker, instantly gravitate to the paid Norton Anti-Virus and I don't understand why they do that when there is a free virus checker called AVG which is, in my opinion, the best virus checker available today. Grisoft, the company that makes AVG, offers a free version and a paid version but I think the free version does a good enough job on its own.

During the four years that I have been using AVG, I have never contracted a single virus as AVG stops them and quarantines them instantly the moment they try to enter the system. The program updates itself daily and you can schedule regular system checks as well. Or if you prefer, you can right-click on a file and scan it with AVG before opening the file (AVG integrates itself into the Windows Explorer me


In access of the above features, SpeedCrunch allows you to save your session so that you can resume from where you stopped the last time. Your history and variables will be intact the next time you load up the sess


3. Now, go back to C:Test and look for your file or folder, it's not there! You cannot find it through simply browsing around, through the command prompt, or even if you click "Show Hidden Files and Folde


7. Now, all you need to do is double-click on the loc.bat file and the folder should have an icon that looks like the control panel. If you click on the folder it should redirect you to the Control Panel and thus you have locked the fol


I talk a lot about Windows, and using the "Run" command is a large part of it. It is a simple and easy method of accessing programs quickly. If you happen to want to make a shortcut to an application your own way, guess what, you


In the days when I used to use Microsoft Outlook for my emails, I also liked that AVG integrates itself with Outlook and immediately scans each email coming in. Suddenly I was getting no more "exe" files of Heidi Klum on the be


Back in 2002, my computer was drowning. Drowning in countless start-up programs, temp files, cookies, caches, out-of-date Windows Registry entries, viruses, spyware....you name it, I had it. The Windows Emulator Guide|Https://Windowsmastery.Com/ trash bin was full to bursting and the Clipboard was jam-packed. After only really embracing the internet in a big way the year before, I was having the time of my life, downloading and installing everything I could get my hands on. An executable email attachment called "Naked Britney Spears"? I'll take that! A complete stranger telling me to download his "special new program"? Sure thing! Yes I was naive and very stupid back t


CCleaner : In case you're wondering, the extra "c" stands for "crap" and it is a very apt name as this program really does clean out the crap that accumulates in your hard-drive. Whether it is temp files, internet browser history, cookies, caches or needless registry entries, CCleaner finds them and deletes them. Just tick in the boxes what you want nuked and what you want left, and CCleaner does the rest - fast.

Before deleting anything from the registry, CCleaner gives you the option of making a back-up file in case anything of importance suddenly fails to start work

But then a serious virus infection almost destroyed the hard drive and I realised I was being stupid and things had to be tightened up. Ever since then, I have been paranoid about keeping the computer clean from viruses and making sure everything is tidy, organised and fast. Now today I make sure the following programs are updated daily and are used at least every second day. Knocking on wood, I haven't had a computer virus in four years or a spyware infection in two years. I am also a speed-freak, tweaking everything to make things go fas