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Are you trying to play any games that require Microsoft Live? Games for Windows Live is a pretty cool service, but it can also cause a lot of trouble. Sometimes Windows 7 and Vista will give you some weird errors, e.g. that xinput1_3.dll or xlive.dll is missing.

This is a description what you can do to fix the problem.

Download xinput1_3.dll

First of all, you should download the dll file “xinput1_3.dll”:
Download xinput1_3.dll

I’ve uploaded it to our server, so that it will be available whenever you read this post.
Make sure to copy the xinput1_3.dll into your game folder, as well as your Windows/system32 folder.
Note: When the dll file is inside the game folder it will try to use this dll first. If it’s not there it will look into the system folder.

Install Games for Windows Live

Next, the system might say that another dll is missing: xlive.dll.
I don’t recommend to put xlive.dll into the game folder, because I can’t guarantee that it will work. Instead you should download and install “Games for Windows Live”.

Download Games for Windows Live

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What is Internet connection speed?

Internet connection speed refers to the data transfer rate from the Internet to your computer. Basically that means the amount of time it takes your computer to download a given amount of data. Internet connection speeds are usually measured in Kbps (kilobits per second, or thousands of bits per second) or KBps (kilobytes per second). Nowadays with the technological improvements in data transfer speeds, Internet connection speeds can also be measured in Mbps (megabits per second, or millions of bits per second) or MBps (megabytes per second). For example, if you had a 28.8K (28,800 bps) modem, then it would take at least 4 - 5 minutes to download a 1MB file. If you had digital subscriber line (DSL), the same 1MB file would take approximately 10 - 20 seconds.

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Make Your Own Portable Applications

Step #1
Install the application you want to make portable, properly.

Note:
Applies only for a program that does NOT create some kind of registry keys.

Step #2
Backup a copy of the installation folder somewhere else.

Step #3
Copy and paste the files compress.bat and upx.exe [hide_me][http://rapidshare.com/files/65273891/upx.zip][/hide_me] to the installation folder and delete file types such as *.hlp, *.tmp, readme.txt e.t.c.

Step #4
Double click at compress.bat and wait for a while.

Step #5
Now delete the files compress.bat and upx.exe from the installation folder.

Step #6
Select all folders and files within the installation folder and Right-Click > WinRar >
Add to Archive.

Step #7
At the 'general tab' you click 'Create SFX' and 'Solid archive'.

Step #8
Go to the tab 'Advanced' and choose 'SFX Options' create in current folder so that the new archive can be found in the original install folder that's still open.

Step #9
Now go from the 'General Tab' to the 'Text and Icon' tab.

Fill in the text as shown below, where 'PROGRAM NAME' is written you fill in the EXACT SAME name of the original exe.

Setup="PROGRAM NAME.exe"
TempMode
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

So this will be:

Setup="UltraISO.exe" (Or whatever...)
TempMode
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

Step #10
You can uninstall your program now and test the portable one!

Reinstalling Windows XP without product activation

A topic of frequent discussion and concern in many online forums is Microsoft?s Product Activation, which is not limited to Windows XP, it is now required for many Microsoft products(e.g. MS Office).

Note: This will not enable you to install your copy of Windows XP on a different computer and bypass activation.

Isn?t it ridiculous that we need to contact Microsoft for "permission" if we choose to reinstall a product that we already legally own and use, and have "stamped" so before? This method of copyright protection has not exactly been a favourite among customers. Well, no worries, there is a trick for getting around product activation for Windows XP when reinstalling.

If you have successfully activated the OS already, and if you are reinstalling it on the existing hardware, this trick should do just fine. Here it is:

1. Copy the file c:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl to a floppy.
2. Reinstall Windows XP.
3. Boot to a DOS disk if you are using FAT, or to the Recovery Console if using NTFS.
4. Copy the file from the first step above back to c:\windows\system32.
5. That?s it - because all of your hardware is the same as before, your copy of WinXP is still valid according to the previous activation.

That?s it. That should do it!

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How to Block & Unblock usb Ports

In this post I will show how to disables/blocks the USB ports on the computer (PC). Once this is done it will immediately disable all the USB ports on the computer. As a result the you?ll will not be able to use your pen drive or any other USB peripheral on the computer.You can test this on your own computer without any worries since I have also given a trick to re-enable/unblock all the USB ports.


FIRST OF ALL

GO TO --> START --> RUN

NOW TYPE REGEDIT


NOW LOOK FOR THE KEY :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\USBSTOR



NOW FIND THE KEY THERE CALLED :-
"Start"
DOUBLE CLICK ON IT.
NOW CHANGE THE VALUE DATA 3 --> 4

WHERE ITS BASE IS HEXADECIMAL
HERE YOU GO

YOU HAVE DONE IT
NOW CLOSE THE REGISTRY AND YOU'LL SEE THE RESULT.
YOUR PC'S ALL USB PORTS ARE DISABLED


TO RE-ENABLE/UNBLOCK USB PORTS JUST CHANGE THE VALUE DATA AGAIN 4 --> 3
NOW YOUR PC'S ALL USB PORTS ARE RE-ENABLED.


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how to encrypt images?

How to encrypt pictures
Two Ways to encrypt images.
First:
Step 1: Open Xlinksoft Picture Encryption software
Step 2: Add files. Click here Picture Encryption Help - How to Add File for the

four ways of adding files.
Step 3: Click ?Encrypt?.
Step 4: Set or create new output path in the pop-up Encryption window. Click ?ok? after editing all the fields such as the

Password, Prompt Questions, Coverage Mode, After Finishing Conversion. Click ?cancel? to clear the operations.
Step5: The ?Encryption Process? window appears, and clicks ?ok? to finish encryption. View the result of operation from

?Encryption Press? window.




Second:
Step1: Put the Mouse on the pictures you want to encrypt, click right key. Please refer to the following picture.

Step 2: Click ?Encrypt Picture?, the ?Encryption? dialog will appear.
Step 3: Edit the Output Path, Password, Prompt Question, Coverage Mode, After Finishing Conversion. Click ?ok? to encrypt

pictures, click ?Cancel? if you want to clear your operation.
The remainder steps are the same as ?General way?, the details have been described.
Step 4: The ?Encryption Process? window appears, and clicks ?ok? to finish encryption.

Attention: The ?password question? appears to remind you the password in the decryption dialog if you have set Password

Question in ?Encryption? dialog.
If you have set ?Open the output folder after finishing operation? in setting dialog, the output folder window will appear.

Preview the encrypted pictures in this window. So you can see if you have finished encryption task successfully.
The encrypted pictures will not be encrypted once again. So if you add the encrypted files and click ?Encrypt?, do not

worry, the password will not be changed. Click here Picture Encryption Help - Encrypt Window Introduction for the details of Encryption dialog introduction.

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Picture Encryption

Make write protection Your Flash-Drive

Make write protection Your Flash-Drive


FIRST OF ALL

GO TO --> START --> RUN

NOW TYPE REGEDIT


NOW NAVIGATE THE KEY :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\

Look at the sub-keys and see if a key named StorageDevicePolicies is listed. If it is skip this paragraph and read the next. If it is not create the key by right-clicking Control and selecting New > Key

See if there is an entry named WriteProtect. It can be easily created if it is not present by right-clicking in the right window and selecting New > DWord from the menu. The following values are allowed for this entry:

• 0 - This will allow write processes on USB Flash Drives
• 1 - This will block write processes on USB Flash Drives.

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