Resource Hacker - Edit System Files (Dll, Exe, Cpl etc.)

Resource Hacker™ has been designed to be the complete resource editing tool: compiling, viewing, decompiling and recompiling resources for both 32bit and 64bit Windows executables. Resource Hacker™ can open any type of Windows executable (*.exe; *.dll; *.scr; *.mui etc) so that individual resources can be added modified or deleted within these files. Resource Hacker™ can create and compile resource script files (*.rc), and edit resource files (*.res) too.

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Hide / Show Specific Control Panel Applets / Icons in Windows

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\

OR

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\

2. Under this key create a new key with the name don't load , so the new path will be:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load

OR

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load

3. Now in right-side pane, create new String value. Set its name to the file name of the applet which you want to hide, e.g. if you want to hide Display applet then set its name to Desk.cpl now set its value to no to hide it. If you want to show it again, either set its value to yes or simply delete the String value.

To use the above mentioned method, you'll need to know the .CPL file name of the desired applet. You can search for .CPL in Windows Search or you can use help of following list which contains .cpl file names of almost all default Control Panel applets:

CPL File Name	Applet Name
Access.cpl	Accessibility
Appwiz.cpl	Add or Remove Programs
Bthprops.cpl	Bluetooth Devices
Desk.cpl	Display
Hdwwiz.cpl	Add New Hardware
Inetcpl.cpl	Internet Options
Intl.cpl	Regional and Language Options
Joy.cpl	Game Controllers
Keymgr.cpl	Stored User Names and Passwords
Liccpa.cpl	Licensing
Main.cpl	Mouse
Mlcfg32.cpl	Mail
Mmsys.cpl	Sound and Audio Devices
Ncpa.cpl	Network Connections
Nusrmgr.cpl	User Accounts
Nwc.cpl	Netware client connectivity
Odbccp32.cpl	ODBC Data Source Administrator
Powercfg.cpl	Power Options
Sysdm.cpl	System
Telephon.cpl	Phone and Modem Options
Timedate.cpl	Date and Time
Sapi.cpl	Speech
Wuaucpl.cpl	Automatic Updates
Wscui.cpl	Security Center or Action Center

Download Torrent Using Linux Terminal

In this post we are going to you show you how to download torrent in Linux using terminal. This method is useful when your PC has limited amount of memory (RAM), also if you have a VPS it would be really helpful to download. Here we are going to use a application called rTorrent to download torrent via terminal and I am using Ubuntu Linux 13.04 distribution. Just follow the instructions step by step to download torrent via terminal.

Instructions:

1. Open the Terminal.
2. Download rTorrent using the command in terminal in debian based systems.

sudo apt-get install rtorrent

To download rTorrent in fedora based systems use this command.

yum install rtorrent

3. After installing rTorrent open it using the command rtorrent in terminal. It opens rTorrent UI.

4. Press “Enter” it will show “load.normal>” at the bottom of the window.
5. Now copy the URL of torrent file and paste it. For example “http://torcache.net/torrent/4134288834E6B8C768760EA0A4C308444DD421FD.torrent”. Then press enter.
6. It loads the torrent and it will not download.

7. Press Down or Up arrow key to select the loaded torrent and then Press “Ctrl+S”. The selected torrent will be denoted by “*” symbol.
8. Now your torrent starts downloading.

That would be enough to get you downloading torrent files via the Linux terminal in no time. But if you want to learn some of the more advanced features of rTorrent, don't rely on its man page because you will be disappointed. Instead, use this cheat sheet:

Adding and removing torrents

Backspace -- Add torrent using an URL or file path. Use tab to view directory content and do auto-complete. Also, wildcards can be used. For example: ~/torrent/*
Return/Enter -- Same as backspace, except the torrent remains inactive. (Use ^s to activate)
CTRL-O -- Set new download directory for selected torrent. Only works if torrent has not yet been activated.
CTRL-S -- Start download. Runs hash first unless already done.
CTRL-D -- Stop an active download, or remove a stopped download.
CTRL-R -- Initiate hash check of torrent. Without starting to download/upload.

Throttling

a/s/d -- Increase the upload throttle by 1/5/50 KB.
z/x/c -- Decrease the upload throttle by 1/5/50 KB.
A/S/D -- Increase the download throttle by 1/5/50 KB.
Z/X/C -- Decrease the download throttle by 1/5/50 KB.

Navigating

Main View Keys:
right -- Switch to Download View.
CTRL-R -- Initiate hash check of torrent.
+/- -- Change priority of torrent.
l -- View log. Exit by pressing the space-bar.
1 -- Show all downloads.
2 -- Show all downloads, ordered by name.
3 -- Show started downloads.
4 -- Show stopped downloads.
5 -- Show complete downloads.
6 -- Show incomplete downloads.
7 -- Show hashing downloads.
8 -- Show seeding downloads.

Download View Keys
right -- Switch to selected view.
left -- Switch to view selection or back to main view.
1/2 -- Adjust max uploads.
3/4 -- Adjust min peers.
5/6 -- Adjust max peers.
p -- Display peer list.
o -- Display torrent info.
i -- Display file list.
u -- Display tracker list.
t/T -- Initiate tracker request. Use capital T to force the request, ignoring the "min interval" set by the tracker.

Peer list View Keys
left -- Switch to view selection.
right -- Show file details.
space -- Change the file priority; applies recursively when done on a directory.
* -- Change the priority of all files.
/ -- Collapse directories. While collapsed, press right to expand the selected directory.

Tracker list View Keys
left -- Switch to view selection.
* -- Enable/disable tracker.
space -- Rotate trackers in a group.

Update Any Windows Offline

Note: though I’m showing this in Windows 10, this procedure also works with previous versions like Windows 7, 8, and 8.1.

To update a Windows machine offline you first need to download all the available updates to a location you can readily access, like a USB drive. To do that we are going to use a free and portable application called Portable Update.

Portable Update is a windows-base tool for updating a Microsoft Windows computer in a isolated environment.

This is useful in many circumstances:

• When the computer reside on a secure lan isolated from internet;
• When the computer to update doesn’t have access or can't use a proxy server;
• When is necessary to completely update a fresh-formatted computer with the last update before to connect it to network;
• When the computer doesn’t have an hardware network connection at all;
• When the network connection speed is too low or it is necessary to update the computer very quickly;
• In all the other cases when is mandatory to have the complete control on the updating process without connecting the computer to the network.

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Force Windows To Rename A File/Folder Which Has A Special Character

Notice the dot at the end of the folder names, this is an invalid character.

When this happens you can’t delete the folder because windows will complain with the following message:  "This is no longer located in … Verify the item’s location and try again".

To Fix This:

dir /X *parent directory name*

You need to use the MVC4~1 SPECS~1 WCFSERV~1 handles to rename each of the folders or files.

rename MVC4~1 "mvc4"

(Notice the dot is gone)

You can now delete this folder.

See Who Is Online Without Going Online On Whatsapp

WhatsApp Ghost is a useful application for Android devices that automates that process for you. Instead of having to disable the network connections manually, it does so automatically for you when you run the software.

Even better, it displays all of your contacts and messages right after you run the Ghost application, so that you can read the messages comfortably without having to tap again to start WhatsApp manually.

Once you have read all the messages that you wanted to read, you can hit the back button. This displays a basic interface which you can use to turn off Ghost Mode again. If you do, all network connections are established again.

The WhatsApp Ghost application terminates Wi-Fi and wireless connections on your mobile device and launches the original WhatsApp application afterwards.

Note that it hides the last seen status of your WhatsApp contacts, but that cannot be changed unfortunately and is not caused by the app but by how the WhatsApp application handles this.

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Display Full Size Album Art In Windows Media Player

Notes:

• Before starting this process, make sure you are comfortable with editing the Registry; back up the Registry first in case you make a mistake.
• These instructions are for Windows 7, but once you’re in the Registry of your Windows operating system they should work for earlier versions of WMP too; however, I haven’t tested these instructions on earlier Windows operating systems, so do this at your own risk.

STEPS TO EDIT THE REGISTRY:

• Close Windows Media Player if it is open.
• In Windows 7, click the Start button and type Run in the search box.
• Select Run from the Programs list. This opens the Run dialog box.
• Type regedit in the Open field, then click OK.

• If asked about allowing access, click Yes. The Registry Editor window opens.
• In the left pane, expand these nodes: Computer >HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Media Player > Preferences.
• Click on the Preferences node to display the settings in the right pane.

• In a blank area on the right pane, right-click and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

• New Value #1 is added at the end of the long list of settings.

• Change this name to PlayerModeAlbumArtSelected.
• Double-click to open PlayerModeAlbumArtSelected.
• Type 0 (zero) as the Value data then click OK.

• Still in the settings list, find the entry for ShowAlbumArt. Double-click it to open it and set its value to 1. Click OK.

• You should now have two added/revised settings entries — one for PlayerModeAlbumArtSelected with a value set to 0 and one for ShowAlbumArt with its value set to 1 (see yellow highlighted lines in the screen shot below).

• Close the Registry Editor window.
• Re-open Windows Media Player — your album art should now show at full size.