25 Windows Hidden Tools You Seldom Use

                                      Are you a Windows XP User ? How many utilities do you know that is built-in Windows XP ? Notepad, Wordpad, Character Map, Calculator, Microsoft Paint, these are the few utilities that I usually use.But out of blue,Windows Xp is a fully loaded package which has a lot of apparently hidden utilities which are seldom accessed by a basic or normal computer users ; and trust me,they still pack a lot of punch. 

To run any of these apps go to Start > Run and type the executable name (i.e. charmap) and press Enter.

Character Map (charmap.exe) - Very useful for finding unusual characters.

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) – The usual Disc cleanup.

Clipboard Viewer (clipbrd.exe) - Views contents of Windows clipboard.

Dr Watson (drwtsn32.exe) - Troubleshooting tool,runs when windows crashes.

DirectX diagnosis (dxdiag.exe) - Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards.

Private character editor (eudcedit.exe) - Allows creation or modification of characters.

IExpress Wizard (iexpress.exe) - Create self-extracting / self-installing package.

Microsoft Synchronization Manager (mobsync.exe) - Appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented.

Windows Media Player 5.1(mplay32.exe) - Retro version of Media Player, very basic.

ODBC Data Source Administrator (odbcad32.exe) – Database connection utility for support with external servers,create ODBC data sources,to administer remote databases or for supporting the ODBC database utility in Visual basic language.

Object Packager (packager.exe) - To do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files.

System Monitor (perfmon.exe) - Very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for budding uber-geeks only.

Program Manager (progman.exe) - Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell.

Remote Access phone book (rasphone.exe) - Documentation is virtually non-existent.

Registry Editor (regedt32.exe or regedit.exe) – For making custom changes or hacking the Windows Registry.

Network shared folder wizard (shrpubw.exe) - Creates shared folders on network.

File signature verification tool (sigverif.exe) - This tool will search the operating system and identify any unsigned device drivers installed on the system. It will also verify all signed device drivers.

Volume Control (sndvol32.exe) - I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area.

System Configuration Editor (sysedit.exe) - Modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! .

Syskey (syskey.exe) - Secures XP Account database, use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications.

Microsoft Telnet Client (telnet.exe) – Built in telnet client which can be used to connect to servers to sent emails or to hack :) This is disabled in in vista  but you can re-enable it by going to

Control panel –> Programs and Features –> Click "Turn Windows features on or off" on left –> Scroll down and check "Telnet Client.

 Driver Verifier Manager (verifier.exe) - Seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented.

Windows for Workgroups Chat (winchat.exe) - Appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available.

System configuration (msconfig.exe) - Can use to control startup programs,make changes to startup of XP.

Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) - Used to manage group policies, and permissions.Its an Administrator only tool.

Explore God Mode

Windows 7 has changed Control Panel a little, but it's still too difficult to locate all the applets and options that you might need. God Mode, however, while not being particularly godlike, does offer an easier way to access everything you could want from a single folder.

To try this out, create a new folder and rename it to:

                  The first part, "Everything" will be the folder name, and can be whatever you want: "Super Control Panel", "Advanced", "God Mode" if you prefer.

                  The extension, ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C, must be entered exactly as it is here, though, including the curly brackets. When you press [Enter] this part of the name will disappear, and double-clicking the new folder will display shortcuts to functions in the Action Centre, the Network and Sharing Centre, Power options, troubleshooting tools, user accounts and others - more than 260 options in total.

Make USB Flash Drives, Removable Devices Inefection Free From Autorun Viruses, Worms & Trojans

I want all my work to be completed as fast as possible. But at the same time maintaining the security is also an issue. The Autorun virus and all the related malwares acts like a threat whenever we are using any USB device. If everytime I have to waste my time in scanning the devices and then wait to open it. That is the last thing I would like to do especially when I am in a hurry. But ofcourse the time can’t be the factor over the security of the system. So, what is to be considered and what is to be left. So, to handle a couple of issues simultaneously, I found BitDefender’s USB Immunizer as the very good alternative.
BitDefender’s USB Immunizer is a small freeware of 1.12 MB. It is portable utility and thus makes your work easier. With the series of wonderful security providers by BitDefender like the QuickScan for your Chrome, reveal the facebook Scams , this one inline will help you a lot. The user interface of the utility has been displayed in the snapshot below.

Though the snapshot might have cleared a lot of your doubts just go through it to understand about the working of the application. Basically, the applications can serve the two purposes simultaneously. It can be used to immune both your system and the USB device. This can be done with the help of the upper and lower pane separately.
Now, in case you have more than one USB device, select the one you want to protect. After that click on IMMUNIZER. In order to immunize more devices, you have to repeat the process for all the them separately. Apart from that you can also protect your computer. For that, use the option in the lower pane. And press the ON button to immunize the system. You can switch between on and of whenever you like.
So, the utility will protect the system and USB devices from Autoron and the related viruses. You have to simply protect the particular device and the then feel free to use it. You have chosen the correct option for the protection from the bugs. Now, you can easily insert the USB device in any system because the autorun can’t create a problem anymore. Also, your system is safe to use all devices.



The freeware has been tested in Windows 7 and will be compatible with all the other versions also.

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