Now how to look at this can be confusing unless you know what your looking for. If you have a instant message program such as "aim" and you direct connect to someone you have a "established connection" with them. So using this cmd command you can view their ip.
Usually the port number is "4443" and i noticed sometimes it doesn't work so i am guessing it is because that the person has a firewall. So here is the script.
open notepad and enter the following:
@echo.
@color 09
@netstat -n
@echo.
@pause
then save as "GetIp.cmd" and when opened you will view all established connections.
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Renew IP address
Often using a LAN inside a home, users will encounter one or more PC's that refust to renew the IP address and bring the network back to a fully usable state. However this took care of that problem for us I hope it will for other XP home and PRO users.
- Releasing and Renewing an IP address on Windows NT/2000/XP
- Click the Start menu in the lower left hand part of the screen.
- Click Run.
- In the space provided type "ipconfig /release" and click OK. Note that there is a space between ipconfig and the /release.
- To renew the IP address from the DOS prompt, type "ipconfig /renew". Note that there is a space between ipconfig and the /renew.
- Releasing and Renewing an IP address on Windows XP
- Click the Start menu in the lower left hand part of the screen.
- Click Run.
- In the space provided type "ipconfig /release" and click OK. Note that there is a space between ipconfig and the /release.
- Type "ipconfig /renew". Note that there is a space between ipconfig and the /renew.
Turn Off Error Notification of Script Error
Only the webmaster has to know about every single script error. To turn off the error messages that pop-up, do this:
- Go to Tools, Internet Options. Click Advanced on the far right.
- In the browsing set, you should see one that says "Display Notification of Every Script Error". Uncheck it if its checked.
- Also, click "Disable Script Debugging" to stop that, also.
Speed up your web browsing
Iv'e personally found a dramatic increase in web browsing after clearing the Windows XP DNS cache.
To clear it type the following in a command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns
To clear it type the following in a command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns
Keep Dial Up Connection after Logging off
You may have noticed that you loose your dial-up connection, after you log off your computer...
simply add this string to your registry, and your computer will keep your connection after you log off, and switch user until you disconnect it
Standard Warning: You really should back up your system before making any changes to your registry
1. Open Registry Editor
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
3. Click Add String Value within the Edit menu.
4. Type KeepRasConnections in the dialog box, and select REG_SZ as the
Data Type.
5. Click OK.
6. In the next dialog box, type 1 and click OK.
7. Close the Registry Editor.
simply add this string to your registry, and your computer will keep your connection after you log off, and switch user until you disconnect it
Standard Warning: You really should back up your system before making any changes to your registry
1. Open Registry Editor
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
3. Click Add String Value within the Edit menu.
4. Type KeepRasConnections in the dialog box, and select REG_SZ as the
Data Type.
5. Click OK.
6. In the next dialog box, type 1 and click OK.
7. Close the Registry Editor.
Faster and more powerful Internet searching then ever before
This tweak will have you searching the Internet faster and more powerfully then you ever have before.
1. Get TweakUI Powertoy for WindowsXP
2. Start -> Programs -> Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI for Windows XP
3. Click the '+' next to 'Internet Explorer'
4. Hightlight 'Search'
5. In the right plane click on the 'Create' button.
6. For the Prefix, type in 'Google' or if you're REALLY lazy (like me) then just 'g'
7. for the URL, enter: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s&num=100
The 'hl' is language, the 'q' is the query, and the 'num' is the number of results per page. To search for multiple keywords at a time, use the format 'google monkey+cars' or just 'g monkey+cars' depending how you chose to set it up.
If you use another search engine, then you must have never tried Google.
Here are some reasons to help sway you: http://www.google.com/technology/whyuse.html
It has no graphics to load, no popups, no graphical ads, and codes your search terms in bold to prove the pages it lists have all you wanted.
And if that didn't work, try installing a BSD or *nix type OS, and finding solutions to cryptic error messages using any other search engine.
Sooner or later you'll realize Google is tops. Just give it a month's trial and see if you ever leave it ;)
On request for advanced users only. If you don't want to use TweakUi, use this registry file or make the according changes manually.
;--begin copy below-------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\g]
@="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s&num=100"
" "="+"
"#"="%23"
"&"="%26"
"?"="%3F"
"+"="%2B"
"="="%3D"
;--end copy---------------------------------------------------------
Copy and paste into notepad, save as "search.reg", right click - merge.
1. Get TweakUI Powertoy for WindowsXP
2. Start -> Programs -> Powertoys for Windows XP -> TweakUI for Windows XP
3. Click the '+' next to 'Internet Explorer'
4. Hightlight 'Search'
5. In the right plane click on the 'Create' button.
6. For the Prefix, type in 'Google' or if you're REALLY lazy (like me) then just 'g'
7. for the URL, enter: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s&num=100
The 'hl' is language, the 'q' is the query, and the 'num' is the number of results per page. To search for multiple keywords at a time, use the format 'google monkey+cars' or just 'g monkey+cars' depending how you chose to set it up.
If you use another search engine, then you must have never tried Google.
Here are some reasons to help sway you: http://www.google.com/technology/whyuse.html
It has no graphics to load, no popups, no graphical ads, and codes your search terms in bold to prove the pages it lists have all you wanted.
And if that didn't work, try installing a BSD or *nix type OS, and finding solutions to cryptic error messages using any other search engine.
Sooner or later you'll realize Google is tops. Just give it a month's trial and see if you ever leave it ;)
On request for advanced users only. If you don't want to use TweakUi, use this registry file or make the according changes manually.
;--begin copy below-------------------------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl\g]
@="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%s&num=100"
" "="+"
"#"="%23"
"&"="%26"
"?"="%3F"
"+"="%2B"
"="="%3D"
;--end copy---------------------------------------------------------
Copy and paste into notepad, save as "search.reg", right click - merge.
Disable IE's Macromedia Flash plug-in
The Flash player is necessary for many of those pop-up ads and graphics on the internet, particularly on many of Yahoo!'s webpages. To prevent these annoyances from appearing, do the following:
1. Ensure Internet Explorer is closed.
2. Determine your path to the flash plug-in (the plug-in will be a file whose name contains the word 'flash', and the extension .ocx) For most installations, it will be C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\swflash.ocx.
2. Unregister the plug-in by typing the following at the Start|Run prompt:
regsvr32 c:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\swflash.ocx /u
When you restart IE, most (if not all) of those pop-ups should cease to bother you.
1. Ensure Internet Explorer is closed.
2. Determine your path to the flash plug-in (the plug-in will be a file whose name contains the word 'flash', and the extension .ocx) For most installations, it will be C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\swflash.ocx.
2. Unregister the plug-in by typing the following at the Start|Run prompt:
regsvr32 c:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\swflash.ocx /u
When you restart IE, most (if not all) of those pop-ups should cease to bother you.
Can't connect to computers in your network?
This may not solve everyone's problem with networking, but this is one way to fix a problem if you can't connect to users' computer.
1. Click start button
2. Click "My Network Places"
3. Right-click and click on "Properties"
4. Right-click on "Local Area Connection" and click on "Properties"
5. click on the "Authentication" tab
6. Uncheck "Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X"
7. Click "OK"
Hopefully that should fix the problem. If it didn't then you have a different problem. Enjoy!
1. Click start button
2. Click "My Network Places"
3. Right-click and click on "Properties"
4. Right-click on "Local Area Connection" and click on "Properties"
5. click on the "Authentication" tab
6. Uncheck "Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X"
7. Click "OK"
Hopefully that should fix the problem. If it didn't then you have a different problem. Enjoy!
Assigning a Static IP Address
To assign a Static IP Address to your network connection follow these steps:
1. Open Network Connections
2. Right click the connection you wish to assign a Static Address to and choose Properties.
3. In the Properties box that comes up select "Internet Protocol TCP/IP" and click the Properties button beneath.
4. In Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties place a dot in "Use the following IP Address".
5. Enter the IP address you wish to use and OK the change. Click OK on Local Area Connection Properties.
6. Reboot
Add a Website link to Start menu
To Install : Copy the code below to notepad and save it as link.reg then just right click on it and choose "merge".
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@="TweakXP.com"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-47"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
"method"="ShellExecute"
"Command"="TweakXP.com"
"Param1"="http://www.TweakXP.com"
To uninstall : Copy the code below to notepad and save as rem.reg and right click and choose merge.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
"method"="ShellExecute"
"command"=""
"Param1"=""
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@="TweakXP.com"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll,-47"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
"method"="ShellExecute"
"Command"="TweakXP.com"
"Param1"="http://www.TweakXP.com"
To uninstall : Copy the code below to notepad and save as rem.reg and right click and choose merge.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\DefaultIcon]
@=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{2559a1f6-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"CLSID"="{13709620-C279-11CE-A49E-444553540000}"
"method"="ShellExecute"
"command"=""
"Param1"=""
Activating Passive FTP Mode
If you have problems connectiong to FTP servers using Internet Explorer when your computer is behind a firewall, you need to enable passive mode so you can connect a different way.
1. In IE6 XP open the Tools tab -> go to Internet Options -> Advanced tab -> scroll down till you find "Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)" -> TICK this setting -> hit Apply
This should resolve all problems with accessing FTP servers.
1. In IE6 XP open the Tools tab -> go to Internet Options -> Advanced tab -> scroll down till you find "Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem compatibility)" -> TICK this setting -> hit Apply
This should resolve all problems with accessing FTP servers.
A Faster Way To Shut Down And Log Off Your Windows XP
If you’re experiencing slow shutdowns and log offs on your Windows XP, this trick will help you.
Instead of accessing the shutdown menu via Start->Turn Off Computer, open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
Press “Shut Down” at the top of the Task Manager and choose what you want your Windows XP to do:
Instead of accessing the shutdown menu via Start->Turn Off Computer, open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
Press “Shut Down” at the top of the Task Manager and choose what you want your Windows XP to do:
- Stand By
- Hibernate
- Turn Off
- Restart
- Log off
- Switch User
How To Properly Disable IPv6 in VISTA
click on the Start Button and type in regedit and hit Enter.
Then, navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SYSTEM, CurrentControlSet, services, TCPIP6 and Parameters. Right click on Parameters and select New and then DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the new value DisabledComponents and hit Enter. Now right click on the new DisabledComponents value you just created and select Modify. Set the value of DisabledComponents to FF and click OK.
After a reboot IPv6 will be disabled on all interfaces.
