Window Xp Lost Password

I received call from one of my friend, regarding his window xp had been lock, due to too many incorrect password attempt.

So In this condition, normally what you do is format your computer, or you will find some software on internet aand follow the instruction and save the program it in the removable drive and copy some file from your pc and sent back to them and the will respond to you in 2-3 days

I have an alternative way to do it, which is unlock the account in local user policy, this method will work when the computer administrator not set any password


1.0 Restart your computer
2.0 Press F8 to interrupt , and access safe mode
3.0 Login as administrator (not password is require)

4.0 Right click on my computer select manage
5.0 Expend the local user and group
6.0 Highlight user folder
6.0 Right click on the account and select properties
7.0 Untick the disable, if you forget the old password , you can set new want


So now you can restart your computer and try to login with you old password


NOTE This apply for computer, which not set password for administrator

Disk clean-up –hang, compress old file

Disk clean-up –hang, compress old file

When performing disk clean up, my computer hang, I wait for 15 min it still the same, I restart my computer, it end hang up the same,

I try to find more information on Microsoft website, I found a related article which solve my computer problem


What I do is
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. Type regedit in the Open box, and then press ENTER.
3. Locate, and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches
4. On the File menu, click Export, and then click Desktop, type VolumeCaches in the File name box, and then click Save.

Note This step creates a backup of the VolumeCaches registry key. If you experience any problems after you complete the steps that are listed in this procedure, you can use this backup to restore the VolumeCaches key to its original state. To restore the key, double-click the VolumeCaches.reg file on your desktop, and then click Yes.
5. Expand the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches
6. Delete the Compress old files registry key.
7. Quit Registry Editor
The above 7 step from :: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812248

How to secure wireless connection

How to secure wireless connection

How to make your wireless connection MORE secure, is disable broadcast SSID/ Disable AP broadcast, this means, on other pc not able to know / scan your SSID

Yourself also not able to see it, so on your own computer you need to manually add in your wireless setting like your SSID , Network key

For existing connection what you can do is, just tick on “connect even if the network in not broadcasting”

Start >> connect to >> your wireless name>> right click >> properties >> connection tab >> tick on “connect even if the network in not broadcasting”

For new computer you haven’t connect to this network before, you need to connect to wireless manually

Start >> connect to >> set up a connection or network >> manually connect to a wireless network >> feel in network information >> e.g wireless name /SSID, and your network key /security key/ passphrase , please do remember to tick on “connect even if the network in not broadcasting” and click on next … done

How to disable SSID broadcast, below are my router setting UNTICK on enable SSID Broadcast