FIX PC PROBLEMS::SMART PC SOLUTIONS

FIX PC PROBLEMS::SMART PC SOLUTIONS

CHANGE WIN XP START MENU BUTTON NAME

A Virus Program to Disable USB Ports

In this post I will show how to create a simple virus that disables/blocks the USB ports on the computer (PC). As usual I use my favorite C programming language to create this virus. Anyone with a basic knowledge of C language should be able to understand the working of this virus program.

Once this virus is executed 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. The source code for this virus is available for download. You can test this virus on your own computer without any worries since I have also given a program to re-enable all the USB ports.

1. Download the USB_Block.rar file on to your computer.

2. It contains the following 4 files.

• block_usb.c (source code)
• unblock_usb.c (source code)

3. You need to compile them before you can run it. A step-by-step procedure to compile C programs is given in my post - How to Compile C Programs.

3. Upon compilation of block_usb.c you get block_usb.exe which is a simple virus that will block (disable) all the USB ports on the computer upon execution (double click).

4. To test this virus, just run the block_usb.exe file and insert a USB pen drive (thumb drive). Now you can see that your pen drive will never get detected. To re-enable the USB ports just run the unblock_usb.exe (you need to compile unblock_usb.c) file. Now insert the pen drive and it should get detected.

5. You can also change the icon of this file to make it look like a legitimate program. For more details on this refer my post – How to Change the ICON of an EXE file (This step is also optional).

I hope you like this post. Please pass your comments.

Hack Software and Run the Trial Program Forever

In this post I’ll show you how to hack a Software and run the trial program forever.Most of us are familiar with many softwares that run only for a specified period of time in the trial mode.Once the trial period is expired these softwares stop functioning and demand for a purchase.But there is a way to run the softwares and make them function beyond the trial period.Isn’t this interesting?

Before I tell you how to hack the software and make it run in the trial mode forever, we have to understand the functioning of these softwares.I’ll try to explain this in brief.

When these softwares are installed for the first time, they make an entry into the Windows Registry with the details such as Installed Date and Time, installed path etc.After installation every time you run the software, it compares the current system date and time with the installed date and time.So, with this it can make out whether the trial period is expired or not.

So with this being the case, just manually changing the system date to an earlier date will not solve the problem.For this purpose there is a small Tool known as RunAsDate.

RunAsDate is a small utility that allows you to run a program in the date and time that you specify. This utility doesn’t change the current system date, but it only injects the date/time that you specify into the desired application.

RunAsDate intercepts the kernel API calls that returns the current date and time (GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime), and replaces the current date/time with the date/time that you specify.It works with Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.

NOTE: FOLLOW THESE TIPS CAREFULLY

You have to follow these tips carefully to successfully hack a software and make it run in it’s trial mode forever.

1. Note down the date and time, when you install the software for the first time.

2. Once the trial period expires, you must always run the software using RunAsDate.

3. After the trial period is expired, do not run the software(program) directly.If you run the software directly even once, this hack may no longer work.

4. It is better and safe to inject the date of the last day in the trial period.

For example, if the trial period expires on jan 30 2009, always inject the date as jan 29 2009 in the RunAsDate.

I hope this helps! Please express your experience and opinions through comments

Forgot Windows XP Password ?

Yes it is possible to change Adminstrator password both in Win XP and Vista without knowing it.If you somehow manage to login as an Administrator then you can change the password without knowing it.

Heres the Step-By-Step instructions

1. Right-click on the “My Computer” icon on the desktop OR in the Start Menu.

2. Select the option “Manage”.

3. On the left pane expand the “Computer Management (Local) tree (if it is not already expanded)

4. Double click “Local Users and Groups” option From “System Tools” tree.

5. Click the “Users” option.

6. Now you will see the list of users on the right side pane,such as Administrator,Guest etc.

7. Right click the “Administrator” and select the option “Set Password” option.

8. Now you will see a warning message,Click on proceed.

9. Now the system asks you for “New Password” and “Confirm Password” .

10. After entering the password click on “OK”.The password is changed.That’s It!

Speed Up PC – Top 5 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer

5 Best Ways to Speed Up your PC

Are you fed up with your slow PC? Well you can Speed Up your PC by 3 times. In this post you’ll find some of the most significant ways to speed up your PC. For your convenience, I ’ll split this post into 2 parts.

1. Automatic Ways to Speed Up PC (Using PC Speed Up Softwares)

2. Manual Ways to Speed Up PC

Automatic Ways to Speed Up PC

You can use a PC Optimizer Tool to automatically boost the Speed of your PC without the need to worry about the manual ways of doing it. These tools will automatically find and fix upto 99% of your PC errors by optimizing the Windows registry, cleaning up junk files, removing unwanted items from the start up etc. This can speed up your PC and Internet speed by upto 3 times. Here are some of the best PC Optimizer Programs that I recommend.

1. Perfect Optimizer

2. Registry Easy

Using a PC Optimizer is the easiest way to speed up your PC. This is because, most of the performance tweaks such as Registry Cleanup cannot be done manually.

Manual Ways to Speed Up Your PC

1. Free Up Disk Space to increase the speed of your PC

• Remove temporary Internet files.
• Empty the Recycle Bin.
• Remove Windows temporary files.
• Uninstall Programs that you no longer use.

2. Periodically Perform Hard Disk Defragment. This can Speed Up your PC significantly.

3. Clean Up your Registry (Highly Recommended)

Cleaning Up your Windows Registry is very much necessary to speed up your PC. Unfortunately you cannot do this manually. You have to use a Registry Cleaner to do this. Here is the best registry cleaner on the web.

Registry Easy

A complete review of registry cleaners can be found at Registry Cleaner Reviews

4. Clean Up the browser cache to Speed Up your Internet.

5. Install a good Antispyware software

Spywares can really hurt the performance of your PC. So, install a good anti-spyware to protect your PC from spywares and improve the speed of your PC. I recommend the following Antispywares to protect your PC.

1. Spyware Cease

2. Nodware Anti-Spyware

Which is the Best Way to Speed Up my PC? (Auto or Manual)

The best way to speed Up your PC is by using a PC Optimizer such as Perfect Optimizer or Registry Easy. This is because, manual ways can only perform 30-40% of the tweaks to improve the speed of your PC, but the most important aspect of the Speed Up process such as Registry clean Up and other advanced performance tweaks can only be done using a PC Optimizer software. So if you are serious about improving the speed of your PC, then you need to use a PC Optimizer

## BenQ-Siemens Secret Codes

BenQ-Siemens Secret Codes
Software version:
*#06#
to see more info, press softkey again

English menu:
*#0001#

Deutsch menu:
*#0049#

Secret Code:
*#0606# remove sim card before

Unlock Sim:
*#0003*(secret code)#

Bonus Screen:
*12022243121

Factory settings: Type *#9999# to reset factory settings.(not tested).


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iemens CODES
Siemens
MODELS

CODES & DESCRIPTIONS

*#0003*(secret code 8 digits)# All Siemens Phones: Service Provider Unlock
Siemens S25/C25
SP unlock *#0003*(secret code 8 digits)#
Show IMEI code: * # 06 #
Resets language to automatic selection : * # 0000 # then Green button


Pin Out
Data Cable schematics
Phone’s connector pin-out:
1- GND
2- SB
3- POWER
4- NC
5- TX
6- RX
7- CLOCK
8- DATA
9- GND MIC
10- HF MIC
11- AUDIO
12- GND AUDIO
Siemens S1/S3/S3 Com
To view the software date and else with S3 com, S4, S4Power, Sony cmdx 1000e press with SIM removed *#06# and left softkey.

To view some other stuff with S4Power, Sony cmdx 1000e press with SIM removed *#06# and left softkey twice.

To view the software date with S3 com, S4, S4Power, Sony cmdx 1000e press with SIM installed menu 98 and left softkey twice.

ACTIVATE MONITOR MODE
Siemens S1/S3

Menu, 9 (Phone Options), 7 (Phone Status), Left Display Button (left MENU key), 5553756, Hang-Up Button (Red Handset key)
Siemens S3 COM/S4

Menu, 9 (Phone Options), 7 (Phone Status - 8 on Some), Left Display Button (left MENU key), 7684666, Hang-Up Button (Red Handset key)

Note: Now Monitor should appear at the bottom of the Network Options menu.
MONITOR MODE
Pressing the right Display Button when in monitor mode will toggle into 1 and 2 modes

Pressing the right Display Button when in monitor mode will show a list of the six cells with the strongest signals.

Test Mode Indicators: (* = only available when call in progress )
CH Channel Number

RX Signal Strength (dB)

N NCC (Colour Code)

B BCC (Colour Code)

CI Cell ID (in Hex)

C1+ How long before phone does forced hand over. (see RX and RXAM)

LAI Location Area Identity. Display Network ID code (42F010 = 240.01) and MSC

TXPWR Transmit Power (dB)

RXAM Receive signal strength cut-off point

TS* Time Slot Number

TA* Timing Advance. Distance from tower in Km X 2

PL* Power Level
POWER table
PL: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

dB: 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13

Watts: 2 1.3 .8 .5 .3 .2 .13 .08 .05 .03 .02
LF* C1 value with continuous transmission from tower

LS* C1 Value with discontinuous transmission from tower

QF* Bit Error Rate with continuous transmission from tower

QS* Bit Error Rate with discontinuous transmission from tower
BER (bit error rate) table
QF/QS register: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

% of bit sent: 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 3.2 6.4 12.8 25.6
Siemens S1/S3
Here’s a trick to play Tetris, also known as Klotz on a Siemens S1.
Turn the phone on. Enter PIN. Before the telephone has logged in to the your GSM net do the following steps.
1: Choose F 9 (function settings)
2: Choose send own number and push the right button for choose.
3: Push 9
USE 2 as <> , rotate the klotz with 5 and drop with 4.
[I have just heard from one of the programmers of the phone that Tetris was in the phone during development, but it was removed before it was produced. Apparently someone has the patent on games in mobile phones and Siemens didn’t want to pay the licensing fees. It was either in Menu F-9-9 or it’s not there at all.]
Siemens S3 Comfort

MONITOR MODE

The Siemens S3 Com series have a Monitor mode that can be activated directly from the standard user keypad. In order to activate this mode, you must enter the special access code currently programmed into the phone.
TO ACTIVATE MONITOR MODE:
Turn the phone on.
Enter the PIN access code on press OK. (Only if is enabled).
Press Menu. (Left top button).
Press 9. (Phone Options).
Press 8. (Phone Status) (May be button 7 in some phones).
You may see your IMEI Number
Left Display Button (Top left MENU key).
7684666
Hang-Up Button. (Red Handset key).

Note: Monitor should appear now at the bottom of the Network Options menu.
MONITOR MODE

Pressing the right Display Button when in monitor mode will toggle into 1 and 2 modes
Siemens S4/S4 Power
In phonebook under “Own Phone No.” enter +12022243121 (which is the number to the White House) and you’ll get a greeting from the people who programmed the phone.

MONITOR MODE

The Siemens S4 series have a Monitor mode that can be activated directly from the standard user keypad. In order to activate this mode, you must enter the special access code currently programmed into the phone.
TO ACTIVATE MONITOR MODE:
Menu, 9 (Phone Options), 7 (Phone Status), Left Display Button (left MENU key), 7684666, Hang-Up Button (Red Handset key)
Now “Monitor” should appear at the bottom of the Network Options menu.
Pressing the right Display Button when in monitor mode will show a list of the six cells with the strongest signals.

Test Mode Indicators: (* = only available when call in progress )
——————–
CH Channel Number

RX Signal Strength (dB)
N NCC (Color Code)
B BCC (Color Code)
CI Cell ID (in Hex)
C1+ how long before phone does forced hand over. (see RX and RXAM)
LAI Location Area Identity. Display Network ID code (42F010 = 240.01) and MSC
TXPWR Transmit Power (dB)
RXAM Reeceive signal strength cut-off point
TS* Time Slot Number
TA* Timing Advance. Distance from tower in Km X 2
PL* Power Level

Power Table

PL: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
dB: 33 31 29 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13
Watts: 2 1.3 .8 .5 .3 .2 .13 .08 .05 .03 .02

LF* C1 value with continuous transmission from tower
LS* C1 Value with discontinuous transmission from tower
QF* Bit Error Rate with continuous transmission from tower
QS* Bit Error Rate with discontinuous transmission from tower

BER (bit error rate) table
QF/QS register: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
% of bit sent: 0.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 3.2 6.4 12.8 25.6
Siemens S6/S10

In Phonebook, store as your own number: +12022243121
Then you get the sun and two palms in the display, also a greeting message of the “MMI-team”.
It has been said that the phone number is the number of the Capitol building in Washington, DC (but not sure).
Siemens S15 Secret Menu’s

Press * -> # -> 7 -> 4 -> 3 -> 6 -> 3 -> 6 -> 7 -> * -> 8 -> 3 ->
7 -> 8 -> # ,press clear key to clear screen and return to
stand-by mode
press Menu, it will show additional menu
Menu 3.3.4 Band selection,
Menu 3.3.4.1 Automatic band selection,
Menu 3.3.4.2 select GSM 900 only,
Menu 3.3.4.3 select GSM 1800 only,

Menu 10 Engineering,
Menu 10.1 MS info,

Menu 10.2 software detail,
Menu 10.2.1 software version,
Menu 10.2.2 EEPROM version,

Menu 10.3 Test/production details
Menu 10.3.1 Hardware deta
Menu 10.3.2 production deta
Menu 10.3.3 Service deta
Menu 10.3.4 Mechanical deta

Menu 10.1.1 MS info on, then on the screen show these, for example:

FCN RXL C1 C2
642 011+11+91 -> PAGE 1

CID DSC CB
11211 045 000 -> PAGE 2

BCC NCC TN
000 002 00 -> PAGE 3

RXf RXs RQf RQs
00 00 00 00 -> PAGE 4

ATa APa Hn Hf
001 000 05 00 -> PAGE 5

DTU DTD HP CI
+ ? - - -> PAGE 6

MM CC RR
IdNS Nul Idl -> PAGE 7