Customize Windows Media Player Title Bar

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft
Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer].
Modify/Create the Value Name [TitleBar] according to the Value Data listed below.
Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: TitleBar
Value Data: [Enter the text to be displayed in the title bar.]

Note: Whatever text you enter as the value data will be preceded by:
Windows Media Player provided by, so if I had entered text of [The Elder Geek], it would read:
Windows Media Player provided by The Elder Geek
Exit Registry and Reboot

PING & TRACEROUTE

PING

Ping can test the speed of your connection, "distance" to target, and whether or not your connection is even up and running. It tells you how long a packet of data takes to travel from your computer to a specified host, and back again(in this case, the packet is 32 bytes in size).

To use Ping, type ping followed by a destination host (server name such as www.expedient.net) or a host IP address (e.g., 209.166.161.121).

Note for Macintosh OS X users: use the command ping -c 4 followed by the destination host to ping only 4 times. If you do not use the -c 4, he command will continue pinging until your break the connection (CTRL+C on the keyboard).

Ping Tests

Once you have your command prompt (or WhatRoute) open, enter ping 127.0.0.1 and press Enter. You should receive 4 responses similar to the lines below. This ping test verifies the operation of the base TCP/IP stack. If TCP/IP is working correctly, there will be no problems with the ping. If you receive a timeout or error message, there is a problem with TCP/IP in which case you may have to uninstall and reinstall TCP/IP.

C:\WINDOWS>ping 127.0.0.1 Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

Ping your IP* and press Enter. The "XXX" indicates your IP address and can be found by using the ipconfig /all command. Pinging your IP verifies that the physical network device can be addressed. If you cannot ping your own IP address, make sure the IP is correctly entered in the Network Control Panel (NCP). If it is correct, replace TCP/IP. If this does not work, the network card may not be properly installed or 'bad' in which case you may need to reinstall the NIC.

C:\WINDOWS>ping 209.166.xxx.xxx Pinging 209.166.xxx.xxx with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 209.166.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=44 Reply from 209.166.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=44 Reply from 209.166.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=44 Reply from 209.166.xxx.xxx: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=44 Ping statistics for 209.166.xxx.xxx: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms

Enter ping 209.166.161.121 and press Enter. This test checks that your connection to the Internet is active and that the network can be accessed. You should receive 4 responses similar to the lines below.

C:\WINDOWS>ping 209.166.161.121 Pinging 209.166.161.121 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 209.166.161.121: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=44 Reply from 209.166.161.121: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=44 Reply from 209.166.161.121: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=44 Reply from 209.166.161.121: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=44 Ping statistics for 209.166.161.121: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms

Now enter ping www.expedient.net or another server name (e.g., www.yahoo.com) and press Enter. This test checks that your computer is able to translate name addresses (like www.expedient.net or www.yahoo.com) to numbers (like 209.166.165.174 or 64.58.76.224) - DNS resolution. You should receive 4 responses similar to the lines below. If you do not receive responses, check your DNS configuration settings. Click here for DNS Servers.

C:\WINDOWS>ping www.expedient.net Pinging corp01.web.pitdc1.expedient.net [208.40.175.241] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 208.40.175.241: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=44 Reply from 208.40.175.241: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=44 Reply from 208.40.175.241: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=44 Reply from 208.40.175.241: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=44 Ping statistics for 208.40.175.241: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 2ms, Average = 1ms

UNDERSTANDING THE OUTPUT

The first line is the command we typed: "ping www.expedient.net". Note the space between the command "ping" and the host computer "www.expedient.net."

The next line shows the full name of the host, as found by the ping program. The number 208.40.175.241 is the IP address of the host. An IP address is similar to your zip code. You may live in Pittsburgh, PA; but to the Post office, you are 15222-xxxx. The same goes for the internet, "www.expedient.net" is "208.40.175.241".

The next four lines show whether or not the host replied, with how many bytes (size of packet), round trip time (in milliseconds), and the TTL is how many routers the packet will go through before giving up trying to find the host.

The last lines show the statistics from pinging the host. They include how many packets were sent, received, and lost. Also shown are round trip times and averages.

INTERPRETING THE RESULTS

If all 4 packets sent are received, then the connection is working fine. Any lost packets may indicate slow connection problems. If no packets are received, you'll see like that say something like "Destination Host unreachable" or "Request Timed Out". This can indicate that your connection is not routing properly.

Note: For security reasons, some servers do not allow you to ping them - you will get "Request Timed Out" errors. You should try multiple servers if you are testing your connection.

If you can not ping a domain name (i.e. www.expedient.net), try the IP address (i.e. 208.40.175.241). If pinging an IP address generates replies, but the domain name doesn't, then there is probably a DNS issue.

Read the story of how PING was created: http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ping.html

TRACEROUTE

Traceroute tracks the path that a packet takes from your computer to a destination address. A traceroute also shows how many times your packets are being rebroadcast by other servers until it gets to the final destination. For windows users, the command is tracert. For Macintosh OS X users, its traceroute.

In this example we will trace the hops from a computer to yahoo.com:

C:\WINDOWS>tracert yahoo.com Tracing route to yahoo.com [66.218.71.198] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 208.170.243.1 2 44 ms 14 ms 18 ms sl-gw15-rly-6-0-1.sprintlink.net [144.232.246.165] 3 31 ms 25 ms 13 ms sl-bb22-rly-1-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.25.232] 4 21 ms 17 ms 17 ms sl-st20-ash-15-1.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.106] 5 15 ms 17 ms 19 ms so-0-0-0.edge1.Washington1.Level3.net [209.244.219.169] 6 16 ms 17 ms 15 ms so-5-0-0.gar1.Washington1.Level3.net [209.244.11.9] 7 82 ms 82 ms 82 ms so-3-0-0.mp2.SanJose1.Level3.net [64.159.1.130] 8 87 ms 87 ms 83 ms gige10-0.ipcolo3.SanJose1.Level3.net [64.159.2.41] 9 87 ms 84 ms 93 ms unknown.Level3.net [64.152.69.30] 10 90 ms 88 ms 92 ms w1.rc.vip.scd.yahoo.com [66.218.71.198] Trace complete.

UNDERSTANDING THE OUTPUT

The first line is the command we typed: tracert yahoo.com. Note the space between the command "ping" and the host computer "yahoo.com."

The next line shows the traceroute program acquiring the ip address from the domain. "Maximum of 30 hops" is how many routers the packet will go through before giving up trying to find the host.

The next lines show each server the packets traveled through to get to the destination yahoo.com. These show both the IP address and domain name of the actual servers that the packets passed through.

INTERPRETING THE RESULTS

Traceroutes allow you to see the path your packets take over the Internet. Sometimes, they will also allow you to "see" how your information traveled over the world: Many companies will name their servers based on where the server is located. From our example above, our information passed from our computer to servers in Washington DC then through servers in San Jose before reaching its destination (yahoo.com).

Traceroutes can show where there is a break in your connection. This allows you to determine exactly where your packets are being dropped or lost. Dropped or lost packets on a traceroute will usually show as asterisks (*).

Note: Just like ping, some servers do not allow you to traceroute all the way to them - you will get timeouts and sometimes errors. You should try multiple servers if you are testing your connection.

Ping and Traceroute allow you to diagnose problems with your Internet connection. These utilities allow you to determine if a problem is on your computer, out on the network, or at the server you're trying to reach.

Registery

Make Your Menus Load Faster

This tweak makes a huge difference to how fast your machine will ‘feel’. What this tweak does is remove the slight delay between clicking on a menu and XP displaying the menu.
1. Go to Start then Run
2. Type ‘Regedit’ then click ‘Ok’
3. Find “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\”
4. Select “MenuShowDelay”
5. Right click and select “Modify’
6. Reduce the number to around “100 ’

This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to “0’ but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway.

Using telnet

HOW TO SEND A FAKE MAIL?

i'm going to give you the appended version, and facts that you will need to know
1.use your telnet program to connect to the victims server
How do you know the server? Most mail servers run on port 25. The name of the mail server is after the @ with mail appended to the front (except for big "on-line conglomerates"). So, your victim is asdf@thevictimserver.com . We then execute the command:
telnet mail.thevictimserver.com 25

for yahoo.com, telnet mx1.mail.yahoo.com 25 . Same with most other big companys.

When you connect, you will get something like:

220 YSmtp mta102.mail.scd.yahoo.com ESMTP service ready
ehlo
250-mta102.mail.scd.yahoo.com
250-8BITMIME
250-SIZE 10485760
250 PIPELINING
mail from:
250 sender ok
rcpt to:
250 recipient ok
data
354 Please start mail input.
subject: fake mail
from: no one bitch
to: a stupid, stupid man
date: none

hello friend.
.
quit

this is the total syntax. Let's review, now shall we? these are the commands issued in order.

ehlo
mail from:
rcpt to:
data
subject: data starts the mail input
from: this displays the from
to: this displays the to
date: date

make sure to hit enter twice after date to give it an "authentic" look. to end this message, leave a period "." on a line by itself and hit enter.
.
quit

and so the mail gets sent after you quit.

Something about Yahoo!

I went into the system registery and found out that Yahoo! moved the 'banner url' key to a slightly different location. Than what it used in version 5.5!

Yahoo! IM no longer uses 'YUrl', but uses 'View' instead. You gotta click on each key inside of 'View' and edit the 'banner url' string to anything you want... I simply cleared mine out completely and it works flawlessly!

Here is what you gotta do:

Run regedit
Goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Yahoo -> Pager -> View

Inside the 'View' key there are a several other keys... go through each one and edit the 'banner url' string to your liking. It even works if the string is left blank (this causes it to look as if ads were never even implemented)!

Restart Yahoo! IM for the effect to take hold.

This is great for Yahoo! IM 5.6 users who don't want to be bothered with ads.

Hotmail Hacking

I_1_I - Brute force hacking
a. Use telnet to connect to port 110 (Hotmail´s pop-server)
b. Type USER and then the victim´s username
c. Type PASS and then the guess a password
d. Repeat that until U have found the correct password.
!. This is called brute force hacking and requires patience.
It´s better than trying to guess the victims password on
hotmail homepage only because it´s faster.
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I_2_I - The Best way
a. Get the username of the victim (It usually stands in the adress-field
)
b. Then type " www.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/start/victimsusername "
c. U´re in!
!. This hack only work if U are on the same network or computer as the
victim and if he don´t log out.
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I_3_I - The old way
a. Go to http://www.hotmail/proxy.html
b. Now type the victims username. (press login)
c. Look at the source code.
d. On the fifth row U should find "action=someadress"
e. Copy that adress and paste it into the adress-field
f. You are in...
!. As you can see it´s a long procedure and the victim have
plenty of time to log out.
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I_4_I - Another...
a. Go to hotmail´s homepage
b. Copy the source code.
c. Make a new html file with the same code but change method=post to
method=enter
d. "view" the page
e. Change the adress to www.hotmail.com/ (don´t press enter!)
f. Make the victim type in his username and password
g. Look in the adress-field. There you´ll see ...&password:something...
!. This is the way I use, because it lets you know the password.
(If he exits the browser U can see the password in the History folder!)

READ!
Hotmail´s sysops have changed the "system" so that the victim may log
out even
if U are inside his/her account. So don´t waste U´r time!

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So you want to get some hotmail passwords?
This is pretty easy to do once you have got the hang of it.
If you are a beginner, I wouldn't make this your first attempt at
hacking. When you need to do is use a port surfer and surf over to
port 80. While there, you have to try and mail the user that you
want the password from. It is best to mail them using the words
"We" and "Here at Hotmail..." Most suckers fall for this and end
up giving out their password. There is another way to also, you can
get an anon mailer, and forge the addres as staff@hotmail.com. But
you have to change the reply address to go to a different addres
like user@host.com. The person that you are trying to get the pass
from MUST respond to that letter for the mail to be forwarded to you.
Have text like "Please reply to this letter with the subject "PASSWORD"
and underneith please include your user name and password.
If you have trouble Loging in withing the next few days, this is
only because we are updating our mail servers but no need to worry,
your mail will still be there. Even though the server may be down
for an hour. From the staff at Hotmail, Thank You."

To trace originally Email sender.

Complete tutorial
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Tracing An Email
The purpose of this guide is to show the process involved in tracing an email. The first step required to tracing an email is finding out the headers of the email. What are headers? Email headers are lines added at the top of an email message that are used by servers as the email goes on route to get delivered. Generally email clients only show the standard To, From, and Subject headers, but there are more.

1) Enabling Email Headers

Enabling Email Headers For Gmail
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Step 1:Once Logged into your Gmail Account open the Email whose headers you want to view. Click on the “More Options” link in the message next to the date of the email.



Step 2: Now click the “Show Original” link.



Step 3: This link will popup a new window the headers and the body of the message.



Enabling Email Headers For Hotmail
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Step 1:Once logged in, click on the "Options" link in the upper navigation bar.



Step 2: Now click on the "Mail Display Settings" link.



Step 3: Change the "Message Headers" option to "Full" and click ok.



Step 4: Go to your inbox and open any one of your email. You emails show now contain additional headers.

Enabling Email Headers For Yahoo
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Step 1:Once logged in, click on the "Options" link in the upper navigation bar.


Step 2: Now click on the "General Preferences" link.


Step 3: In the paragraph titled Messages and locate the "Headers" heading and select "All".

Step 4: Go to your inbox and open any one of your email. You emails show now contain additional headers.
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