Vista Stuck at Please wait

This is due to some startup program interfering with other game or program.

Step 1: Go into Save Mode, using msconfig (using run to execute this program)

Step 2: Configure Selective Startup options
- System Configuration Utility dialog box, click Selective Startup on the General tab.
- Click to clear the Load Startup Items check box.
- Click the Services tab.
- Click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box.
- Click Disable All, then click OK
- When you are prompted, click Restart.

If confirm that the startup hang issue is affected by certain game or program you may uninstall it to make the windows working as normal.

How to backup your HDD into image & restore it back using Ghost

Backup your hdd into image file
1. Boot the computer with bootable CD that can support CDROM.
2. Insert Ghost software CD and execute the ghost software.
3. Local --> Partition --> To Image
4. Select local source drive, then click ok
5. Select the source partition, then press enter and click ok
6. Choose the path and name the image file then select save
7. You have 3 option to choose whether want to compress the image file [No, Fast, High]
8. Select Yes to process with the partition image creation

Restore you image to HDD
1. Boot the computer with bootable CD that can support CDROM.
2. Use fdisk command to activate the partition
3. Fdisk "Do you wish to enable large disk support (Y/N). Choose Y
4. Fdisk "Should NTFS partitions on all drives be treated as large (Y/N). Choose N
5. Fdisk Enter choice:[1], Key in 2 [2=Set active partition], then press ENTER
6. Fdisk Enter the number of the partition you want to make active [ ]; press 1 then press ENTER (you will see the Status at Partition 1 set as A (active)
7. Press ESC to return back to the command prompt

8. Insert Ghost software CD and execute the ghost software.
9. Local --> Partition --> From Image
10. Choose the image file from the folder, then click OPEN
11. Select the source partition then press ENTER and click OK
12. Select the destination drive then press ENTER
13. Select destination partition, then press OK
14. Select "YES" to proceed with the partition restore

Fundamental Factors That Affect Currency Values

1. GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
This represent the total market value of all goods and services produced in the country. The GDP is somewhat analogous to the gross profit margin of a publicly traded company in that they are both measures of internal growth.

2. Retail Sales
The retail-sales report measures the total receipts of all retail stores in a given country. This measurement is derived from a diverse sample of retail stores throughout a nation. The report is particularly useful because it is a timely indicator of broad consumer spending patterns that is adjusted for seasonal variables. It can be used to predict the performance of more important lagging indicators, and to assess the immediate direction of an economy. The retail sales report can be compared to the sales activity of a publicly traded company.

3. Industrial Production
This report shows the change in the production of factories, mines and utilities within a nation. It also reports their 'capacity utilizations', the degree to which the capacity of each of these factories is being used. It is ideal for a nation to see an increase of production while being at its maximum or near maximum capacity utilization.

Traders using this indicator are usually concerned with utility production, which can be extremely volatile since the utilities industry, and in turn the trading of and demand for energy, is heavily affected by changes in weather. Significant revisions between reports can be caused by weather changes, which in turn, can cause volatility in the nation's currency.

4. Consumer Price Index (CPI)
The CPI is a measure of the change in the prices of consumer goods across over 200 different categories. This report, when compared to a nation's exports, can be used to see if a country is making or losing money on its products and services. Be careful, however, to monitor the exports - it is a focus that is popular with many traders because the prices of exports often change relative to a currency's strength or weakness.

Some of the other major indicators include the purchasing managers index (PMI), producer price index (PPI), durable goods report, employment cost index (ECI), and housing starts. And don't forget the many privately issued reports, the most famous of which is the Michigan Consumer Confidence Survey. All of these provide a valuable resource to traders, if used properly.

Example:
When the U.S. dollar is weak, inflation is often one of the most watched indicators

How to disable/enable USB storage in PC

To Disable the USB Storage
1. Start --> Run, type "regedit"
2. Navigate to entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
3. Set "Start" value to 4

To Enable back the USB Storage
1. Start --> Run, type "regedit"
2. Navigate to entry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\UsbStor
3. Set "Start" value to 3

Notes: This only tested on Windows XP

Malaysia Bank Swift Code

Here’s a list of Malaysian banks swift code, there are in 8 unique charaters:

Affin Bank Berhad -> PHBMMYKL
Alliance Bank Berhad -> MFBBMYKL
Ambank Berhad -> ARBKMYKL
Bank Simpanan Nasional -> BSNAMYKL
CIMB Bank Berhad -> CIBBMYKL
Citibank Berhad Malaysia -> CITIMYKL
EON Bank Berhad -> EOBBMYKL
Hong Kong Bank Malaysia Berhad -> HBMBMYKL
Hong Leong Bank Berhad -> HLBBMYKL
Malayan Banking Berhad -> MBBEMYKL
OCBC Bank Berhad -> OCBCMYKL
Public Bank Berhad -> PBBEMYKL
RHB Bank Berhad -> RHBBMYKL
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad -> SCBLMYKL
United Overseas Bank Berhad -> UOVBMYKL

Set hidden folder or file using attrib command

To view the hidden folder
CMD: dir /a (/a mean show attrib file)

attrib
Syntax
ATTRIB [ + attribute | - attribute ] [pathname] [/S [/D]]

Key
+ : Turn an attribute ON
- : Clear an attribute OFF

/S : Search the pathname including all subfolders.
/D : Process folders as well

attributes:

R Read-only (1)
H Hidden (2)
A Archive (32)
S System (4)

extended attributes:
E Encrypted
C Compressed (128:read-only)
I Not content-indexed
L Symbolic link/Junction (64:read-only)
N Normal (0: cannot be used for file selection)
O Offline
P Sparse file
T Temporary

Example:
1. To hide the file
attrib +h abc.txt

2. To hide the folder
attrib /D +h abcfolder

3. To unhide the file
attrib -h abc.txt

4. To unhide the folder
attrib /D -h abcfolder

5. To view the attrib attribute
attrib

6. To set include the subfolder as well
attrib /S /D +h *

Turn off Autoplay/Autorun (All Drive)

To turn off autoplay for the drive. To prevent if there is a virus in the pendrive or harddrive.

Step:
1. Start -> Run -> gpedit.msc
2. Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates
-> System -> Double click "Turn off Autoplay"
3. Setting tab > Check “Enabled” > Select “All drives”,
from the drop down menu > Apply > Ok