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

How to speed up your PC - Third Party Software

1. Run BootVis - Improve Boot Times

BootVis will significantly improve boot times

Download and Run
Select Trace
Select Next Boot and Driver Trace
A Trace Repetitions screen will appear, select Ok and Reboot
Upon reboot, BootVis will automatically start, analyze and log your system’s boot process. When it’s done, in the menu go to Trace and select Optimize System
Reboot.
When your machine has rebooted wait until you see the Optimizing System box appear. Be patient and wait for the process to complete

2. Improve Memory Usage

Cacheman Improves the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings.

Once Installed:

- Go to Show Wizard and select All
- Run all the wizards by selecting Next or Finished until you are back to the main menu. Use the defaults unless you know exactly what you are doing
- Exit and Save Cacheman
- Restart Windows

3. Optimise your internet connection

There are lots of ways to do this but by far the easiest is to run TCP/IP Optimizer.

- Download and install
- Click the General Settings tab and select your Connection Speed (Kbps)
- Click Network Adapter and choose the interface you use to connect to the Internet
- Check Optimal Settings then Apply
- Reboot

How to speed up your PC - Windows

1. Disable Indexing Services

Indexing Services is a small little program that uses large amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexes and updates lists of all the files that are on your computer. It does this so that when you do a search for something on your computer, it will search faster by scanning the index lists. If you don’t search your computer often, or even if you do search often, this system service is completely unnecessary. To disable do the following:

- Go to Start
- Click Settings
- Click Control Panel
- Double-click Add/Remove Programs
- Click the Add/Remove Window Components
- Uncheck the Indexing services
- Click Next

2. Optimise Display Settings

Windows XP can look sexy but displaying all the visual items can waste system resources. To optimise:

- Go to Start
- Click Settings
- Click Control Panel
- Click System
- Click Advanced tab
- In the Performance tab click Settings
- Leave only the following ticked:
- Show shadows under menus
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Use drop shadows for icons labels on the desktop
- Use visual styles on windows and buttons

3. Speedup Folder Browsing

You may have noticed that everytime you open my computer to browse folders that there is a slight delay. This is because Windows XP automatically searches for network files and printers everytime you open Windows Explorer. To fix this and to increase browsing significantly:

- Open My Computer
- Click on Tools menu
- Click on Folder Options
- Click on the View tab.
- Uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers check box
- Click Apply
- Click Ok
- Reboot your computer

4. Optimise Your Pagefile

If you give your pagefile a fixed size it saves the operating system from needing to resize the page file.

- Right click on My Computer and select Properties
- Select the Advanced tab
- Under Performance choose the Settings button
- Select the Advanced tab again and under Virtual Memory select Change
- Highlight the drive containing your page file and make the initial Size of the file the same as the Maximum Size of the file.

Windows XP sizes the page file to about 1.5X the amount of actual physical memory by default. While this is good for systems with smaller amounts of memory (under 512MB) it is unlikely that a typical XP desktop system will ever need 1.5 X 512MB or more of virtual memory. If you have less than 512MB of memory, leave the page file at its default size. If you have 512MB or more, change the ratio to 1:1 page file size to physical memory size.


5. Remove the Desktop Picture

Your desktop background consumes a fair amount of memory and can slow the loading time of your system. Removing it will improve performance.

- Right click on Desktop and select Properties
- Select the Desktop tab
- In the Background window select None
- Click Ok

6. Remove Fonts for Speed

Fonts, especially TrueType fonts, use quite a bit of system resources. For optimal performance, trim your fonts down to just those that you need to use on a daily basis and fonts that applications may require.

- Open Control Panel
- Open Fonts folder
- Move fonts you don’t need to a temporary directory (e.g. C:\FONTBKUP?) just in case you need or want to bring a few of them back. The more fonts you uninstall, the more system resources you will gain.

How to speed up your PC - HDD

Free up disk space
By freeing disk space, you can improve the performance of your computer. The Disk Cleanup tool helps you free up space on your hard disk. The utility identifies files that you can safely delete, and then enables you to choose whether you want to delete some or all of the identified files.
Use Disk Cleanup to:

• Remove temporary Internet files.
• Remove downloaded program files (such as Microsoft ActiveX controls and Java applets).
• Empty the Recycle Bin.
• Remove Windows temporary files.
• Remove optional Windows components that you don't use.
• Remove installed programs that you no longer use.


Tip: Typically, temporary Internet files take the most amount of space because the browser caches each page you visit for faster access later.

To use Disk Cleanup

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. If several drives are available, you might be prompted to specify which drive you want to clean.



2. In the Disk Cleanup for dialog box, scroll through the content of the Files to delete list.



3. Clear the check boxes for files that you don't want to delete, and then click OK.

4. When prompted to confirm that you want to delete the specified files, click Yes.

After a few minutes, the process completes and the Disk Cleanup dialog box closes, leaving your computer cleaner and performing better.

Speed up access to data
Disk fragmentation slows the overall performance of your system. When files are fragmented, the computer must search the hard disk when the file is opened to piece it back together. The response time can be significantly longer.

Disk Defragmenter is a Windows utility that consolidates fragmented files and folders on your computer's hard disk so that each occupies a single space on the disk. With your files stored neatly end-to-end, without fragmentation, reading and writing to the disk speeds up.

When to run Disk Defragmenter
In addition to running Disk Defragmenter at regular intervals—monthly is optimal—there are other times you should run it too, such as when:

• You add a large number of files.

• Your free disk space totals 15 percent or less.

• You install new programs or a new version of Windows.


To use Disk Defragmenter:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter.


2. To defragment the selected drive or drives, click the Defragment button. Note: In Windows Vista, there is no graphical user interface to demonstrate the progress—but your hard drive is still being defragmented.

After the defragmentation is complete, Disk Defragmenter displays the results.

3. To display detailed information about the defragmented disk or partition, click View Report.

4. To close the View Report dialog box, click Close.

5. To close the Disk Defragmenter utility, click the Close button on the title bar of the window.

Detect and repair disk errors
In addition to running Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter to optimize the performance of your computer, you can check the integrity of the files stored on your hard disk by running the Error Checking utility.

As you use your hard drive, it can develop bad sectors. Bad sectors slow down hard disk performance and sometimes make data writing (such as file saving) difficult, or even impossible. The Error Checking utility scans the hard drive for bad sectors, and scans for file system errors to see whether certain files or folders are misplaced.

If you use your computer daily, you should run this utility once a week to help prevent data loss.

To run the Error Checking utility:

1. Close all open files.

2. Click Start, and then click My Computer.

3. In the My Computer window, right-click the hard disk you want to search for bad sectors, and then click Properties.

4. In the Properties dialog box, click the Tools tab.

5. Click the Check Now button.

6. In the Check Disk dialog box, select the Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check box, and then click Start.



Tip: Only select the "Automatically fix file system errors" check box if you think that your disk contains bad sectors.