What is Classic Shell?

Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed. It has a customizable Start menu and Start button for Windows 7 and Windows 8, it adds a toolbar for Windows Explorer and supports a variety of smaller features. 

Classic Start Menu

Classic Start Menu is a clone of the original start menu, which you can find in all versions of Windows from 95 to Vista. It has a variety of advanced features:

• Drag and drop to let you organize your applications
• Options to show Favorites, expand Control Panel, etc
• Shows recently used documents. The number of documents to display is customizable
• Translated in 35 languages, including Right-to-left support for Arabic and Hebrew
• Does not disable the original start menu in Windows. You can access it by Shift+Click on the start button
• Right-click on an item in the menu to delete, rename, sort, or perform other tasks
• The search box helps you find your programs without getting in the way of your keyboard shortcuts
• Supports jumplists for easy access to recent documents and common tasks
• Available for 32 and 64-bit operating systems
• Has support for skins, including additional 3rd party skins
• Fully customizable in both looks and functionality
• Support for Microsoft’s Active Accessibility
• Converts the “All Programs” button in the Windows menu into a cascading menu (Vista and Windows 7)
• Implements a customizable Start button (Windows 7 and 8)
• Can show, search and launch Windows Store apps (Windows 8)
• And last but not least – it's FREE!

Disc burner software for Mac computer ??

LiquidCD is a free burning Application for Mac OS X (10.5 or better. Not 100% ready for Lion.).
Download LiquidCD 2.08

Download LiquidCD 1.33 for Tiger
Download older versions

LiquidCD 2.01

• Iso disk images can be burned even if detected as corrupted (should solve the Wii backup problem).
• Dreamcast disk images are still not burning properly. Working on it...
• Added basic support for the .ccd/.img disk image format (including the .sub file if available).
• The delete key can be used to remove items
• Added a preference to play a sound when the burn is completed
• Files in the Data tab are now automatically sorted by name
• The Media Browser also shows the album name of a track
• Added experimental layout editor. For experienced users only. Hold the Option key at burn time to show it.
• Temporary items are properly removed.
• The disc icon is also displayed on Windows.
• Dropped audio files are now sorted by name.
• Added support for drag and drop on the app's dock icon.
• Better French localization.
• Fixes some small memory leaks.
• Video DVDs accept the JACKET_P folder.
• The system's dvd player is now used to play video dvds.
• QuickLook on items also works with Snow Leopard.
• The open/close/eject button works properly in the burn panel.
• Fixes a crash of the "Disk" menu.
• Fixes a crash introduced with Snow Leopard when dragging audio tracks in the Audio panel.
• Better looking transition when dragging items in the Audio panel.

Missing Msconfig in windows XP,Vista & 7 ?

You can use the Windows XP  version of MSCONFIG in vista & 7.

• Copy the file msconfig.exe from the c:\windows\system folder to the Windows 2000 c:\winnt\system32 folder. 

Download the msconfig.exe Windows XP version file from our site if you do not have it easily accessible, this version will work with windows 2000.
if you download this file, save it to the c:\winnt\system32 folder so you can use the Start/Run method to access it, or save it to the desktop, that way you can access it by clicking on the icon it will create on your desktop.

• Click | Start | Run | and type msconfig on the text box and click the OK button to start MSCONFIG
• ignore the error messages you get about not finding the following files
  • config.sys
  • autoexec.bat
  • win.ini
  • system.ini
• Click the startup tab
• Check or Uncheck the check boxes of the programs you want to run or not run
  
  It is best to write down which programs were checked so you can have a copy of them for later reference. Some of the startup entries are from anti-virus programs and must be re-checked after finishing any troubleshooting

• Worth While Tip about the contents of the Startup Tab: you can open in a second window a program like Word or Paint, so that one window has MSCONFIG and the other Word. Then when you view the contents of startup in MSCONFIG press the PrintScreen key on the top right corner of the keyboard (on some systems it only works if you also press the Shift key ie <Shift> < PrintScreen>).
  
  Pressing PrintScreen places a copy of the screen on the clipboard, then you can switch to the other program (ie Word) , create a New blank document (ie | File | New | Page | ) and from the top menu select | Edit | Paste | , this will paste a picture copy of the viewable portion of the startup window, then you can go back, scroll to more startup items and again press PrintScreen, switch to word and paste that window as well, then save the Word page or print it out to the printer for future reference.

Create Bootable flash drive using Diskpart

The correct way If you want to make a  flash drive bootable for installation of Windows. First you have to use a utility like diskpart to do that. Then copying an install DVD or ISO  to it. It  will make it act as a bootable install disk for Windows Installation.

1: Insert a flash drive ( 8GB )
2: Command Prompt (DOS PROMPT)
3: DISKPART
4: LIST DISK
5: SELECT DISK ( DRIVE NUMBER)
6: CLEAN
7: CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
8: SELECT PARTITION 1
9: ACTIVE
10: FORMAT FS=NTFS
11: ASSIGN
12: EXIT
13: COPY ALL DVD FILES TO FLASHDRIVE

Error: "It is not possible to disable the connection at this time. This connection maybe using one or more protocols that do not support Plug and play, or it may have been initiated by another user or the system account"

You may try the following methods and check if it helps:

Method 1:

a. Click Start and select Run, type cmd and click OK.

b. Type net stop cryptsvc and press the Enter key.

c. Type ren %systemroot%\System32\Catroot2 oldcatroot2 and press the Enter key.

d. Restart the computer.

e. Open again command prompt and Type net start cryptsvc and press the Enter key.

How to troubleshoot problems when you install or uninstall programs on a Windows-based computer ??

Fix the problem manually

To resolve these kinds of issues, follow the steps listed below:

important : you can follow Microsoft KB article : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2438651#reso2

Windows Installer issues

The Windows Installer Engine could be corrupted, installed incorrectly, or disabled. This may cause installation issues.

Top 6 Ethical Hacking Tools

Automatic tools has changed the world of penetration testing/ethical hacking, IT security researcher has been developed and currently developing different tools to make the test fast, reliable and easy.
Just consider the world without automatic tools, you can easily say that the hacking process is slow and time consuming.
We have discussed different tools before but in this article we summarise the best tools that are widely used in the world of hacking.