Enable or disable Secure Logon (Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to login)

30 04 2008

It’s important to keep your computer as secure as possible. One way to do so is to enable Secure Logon so that you are required to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to log on.

Press the Windows button or click on start, type netplwiz or control userpasswords2 in start search or Run dialog box and press Enter.
Click the Advanced tab, select the Require users to press Ctrl + Alt + Delete check box, and then click OK.





TUTORIAL:Format USB Flash drive into NTFS format in Windows XP

28 04 2008

We all know about Widows Vista contains some extra properties and features in comparison to Windows XP like We can format USB flash drive into NTFS format in Windows Vista. It’s a simple guide to format USB flash drive into NTFS format in Windows XP.

1) Plug USB flash drive (wait for detection process completion)
2) Run Device Manager
a. Right click on My Computer and go to Manage n click on Device Manger
b. Right click on My Computer and go to Properties n navigate to Hardware tab n click on Device Manager Button.
3) Under the devices tree Expand Disk Drives and right click on your flash drive and go to properties.
4) Navigate to Policies tab and select for Optimize for Performance and apply.
5) Run Command Prompt (just type cmd in Run Dialog box and hit enter)
Let’s say your USB flash drive letter is I:
6) Run the command

C:\>Format I: /FS:NTFS

OR

You can format the flash drive via right click on drive and click on format….you’ll be amazed..woo you will get NTFS option to perform formatting.
Complete the formatting process and accomplished.