Hijack This

HijackThis, sometimes abbreviated HJT, is free ware spy ware-removal tool for Microsoft Windows originally created by Merijn Bellekom, and later sold to Trend Micro. The program is notable for taking a heuristic approach on detecting malware - rather than relying on a database of known spy ware it quickly scans a user's computer, creates a list of differences from a known spy ware-free environment and allows the user to decide what from the list needs to be removed.

Use:
HijackThis can generate a plain text log file detailing all entries it finds, and most entries can be removed or disabled by HijackThis. Caution should be exercised when using the latter option, as HijackThis does not discriminate between legitimate and unwanted items with the exception of a small white list of legitimate entries — thus allowing a user to unintentionally disable important programs from running, which may possibly cause their system or peripherals to stop working. HijackThis will, however, attempt to create backups of the files and registry entries it removes, which can be used to restore the system in the event of a mistake.

A common tradition is to post the log file to some web board/forum where more experienced users will help decipher which entries need to be removed. Automated tools also exist that analyze saved logs and attempt to provide recommendations to the user, or to clean entries automatically. Use of such tools, however, is generally discouraged by those who specialize in manually dealing with HijackThis logs; they consider the tools to be potentially dangerous to inexperienced users, and neither accurate nor reliable enough to substitute for consulting with a trained human analyzer.

Later versions of HijackThis include additional tools like a task manager, hosts file editor and alternate data stream scanner.

The below shown video will explain us a better usage of this tool, this tool can also used with windows vista. This video belongs or copy rights belong to CNET.Com.
Thanks to TOM again.

You can download the HijackThis from www.download.com, www.filehippo.com or also from www.trendsecure.com

How to index files in Launchy?

Here all know what the use of Launchy is, but we don't know how to enable Launchy to search for files on your hard drive, here is the quick tips which could help us learn more about this. Click on the settings icon on the right hand side corner and select the catalog tab and click on the plus sign and add your file formats on the left hand side. You can add as much as file extensions you wanna have and also you can specify the location from where you want our Launchy to search, the example or the video help us understand us in a better way. Here we once again thank TOM MERRITT, for such a beautiful quick tip which could help us reading or understanding or working with windows Xp in a much effective way. This video copy rights belongs to CNET.Com.

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I believe we have learn some thing about search in your windows Xp. This is the same methodology is used in windows vista OS. This is really a cool feature when we use it in windows Xp. Will come back to you all with few more updates in my next post.

Tools for better performance in XP

Launchy 2.0

This is a small piece of software which is used for searching the information's in your windows Xp in a quicker way. Launchy can be downloaded from www.download.com and search for Launchy in the search bar. Now we got the software lets discuss about its usage.

Launchy is used to index files in your computer for quicker search. This tool is a alternate for search option in your windows Xp. This is similar to the search option in windows vista. If you want to reduce your time in searching files in your computer can use this software for better performance.

By default, Launchy has a capability to search for user profile documents (i.e.) My documents and settings and not any other folder in the computer and nor it is enabled to search your music files in the computer. In order to enable this feature need to alter some more settings in the computer which could enable us to use the Launchy in find more folders and music in your computer. The below shown video will represent us the usage of Launchy and we thank TOM MERRITT in this from CNET.Com.

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The above shown video might have given some idea about Launchy applications and in my next post gonna explain you some more views and added features of launchy. Its pretty interesting isn't it.

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