How To Remove|Protect|Hide your Entire partition|drive?

Introduction:-
diskpart is windows inbuilt program utility, it lets us do many things like making any partition active, changing/assigning drive letter, creating MBR(master boot recorder), extend any volume, create a volume or partition, making any disk online etc. but here i m only telling you about how to hide your drive and also changing drive letter.

Steps:-

1. First press "win+r" or go to run and type diskpart here and hit enter.
2. Now type "list volume" to see volume available in here and "list disk" to see disk available in here(see the figure).






3. Now to hide lets suppose my drive d first type "select volume 2" [for selecting my d drive for processing].
4. Since we have selected my drive d so now type "remove letter d" for hiding it.
5. Now once you have done last step your drive will not be seen in my computer[Some times it is required to reboot your system].
6. Now to give your hidden drive some letter so that it will appear again first type "select volume 2"[my drive d].
7. Then type "assign letter d" [you can assign any letter except letters assign already].
8. exit[your drive will appear again].

NOTE:-more detail on diskpart utility is available here

Some Very Useful Windows Xp Hidden Programs List

Introduction
There are so many functionality in xp such that microsoft does not require to put some functionality into the start menu or place any shortcut anywhere. it is not that they are not useful, they are useful but are used mostly by computer professional for troubleshooting because a normal user may damage system by using it(low knowledge).
they can be run by typing into the run(win +r).

Some Hidden Programs:-

1)Character Map

Type "charmap"

used for finding unusual characters.

2)Dr Watson

Type "drwtsn32"

It is a debugger used for Troubleshooting purpose.

3)Private character editor

Type "eudcedit"

It is used for creation and modification of characters.

4)Disk Cleanup

Type "cleanmgr"

It is used for getting free space by removing unused file.

5)Clipboard Viewer

Type "clipbrd"

Used to view data present on the clip board.

6)Group Editor

Type "gpedit.msc"

used to manage group policies, and permissions

7)System configuration

Type "msconfig"

Used to see and change the start up program(System programs + Application program).

8)Registry Editor

Type "regedit"

Used to change and see the settings of System application as well as Software application.

9)System Monitor

Type "perfmon"

Very important tool for knowing anything i.e., every type of resources whether it is software or hardware.

10)Network shared folder wizard

Type "shrpubw"

Used for creating shared folder over the network(workgroup/Lan).

11)File siganture verification tool

Type "sigverif"

Used to maintain the integrity of your system It will detect if any of the critical file is changed.
for example delete or rename your logoff.exe file in system32 folder it will automatically changed it back.

12) Microsoft Telnet Client

Type "telnet"

Used to connect any remote computer for file sharing.

13)Driver Verifier Manager

Type "verifier"

Used to monitor your drivers it is useful if any of the driver is creating problem.

14)Windows for Workgroups Chat

Type "winchat"

Used to chat over the workgroup/lan.




15)Check Disk Utility

Type "chkdsk :" //command line

Used to check any disk error on drives.

16)Computer Management

Type "compmgmt.msc"

it is the most important application as for as computer administrator is concerned because this contain all the feature that a computer expert need for troubleshooting.

17)DiskPart

NOTE:-I will update this list as soon as i get more useful hidden application. so be come back.

How to SetUp Remote Assistance to get Help

Introduction:-
Remote Assistance is an inbuilt software that can be used to get help from a remote administrator or friend regarding computer software problem and even you can help your friend regarding any problem using it. this feature/software is included into windows xp and later version of microsoft windows and is primarily used by a novice(user) for consulting regarding any problem with computer to expert

Steps:-
1) Start remote assistance bye going through the link

Start > All Program > Remote Assistance.

2) Now click "invite someone to help you" link As shown in the picture.





3) by doing this you will get a screen having three option/ways to do remote assistance.

1. using windows messenger(easiest).
2. using email.
3. save invitation as file(similar to 2nd method)

window showing these option is shown below

click one of these.

4)

1. Using windows messenger

• Sign in windows messenger using hotmail, passport email id if you do not have one create one from here.
• Now goto options
  

actions > ask for remote assistance.

• Now select one of your friend for remote assistance(make the Expert your friend for remote assistance if he/she is not in your friend list).
  
• Set time limit and password and give this password to the expert.
• expert is now prompt for password on entering a conformation message is displayed on the user computer.
  
• You are now connected.

2. Save invitation as file And Using email
   

• Set time limit and password for security.
• Save it to the desktop.
• Send this file to the expert through email or using any email client having send file functionality like gtalk, yahoo messenger or using any portable media like pendrive.
• Open this file on the experts computer and type the password that user has set.
• Now user will be promted that the expert is trying to connect to your computer, so press ok
• You are now connected.

Note:- because today most of the person do not have static ip so you will not be able to do remote assistance directly. for that you can use hamachi, more information on hamachi is available here
more information on remote assistance click here