How to add Items to the Start Button using Registry?

The best technique to edit the windows registry keys, always export or backup the whole windows registry keys on backup drive before editing. Because any mistake in Registry can cause serious problem in your computer to run properly.
Follow the given steps to change the Start button setting.
-First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.
-In Registry Editor go to left hand panel, and find HKey_Classes_Root / Directory / Shell
-Here Right click on Shell folder option and add any new key with descriptive name and Press Enter.
-Now Right click on that key and give the full path of that program you are interested to add in start button. For example if you want to add MS excel, then full path may be C:\program file\msoffice\msexcel.EXE.
-Now close all open programs and check the changes in your computer Start button.

How to add Items to the Start Button using Registry?

The best technique to edit the windows registry keys, always export or backup the whole windows registry keys on backup drive before editing. Because any mistake in Registry can cause serious problem in your computer to run properly.
Follow the given steps to change the Start button setting.
-First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.
-In Registry Editor go to left hand panel, and find HKey_Classes_Root / Directory / Shell
-Here Right click on Shell folder option and add any new key with descriptive name and Press Enter.
-Now Right click on that key and give the full path of that program you are interested to add in start button. For example if you want to add MS excel, then full path may be C:\program file\msoffice\msexcel.EXE.
-Now close all open programs and check the changes in your computer Start button.

Point to Point lease line configuration and tips

Point-To-Point Leased Line Implementation

Current configuration:
version 12.0
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname A-cisco
!
username B-cisco password 0 Jonn
!
interface SeriaIO/0
ip address 1.1. I.I 255.0.0.0 encapsulation ppp
ppp authentication chap
!
line con 0
transport input none
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
no login
!
end


Current configuration:
version 12.0
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
!
hostname B-cisco
!
username A-cisco password 0 Jonn
!
interface SeriaIO/0
ip address 1.1. I.2 255.0.0.0 encapsulation ppp
ppp authentication chap
!
ip classless
no ip http server
!
line con 0
transport input none
line aux 0
line vty 0 4
no login
!
end

Extended IP Access Control List and Configuration

Extended IP Access Control List

RouterA(config)#access-list 103 remark stop telnet to router A whose source ip 1.1.1.2

RouterA(config)#access-list 103 deny tcp host 1.1.1.2 host 1.1.1.2 eq 23
RouterA(config)#access-list 103 permit ip any

RouterA(config)#int s0/0
RouterA(config-if)#ip access-group 103 in

RouterA#show access-lists
Extended ip access list 103
Deny tcp host 1.1.1.2 host 1.1.1.1 eq telnet(2 matches)
Permit ip any (160 matches)

How to eliminate the needless visual effects for better windows performance?

This tip will help you to increase the performance of your computer by eliminating the needless visual effects. By default windows XP gives you many options in the graphics fields to enjoy maximum graphics. For example, you can add pictures on folders and drop shadow on icon to give you better look but it will effect on the performance of your computer, especially on an older computer. Window XP has many default graphics which is not so useful for a common user, if you re-adjust these graphics then there is less effect on the user activities but the performance of computer will be increase tremendously. Here I will tell you how to choose:
To edit these settings, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.
-Click Start button and type sysdm.cpl in Run box then press Ok button for next.
-Here a dialog box will appear with the title "System Properties", select "Advanced" tab.
-Here click on Settings button under Performance area.
-When you have done then "Performance Options" dialog box will appear with different options. Here select the Visual Effects tab and choose the settings you want to use for the appearance and performance of windows on this computer.
-Turns off all the visual effects in the option of "Adjust for best performance" and when you select the option "Adjust for best appearance" it will gives you opposite effect ,Everything will turns on. Selecting "Let Windows choose what's best for my computer" triggers, as you might guess, different choices on different computers. And to pick and choose individual effects yourself, choose "custom" then decide which ones you want.

Protecting Document with Password

You can protect your document by applying password so that unauthorized person can not display as well as modify your document. You can apply two types of passwords:
Password to open the document:
If it is applied then you have to give the correct password to open the document, otherwise you cannot open the document.
Password to modify the document:
If it is applied then you have to give the correct password to modify the document, otherwise your document is opened but you cannot modify the document. It means that your document becomes read-only.
-To apply a password to document, follow these steps.
* Open Save As dialog box by selecting "Save As" command from File menu.
* Click "Tools" button of Save As dialog box and choose "General Options" from drop down menu, "Save" dialog box appears as shown in figure below.
* Enter first password in "Password to open" text box and second password in "Password to modify" text box (if required) and click "Ok" button of dialog box. Microsoft Word will open "Confirm Password" dialog box for the confirmation of passwords. The maximum length of password is 15 characters.
* Re-enter the password to open and password to modify and click "Ok" button of Confirm Password dialog boxes one by one.
* Click "Save" button of Save As dialog box.

Standard IP Access Control List.

RouterA#configure terminal
RouterA(config)#access-list 1 remark stop all traffic whose source ip 1.1.1.2
RouterA(config)#access-list 1 deny 1.1.1.2 0.0.0.0
RouterA(config)#access-list 1 permit any

RouterA(config)#int s0/0
RouterA(config-if)#ip access-group 1 in

RouterA#show access-lists
Standard IP access list 1
Deny 1.1.1.2
Permit any

Now verify these configuration on router with command us under:
RouterA#show ip int s0/0