Some fun google tricks

Type

do a barrel roll 

in google search and see what happens

another one

search for ascii art in google and see what happens

Fix your booting problems with MbrFix.exe

Usage:



MbrFix /drive {/partition } { /yes } { /byte }

Requirements:


The program is made for Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows PE. Both 32-bit and 64-bit x64 editions are supported.

You need administrative privileges to make it work!

Purpose:


Perform several Master Boot Record (MBR) tasks, like backing up, restoring, fixing the boot code in the MBR, etc. The utility should not be used for GUID Partition Table (GPT) disks. The utility now, by popular demand, also come in a x64-version running unde x64-editions of Windows and PE.

Commands:


MbrFix /drive driveinfo Display drive information


MbrFix /drive drivesize Returns drive size in MB as return value


MbrFix /drive listpartitions Display partition information


MbrFix /drive savembr Save MBR and partitions to file


MbrFix /drive restorembr Restore MBR and partitions from file


MbrFix /drive fixmbr {/vista
/win7} Update MBR code to W2K/XP/2003, Vista or Win7


MbrFix /drive clean Delete all partitions on the selected disk


MbrFix /drive readsignature {/byte} Read disk signature from MBR


MbrFix /drive writesignature Write disk signature to MBR


MbrFix /drive generatesignature Generate disk signature in MBR


MbrFix /drive readstate Read state from byte 0x1b2 in MBR


MbrFix /drive writestate Write state to byte 0x1b2 in MBR


MbrFix /drive readdrive


Save sectors from drive to file


MbrFix /drive /partition fixbootsector


Update Boot code in boot sector


MbrFix /drive /partition getpartitiontype


Get partition type


MbrFix /drive /partition setpartitiontype


Set partition type


MbrFix /drive /partition setactivepartition


Set active partition


MbrFix /drive getactivepartition Get active partition


MbrFix volumeinformation driveletter Get volume information for partition


MbrFix flush {driveletter(s)} Flush files to disk for partition


MbrFix listpartitiontypes List partition types

Drive numbering starts on 0.


Partition numbering starts on 1.

Commands restorembr, fixmbr, generatesignature, writestate, clean, setactivepartition and fixbootsector will ask for confirmation unless /yes is included. All these commands may lead to data loss if used incorrectly or without intention.

If the /byte option is given for the readsignature command, the signature is returned as a byte array instead of as a DWORD. Writesignature requires the new signature to be specified as 8 hex digits.

If /vista is used with the fixmbr command, a Windows Vista MBR is written, if /win7 is used, a Windows 7 MBR is written instead of the default Win2000/XP/2003 MBR. The Vista or Win7 MBR should work with the other OS'es.

When fixing boot sector of a chosen partition, the wanted OS version must be specified. For now, the only valid choices are WIN98, DOS5 and DOS6.


The purpose of the fixbootsector command is to insert boot code for loading DOS from a partition created and formatted as FAT using the Windows 2000/XP/2003 tools, since those tools inserts boot code for loading NTLDR.
Return codes:


The program reports an errorlevel as 0 for OK and other values for errors.


The exception to this is the ReadState, GetPartitonType and GetActivePartitions command which returns the state as a return code as well as printing to stdout. Any errors for this command are returned as negative values because of this. The DriveSize command returns the drive size in MB, and 0 in case of error.

Why do I need this utility?


Well, I was testing Windows Embedded XP using a virtual PC, and was booting Windows PE from a CD-ROM to partition a brand new harddisk (quite cheap, since it was virtual !). Using the diskpart.exe utility (found in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, available as a download for Windows 2000), I created the partition, made it Active, assigned it a drive letter. I then used the format.exe utility to format it to NTFS (format C: /fs:ntfs).

DISKPART> detail part


Partition 1


Type: 07


Hidden: No


Active: Yes



Volume ### Letter Lable Fs Type Size Status Info.


---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------


* Volume 1 C WinXP NTFS Partition 149 MB OK System

I then mounted a network drive to my physical computer and copied the boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com, windows folder, program files folder, etc. from the Windows Embedded XP image directory. Everything to make it boot.
Well everything should be OK, so I rebooted the (virtual) computer and expected it to boot up Windows Embedded XP.

But not so! It just sat there with a nice black screen. No error message at all.

Some investigation later on the Internet, I found this very informative page by Daniel B. Sedory: http://thestarman.narod.ru/asm/mbr/index.html, containing a wealth of MBR info. The info on one of the pages states that the MBR code is installed on the drive when the Windows setup program runs and no MBR code exists already. Hmm.., seemed to be right on the mark.

I searched further on the Internet, but the only utilities I found which could install MBR code was for other operating systems, like FDISK.exe /MBR for DOS (but I wouldn't boot to DOS...) or the fixmbr command in the Windows 2000/XP/2003 Recovery Console. Didn't want that either. Wanted something to work on a Windows 32 bit platform, to be able to fix the problem in other cases when using Win PE and just plain copying in the operating system files. So, then I was left to make the utility myself!
Problem solved: After booting up Windows PE from CD again, the command MBRFix /drive 0 fixmbr /yes solved it all. Embedded XP booted like a charm.
Samples:
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 listpartitions
# Boot Size (MB) Type
1 Yes 151001 6 DOS 3.31+ 16-bit FAT (over 32M)
2 1623 12 WIN95 OSR2 32-bit FAT, LBA-mapped
3 0 0 None
4 0 0 None
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 savembr Backup_MBR_0.bin
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 restorembr Backup_MBR_0.bin
You are about to Restore MBR,
are you sure (Y/N)? Y
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 fixmbr /yes
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 fixmbr /vista /yes
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 /partition 2 fixbootsector WIN98 /yes
C:\> MbrFix /drive 0 /partition 2 setpartitiontype 14 /yes
C:\> MbrFix flush (flush all drives)
C:\> MbrFix flush cde (flushes C:, D: and E:)
C:\> mbrfix readsignature
C:\> mbrfix writesignature 473d4f07

Readstate and Writestate:


The commands readstate and writestate use a byte at offset 0x1b2 to store state. This was changed from offset 0x1b0 used in earlier versions to be compatible with Windows Vista MBR. These commands are only useful in a scenario where you use Windows PE to roll out other MS operating systems, and you have no other place to store information about where you are in the installation process. This location in the MBR is unused as far as known, from the days of DOS 3.30 until Vista.


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How to prevent the infamous facebook video link virus to spread

You just need to remove an Extension installed on your browser Named “YouTube Premium“.


Google Chrome Users: Tools > Extensions and remove the “YouTube Premium” from there.
Mozilla Firefox Users: Go to Tools > Ad-dons > and remove the “YouTube Premium” from there.

That’s it. You might need to restart your browser to see the effect. After removal whenever you see this status update, just click report spam to the update.

Drive (2011)

Drive (2011)

"Get in. Get out. Get away."

A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.

IMDB Rating 8.2/10

Sourav Bhattacharya

To remove the read only property stuck folder

Possible Solution

1.Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

2.Locate the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Explorer3.On the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and then type the following registry value name:

UseSystemForSystemFolders

4.Right-click the new value, and then click Modify.

5.Type 1, and then click OK.

6.Quit Registry Editor.

7.After you make this change to the registry, you must change the Read-Only attribute for all affected folders by using the attrib command at a command prompt (Command.com or Cmd.exe). Type attrib /? at the command prompt to view the syntax for the attrib command. For example, to change the Read-Only attribute to System for the C:\Test folder, use the following command:

attrib -r +s c:\test

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.(2005)

"In A Nation Terrorized By Its Own Government, One Man Dared to Tell The Truth"

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

IMDB Rating 7.6/10

Sourav Bhattacharya

Final Destination 5(2011)

Final Destination 5(2011)

"This Summer, death decides how... fate decides when."

Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there's no way you can cheat Death.

IMDB Rating 6.2/10

Sourav Bhattacharya

11:14(2003)

11:14(2003)

"For even the devil disguises himself as the angel of light."

The events leading up to an 11:14 PM car crash, from five very different perspectives

IMDB Rating 7.3/10

Sourav Bhattacharya

Possible solution to activate the numlock before the user log in

To enable NUM LOCK before a user logs on, follow these steps:

Run Registry Editor.

Move to

HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard

Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.