Send Messages to Other PCs over LAN on Windows

Long since I’ve posted any PC tips, so here we go. This post will introduce you to the net send and msg.exe and tell you how to use it to send messages to other PCs which are connected to your LAN. :)

The net send command works for most of the versions of Windows upto Windows XP SP 2. Due to the use of the command for spamming over the WWW, this command was replaced by msg.exe in Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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Uninstalling Some Really Dirty Applications

Heya,

In this post, I am going to share a simple solution, yet not known by many. I had a personal experience of having it with McAfee 2009 Total Protection & Windows Blinds (6.0).

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Make Cool Run Command Shortcuts in Windows

Have you ever tried out “%TEMP%” in the Run window? If no, then try it now (it will take you to the temp folder where Windows stores Temporary files). These “%TEMP%” are called variables in Windows. What if I tell you that you can make custom variables like the %TEMP% variable? Something like %MUSIC% which [...]

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Disable & Remove WGA

Suffering from WGA Tool? The solution is below! WGA or Windows Genuine Advantage tool is a tool provided my Microsoft to check whether you have an original Windows running on your PC or a pirated/counterfeited Windows…it is mandatory to install this tool when downloading something from the Microsoft Download Center. It becomes real trouble if [...]

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Never install Quickheal Cleaner, it is an Adware…

Holla! Today I got introduced to an adware – Quickheal Cleaner, the way it was installed on the PC was quite intresting… I was going to watch a movie today, which I had downloaded yesterday from P2P netwroking sites (torrents). When I opened the movie with Windows Media Player (as it was in .wmv format), [...]

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How to remove “Recent Items” from the Start Menu in Windows Vista

You know, disabling the recent times does more than just protecting the Privacy– it also speeds up the loading time of the Start Menu at start-up and saves the memory used to store Recent Items. To disable “Recent Items” follow these: Right-click on the Taskbar and select “Properties“. In the properties window, browse to “Start [...]

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