Monday, June 16, 2008

How to Cheat Torrent Websites?

How to Cheat Torrent Websites?

P2P has become so popular that today its almost possible to get almost anything that is in the form of software absolutely free of cost. Leave alone P2P, otherwise as well its almost possible to get any software for free from the internet these days due to so much of sofwtare piracy. There are millions of websites offering music, movies, ebooks, photos, games, softwares and what not through direct download using free servers such as Rapidshare, Megaupload etc.

utorrent is such a good torrent client and the good thing about it is that its extremely light( just about some kb's not even 1 mb) and the better part is that now you guys do not have to worry about the download/upload ratio on your favorite torrent websites like desitorrents.com, bwtorrents.com

There is a tweak through which you can limit your ratio and download freely from your favorite websites. Well, i am disclosing this method just because i know that this happens and certainly do not promote leeching. I have always been a seeder and thats the way i like.

Lets begin

First of all download utorrent if you do not have.

1. Now just download a torrent file like you always do from your torrent websites.

2. If utorrent is the only torrent client on your computer then it will automatically open with utorrent else open with utorrent.

3. Choose a destination folder where you want to save the particular file ( here file means the software, movie, song, document etc. which you want to download using utorrent) and then leave the client for a couple of minutes just to make sure we get good download speed.












4. When you see that the download speed has picked up well and the icon for the torrent file is blue/green in color the tweak comes into picture.

5. Double click the particular torrent from the torrent client( utorrent) and it will open the TORRENT PROPERTIES window.
























6. Copy the complete tracker and save it in a text file for backup.












7. Now just edit the tracker in the Torrent Properties window. We need to edit a particular part of the tracker for success. The end part usually has some arbitrary alpha numeric value and we just need to make a minor change in this in order to do a major good to us. What i do is remove a particular digit like 0 or any one character from this.













8. Click on OK. You will see that the color of the torrent is red now but we need not worry as this is normal.

9. So guys from now onwards this torrent will download the respective file without your download/upload being counted by the Site.

10. Finally the most important Step - once the torrent is completely downloaded copy the original tracker address and copy paste in the torrent properties window (refer to step6) and click on ok. You are now seeding and this seeding will count on the torrent website.

Cheers.
Happy Downloading


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How to make Vista Computer faster

Lets see what to do on your Vista Computer to make it fast. You get a new vista laptop and everything seemed fine till a few days but now its working like...No..now it seems to be not working at all since its extremely slow. It has happenned with so many people i've lost count of.. Lets see why such a thing happens and what can be done to improve the performance.

Before I go into the ways, here is a word of advise. Get your machine atleast 1GB of RAM since Vista is really memory hungry due to its high graphical features. To be true 1 GB is just the basic amount but to get a good performance get more than or atleast 2GB.

1. Remove all junk software from your PC - Most of the online stores (Dell for example) bundle a lot of software when they sell a Windows Vista installed laptop/pc. You don’t need many of these software and hence removing them can substantially boost Windows Vista performance. First thing to do when you get your PC/Laptop is to remove everything except the bare minimum you need!

2. Disable Windows Defender - One of the biggest complaints about Windows operating systems was its vulnerability to viruses. To address this issue, microsoft added a lot of stuff into Vista, essentially making it bloated and cumbersome. Windows Defender is one such feature. If you are a power user who knows what can cause virus infection or security problems you don’t need Windows Defender.

To disable windows defender, go to control panel-> administrative tools -> services -> windows defender and stop it. Also change the startup type to manual.

3. Disable UAC (User Access Control) - This is one of the most annoying features. Whenever you click on anything which affects system configuration, a popup comes up asking whether you want the operation to be executed! Of course, I want that, that is why I clicked on it! For a power user this is the first thing to disable.

To disable user access control, go to control panel->user account->turn user account control off.

4. Use ReadyBoost to extend RAM - If you have below 2GB or below, you can use readyboost feature of Vista to improve performance. For this, you will need a high speed USB 2.0 memory stick (flash drive). Vista will use this as an extension to RAM. This improves system performance and also reduces load on harddisk there by extending its lifespan.

5. Reduce graphics and other UI features - Windows Vista by default has a pretty jazzy user interface.















If you are a power user, you rarely bother about these UI features. Disabling these features will dramatically reduce load on your processor and memory. This is one method sure to speed up your experience on Windows Vista.

To optimize system configuration for maximum performance, go to control panel->performance information and tools->advanced tools (on the left menu)->adjust the appearance and performance of windows->Select Adjust for best performance radio button and press Apply.

6. Remove unnecessary startup programs - You might have couple of startup programs configured. Remove all the unnecessary programs to reduce startup time and to improve overall system performance. Anti-virus programs are notorious for reducing system performance and increasing harddisk load.

You can check out startup programs using regedit command (use with caution!). Find all the startup programs under computer->HKEY_CURRENT_USER->Software->Microsoft->Windows->CurrentVersion->Run. (User can also use Windows Defender for this)

7. Disable unncessary services - Your system might have a lot of services which you may not need. But identifying them may not be very easy. Open up control panel->administrative tools->services and stop/disable services. Some of the services I disabled are Windows Search, Windows Defender, Windows Cardspace etc.






8. Disable Windows Search Indexing - As i have written earlier, disabling Windows Search indexing may improve performance substantially, especially when you have a new system.

9. Monitor tasks running - Monitor your task manager regularly. Look for any processes which hogs memory/processor resource. Also monitor for programs which may be accessing harddisk frequently. Find out the real use of resource intensive processes and if not required, remove them.

10. Buy a new PC/ upgrade RAM - If your system performance is still low, you probably need to buy a new PC to run Windows Vista. Also remember to have atleast 2GB RAM for optimal performance!
See my earlier post for XP

How to Speed up your Computer

Well this is my first post in this blog. Let me begin with something very common. Computer running slow or computer freezing or pc hang, I am sure everybody reading this blog would have faced this situation sometimes or the other. And then comes the time consuming process of getting tech support over the phone or getting a computer technician.

Let me first of all inform you that i have been a part of DELL Technical Support and i have seen it all, done it all. So, the good news is that you do not need to spend 40 dollars to get support over the
phone for most of the problems. Well, that is true.

Had every Dell's customer been like me they would not have these call centres around the globe.

Here we will be taking such issus and ways to resolve them without calling tech support line...feels good??

PC RUNNING SLOW, FREEZING.. what do you do? no no don't pick up the phone..lets see what we need to do

1. Windows XP users - First and foremost we need to determine the cause of the problem. Well, there can be many - spyware, adware, virus, low memory and very rarely
a hardware issue.

Think!

Is it slow only while start up or is it slow while being online?

Start up - If computer is slow during start up you just need to disable unnecessary start up items. Watch this wonderful site to do this http://www.netsquirrel.com/msconfig/msconfig_xp.html

Have you done anything new?

Try removing any newly installed hardware, such as a printer, or uninstalling any newly installed applications, such as a computer game, and see if that resolves the problem. Make sure that your computer meets the minimum requirements recommended by the hardware manufacturer or software publisher before installing anything new.

Reboot your computer

Are you one of those people who leaves their computer on for days or weeks at a time? If so, temporary files will build up on your hard disk, taking up space in your computer’s memory and clogging up other resources. By rebooting, or restarting, your computer, you can clear out these temporary files and improve your PC’s performance.

Verify your system resources

People get computers for various reasons: e-mail, Internet access, games, word processing. Make sure your computer’s RAM (or memory), hard disk space, and other components are adequate for what you’re using the computer for.

Still the Computer is slow and freezing?
If the answer is yes its time to run a scan for virus/spyware/adware. There are many good security softwares available in the market. There are some free programs available on the internet namely AVG,AVAST etc. Download any of these and run a scan.

Remove any virus/spyware detected or quarantine them. If this does not help?

Try starting in safe mode

Normally, when you start your computer, Windows loads a huge amount of data into your computer’s memory. In safe mode, however, you only have access to basic files and drivers (for example, mouse, monitor, keyboard, default system services, and no network connections). Therefore, the processor is only running at a fraction of its capacity.

If your system is significantly faster in safe mode, one or more applications or drivers may be causing the slowdown in normal mode. If you’ve recently added new software or a new device, try uninstalling it or removing the hardware to see if your computer speeds up.

To start in safe mode:

1. Click Start, then click Shut Down.

2. Click Restart, then click OK.

3. As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, press F8.
On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press F8 when the boot menu appears.

4. Select Safe Mode, then press ENTER.

95% of the time its a virus/spyware issue so make sure that you keep updated with the security softwares and also run a scan regularly (atleast once in 2 weeks, once in a week is recommended).

If everything is fine just follow these to improve the performance -

1. Defragment Your Hard Drive
Over time, the data on your hard drive gets scattered. Defragmenting your hard drive puts your data back into sequential order, making it easier for Windows to access it. As a result, the performance of your computer will improve.

Visit this to know how to defragment

2. Clear Prefetch
Click Start, open RUN, type "Prefetch" without quotes and hit Enter key on the keyboard. Now Press CTRL and A at the same time to highlight all the files and then hit Shift and DEL key at the same time and then hit Enter key. This will boost the performance significantly.