Techno Tips n' Trixx

Tips to recover scratched CD's


Don't you feel like crying every time you add another disc to your pile of scratched discs. Trashing that disc which contained your favorite songs, pics, files, games or videos is not easy.

Read-on, if you find yourself wishing for a miracle every time your fav CD is scratched:


Home Remedy :

here's an easy home remedy, which might give you the desired results. Rub a small amount of toothpaste on the scratch and polish the CD with a soft cloth and any petroleum-based polishing solution (like clear shoe polish). Squirt a drop of Brasso and wipe it with a clean cloth.

Technology to the rescue
There are many softwares available on the net, which enable the recovery of the CD data. BadCopy Pro is one such software, which can be used to recover destroyed data and files from a range of media

Just a few clicks is all it requires to recover the disc from almost all kind of damage situation; be it corrupted, lost data, unreadable or defective.

DiskDoctors is another popular company, which offers both software and solutions to recover data from a scratched CDs and DVDs.



General Tips:

Always wipe the CD from the center outward with stratight spoke-like strokes. Wiping CDs in circles will create more scratches.

Do not scratch the graphics layer as you cannot repair the disc.
HINT: Hold the disc up to a light with the graphics layer facing the light source. If you can see light thru the scratches at any point then the disc may be irreparable and or exhibit loading or playing errors.

Clean your Disc players lens regularly with a suitable product to ensure optimal viewing pleasure.

Make sure to use a soft, lint-free cloth to clean both sides of the disc. Wipe in a straight line from the centre of the disc to the outer edge.

If wiping with a cloth does not remove a fingerprint or smudge, use a specialized DVD disc polishing spray to clean the disc.

Only handle the disc by its outer edge and the empty hole in the middle.

Customize Windows Media Player Title Bar

Change the title bar to read Windows Media Player provided by , so if I had entered text MAYANK , it would read: Windows Media Player provided by MAYANK.

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer] Create String value named [TitleBar]

Data Type: REG_SZ // Value Name: TitleBar Double click TitleBar and Enter the text to be displayed in the title bar.

Exit Registry / Reboot

How to hide a file in a image

1. Gather the file you wish to bind, and the image file, and place them in a folder. For the sake of this demonstration, I will be using C:\New Folder
-The image will hereby be referred to in all examples as fluffy.jpg
-The file will hereby be referred to in all examples as New Text Document.txt

2. Add the file/files you will be injecting into the image into a WinRar .rar or .zip. From here on this will be referred to as (secret.rar)

3. Open command prompt by going to Start > Run > cmd

4. In Command Prompt, navigate to the folder where your two files are by typing
cd location [ex: cd C:\New Folder]

5. Type [copy /b fluffy.jpg + secret.rar fluffy.jpg] (remove the brackets)

Congrats, as far as anyone viewing is concerned, this file looks like a JPEG, acts like a JPEG, and is a JPEG, yet it now contains your file.

In order to view/extract your file, there are two options that you can take

a) Change the file extension from fluffy.jpg to fluffy.rar, then open and your file is there.
b) Leave the file extension as is, right click, open with WinRar and your file is there.

How To Enable Task Manager

Click Start
Click Run
Type REGEDIT
Click OK The Registry Editor will now open
Browse to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\system
In the right pane, look for the value: DisableTaskMgr
Right click DisableTaskMgr and select Delete. (When prompted with "Are you sure you want to delete this value", select Yes.
Close the Registry by choosing
You should now be able to access Task Manager. If not, reboot into Safe Mode and repeat the steps outlined above.





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If you have Windows XP Professional and access to an administrative user account, you could change the registry editor options in the Group Policy Editor.

1. Click Start, Run
2. Type GPEDIT.MSC and Press Enter
3. Go to-->* User Configuration-->* Administrative Templates-->* System
4. In the Settings Window, find the option for "Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools" and double-click on it to change.
5. Select Disabled or Not Configured and choose OK
6. Close the Group Policy Editor and restart your computer
7. Try opening REGEDIT again

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Other features that make Fax Machine stand out:

Distinctive Ring support, even on Windows XP/Vista systems
Can forward received faxes by e-mail, even automatically right after the fax is received
Can print received faxes automatically right after the fax is received
Can print log of sent and received faxes, or save these logs to a text file
Can be set to start when Windows starts
You can specify what printer to use to print send confirmations and received faxes.
Is available in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Choose your language when installing the application.
Fax Machine contains a printer driver, which lets you "print" to Fax Machine from any Windows application that supports printing.



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CODE
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