Windows Karaoke

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Turn Your PC to Karaoke Player with Windows Karaoke

Want to have some fun with U-Sing-Along karaoke? you don't need to buy a fancy karaoke machine which, most likely, will disappoint you by the low audio quality but high... limitations. I've seen many pricey karaoke machines out there that play thousands of songs, all from one single DVD disc. But the video scenes are boring since they're shared within the song tracks. The Midi audio quality from these players is not what you want (that's why such many songs can be stored in one single disc). And... it's impossible to manage the list of song tracks on the disc, for example, when you want to add your favorite songs or remove ones that you dislike. This Windows Karaoke is a free software for non-commercial uses, so help yourself and enjoy. Feel free to send me comments/suggestions, as well as any questions you may have. Thanks to TheComputerTricks.com for their sponsorship. With Windows Karaoke, you can turn your desktop or laptop to a karaoke machine, or even connect it to your home theater system. I suggest that you connect your laptop/desktop audio (line-out) to a mixer, which allows you to plug in a microphone. Then feed the audio from this mixer to your home theater system. You can also use this player to play other media types such as MP3, movies, etc... Download a copy of Windows Karaoke here. System Requirements: Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or newer. MS .NET Framework (recommend 3.5 or newer) Windows Media Player 9 or newer, which is available in most recent computers. Installation: Installation is easy, just double-click on the Setup.exe and follow the instructions. Configure Windows Karaoke: Launch the Windows Karaoke after installation. Press "Ctrl" Key for Configuration window. Configure the keyboard keys. Some keys are fixed and cannot be changed (i.e. Stop, Play, etc...) Manage your song list: Select "Song List" tab, then either import a song list (in *.csv) format, or add song tracks manually. (Make sure you enter correct paths for the song tracks) Set your language: Select "Others" tab, then change your language. Click "Save & Exit" to save you changes and exit. Some Tips: To select a song track to play or sing: Press the key that you assigned to "Play a select song". Enter the song number on the pop-up window and hit "Enter" To cancel, hit "Escape" To select a song track to add to waitlist: Press the key that you assigned to "Queue a select song". Enter the song number on the pop-up window and hit "Enter" To cancel, hit "Escape" To play all the tracks from the beginning: Press the key that you assigned to "Play All Songs". To browse the list of all tracks for selection: Press the key that you assigned to "Browse All Songs". Use arrow keys (Left/Right/Up/Down) to navigate to the song you like. To select the song to play: Press the key that you assigned to "Play a select song". To select the song to add to waitlist Press the key that you assigned to "Queue a select song". To stop while a track is playing: Press "Escape". To pause/resume while a track is playing/pausing: Press "Pause/Break". To exit the program: Press "End". (at any screen) Screenshots: Song List Menu: Add Song to PlayList: FAQ's: Q: What types of files does Windows Karaoke play? A: Windows Karaoke uses the Windows Media Player on your computer to play the video/audio, so it plays most of the video/audio file types such as AVI, MPG, MP3, WAV, etc.. Q: Where can I buy Windows Karaoke? A: Windows Karaoke is free, you can download a copy here. Windows Karaoke is sponsored by TheComputerTricks.com, you can provide support by clicking on any ad on the site. Your support is greatly appreciated. Q: Where can I get the karaoke song tracks? A: There are many sources that you can get karaoke song tracks. You can either download them from the internet, or extract them from DVD/VCD discs. There are some software you can use to extract those tracks from a DVD to individual *.avi or *.mpg files. I personally use Handbrake. With many VCD karaoke discs, you can simply copy those *.DAT files from the disc and rename them to *.mpg. If you extract the tracks from a DVD, video codecs DivX or XviD could help reduce the size of your video files. Q: Can I use a remote control? A: Sure you can. You can use any USB remote and map the buttons to the keyboard keys. Some Media Center Edition (MCE) remotes are available on ebay. You might need a keymap utility to map the remote buttons to keyboard keys. Some of them are also free. Check out "LM Remote Keymap", "Intelliremote", "HIP" (Human Interface Programmer) Q: Can I use this on my home theater? A: Feed the audio from your desktop/laptop to your home theater, then you're good to go. You'll need a cable that goes from your PC line-out (or headset) to the RCA plugs on your receiver/mixer

Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt

Hide Files or Folders Using Command Prompt User Submitted. Thanks S.V.Vignesh Raaj (View Thread)Trick to hide files and folders using Command Prompt The most important thing is that, once hidden with this method, the files/folders cannot be viewed by any search options even if you click "Show All Hidden Files and Folders". Hiding the most wanted files and folders is very important nowadays and it's really a tedious job too. In order to make this tedious job an easy one, i'm going to deliver you a the trick now. For Example: You have a folder named "collegephotos" and this folder is stored in (Disk Drive E). You think that it should not be seen by strangers who use your PC. For that you need to follow the following instructions Press windowkey+R: Run command dialog box appears. Now type "cmd" and hit enter. A command prompt window displays. Now type "attrib +s +h E:\collegephotos" and hit enter. The folder "collegephotos" will be hidden (Note: It cannot be viewed by any search options) (To view this folder again, use the same command but replace '+' with '-' on both flags 's' and 'h')

Computer  Tricks

Add Watermark to a Word Document

You can insert a watermark into a Microsoft Word document as either text or image.
Here is a sample Word Document with text watermark:

And here is an example of picture watermark:

Step-by-step to add a watermark to Word document (applied for Microsoft Word 97-2010):

Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (2002)/2003:

1. Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to.
2. Select "Format" from the top menu, then select "Background", then "Printed Watermark".
3. In the "Printed Watermark" dialog:
   
   A. To insert a text watermark:
   • Select the "Text watermark".
   • Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field.
   • Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK".
   • Watermark is now inserted into your document.
   
   B. To insert an image watermark:
   • Select the "Picture watermark".
   • Then click on the button "Select Picture...".
   • Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert".
   • Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK".
   • The image is now inserted into your document as watermark.

Microsoft Word 2007/2010:

1. Open the Word document that you want to add watermark to.
2. Select the "Page Layout" Tab from the top menu
3. In the "Page Background" group, select "Watermark".
4. You can now select one of the pre-defined watermarks, or if you wish to use your own text/image, select "Custom Watermark" at the bottom.
   At the "Printed Watermark" dialog:
   
   A. To insert a text watermark:
   • Select the "Text watermark".
   • Then, either select a pre-defined text from the drop-down, or type in your desire text on the "Text" field.
   • Customize your watermark with other options in this dialog such as text size, text color, etc, then click "OK".
   • Watermark is now inserted into your document.
   
   B. To insert an image watermark:
   • Select the "Picture watermark".
   • Then click on the button "Select Picture...".
   • Navigate to the directory where your watermark picture is located. Select it and click "Insert".
   • Select a customized scale if desired, then click "OK".
   • The image is now inserted into your document as watermark.

All Windows run commands

A:

Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard- hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools – control admintools
Adobe Acrobat (IF IT’S INSTALLED)- acrobat
Adobe Designer(IF IT’S INSTALLED)- acrodist
Adobe Distiller (IF IT’S INSTALLED)- acrodist
Adobe Image Ready (IF IT’S INSTALLED)- imageready
Adobe Photoshop (IF IT’S INSTALLED) – photoshop
Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl

B:

Basic Media Player - mplay32

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt

C:
Calculator – calc
Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc
Character Map - charmap
Check Disk Utility – chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd
Command Prompt – cmd
Command.com - command
Component Services – dcomcnfg
Compare files - comp
Computer Management – compmgmt.msc
Control Panel – control
Create a shared folder wizerd – shrpubw

D:
Date and Time Properties – timedate.cpl
DDE Shares – ddeshare
Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
Direct X Control Panel (IF IT’S INSTALLED)* – directx.cpl
Direct X Troubleshooter – dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility – cleanmgr
Disk Defragment – dfrg.msc
Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
Display Properties – control desktop
Display Properties – desk.cpl
Display Properties (Appearance) – control color
Dr. Watson (system troubleshooting) - drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility – verifier

E: 
Ethereal(IF IT’S INSTALLED) - ethereal
Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc

F:
Files and Settings Transfer Tool – migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool – sigverif
Findfast - findfast.cpl
Firefox (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - firefox
Folders Properties – control folders
Fonts – control fonts
Fonts Folder - fonts
Free Cell Card Game – freecell

G:
Game Controllers – joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) – gpedit.msc

H:
Hearts Card Game – mshearts
Help and Support – helpctr
HyperTerminal – hypertrm
Hotline Client - hotlineclient

I:
Iexpress Wizard –- iexpress(it’s a funny tool, see it!)
Indexing Service – ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard – icwconn1
Internet Explorer - iexplore
Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard - inetwiz
IP Configuration (internet connection configuration tool)- ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (DNS Cache Contents will show) – ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (DNS Cache Contents will delete) - ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Release All Connections) - ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections) - ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS) – ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) - ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid

J:
Java Control Panel (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - javaws

K:
Keyboard Properties – control keyboard

L:
Local Security Settings – secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff

M:
Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt
Microsoft Access (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - access.cpl
Microsoft Chat – winchat
Microsoft Excel (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- excel
Microsoft Diskpart - diskpart
Microsoft Frontpage (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk
Microsoft management console- mmc
Microsoft Paint – mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (IF IT’S INSTALLED)- – powerpnt
Microsoft Word (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
Minesweeper Game – winmine
Mouse Properties – control mouse
Mouse Properties – main.cpl
MS-DOS Editor - edit
MS-DOS FTP - ftp

N:
Nero (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - nero
Netmeeting – conf
Network Connections – control netconnections
Network Connections- ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
Notepad - notepad
Nview Desktop Manager (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- nvtuicpl.cpl

O:
Object Packager – packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard – osk
Opens AC3 Filter (IF IT’S INSTALLED)- ac3filter.cpl
Outlook Express – msimn

P:
Paint – pbrush
Password Properties – password.cpl
Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor – perfmon
Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer - dialer
Pinball Game - pinball
Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes – control printers
Printers Folder – printers
Prefetch folder- prefetch
Private Character Editor - eudcedit

Q:

Quicktime (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime Player (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- quicktimeplayer

R:
Real Player (IF IT’S INSTALLED) –- realplay
Recent items- recent
Regional Settings – intl.cpl
Registry Editor – regedit
Registry Editor – regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone
Remote Desktop - mstsc
Removable Storage – ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests – ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Proffessional) – rsop.msc

S:
Scanners and Cameras – sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks – control schedtasks
Security Center – wscui.cpl
Services – services.msc
Sharing session - rtcshare
Shared Folders – fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
Sound recorder - sndrec32
Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game – spider
SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
System Configuration Editor – sysedit
System Configuration Utility - msconfig
System File Checker Utility ( to instant file check) -– sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (next checking, when restart])- sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (always check when pc start)- sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting) – sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache) – sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x) – sfc /cachesize=x
System Information – msinfo32
System Properties – sysdm.cpl

T:
Task Manager – taskmgr
TCP Tester - tcptest
Telnet Client – telnet
Tree- tree
Tweak UI (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - tweakui

U:
User Account Management – nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager – utilman

V:
Volume Serial Number for C: - label
Volume Control - sndvol32

W:
Windows Address Book – wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (IF IT’S INSTALLED) - ntbackup
Windows Explorer – explorer
Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
Windows installer details - msiexec
Windows Address Book – wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
Windows Magnifier - magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player – wmplayer
Windows Messenger – msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (must have camera)- wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool – syskey
Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr
Windows Version (to windows version) – winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstar
Wordpad - write

Z:
Zoom Utility- igfxzoom

Useful RUN Commands

1. Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
2. Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
3. Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
4. Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
5. Administrative Tools - control admintools
6. Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
8. Calculator - calc
9. Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
10. Character Map - charmap
11. Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
12. Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
13. Command Prompt - cmd
14. Component Services - dcomcnfg
15. Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
16. Control Panel - control
17. Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
18. DDE Shares - ddeshare
19. Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
20. Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
21. Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
22. Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
23. Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
24. Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
25. Display Properties - control desktop
26. Display Properties - desk.cpl
27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting­ Utility - drwtsn32
28. Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
29. Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
30. Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz
31. File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
32. Findfast - findfast.cpl
33. Firefox - firefox
34. Folders Properties - control folders
35. Fonts - control fonts
36. Fonts Folder - fonts
37. Free Cell Card Game - freecell
38. Game Controllers - joy.cpl
39. Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc
40. Hearts Card Game - mshearts
41. Help and Support - helpctr
42. HyperTerminal - hypertrm
43. Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
44. Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
45. Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1
46. Internet Explorer - iexplore
47. Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
48. Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
49. Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
50. Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
51. Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
52. Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
53. Microsoft Chat - winchat
54. Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
55. Microsoft Paint - mspaint
56. Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
57. Minesweeper Game - winmine
58. Mouse Properties - control mouse
59. Mouse Properties - main.cpl
60. Netmeeting - conf
61. Network Connections - control netconnections
62. Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
63. Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
64. Notepad - notepad
65. Object Packager - packager
66. ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
67. On Screen Keyboard - osk
68. Outlook Express - msimn
69. Paint - pbrush
70. Password Properties - password.cpl
71. Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
72. Performance Monitor - perfmon
73. Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
74. Phone Dialer - dialer
75. Pinball Game - pinball
76. Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
77. Printers and Faxes - control printers
78. Printers Folder - printers
79. Regional Settings - intl.cpl
80. Registry Editor - regedit
81. Registry Editor - regedit32
82. Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
83. Remote Desktop - mstsc
84. Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
85. Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
86. Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc
87. Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
88. Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
89. Security Center - wscui.cpl
90. Services - services.msc
91. Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
92. Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
93. Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
94. Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
95. SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
96. System Configuration Editor - sysedit
97. System Configuration Utility - msconfig
98. System Information - msinfo32
99. System Properties - sysdm.cpl
100. Task Manager - taskmgr
101. TCP Tester - tcptest
102. Telnet Client - telnet
103. User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
104. Utility Manager - utilman
105. Windows Address Book - wab
106. Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
107. Windows Explorer - explorer
108. Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
109. Windows Magnifier - magnify
110. Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
111. Windows Media Player - wmplayer
112. Windows Messenger - msmsgs
113. Windows System Security Tool - syskey
114. Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
115. Windows Version - winver
116. Wordpad - write