Useful tips & tricks for Linux

My blog dedicated to Linux tips & tricks:
http://nandiel.tumblr.com/

How to change Windows 7 log on background

1. Open the registry, go to the following key and change the value from 0 to 1:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background\OEMBackground

2. Take your picture, it is recommended to resize to your screen resolution. It has to be named backgroundDefault , its extension must be JPG and its size must not be more than 256KB!

3. Go to the following folder:
C:\Windows\System32\oobe\info\backgrounds
If you do not have the info or backgrounds folder, just create them. UAC might pop up, just click Yes.

4. Copy-Paste the picture in there. UAC might pop up, just click Yes.

Location of Windows registry files

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT : N/A
HKEY_CURRENT_USER : N/A
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \HARDWARE : in memory
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SAM : \system32\config\sam
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SECURITY : \system32\config\security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SOFTWARE : \system32\config\software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \SYSTEM : \system32\config\system
HKEY_USERS \UserProfile : \winnt\profiles\username
HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT : \system32\config\default

FAT32 formatter for Windows 7

Download and run (I recommend administrator mode) the following program (no need to install):
https://db.tt/BQ1ShAIV

Alice Madness Returns - Heart of the City wallpaper 1366×768

Endless YouTube video loop

1. Right click on video when playing and select "Copy video URL". You will get something like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-OUNPqRzII

2. Paste the URL to a new tab or a notepad and select the part after the "?v=", in this case: "p-OUNPqRzII" This is called the video ID.

3. Go to http://www.endlessvideo.com/ and paste the previously selected part to the box on the right side saying "Enter VIDEO_ID here..." and click the "Loop" button.

Alternate way:

After getting the video ID, paste it after this:

http://www.endlessvideo.com/watch?v=

In this case it will look like:

http://www.endlessvideo.com/watch?v=p-OUNPqRzII