Using tar command

tar -cf file.tar /directory (for TAR)
tar -jcvf file.tar.bzip2 /directory (for BZIP2)
tar -zcvf file.tar.gz /directory (for tar.gz)
tar cf - target | gzip -c > target.tgz (for TGZ)

MSN Messenger port

MSN Messenger

1. MSN Messenger UDP Port 1863
2. MSN Messenger UDP Port 5190
3. MSN Messenger_File_Transfer TCP Port 6891-6900
4. MSN Messenger Voice UDP Port 6901
5. MSNP TCP Port 1863

Win XP defrag setting

A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled but on some builds it is not enabled. Below, you will find information on how to Enable/Disable this feature:

Go to Start>> Run>> Type in: regedit

1. Drill down to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction
2. Single click on BootOptimizeFunction to empty its contents into the right pane.
3. Right click "Enable" from the list in the right pane.
4. Select Modify from the resulting menu.
5. Change the value to Y to enable and N to disable.

Reboot your computer for the change to take effect

How to Install VMWARE Server

1- Download VMware Server
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
EULA Agreement --> Yes
VMware Server for Linux --> Binary (.rpm)
Register for free serial number
2- Install Prerequisite packages
# yum -y install kernel-devel make gcc xinetd
3- Install VMware Server
# rpm -ivh VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm
4- Edit compat_kernel.h (thanks to michael2007 http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=621855#621855)
# cd /usr/lib/vmware/modules/source/
# tar -xvvf vmmon.tar
# nano vmmon-only/include/compat_kernel.h
change from;
static inline _syscall1(int,compat_exit,int,exit_code);
to;
#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,19) static inline _syscall1(int,compat_exit,int,exit_code); #endif
# tar -cvvf vmmon.tar vmmon-only/
# rm -rf vmmon-only/
5- Initialized and configure VMware
# vmware-config.pl