How to reset forgotten password in Ubuntu

If you forget your password in Ubuntu, you can simply set a new one:

• Reboot into recovery mode
• In the recovery menu choose "boot"
• Type "passwd <YOUR_LOGIN>"
• Type the new password (it will look like you were not typing) and press enter
• Retype (the same as above) and press enter
• Type "exit" and press enter: you'll go back to the recovery menu
• Select "resume normal boot"
• If the system restarts in console mode type "startx" after having logged in.

That's all, simple and fast! ;)

mute drum sound before Ubuntu login

If you tried all the HowTos but no one really solved that annoying drum sound before login, you can try my solution (tested on Ubuntu 10.10):

• open a terminal and copy-paste the following command: sudo gedit /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/libcanberra-ready-sound.desktop
• comment the line which begins with "Exec=" by adding a # at the beginning of the line
• save, quit, and at next restart you won't have the login sound.

How to add a startup process on Windows (example: task manager)

If you want a program to run automatically when you turn on your pc you have to follow these steps:

(I explain it through the example of task manager)

• rightclick Start - Programs - Startup (italian: Start - Tutti i programmi - Esecuzione automatica) and select Open
• rightclick on the folder and select New - Shortcut (italian: Nuovo - Collegamento)
• insert the path of the executable file of the desired process (e.g. C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe )
• rightclick on your new shortcut and choose Properties if you want, for example, to run the program minimized to tray or if you want a normal window to open