Posted in | Friday, April 30, 2010
Whenever you install a new program,Windows asks you to restart your system before
allowing you to use it. This tip will help you to save time and prevent a system reboot by actually restarting the Windows Explorer shell and rereading the registry, which is what the program actually needs.
For Windows XP and Vista, this tip describes that the Windows Explorer can be killed using the command
‘tskill /f /im explorer.exe’ via the Command Prompt.
Now restart it by typing ‘explorer.exe’ right after that in the same Command Prompt window.
This makes Windows read the registry all over again, which is a substitute for the usually required restart after any software installation is done.
FOR WINDOWS XP HOME
The command is slightly different — ‘tskill/a explorer’. The file name ending
with ‘.exe’ does not need to be included. Windows Explorer restarts automatically in Windows XP Home without the need to type in the ‘explorer.exe’ command modifier.
Caution---Start the batch file as administrator.
Posted in | Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Windows denies even administrators access to certain folders, for example “System Volume Information”
containing data of individual restore points. Even worse, a virus could end up in these folders a virus scanner would not be able to find and remove it due to this restriction. As administrator, you have the option of getting the rights you do not have. However, this permanently changes the settings; which is not advisable in most cases. Using the “at” command, Windows automatically starts a program at a predefined time in such a way that it runs with system rights. To do this, you must enter a few parameters in addition to the program name
- They are the start time and the “/interactive” option in order to communicate with the program.
- Call up the “Run” command in the Start menu and type “at [hh:mm] /interactive [Program name]” and press [Enter]. Replace the time [hh:mm] with the time displayed in the system tray plus one minute.
- Click “OK”. Now wait till the minute is over and till the system runs the program with maximum administrator rights. This can be Windows Explorer for instance, which can now open the directories that were previously blocked.
This technique is useful in a situation where, for instance, a virus has taken refuge in the “System Volume Information” folder. For this, you must either have the necessary rights to remove the virus or run the disinfection tool with system rights. Administrators do not even have rights over the entire registry. For
example, Windows saves user accounts and groups in the SAM database under the “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM” key. You require higher system rights to access this entry.
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When physical RAM is completely consumed, Windows data is temporarily shifted to the hard drive. This can greatly slow down the computer, because the hard disk has to work continuously. If it looks like the RAM is going to get full, it’s advisable to split the swap file onto different, newly defragmented hard drives. Windows can write to several hard drives simultaneously and thus accelerate the data transfer process. However, this makes sense only if you use multiple physical disks and not just partitions, since this will force the disk to write to multiple areas, thereby slowing down access.First determine which of your drives are seperate physically and which are just partitions. For this purpose, go to
- ‘Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Computer management’.
- In the tree view structure on the left side of the window, navigate to Storage | Disk Management You will now see the physically divided data drives on the bottom right with their correspondingpartitions and the allocated logical drives.
- In addition to the system drive ‘C:’, search for the primary partitions of the other physical drives, note their drive letters and then close the Disk Management window. For configuring the swap file, double click on the ‘System’ icon in the Control Panel and switch to the ‘Advanced’ tab—or click on the ‘Advanced System Settings’ link in Vista.
- Click on ‘Settings’ under ‘Performance’. Activate the ‘Advanced’ tab and then under ‘Virtual Memory’, click Change’.
- Disable the ‘System managed size’ option, select the desired drive in the dialog box above, and then select Custom size’ and enter the desired value in the two subsequent fields, for example ‘1024’ megabyte each. Equal values for the minimum and maximum limit define a fixed size, making it impossible for the swap file to fragment the partition. Click ‘Set’.Repeat this procedure for other drives.Confirm the setting with ‘OK’.
- Restart the system for Windows to apply the settings.
Caution: You cannot create swap files on
external hard disks and memory cards.
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Posted in | Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Automatic restart of crashed programs.Programs such as webbrowsers, filesharing tools or email applications should run continuously. Yet at times, these programs hang or are closed by mistake.You can delegate the task of continuously checking if the programs are active to a tool, so that you need not bother. The free tool is Application Monitor monitors your programs and can automatically restart them if required.This tool is available for free download at------
http://www.jockersoft.com/english/appmonitor_index.php
Unzip the file. Installation is not required. After the program starts, click the “Add” tab. Enter a name in “Name” and click the tab next to “Path” to select the program file to be monitored from the file dialog. You can specify parameters for restarting a program in the “Arguments” field. Do not change the checking interval and create an entry for the monitoring by clicking “Create”. Activate the checkbox in front of the respective job to start the automatic mechanism.
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Maintaining a log book for personal tasks with other tools on board 24-inch widescreen monitors give you loads of space on the desktop—even around an open Word window. But it
would be more practical if, for example, you have the latest information and
news from the Internet on your screen at all times.Generally when you are at work,
you note down telephone numbers and interviews or test results. You enter the time and date for every new entry for documentation purposes—but this is very tiresome and error-prone. There must surely be an easier way to do so! Not to worry there is an easier way to do this and you don’t even need special software for it: use the Windows editor Notepad as your log book. It can automatically enter the current date and the exact time for your notes. This is how it functions:
The editor can be opened with “Start
| All Programs | Accessories | Notepad”
under XP and Vista. Then type the “.LOG”
character string in the first line. See to it
that you do not miss out the dot at the
beginning and write the letters in the
upper case.
Save this file under any name, “LOGBOOK.TXT”, for example. Then close Notepad.To quickly access this file in future, create a desktop link for it in the start menu or in the quick launch bar. As soon as you open the link, Notepad automatically inserts an empty line and a line with the current date and time at the end of the existing text. All you need to do is to type
your notes after or below it, save the file and then to close it.
Posted in | Monday, April 26, 2010
SET YOUR OWN ACTIVE SPECIAL KEYS ON STARTING THE COMPUTER
WINDOWS XP
1) Go to START then choose RUN and type regedit.
2) HKEY_USERS\
3) .DEFAULT\
4) ControlPanel\
5) Keyboard\
6) Open the registry entry 'InitialKeyboardIndicators' by double click.
7) Change the value 0-7 function.
Their function are-----
0 - All function deactivated
1 - Caps Lock activated
2 - Num Lock activated
3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock activated
4 - Scroll Lock activated
5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock activated
6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock activated
7 - All function activated
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REOPENING OLD, BLOCKED DOCUMENT(WORD 03/07)
The file YOU are trying to open has a different format than the specified file extension. Word 2003 refuses to open up old document and pops up annoying message after the installation of Service Pack 3.
Open a new text file with WordPad.
Type the following line in it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\OFFICE\11.0\WORD\FileOpenBlock]'FileBeforeVersion'=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Security\FileBlockOpen]'FileBeforeVersion'=dword:00000000
Save the file as 'REG' extension.
You can also use this file on Word 2007. just change '11.0' to '12.0' before using it.
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While starting the restoration console, the operating system permits only access to the Windows directory. Driver for removeble media are blocked. A USB-Stick could just be the solution.
FOR XP Home:
1) Open registry editor
2) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
3) Software\
4) Microsoft\
5) WindowsNT\
6) CurrentVersion\
7) Setup\
8) RecoveryConsole
9) Create a 'SetCommand' entry of the data type 'REG_DWORD' usingEdit, New, DWord
10) Modify by set it to '1' to on.
* In the future, if you start your system with the restoration console, you can grant the required right using the command 'SET':--
- SET AllowAllPaths - True
- SET AllowWildCards - True
- SET AllowRemovebleMedia - True
- SET NoCopyPrompt - True
FOR XP Profesional:
1) Start
2) Run..
3) gpedit.msc and click OK
4) Local computer policy
5) computer configuration
6) Windows setting
7) Security setting
8) Local Policy
9) Security option
10) Double click on the 'recovery console'
11) Allow floppy copy and access to all drive and folder entry to edit it
12) Change the option to 'Enable' and confirm the changes by clicking 'OK'
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Posted in | Saturday, April 24, 2010
In the URL bar, type “about:config” and press enter. This will bring up the configuration “menu” where you can change the parameters of Firefox.
Double Click on the following settings and put in the numbers below - for the true / false booleans - they’ll change when you double click.
Code:
browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs – true
network.http.max-connections – 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server – 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy – 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server – 4
network.http.pipelining – true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests – 100
network.http.proxy.pipelining – true
network.http.request.timeout – 300
Right-click somewhere on that screen and add a NEW -> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0”. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
See the changes
Posted in | Friday, April 23, 2010
1.Go to c:\windows\performance\datascore
2. You may have to break the security (Select the properties and security tab from that
Select add or edit and add administrator,Username,system and give them full access and you are done )
3.Now you you see two or three files select the latest file which has been created and break the security
4. Open wordpad and open that file from that by selecting all files
5. Now you can edit the scores which are shown in that file save the file and you are done
Posted in | Thursday, April 22, 2010
- Go to Start -> Run.
- Type regedit
- Now go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
- Now in the right pane, create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives (it is case sensitive).
- Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .
- Now restart your computer.
- So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown
To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created. Restart your computer. You can now see all the drives again :)
Posted in | Tuesday, April 20, 2010
If you are a windows 7 user and want to have the same appearance that Mac OSX i7 have, without using any customization Pack then you can take help of this article. You may find many interesting thing in “Mac OSX i7” i.e. its look, new icons, theme, sounds, logon screen, boot screen, etc. If you are using Windows 7 but want to enjoy the “Mac OSX i7 look” then this tutorial will sure help you.
Below is a list of things which are going to change after in this tutorial:
1.) Mac OSX i7 Visual Style
2.) Mac OSX i7 logon Screen
3.) Wallpapers
read more at---->>>
http://www.rajeshpatel.net/transform-windows-7-into-mac-osx-i7-without-and-customization-pack/
Posted in | Monday, April 19, 2010
Posted in | Saturday, April 17, 2010
To pop a banner which can contain any message you want to display just before a user is going to log on, go to the key:
(regedit)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
Now create a new string Value in the right pane named LegalNoticeCaption and enter the value that you want to see in the Menu Bar. Now create yet another new string value and name it: LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to display each time Windows boots. This can be effectively used to display the company's private policy each time the user logs on to his NT box. It's .reg file would be:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"LegalNoticeCaption"="Caption here."
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To activate and deactivate the screen saver whenever you want, goto the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ScreenSavers
Now add a new string value and name it Mouse Corners. Edit this new value to -Y-N. Press F5 to refresh the registry. Now you can activate your screensaver by simply placing the mouse cursor at the top right corner of the screen and if you take the mouse to the bottom left corner of the screen, the screensaver will deactivate.!!
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Exiting Windows the Cool and Quick Way
Normally it takes a lot of time just Shutting down Windows, you have to move your mouse to the Start Button, click on it, move it again over Shut Down, click, then move it over the necessary option and click, then move the cursor over the OK button and once again (you guessed it) click.This whole process can be shortened by creating shortcuts on the Desktop which will shut down Windows at the click of a button.
- Start by creating a new shortcut( right click and select New> Shortcut).
- Then in the command line box, type (without the quotes.) 'C:\windows\rundll.exeuser.exe,exitwindowsexec'
- This Shortcut on clicking will restart Windows immediately without any Warning.
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- 'c:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows'
- 'This Shortcut on clicking will shut down Windows immediately without any Warning.
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if you forgot ur BIOS password.... boot the PC... open the command prompt... and type the following....
c:\>debug (press enter)
o 70 17 (press enter)
o 71 17 (press enter)
q (press enter)
c:\>exit
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Ever wanted to change the look of the start orb in Windows 7.Here's the easy way out.
- First, download the free Windows 7 Start Button Changer , and extract the contents of the folder. It contains the app along with a selection of alternate start button orbs you can try out.
- Create a restore point in case anything happens wrong you can always recover it.
- Now run the application Windows 7 Start Button Changer v 2.5 AS ADMIN
JUST CHANGE THE ORB FROM THE FOLDER 10 Sample Orbs
ENJOY :)
Posted in | Friday, April 16, 2010
SHORTCUT KEYS
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
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Run Box Commandsdevmgmt.msc = Device Manager
msinfo32 = System Information
cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup
ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
mmc = Microsoft Management Console
excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)
powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)
frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
notepad = Notepad
wordpad = WordPad
calc = Calculator
msmsgs = Windows Messenger
mspaint = Microsoft Paint
wmplayer = Windows Media Player
rstrui = System Restore
netscp6 = Netscape 6.x
netscp = Netscape 7.x
netscape = Netscape 4.x
waol = America Online
control = Opens the Control Panel
control printers = Opens the Printers Dialog------------------------------------------------------------------
For Windows XP:
Copy. CTRL+C
Cut. CTRL+X
Paste. CTRL+V
Undo. CTRL+Z
Delete. DELETE
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE
Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item. F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3
View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4
Switch between open items. ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
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Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:
To Press
Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE
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If you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, or any other compatible keyboard that includes the Windows logo key and the Application key , you can use these keyboard shortcuts:
Display or hide the Start menu. WIN Key
Display the System Properties dialog box. WIN Key+BREAK
Show the desktop. WIN Key+D
Minimize all windows. WIN Key+M
Restores minimized windows. WIN Key+Shift+M
Open My Computer. WIN Key+E
Search for a file or folder. WIN Key+F
Search for computers. CTRL+WIN Key+F
Display Windows Help. WIN Key+F1
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. WIN Key+ L
Open the Run dialog box. WIN Key+R
Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U
accessibility keyboard shortcuts:
Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds
Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U
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shortcuts you can use with Windows Explorer:
Display the bottom of the active window. END
Display the top of the active window. HOME
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW
taken some help from----
http://www.chip.in/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=49326
Posted in | Thursday, April 15, 2010
If you want to change your logon screens more often in windows 7 then this tool is great.It's called
LogonStudio
Work's like a charm!!!
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Many of us are aware about the viruses that come in either .exe or .bat format but some can come and spread through .inf format which is present in removable hdd/cd/dvd/pendrives. So here's the trick that'll show you how to block it.
****Works in windows XP****
In XP explorer goto Tools->Folder Options->File Types-> Select INF from Extensions list and click Advanced Button.
Now Remove Install, Open Actions from Actions List. and Click OK. Reboot the PC.
THAT'S IT. Now you are protected by unwanted inf attacks
You are here:
Home > >
GOD MODE
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- right click on desktop>new>newfolder
- rename it as--------
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
This is a mode which has a lot of options under a single window.
NOTE---WORKS WELL IN WINDOWS 7 & WINDOWS VISTA
Posted in | Wednesday, April 14, 2010
DISABLE INDEXING SERVICES
1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click Control Panel
4. Double-click Add/Remove Programs
5. Click the Add/Remove Window Components
6. Uncheck the Indexing services
7. Click Next
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WINDOWS XP
This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher.
Follow these steps:
* Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command.
* Expand the system.ini file window.
* Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].
* Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type
Irq14=4096
Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!!
* Click on the File menu, then choose Save.
* Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.
*see the speed improvement :)
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DISABLE PREFETCH ON LOW MEMORY SYSTEMS
Prefetch is designed to speed up program launching by preloading programs into memory - not a good idea is memory is in short supply, as it can make programs hang. To disable prefetch:
1. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
2. Type in 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
3. Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession ManagerMemory ManagementPrefetchParameters\'
4. Right-click on "EnablePrefetcher" and set the value to '0'
5. Reboot.
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ENSURE XP IS USING DMA MODE
XP enables DMA for Hard-Drives and CD-Roms by default on most ATA or ATAPI (IDE) devices. However, sometimes computers switch to PIO mode which is slower for data transfer - a typical reason is because of a virus. To ensure that your machine is using DMA:
1. Open 'Device Manager'
2. Double-click 'IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers'
3. Right-click 'Primary Channel' and select 'Properties' and then 'Advanced Settings'
4. In the 'Current Transfer Mode' drop-down box, select 'DMA if Available' if the current setting is 'PIO Only'
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This tweak works by creating a batch file to clear the temp and history folders everytime you shutdown so that your PC doesn't waste time checking these folders the next time it boots. It's quite simple to implement:
1. Open Notepad and create a new file with the following entries:
RD /S /q "C:Documents and Settings"UserName without quotes"Local SettingsHistory"
RD /S /q "C:Documents and SettingsDefault UserLocal SettingsHistory"
RD /S /q "D:Temp" <--"Deletes temp folder, type in the location of your temp folder"
2. Save the new as anything you like but it has to be a '.bat' file e.g. fastboot.bat or deltemp.bat
3. Click 'Start' then 'Run'
4. Type in 'gpedit.msc' and hit 'ok'
5. Click on 'Computer Configuration' then 'Windows Settings'
6. Double-click on 'Scripts' and then on 'Shutdown'
7. Click 'Add' and find the batch file that you created and then press 'Ok'
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IMPROVE XP SHUTDOWN SPEED
This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type 'Regedit' and click ok
Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop\'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now select 'HungAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelDesktop'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetControl\'
Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
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