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1). Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu) 2). Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box) 3). Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop) 4). Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows) 5). Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows) 6). Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer) 7). Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder) 8). CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers) 9). Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help) 10). Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard) 11). Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box) 12). Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager) 13). ALT + Tab = Switch between windows 14). ALT+Space+X = Maximize window 15). CTRL + Shift + Esc = Task Manager 16). Windows key + Break = System properties 17). Windows key + F = Search 18). CTRL + C = copy 19). CTRL + X = cut 20). CTRL + V = paste 21). Windows+M Minimize all open windows 22). Shift+Windows+M Undo minimize all open windows 23). Windows+F1 Open Windows Help 24). Windows+Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons 25). Windows+Break Open the System Properties dialog box 26). Right SHIFT for eight seconds........ Switch FilterKeys on and off. 27). Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN....... Switch High Contrast on and off. 28). Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK....... Switch MouseKeys on and off. 29). SHIFT....... five times Switch StickyKeys on and off. 30). NUM LOCK...... for five seconds Switch ToggleKeys on and off. 31). END....Display the bottom of the active window. 32). HOME...Display the top of the active window. 33). NUM LOCK+ASTERISK...on numeric keypad Display all subfolders under the selected folder. 34). NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN....on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected folder. 35). NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN....on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder. 36). LEFT ARROW....Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. 37). RIGHT ARROW....Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. 38). Delete. DELETE 39). Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE 40). Copy selected item. CTRL while dragging an item 41). Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item 42). Rename selected item. F2 43). Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW 44). Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW 45). Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW 46). Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW 47). Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys 48).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 49). Select all. CTRL+A 50). Search for a file or folder. F3 51). View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER 52). Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4 53). Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR 54). Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4 55). Switch between open items. ALT+TAB 56). Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC 57). Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6 58). Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4 59). Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10 60). Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR 61). Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC 62). Display the corresponding menu. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name 63). Carry out the corresponding command. Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu 64). Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10 65). Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW 66). Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW 67). Refresh the active window. F5 68). View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE 69). Cancel the current task. ESC 70). SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing. 71). Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB 72). Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB 73). Move forward through options. TAB 74). Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB 75). Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter 76). Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER 77). Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR 78). Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys Display Help. F1 79). Display the items in the active list. F4 80). Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE 81). Display or hide the Start menu. WIN Key 82). Display the System Properties dialog box. WIN Key+BREAK 83). Show the desktop. WIN Key+D 84). Minimize all windows. WIN Key+M 85). Restores minimized windows. WIN Key+Shift+M 86). Open My Computer. WIN Key+E 87). Search for a file or folder. WIN Key+F 88). Search for computers. CTRL+WIN Key+F 89). Display Windows Help. WIN Key+F1 90). 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 91). Open the Run dialog box. WIN Key+R 92). Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U 93). Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds 94). Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN 95). Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK 96). Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times 97). Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds Open Utility Manager. WIN Key+U 98). Display the bottom of the active window. END 99). Display the top of the active window. HOME 100). Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad 101). Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) 102). Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) 103). Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW 104). Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW 105). [Alt] and [Esc] Switch between running applications 106). [Alt] and letter Select menu item by underlined letter 107). [Ctrl] and [Esc] Open Program Menu 108). [Ctrl] and [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications) 109). [Alt] and [F4] Quit active application or close current window 110). [Alt] and [-] Open Control menu for active document 111). Ctrl] Lft., Rt. arrow Move cursor forward or back one word 112). Ctrl] Up, Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph 113). [F1] Open Help for active application 114). END....... Display the bottom of the active window. 115). HOME....... Display the top of the active window. 116). NUM LOCK+ASTERISK....... on numeric keypad Display all subfolders under the selected folder. 117). NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN....... on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected folder. 118). NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN....... on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder. 119). LEFT ARROW...... Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. 120). RIGHT ARROW....... Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
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1). How to remove recycle bin from your desktop Tip *
Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigate to following entry in registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop.
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2). Want to remove shared documents folder from My Computer window tip *
Some don't like my shared documents folder option. If you are one of that, here is a trick to remove it.Open registry editor by going to START-RUN and entering regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer \ My Computer \ NameSpace \ DelegateFolders You must see a sub-key named {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder.
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3). How to improve on shutdown time ? Close apps automatically & quickly at shutdown tip **
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP and look for AutoEndTasks. On my computer default value is 0. Change it to 1. Thats all. Further more you can reduce the time it takes for Windows to issue kill directive to all active/hung applications. In doing this only constraint that you should make sure exists is that HungAppTimeout is greater than WaitToKillAppTimeout. Change the values of WaitToKillAppTimeout to say 3500 (since default value for HungAppTimeout 5000 and for WaitToKillAppTimeout is 20000)
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4). How to login as administrator if you don't see it available tip *
Unless and until you have run into issues and fixing XP (underwhich case you have to go to Safe Mode to login as Administrator), you can get to administrator screen by simply pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE twice at the main screen
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5). Speedup boot up sequence by defragmenting all key boot files tip
Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction. In right hand panel look for Enable. Right click on it and set it 'Y' for enable. This is the way I have it set on my computer. This will help speedup boot time.
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6). Customize Internet. Explorer Title bar tip
This tip won't make your computer any faster but may help personalize your computer experience. Open Registry by going to START-RUN and typing REGEDIT. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.
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7). CHANGE TEXT ON XP START BUTTON ***
Step 1 - Modify Explorer.exe File In order to make the changes, the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows needs to be edited. Since explorer.exe is a binary file it requires a special editor. For purposes of this article I have used Resource Hacker. Resource HackerTM is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. The first step is to make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe. The category we are going to be using is "String Table". Expand it by clicking the plus sign then navigate down to and expand string 37 followed by highlighting 1033. If you are using the Classic Layout rather than the XP Layout, use number 38. The right hand pane will display the stringtable. We’re going to modify item 578, currently showing the word “start” just as it displays on the current Start button. There is no magic here. Just double click on the word “start” so that it’s highlighted, making sure the quotation marks are not part of the highlight. They need to remain in place, surrounding the new text that you’ll type. Go ahead and type your new entry. In my case I used Click Me! You’ll notice that after the new text string has been entered the Compile Script button that was grayed out is now active. I won’t get into what’s involved in compiling a script, but suffice it to say it’s going to make this exercise worthwhile. Click Compile Script and then save the altered file using the Save As command on the File Menu. Do not use the Save command – Make sure to use the Save As command and choose a name for the file. Save the newly named file to C:\Windows. Step 2 – Modify the Registry !!!make a backup of your registry before making changes!!! Now that the modified explorer.exe has been created it’s necessary to modify the registry so the file will be recognized when the user logs on to the system. If you don’t know how to access the registry I’m not sure this article is for you, but just in case it’s a temporary memory lapse, go to Start (soon to be something else) Run and type regedit in the Open field. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon In the right pane, double click the "Shell" entry to open the Edit String dialog box. In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK. Close Registry Editor and either log off the system and log back in, or reboot the entire system if that’s your preference. If all went as planned you should see your new Start button with the revised text.[/b]
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8). MAKE YOUR PC FASTER **
When an application fails to respond during shutdown a dialog box is displayed prompting the user to either end it now or to wait. Enabling the value AutoEndTasks will take care of the non-responding application without user intervention. To Implement for All Users [Start] [Run] [Regedit] Registry Key: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Contr ol Panel\Desktop Now Double click on Desktop Value Name: AutoEndTasks/Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Then Modify/Create the Value Name [AutoEndTasks] according to the Value Data listed below. Rechange the value data of Auto End Tasks as 1 Whinch is marked as 0 Finally Exit Registry and Reboot your system Hope your system works faster
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9). To Backup/Restore the Windows Registry: Windows 9x For XP 2000 click here *
1. If you are in MSDOS, at the C:\Windows prompt type 2. Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\System.dat (press Enter) 3. Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\User.dat (press Enter) To make the backup copies type: 1. copy C:\Windows\System.dat C:\Windows\System.000 (press Enter) 2. copy C:\Windows\User.dat C:\Windows\user.000 (press Enter) To Restore the Registry 1. copy C:\Windows\System.000 C:\Windows\System.dat (press Enter) 2. copy C:\Windows\User.000 C:\Windows\user.dat (press Enter)
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10). Add Open With to all files
You can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell 3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key and selecting new 4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..." 5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith" Key and selecting new 6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.
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11). Customize the System Tray *
You can add your name or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less. This will replace the AM or PM next to the system time. But you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have downloaded. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International 3. Add two new String values, "s1159" and "s2359" 4. Right click the new value name and modify. Enter anything you like up to 8 characters. If you enter two different values when modifying, you can have the system tray display the two different values in the AM and PM.
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12). Lock Out Unwanted Users
Want to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user? If you do not have a domain do not attempt this. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon 3. Create a dword value "MustBeValidated" 4. Set the value to 1 This forced logon can be bypassed in Safe Mode on Windows 9x
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13). Disable the Outlook Express Splash Screen
You can make OutLook Express load quicker by disabling the splash screen: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express 3. Add a string value "NoSplash" 4. Set the value data to 1 as a Dword value
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14). Multiple Columns For the Start Menu *
To make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are using Classic Mode in XP 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Advanced 3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms" 4. Right click the new string value and select modify 5. Set the value to "FALSE"
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15). Changing Windows' Icons
You can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons 3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change. Example: "3" ="C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0" This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to "MyIcon.ico". Here is a complete list for each value. 0= Unknown file type 1= MSN file types 2= Applications Generic 3= Closed Folder 4= Open Folder 5= 5.25" Drive 6= 3.25" Drive 7= Removable Drive 8= Hard Drive 9= NetWork Drive 10= Network Drive Offline 11= CD-ROM Drive 12= RAM Drive 13= Entire Network 14= Network Hub 15= My Computer 16= Printer 17= Network Neighborhood 18= Network Workgroup 19= Start Menu's Program Folders 20= Start Menu's Documents 21= Start Menu's Setting 22= Start Menu's Find 23= Start Menu's Help 24= Start Menu's Run 25= Start Menu's Suspend 26= Start Menu's PC Undock 27= Start Menu's Shutdown 28= Shared 29= Shortcut Arrow 30= (Unknown Overlay) 31= Recycle Bin Empty 32= Recycle Bin Full 33= Dial-up Network 34= DeskTop 35= Control Panel 36= Start Menu's Programs 37= Printer Folder 38= Fonts Folder 39= Taskbar Icon 40= Audio CD You need to reboot after making changes. You may need to delete the hidden file ShellIconCache if after rebooting the desired Icons are not displayed.
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16). Change Default Folder Locations
You can change or delete the Windows mandatory locations of folder like My Documents: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders 3. Change the desired folder location, My Documents is normally list as "Personal" 4. Open the Explorer and rename or create the folder you wish. To change the desired location of the Program Files folder 1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion 2. Change the value of "ProgramFiles", or "ProgramFilesDir" Now when you install a new program it will default to the new location you have selected.
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17). Change the Registered Change the User Information
You can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed. 1) Open RegEdit 2) Got to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion. 3) Change the value of "RegisteredOrganization" or "RegisteredOwner", to what ever you want
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18). Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in Explorer
Add the following Registry Keys for a Directory: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew @="Dos Prompt in that Directory" HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command @="command.com /k cd %1" Add or Edit the following Registry Keys for a Drive: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew @="Dos Prompt in that Drive" HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command @="command.com /k cd %1" These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt will pop up.
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19). Changing Exchange/Outlook Mailbox Location
To change the location of your mailbox for Exchange: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\ Profiles 3. Go to the profile you want to change 4. Go to the value name that has the file location for your mailbox (*.PST) file 5. Make the change to file location or name To change the location of your mailbox for Outlook 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook (or Outlook Express if Outlook Express) 3. Go to the section "Store Root" 4. Make the change to file location
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20). Add/Remove Sound Events from Control Panel
You can Add and delete sounds events in the Control Panel. In order to do that: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Eventlabels. If this key does not exist you can create it and add events. 3. You can add/delete any items you want to or delete the ones you no longer want.
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21). Adding an Application to the Right Click on Every Folder
Here is how to add any application to the Context Menu when you right click on any Folder. This way you do not have to always go to the Start Menu. When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Sent To. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell 3. Add a new Key to the "Shell" Key and name it anything you like. 4. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, i.e. NewKey (use an "&" without the quotes, in front of any character and it will allow you to use the keyboard) 5. Click on the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\NewKey 6. Add a New Key named Command 7. Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run 8. For example: c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe (Include the full path and parameters if you need them)
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22). Adding Explore From Here to Every Folder
When you want to right click on any folder and want to open up an Explorer window of that folder. 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell 3. Add a new Key "RootExplore " under the "Shell" Key 4. Set the (Default) value to "E&xplore From Here " 5. Right Click the "RootExplore " Key and add a new Key "Command"to the RootExplore 6. Set the (Default) value of Explorer.exe /e,/root,/idlist,%i
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23). Changing the Location of Windows' Installation Files
If you need to change the drive and or path where Windows looks for its installation files: 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Setup 3.Edit the value next to SourcePath
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24). Creating a Logon Banner
If you want to create a Logon Banner: A message box to appear below your logon on. 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go To For Windows 9x and ME - HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon 3.Create a new String value"LegalNoticeCaption " 4. Enter the Title of the window. What is displayed in the Title Bar. 5. Create a new string value "LegalNoticeText" 6. Enter the text for your message box that will appear even before the Logon window.
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25). Creating a Default File Opener
If you have a un-registered file type and want to view it instead of having to select Open With. Use Explorer's Right-click and add your program to the right-click options by: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\Shell 3. Right click on "Shell" and create a New Key and name it "Open " 4. Create a New Key under the "Open" key you just created and name it "Command" 5. Set the (Default) value to the path and filename of the program you want to use to open the file type 6. For example: C:\Windows\NOTEPAD.EXE %1 You must use the "%1" for this to work.and a space between the exe and the %1
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26). Deleting Registry Keys from the Command Line
There are two ways to delete a key from the Registry from the Command line. At the Windows Command line: RegEdit /l location of System.dat /R location of User.dat /D Registry key to delete You cannot be in Windows at the time you use this switch. Or you can create a reg file as such: REGEDIT4 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\the key you want to delete] Note the negative sign just behind the[ Then at the Command line type: 1. RegEdit C:\Windows\(name of the regfile).
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27). Change/Add Restrictions And Features
If you want to make restrictions to what users can do or use on their computer without having to run Poledit, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows features in this Key shown below. Zero is Off and the value 1 is On. Example: to Save Windows settings add or modify the value name NoSaveSettings to 0, if set to1 Windows will not save settings. And NoDeletePrinter set to 1 will prevent the user from deleting a printer. The same key shows up at: HKEY_USERS\(yourprofilename)\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer so change it there also if you are using different profiles. 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ CurrentVersion\ Policies 3.Go to the Explorer Key (Additional keys that can be created under Policies are System, Explorer, Network and WinOldApp ) 4.You can then add DWORD or binary values set to 1 in the appropriate keys for ON and 0 for off. NoDeletePrinter - Disables Deletion of Printers NoAddPrinter - Disables Addition of Printers NoRun - Disables Run Command NoSetFolders - Removes Folders from Settings on Start Menu NoSetTaskbar - Removes Taskbar from Settings on Start Menu NoFind - Removes the Find Command NoDrives - Hides Drives in My Computers NoNetHood - Hides the Network Neighborhood NoDesktop - Hides all icons on the Desktop NoClose - Disables Shutdown NoSaveSettings - Don't save settings on exit DisableRegistryTools - Disable Registry Editing Tools NoRecentDocsMenu - Hides the Documents shortcut at the Start button NoRecentDocsHistory- Clears history of Documents NoFileMenu _ Hides the Files Menu in Explorer NoActiveDesktop - No Active Desktop NoActiveDesktopChanges- No changes allowed NoInternetIcon - No Internet Explorer Icon on the Desktop NoFavoritesMenu - Hides the Favorites menu NoChangeStartMenu _ Disables changes to the Start Menu NoFolderOptions _ Hides the Folder Options in the Explorer ClearRecentDocsOnExit - Empty the recent Docs folder on reboot NoLogoff - Hides the Log Off .... in the Start Menu And here are a few more you can play with ShowInfoTip NoTrayContextMenu NoStartMenuSubFolders NoWindowsUpdate NoViewContextMenu EnforceShellExtensionSecurity LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo NoDriveTypeAutoRun NoStartBanner NoSetActiveDesktop EditLevel NoNetConnectDisconnect RestrictRun - Disables all exe programs except those listed in the RestrictRun subkey This key has many other available keys, there is one to even hide the taskbar, one to hide the control panel and more. I'm not telling you how, as someone may want to play a trick on you. The policies key has a great deal of control over how and what program can run and how one can access what feature. In the System key you can enter: NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button In the Network key you can enter: NoNetSetup - Disable the Network Control Panel NoNetSetupIDPage - Hide Identification Page NoNetSetupSecurityPage - Hide Access Control Page NoFileSharingControl - Disable File Sharing Controls NoPrintSharing - Disable Print Sharing Controls In the WinOldApp key you can enter: Disabled - Disable MS-DOS Prompt NoRealMode - Disables Single-Mode MS-DOS
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28). Automatic Screen Refresh **
When you make changes to your file system and use Explorer, the changes are not usually displayed until you press the F5 key To refresh automatically: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update 3. Set the value name "UpdateMode" to 1
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29). Disable Password Caching ***
To disable password caching, which allows for the single Network login and eliminates the secondary Windows logon screen. Either use the same password or: 1. Open RegEdit 2. Go to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Network 3. Add a Dword value "DisablePwdCaching" and set the value to 1
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30). Changing the MaxMTU for faster Downloads ***
There are four Internet settings that can be configured, you can get greater throughput (faster Internet downloads) by modifying a few settings. They are the MaxMTU, MaxMSS and DefaultRcvWindow, and DefaultTTL 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlset\ Services\ Class\ net\ 000x (where x is your particular network adapter binding.) 3.Right click on the right panel 4.Select New\String Value and create the value name IPMTU 5.Double click on it and enter then the number you want. The usual change is to 576 6.Similarly, you can add IPMSS and give it a value of 536 (Windows 9X)You can set DefaultRcvWindow, and DefaultTTL by adding these string values to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\ CurrentControlset\ Services\ VXD\ MSTCP Set the DefaultRcvWindow to"5840"and the DefaultTTL to "128" Note: These settings will slow down your network access speed slightly, but you will probably not even see the difference if you are using a network card. If you are using Direct Cable you should see a sight difference.
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31). Remove Open, Explore & Find from Start Button
When you right click on the Start Button, you can select Open, Explore or Find. Open shows your Programs folder. Explore starts the Explorer and allows access to all drives. Find allows you to search and then run programs. In certain situations you might want to disable this feature. To remove them: 1.Open RegEdit 2.Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Find 3.Delete Find 4.Scroll down below Directory to Folder 5.Expand this section under shell 6.Delete Explore and Open Caution: - When you remove Open, you cannot open any folders.
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32). Changing the Tips of the Day
You can edit the Tips of the day in the Registry by going to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ explorer\ Tips
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33). Recycle Bin Edits
Fooling with the recycle bin. Why not make the icon context menu act like other icon context menus. Add rename to the menu: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ ShellFolder "Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20 Add delete to the menu: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ ShellFolder "Attributes"=hex:60,01,00,20 Add rename and delete to the menu: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} \ShellFolder "Attributes"=hex:70,01,00,20 Restore the recycle bin to Windows defaults including un-deleting the icon after deletion: Restore the icon. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows \CurrentVersion\ explorer\ Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} @="Recycle Bin" Reset Windows defaults. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} \ShellFolder "Attributes"=hex:40,01,00,20 Other edits to the recycle bin icon: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ ShellFolder "Attributes"=hex:40,01,01,20 ... standard shortcut arrow "Attributes"=hex:40,01,02,20 ... a different shortcut arrow "Attributes"=hex:40,01,04,20 ... and still another shortcut arrow "Attributes"=hex:40,01,08,20 ... make it look disabled (like it's been cut) For Windows XP and 2000 also edit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} For Windows ME also edit HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\ Classes\ CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
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34). The Fix for Grayed Out Boxes
The File Types tab in Explorer's View / Options menu lets you edit most of your file types, but certain settings cannot be changed. The default action for a batch file, for instance, runs the batch file instead of opening it via Notepad or Wordpad. Thus, when you double-click on AUTOEXEC.BAT, a DOS window opens, and the file executes. If you want to change this default action and edit a batch file when you double-click on it, however, the File Types tab does not let you do so; the Set Default button for the file type called MS-DOS Batch File is always grayed out. The button is grayed out because HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT's batfile key contains an EditFlag value entry. Such entries are used throughout the Registry to prevent novice users from altering certain system settings. The binary data in batfile's EditFlag reads d0 04 00 00. If you change this value to 00 00 00 00, you can then change any of the batch file settings. Do not, however, indiscriminately zero out EditFlag; if you do so in a system ProgID such as Drive or AudioCD, it completely disappears from the File Types list. For ProgIDs that are linked to extensions, set all EditFlags to 00 00 00 00. For system ProgIDs, replace EditFlag data with 02 00 00 00. If you wish to have access to some buttons while leaving others grayed out, you must know the function of each EditFlag bit. The last two bytes of data are always zero, but most bits within the first two bytes have a specific effect: • Byte 1, bit 1: Removes the file type from the master list in the File Types tab (select View / Options under Explorer) if it has an associated extension. • Byte 1, bit 2: Adds the file type to the File Types tab if it does not have an associated extension. • Byte 1, bit 3: Identifies a type with no associated extension. • Byte 1, bit 4: Grays out the Edit button in the File Types tab. • Byte 1, bit 5: Grays out the Remove button in the File Types tab. • Byte 1, bit 6: Grays out the New button in the Edit File Type dialog (select the Edit button in the File Types tab). • Byte 1, bit 7: Grays out the Edit button in the Edit File Type dialog. • Byte 1, bit 8: Grays out the Remove button in the Edit File Type dialog. • Byte 2, bit 1: Prevents you from editing a file type's description in the Edit File Type dialog. • Byte 2, bit 2: Grays out the Change Icon button in the Edit File Type dialog. • Byte 2, bit 3: Grays out the SetDefault button in the Edit File Type dialog. • Byte 2, bit 4: Prevents you from editing an action's description in the Edit Action dialog (select the Edit button in the Edit File Type dialog). • Byte 2, bit 5: Prevents you from editing the command line in the Edit Action dialog. • Byte 2, bit 6: Prevents you from setting DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) fields in the Edit Action dialog. The EditFlags value for Drive, for instance, is d2 01 00 00 in Hex (1101 0010 0000 0001 in binary). Bits 2, 5, 7, and 8 are on in byte 1, and bit 1 is on in byte 2. The EditFlag for batfile is d0 04 00 00 in Hex or 1101 0000 0000 0100 in binary. In this case, bits 5, 7, and 8 are on in byte 1, and bit 3 is on in byte 2. Bits 4, 5, and 6 of byte 2 apply only to actions that are protected. EditFlags with action keys (such as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open) determine protection. If byte 1, bit 1 of such an EditFlag is 0 (or if there is no EditFlag), then the action is protected. If byte 1, bit 1 is 1, then the action is unprotected.
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35). How to remove recycle bin from your desktop Tip *
Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigate to following entry in registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop.
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36). Modifying the Disk Check Autochk.exe Time-out (Scandisk Delay) Value from 10 seconds to 3 Seconds
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager] "AutoChkTimeOut"=dword:00000003
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37). Disable Automatic Restart in the event of a System Crash / BSOD
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl] "AutoReboot"=dword:00000000
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38). Disable The Windows XP Desktop Cleanup Wizard (Unused Desktop Shortcuts)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\CleanupWiz] "NoRun"=dword:00000001
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39). Speed up Network Browsing by Removing Network Scheduled Tasks
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]
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40). Disables Windows Take A Tour Bubble Popup
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Tour] "RunCount"=dword:00000000
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41). Disable Remote Registry Service (Remote users to modify registry settings on your computer. Now registry can be modified only by users on your computer)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RemoteRegistry] "Start"=dword:00000004
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42). Removes the Recent Documents from the Start menu. The system saves a shortcut to each of the non-program files the user opened most recently, and it displays the shortcuts on the Recent Documents.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoRecentDocsMenu"=dword:00000001
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43). Classic Search, Full Path In Title Bar And Address Bar. This allows you to disable the new Search Assistant Dog and use the traditional search interface in Windows Explorer
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState] "FullPath"=dword:00000000 "FullPathAddress"=dword:00000001 "Use Search Asst"="no" "Settings"=hex:0c,00,02,00,1b,01,e7,77,60,00,00,00
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44). Have you ever wanted to Rename Recycle Bin ? This Tweak Allows Renaming of Recycle Bin
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20 "CallForAttributes"=dword:00000000
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45). Are you getting 'Low Disk Space Notification' ? This Disables Low Diskspace Warnings *
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
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46). Do you want to Speedup the Windows XP Start Menu *
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="2"
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47). Maximize Your Internet Explorer's Simultaneous Downloads From 2 to 10 Connections
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings] "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:0000000a
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48). Remove the Queue-it-up, Burn to CD right click options on Windows Media Player files
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{CE3FB1D1-02AE-4a5f-A6E9-D9F1B4073E6C}] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F1B9284F-E9DC-4e68-9D7E-42362A59F0FD}] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{8DD448E6-C188-4aed-AF92-44956194EB1F}]
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49). Removes Sign up with Passport Wizard when trying to sign in MSN Messenger First time
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Passport] "RegistrationCompleted"=dword:00000001
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50). Open Explorer From My Computer or Any Folder (Power users love this)
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell] @="explore"
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SRINIVAS SEEDULA

XP Tips 1

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XP TIPS 1

1). A VIRUS THAT OPEN & CLOSE YOUR CD ROM
Set oWMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OC X.7" ) Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then do For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1 colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject Next ' cdrom For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count - 1 colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject Next ' cdrom loop End If copy this into notepad and save it as anyname.vbs like virus.vbs and then double click on it...what u see....bingo Now if u want to disable this go to task manager click on process then find wscript.exe and end this process
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2). ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD REMOVER
1. Restart you computer 2.When booting, press F8 and select "Safe Mode" 3.After getting to the user menu. Click on a user and this time it will not ask you for a password 4.Go to Start>Run and type "CMD" (without the quotes). 5.At command prompt type in "cd C:WindowsSystem32" (without the quotes), I am assuming C is your System/Windows Drive 6.For safety purposes first make a backup of your Logon.Scr file.. You can do this by typing in "Copy to Logon.scr to Logon.bak" (without the quotes) 7.Then type "copy CMD.EXE Logon.scr"(without the quotes) 8.Then type this command, I will assume that you want to set Administrator's password to "MyNewPass" (without the quotes) 9.Now, type this in (I am assuming that you are still in the directory C:WindowsSystem32) , "net user administrator MyNewPass" without the quotes 10. You will get a message saying that it was successful, this means Administrator's new password is "MyNewPass" (without the quotes) 11. Restart the PC and you will login as Administrator (or whatever you chose to reset) with your chosen password
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3). WAYS TO SPEED WINDOWS XP, NOT ONLY DEFRAG
1.) To decrease a system's boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software -- the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine -- and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer. 2.) If a PC has less than 512 MB of RAM, add more memory. This is a relatively inexpensive and easy upgrade that can dramatically improve system performance. 3.) Ensure that Windows XP is utilizing the NTFS file system. If you're not sure, here's how to check: First, double-click the My Computer icon, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Next, examine the File System type; if it says FAT32, then back-up any important data. Next, click Start, click Run, type CMD, and then click OK. At the prompt, type CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS and press the Enter key. This process may take a while; it's important that the computer be uninterrupted and virus-free. The file system used by the bootable drive will be either FAT32 or NTFS. I highly recommend NTFS for its superior security, reliability, and efficiency with larger disk drives. 4.) Disable file indexing. The indexing service extracts information from documents and other files on the hard drive and creates a "searchable keyword index." As you can imagine, this process can be quite taxing on any system. The idea is that the user can search for a word, phrase, or property inside a document, should they have hundreds or thousands of documents and not know the file name of the document they want. Windows XP's built-in search functionality can still perform these kinds of searches without the Indexing service. It just takes longer. The OS has to open each file at the time of the request to help find what the user is looking for. Most people never need this feature of search. Those who do are typically in a large corporate environment where thousands of documents are located on at least one server. But if you're a typical system builder, most of your clients are small and medium businesses. And if your clients have no need for this search feature, I recommend disabling it. Here's how: First, double-click the My Computer icon. Next, right-click on the C: Drive, then select Properties. Uncheck "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching." Next, apply changes to "C: subfolders and files," and click OK. If a warning or error message appears (such as "Access is denied"), click the Ignore All button. 5.) Update the PC's video and motherboard chipset drivers. Also, update and configure the BIOS. For more information on how to configure your BIOS properly, see this article on my site. 6.) Empty the Windows Prefetch folder every three months or so. Windows XP can "prefetch" portions of data and applications that are used frequently. This makes processes appear to load faster when called upon by the user. That's fine. But over time, the prefetch folder may become overloaded with references to files and applications no longer in use. When that happens, Windows XP is wasting time, and slowing system performance, by pre-loading them. Nothing critical is in this folder, and the entire contents are safe to delete. 7.) Once a month, run a disk cleanup. Here's how: Double-click the My Computer icon. Then right-click on the C: drive and select Properties. Click the Disk Cleanup button -- it's just to the right of the Capacity pie graph -- and delete all temporary files. 8.) In your Device Manager, double-click on the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers device, and ensure that DMA is enabled for each drive you have connected to the Primary and Secondary controller. Do this by double-clicking on Primary IDE Channel. Then click the Advanced Settings tab. Ensure the Transfer Mode is set to "DMA if available" for both Device 0 and Device 1. Then repeat this process with the Secondary IDE Channel. 9.) Upgrade the cabling. As hard-drive technology improves, the cabling requirements to achieve these performance boosts have become more stringent. Be sure to use 80-wire Ultra-133 cables on all of your IDE devices with the connectors properly assigned to the matching Master/Slave/Motherboard sockets. A single device must be at the end of the cable; connecting a single drive to the middle connector on a ribbon cable will cause signaling problems. With Ultra DMA hard drives, these signaling problems will prevent the drive from performing at its maximum potential. Also, because these cables inherently support "cable select," the location of each drive on the cable is important. For these reasons, the cable is designed so drive positioning is explicitly clear. 10.) Remove all spyware from the computer. Use free programs such as AdAware by Lavasoft or SpyBot Search & Destroy. Once these programs are installed, be sure to check for and download any updates before starting your search. Anything either program finds can be safely removed. Any free software that requires spyware to run will no longer function once the spyware portion has been removed; if your customer really wants the program even though it contains spyware, simply reinstall it. For more information on removing Spyware visit this Web Pro News page. 11.) Remove any unnecessary programs and/or items from Windows Startup routine using the MSCONFIG utility. Here's how: First, click Start, click Run, type MSCONFIG, and click OK. Click the StartUp tab, then uncheck any items you don't want to start when Windows starts. Unsure what some items are? Visit the WinTasks Process Library. It contains known system processes, applications, as well as spyware references and explanations. Or quickly identify them by searching for the filenames using Google or another Web search engine. 12.) Remove any unnecessary or unused programs from the Add/Remove Programs section of the Control Panel. 13.) Turn off any and all unnecessary animations, and disable active desktop. In fact, for optimal performance, turn off all animations. Windows XP offers many different settings in this area. Here's how to do it: First click on the System icon in the Control Panel. Next, click on the Advanced tab. Select the Settings button located under Performance. Feel free to play around with the options offered here, as nothing you can change will alter the reliability of the computer -- only its responsiveness. 14.) If your customer is an advanced user who is comfortable editing their registry, try some of the performance registry tweaks offered at Tweak XP. 15.) Visit Microsoft's Windows update site regularly, and download all updates labeled Critical. Download any optional updates at your discretion. 16.) Update the customer's anti-virus software on a weekly, even daily, basis. Make sure they have only one anti-virus software package installed. Mixing anti-virus software is a sure way to spell disaster for performance and reliability. 17.) Make sure the customer has fewer than 500 type fonts installed on their computer. The more fonts they have, the slower the system will become. While Windows XP handles fonts much more efficiently than did the previous versions of Windows, too many fonts -- that is, anything over 500 -- will noticeably tax the system. 18.) Do not partition the hard drive. Windows XP's NTFS file system runs more efficiently on one large partition. The data is no safer on a separate partition, and a reformat is never necessary to reinstall an operating system. The same excuses people offer for using partitions apply to using a folder instead. For example, instead of putting all your data on the D: drive, put it in a folder called "D drive." You'll achieve the same organizational benefits that a separate partition offers, but without the degradation in system performance. Also, your free space won't be limited by the size of the partition; instead, it will be limited by the size of the entire hard drive. This means you won't need to resize any partitions, ever. That task can be time-consuming and also can result in lost data. 19.) Check the system's RAM to ensure it is operating properly. I recommend using a free program called MemTest86. The download will make a bootable CD or diskette (your choice), which will run 10 extensive tests on the PC's memory automatically after you boot to the disk you created. Allow all tests to run until at least three passes of the 10 tests are completed. If the program encounters any errors, turn off and unplug the computer, remove a stick of memory (assuming you have more than one), and run the test again. Remember, bad memory cannot be repaired, but only replaced. 20.) If the PC has a CD or DVD recorder, check the drive manufacturer's Web site for updated firmware. In some cases you'll be able to upgrade the recorder to a faster speed. Best of all, it's free. 21.) Disable unnecessary services. Windows XP loads a lot of services that your customer most likely does not need. To determine which services you can disable for your client, visit the Black Viper site for Windows XP configurations. 22.) If you're sick of a single Windows Explorer window crashing and then taking the rest of your OS down with it, then follow this tip: open My Computer, click on Tools, then Folder Options. Now click on the View tab. Scroll down to "Launch folder windows in a separate process," and enable this option. You'll have to reboot your machine for this option to take effect. 23.) At least once a year, open the computer's cases and blow out all the dust and debris. While you're in there, check that all the fans are turning properly. Also inspect the motherboard capacitors for bulging or leaks. For more information on this leaking-capacitor phenomena, you can read numerous articles on my site.
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4). BACKUP SYNTAX
MS-DOS 2.x - 5.x syntax BACKUP [Source:\Path\Filename] [Target:] [/s] [/m] [/a] [/d:date] [/t:time] [/f:size] [/L:LogDrive:\Path\Log] Source:\Path\Filename The source, path, and filename of the location of the file that you wish to backup. Target: The target drive for the backup file. /s Makes a backup of all files, directories, and subdirectories in the specified source location. /m Backup all files that have changed since the last backup. /a Adds a new backup file to existing backups instead of overwriting them. /d:date Backup files that have been created or modified since the date specified. /t:time Backup files that have been created or modified after this time. /f:size Create backup files in a specific size so they can be saved to an external storage such as a floppy disk drive. /L:LogDrive:\Path\Log Create a log of the backup and specify the location of where the log is to be saved. Examples backup c:\work\*.* d: /s The above example would create a backup of all the files and subdirectories in the work directory and save the backup to the d: drive.
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5). BCC: ( * To: X Cc: X) WHEN SENDING TO EMAIL LISTS
When sending emails to lists, it is important that you use what is called "Blind Carbon Copying (BCC)." Instead of using the box in your email program that says "To," use the one that says "BCC." Why? This hides the recipients email addresses from eachother. Using Blind Carbon Copying is important for the following reasons: 1. Using BCC respects the privacy of your contacts. Today I received an email that was sent to hundreds of people, and the sender did not use BCC. Now, every individual who received it has my email address, even though I do not know most of the people on the list. This has occured 4 times in the last 3 days, which is why I am writing this article. 2. Email lists (especially chain emails) that do not use BCC are contributing to spam. Imagine you send 1 email to 1 friend. That friend forwards your email to 10 different people, and those 10 forward to another 10. None of them use BCC, and now 100 people have your email address. The minute a spammer gets ahold of this, you're on their list, even though you only sent an email to one person! You definitely don't want that. BCC prevents this kind of disease-like spreading of your email to people you don't want to have it. 3. BCC prevents unintentionally "Replying to All." Have you ever accidentally hit the "Reply to All" and sent your reply out to all recipients, even though you only wanted to reply to the sender? This can be embarrassing, and sometimes even damaging. If the author of the email uses BCC, this is not an issue. 4. BCC prevents disclosure of who you are sending to. Not only does BCC protect your recipients, it also protects you. In many cases, you don't want everyone to know who you sent the email to. 5. There are other reasons to use BCC, and if you can think of them, post them in the comments. 6. In most email clients, the BCC field is very apparent and obvious. While in a new message in AOL's web mail, click BCC. In Gmail and Yahoo Mail!, click add BCC. In Hotmail, click Show Cc & Bcc. 7. In Outlook and Outlook express, it's not so obvious but turning it on is a one-time event. 8. To activate the BCC field in Outlook Express, create a new message and choose View, All Headers. 9. To activate the BCC field in MS-Outlook, create a new message and choose View, BCC. 10. Lotus Notes - the BCC field is right there. Nothing to "turn on", no hoops to jump through, just use it! When is using the TO: box OK? You obviously should use the TO: box if you are sending to one person. At times, it is completely appropriate to use the TO: box when sending to multiple addresses. 1. If you intend for a discussion to occur, then each participant must know who else is part of the dialog. However, this should be done only if you are sure that each recipient does not have a problem with their email being shared with the others on the list. 2. Use TO: if you must explicitly show to whom the email was sent. This is often the case in organizations and businesses.
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6). BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU ARE PRESSING CTRL+C HERE AFTER
In computer's keyboard the mostly used combination keys are Ctrl+C(to Copy) and Ctrl+V(to Paste). Do you know how these functions work? Here is how. When you did Ctrl+C, the data will be copied to the clipboard. When you used Ctrl+V, the data from the clipboard will be pasted. We can also paste the copied content using the combination of a Javascript and any server side language like ASP, JSP or PHP. Generally these are the languages used to build the websites. The data copied on the web can be easily transferred to another server. This might not done by the website, third party(Ex: Ads) can also do this. So, be careful while copying sensitive information like credit card details, bank account details, passwords. It is better, not to visit or open any other web sites while using the browser for bank accounts or while accessing any sensitive information. This hack can be done using the browser Add-ons also. So, please don't use the browsers with Add-ons to access your sensitive information. The Clipboard hack is done by the following Source Code: How to safeguard yourself from Clipboard Hack Problem? To avoid clipboard hack problem, do the following: 1.Go to internet options->security. 2.Press custom level. 3.In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script. Now the contents of your clipboard are safe
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7). BE CAREFUL WHILE USING PUBLIC COMPUTERS
A new device has been introduced to the marketplace that is a huge danger to anyone who uses a PC that is not theirs. It is known as a key tracker and it sits between the keyboard and the PC. As can be seen in the pictures it is very discreet but is probably one of the most dangerous items of equipment to personal information that is readily available. These devices record every key that is pressed on the keyboard. Due to it's position (it sits between the keyboard and the PC) the information is logged by the tracker before the PC knows about it and as such is very difficult for the PC to detect. They are available in both USB and PS2 formats so pretty much any PC can be logged. The user puts the tracker in line, leaves it there for a set amount of time and then retrieves it. They can then download the data onto their own PC. If you intend to use a PC that is not yours (ie hotel business centre, internet café, airport etc) I would advise looking at the back of the PC to see if one of these trackers has been placed in line (scrambling under a desk is the better alternative to losing your email details). If you cannot get to see the back of the PC, I would suggest you don't use it for anything personal. If a tracker is there and you do not notice it, whoever placed it there (could be any user of that PC before you) will be able to recall all of your keystrokes - logins, passwords etc.
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8). BLOCK INTERNET EXPLORER
just make this script as homepage of internet explorer:- javascript:function flood(n) {if (self.moveBy) {for (i = 3500000000000000000000000 00000000000000000; i > 0; i--) {for (j = n; j > 0; j--) {self.moveBy(1,i);self.mo veBy(i,0);self.moveBy(0,-i);self.moveBy(-i,0); } } }} flood(6);
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9). BOOT IN TIME
Have you ever wanted to know if there's a way to set the boot time in a dual boot computer without editing Boot.ini, check this out. Click Start, right click on My Computer, and then click Properties. When the dialog box opens, Advanced tab. Under Startup and Recovery, click the Settings button. Use the spin box to set the number of seconds you want the system to wait before automatically starting the default operating system. After you set the time, click OK to close the dialog box and save your change. The next time you restart, the new time will take effect.
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10). BRANDING WINDOW WITH YOUR NAME ***
open notepad dump the following lines into it and save it with the name OEMINFO.INI in the c:\windows\system32 directory: [General] Manufacturer=Your Name Here Model=Your Model Here [Support Information] Line1=Your Name Here Line2=Your Address Here Line3=Your Email Address Here
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11). CLEAN UN USEFUL FILES IN WINDOWS **
Just use notepad.... Use this 'tutorial' to clean your: *.tmp?*._mp *.log ?*.gid?*.chk?*.old? *.bak and ?Temporary Internet Files? ,etc... Step 1: Start with making a new txt file. Step 2: Paste this code in the txt file: Code: Select all @echo off echo Webhog Cleaner echo waiting del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.tmp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*._mp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.log del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.gid del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.chk del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.old del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\recycled\*. * del /f /s /q %windir%\*.bak del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.* rd /s /q %windir%\temp & md %windir%\temp del /f /q %userprofile%\cookies\*.* del /f /q %userprofile%\recent\*.* del /f /s /q ?%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*? del /f /s /q ?%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*? del /f /s /q ?%userprofile%\recent\*.* ? echo complete! echo. & pause Step 3: Now save the file as "Cleaner.bat" After saving this file, Just open it and see for your self
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12). CAN'T LOG ON TO WINDOWS XP, FORGOT ADMINSTRATOR PASSWORD ***
Method 1# Simply reboot and open in Safe Mode > Enter as Admin > Control Pannel > User Accounts > choose your user and give it another password... Does not work above then Plan B Method2# 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it?s assumed here that your XP CD is bootable ? as it should be - and that you have your bios set to boot from CD) 2. Keep your eye on the screen messages for booting to your cd Typically, it will be ?Press any key to boot from cd? 3. Once you get in, the first screen will indicate that Setup is inspecting your system and loading files. 4. When you get to the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to Setup Windows now 5. The Licensing Agreement comes next - Press F8 to accept it. 6. The next screen is the Setup screen which gives you the option to do a Repair. It should read something like ?If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it? Use the up and down arrow keys to select your XP installation (if you only have one, it should already be selected) and press R to begin the Repair process. 7. Let the Repair run. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files which can take several minutes. 8. Shortly after the Copying Files stage, you will be required to reboot. (this will happen automatically ? you will see a progress bar stating ?Your computer will reboot in 15 seconds? 9. During the reboot, do not make the mistake of ?pressing any key? to boot from the CD again! Setup will resume automatically with the standard billboard screens and you will notice Installing Windows is highlighted. 10. Keep your eye on the lower left hand side of the screen and when you see the Installing Devices progress bar, press SHIFT + F10. This is the security hole! A command console will now open up giving you the potential for wide access to your system. 11. At the prompt, type NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. Voila! You have just gained graphical access to your User Accounts in the Control Panel. 12. Now simply pick the account you need to change and remove or change your password as you prefer. If you want to log on without having to enter your new password, you can type control userpasswords2 at the prompt and choose to log on without being asked for password. After you?ve made your changes close the windows, exit the command box and continue on with the Repair (have your Product key handy). 13. Once the Repair is done, you will be able to log on with your new password (or without a password if you chose not to use one or if you chose not to be asked for a password). Your programs and personalized settings should remain intact.
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13). CHANGET BOOT OPTION IN DUAL OPERATING SYSTEM *
click start click command prompt type msconfig click on boot select the operating system you want to boot first click on set as default if you want to change timeout you can change. default is 30 seconds. click on apply and Ok.
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14). CLEAN YOUR RAM BY NOTEPAD
Clean Your RAM & Make Your Comp Speed Better Clean Ur RAM U may recognize that ur system gets slower and slower when playing and working a lot with ur pc. :angry: That's cause ur RAM is full of remaining progress pieces u do not need any more. So create a new text file on ur desktop and call it "RAMcleaner" Type FreeMem=Space(64000000) in this file and save it as RAMcleaner.vbs [ You may choose the "All Files" option when u save it ] Run the file and ur RAM may be cleaned Of course u can edit the code in the file for a greater "cleaning-progress". For example: FreeMem=Space(1280000000)
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15). CREATE YOUR OWN WINDOWS LOGGON MESSAGE
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.In the Registry Editor, drill down to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWA RE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogo nRightclick LegalNoticeCaption, click Modify, type My Windows XP Machine, and then click OK.Right-click LegalNoticeText, click Modify, and then type your message.Close the editor and your new message will appear at every log on.
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16). COMPLETE NOTEPAD TRICKS
Step 1: Open Notepad Step 2: Write following line in the notepad. this app can break Step 3: Save this file as xxx.txt Step 4: Close the notepad. Step 5: Open the file again. Voilla!! or 1> Open Notepad 2> Enter four words separated by spaces, wherein the first word has 4 letters, the next two have three letters, and the last word has five letters 3> DON'T hit enter at the end of the line. 4> Save the file. 5> Close Notepad. 6> Reopen Notepad. 7> Open the file you just saved. or Open a note pad type Bush hid the facts save that file, close it again open and see... log trick !! make ur Notepad a diary !! Sometimes we want to insert current data and time, whenever we open the file in the notepad. If you are a lazy person like me, who don’t like to press F5 whenever you open a notepad. Then here is a trick to avoid this. Just add a .LOG in the first line of your text file and close it. Whenever you open the file with that text in the first line in the notepad, it will insert the current date and time at the end of the file. You can start entering your text after that. WHY? The reason this happens: In notepad, any other 4-3-3-5 letter word combo will have the same results. It is all to do with a limitation in Windows. Text files containing Unicode UTF-16-encoded Unicode are supposed to start with a "Byte-Order Mark" (BOM), which is a two-byte flag that tells a reader how the following UTF-16 data is encoded.
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17). CONTROL PANEL ON YOUR DESKTOP
On The Desktop, Right Click Your Mouse Then Choose "New Folder". Name The Folder As ControlPanel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
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18). CREATE CON FOLDER IN WINDOWS
We can't create folder with the below names : CON PRN AUX CLOCK$ NUL COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 COM5 COM6 COM7 COM8 COM9 LPT1 LPT2 LPT3 LPT4 LPT5 LPT6 LPT7 LPT8 LPT9 because the above words are reserved words in DOS. Windows completely based on DOS But we can create using below commands in DOS(Command Prompt). Start -> Run -> CMD c:/>mkdir \\.\c:\con Remove folder c:/>rmdir \\.\c:\con
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19). CREATE NAMELESS FOLDERS AND HIDE WITHOUT ANY SOFTWARE *****
create folder and rename hold the alt key and type 0160, release alt key, right click on folder select properties--->customize-->change icon---->select blank ---ok--ok
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20). CREATE YOUR OWN ICONS IN WINDOWS XP **
Now even personalize your ICONS with Windows XP ! To make your own ICON : 1. Start>>All Programs>>Accessories 2. Click Paint 3. In toolbar select Image 4. Click Attributes --- Note : The size of a icon is 32 x 32 pixels ! -- 5. Type 32 in both Height and Width and sure that Pixels is selected under Units 6. Click OK 7. Now add your photo or design . 8. File>>Save As 9. Type name.ico 10. Click Save.
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21). CLEAN UN USEFUL FILES IN WINDOWS *
Just use notepad.... Use this 'tutorial' to clean your: *.tmp?*._mp *.log ?*.gid?*.chk?*.old? *.bak and ?Temporary Internet Files? ,etc... Step 1: Start with making a new txt file. Step 2: Paste this code in the txt file: Code: Select all @echo off echo Webhog Cleaner echo waiting del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.tmp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*._mp del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.log del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.gid del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.chk del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\*.old del /f /s /q %systemdrive%\recycled\*. * del /f /s /q %windir%\*.bak del /f /s /q %windir%\prefetch\*.* rd /s /q %windir%\temp & md %windir%\temp del /f /q %userprofile%\cookies\*.* del /f /q %userprofile%\recent\*.* del /f /s /q ?%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.*? del /f /s /q ?%userprofile%\Local Settings\Temp\*.*? del /f /s /q ?%userprofile%\recent\*.* ? echo complete! echo. & pause Step 3: Now save the file as "Cleaner.bat" After saving this file, Just open it and see for your self
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22). CAN'T LOG ON TO WINDOWS XP, FORGOT ADMINSTRATOR PASSWORD ***
Method 1# Simply reboot and open in Safe Mode > Enter as Admin > Control Pannel > User Accounts > choose your user and give it another password... Does not work above then Plan B Method2# 1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it?s assumed here that your XP CD is bootable ? as it should be - and that you have your bios set to boot from CD) 2. Keep your eye on the screen messages for booting to your cd Typically, it will be ?Press any key to boot from cd? 3. Once you get in, the first screen will indicate that Setup is inspecting your system and loading files. 4. When you get to the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to Setup Windows now 5. The Licensing Agreement comes next - Press F8 to accept it. 6. The next screen is the Setup screen which gives you the option to do a Repair. It should read something like ?If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it? Use the up and down arrow keys to select your XP installation (if you only have one, it should already be selected) and press R to begin the Repair process. 7. Let the Repair run. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files which can take several minutes. 8. Shortly after the Copying Files stage, you will be required to reboot. (this will happen automatically ? you will see a progress bar stating ?Your computer will reboot in 15 seconds? 9. During the reboot, do not make the mistake of ?pressing any key? to boot from the CD again! Setup will resume automatically with the standard billboard screens and you will notice Installing Windows is highlighted. 10. Keep your eye on the lower left hand side of the screen and when you see the Installing Devices progress bar, press SHIFT + F10. This is the security hole! A command console will now open up giving you the potential for wide access to your system. 11. At the prompt, type NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. Voila! You have just gained graphical access to your User Accounts in the Control Panel. 12. Now simply pick the account you need to change and remove or change your password as you prefer. If you want to log on without having to enter your new password, you can type control userpasswords2 at the prompt and choose to log on without being asked for password. After you?ve made your changes close the windows, exit the command box and continue on with the Repair (have your Product key handy). 13. Once the Repair is done, you will be able to log on with your new password (or without a password if you chose not to use one or if you chose not to be asked for a password). Your programs and personalized settings should remain intact.
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23). CHANGET BOOT OPTION IN DUAL OPERATING SYSTEM *
click start click command prompt type msconfig click on boot select the operating system you want to boot first click on set as default if you want to change timeout you can change. default is 30 seconds. click on apply and Ok.
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24). CHANGING IT ADDRESS *
u can also change your ip address by using the following steps............. Well for static ip use this commands in dos mode ipconfig /flushdns <---Enter ipconfig /release <---Enter ipconfig /renew <---Enter exit <--------Enter
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25). CHANGING THE PASSWORD *
type cmd c: SEENU c: net user c: net user SEENU (user name) c: net user SEENU *
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