Xp Tricks

Xp Registry tricks &Its a mixed bag.. a compilation of all the tricks.. many tricks are what i discovered.. many are shared .. keep posting if u know more

Display Your Quick Launch ToolbarTip: Is your Quick Launch toolbar missing from the taskbar? To display your familiar Quick Launch toolbar: Right-click an empty area on the taskbar, click Toolbars, and then click Quick Launch. Easy as that your Quick Launch bar appears. To add items to your Quick Launch toolbar, click the icon for the program you want to add, and drag it to the Quick Launch portion of the taskbar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------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\Ex plorer\ Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------How to stop new programs installed balloon from coming up tip: Right click on START button and select properties. Click on Customize and go to Advanced tab and deselect check box saying "Highlight newly installed programs". This would help you stop this annoying feature from popping up every now and then.

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Unlock Toolbars to Customize Them Tip: The new Windows XP now features locking toolbars, and you can adjust them. You may customize a lot of the Windows XP features such as the Taskbar, Start Menu, and even toolbar icons in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express. Remember your right-click: * Right-click on a toolbar, and then click Lock the Toolbars to remove the check mark. * Right-click on the toolbar again, and then click Customize. You may add or remove toolbar buttons, change text options and icon options. When you've got the toolbar customized, click Close. Now right-click on the toolbar and then click Lock the Toolbars to lock them in place. com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------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 {59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c55595fe6b30ee}. If you delete this key, you have effectively removed the my shared documents folder. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Are you missing icons Tip: Are you missing icons? You may be wondering where all the icons from your desktop are in Windows XP? Well if you're like me, you like to have at least My Computer, My Network Places, and My Documents on the your desktop. You need to: * Right-click on the desktop, and then click Properties. * Click the Desktop tab and then click on Customize Desktop. * Put a check mark in the box next to My Document, My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer, to add those familiar icons to your desktop. Easy yes! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------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. Use a Shortcut to Local Area Network Connection Information: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Use a Shortcut to Local Area Network Connection Information Tip: Here's something new in Windows XP, instead of using the command line program and typing ipconfig to get local area network information, you can try using the following shortcut: * Click on Start, point to Connect to, and then click Show All Connections. * Right–click the connection you want information about, and then click Status. * In the connection Properties dialog box, click the Support tab. * For more information, click on the Advanced tab.

To automatically enable the status monitor each time the connection is active, in the connection Properties dialog box, select the Show icon in taskbar notification area when connected check box. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do you know you can have Virtual Desktops (like in Linux) with PowerToys ? If you have powertoys installed on Windows XP Its available for free at Microsoft download webpage. It is very easy to enable Microsoft Virtual Desktop Feature. Simply right click on the Start Panel Bar also called TaskBar, Click on Tool Bar and select Desktop manager. You would see a set of 5 icons placed on the right portion of the TAskBar. Click on number 1 to 4 to go to any of the desktops. Now you have have four different Active Desktops. IMPORTANT NOTE: You may see a little degradation in performance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

adding content to Right click credit : ashwin C1 Once done, you will be able to right click any file or folder and use the Browse for Folder dialog to choose the location you want to move or copy your file or folder to, without having to go to the destination path. First we will add the copy and move options to the right click menu of all FILES. CLICK Start>Run, type REGEDIT and click OK to open up the registry editor and make your way to this key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->*->shellex->ContextMenuHandlers Right click the ContextMenuHandlers key and choose New>Key. Name the new key “Copy To” (without the quotes). Repeat the above and create another new key named Move To. You should now have two new subkeys under the ContextMenuHandlers key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->*->shellex->ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT->*->shellex->ContextMenuHandlers\Move To Select the Copy To key and in the right hand pane, double click “Default”

Enter this clsid value as the value data: {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} Next , select the Move To key and in the right hand pane set the default value to: {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} This now takes care of the Copy and Move options for the right click context menu of all your files. Now all that is left is to add the same options to the right click menu of all your folders. The procedure will be the same as for files but at a different key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers Right click ContextMenuHandlers and create a new key named Copy To. Right click it again and create another new key named Move To. left click on the right hand pane, add the same default values as you did for Files: For Copy To: {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} For the Move To: {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} Exit the registry and you are done. Now when you right click on a file or folder, you should see two new options: Copy to Folder and Move to Folder

xp registry 2 &Easy Text Size Change in Help & IE Tip: I mentioned a way that you can change the size of the text that is display in the Help file and in Internet Explorer. As it turns out if you have a "wheel mouse," there is an even easier way to change the text size. In Internet Explorer or when viewing a Help file, simply hold the ctrl key while you spin the mouse wheel up to increase text size, or down to decrease text size. Java VM: Java applets run in Internet Explorer 6 (a component of Windows XP) just as they run in older versions of Internet Explorer. The Java VM is not installed as part of the typical installation, but is installed on demand when a user encounters a page that uses a Java Applet. For more information see the Microsoft Technologies for Java Web site. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Windows XP Shutdown and Power Off Tip: On some computers, by default, Windows XP doesn't power off the computer when you tell it to shut down. However, if your computer is relatively new, it can probably by shut completely off by WinXP. To configure your computer for this behavior,

simply open the Control Panel, open Performance and Maintenance, then Power Options. On the APM tab, check next to "Enable Advanced Power Management support," then click OK. The next time you choose "Shut Down" from the Start Menu, your computer should shut down completely and then power off. Customize Explorer Toolbar Tip:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Customize Explorer Toolbar Tip: In Windows Explorer, you can customize the toolbar to make Explorer even more handy. The Toolbar is the bar of icons directly underneath the menu bar. It contains icons for going back, up one level, displaying folders or search, etc. You can right-click an open area of this Toolbar and choose Customize to change the order of these icons, and even to add new icons to it. For instance, I like to add the Map Drive and Disconnect buttons. In Windows XP, you may have to unlock the Taskbar before you can make changes in Windows Explorer. Lock the Taskba - If you find that your Windows XP Taskbar keeps being changed, or moved to one side or the top of your screen, and you didn't mean to have it do that, this tip is for you. Once you have your Task Bar arranged the way you like it, in the right location on the screen, and with all the right toolbars and icons, you can lock it, so that it won't get changed accidentally. To lock the Taskbar, simply right click it and choose Properties. In the window that appears, check the box (click) next to "Lock the Taskbar." Now you won't accidentally bump the mouse and have your Task bar end up on another side of the screen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Check Personal Firewall Status Tip: In the previous tip, I mention how to turn on Windows XP's Personal Firewall feature. But once you turn it on, your connection looks just the same as it did before. How can you check the status of the connection and the firewall? Simply open Control Panel from the Start Menu, open Internet and Network Connections, then Network Connections. By default the view is of large icons. Click the View Menu, and choose "details" in order to reveal several more columns of information about the connections that your computer has. Check the Status column to see if your connection is currently connected, and whether or not it is "firewalled." You can even drag the column headings around (I like to slide the Status column right next to the Name column. You can even remove entire columns by right-clicking the column heading and unchecking it. Where does Window's Product Id get stored Tip:

By Raymond There are two places at least where ProductId gets stored. To see the first place, open Registry by going to START-RUN and entering REGEDIT and Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]. In right pane, look for key by the name "ProductId". This is your Windows Product Id. Alternatively you can navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion] and still find same field with the name ProductId.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------You can Keep Your Favorite Programs on Top of the Start Menu tip: Do you have a favorite program that you frequently use? Elevate its priority on the Start menu by putting it at the top of the list. This ensures that the program will remain on the Start menu and cannot be bumped by other programs, even if you use the others more frequently. Right-click the link to your favorite program on the Start menu and select Pin to Start Menu. Your program will be moved permanently to the top part of the list, just below your browser and e-mail programs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Having problems with Outlook Express ? Does it ask for password everytime you connect tip: If this is problem for you. Sometimes no matter what you do, Outlook Express forgets your password and asks you to enter it again each and every time you connect to your mail server.I have a solution that may work for you. Open Registry by going to START-RUN and entering REGEDIT and Navigate to HKEY_CURRRENT USER\Software\Microsoft and look for "Protected Storage System Provider". There is a good chance that you will see this folder. If you have it. Simply delete it. More than likely, you have solved your problem. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------How to avoid autoplay of CD ? Way I like best tip. Hey this time no registry trick even though there are ways in registry to do it. In

earlier operating systems only those CD that had autorun.inf file in their root directory were able to execute on its own but with advent of WINDOWS XP it has become possible with just about anything. Well sometimes it is good but there are other times when you want to avoid this part of automation. What would I do. Simply press SHIFT key when you enter a CD in your CD drive. It won't Auto play. For those of you, who do want a registry hack. Here it is: Open Registry and navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\po licies\Explorer] and look for key "NoDriveTypeAutoRun" and set its value to 185 (decimal). This would stop autoplay. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------This tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. Did you know you can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. * Click Start, and then click Run. * Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. * Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. * Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. * In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1. *Click OK. Caution: Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you may want to back up any valued data on your computer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Customizing Windows Explorer Context menu (right click menu in windows explorer) Ever wondered how does the right click menu (which is actually a context menu) work ? For example, when I right click in windows explorer, I see an option which says "open command window here". Do You know why I see this ? Well I see this because I have following entries in my registry. [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd] @="Open Command Window Here" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd\command] @="C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k cd "%1"" If You have never used a tweaking utility and have newly installed Windows XP, You would not see this option. You would have to navigate to [[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive] go and create two subkeys ("cmd" and within

that "command" and would have to put the text "Open Command Window Here" without quotes in default string value of "cmd" key and the text "C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe /k CD"%1"" without quotes in default string value of command key). After this You need to REBOOT for these changes to take effect. Trick is in adding similar entries for other applications as well even though its much harder to come with ideas about what to put in the context menu!!!! .

All keyboard Shortcuts &

1.) Windows Hotkeys •

Shift + F10 right-clicks.

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Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.

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Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs.

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Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers)

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Win + U: Open Utility Manager.

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Win + F1: Open Windows help.

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Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog.

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Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.

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Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse.

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Alt + Tab: Display CoolSwitch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog.

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Alt + Shift + Tab: Display CoolSwitch; go in reverse.

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Alt + Escape: Send active window to the bottom of the z-order.

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Alt + Shift + Escape: Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order.

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Alt + F4: Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog.

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Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay.

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Shift while login: Bypass startup folder. Only those applications will be ignored which are in the startup folder, not those started from the registry (Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\)

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Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states): Invoke the Task Manager or NT Security dialog.

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Ctrl + Shift + Escape (2000/XP ) or (Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDot) : Invoke the task manager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape.

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Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard.

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Alt + Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard.

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Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Invert screen. Untested on OSes other than XP.

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Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Undo inversion.

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Win + B : Move focus to systray icons.

2.) Generic

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Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert: Copy.

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Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete: Cut.

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Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert: Paste/Move.

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Ctrl + N: New... File, Tab, Entry, etc.

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Ctrl + S: Save.

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Ctrl + O: Open...

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Ctrl + P: Print.

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Ctrl + Z: Undo.

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Ctrl + A: Select all.

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Ctrl + F: Find...

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Ctrl+W : to close the current window

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Ctrl + F4: Close tab or child window.

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F1: Open help.

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F11: Toggle full screen mode.

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Alt or F10: Activate menu bar.

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Alt + Space: Display system menu. Same as clicking the icon on the titlebar.

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Escape: Remove focus from current control/menu, or close dialog box.

3.) Generic Navigation

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Tab: Forward one item.

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Shift + Tab: Backward one item.

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Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through tabs/child windows.

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Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows.

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Enter: If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button.

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Space: Toggle items such as radio buttons or checkboxes.

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Alt + (Letter): Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlined letter on the item's name.

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Ctrl + Left: Move cursor to the beginning of previous word.

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Ctrl + Right: Move cursor to the beginning of next word.

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Ctrl + Up: Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequent Up/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in RichEdit controls.

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Ctrl + Down: Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.

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Shift + Left: Highlight one character to the left.

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Shift + Right: Highlight one character to the right.

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Shift + Up: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up.

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Shift + Down: Highlight from current cursor position, to one line down.

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Ctrl + Shift + Left: Highlight to beginning of previous word.

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Ctrl + Shift + Right: Highlight to beginning of next word.

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Ctrl + Shift + Up: Highlight to beginning of previous paragraph.

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Ctrl + Shift + Down: Highlight to beginning of next paragraph.

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Home: Move cursor to top of a scrollable control.

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End: Move cursor to bottom of a scrollable control.

4.) Generic File Browser

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Arrow Keys: Navigate.

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Shift + Arrow Keys: Select multiple items.

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Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Change focus without changing selection. "Focus" is the object that will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item.

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(Letter): Select first found item that begins with (Letter).

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BackSpace: Go up one level to the parent directory.

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Alt + Left: Go back one folder.

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Alt + Right: Go forward one folder.

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Enter: Activate (Double-click) selected item(s).

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Alt + Enter: View properties for selected item.

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F2: Rename selected item(s).

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Ctrl + NumpadPlus: In a Details view, resizes all columns to fit the longest item in each one.

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Delete: Delete selected item(s).

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Shift + Delete: Delete selected item(s); bypass Recycle Bin.

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Ctrl while dragging item(s): Copy.

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Ctrl + Shift while dragging item(s): Create shortcut(s).

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In tree pane, if any:

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Left: Collapse the current selection if expanded, or select the parent folder.

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Right: Expand the current selection if collapsed, or select the first subfolder.

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NumpadAsterisk: Expand currently selected directory and all subdirectories. No undo.

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NumpadPlus: Expand currently selected directory.

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NumpadMinus: Collapse currently selected directory.

5.) Accessibility

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Right Shift for eight seconds: Toggle FilterKeys on and off. FilterKeys must be enabled.

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Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen: Toggle High Contrast on and off. High Contrast must be enabled.

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Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock: Toggle MouseKeys on and off. MouseKeys must be enabled.

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NumLock for five seconds: Toggle ToggleKeys on and off. ToggleKeys must be enabled.

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Shift five times: Toggle StickyKeys on and off. StickyKeys must be enabled.

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6.) Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed

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Win + L: Log off Windows.

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Win + P: Open Print Manager.

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Win + C: Open control panel.

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Win + V: Open clipboard.

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Win + K: Open keyboard properties.

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Win + I: Open mouse properties.

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Win + A: Open Accessibility properties.

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Win + Space: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.

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Win + S: Toggle CapsLock on and off.

7.) Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

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Ctrl + Alt + End: Open the NT Security dialog.

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Alt + PageUp: Switch between programs.

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Alt + PageDown: Switch between programs in reverse.

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Alt + Insert: Cycle through the programs in most recently used order.

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Alt + Home: Display start menu.

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Ctrl + Alt + Break: Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen.

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Alt + Delete: Display the Windows menu.

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Ctrl + Alt + NumpadMinus: Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt + PrintScreen on a local computer.

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Ctrl + Alt + NumpadPlus: Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PrintScreen on a local computer.

8.) Mozilla Firefox Shortcuts

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Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PageDown: Cycle through tabs.

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Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PageUp: Cycle through tabs in reverse.

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Ctrl + (1-9): Switch to tab corresponding to number.

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Ctrl + N: New window.

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Ctrl + T: New tab.

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Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F6: Switch focus to location bar.

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Ctrl + Enter: Open location in new tab.

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Shift + Enter: Open location in new window.

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Ctrl + K or Ctrl + E: Switch focus to search bar.

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Ctrl + O: Open a local file.

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Ctrl + W: Close tab, or window if there's only one tab open.

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Ctrl + Shift + W: Close window.

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Ctrl + S: Save page as a local file.

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Ctrl + P: Print page.

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Ctrl + F or F3: Open find toolbar.

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Ctrl + G or F3: Find next...

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Ctrl + Shift + G or Shift + F3: Find previous...

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Ctrl + B or Ctrl + I: Open Bookmarks sidebar.

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Ctrl + H: Open History sidebar.

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Escape: Stop loading page.

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Ctrl + R or F5: Reload current page.

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Ctrl + Shift + R or Ctrl + F5: Reload current page; bypass cache.

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Ctrl + U: View page source.

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Ctrl + D: Bookmark current page.

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Ctrl + NumpadPlus or Ctrl + Equals (+/=): Increase text size.

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Ctrl + NumpadMinus or Ctrl + Minus: Decrease text size.

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Ctrl + Numpad0 or Ctrl + 0: Set text size to default.

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Alt + Left or Backspace: Back.

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Alt + Right or Shift + Backspace: Forward.

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Alt + Home: Open home page.

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Ctrl + M: Open new message in integrated mail client.

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Ctrl + J: Open Downloads dialog.

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F6: Switch to next frame. You must have selected something on the page already, e.g. by use of Tab.

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Shift + F6: Switch to previous frame.

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Apostrophe ('): Find link as you type.

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Slash (/): Find text as you type.

9.) GMail

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Note: Must have "keyboard shortcuts" on in settings.

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C: Compose new message.

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Shift + C: Open new window to compose new message.

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Slash (/): Switch focus to search box.

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K: Switch focus to the next most recent email. Enter or "O" opens focused email.

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J: Switch focus to the next oldest email.

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N: Switch focus to the next message in the "conversation." Enter or "O" expands/collapses messages.

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P: Switch focus to the previous message.

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U: Takes you back to the inbox and checks for new mail.

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Y: Various actions depending on current view:

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Has no effect in "Sent" and "All Mail" views.

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Inbox: Archive email or message.

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Starred: Unstar email or message.

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Spam: Unmark as spam and move back to "Inbox."

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Trash: Move back to "Inbox."

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Any label: Remove the label.

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X: "Check" an email. Various actions can be performed against all checked emails.

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S: "Star" an email. Identical to the more familiar term, "flagging."

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R: Reply to the email.

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A: Reply to all recipients of the email.

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F: Forward an email.

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Shift + R: Reply to the email in a new window.

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Shift + A: Reply to all recipients of the email in a new window.

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Shift + F: Forward an email in a new window.

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Shift + 1 (!): Mark an email as spam and remove it from the inbox.

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G then I: Switch to "Inbox" view.

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G then S: Switch to "Starred" view.

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G then A: Switch to "All Mail" view.

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G then C: Switch to "Contacts" view.

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G then S: Switch to "Drafts" view.

10.) List of F1-F9 Key Commands for the Command Prompt

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F1 / right arrow: Repeats the letters of the last command line, one by one.

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F2: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to copy up to" of the last

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F3: Repeats the last command line

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F4: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to delete up to" of the last command line

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F5: Goes back one command line

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F6: Enters the traditional CTRL+Z (^z)

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F7: Displays a menu with the command line history

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F8: Cycles back through previous command lines (beginning with most recent)

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F9: Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for first command line entered.

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Alt+Enter: toggle fullScreen mode.

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up/down: scroll thru/repeat previous entries

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Esc: delete line

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Note: The buffer allows a maximum of 50 command lines. After this number is reached, the first line will be replaced in sequence.

CUT ACROSS WITH THE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS USING THE MOUSE IS EASY, BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO WORK ON YOUR PC LIKE A PRO, THESE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS GET YOU THERE...... S HOR T USE CUT KEY S

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Activate the menu bar in a F10 program C open start menu, use the arrow TRL keys to select an item, or TAB to + select the taskbar ESC Return to previous program, or A hold down the ALT key while LT+ repeatedly pressing tab to cycle TAB through open programs

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SHIF delete items permanently without T+ sending to recycle bin DEL

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C Highlight all the items in window TRL +A

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C Copy TRL +C

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C Cut TRL +X

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C Paste TRL +V

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C Undo TRL +Z

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C Redo TRL +Y

FOR INTERNET EXPLORER AND NETSCAPE

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Stops the current page from ESC loading

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A LT+ Goes back to the previous page LEFT ARR OW

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A LT+ RIG Goes forward to the next page HT ARR OW

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A LT+ Goes to your Home page Hom e

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C Opens a new browser window TRL +N

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C Opens the address book TRL +O

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C Reloads the current page TRL +R

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C Opens the Organized Favorites or TRL Bookmarks windows +B

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C Add the current page to your TRL Favorites or Bookmarks +D

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C Opens the history folder TRL +H

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C Finds text on the current page TRL +F

CONTROL OVER A TO Z One of the keys whose importance may have gone unnoticed by most of us is the Control key (Ctrl). The Control key in combination with the 26 alphabet keys can make a lot of our work easier than we think. The following pair of keys can come in handy when we want tasks faster than while using the mouse. Operations that can be performed on the text selected:-

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C Select all TRL +A

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C Bold TRL +B

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C Copy TRL +C

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C Justify center TRL +E

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C Italics TRL +I

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C Justify full TRL +J

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C Justify Left TRL +L

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C Indent TRL +M

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C Remove paragraph Formatting TRL +Q

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C Justify right TRL +R

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C Margin release TRL +T

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C Underline TRL +U

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C Opens Font Dialog Box TRL +D

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TRL +F 44.

C Go to page, section, line, heading TRL etc +G

45.

C Find and replace TRL +H

46.

C Insert Hyperlink TRL +K

47.

C Open a new document TRL +N

48.

C Open an existing document TRL +O

49.

C Save TRL +S

50

C Close an existing document TRL +W

51.

C Redo TRL +Y

52.

C TRL +Z

Accessibility Controls

access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard

hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs

appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools

control admintools

Automatic Updates

wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard

fsquirt

Calculator

calc

Certificate Manager

certmgr.msc

Character Map

charmap

Check Disk Utility

chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer

clipbrd

Command Prompt

cmd

Component Services

dcomcnfg

Computer Management

compmgmt.msc

timedate.cpl

ddeshare

Device Manager

devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*

directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter

dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility

cleanmgr

Disk Defragment

dfrg.msc

Disk Management

diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager

diskpart

Display Properties

control desktop

Display Properties

desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)

control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility

drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility

verifier

Event Viewer

eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool

sigverif

Findfast

findfast.cpl

Folders Properties

control folders

Fonts

control fonts

Fonts Folder

fonts

Free Cell Card Game

freecell

Game Controllers

joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)

gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game

mshearts

Iexpress Wizard

iexpress

Indexing Service

ciadv.msc

Internet Properties

inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)

ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /displaydns IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents) ipconfig /flushdns IP Configuration (Release All Connections)

ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)

ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & ReRegisters DNS)

ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)

ipconfig /setclassid

Java Control Panel (If Installed)

jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)

javaws

Keyboard Properties

control keyboard

Local Security Settings

secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups

lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows

logoff

Microsoft Chat

winchat

Minesweeper Game

winmine

Mouse Properties

control mouse

Mouse Properties

main.cpl

Network Connections

control netconnections

Network Connections

ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard

netsetup.cpl

Notepad

notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)

nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager

packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator

odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard

osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)

ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties

password.cpl

Performance Monitor

perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor

perfmon

Phone and Modem Options

telephon.cpl

Power Configuration

powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes

control printers

Printers Folder

printers

Private Character Editor

eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)

QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings

intl.cpl

Registry Editor

regedit

Registry Editor

regedit32

Remote Desktop

mstsc

Removable Storage

ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests

ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)

rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras

sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks

control schedtasks

Security Center

wscui.cpl

Services

services.msc

Shared Folders

fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows

shutdown

Sounds and Audio

mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game

spider

SQL Client Configuration

cliconfg

System Configuration Editor

sysedit

System Configuration Utility

msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately) sfc /scannow System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next sfc /scanonce Boot) System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)

sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)

sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)

sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)

sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties

sysdm.cpl

Task Manager

taskmgr

Telnet Client

telnet

User Account Management

nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager

utilman

Windows Firewall

firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier

magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure

wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool

syskey

Windows Update Launches

wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard

tourstart

Wordpad

write

Run line commands can be very useful some times, its better to know them here are all the commands that i know u might find them usefull too Commands are same for Windows xp pro and home

Run Line Commands These are GUI applications that can be opened from the run line. These applications are not located in the C:\windows\system32\ directory, the keys for these applications are located in the registry under: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\app paths BCKGZM.EXE - Backgammon CHKRZM.EXE - Checkers CONF.EXE - NetMeeting

DIALER.EXE - Phone Dialer HELPCTR.EXE - Help and Support HRTZZM.EXE - Internet Hearts HYPERTRM.EXE - HyperTerminal ICWCONN1.EXE - Internet Connection Wizard IEXPLORE.EXE - Internet Explorer INETWIZ.EXE - Setup Your Internet Connection INSTALL.EXE - User's Folder MIGWIZ.EXE - File and Settings Transfer Wizard MOVIEMK.EXE - Windows Movie Maker MPLAYER2.EXE - Windows Media Player Version 6.4.09.1120 MSCONFIG.EXE - System Configuration Utility MSIMN.EXE - Outlook Express MSINFO32.EXE - System Information MSMSGS.EXE - Windows Messenger MSN6.EXE - MSN Explorer PBRUSH.EXE - Paint PINBALL.EXE - Pinball RVSEZM.EXE - Reversi SHVLZM.EXE - Spades TABLE30.EXE - User's Folder WAB.EXE - Windows Address Book WABMIG.EXE - Address Book Import Tool WINNT32.EXE - User's Folder WMPLAYER.EXE - Windows Media Player WRITE.EXE - Wordpad These .EXE files reside in (c:\windows\system32\) or (c:\windows\) directory. ACCWIZ.EXE - Accessibility Wizard CALC.EXE - Calculator CHARMAP.EXE - Character Map CLEANMGR.EXE - Disk Space Cleanup Manager CLICONFG.EXE - SQL Client Configuration Utility CLIPBRD.EXE - Clipbook Viewer CLSPACK.EXE - Class Package Export Tool CMD.EXE - Command Line CMSTP.EXE - Connection Manager Profile Installer CONTROL.EXE - Control Panel DCOMCNFG.EXE - Component Services DDESHARE.EXE - DDE Share DRWATSON.EXE - Doctor Watson v1.00b DRWTSN32.EXE - Doctor Watson Settings DVDPLAY.EXE - DVD Player DXDIAG.EXE - DirectX Diagnostics EUDCEDIT.EXE - Private Character Editor EVENTVWR.EXE - Event Viewer

EXPLORER.EXE - Windows Explorer FREECELL.EXE - Free Cell FXSCLNT.EXE - Fax Console FXSCOVER.EXE - Fax Cover Page Editor FXSEND.EXE - MS Fax Send Note Utility IEXPRESS.EXE - IExpress 2.0 LOGOFF.EXE - System Logoff MAGNIFY.EXE - Microsoft Magnifier MMC.EXE - Microsoft Management Console MOBSYNC.EXE - Microsoft Synchronization Manager MPLAY32.EXE - Windows Media Player version 5.1 MSHEARTS.EXE - Hearts MSPAINT.EXE - Paint MSTSC.EXE - Remote Desktop Connection NARRATOR.EXE - Microsoft Narrator NETSETUP.EXE - Network Setup Wizard NOTEPAD.EXE - Notepad NSLOOKUP.EXE - NSLookup Application NTSD.EXE - Symbolic Debugger for Windows 2000 ODBCAD32.EXE - ODBC Data Source Administrator OSK.EXE - On Screen Keyboard OSUNINST.EXE - Windows Uninstall Utility PACKAGER.EXE - Object Packager PERFMON.EXE - Performance Monitor PROGMAN.EXE - Program Manager RASPHONE.EXE - Remote Access Phonebook REGEDIT.EXE - Registry Editor REGEDT32.EXE - Registry Editor RESET.EXE - Resets Session RSTRUI.EXE - System Restore RTCSHARE.EXE - RTC Application Sharing SFC.EXE - System File Checker SHRPUBW.EXE - Create Shared Folder SHUTDOWN.EXE - System Shutdown SIGVERIF.EXE - File Signature Verification SNDREC32.EXE - Sound Recorder SNDVOL32.EXE - Sound Volume SOL.EXE - Solitaire SPIDER.EXE - Spider Solitaire SYNCAPP.EXE - Create A Briefcase SYSEDIT.EXE - System Configuration Editor SYSKEY.EXE - SAM Lock Tool TASKMGR.EXE - Task Manager TELNET.EXE - MS Telnet Client TSSHUTDN.EXE - System Shutdown

TOURSTART.EXE - Windows Tour Launcher UTILMAN.EXE - System Utility Manager USERINIT.EXE - My Documents VERIFIER.EXE - Driver Verifier Manager WIAACMGR.EXE - Scanner and Camera Wizard WINCHAT.EXE - Windows for Workgroups Chat WINHELP.EXE - Windows Help Engine WINHLP32.EXE - Help WINMINE.EXE - Minesweeper WINVER.EXE - Windows Version Information WRITE.EXE - WordPad WSCRIPT.EXE - Windows Script Host Settings WUPDMGR.EXE - Windows Update The following are Control Panel applets that can be run from the run line. They are located in the c:\windows\system32 directory, and have the file type extension ".CPL". ACCESS.CPL - Accessibility Options APPWIZ.CPL - Add or Remove Programs DESK.CPL - Display Properties HDWWIZ.CPL - Add Hardware Wizard INETCPL.CPL - Internet Explorer Properties INTL.CPL - Regional and Language Options JOY.CPL - Game Controllers MAIN.CPL - Mouse Properties MMSYS.CPL - Sounds and Audio Device Properties NCPA.CPL - Network Connections NUSRMGR.CPL - User Accounts ODBCCP32.CPL - ODBC Data Source Administrator POWERCFG.CPL - Power Options Properties SYSDM.CPL - System Properties TELEPHON.CPL - Phone and Modem Options TIMEDATE.CPL - Date and Time Properties The following are Microsoft Management Console Snap-ins that can be opened from the run line. These applications have the file type extension ".MSC". CERTMGR.MSC - Certificates CIADV.MSC - Indexing Service COMPMGMT.MSC - Computer Management DEVMGMT.MSC - Device Manager DFRG.MSC - Disk Defragmenter DISKMGMT.MSC - Disk Management EVENTVWR.MSC - Event Viewer FSMGMT.MSC - Shared Folders LUSRMGR.MSC - Local Users and Groups NTMSMGR.MSC - Removable Storage

NTMSOPRQ.MSC - Removable Storage Operator Requests PERFMON.MSC - Performance Monitor SERVICES.MSC - Services WMIMGMT.MSC - Windows Management Infrastructure

Calculation on command Prompt ! u knew dis??? The command processor CMD.EXE comes with a mini-calculator that can perform simple arithmetic on 32-bit signed integers: C:\>set /a 2+2 4 C:\>set /a 2*(9/2) 8 C:\>set /a (2*9)/2 9 C:\>set /a "31>>2" 7 Note that we had to quote the shift operator since it would otherwise be misinterpreted as a "redirect stdout and append" operator. For more information, type set /? at the command prompt. *********************************************************************** **** Hey folks, do u know that windows XP is having a hidden "Star Wars Movie" inside it??? You should be connected to the NET for using this. Go to Starts-->Programs-->Run Type telnet towel.blinkenlights.nl And hit enter......... Enjoy the magic!!!!

Clear CMOS all Tricks & ENTERING DEBUG

Debug has been included in every version of MS-DOS as well as Windows. When running any of the debug routines it is recommended that if you have Windows that you exit or shut down to get into a real DOS prompt (unless you're running Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or later versions).

Once at the MS- DOS prompt, run through the below example, this example is perfectly fine to run on any PC Computer running MS-DOS / Windows and will not harm anything. Type debug and press enter. This should get you to a - (small dash). This is the debug prompt. At the - type d40:00 and press enter; this will return several lines of information. After the feedback you will be back to the debug prompt. To exit out of debug type q and press enter. This will return you back to the MS-DOS prompt. In some of the below debug routines you will notice that a "g" is typed, then "q". G tells the computer that the code type is not self executing and must be run at this point. If completed, the program will return Program Terminated Normally which indicates you can now quit from the debug program. TESTING PORTS

The below debug routine will

check the ports of the compute r to allow you to know if ports are being detected or not. Type debug to get to the "-" Type D40:0 You should get several lines; however, the first line is the only importa nt line, which should read the followin g: 0040:000 0 F8 03 F8 02 E8 03 E8 02 - 78 03 78 02 BC 03 F8 03

F8 02

E8 03

E8 02

78 03

78 02

BC 03

COM1 The above graph shows you what the feed back means as far as port, so if you see F8 03, this would be an indicatio n that COM1 is being detected; if you see 00 00, this is an indicatio n that it is not being detected, which could mean that hardwar e is bad or that it is disabled inCMOS Once you have finished

COM2

COM3

COM4

LPT1

LPT2

LPT3

looking at the informat ion, type Q and press enter to get out of Debug.

CLEAR CMOS

The below debug routine will clear CMOS, BIOS, Passwords, Settings, Viruses, and other items residing in the CMOS. During this process you may get returned characters which are an indication that the string has gone in, if you by chance get ERROR ensure that you have typed the line in correctly, if not retype. Ensure that you do not skip any lines, that it is ALL typed in correctly to help prevent problems. Before running this Debug routine also ensure that you have read the above disclaimer. After typing debug you will get "-" which is were you can begin by typing A and pressing enter. A <ENTER> MOV AX,0 <ENTER> MOV AX,CX <ENTER> OUT 70,AL <ENTER> MOV AX,0 <ENTER> OUT 71,AL <ENTER> INC CX <ENTER> CMP CX,100 <ENTER> JB 103 <ENTER> INT 20 <ENTER> <ENTER> Note: Nothing is typed on this line G <ENTER> By pressing G this will execute the above script, ensure you have read and agree to the above disclaimer. Q <ENTER> Then reboot and you will get a Setup Checksum Error. Go into setup, correct all the incorrect values, time, date...

JOYSTICK TEST

This test will test to see if your Joystick is present or not. Type debug from the DOS prompt once at the "-". Type i201 If you get a FF response attempt hold one of the main

buttons on your joystick, and while holding the button down type i201 and see if a different response is given, each button on the joystick should return a different response. However, some special joysticks, such as the Microsoft Sidewinder, which has more than 4-5 buttons, may not return a response for all extra buttons because these buttons are generally controlled through software. If a FF is still given on each of the buttons on the game paddle or joystick, it is a good possibility that either the Joystick and or the Joystick port is bad. If possible, attempt these steps with another known working joystick. However, if you are receiving different responses when pressing and holding the keys on the joystick, the computer hardware is working properly. Type q and press enter to quit out of debug.

ERASING SECTOR 2

Before doing the below routine ensure that you have read our disclaimer and that you're sure that this is safe to do on your hard drive. Some computer hard drive manufacturers may void your warranty if this routine is ran or in some situations this can cause damage to the hard drive. This routine is useful in clearing DDO and unknown partitions. If this routine completes successfully it will erase everything in Sector 2. In the below debug routine, only type what is in bold from line 3 to 9, you will get a response if typed in properly. If you get a response continue to type the bold text as shown below in the below example. A:\>debug -FCS:200 400 0<enter> -ACS:100<enter> -xxxx:0100 mov ax,302<enter> -xxxx:0103 mov bx,200<enter> -xxxx:0106 mov cx,2<enter> -xxxx:0109 mov dx, 80<enter> -xxxx:010a int 13<enter> -xxxx:010c int 20<enter> -xxxx:0110 <enter>(without typing anything) -g <enter> Program terminated normally. -q <enter>

ERASE ALL HDD INFORMATION

This debug routine is used to erase all partition information on the hard disk drive and is only recommend for experienced users or users who are unable to delete the partition information through fdisk. In the below debug routine, only type what is in bold from line 3 to 8, you will get a response if typed in properly. If you get a response continue to type the bold text as shown below in the below example. A:\>debug <enter> -F 200 L1000 0 <enter> -A CS:100 <enter> xxxx:0100 MOV AX,301 <enter> xxxx:0103 MOV BX,200 <enter> xxxx:0106 MOV CX,1 <enter> xxxx:0109 MOV DX,80 <enter> (80 for hd 0 or 81 for hd 1 ) xxxx:010C INT 13 <enter> xxxx:010E INT 20 <enter> xxxx:0110 <enter> -g <enter> Program terminated normally -q<enter> Once this debug routine is complete, reboot computer and all partitions should be erased. Before anything can be installed back onto the computer you must run Fdisk and recreate the partition as well as format the hard disk drive.

ERASE HDD AND CLEAR CMOS Before doing the below routine ensure that you read our disclaimer as well as are sure that this is safe to do on your hard drive. Some computer hard drive manufacturers may void your warranty or this may cause damage to the hard drive when doing the below example. This routine is useful in clearing DDO and removing possible viruses. If this routine completes successfully it will erase everything from your Hard Drive as well as your reset your CMOS values. In the below debug routine, only type what is in bold from line 3 to 17, you will get a response if typed in properly. If you get a response continue to type the bold text as shown below in the below example. A:\>debug <enter> -fcs:200 400 0 <enter> -acs:100 <enter> -xxxx:0100 mov ax, 0 <enter> -xxxx:0103 mov ax, cx <enter> -xxxx:0105 out 70, al <enter> -xxxx:0107 mov ax, 0 <enter> -xxxx:010a out 71,al <enter> -xxxx:010c inc cx <enter> -xxxx:010d cmp cx,100 <enter> -xxxx:0111 jb 103 <enter>

-xxxx:0113 mov ax,302 <enter> -xxxx:0116 mov bx,200 <enter> -xxxx:0119 mov cx,1 <enter> -xxxx:011c mov dx,80 <enter> -xxxx:011f int 13 <enter> -xxxx:012l int 20 <enter> -xxxx:0123 <enter> (without typing anything.) -g <enter> program terminated normally If you are doing this debug routine to clear out a possible virus turn off your computer and wait and turn back on. -q <enter> Once back at DOS, reboot your computer When your computer comes back on from doing the above you will get an error message as booting up the computer, such as "Invalid Configuration". You must enter CMOS and set the time and date, save, and reboot again. Once rebooted, you will then need to run fdisk and recreate the partitions. Once created, you will then need to format the hard drive and proceed as normal.

DISCHARGE OLD LAPTOP BATTERIES

The below debug routine is used for older laptop batteries (i.e. batteries made from 19901992), we do not recommend using this routine on any newer laptop batteries or any NiMH batteries N DPDISCHG.COM <Enter> A <Enter> MOV DX,01E8 <Enter> MOV AL,F9 <Enter> OUT DX,AL <Enter> INT 20 <Enter> <Enter> RCX <Enter> 10 <Enter> W <Enter> Q <Enter> This will write dpdischg.com to the current directory. To run this utility type dpdischg.

REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER

Implement this debug routine to reboot your computer. DEBUG E 40:72 34 12 RCS

FFFF RIP 0000 G To create a batch file that reboots your computer without having to type the above command each time, use the below example. GOTO BEGIN E 40:72 34 12 RCS FFFF RIP 0000 G :BEGIN DEBUG < REBOOT.BAT

CREATE A SLEEP FILE

This file allows your computer to sleep for a specified amount of time. This file is not dangerous in any way; if typed improperly, more than likely the file will just not work. Type Debug You should get a "-" begin typing the below information; after each line you may get a response, do not press enter and type the next line after the response. N SLEEP.COM A 100 MOV SI,0082 MOV AX,[SI] XCHG AH,AL XOR AX,3030 MOV BL,AL MOV AL,0A MUL AH ADD AX,BX MOV SI,AX MOV AH,2C INT 21 MOV BL,DH MOV AX,SI AAM OR AX,3030 XCHG AH,AL MOV [0160],AX MOV AH,09

MOV DX,0160 INT 21 MOV AH,06 MOV DL,FF INT 21 JZ 014C OR AL,AL JNZ 013F MOV AH,08 INT 21 MOV AL,FF MOV DX,016C PUSH AX MOV AH,09 INT 21 POP AX MOV AH,4C INT 21 MOV AH,2C INT 21 CMP BL,DH JZ 012D MOV BL,DH DEC SI JNZ 011A SUB AL,AL MOV DX,016C JMP 0142 DB "XX SECONDS", D, 24 DB " ", D, A, 24 RCX 79 W Q Tip: You may cut and paste the above test into a notepad document and save the file with a .scr extension. Once saved from DOS, type debug < name of scrSLEEP.COM. which should create the file; should be created

CHECK BIOS DATE

The below debug routine is to check the date of your BIOS. All BIOS dates on PC compatible computers is stored at memory address FFFF5h. To display the date of your BIOS do the following: At the C:\> type debug - d FFFF:5 L 8 After typing the above

command you should receive a string similar to: FFFF:0000 30 34 2F-33 30 2F 39 38 4/30/98 The 4/30/98 would be the date of your computer BIOS.

VIDEO CARD TYPE The below debug routine will list the type of video card within your computer. This is an excellent way of determining the chipset on the card or the card within your computer without opening the computer. At the C:\> type debug -d c000:0040 After typing the above command you should receive several lines of text similar to: C000:0040

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 - 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

C000:0050

E9 63 7B 00 B4 10 49 27 - E9 FE2B E9 F7 2B 50 4D .c{...I'..+..+PM

C000:0060

49 44 58 00 5B 00 00 00 - 00 A0 00 B0 00 B8 00 C0 IDX.[...........

C000:0070

00 5B 53 54 42 20 6E 56 - 49 44 49 41 20 54 4E 54 .[STB nVIDIA TNT

C000:0080

20 76 65 72 2E 20 31 2E - 31 30 20 0D 0A 00 1B 43 ver. 1.10 ....C

C000:0090

6F 70 79 72 69 67 68 74 - 28 43 29 31 39 39 38 20 opyright(C)1998

C000:00A0

53 54 42 20 53 79 73 74 - 65 6D 73 20 49 6E 63 0D STB Systems Inc.

C000:00B0

0A 00 22 6C 2C 0A 01 00 - C3 50 24 7F E8 60 36 58 .."1,....P$..'6X

As you can pick out in the above dump, this gives you enough information to determine the make and the year made on the video card. On line 4 you can see the make of this video card, which in this case is a N VIDIA TNT which would be the Riva TNT chipset. The next line you

notice the version of the card and finally the line thereafter is the copyright or the year manufacture d, generally. If you are unable to capture any information which sounds like the video card, you can also type -d c000:0090

Speed Up Internet Explorer (IE) Hack & This is a compilation for the legendary Internet Explorer.. which is the most frequently used browser .

INTERNET EXPLORER Speed up STARTUP .

Isn't it annoying when you want to go to a new website, or any other site but your homepage, and you have to wait for your 'home' to load? This tweak tells Internet Explorer to simply 'run', without loading any webpages. (If you use a 'blank' page, that is still a page, and slows access. Notice the 'about:blank' in the address bar. The blank html page must still be loaded..). To load IE with 'nothing' [nothing is different than blank]: 1. Right-click on any shortcut you have to IE [You should create a shortcut out of your desktop IE icon, and delete the original icon] 2. Click Properties 3. Add ' -nohome' [with a space before the dash] after the endquotes in the Target field. 4. Click OK Fire up IE from your modified shortcut, and be amazed by how fast you are able to use IE! ~ cheers ~ (it works)

INTERNET EXPLORER SPEED UP.

Edit your link to start Internet Explorer to have -nohome after it. For Example: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome This will load internet explorer very fast because it does not load a webpage while it is loading. If you want to go to your homepage after it is loaded, just click on the home button. or Open registry editor by going to Start then >> Run and entering >> regedit. Once in registry, navigate to key. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\InternetS ettings. Right click @ windows right > New > DWORD. Type MaxConnectionsPerServer > You can set value (the more higher the no, the more good speed u get, e;g : 99). [99 in hexa so 153 in binary]

Create another DWORD >type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server. Then put a high value as mentioned above. Restart I.E and you are done.

SPEED UP BROWSING WITH DNS trick.!!

when you connect to a web site your computer sends information back and forth, this is obvious. Some of this information deals with resolving the site name to an IP address, the stuff that tcp/ip really deals with, not words. This is DNS information and is used so that you will not need to ask for the site location each and every time you visit the site. Although WinXP and win2000 has a pretty efficient DNS cache, you can increase its overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry entries below:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Par ameters] "CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001 "CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180 "MaxCacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000fa00 "MaxSOACacheEntryTtlLimit"=dword:0000012d

make a new text file and rename it to dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Then merge it into the registry.

START Internet EXPLORER WITH EMPTY BLUE SCREEN.!!

Set your default page to about:mozilla and IE will show a nice blue screen upon startup.

FIX IE 6 SLOWDOWNS AND HANGS.

1. Open a command prompt window on the desktop (Start/Run/command). 2. Exit IE and Windows Explorer (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe, respectively, in Task Manager, i.e - Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Processes/End Process for each). 3. Use the following command exactly from your command prompt window to delete the corrupt file: C:\>del "%systemdrive%\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat" 4. Restart Windows Explorer with Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/Applications/New Task/Browse/C:\Windows\explorer.exe[or your path]) or Shutdown/Restart the computer from Task Manager.

SPEED UP WEB BROWSING.

Iv'e personally found a dramatic increase in web browsing after clearing the Windows XP DNS cache. To clear it type the following in a command prompt: ipconfig /flushdns. ALLOW MORE THAN 2 SIMULTANEOUS DOWNLOADS ON IEXPLORER 6. This is to increase the the number of max downloads to 10. 1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). 2. Locate the following key in the registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings 3. On the Edit menu, click Add Value , and then add the following registry values: "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=Dword:0000000a "MaxConnectionsPerServer"=Dword:0000000a 4. Quit Registry Editor.

IPV6 INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP.

This protocol is distined to replace the Internet Protocal Version 4 used by Internet Explorer it uses hexadecimal ip addresses instead of decimal example (decimal ip 62.98.231.67) (hexadecimal IP 2001:6b8:0:400::70c) To install To install the IPv6 Protocol for Windows XP: Log on to the computer running Windows XP with a user account that has local administrator privileges. Open a command prompt. From the Windows XP desktop, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. At the command prompt, type: ipv6 install

For more information on IPv6, visit the site below: CODEhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/administration/ipv6/defa ult.asp

ANOTHER WAY TO FIX IEXPLORER 6 SLOW PAGES LOADED.

Here's an easier way to get to index.dat file as addresse in another tweak submitted here. 1. click on Internet Explorer 2. go to to your root dir (usually C:) 3. open Documents and Settings folder 4. open "your username folder" 5. open UserData 6. **close IE if you have it open** rename index.dat to index.old logoff and log back on (don't need to restart) open up IE and go to a web page or site that always seemed to load slowly. It should load a lot more quickly now. NOTE. Always rename or backup .dat or other system files before deleting.

Disable Right Click!! [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions] "NoBrowserContextMenu"=dword:00000001

Enable Right Click!! [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions] "NoBrowserContextMenu"=dword:00000000

do u want to save entire Page For offline viweing?? Saving Web Pages with Internet Explorer 6 Occasionally, you may want to save an entire Web page on your computer (text, hyperlinks, graphics, and all). To save the Web page that currently appears in Internet Explorer, choose File-->Save As to open the Save Web Page dialog box shown in the following figure. Select the folder in which you

want the page saved and then click the Save button. After saving a Web page on your hard drive, you can open it in Internet Explorer and view the contents even when you're not connected to the Internet. If your motive for saving the Web page, however, is to be able to view the content when you're not connected to the Internet, you're better off saving the page as a Favorite marked for offline viewing. That way, you can decide whether you want to view other pages linked to the one you're saving and you can have Internet Explorer check the site for updated content. You can also e-mail a Web page or a link to the page to a colleague or friend. To send the current Web page in a new e-mail message, click File-->Send->Page by E-mail on the Explorer menu bar and then fill out the new e-mail. To send a link to the page instead, click File-->Send-->Link by E-Mail. To create a desktop shortcut to the Web page, click File-->Send-->Shortcut to Desktop.

~ all of them are tested ! ~

Alternate trick Before performing these steps you need to test your broadband speed you can test your speed at http://www.2wire.com/ The broadband connection speed can be increased by clearing the route from modem to server. Number of packets sent by modem to server should be increased.Internet speed can be increased by increasing more number of incoming and outgoing packets.The main reason why your internet connection is slow is because of harmful virus.If your system is infected with virus your number of incomming packets will be decreased.This leads to your slower internet speed.Internet speed can be increased by by clearing the route to the server. This can be done by upgrading costly sofwares and hardwares.This will optimize your system speed.And Increase your system speed.Internet tweak is the best software which increases your system speed for further applications.Another software Windows power tools which makes windows faster and increases your internet speed.And decreases downloading time.It optimizes LAN,CABLE,DSN etc.Another software "internet cyclone"which increases your internet speed from 64kbps to 120kbps. This tip is designed for increased BROADBAND speed in Windows XP while using standard Network Interface cards (NIC) that are connected to ADSL modems, or when using any directly-connected USB ADSL modem. To speed up the Internet connection speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer's memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made

from the NIC or the USB modem. This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher. Step #1 - Identify the IRQ used by the NIC/USB modem 1. Open the System Information tool by running MSINFO32.EXE from the Run command. 2. Expand System Summary > Hardware Resources > IRQs. 3. Look for the listing made for your NIC (in my case - a Intel® PRO/100+ Management Adapter). Note the IRQ next to the specified line (in my case - IRQ21). In case of USB modems you will first need to find the right USB device used by your modem. Follow these steps: 1. Open the Device Manager tool by running DEVMGMT.MSC from the Run command (or by right-clicking My Computer > Hardware tab > Device Manager button). 2. Scroll down to Universal Serial Bus controllers and expand it. 3. Right-click the USB Root Hub and select Properties. Note that you might need to do so for all listed USB Root hubs (if there are more than one) in order to find the right one. 4. In the Power tab, look for your USB ADSL modem. 5. In the Resources tab look for the assigned IRQ (in this case - IRQ21). 6. This is the IRQ we're looking for. Note: IRQs and modem names might vary... Step #2 - Modify the system.ini file 1. Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command. 2. Expand the system.ini file window. 3. Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh]. 4. Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type IRQX=4096 where X is the designated IRQ number we found in step #1, in my case it's IRQ21.

Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!! 5. Click on the File menu, then choose Save. 6. Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer. Done. Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.

Internet Stuff Tricks n Hacks &

Change Yahoo messenger title bar

Hey guys you can change the yahoo messenger title bar... For this just find the folder messenger in the drive in which the messenger is installed. Then search a file named "ymsgr". In this file just go to the end and write the following code: [APP TITLE] CAPTION=Red Devil Here you can write any name in place of Red Devil... then see the fun.... You can have your own name being placed in yahoo messenger title bar.

2) Enable Right Clicks on The Sites Dat Disable it

Lots of web sites have disabled the right click function of the mouse button... it's really, really annoying. This is done so that you don't steal (via right-click->save picture) their photos or images or any other goodies. Unfortunately, it disables ALL right-click functionality: copy, paste, open in new window. It's easy to change, assuming your using IE 6: Click "Tools"->"Internet Options" Click the "Security" tab Click "Custom Level" Scroll down to the "Scripting" section Set "Active Scripting" to "disable" Click "Ok" a couple of times.

You'll probably want to turn this back to "enable" when your done... 'cause generally the javascript enhances a website.

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