1). Start any application, say Word. Open some large documents.
2). Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Windows Task Manager and click Processes tab and sort the list in descending order on Mem Usage. You will notice that WINWORD.EXE will be somewhere at the top, using multiple MBs of memory.
3). Now switch to Word and simply minimize it. (Don't use the Minimize All Windows option of the task bar).
4). Now go back to the Windows Task Manager and see where WINWORD.EXE is listed. Most probably you will not find it at the top. You will typically have to scroll to the bottom of the list to find Word. Now check out the amount of RAM it is using. Surprised? The memory utilization has reduced by a huge amount.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Lock Folder with password
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Lock Folder with password
just copy the following code in a notepad file and save the file as anyname.bat
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== your password goes here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End
executing this batch file will create a "locker" folder.. put ur private data in this folder and execute the batch file again..
note: to open, the batch file should be placed in the same folder as of locker folder.
just copy the following code in a notepad file and save the file as anyname.bat
cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Locker
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== your password goes here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End
executing this batch file will create a "locker" folder.. put ur private data in this folder and execute the batch file again..
note: to open, the batch file should be placed in the same folder as of locker folder.
Inbuilt Bluetooth
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inbuilt blutooth sftware in win. XP
nw u don't need 2 install any sftware 4 ur blutooth device.
u don't know bt u already had it in ur window xp nd vista
it cn b used as:-
1.open d run command
2.nw typ 'fsquirt'
wid-out quotes
3.nw jus select weder u want 2 snd or receive ne file
vry easy:-)
NOTE:BLUETOOTH DEVICE NEEDED
nw u don't need 2 install any sftware 4 ur blutooth device.
u don't know bt u already had it in ur window xp nd vista
it cn b used as:-
1.open d run command
2.nw typ 'fsquirt'
wid-out quotes
3.nw jus select weder u want 2 snd or receive ne file
vry easy:-)
NOTE:BLUETOOTH DEVICE NEEDED
How to boot xp really fast
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1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:windowsprefetch tosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 0 or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.
WindowsXP should now boot REALLY faster.
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device 0 or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect' & click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer.
WindowsXP should now boot REALLY faster.
How To Automatically Clear The Windows Paging File When The Computer Shuts Down
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How To Automatically Clear The Windows Paging File When The Computer Shuts Down
Windows has a nice feature called "virtual memory" which converts hard drive space into RAM. This works in addition to the RAM already installed in your PC. The file is named pagefile.sys. The purpose of this is to have more memory available for running applications. As much as the paging file is a helpful feature, there is one drawback: Data remains there even after the computer has been shut down and started back up. If the machine is infected or has been hacked into, this is one thing the intruders might look for since information such as passwords and browsing history can be stolen from it. There is a simple value that can be added to the registry to have Windows automatically clear the paging file when the computer shuts down. This may slow the shutdown time by one to two minutes, but is worth it to be safe in the long-run.
NOTE: It is very important that if you do not feel comfortable editing the registry or have never done it before that you avoid doing this right away and learn more about the Windows registry. Changing the wrong setting or changing a setting incorrectly can cause Windows to not function correctly.
Here are the step-by-step instructions to automatically clear the Windows paging file when the computer shuts down:
1. Click "Start"
2. Click "Run..."
3. Where it says "Open:" type "regedit"
4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
5. Look for a an entry on the right side of the window (where the list of REG_DWORD entries are) for an entry called "ClearPageFileAtShutdown". If you see it, skip to step 11. If you do not see it, continue to step 6.
6. Right-click any blank space on the right frame of the window (a good place would be underneath where all of the REG_DWORD values are, in the blank white space). You will see a menu come up that says "New".
7. Highlight the word "New" so it opens up a submenu.
8. In the submenu, select "DWORD Value"
9. A new value will be created and with the highlited text "New Value #1".
10. Delete the text "New Value #1" and rename it "ClearPageFileAtShutdown".
11. Right-click it to pull down a small menu and select "Modify".
12. Where it says "Value data:" and has a text field with the number "0" entered, change that to "1" (without the quote marks of course).
13. Click "OK".
Finished! The changes will take effect after you reboot your computer.
Windows has a nice feature called "virtual memory" which converts hard drive space into RAM. This works in addition to the RAM already installed in your PC. The file is named pagefile.sys. The purpose of this is to have more memory available for running applications. As much as the paging file is a helpful feature, there is one drawback: Data remains there even after the computer has been shut down and started back up. If the machine is infected or has been hacked into, this is one thing the intruders might look for since information such as passwords and browsing history can be stolen from it. There is a simple value that can be added to the registry to have Windows automatically clear the paging file when the computer shuts down. This may slow the shutdown time by one to two minutes, but is worth it to be safe in the long-run.
NOTE: It is very important that if you do not feel comfortable editing the registry or have never done it before that you avoid doing this right away and learn more about the Windows registry. Changing the wrong setting or changing a setting incorrectly can cause Windows to not function correctly.
Here are the step-by-step instructions to automatically clear the Windows paging file when the computer shuts down:
1. Click "Start"
2. Click "Run..."
3. Where it says "Open:" type "regedit"
4. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
5. Look for a an entry on the right side of the window (where the list of REG_DWORD entries are) for an entry called "ClearPageFileAtShutdown". If you see it, skip to step 11. If you do not see it, continue to step 6.
6. Right-click any blank space on the right frame of the window (a good place would be underneath where all of the REG_DWORD values are, in the blank white space). You will see a menu come up that says "New".
7. Highlight the word "New" so it opens up a submenu.
8. In the submenu, select "DWORD Value"
9. A new value will be created and with the highlited text "New Value #1".
10. Delete the text "New Value #1" and rename it "ClearPageFileAtShutdown".
11. Right-click it to pull down a small menu and select "Modify".
12. Where it says "Value data:" and has a text field with the number "0" entered, change that to "1" (without the quote marks of course).
13. Click "OK".
Finished! The changes will take effect after you reboot your computer.
How to Hide the drives(c:,d:,e:,a:...etc) in My Computer
How to Hide the drives(c:,d:,e:,a:...etc) in My Computer
1.Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives(it is case sensitive). Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .Now restart your computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown(all gone...). To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created.Again restart your computer.You can now see all the drives again.
1.Go to start->run.Type regedit.Now go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Now in the right pane create a new DWORD item and name it NoDrives(it is case sensitive). Now modify it's value and set it to 3FFFFFF (Hexadecimal) .Now restart your computer. So, now when you click on My Computer, no drives will be shown(all gone...). To enable display of drives in My Computer, simply delete this DWORD item that you created.Again restart your computer.You can now see all the drives again.
CREATE 3D EFFECT FOR WINDOWS XP
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CREATE 3D EFFECT FOR WINDOWS XP
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Colors
Make sure the following setting are there:
ButtonHilight=128 128 128
ButtonShadow=255 255 255
Start Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Colors
Make sure the following setting are there:
ButtonHilight=128 128 128
ButtonShadow=255 255 255
Copy your Files fast & Save your time By hacking "SEND TO" menu
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Copy your Files fast & Save your time By hacking "SEND TO" menu
I know this is a very simple thing but the problem, as like many other issues, is the ignorance about it.
How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?
What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C. Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU.
This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds.
You can create your own BASKET.
First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible.
Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders.
go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send to
Open up my computer and locate your most used folders.
Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER.You can do this in a number of ways.
Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER
Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.
Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to potos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same later.
5. DONE
I know this is a very simple thing but the problem, as like many other issues, is the ignorance about it.
How often do you copy songs from a CD? Or some photos from a CD?
What do you do? You select the required files and do a CTRL –C. Open the destination folder and do a CTRL-V. Here is something you can benefit time from. Customize your SEND TO MENU.
This sounds simple and you can do it in less than sixty seconds.
You can create your own BASKET.
First you’ll need access to hidden files. So change your view settings to make all hidden files visible.
Tools -> folder options -> view (tab) and select the show hidden files and folders.
go to parent drive:/documents and settings/(user name)/send to
Open up my computer and locate your most used folders.
Create a shortcut of the most used folders in SEND TO FOLDER.You can do this in a number of ways.
Right click -> send to desktop(create shortcut) and move the shortcut from the desktop to the SEND TO FOLDER
Copy the most used folder and go to SEND TO FOLDER and right click -> paste shortcut.
Also remember to rename the shortcuts to send to videos or send to potos. We don’t need confusion when we use the same later.
5. DONE
Computer 2 super computer
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Computer 2 super computer
Disable unnecessary programs
When you install some programs they will insert themselves into an area of your registry that will cause them to load when your computer starts up. Obviously this will use memory and slow down your system.
1. Start Regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\ Run
3. Once there, locate any entry's on the right. You can identify the program by the path to the executable. Find programs that you can live without starting up from the list.
4. Right click on them and select Delete
5. You may also want to navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\ Runonce and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion \Run.
6. Delete unnecessary programs.
7. Also go to START - PROGRAMS - STARTUP and see if there is anything there you wish to remove.
8. Reboot your computer.
100 Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
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100 Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
Microsoft windows keyboard shortcuts. You might know most of these shortcuts, but probably not all of them. If you have more keyboard shortcuts, please let me know
* CTRL+C (Copy)
* CTRL+X (Cut)
* CTRL+V (Paste)
* CTRL+Z (Undo)
* DELETE (Delete)
* SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
* CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
* CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
* F2 key (Rename the selected item)
* CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
* CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
* CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
* CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
* CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
* SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
* CTRL+A (Select all)
* F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
* ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
* ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
* ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
* ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
* CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
* ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
* ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
* F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
* F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
* SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
* ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
* CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
* ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
* Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
* F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
* RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
* LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
* F5 key (Update the active window)
* BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
* ESC (Cancel the current task)
* SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
ialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
* CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
* CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
* TAB (Move forward through the options)
* SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
* ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
* ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
* SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
* Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
* F1 key (Display Help)
* F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
* BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
* Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
* Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
* Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
* Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
* Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
* Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
* Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
* CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
* Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
* Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
* Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
* Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
* Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
* SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
* NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
* Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
* END (Display the bottom of the active window)
* HOME (Display the top of the active window)
* NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
* NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
* NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
* LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
* RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
* After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
* RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
* LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
* UP ARROW (Move up one row)
* DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
* PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
* PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
* HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
* END (Move to the end of the line)
* CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
* CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
* SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
* CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
* CTRL+N (Open a new console)
* CTRL+S (Save the open console)
* CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
* CTRL+W (Open a new window)
* F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
* ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
* ALT+F4 (Close the console)
* ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
* ALT+V (Display the View menu)
* ALT+F (Display the File menu)
* ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
* CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
* ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
* SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
* F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
* F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
* CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
* CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
* ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
* F2 key (Rename the selected item)
* CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
* CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
* ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
* ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
* ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
* ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
* CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
* ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
* CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
* CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Internet Explorer navigation
* CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
* CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
* CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
* CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
* CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
* CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
* CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
* CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
* CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
* CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
* CTRL+W (Close the current window)
Microsoft windows keyboard shortcuts. You might know most of these shortcuts, but probably not all of them. If you have more keyboard shortcuts, please let me know
* CTRL+C (Copy)
* CTRL+X (Cut)
* CTRL+V (Paste)
* CTRL+Z (Undo)
* DELETE (Delete)
* SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
* CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
* CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
* F2 key (Rename the selected item)
* CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
* CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
* CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
* CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
* CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
* SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
* CTRL+A (Select all)
* F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
* ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
* ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
* ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
* ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
* CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
* ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
* ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
* F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
* F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
* SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
* ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
* CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
* ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
* Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
* F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
* RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
* LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
* F5 key (Update the active window)
* BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
* ESC (Cancel the current task)
* SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
ialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
* CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
* CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
* TAB (Move forward through the options)
* SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
* ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
* ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
* SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
* Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
* F1 key (Display Help)
* F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
* BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
* Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
* Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
* Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
* Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
* Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
* Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
* Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
* CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
* Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
* Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
* Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
* Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
* Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
* SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
* NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
* Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
* END (Display the bottom of the active window)
* HOME (Display the top of the active window)
* NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
* NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
* NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
* LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
* RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
* After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
* RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
* LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
* UP ARROW (Move up one row)
* DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
* PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
* PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
* HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
* END (Move to the end of the line)
* CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
* CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
* SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
* CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
* CTRL+N (Open a new console)
* CTRL+S (Save the open console)
* CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
* CTRL+W (Open a new window)
* F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
* ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
* ALT+F4 (Close the console)
* ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
* ALT+V (Display the View menu)
* ALT+F (Display the File menu)
* ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
* CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
* ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
* SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
* F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
* F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
* CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
* CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
* ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
* F2 key (Rename the selected item)
* CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
* CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
* ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
* ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
* ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
* ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
* CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
* ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
* CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
* CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Internet Explorer navigation
* CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
* CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
* CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
* CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
* CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
* CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
* CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
* CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
* CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
* CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
* CTRL+W (Close the current window)
99 Performance Tips for Windows XP
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99 Performance Tips for Windows XP
Preparing Your System (1-8)
1. Use 'whole system' performance benchmarks
2. Tweak insurance part 1: backing up and editing the registry
3. Tweak Insurance part 2: Creating a system restore point
4. Saving your hard drive space from the system restore utility
5. Tweak insurance part 3: Restoring BIOS defaults
6. Tweak insurance part 4: Use hardware profiles to experiment with system settings.
7. Editing BIOS settings
8. Editing registry settings without restarting
BIOS tweaks and Insight (9-13)
9. Change memory Latency times
10. Set the correct AGP mode
11. Update your bios
12. Disable unneeded ports
13. Disable built-in features on your motherboard
Overclocking your processor and memory (14-16)
14. Overclocking the memory/front side bus
15. Changing the CPU multiplier
16. Modify Processor and memory voltage
WindowsXP Software and Registry Performance Tweaks (17-46)
17. Stop the 'last access update' stamp
18. Disable the 8.3 naming convention
19. Keep Windows operating data in main memory
20. Obtain the newest drivers for your hardware
21. Disable performance counters
22. Move the page file from system drive
23. Create a 'permanent' page file
24. Optimize your page file size
25. Defrag page file with PageDefrag utility
26. Set priority for important programs
27. Check your hard drives with scandisk
28. Force XP to unload DLL files after closing a program
29. Thaw out your desktop
30. Speed up mouse movement, part 1
31. Speed up mouse movement, part 2
32. Create a RAID configuration
33. Disable the themes service
34. Remove the desktop picture
35. Change to the NTFS file system
36. Perform a manual Application and Boot file Defrag
37. Disable the hibernation feature
38. Disable automatic sensing on network cards
39. Use the prefetch switch to load applications faster
40. Verify DMA mode is set for all drives
41. Do a windows repair install
42. Stop hard disks spinning down
43. Reduce recycling bin reserved space
44. Enable write caching on hard disks
45. Defragment your hard disk(s)
46. Turn off the indexing service
Graphics Performance Tweaks (47-55)
47. 3d game benchmarks
48. Change your Monitor's refresh rate (CRT monitors only)
49. Fix the refresh rate for 3d games
50. Enable AGP Master 1WS Write/Read
51. Enable AGP Fast Write
52. Set Video Memory Cache Mode
53. Overclocking ATI video cards
54. Overclocking Nvidia Video cards
55. Disable VSYNC
Network and Internet Performance Tweaks (56-66)
56. Increase maximum number of simultaneous connection in Internet Explorer
57. b' devices slow down 802.11g networks
58. Proprietary modes for wireless networking
59. Closer is better for wireless
60. Enhance your Internet connection.
61. Increase DNS cache size
62. Disable DHCP with DSL connections
63. Do not cache failed DNS entries
64. Use CTRL+ENTER to speed up Internet address entering
65. Get a faster network connection to Windows 9x/ME computers
66. Remove the QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting
WindowsXP User Interface Shortcuts and Hints (67-78)
67. Create shortcut keys
68. Create a custom shortcuts toolbar
69. Using ALT+TAB to switch between applications
70. Add the address taskbar to desktop
71. Disable error reporting
72. Reduce menu delays
73. Restore the Quick launch bar
74. Increase desktop graphic performance
75. Make 'my computer' open faster
76. Remove the need to enter a password to login to XP (be careful!)
77. Sort out spam
78. Keyboard shortcuts using the Win Key (ÿ)
Improving Windows XP boot speed (79-94)
79. Disable floppy drive seek
80. Set primary display adaptor
81. Enable quick POST/memory test
82. Eliminate unwanted programs from boot up
83. Scan your PC for spyware and Adware
84. Disable boot virus detection
85. Change boot sequence.
86. Disable the XP loading screen
87. Eliminate unwanted fonts to increase boot speed
88. Turn off bios disk detection
89. Use the Bootvis utility
90. Use the Intel application accelerator
91. Disable unnecessary services
92. Disable unneeded devices in device manager
93. Disable auto detection for empty IDE slots
94. Reduce wait time after XP boots
Increasing XP shutdown speed (95-99)
95. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 1
96. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 2
97. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 3
98. Disable the Nvidia driver helper service
99. Auto kill tasks on shutdown
Preparing Your System (1-8)
1. Use 'whole system' performance benchmarks
2. Tweak insurance part 1: backing up and editing the registry
3. Tweak Insurance part 2: Creating a system restore point
4. Saving your hard drive space from the system restore utility
5. Tweak insurance part 3: Restoring BIOS defaults
6. Tweak insurance part 4: Use hardware profiles to experiment with system settings.
7. Editing BIOS settings
8. Editing registry settings without restarting
BIOS tweaks and Insight (9-13)
9. Change memory Latency times
10. Set the correct AGP mode
11. Update your bios
12. Disable unneeded ports
13. Disable built-in features on your motherboard
Overclocking your processor and memory (14-16)
14. Overclocking the memory/front side bus
15. Changing the CPU multiplier
16. Modify Processor and memory voltage
WindowsXP Software and Registry Performance Tweaks (17-46)
17. Stop the 'last access update' stamp
18. Disable the 8.3 naming convention
19. Keep Windows operating data in main memory
20. Obtain the newest drivers for your hardware
21. Disable performance counters
22. Move the page file from system drive
23. Create a 'permanent' page file
24. Optimize your page file size
25. Defrag page file with PageDefrag utility
26. Set priority for important programs
27. Check your hard drives with scandisk
28. Force XP to unload DLL files after closing a program
29. Thaw out your desktop
30. Speed up mouse movement, part 1
31. Speed up mouse movement, part 2
32. Create a RAID configuration
33. Disable the themes service
34. Remove the desktop picture
35. Change to the NTFS file system
36. Perform a manual Application and Boot file Defrag
37. Disable the hibernation feature
38. Disable automatic sensing on network cards
39. Use the prefetch switch to load applications faster
40. Verify DMA mode is set for all drives
41. Do a windows repair install
42. Stop hard disks spinning down
43. Reduce recycling bin reserved space
44. Enable write caching on hard disks
45. Defragment your hard disk(s)
46. Turn off the indexing service
Graphics Performance Tweaks (47-55)
47. 3d game benchmarks
48. Change your Monitor's refresh rate (CRT monitors only)
49. Fix the refresh rate for 3d games
50. Enable AGP Master 1WS Write/Read
51. Enable AGP Fast Write
52. Set Video Memory Cache Mode
53. Overclocking ATI video cards
54. Overclocking Nvidia Video cards
55. Disable VSYNC
Network and Internet Performance Tweaks (56-66)
56. Increase maximum number of simultaneous connection in Internet Explorer
57. b' devices slow down 802.11g networks
58. Proprietary modes for wireless networking
59. Closer is better for wireless
60. Enhance your Internet connection.
61. Increase DNS cache size
62. Disable DHCP with DSL connections
63. Do not cache failed DNS entries
64. Use CTRL+ENTER to speed up Internet address entering
65. Get a faster network connection to Windows 9x/ME computers
66. Remove the QoS Bandwidth Reserve Setting
WindowsXP User Interface Shortcuts and Hints (67-78)
67. Create shortcut keys
68. Create a custom shortcuts toolbar
69. Using ALT+TAB to switch between applications
70. Add the address taskbar to desktop
71. Disable error reporting
72. Reduce menu delays
73. Restore the Quick launch bar
74. Increase desktop graphic performance
75. Make 'my computer' open faster
76. Remove the need to enter a password to login to XP (be careful!)
77. Sort out spam
78. Keyboard shortcuts using the Win Key (ÿ)
Improving Windows XP boot speed (79-94)
79. Disable floppy drive seek
80. Set primary display adaptor
81. Enable quick POST/memory test
82. Eliminate unwanted programs from boot up
83. Scan your PC for spyware and Adware
84. Disable boot virus detection
85. Change boot sequence.
86. Disable the XP loading screen
87. Eliminate unwanted fonts to increase boot speed
88. Turn off bios disk detection
89. Use the Bootvis utility
90. Use the Intel application accelerator
91. Disable unnecessary services
92. Disable unneeded devices in device manager
93. Disable auto detection for empty IDE slots
94. Reduce wait time after XP boots
Increasing XP shutdown speed (95-99)
95. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 1
96. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 2
97. Increasing shutdown speed by reducing wait times part 3
98. Disable the Nvidia driver helper service
99. Auto kill tasks on shutdown
23 Ways to Speed Up you Windows XP
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23 Ways to Speed Up you Windows XP
Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.
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.
Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive.
Since defragging the disk won't do much to improve Windows XP performance, here are 23 suggestions that will. Each can enhance the performance and reliability of your customers' PCs. Best of all, most of them will cost you nothing.
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.
Following any of these suggestions should result in noticeable improvements to the performance and reliability of your customers' computers. If you still want to defrag a disk, remember that the main benefit will be to make your data more retrievable in the event of a crashed drive.
- How to change Hard Drive Icon -
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[autorun]
ICON=iconpath\iconname.ico
insert the path and name of the icon you want to use.
if you want to use icons from shell32.dll use the following format
ICON=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL,XX
XX is the icon number
save the file as "autorun.inf" in the hard disk you want to change the icon.
then reboot the computer
ICON=iconpath\iconname.ico
insert the path and name of the icon you want to use.
if you want to use icons from shell32.dll use the following format
ICON=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHELL32.DLL,XX
XX is the icon number
save the file as "autorun.inf" in the hard disk you want to change the icon.
then reboot the computer
Monday, June 15, 2009
તમારા પરિવારમાં કોઈ લોહીની જરૂર પડે તો તમે શું કરો?
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તમારા પરિવારમાં કોઈ લોહીની જરૂર પડે તો તમે શું કરો? પહેલાં તો આપણે પરિવાર કે ફ્રેન્ડસર્કલમાં તપાસ ચલાવીએ. કોઇનું ગ્રુપ મેચ થતું ન હોય તો બ્લડબૅન્ક તરફ દોડીએ. ત્યાં પણ નિરાશ થવાની શક્યતા ખરી કેમ કે દર વર્ષે આપણા દેશમાં ૪ કરોડ 
યુનિટ લોહીની જરૂરિયાત સામે, માત્ર ૪૦ લાખ યુનિટ લોહી મળે છે. અને દર ત્રીજી સેકન્ડે, કોઈ ને કોઈને લોહીની જરૂર પડે છે.
હવે વિચારો કે અડધી રાત્રે પણ સ્વેચ્છાએ લોહી આપવા તત્પર એવા લોકો ફક્ત એક ફોનકૉલ જેટલા દૂર હોય તો? એ પણ હજારોની સંખ્યામાં? હૈદરાબાદ અને યુએસના કેટલાક સોફ્ટવેર એન્જિનીયર્સને આવો વિચાર આવ્યો અને તેમાંથી જન્મી વેબસાઈટ ફ્રેન્ડ્ઝટુસપોર્ટ.
આપણા દેશમાં સ્વૈચ્છિક રક્તદાતાઓની ખોટ નથી, પણ બ્લડ સ્ટોર કરવાની અપૂરતી સુવિધાઓને કારણે ઘણી વાર દાન મળેલું લોહી નકામું જાય છે. ફ્રેન્ડ્ઝટુસપોર્ટ લોહીનો બગાડ ઘડાટી, લોકોને જ્યારે જોઈએ ત્યારે લોહી મળી રહે એવી વ્યવસ્થા ઊભી કરવા મથે છે. આ વેબબેઝ્ડ ઓર્ગેનાઇઝેશન સ્વૈચ્છિક રક્તદાન કરવા તૈયાર લોકોની જરૂરી વિગતો એકઠી કરીને પોતાની સાઇટ પર મૂકે છે.
તમે પણ સ્વૈચ્છિક રક્તદાન કરવા તૈયાર હો તો આ સાઇટ પર જઈને રજિસ્ટ્રેશ
ન કરી શકો છો. તમારે ફક્ત સંકલ્પ કરવાનો છે. બીજી તરફ, કોઈને પણ લોહીની જરૂર હોય તો આ સાઇટ પર જઈને બ્લડગ્રુપ, રાજ્ય, જિલ્લો અને શહેરની વિગત આપીને પોતાના નજીકના વિસ્તારમાં જ રહેતા, સ્વૈચ્છિક રક્તદાતાના મોબાઇલ, લેન્ડલાઇન નંબર અને સરનામું મેળવી શકે છે.
૫૦,૦૦૦થી વધુ લોકોએ સ્વૈચ્છિક રક્તદાતા તરીકે આ સાઇટ પર રજિસ્ટ્રેશન કરાવ્યું છે. અત્યારે રોજના લગભગ ૧૨૫ લોકો, આ સાઇટ પર તેમણે મૂકેલી સંપર્કમાહિતીને આધારે ફોન કરતા બિલકુલ અજાણ્યા લોકોની વિનંતીને માન આપીને રક્તદાન કરવા દોડી જાય છે. સાઇટ પર તમે તમારી લોહીની જરૂરિયાત અંગેની વિનંતી પણ પોસ્ટ કરી શકો છો. ઇન્ટરનેટ કનેક્શન ન હોય તેવા લોકો ૦૮૬૩-૨૩૫૧૭૨૫ પર ફોન કરીને માહિતી મેળવી શકે છે. આંધ્રપ્રદેશમાં આ નંબર ટોલ-ફ્રી છે.
ફ્રેન્ડ્ઝટુસપોર્ટ રજિસ્ટ્રેશન વખતે જ તેની અપેક્ષા સ્પષ્ટ કરી દે છે કે આ એક જવાબદારીનું કામ છે અને તમે કોઈની પણ વિનંતીને માન આપીને રક્ત આપશો. એટલે જ, તમે રક્તદાન કરો તેની તારીખ સાઇટ પર અપટેડ કરી લેવી જરૂરી છે, જેથી ત્રણ મહિનામાં ફરી કોઈ તમારો સંપર્ક કરવામાં મહત્ત્વનો સમય બગાડે નહીં.
આ સાઇટ પર પ્રમાણમાં સૌથી સહેલાઈથી ઉપલબ્ધ ઓ પોઝિટિવ ગ્રુપના બ્લડ માટે અમદાવાદના સ્વૈચ્છિક રક્તદાતાની તપાસ કરીએ તો ચારેક પાનાંમાં ૧૨૦ જેટલાં નામની યાદી મળે છે. આપણે બધાં ગ્રુપ માટેની યાદીને વધુ લાંબી ન કરી શકીએ?
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સ્માર્ટ બનીને ગૂગલ પાસેથી કામ લો
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mobile
આજે થોડી પાયાની વાત કરીએ. ઇન્ટરનેટનો ઉપયોગ કરતા મોટા ભાગના લોકો કંઈ પણ સર્ચ કરવા માટે ગૂગલ પર જઈને કે ગૂગલના ટૂલબારમાંથી જ `ગૂગલિંગ' કરી લે છે. ગૂગલ દિવસે દિવસે વધુ ને વધુ સ્માર્ટ થતું જાય છે ત્યારે તમે પોતે પણ સ્માર્ટ બનીને ગૂગલ પાસેથી કામ લો તો? આપણામાંથી મોટા ભાગના લોકો ગૂગલમાં સર્ચ કરવા માટે સર્ચબોક્સમાં બે-ચાર શબ્દો લખીને સર્ચ કરી લે છે, પણ નીચે જણાવેલી કેટલીક ટીપ્સથી તમારું સર્ચિંગ વધુ પાવરફૂલ થઈ શકે છે...
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- ગૂગલનું સર્ચબોક્સ કૅલ્ક્યુલેટર પણ છે... કૅલ્સી હાથવગું ન હોય તો સીધું સર્ચબોક્સમાં જ આંકડા અને નિશાનીઓ લખીને સરવાળા-ભાગાકાર જે કરવું હોય તે કરી લો.
- આ જ બોક્સ સાયન્ટીફિક કૅલ્સી તરીકે પણ કામ લાગે. રૂપિયાને ડોલરમાં અને કિલોગ્રામને પાઉન્ડમાં ફેરવી શકો છો ગૂગલ પર.
- ગૂગલના સર્ચબોક્સમાં ક્રિકેટ સ્કોર લખશો એટલે ગૂગલ ફટ દઇને એ સમયે ચાલતી ઇન્ટરનેશનલ ક્રિકેટ મેચનો તાજો સ્કોર તમને જણાવી દેશે, એના લિસ્ટિંગમાં સૌથી ટોચ પર જ!
- ગૂગલ સામાન્ય રીતે તમે સર્ચ બોક્સમાં લખેલા બધા જ શબ્દો ધરાવતાં પેજીસ શોધી આપે છે. જો તમે બધામાંથી કોઈ પણ શબ્દ ધરાવતાં પેજ મેળવવા માગતા હો તો તમારા શબ્દો વચ્ચે or લખો.
- જ્યારે જો કોઈ વાક્યપ્રયોગ વિશે સર્ચ કરતા હો ત્યારે એને ઇન્વર્ટેડ કોમામાં મૂકીને સર્ચ કરશો બરાબર એ જ વાક્ય ધરાવતાં પેજ મળશે.
- તમે જે શબ્દ વિશે સર્ચ કરતા હો એના એક કરતાં વધુ અર્થ થતા હોય તો જે અર્થ વિશે તમે જાણવા નથી માગતા, એની આગળ માઇનસની નિશાની મૂકીને સર્ચ કરો. જેમ કે, વાઇરસ - મેડિકલ લખીને સર્ચ કરશો તો માત્ર કમ્પ્યૂટરને લગતા વાઇરસ વિશેનાં રીઝલ્ટ મળશે.
- તમે કોઈ શબ્દની સાથે એના જેવો અર્થ ધરાવતા બીજા શબ્દો વિશે પણ સર્ચ કરવા માગો, તો તમારા શબ્દની આગળ ~ આ નિશાની મૂકી દો (કી-બોર્ડ પર જરા મથશો ત્યારે આ નિશાની મળશે! એસ્કેપની નીચે હશે).
- ગૂગલની પહેલી જ વિન્ડોમાં આંધળૂંકિયાં કરવાને બદલે, ગૂગલની સ્પેશિયલાઇઝ્ડ સર્ચનો ઉપયોગ કરી શકાય. જેમ કે, બ્લોગ, બૂક, સ્કોલર, કેટેલોગ્સ, કોડ, ડિરેક્ટરી, ફાઇનાન્સ, ઇમેજીસ, ન્યૂઝ, પ્રોડક્ટ... વગેરે ગૂગલની સ્પેશિયલ સર્વિસનો લાભ લેશો તો તમને જોઈતા રિઝલ્ટની વધુ નજીક પહોંચશો.
- સર્ચના શબ્દની આગળ મૂવી: કે મ્યુઝિક: મૂકવાથી જે તે બાબત વિશે જ ગૂગલ સર્ચ કરશે. અગાઉ સાયબરસફરના એક વાચકમિત્રે જણાવ્યા અનુસાર, અંગ્રેજીમાં મૂવી: અમદાવાદ લખીને સર્ચ કરશો તો જુદાં જુદાં થિયેટરમાં ચાલતી ફિલ્મના શો અને સમયની યાદી મળશે!
- એ જ રીતે, કોઈ શબ્દની આગળ ડિફાઇન: મૂકવાથી ઇન્ટરનેટ પરની ડિક્સનરીઝમાંથી એ શબ્દના અર્થ તારવીને ગૂગલ તમારી સમક્ષ મૂકશે.
- તમે કોઈ ચોક્કસ પ્રકારની ફાઈલ શોધતા હો તો, શબ્દની સાથે ફાઇલટાઇપ: લખી દો. જેમ કે ગુજરાત ફાઇલટાઇપ: પીપીટી લખીને સર્ચ કરવાથી ગુજરાત વિશેનાં પાવરપોઈન્ટ પ્રેઝન્ટેશન્સ મળશે.
અને છેલ્લે એક વધુ મજાની વાત, ગુજરાતીમાં ટાઇપ કરતાં આવડતું ન હોય તો પણ તમે ગૂગલમાં ગુજરાતી શબ્દો સર્ચ કરી શકો છો. જેમ કે, ગૂગલ ઇન્ડિયા પર ગુજરાતી ભાષા પસંદ કર્યા પછી, અંગ્રેજીમાં zaver લખશો ત્યાં નીચે એક બોક્સ ખૂલી જશે અને એમાં ઝવેરચંદ મેઘાણી સહિતના `ઝવેર'થી શરુ થતા શબ્દો, નામ કે વાક્યો ખૂલી જશે!
Asking the right questions can help job seekers ace the interview and land that job The most critical question job interviewers ask is often the last one. That"s when they lean forward and say, "Do you have any questions?" As author John Kador points out, that"s the applicants" moment to shine, to demonstrate that they have done their homework and that they"re good fit with the organization. Most of all, it provides an applicant with an opportunity to ask for the job. A powerful resource for vast and growing numbers of job seekers, this book fills readers in on the pivotal questions they need to ask to ace the interview. With chapters organized around major themes, such as "the company," "the job," and "the community," 201 Best Questions to Ask on Your Interview not only supplies readers with the right questions for virtually every context but also coaches them on the right ways to ask them.
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