Computer Tricks - Shortcut Keys

A few great shortcut keys that are great computer tricks are:

• Hold the windows key and press M
  This will minimise all windows in one key press! This is the same as pressing the 'Show Desktop' icon but without having to click on it. It should be noted that Windows key + D also works for this!
  
• Hold the windows key and press L
  This will lock your workstation instantly. This means that if you are in a public place or a shared machine and go for a toilet break but do not wish for anyone to sneak a peak at what you are doing, or at worst steal your
  files, then this will take you back to the login screen instantly.Very handy indeed!
  
• Hold alt then press F4
  This is quite a common one but should be mentioned here anyway. This key press will close your current window. If your screen is getting cluttered you can go on a 'close rampage' by holding down the F4 key as well! Good times!
• Hold ctrl then press F4
  The junior brother of alt F4. Instead of closing the whole window this will close internal windows within the current program. For example if you have multiple windows open in one instance of Microsoft Word this will close them one at a time. The best part is this works for the tab browsing that has come in to play in recent browsers. The key press closes the active tab you are viewing! This is one of the best computer tricks I find when browsing as it is really effective for FireFox for closing tabs.
  
• Hold alt and press tab
  This will cycle between programs on your computer. This feature isn't that useful until you install this nice little Microsoft tool which will show a thumbnail of the program your about the switch to. If you don't wish to activate the selected program keep holding down alt and press tab again to cycle to the next one!
• Hold the windows key and press break
  A lesser known shortcut but still useful! This one will open the Syst
  em Properties dialog window which displays your RAM etc.
  

• Hold the windows key and press E
  This will open 'My Computer' in explorer style mode. This is very handy if you want to access your files and disk drives from anywhere without having to find the icon on the desktop or start menu.
• Custom Shortcut Keys!
  Another lesser known trick is setting up your own custom key presses. This works for a per-program basis. To setup a shortcut key to your favorite program first you need to right click on the shortcut icon you commonly use and then press on properties. Click on the Shortcut' tab and there will be a text field called 'Shortcut key'. Simply click in that and enter the key press you wish to use. Press OK and that key press is permanently associated with that program. This is very handy for many things such as opening word or opening your favorite game!

Test Your Anti-Virus

You can test your anti virus is it working or not. just follow my instruction

1. open a wordpad or not pad and save this.

X50!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

save it as eicar.com . while doing this your anti-virus should stop you. its not harmful either but if the anti virus is active it will warn you. if it does not then your anti virus is good for nothing .

Make Your Pc upto 200% Faster

Now I am gonna show you how to make your pc faster than before. i can make your pc about 200% faster. to make you pc please folow the steps.

1.go to start then click run and then type regedit

2.select HKEY_CURRENT_USER and then select control panel folder and then select desktop folder. do it correctly

3.you will see registry setting at your right hand side after that select menu show delay and then right click and select modify.

3.you will see edit string option -----> default value data is 400 >>> you have to change it to 000

4.restart your computer. you will see your computer is much more faster.

Make Folder Without Name

Do you know how to make a folder without a name? is it possible? oh yea it is possible. just try it out..

1. click the folder.. right click on it..then click rename...and delete the old name.

2. then pressing ALT button from your keyboard and type 0160 after that press enter.

important think to notice :(you have to type by pressing the ALT button ..don't stop pressing and while you will type 0160 it will not appear..u will continue typing and press enter.. thats it)

Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Shortcut on Desktop in XP

Create Taskbar and Start Menu Properties Shortcut on Desktop in Windows XP is a Unique Trick. To Do This: Right Click on Desktop and Create Shortcut. After that you will see a Dialogue Box. In Dialogue Box, Type This code as it is:

rundll32.exe shell32.dll, Options_RunDLL 1

In the above command, give space after rundll32.exe and give comma and space after shell32.dll and Enter Underscore after Options and Then Space 1 and Press NEXT.

Then Give any Name of Your Wish and Finally Click on FINISH.

How to find a lost file on your Computer?

This tip will help you to enjoy the quick and easy way to find lost files on your computer. Here I recommends you, try to search a file with its file extensions (for example for word file, type *.doc, Excel *.xls, Acrobat *.pdf, *.ppt and *.exe for executable files. If you don't know the name of file but know that it contains a string of text then try to search for files containing specific text, type the text you want to find from any file or folder. This is time taking process but creates very precise result. In Look in, click the drive, folder, or network you want to search. To save time, always select the specified drive or location instead of whole computer.

Click Start Button, point to Search, and then click For File or Folders, a Search Results dialog box will appear. In Search for files or folders named, type the file name or folder name you want to find in containing text.

To specify additional search criteria, click Search Options, and then click one or more of the following options to narrow your search:

• Select Date to look for files that were created or modified on or between specific dates.
• Select Type to look for files of a specific type, such as a text or WordPad document.
• Select Size to look for files of a specific size.
• Select Advanced Options to specify additional search criteria.
• Click Search now.

100 Useful Commands

100 Commands

Go to StartMenu > RUN > Type the command

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 = calcCertificate

Manager = certmgr.msc

Character Map = charmap

Check Disk Utility = chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd

Command Prompt = cmd

Component Services = dcomcnfg

Computer Management = compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl

DDE Shares = 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 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 & Re-Registers DNS) = ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID) = ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID) = ipconfig /setclassidava 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

Mcft 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 Boot) = sfc /scanonce

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.cplTask 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

Understanding Your Operating System

It’s really not difficult to understand the concept of your operating system. When you consider that it is an integral part of your computer that makes it easier for you to use your system, understanding an operating system can be a simple thing.

Basically, your operating system is the main program on your computer. It is installed with the intent to make operating your computer easier and more user-friendly. Operating systems were developed with you, the user in mind, and make navigating a computer as well as all the programs on it possible for almost everyone – even small children.

Here are a variety of functions that your computer operating system performs:
* Determining what types of software you can install
* Coordinating the applications running on the computer at any given time
* Making sure that individual pieces of hardware, such as printers, keyboards, and disk drives, all communicate properly
* Allowing applications such as word processors, email clients, and web browsers, to perform tasks on the system (e.g., drawing windows on the screen, opening files, communicating on a network) and utilize other system resources (e.g., printers, disk drives)
* Reporting error messages
The OS also determines how you see information and perform tasks. Some operating systems utilize a graphical user interface (GUI), which presents information through pictures (icons, buttons, dialog boxes, etc.) as well as words. Other operating systems can rely solely on text.
Understanding an operating system isn’t crucial to operating your computer, but it can help you when choosing which type of operating system you’ll want on your computer. Most new computers come pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows, but there are a couple of other operating systems that can be installed on your computer. These include:

* Mac OS X – This operating system is used primarily on Apple Macintosh computers and is similar to Windows with its GUI (although the GUI does look different) and the way it operates.
* Linux – This is a UNIX based operating system that is relatively new to the mass computer market. This operating system is generally used by mainframe computers and servers, but it is growing in popularity for personal use as well.

Your operating system is the main software program on your computer made for ease of operating. While its not crucial for you to have a complete understanding of your operating system, it can help you when you are using your computer in the event anything should happen. When you have a basic understanding of your operating system, then you can take steps to correcting a problem.

Like this article? Understanding Your Operating System

Open Task Manager in Multi Ways

Usually there is a very Common way to Open Task Manager. But there are multi ways to Open a same thing. So, one must know different ways to open Task Manager:

First One (Very Common): By the Combination of Ctrl+Alt+Delete Keys from the Keyboard.
Second : Right Click on Taskbar and Goto Task Manager. By this way, you can also reach your Destination (Task Manager).
Third : There is also a combination of Ctrl+Shift+Esc from Keyboard which leads you on Task Manager.