Windows Desktop

You can use the Windows Key to speed up your working and productivity. Here are some common shortcuts.WinKey+E = Open an Explorer windowWinKey+R = Open the Run dialogWinKey+Pause = Open the System PropertiesWinKey+F Find: = All FilesWinKey+Ctrl+F = Find: ComputerWinKey+M = Minimize all open windowsWinKey+D = Show/Hide DesktopWinKey+Shift+M = Undo minimize all open windowsWinKey+Tab = Cycle through taskbar program buttonsWinKey+F1 = Open Windows Help Screen Shots. (Windows)You can get a screen shot in Windows at any time by hitting the Print Screen key. This will copy a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. You can then paste this into ANY graphics or paint programme for editing. Hitting Alt + Print Screen captures the active wind...

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Windows XP Tips

To clean the Windows Prefetch Directory. (Windows XP)Windows XP prefetches programmes and keeps them available for Windows to use in the prefetch directory. This directory can become cluttered and have files from long gone programmes.To clean the prefetch directory: Start | Run | PrefetchThen select all the files (Ctrl A) and delete them - empty prefetch directory! To run a program as a user without logging out then in again. (Windows XP)You can run a program as a different user without logging out and then in again. First right click the icon of the program you wish to run, select Run As... and enter the user name and password. This will only apply for that run. Works well if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program, which many programs requi...

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Increasing Disk Performance

Go to Start \ Settings \ Control Panel \ System \ Performance \ File System \ TroubleshootingCheck the box Disable synchronous buffer commi...

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Cleaning the TEMP Directory

One thing that is often overlooked, and can have a negative affect on your computer's performance,are all the files that are in the TEMP directory. I've had quite a few people ready to get new computers until this was cleaned.These are easy to clean and slightly different in Win9x and Windows2000 or WindowsXPWindows98Open up a DOS promptCD \windows\temp (make sure you are in that directory before running the next line.Run deltree /y *.*CD \windowsRun del *.tmp (be very careful of the spelling)Windows2000 / WindowsXPGo to C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\Local Settings\Temp (where User_Name is replaced by the person who is logged in)Delete all the fi...

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Increase NTFS performance

Last access time stampsXP automatically updates the date and time stamp with information about the last time you accessed a file. Not only does it mark the file, but it also updates the directory the file is located in as well as any directories above it. If you have a large hard drive with many subdirectories on it, this updating can slow down your system.To disable the updating, start the Registry Editor by selecting Run from the Start menu, typing regedit in the Open text box, and clicking OK. When the Registry Editor window opens, navigate through the left pane until you get toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FilesystemIn the right pane, look for the value named NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate. If the value exists, it's probably set to 0. To change the value, double-click...

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Windows programs quickly with Run Command

The run option of Start menu is used to run a program or to open a document directly. If you do not know the exact location of the program or document then click on Start button to open Run and type the programs shortcut name to open it directly.Run Commands appwiz.cpl -- Used to run Add/Remove wizard Calc --Calculator Cfgwiz32 --ISDN Configuration Wizard Charmap --Character Map Chkdisk --Repair damaged files Cleanmgr --Cleans up hard drives Clipbrd --Windows Clipboard viewer Control --Displays Control Panel Cmd --Opens a new Command Window Control mouse...

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Browsing and Downloading speed in Windows Vista

With windows Vista you have noticed the slow internet speed. The web browsing and downloading speed is very slow as compare to previous versions of windows. You can open the same sites in windows XP and server 2003 with the normal speed. Follow the given steps to increase the Vista browsing speed: First go to Advance tab in Internet Explorer and turn off the TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption option. Here to fix problem with some secure pages turn on the SSL 2.0 (Secure Sockets Layer) feature and click Ok button to close it. In windows Vista, the TCP autotuning feature is enabled by default. Some web servers do not respond properly to...

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CD-ROM Cleaning Tips

If your CD drive creating problem to read CD disc, taking time to read and showing message there is no disc in the drive. These are the symptoms of dirty or weak CD-drive lens, because dirty lens can create errors in reading or writing and soon will not work at all.Follow the given steps to care and clean a CD-Drive. First make sure your discs are clean, unscratched and you’re loaded it properly. Always use laser lens cleaner to clean drive lens. Insert the laser lens cleaner disc and play it for 2 to 3 min. Using CD drive cleaner properly clean the CD-ROM laser from dust. If your drive still creating problem then open it and clean the lens with a cotton sw...

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Windows Hot shortcut keys

Win Press windows key to open start menuWin+R Apply to open Run dialog box Win+M Apply to minimize all opened windows Win+Shift+M Apply to maximize all opened windows Win+L Press keys to lock keyboard in windows XP Win+E Press keys to open My Computer Win+F Apply to open search options Win+U Apply keys to open Utility Manager Win+D To view desktop/minimize all windows page Win+F1 To view the detail windows help Win+Pause ...

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