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Windows XP Home / Pro Run Commands and Short Cuts

2011-10-08T00:13:00.001-07:00

Windows XP Home / Pro Run Commands and Short Cuts



How To - Click Start, Click Run and enter the command Click OK



Run commands



Calc - Calculator 

Cfgwiz32 - ISDN Configuration Wizard 

Charmap - Character Map 

Chkdisk - Repair damaged files 

Cleanmgr - Cleans up hard drives 

Clipbrd - Windows Clipboard viewer 

Cmd - Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe) 

Control - Displays Control Panel 

Dcomcnfg - DCOM user security 

Debug - Assembly language programming tool 

Defrag - Defragmentation tool 

Drwatson - Records programs crash & snapshots 

Dxdiag - DirectX Diagnostic Utility 

Explorer - Windows Explorer 

Fontview - Graphical font viewer 

Ftp - ftp.exe program 

Hostname - Returns Computer's name 

Ipconfig - Displays IP configuration for all network adapters 

Jview - Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes 

MMC - Microsoft Management Console 

Msconfig - Configuration to edit startup files 

Msinfo32 - Microsoft System Information Utility 

Nbtstat - Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP 

Netstat - Displays all active network connections 

Nslookup - Returns your local DNS server 

Odbcad32 - ODBC Data Source Administrator 

Ping - Sends data to a specified host/IP 

Regedit - registry Editor 

Regsvr32 - register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX 

Regwiz - Reistration wizard 

Sfc /scannow - Sytem File Checker 

Sndrec32 - Sound Recorder

Sndvol32 - Volume control for soundcard 

Sysedit - Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.) 

Systeminfo - display various system information in text console 

Taskmgr - Task manager 

Telnet - Telnet program 

Taskkill - kill processes using command line interface 

Tskill - reduced version of Taskkill from Windows XP Home 

Tracert - Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host 

Winchat - simple chat program for Windows networks 

Winipcfg - Displays IP configuration 



Management Consoles



certmgr.msc - Certificate Manager 

ciadv.msc - Indexing Service 

compmgmt.msc - Computer management 

devmgmt.msc - Device Manager 

dfrg.msc - Defragment 

diskmgmt.msc - Disk Management 

fsmgmt.msc - Folder Sharing Management 

eventvwr.msc - Event Viewer 

gpedit.msc - Group Policy -XP Pro only 

iis.msc - Internet Information Services 

lusrmgr.msc - Local Users and Groups 

mscorcfg.msc - Net configurations 

ntmsmgr.msc - Removable Storage 

perfmon.msc - Performance Manager 

secpol.msc - Local Security Policy 

services.msc - System Services 

wmimgmt.msc - Windows Management 



Shortcuts



access.cpl - Accessibility Options 

hdwwiz.cpl - Add New Hardware Wizard 

appwiz.cpl - dd/Remove Programs 

timedate.cpl - Date and Time Properties 

desk.cpl - Display Properties 

inetcpl.cpl - Internet Properties 

joy.cpl - Joystick Properties 

main.cpl keboard - Keyboard Properties 

main.cpl - Mouse Properties 

ncpa.cpl - Network Connections 

ncpl.cpl - Network Properties 

telephon.cpl - Phone and Modem options 

powercfg.cpl - Power Management 

intl.cpl - Regional settings 

mmsys.cpl sounds - Sound Properties 

mmsys.cpl - Sounds and Audio Device Properties 

sysdm.cpl - System Properties 

nusrmgr.cpl - User settings 

firewall.cpl - Firewall Settings (sp2) 

wscui.cpl - Security Center (sp2)



Windows Environment Commands



%ALLUSERSPROFILE% - Open the All User's Profile 

%HomeDrive% - Opens your home drive e.g. C:\ 

%UserProfile% - Opens you User's Profile 

%temp% Opens - temporary file Folder 

%systemroot% - Opens Windows folder 



Wupdmgr - Takes you to Microsoft Windows Update 



General keyboard shortcuts



CTRL+C(Copy)

CTRL+X (Cut)

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+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) 

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

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)

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)    Dialog box keyboard shortcuts



If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable  extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a  cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or  SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection  mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when  you move the focus to another control.



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+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



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 Normal mode when a character is selected)



Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts 



â€¢ 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) â€¢ 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 Microsoft 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 entire client window  area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality  as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) 

CTRL+ALT+Plus 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.)



Microsoft 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+R (Update the current Web page)

CTRL+ CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)

W (Close the current window)



Note Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if StickyKeys is turned on in  Accessibility Options, Some of the Terminal Services client shortcuts  that are similar to the shortcuts in Remote Desktop Sharing are not  available when you use Remote Assistance in Windows XP Home Edition.

How to Change Joomla Registration Mail Content

2011-02-03T17:50:00.000-08:00

To change content of registration mail

Follow the STEPS below:

Suppose we need to add ‘city’ field to the mail content

1. First goto components –> com_user —> controller.php

2. Findout function register_save()

Below the line $document =& JFactory::getDocument();

Add following line for city

$city = JRequest::getVar(‘city’);

3. Now in the same function ( function register_save() )

Below the line $user->set(‘gid’, $authorize->get_group_id( ”, $newUsertype, ‘ARO’ ));

Add following line for city

$user->set(‘city’, $city);

4. Now Findout function _sendMail(&$user, $password)

Below the line $username = $user->get(‘username’);

Add following line for city

$city = $user->get(‘city’);

5. Now in the same function ( function _sendMail(&$user, $password) )

Find out the foreach statement at the end of page there you need to change the code as

follows:

foreach ( $rows as $row )
{
if ($row->sendEmail)
{
$message2 = sprintf ( JText::_( ‘SEND_MSG_ADMIN’ ), $row->name, $sitename, $name, $email,

$username, $city);
$message2 .= “City:”.$city;
$message2 = html_entity_decode($message2, ENT_QUOTES);
JUtility::sendMail($mailfrom, $fromname, $row->email, $subject2, $message2);
}
}

Please note the $city field in above code.

6. Now goto path language –> en-GB –> en-GB.com_user.ini

Here find out variable SEND_MSG_ADMIN ( nearly at line no. 117, this will only change content of mail going to admin )

Hello %s,\n\nA new user has registered at %s.\nThis e-mail contains their details:\n\nName: %s\nE-mail: %s\nUsername: %s\n\nCity: %s\n\nPlease do not respond to this message. It is automatically generated and is for information purposes only.

Please note the change in above code. Here we have added City: %s

How to add extra fields in joomla registration

2011-01-21T19:42:00.000-08:00

Let’s come to my blog post title “How to add extra fields in joomla registration and profile”. I was searching for solution about this but most common solution was put extra fields as joomla user meta tag. So let me show you how you can add extra fields in joomla registration and profile changing core files. I have tried to change less as much as possible.

Note: all file paths are windows style!

LIST OF FILES NEED TO EDIT/TOUCH

libraries\joomla\database\table\user.php it’s the class file tor user table/user object

Let we need to put two extra fields like phone and website, let’s these fields as optional. So we need to initialize two var as string.
find the follow lines and then need to put before that any php programmer will get easily but I am trying to write for all!

1 /**
2 * @param database A database connector object
3 */
4 function __construct( &$db )

now put the follow lines before above lines or near line 116

1 /**
2 * some extra fields like name
3 *
4 * @var string
5 */
6 var $phone = null;
7 var $website = null;

Again,

Open,
libraries\joomla\libraries\joomla\user\user.php
After line 124, add the following code

1 /**

2 * some extra fields like name

3 *

4 * @var string

5 */

6 var $phone = null;

7 var $website = null;

Yes we are 50% done already.
Now use your phpmyadmin to add alter your user table. Please don’t ask me how to work with phpmyadmin

1 ALTER TABLE jos_users ADD phone varchar(255) DEFAULT '' AFTER password;
2 ALTER TABLE jos_users ADD website varchar(255) DEFAULT '' AFTER phone;

Please take care about your table prefix. my table prefix. If you table prefix is something else like mysite then your user table will be like mysite_users and the sql code will be like this

1 ALTER TABLE mysite_users ADD phone varchar(255) DEFAULT '' AFTER password;

2 ALTER TABLE mysite_users ADD website varchar(255) DEFAULT '' AFTER phone;

Now go to administrator\components\com_users\views\user\tmpl
open file form.php and put the following lines after line 132 … just add as new row in table

Seems joomla doesn’t allow output overirde for admin component ! If that was possible then we didn’t need to change core file but put this view file in template folder. I will show you how to do that in front end uesr component. But before that Let me show you how it will look after the above changes done properly.

Now we need to do some changes for front end. Please go to components\com_user\views\register\tmpl
and now open file default.php for edit
After line 73 , after the password verify row … add these lines

Let me show you how this will l;ook in registration page if every thing is done properly.

I told you , we can do the same changes in view for front end component without changing core files. Copy that default.php file from components\com_user\views\register\tmpl and now go to your current template folder. Let’s it’s default rukhmilkway … Check there is a folder name html in it. if your custom template doesn’t have any html folder then create one. now go to the html folder and create a folder named “com_user” (if there is no folder with this name as some custom template use output override and use same method for styling) and create a folder in com_user folder as named “register” and paste the default.php file in it. Actually you need to copy all the php files from components\com_user\views\register\tmpl to templates\{your custom template name here}\html\com_user\register

Isn’t this fun ?

Oh we have left one thing still. If we want to give user to edit their profile from front end ? We need to edit one view file again. But this this time we will not change core file in view but at first copy the view from file front end component to template folder … follow the way I shown just now.

So according to default template go to templates\rhuk_milkyway\html\com_user\user (create folder “user” in com_user same way) and copy all the php files(two files default.php and form.php) from components\com_user\views\user\tmpl …. I think it’s now easy …

Open file form.php and edit/put new lines after 70(it’s just a end of a if-end condition)

Let me show another screenshot how the edit details from front end looks

that’s all. Let me know if you have any problem.

Hostage taking in Manila + 8 Hong Kong tourists dead

2010-08-24T00:46:00.000-07:00

MANILA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The eleven-hour long hostage-taking incident in the Philippine capital ended Monday night with eight Hong Kong tourists dead.

Fifteen Hong Kong tourists, three of whom are children, survived the ordeal. Eight were injured - two of whom are critical condition and they are being treated in local hospitals. The rest were billeted in a hotel where they underwent a "stress debriefing" by Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim and Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman.

The hostage-taker, former Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza, was killed after local police assaulted the bus to save the hostages.

The Hong Kong government is dispatching a chartered plane to transport family members of the tourists involved in the abduction.

Medics, community volunteers and psychologists were also onboard to help the victims.

Shortly after the incident ended around 9 p.m. local time, the Security Bureau of the Hong Kong government has issued a "Black Outbound Travel Alert" for the Philippines, urging Hong Kong residents to avoid all travel to the country.

The black alert is the highest level of Hong Kong's three-sign Outbound Travel Alert system, indicating a "severe threat" exists and all travel to the destination should be avoided.

The Hong Kong government said it has asked the Travel Industry Council to forward messages to Hong Kong's tour groups still in the Philippines, requiring them to come back to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

Mendoza, brandishing an M-16 rifle, hijacked a tourist bus Monday morning, around 10 a.m. There were 25 people onboard, 22 were Hong Kong tourists, three others were Filipinos: a bus driver, a translator and a photographer. The abduction was held near Rizal Park, a major tourist site in Manila.

Mendoza was dismissed from service for extortion and forcing a chef to swallow "shabu." He hostaged the bus, demanding local officials to reinstate him.

Local police went to the scene and cordoned the area. Two police officers, Superintendent Orlando Yebra Jr. and Chief Inspector Romeo Salvador negotiated with Mendoza. After hours of talks, Mendoza freed seven tourists, the Filipino translator and the photographer.

Senior Police Officer 2 Gregorio Mendoza, the brother of hostage-taking cop, joined the negotiations, urging him to surrender peacefully.

Gregorio walked away from the negotiations within five minutes, telling his brother "Walang mangyayari dito (Nothing will happen here)."

The bus driver managed to escape from captivity around 7:30 pm, local time. He claimed that Mendoza killed the remaining 15 hostages. This spurred the police to assault the bus, killing Mendoza.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang said Monday night he was very sad and disappointed over the tragedy and the losses of lives of Hong Kong residents and felt very angry over the deeds of the thug. He extended condolences to the families of those killed and injured in the incident.

Tsang said his government would provide everything needed to assist those families to overcome current difficulties.

Tsang said Hong Kong would lower the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at half-mast to mourn the death of the seven tourists, adding that his government would ask the Philippine government to explain the incident.

Link EON Union Bank Debit Card to Paypal Account

2010-08-03T20:24:00.002-07:00

Instruction on How To Link And Confirm Your EON Union Bank Debit Card To Your Paypal Account

How to Open a PayPal Account?

Sign-up for an account at www.paypal.com. Enter your profile. Be sure to select Philippines as the country where you live in and use U.S. DOLLARS as the primary currency. (*** Did i tell you that i already have an existing Paypal account? Yep, i have an account already at paypal before i intended to bind it with my Debit EON Visa Card. This can be done.)
For the verification process, enter your 16- character card number and Card Verification Value(CVV) –last 3-digit number found at the back of the card – mine was debit card. When you are done, click on submit. Your debit card will be charged USD 1.95 or PHP 89.7 ( *** PHP 46.00 as of this writing). Dont worry this would be refunded once your debit card was successfully linked to paypal. Debit card should be with active status – double check your status on your cyber eon account. Check for history details of this transaction via your cyber account at www.unionbankph.com
Enter your address of record at UnionBank as your billing address that appears in your monthly statement, and for EON Visa Electron ,or use the address found in the Profile page at the Unionbankph.com online banking site. The address should be the same for both Union Bank and Paypal otherwise you will get a denied service.
You need to link and confirm your debit card to paypal. Paypal will ask you for an EXP number. This can be seen immediately via cyber account online history details (www.unionbankph.com) just right after you clicked on submit on Paypal. Look for transaction details something like : VISA-0288PAYPAL-*EXPUSE SG (840) .. Take note of the 4-digit number – in this case 0288. (** I intentionally changed the 4-digit in my example =) This is what they refer as Paypal Code to be used a confirmation reference to your debit card. Enter this code to paypal – confirm my card page.

How to open Union Bank EON Debit Card

Get Unionbank’s EON Card Cyber Account. Go to the nearest UNION BANK in your location and fill up a form for EON Cyber Space Account.
After five working days, you have to call the branch where you applied in. It’s very important to call them because this is the only way you can verify if the online registration has reached their end for processing. Call them and ask them if your EON card is ready to pick up.
When you are ready to pick up your EON card, go to the branch… go to their New Accounts section or ask the security guard where you could claim your EON card. Better call your branch first for confirmation i suggest. Present your two valid IDs (with picture in the card) and pay Php350.00 for the card’s annual fee. Also, it’s very important again to deposit at least Php100.00 in your EON card, especially if you are going to apply for PayPal. Wait for three days for your EON visa card to be activated.
If your EON visa card is activated already, go to Unionbank website and enroll for a eon cyber account. Be ready with your card and account number and pin. Also, think of your user ID, this user ID will be your new username next time you log in to access your accounts online. Wait for three to five days to be activated. Upon activation, you should see some history details and you should know also the status of your debit visa card.

NOW YOU CAN START EARNING AND MAKING MONEY ONLINE THROUGH BLOGS AND TRANSFER FUNDS FROM PAID TO CLICK SITES AND OTHER ONLINE EARNING TO YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT.

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