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Steve Jobs

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:10:00 -0800

Steve Jobs has multiple legacies: merging design and technology; changing multiple markets with innovation (animated film, desk top computers, music, cellular phone, tablets); a business model that put the customer before share price.

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:04:00 -0800

Sergei Brin and Larry Page realized the enormous potential of the internet by creating in Google the best search engine that put vast knowledge at the fingertips of hundreds of millions; by building service, productivity and enterprise innovations on that search engine such as Gmail; and by developing the pioneering marketing and advertising model for the Internet.

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:57:00 -0800

Most of us knew a little at the 30,000 foot level.

>>>>>Bill Gates understood that computing could be a high-volume, low-margin business and, with Intel, understood that software was more valuable than hardware. He and Microsoft blew the computing world apart with the dominant Windows operating system to lead the way in making personal computers available to the multitudes.

Legendary Tech Entrepreneurs of Computer Science

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:16:00 -0800

Legendary Tech Entrepreneurs

windows7 registry

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:23:00 -0800

windows7 registry

Vista Registry – How to Create .Reg Files
This page explains how to create a .reg file. The idea is that you can double-click a .reg file and thus merge its values with those in your Vista registry. One advantage of a .reg file is that it is easy to apply; you don’t need to drill down through endless keys, as you would with regedit. Another advantage is because it’s a text file you can open with Notepad and then edit the values easily. An additional benefit is that .reg files provide their own built-in documentation for changes that you make to the registry.
Purpose of .Reg Files
How to Create .Reg Files with Registry Export
Open the .Reg File with Notepad

Dissecting the .Reg Files
How to Create a .Reg File with Notepad
Summary – Creating .reg files
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Purpose of .Reg Files
The main purpose of .Reg files is to modify the operating system’s behaviour by changing values in your registry. Perhaps you have seen such .reg files as part of a program’s installation package? It is deceptively easy to merge a .reg file with your registry, you simply double-click a text file with .reg extension. An alternative method is to introduce the values held in the .reg file by using regedit’s import facility. Where you need to automate a registry change, you could script the command: regedit /s path to .reg file.
Whilst it is easy to import the contents of a .reg file into the registry, do make sure you know what you are doing. Remember that unlike clicking in a GUI, there are no internal checks on the consequences of changing the registry values. I leave creating and testing the content of the .reg files to other dedicated pages, on this page I want to concentrate on the general techniques for creating a .reg file.
Getting Started with .reg files
The easiest way to begin is by launching regedit, then select the value you are investigating and exporting that branch of the registry. Naturally, allow regedit to save the file with a .reg extension.
Once you have created the experimental file, examine it in Notepad. Right-click the file and then select: ‘Open with’. If necessary make changes to the values and then import the .reg file into the registry. When you have perfected the .reg, you can import its settings to different machines.
How to Create .Reg Files with Registry Export
Launch Regedit. Click on the Vista Start Button, type ‘Regedit’ in the ‘Start Search’ dialog box.
Navigate to the area of the registry that you are interested in, for example:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
File Menu – Export. From inside Regedit, click on the File menu, select Export and choose ‘Selected Branch’. Note the .reg file extension.
Remember the path. The default path will be ‘Documents’, however you may wish to save the .reg files into a dedicated folder, for example c:\ reg.
Open the .Reg File With Notepad
Beware, if you double click a .reg file the default behaviour is for Vista to try and add the contents to your registry. The best procedure for reading the .reg file is to right-click and then select ‘Edit’, or ‘Open with’, from the shortcut menu; what that does is open the xyz.reg file in notepad.
Example .reg file from the Winlogon registry folder.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“ReportBootOk”=”1″
“Shell”=”explorer.exe”
“Userinit”=”C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,”
“VmApplet”=”rundll32 shell32,Control_RunDLL \”sysdm.cpl\”"
“AutoRestartShell”=dword:00000001
“LegalNoticeCaption”=”"
“LegalNoticeText”=”"
“PowerdownAfterShutdown”=”0″
“ShutdownWithoutLogon”=”0″
“cachedlogonscount”=”10″
“forceunlocklogon”=dword:00000000
“passwordexpirywarning”=dword:0000000e
“Background”=”0 0 0″
“DebugServerCommand”=”no”
“WinStationsDisabled”=”0″
“DisableCAD”=dword:00000000
“scremoveoption”=”0″
“ShutdownFlags”=dword:00000027
“AutoAdminLogon”=”1″
“DefaultUserName”=”Guyt”
“DefaultPassword”=”P££sw0rd”
“DefaultDomainName”=”cp”
“Welcome”=”Guy’s World”
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions]
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Dissecting the .Reg Files
Registry Editor
Quite reasonably, the, very first line of your .reg file contains the name of the Registry editor. For Vista, XP and Windows Server 2003, the correct name is: ‘Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00′. Older registries such as Windows 95 and NT 4.0 use ‘REGEDIT4′. Later registries are backwardly compatible, thus Vista understands ‘REGEDIT4′. Incidentally, even though Vista’s regedit reports to be version 6.0 in its Help / ‘About’ menu, the .reg files that it creates report to be from Version 5.00, strange but true.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Created by Guy Thomas
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“Values”=”settings”
Blank Lines
You need a blank line between each set of .reg paths. There is also a blank line between the Registry Editor Version, and the first path. There is no need for a blank line between individual entries for the same path. (See first example in the blue table above.)
; Comments
If you create your own .reg file, then it is possible to place judicious comments by preceding that line with a semi-colon.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Created by Guy Thomas. Purpose to display the Build Number on the desktop
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
“PaintDesktopVersion”=dword:00000001
; Created by Guy Thomas. Purpose to display the Build Number on the desktop.
The Body of a .reg File
The registry is huge. Consequently, one of the first lines in the .reg file is the path to the values you wish to merge. Observe the [square brackets] which enclose the path, for example:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
One .reg file can contain multiple paths. For simplicity, I have truncated the exported .reg file (above) and not shown the second and third paths. If you try this export experiment you will see zillions of Group Policy settings underneath:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions]
A plain entry in the .reg file means a REG_SZ type of value, for example: “Shell”=”explorer.exe”. With hexadecimal entries, note the word dword to the right of the equals sign, for example: “passwordexpirywarning”=dword:0000000e. Incidentally, 0000000e in hex is 14 in decimal.
REG_DWORDS take only hexadecimal numbers, whereas REG_SZ are more flexible and take text or decimal numbers.
Deleting Registry Entries
The secret of deleting registry entries is to master the minus [-] sign. Earlier, I mentioned the phrase, ‘add keys and values’, strictly speaking, I should have used the word merge instead of add. The default behaviour is to keep all existing registry entries, and append the values in the .reg file. However, if the new value creates a conflict, the .reg setting wins.
If you want to delete an existing entry, then you need to master the minus sign. Here is an example,
to recap, we set DefaultPassword with:
“DefaultPassword”=”P££sw0rd”
To delete the value called DefaultPassword append equals and then minus, like this:
“DefaultPassword”=-
Note if you erroneously enclosed the minus sign in speech marks (“-”), then you would be setting the default password as equal to minus – probably not what you intended.
“DefaultPassword”=- (Correct)
“DefaultPassword”=”-” (Wrong)
Registry Types
By far the most common registry types are REG_SZ (String Value) and REG_DWORD (dword). However, to see the full list, call for regedit and right-click in the right pane, select New, and now you should see a list of all the possible registry types, see the screen shot to the right.
Key – Means, give me a new folder, or a new container object.
String Value – Text or numbers.
Binary Value (REG_RESOURCE_LIST) – Machine readable 1 and 0 used by drivers.
DWORD (32-bit) Value – Hexadecimal value (not decimals).
QWORD (64-bit) Value – Hexadecimal, capable of even bigger numbers.
Multi-String (REG_EXPAND_SZ). String values separated by commas or spaces.
Expandable String Value – Expandable in the sense that they can contain variables which are resolved when a program calls for this data.
How to Create a .Reg File with Notepad
When you need to create your own .reg file, it is probably easiest to start with an existing file and modify its settings. One way to obtain such a file would be to export a branch of the registry using regedit. While it is easy to build your own .reg file, here is a reminder of a few simple syntax rules.
At the top, the file needs the name of the registry editor, for example:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
Next comes a blank line. Then follows the path enclosed in [square brackets]
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Once we have defined the folder in the registry that we wish to amend, then we can specify the values, for example:
“DefaultUserName”=”Guyt”
“DefaultPassword”=”P££sw0rd”
“DefaultDomainName”=”cp”
Here is the completed .reg file as seen in notepad. As you save, remember the .reg file extension, for example Auto.reg.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
“DefaultUserName”=”Guyt”
“DefaultPassword”=”P££sw0rd”
“DefaultDomainName”=”cp”
Observe the rhythm of the REG_SZ syntax, “ValueName” = “string”. Obey the rules of the quotes, “Matching open and closing” speech marks. In the case of hex numbers, known as REG_DWORD, precede the final value with dword: and don’t use speech marks for the right side of the equals sign, for example:
“ShutdownFlags”=dword:00000027 (Correct)
“ShutdownFlags”=”dword:00000027″ (“Wrong”)
@ At symbol
As you get more experienced with .reg examples, you may discover the @. Since the @ is found on the first line of the code proper, this is a clue that it means the default setting. Thus rather than saying
Default=”xmlfile”
The .reg file uses: @=”xmlfile”
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml]
@=”xmlfile”
“Content Type”=”text/xml”
“PerceivedType”=”text”
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xml\PersistentHandler]
@=”{7E9D8D44-6926-426F-AA2B-217A819A5CCE}”

How to Enable or Disable Autorun for Removable Media in Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:34:00 -0800

Method 1:

1. Go to Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\AutoPlay.

To Enable:
At the top, check Use Autoplay for all devices and Click Save.

To Disable:
Uncheck Use Autoplay for all devices and Click Save.

Method 2:

1. Click Start and in the Search box, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
Now browse to Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Autoplay Policies\ Turn off Autoplay.

To Enable:
Change the value of Turn off Autoplay to disabled.

To Disable:
Change the value of Turn off Autoplay to enabled.

That's it

antivirus name list

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:53:00 -0800

1)    Bit Defender -97%
2)    kaspersky -95%
3)    Nod32 - 90%
4)    Norton -84%
5)    Mcafee -78%
6)    Trend Micro -75%
7)    Panda -69%
8)    CAe Trust -62%
9)    Esafe Desktop 3.0
10)    Avira AntiVir Premium Security Suite 7 & VISTA VERSION
11)    quickhealregfile
12)    Smart AV
13)    Avast 4.8.1201
14)    AVG 8
15)    avwinsfx
16)    Protector Plus 2007 Vista 8.0.A01
17)    Quick Heal
18)   ZonAlarm
19)   Webroot
20)   G-data
21)   Paretologic
22)   Vipre
23)   F-secure

MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:43:00 -0800

MAKE YOUR MENUS LOAD FASTER

Go to Start then Run
Type 'Regedit' then click 'Ok'
Find "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\"
Select "MenuShowDelay"
Right click and select "Modify'
Reduce the number to around "100"
This is the delay time before a menu is opened. You can set it to "0" but it can make windows really hard to use as menus will open if you just look at them - well move your mouse over them anyway. I tend to go for anywhere between 50-150 depending on my mood.

Boot Or Start Computer Faster

1. Press start->run then type msconfig and press enter.

Go to the startup tab. Here you will see a list of startup items. These are all the programs that automatically start when you boot your PC. It is these that slow down the boot up process.
                                 So uncheck all the unwanted items like ms-office, messengers other utilities that u may not need at startup). Don't uncheck your antivirus software.

Restart your Pc to and see for yourself, your pc will now boot faster....

2. A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled, but on some systems it is not, so below is the information on how to turn it on:

Go to Start Menu and Click Run
Type in regedit then click ok
Find "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction"
Select "Enable" from the list on the right
Right on it and select "Modify"
Change the value to Y .
Reboot your pc and see the change yourself.

3.SPEED UP BOOT BY DISABLING UNUSED PORTS.!!
You may have tried many tweaks like modifying windows XP start-up applications , prefetches, unload DLLs method, etc. And yes those methods do work for me.
                    I have just accidentally found out another way to give you an extra boost in windows XP's boot performance. This is done by disabling your unused devices in Device Manager. for example, if you don't have input devices that are connected to one of your USB's or COM ports, disabling them will give you an extra performance boost in booting. Go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> device manager Disable devices that you don't use for your PC and then restart.

Improve Windows XP Shutdown Speed

This tweak reduces the time XP waits before automatically closing any running programs when you give it the command to shutdown.
Go to Start then select Run
Type 'Regedit' and click ok
Find 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now select 'HungAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'

Now find 'HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop'
Select 'WaitToKillAppTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'
Now find 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\'
Select 'WaitToKillServiceTimeout'
Right click and select 'Modify'
Change the value to '1000'
Click 'OK'

Delete or Remove Recycle bin Icon from Desktop

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\

CurrentVersion\Explorer\BitBucket

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.

Data Type: DWORD // Value Name: NukeOnDelete

Setting for Value Data: [0 = Use Recycle Bin / 1 = Permanently Delete]
Exit Registry and Reboot

Another Method
start->run->gpedit.msc-> user configuration ->desktop->remove recycle bin from desktop->double click->change it not configured to enable->apply and ok.

now come to start->run->gpupdate.exe and press enter.

your recycle bin icon is gone from desktop nad you will need to revert your settings for get that back.

after reverting setting make sure to run gpupdate.exe command.

Download Windows 7 troubleshooting guide from Microsoft

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:37:00 -0800

Download Windows 7 troubleshooting guide from Microsoft

Windows 7 has a new feature called the Windows Troubleshooting Platform that lets third-party hardware and software vendors create troubleshooting packs (or troubleshooters) you can use to try to resolve computer problems yourself. Microsoft has included about two dozen of these troubleshooters in Windows 7, and if something goes wrong with your computer you can try using these troubleshooters to identify and (hopefully) resolve the problem.

Download pdf of Windows Troubleshooting Guide "What You Can Do Before You Call Tech Support"

The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:34:00 -0800

The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts
from Lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5390086/the-master-list-of-new-windows-7-shor...
Windows 7 adds loads of great shortcuts for switching between apps, moving windows around your screen, moving them to another monitor altogether, and much more. Here's a quick-reference master list of the best new Windows 7 shortcuts.

We're nuts for keyboard shortcuts here at Lifehacker, and Windows 7 brings a handful of great new ones to add to your muscle memory. It's also got a few handy mouse-based shortcuts you'd do well to add to your repertoire. So let's get shortcuttin'.
Window Management Shortcuts

One of the best changes in Windows 7 is the ability to "snap" windows to the side of the screen, maximize them by dragging to the top of the screen, or even move them to another monitor with a shortcut key. Check out the video for a demonstration of how some of the keys work.

The full list of keyboard shortcuts includes:

* Win+Home: Clear all but the active window.
* Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop.
* Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window.
* Shift+Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window vertically.
* Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized.
* Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor.
* Shift+Win+Left/Right arrows: Move the window to the monitor on the left or right.

You can also interact with windows by dragging them with the mouse:

* Drag window to the top: Maximize
* Drag window left/right: Dock the window to fill half of the screen.
* Shake window back/forth: Minimize everything but the current window.
* Double-Click Top Window Border (edge): Maximize window vertically.

Taskbar Shortcuts

In Windows 7, using the Windows key along with the numbers 1-9 will let you interact with the applications pinned to the taskbar in those positions – for example, the Windows key + 4 combination would launch Outlook in this example, or Win+Alt+4 can be used to get quick access to the Outlook Jump List from the keyboard.

You can use any of these shortcut combinations to launch the applications in their respective position on the taskbar, or more:

* Win+number (1-9): Starts the application pinned to the taskbar in that position, or switches to that program.
* Shift+Win+number (1-9): Starts a new instance of the application pinned to the taskbar in that position.
* Ctrl+Win+number (1-9): Cycles through open windows for the application pinned to the taskbar in that position.
* Alt+Win+number (1-9): Opens the Jump List for the application pinned to the taskbar.
* Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar.
* Win+B: Focuses the System Tray icons

In addition, you can interact with the taskbar using your mouse and a modifier key:

* Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program.
* Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator.
* Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program (like XP does).
* Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group.
* Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group.

More Useful Hotkeys You Should Know

The new hotkey goodness didn't stop with the taskbar and moving windows around—one of the best new hotkeys in Windows 7 is the fact that you can create a new folder with a hotkey. Just open up any Windows Explorer window, hit the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut key sequence, and you'll be rewarded with a shiny "New Folder" ready for you to rename.

Here's a few more interesting hotkeys for you:

* Ctrl+Shift+N: Creates a new folder in Windows Explorer.
* Alt+Up: Goes up a folder level in Windows Explorer.
* Alt+P: Toggles the preview pane in Windows Explorer.
* Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds Copy as Path, which copies the path of a file to the clipboard.
* Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds extra hidden items to the Send To menu.
* Shift+Right-Click on a folder: Adds Command Prompt Here, which lets you easily open a command prompt in that folder.
* Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display.
* Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out.
* Win+G: Cycle between the Windows Gadgets on your screen.

Preview files in Windows 7 Explorer

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:32:00 -0800

Preview files in Windows 7 Explorer The Windows Explorer 7 has a great Preview Pane. To use it, open Windows Explorer and click the the "Show the Preview Pane" button

Any file than can will be previewed. You can scroll through documents. It is a real find.

Enable Hidden Secret Control Panel Items in Windows Vista and 7

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:28:00 -0800

Did you know Windows Vista and 7 hide some important items in Control Panel from you? Surprised? Lets talk in details!

Microsoft has disabled some items in Control Panel in Windows Vista and 7 for no reason. Really, those hidden items are useful and might be very important for some users but for some unknown reason, those are hidden by default.

Today in this tutorial, we'll tell you how to enable those hidden items in Control Panel so that you can access them whenever you want.

1. Type regedit in RUN or Startmenu Search box and press Enter. It'll open Registry Editor.

2. Now go to following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Control Panel\don't load

3. The above mentioned key contains some .CPL entries in right-side pane which makes them hidden in Control Panel.

4. You can simply delete the "don't load" key and all hidden items will be enabled in Control Panel.

As you can see in the above screenshot, the items pointed in dark were hidden by default but now they are enabled using this registry trick.

NOTE: Windows XP doesn't hide any item in Control Panel.

NOTE: If you delete the whole "don't load" key in Windows 7, you might get some duplicate items in Control Panel e.g., you'll get 2 Keyboard, 2 Mouse, 2 Sound entries in Control Panel. To fix this issue, don't delete the whole key, instead only delete following entries from right-side pane:

hdwwiz.cpl
appwiz.cpl
ncpa.cpl
sysdm.cpl
desk.cpl
joy.cpl
Firewall.cpl
collab.cpl
irprops.cpl
tabletpc.cpl
bthprops.cpl
infocardcpl.cpl

PS: Windows Vista allows you to delete the registry key but Windows 7 will not allow you. You'll need to take permission on the key before deleting it. You can use following simple steps to take permission:

* Right-click on the "don't load" key and select "Permissions...".
* It'll open a dialog box, Click on "Advanced" button.
* It'll open another dialog box, Go to "Owner" tab.
* Select your Username from the list and click on "Apply" button and then OK.
* Again click on OK button in the first dialog box.
* Now again right-click on the same key and select "Permissions...".
* Select your Username in the list and check the "Allow" option for "Full Control".
* Click on Apply button and then OK.

Computer Hardware

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:25:00 -0800

A magnetic disk on which you can store computer data. The term hard is used to distinguish it from a soft, or floppy, disk. Hard disks hold more data and are faster than floppy disks. A hard disk, for example, can store anywhere from 10 to more than 100 gigabytes, whereas most floppies have a maximum storage capacity of 1.4 megabytes. A single hard disk usually consists of several platters. Each platter requires two read/write heads, one for each side. All the read/write heads are attached to a single access arm so that they cannot move independently. Each platter has the same number of tracks, and a track location that cuts across all platters is called a cylinder. For example, a typical 84 megabyte hard disk for a PC might have two platters (four sides) and 1,053 cylinders.

In general, hard disks are less portable than floppies, although it is possible to buy removable hard disks.

RAM

Random-access memory (usually known by its acronym, RAM) is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order (i.e., at random). The word random thus refers to the fact that any piece of data can be returned in a constant time, regardless of its physical location and whether or not it is related to the previous piece of data.

By contrast, storage devices such as tapes, magnetic discs and optical discs rely on the physical movement of the recording medium or a reading head. In these devices, the movement takes longer than data transfer, and the retrieval time varies based on the physical location of the next item.

The word RAM is often associated with volatile types of memory (such as DRAM memory modules), where the information is lost after the power is switched off. Many other types of memory are RAM, too, including most types of ROM and flash memory called NOR-Flash.

Difference between processor , Dual Core Processor & Core 2 Duo CPU

Dual CoreA dual core processor is a CPU with two separate cores on the same die, each with its own cache. It's the equivalent of getting two microprocessors in one.

In a single-core or traditional processor the CPU is fed strings of instructions it must order, execute, then selectively store in its cache for quick retrieval. When data outside the cache is required, it is retrieved through the system bus from random access memory (RAM) or from storage devices. Accessing these slows down performance to the maximum speed the bus, RAM or storage device will allow, which is far slower than the speed of the CPU. The situation is compounded when multi-tasking. In this case the processor must switch back and forth between two or more sets of data streams and programs. CPU resources are depleted and performance suffers.
Core 2 duothe Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit x86-64 single-, dual-, and quad-core CPUs based on the Intel Core microarchitecture. The single- and dual-core models are single-die, whereas the quad-core models comprise of two dies, each containing two cores, packaged in a multi-chip module. The introduction of Core 2 relegated the Pentium brand to the mid-range market, and reunified laptop and desktop CPU lines, which previously had been divided into the Pentium 4, Pentium D, and Pentium M brands.

The Core microarchitecture returned to lower clock rates and improved the usage of both available clock cycles and power when compared with the preceding NetBurst microarchitectue of the Pentium 4/D-branded CPUs.[2] The Core microarchitecture provides more efficient decoding stages, execution units, caches, and buses, reducing the power consumption of Core 2-branded CPUs, while increasing their processing capacity. Intel's CPUs have varied wildly in power consumption according to clock rate, architecture, and semiconductor process, shown in the CPU power dissipation tables.

The Core 2 brand was introduced on July 27, 2006, comprising the Solo (single-core), Duo (dual-core), Quad (quad-core), and in 2007, the Extreme (dual- or quad-core CPUs for enthusiasts) version. Intel Core 2 processors with vPro technology (designed for businesses) include the dual-core and quad-core branches.

Core 2 duo

pendrive

A USB flash drive consists of a NAND()-type flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, much smaller than a floppy disk, and most weigh less than an ounce (30 g). Storage capacities can range from 64 MB to 256 GB[2] with steady improvements in size and price per capacity. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles and have 10-year data retention, connected by USB 1.1 or USB 2.0.

USB flash drives offer potential advantages over other portable storage devices, particularly the floppy disk. They have a more compact shape, operate faster, hold much more data, have a more durable design, and operate more reliably due to their lack of moving parts. Additionally, it has become increasingly common for computers to be sold without floppy disk drives. USB ports, on the other hand, appear on almost every current[update] mainstream PC and laptop. These types of drives use the USB mass storage standard, supported natively by modern operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other Unix-like systems. USB drives with USB 2.0 support can also operate faster than an optical disc drive, while storing a larger amount of data in a much smaller space.

Nothing actually moves in a flash drive: the term drive persists because computers read and write flash-drive data using the same system commands as for a mechanical disk drive, with the storage appearing to the computer operating system and user interface as just another drive.

A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board protected inside a plastic, metal, or rubberized case, robust enough for carrying with no additional protection—in a pocket or on a key chain, for example. The USB connector is protected by a removable cap or by retracting into the body of the drive, although it is not likely to be damaged if exposed (but it may damage other items, for example a bag it is placed in). Most flash drives use a standard type-A USB connection allowing plugging into a port on a personal computer, but drives for other interfaces also exist.

graphics cards

A video card, video adapter or a graphics accelerator card, display adapter, or graphics card, is an expansion card whose function is to generate and output images to a display. Many video cards offer added functions, such as accelerated rendering of 3D scenes, video capture, TV tuner adapter, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 decoding, FireWire, light pen, TV output, or the ability to connect multiple monitors.

Video hardware can be integrated on the mainboard, as it often happened with early computers; in this configuration it was sometimes referred to as a video controller or graphics controller.

DVD & CD

DVD
DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc", is an optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are video and data storage. DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs (CDs), but store more than six times as much data.

Variations of the term DVD often describe the way data is stored on the discs: DVD-ROM (Read Only Memory) has data that can only be read and not written; DVD-R and DVD+R can record data only once, and then function as a DVD-ROM; DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD-RAM can both record and erase data multiple times. The wavelength used by standard DVD lasers is 650 nm; thus, the light has a red color.

DVD Video and DVD Audio discs refer to properly formatted and structured video and audio content, respectively. Other types of DVDs, including those with video content, may be referred to as DVD Data discs.

As next-generation High Definition optical formats (such as Blu-ray Disc and the defunct HD DVD) have been developed, the original DVD is occasionally given the retronym SD DVD (for standard definition).
CD
CD-ROM (pronounced /ˌsiːˌdiːˈrɒm/, an initialism of "compact disc read-only memory") is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer. While the compact disc format was originally designed for music storage and playback, the 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data.

CD-ROMs are popularly used to distribute computer software, including games and multimedia applications, though any data can be stored (up to the capacity limit of a disc). Some CDs hold both computer data and audio with the latter capable of being played on a CD player, while data (such as software or digital video) is only usable on a computer (such as PC CD-ROMs). These are called enhanced CDs.

Although many people use lowercase letters in this acronym, proper presentation is in all capital letters with a hyphen between CD and ROM. It was also suggested by some, especially soon after the technology was first released, that CD-ROM was an acronym for "Compact Disc read-only-media", or that it was a more "correct" definition. This was not the intention of the original team who developed the CD-ROM, and common acceptance of the "memory" definition is now almost universal. This is probably in no small part due to the widespread use of other "ROM" acronyms such as Flash-ROMs and EEPROMs where "memory" is usually the correct term.

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Windows ( Help & Solution )

ACCESS YOUR DESKTOP ICONS FROM YOUR TASKBAR

Do you ever want to access your desktop, or shortcut icons on your desktop when your screen is cluttered with windows which you don't want to minimize?

A simple solution. Place a shortcut to your desktop atop your START Menu. Here's how:

1) Right click on your TASKBAR and choose PROPERTIES.

2) Select the START MENU PROGRAMS tab, then the ADVANCED button.

3) In the right panel, under the PROGRAMS folder, you will see any shortcuts you have already placed atop your START menu. Right click here in the white space here and choose NEW, then SHORTCUT.

4. In the command line for your shortcut, type c:\windows\desktop (If your Windows directory has another name, substitute that name for windows).

5. Click NEXT. Then in the name box, name your shortcut Desktop.

6. Click the FINISH button.

7. Close the Explorer window, then click ok in TASKBAR PROPERTIES.

8. Now, open START on your taskbar. VOILA! Your desktop folder icon should be visible. Click it to open your desktop folder.Success!You will now be able to view and access your desktop shortcut icons (not non-shortcut icons). If you want ALL desktop icons to be visible (Recycle Bin, My Computer etc.), you will need to place shortcuts to these other icons on your desktop.Hint:If you normally hide your taskbar, so that it is not always on top of other windows, you can access it at any time from any program by pressing and holding control, then pressing escape (the ESC key at top left of your keyboard). You may then quickly choose your desktop folder and access desktop icons as well as any other programs accessible via your taskbar and programs menu.

OPEN EXPLORER RATHER THAN MY COMPUTER TO VIEW FILES(This is a great tip!! One of the most useful customizations...)

Have you created drive icons for your hard drives and floppy drives on your desktop

If so, you may wish that they opened in the two-paned Explorer view, rather than in My Computer.

To change the default view to Explorer:

1) Open Explorer (from Start, Programs, Explorer, or if you have created it, from the Explorer icon on your desktop).

2) Choose the View, Options menu.

3) Select the File Types tab.

4). Under registered file types, double click on FOLDER.

5) From the list of actions, select explore.

6) Click on the SET DEFAULT button at bottom right!

Now when you double click on a folder or open a drive icon shortcut Explorer will open instead of My Computer.

OPEN ANY NEW DOCUMENT FROM YOUR DESKTOP(Associate files with programs)Yes, we can teach you how to edit your Windows registry in order to add any new document to your desktop - and in a future tip, we will!

But the easiest way to add any new document to your desktop, whether

or not it is listed in your NEW menu is to simply:

1) Right click on your desktop and choose NEW.

2) Choose TEXT document (assuming it is listed there, and associated with Notepad or the equivalent). Otherwise, choose any kind of document included in your NEW menu.

3) Retype the name by clicking inside the name box and typing OR by right clicking the icon, selecting RENAME, the typing. Type in a document name, and the extension for the kind of document you

wish to open (e.g. .doc for Microsoft Word).

NOTE: The above tip assumes that you have associated this document

with a particular program on your computer. If not:

1) In MY COMPUTER, select view, options, then the FILE TYPES tab.

2) Choose NEW TYPE.

3) In the DESCRIPTION box, type a name for the kind of document or file you are associating (e.g. Adobe Acrobat file)

4) In the ASSOCIATED EXTENSION field, type the extension of the kind of file in question (e.g. pdf).

5) Below the ACTIONS field, choose NEW.

6) Type OPEN (in capitals).

7) Using the BROWSE button, browse to find the executable program

(usually ending with .exe, in the primary directory for the program)

of the software which will open this particular file type. Select it.

8) Click ok or close until you've exited all your open screens.

9) Now your document type is associated. When you type in the

extension on a file you create from the desktop and then double

click on the icon, Windows will open its program.

Bypass the recycle bin when deleting a file

If you do not wish a file or folder you are deleting (or a group of files or folders) to end up in the recycle bin, for security or privacy reasons, there is a simple keyboard shortcut to avoid it. To bypass the recycle bin when deleting a file, press and hold the SHIFT key as you press delete or select the delete command from the menu. You will see a request for confirmation, and once you say 'yes' the files will be permanently deleted, and absolutely non-restorable from WindowsXP

Create a link to shutdown your PC

To create a useful link desktop link to shutdown or restart your PC, follow these directions: Right click on an empty area of your desktop, then select 'new' and 'shortcut' to open the new shortcut wizard. When prompted for the location of the shortcut, enter 'SHUTDOWN -s -t 01' to shutdown the system or 'SHUTDOWN -r -t 01' to restart the system. Name the shortcut and give it an appropriate icon from the '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' location. Rename multiple files simultaneously In windows XP explorer, you can rename multiple files at the same time simply by highlighting all the files you wish to change, right clicking one of them and selecting 'rename.' Once you have done this, all the files will share the same name with a number in brackets differentiating them Hosting online games through the Windows XP firewall If you are using the Windows XP firewall and you wish to host an online game such as Quake 3, or other applications that require users on the Internet to contact your computer directly, you will need to customize your firewall slightly to allow these specific communications through. Fortunately the XP firewall makes these changes fairly easy to do. To customize your firewall: Go to 'start\control panel\network connections'. Right click on the network connection that has the firewall enabled and go to 'properties.' Choose the 'settings' button at the bottom. On the 'services' tab, click the 'add' button. This window will add the application that you are using to the firewall's list of data that is allowed into your computer. You will need to find out the port that your application uses. This information should be available from the documentation or from the software manufacturer's website. Input a description for your convenience, then the computer name or IP address of the computer that is hosting the program, then put the port number that the program uses. Note that as long as the program is running on the computer that uses the XP firewall, the internal and external port will be the same. Click 'ok' to apply the rule. Your firewall will now allow connections through the port you specified.

Create a link to shutdown your PC

To create a useful link desktop link to shutdown or restart your PC, follow these directions: Right click on an empty area of your desktop, then select 'new' and 'shortcut' to open the new shortcut wizard. When prompted for the location of the shortcut, enter 'SHUTDOWN -s -t 01' to shutdown the system or 'SHUTDOWN -r -t 01' to restart the system. Name the shortcut and give it an appropriate icon from the '%SystemRoot%\system32\SHELL32.dll' location. Rename multiple files simultaneously In windows XP explorer, you can rename multiple files at the same time simply by highlighting all the files you wish to change, right clicking one of them and selecting 'rename.' Once you have done this, all the files will share the same name with a number in

brackets differentiating them Hosting online games through the Windows XP firewall If you are using the Windows XP firewall and you wish to host an online game such as Quake 3, or other applications that require users on the Internet to contact your computer directly, you will need to customize your firewall slightly to allow

these specific communications through. Fortunately the XP firewall makes these changes fairly easy to do. To customize your firewall: Go to 'start\control panel\network connections'. Right click on the network connection that has the firewall enabled and go to 'properties.' Choose the 'settings' button at the bottom. On the 'services' tab, click the 'add' button. This window will add the application that you are using to the firewall's list of data that is allowed into your computer. You will need to find out the port that your application uses. This information should be available from the documentation or from the software manufacturer's website. Input a description for your convenience, then the computer name or IP address of the computer that is hosting the program, then put the port number that the program uses. Note that as long as the program is running on the computer that uses the XP firewall, the internal and external port will be the same. Click 'ok' to apply the rule. Your firewall will now allow connections through the port you specified.

Defrag your hard drive

Defragmentation of a hard drive is the act of re-ordering the data on the drive so that each file can be read continuously from the disk. By default, Windows XP will attempt to store any files it needs to write to the hard drive in consecutive clusters (a cluster is the smallest unit of storage space available on a hard drive) on the drive, so that the file can then be read continuously. A hard drive which has been frequently used over a long period of time will have developed many fragmented files, files which are scattered over different clusters on the surface of the disk. This can occur because of many factors, for example uninstall programs that leave files behind, system crashes while in the act of writing to the hard drive, regular deletion of files, etc. A file becomes fragmented when the portion of consecutive clusters on the disk that Windows begins to write into is not large enough to hold the whole file. The remainder of the file then needs to be written to a different physical area of the disk. This does not have any effect on the operating system's ability to access the files themselves, but it does slow down disk access times (and by extension, any application that depends on disk access) due to the extra time needed to reposition the read heads of the hard drive to access the rest of the fragmented file. Windows XP includes a disk defragmentation utility which you can use to re-arrange the files on the drive and eliminate fragmentation. This can have a significant affect on the speed of your computer. To access this utility, go to 'start\programs\accessories\system tools\disk defragmenter.' To begin with, you need to analyze your hard disk(s) to see if defragmentation is needed. Select a drive and hit the 'analyze' button. This could take a little while depending on the amount of data on the drive. Whille the system is analyzing, it is best to leave your computer alone or the process may need to restart. Once the analysis is finished, you will have a graphical representation of your disk's level of fragmentation. See the pic below for an example of a highly fragmented drive.

Windows will also inform you if it recommends defragmenting the drive. You must have 15% of the drive free in order to fully defragment it. Anything less will result in only a partial re-ordering of the files. You may need to delete a few things to obtain this free space.

To defragment the drive, select it and hit the 'defragment' button. Note that depending on the size of the drive and the level of fragmentation, this can take a long time. It's a good thing to leave overnight, since you should not run anything else while doing the defrag either.

Disable unnecessary services Windows XP runs many, many services in the background. A lot of these are not actually necessary to the day-to-day operation of your PC, depending of course, on what you use it for. Creating a guide for which services are useful in which situation would unfortunately take up the entire remainder of this article just for itself, so we're not going to go in depth. The simple fact is different people will need different services enabled. To judge for yourself which are necessary, right click on 'My computer' and select 'manage.' From the computer management window, expand 'services and applications' then click 'services' to open up the window listing all available services. The ones labeled 'started' are currently running, and the startup type 'automatic' denotes a service which is started by windows each time the operating system loads. By highlighting each service, you can see a description of its properties, and make an informed decision on whether you need it or not. To stop a service from running, right click on it and select 'properties,' then stop it and make the startup type 'disabled.' If the description indicates that services which depend on the service you are currently examining will fail if it is disabled, you can go to the 'dependencies' tab to see which services will be affected.

Enable clear type

Windows XP allows you to enable Microsoft's Clear Type font smoothing method. This blends the colours at the edges of type on screen, causing the letters to appear less jagged. While it is primarily intended to increase text quality for users of laptops and desktop PCs with LCD (flat panel) screens, it is worth experimenting with even if you use a traditional CRT.

Be advised that certain ClearType settings may appear rather blurry on a CRT monitor. If you use an LCD monitor on a laptop or desktop, you should definitely enable Cleartype as the increase in text quality is considerable.

To activate ClearType: Go to 'control panel\display' and select the 'appearance' tab.Click the 'effects' button. Ensure that the 'use the following method to smooth the edges of screen fonts' box is checked and change the drop down box to 'ClearType.' Press 'OK.'

Once you have enabled cleartype, Microsoft has provided a web location where you can fine-tune your ClearType settings. Here it is the link.

Create a keyboard shortcut to a folder or program

Shortcuts to programs are very convenient, but only if they are easily accessible. It can be a pain to have to minimize the window you are currently working in just to locate the shortcut you are looking for. To make things easier, XP features the ability to link shortcuts to user-defined key combinations, so you can easily activate the one you are looking for without disrupting what you are doing. Unfortunately this only works for shortcuts that are placed directly on the desktop, not in other folders, but it's still a useful little tip. To do it: Select the folder or program icon that you wish to use. Create a shortcut for it by right clicking on the item and selecting 'create shortcut' from the menu. Place your newly created shortcut on the desktop by dragging or cut/pasting. Right click the shortcut and select 'properties.' Select the 'shortcut' tab and enter the key combination you wish to use (XP will automatically edit the combination if it is not acceptable. Just entering 'e' for example, will get you an actual key combination of ctrl + alt + e). Click 'ok.' Now you can open the specified shortcut without altering your workflow

Resize screen fonts on the fly in Internet Explorer

Here's a simple useful tip that you can use in Internet Explorer. While viewing a web page, hold down CTRL and use the scroll button on your mouse to increase or decrease the size of the fonts on the page. Some websites really like using the small size 1 fonts, and if you're eyes have a hard time reading such small text, this little trick can make previously headache ridden websites much easier to read through.

Mouse Sonar

Here's a good little tip for users who have trouble locating their mouse pointer on the screen. Windows XP has a nifty little 'mouse sonar' option available, which will cause your mouse pointer to pop-up a little concentric ring around itself to show you where it is.

Go to 'start\control panel\mouse' choose the 'pointer options' tab and check the 'show location of pointer when I press the control key' box.

Quick back and forward commands in Internet explorer

Here's a tip that can speed up your web surfing. When viewing a page in Internet Explorer, hold down SHIFT and use the mouse scroll wheel to quickly go forward or back through the pages you have viewed.

Mount a new hard drive as a folder in your C: drive

Actually, this tip works for any partition of any NTFS formatted drive (except the partition with the Windows system files on it)… Windows XP, like 2000 before it, allows you to 'mount' drives as folders in a pre-existing logical drive. For example, if you had a computer with a 20GB disk formatted into a single partition and volume (drive c:), you could purchase a second drive, partition and format it from disk manager and then instead of giving it its own drive letter, add it to your c: drive as a directory. Any files added to that directory would of course be stored in the new HD.This can come in extremely handy, as certain applications (databases come to mind) can grow extremely large, but may not support storing data on a (logically) separate drive.As far as Windows is concerned, a drive mounted as a directory is just a directory, so no extra drive letters are involved. This can also cut down on storage confusion for the average user, and it's easy to do, though it can only be done with NTFS formatted partitions, and obviously the boot partition cannot be used this way, though other partitions can be added to the boot partition.

Also note that shuffling the partition around in this way has no effect on the data stored in it. You can move an NTFS partition from directory to directory, then give it back a drive letter if you choose, while maintaining complete access to the data inside. No reboot is necessary. One other note: If you have installed software on a partition you plan to mount as a directory, it is best to uninstall and reinstall it, since the move may stop the software from working correctly. Windows will warn you about this if you forget my wise words.

To mount a partition as a directory: Open disk manager, the right click on the partition you wish to mount as a directory in the graphical partition window (lower pane). Select 'change drive letter and paths…' Remove the current option (if any), then click add. Choose the 'mount in the following empty NTFS folder,' browse to the desired volume and add a directory for your drive. Click 'ok.' That's it.

If you wish to return things back to the way they were, simply repeat the procedure, removing the directory location and choosing a drive letter instead. The data on the drive will be unharmed.

Disable the Disk performance counter(s)

Windows XP contains a built in performance monitor that is constantly examining various areas of your system. This information can be called up using the performance monitor application found in control panel\administrative tools. Of course, most of us have little interest in this sort of performance statistics monitoring, that being more the territory of systems administrators than individual users. The thing is, XP is still monitoring away, and some of its observation tools can use a considerable amount of resources. The disk monitoring is an example of this, and it's a good idea to turn the disk monitors off if you are not planning to use the performance monitor application. To do this: Go to the command prompt ('start\run' then type 'cmd') and type 'diskperf -N'

Turn Off Windows Indexing service

The 'Indexing' feature is used to increase the speed of file searches within XP by creating and updating an index of all files on your system. Unfortunately, it also reduces the performance of your system, since it is constantly working in the background. To turn it off: Go to Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs\Windows Components. Then uncheck 'Indexing Service.'

Increasing desktop Graphics Performance

If you are running Windows XP on an older computer, you may find turning of some of the graphical frills that XP uses to render the desktop will improve the 'snappiness' of your computing experience. To see a list of these effects so that you can experiment with the effectiveness of turning them off: Right click on 'my computer' and hit 'properties.' Choose the 'advanced' tab. In the performance section, click the 'settings' button.

A list of the various graphical effects that can be turned off or on is shown. To turn them all off, you can choose the 'adjust for best performance' button. Play around with these settings and see what you think.

Check and set the DMA mode on your drives

Windows XP occasionally sets IDE hard drives and CD drives to the PIO transfer mode by default, which is slower than the standard DMA (Direct Memory Access) mode used by modern drives. It's worthwhile to check your drive settings to make sure that they are not being slowed down in this manner. To check your drives: Right click 'my computer' and select properties, then the 'hardware tab' then the 'device manager' button. Expand 'IDE ATA\ATAPI controllers' highlight 'primary IDE channel' and hit the 'properties' button. Go to the 'advanced settings' tab, and ensure that the transfer mode is set to 'DMA if available.' Repeat the above steps for the secondary IDE channel. Smooth out your mouse movement Assuming you are using a PS/2 mouse, this tip can help give you smoother and more precise mouse control. Good for gaming and for your nerves in general. Studies have shown that smooth mousing reduces fatigue and stress and generally promotes a healthy cheerful glow (your experience may vary). On to the tip: Right click on 'my computer' and select properties. Choose the 'hardware' tab, then the 'device manager' button. From the device manager window, find your PS/2 mouse and select 'properties.' In the 'advanced settings' tab, set the 'sample rate' to 200.

These first twelve (12) shortcuts utilize the Windows Key which is located at the lower left hand corner and, the lower right hand corner of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys. If it is not there, then you do not have a Windows keyboard.

Ctrl Windows Key Alt

The keyboard image effects that you see above and below are being controlled through an external .css (Cascading Style Sheet) file. These are not actual images, but a carefully thought out list of CSS attributes that gives the appearance of a key on a Windows keyboard.

Windows Key + E

Opens a new Explorer Window. Probably one of the hottest Windows keyboard shortcuts. This one gets a lot of hoorahs!

Windows Key Displays the Start Menu.
Windows Key + D Minimizes all windows and shows the Desktop.
Windows Key + D Opens all windows and takes you right back to where you were.
Windows Key + F Displays the Find all files dialog box.
Windows Key + L Lock your Windows XP computer.
Windows Key + M Minimizes all open windows.
Windows Key + Shift + M Restores all previously open windows to how they were before you Minimized them.
Windows Key + R Displays the Run command.
Windows Key + F1 Displays the Windows Help menu.
Windows Key + Pause/Break Displays the Systems Properties dialog box.
Windows Key + Tab Cycle through the buttons on the Task Bar.
Alt + Tab Toggle (switch) between open windows.

Restoring a Lost Desktop If you ever lose the Desktop but Explorer is still running with the Start Button,

you can do this to bring back your Desktop in a Windows box.

Click Start Click Run Type a period " . "
Then press Enter

Creating a New E-Mail Shortcut To create a shortcut that will open your default e-mail program starting a new e-mail,

Right click on an open area of the desktop Select New / Shortcut For the Command Line, enter mailto: For the title enter something like New E-Mail
When you click on this your default e-mail program should start with a new e-mail form.

Creating 3D window Effect You can create a nice 3D effect for your windows

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

Creating Shutdown, Restart and Logoff Icons To create the icons, create a shortcut on the desktop.For Shutdown, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsFor Restart, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindowsexecFor Logoff, the command is C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE shell32.dll,SHExitWindowsEx 0

Having your Favorites and Start Menus Sort Alphabetically If your Start Menu Program or Favorites are not sorting alphabetically, it is easy to fix this:

Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/MenuOrder Under here is are Favorites and Start Menu folders In each there is a value called Order Simply delete (or rename this) and restart Winodws
Your Favorites or Start Menus should now sort alphabetically

Increasing the Icon Cache

Run Regedit Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer Create a new string called Max Cached Icons Give it a value of 10000
This will increase response time in windows and give the Shellicon cache file more elbow room.

Make Icons 256 Color 16-Bit

Open the Registry Hit Ctrl+F Type Shell Icon BPP When found, right click the Shell Icon BPP icon Click Modify Change the value from 4 to 16 Click Ok Close the registry
Restart your computer

Removing Shortcut Arrows An easy way to remove those irritating arrows from your desktop shortcut icons and not change their properties

Right click the Desktop / Properties / Appearance tab Select Item Scroll for Icon The default size is 32 Change this to 30
Clicking Apply

Adding the Control Panel to the Start Menu

Open up the Explorer Go to \WINDOWS\Start Menu Right click in the right-hand panel Add a new folder Name it Control Panel.{21ec2020-3aea-1069-a2dd-08002b30309d}
This makes getting to the Control Panel items a little easier

Making Desktop Changes Permanent To make changes to the Desktop like window size, positon after rebooting:

Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Create a New Binary Value Name it NoSaveSettings
Give it a value of 01 00 00 00

Easy Shortcuts on the Desktop Here is an easy way to put shortcuts on the Desktop where they can easily be moved to other group icons.

Using the Explorer, create a SHORTCUT to the \Windows\Desktop directory in your \Windows\SEND TO directory. Now whenever you want to make a shortcut and move it to the desktop: Just make the shortcut you want using Explorer Right click on that shortcut
In the pop up menu select the Send To and Desktop shortcut.

Changing a Folder's Icon To change the icon of a Folder on desktop:

Using the Explorer, move the folder from the Desktop directory to another directory on the hard drive Right click on the new folder and select "Create Shortcut" Move the shortcut to the Desktop
Right click and select a new icon

Full Window Drag ( Without Plus! )

Start Regedit Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER /ControlPanel /Desktop /DragFullWindows
On "DragFullWindows" properties change 0 to 1

Fixing Corrupted Desktop Icons Easier way to reset icons then deleting SHELLICONCACHE.There's no need to exit Win95 and delete the SHELLICONCACHE file in order to reset icons that you may have changed (like Network Neighborhood).

Go to Control Panel, Display, Appearance Tab. Select Icon from the Item drop down list. Change the Size up or down one and apply.
Change the Size back to your original and apply.

If your Start Menu is slow or your icons are black for some reason, it means your Shelliconcache file is corrupt and should be deleted.

Delete the hidden file C:\WINDOWS\SHELLICONCACHE

It will be recreated the next time you start Win95

Getting Screen Shots If you need to get a screen shot, and you do not have a screen capture program, try this:

Hit the Print Screen key. This copies a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. Start up a graphics editor and paste it in.
Alt + Print Screen will capture only the active window.

Increasing the Size of the Scroll Bar How to adjust the width of the scroll bar:

Right Click with Mouse on Desktop Area. Select Properties Select the Appearance tab Go to the item list and find scrollbar.
Increasing the value in the Size field will increase the scrollbar width.

Unable to Create Shortcuts on the Desktop If you can't create shortcuts on your Desktop, you might have a corrupted registry.

Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk\ShellNew\Command Make sure it has a value of: RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %1 if you don't have IE 4
or RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %2 if you have IE 4.0 or IE 4.01

Removing the InBox from the Desktop A faster way to remove "Inbox" from the Deskop is to

Right mouse click on "Inbox" Select delete It will then tell you "you cannot store the inbox in the recycle bin. . .etc" Click "Yes"
Wait 2 secs and it's gone.

Customizing Individual Folder Icons To change a folder's icon:

Open Notepad and enter two lines,

[.ShellClassInfo]

IconFile=file name,number

(e.g. IconFile=C:\Icon\CustomFolder.ico,0)

Save the file as DESKTOP.INI in the folder you wish to change. Click Start -> Run, type in the command line,

ATTRIB +S "folder name"

(e.g. ATTRIB +S "C:\Custom Folder")
Open Explorer or My Computer and refresh (press F5 key).

This tip only work Windows 95/NT 4.0 + IE 4.0 with shell integration, or Windows 98/NT 5.0.

Removing the Recycle Bin To remove Recycle Bin from the desktop:

Run REGEDIT. Find NAMESPACE key in left pane (HKEY_Local_Macine \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Current Version \ Explorer \ Desktop \ Namespace) Expand NAMESPACE (click '+' box)
Delete the value RECYCLE BIN in right pane

Adding Send To the Recycle Bin Add a SHORTCUT TO THE RECYCLE BIN in your SEND TO folder.That way you can just right click on a file you want to delete, and send it to the recycle bin without having to confirm each time.

Having Icons with No Name Normally you have to have a name for an icon, just spaces are not allowed.

To create an icon with no name attached:

Make sure NumLock is on Highlight the Icon you want to change Right-Mouse click and select Rename While holding down the Alt key, type 0160
Now the icon will have no name below it.

To Create Multiple Icons with No Name -

Follow directions detailed above With the second icon simply add one space-bar character AFTER the 0160 number.
Each successive icon gets an additional space-bar character at the end (to prevent a duplicate naming error).

Moving the Start Button How to move or close the start button!

Click on the Start button Press the Esc key Press the Alt and the - keys together This will give you a menu, you can move or close
But if you move it you need to use the arrow keys and not the mouse.

Aligning Drop-Down Menus to the Right All dropdown menus can be aligned to the right.

This features becomes useful when trying to access

menus with submenus that appear directly to the right.

Open the Registory editor (e.g. regedit.exe) Goto \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop Create a string entry called "MenuDropAlignment" Set its value to 1
Reboot

Note: Will not work under NT 4.0.

Repositioning a Background Bitmap Normally, you only options for displaying a background bitmap are tiled, centered, or stretch to fit (with the Plus Pack).

You can edit the registry and have a third option which is to place the bitmap anywhere on your screen by specifying the X and Y coordinates.

Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Desktop Create new Strings called WallpaperOriginX and WallpaperOriginY Give them values to position them around your desktop
The bitmap must be smaller than your desktop size

Changing Drive Icons To change a drive's icon when you open My Computer

Create a file called AUTORUN.INF on the root of your hard drive
Enter the lines

[autorun]

ICON=Name of the ICON file

For the name of the icon file you can either specify the path and name (e.g. ICON=C:\WINDOWS\ICONS\MY_ICON.ICO) or

a specific icon in a library (e.g. ICON=ICONFILE.DLL,2)

Adding AnyFolder and Mail to SendTo Previous examples of adding items to the SendTo usually require editing the Registry.

An easy way around this is to use the following methods.To add ANYFOLDER:

Open the Explorer Go to \Windows\SendTo Right click in the right hand panel Select New / Text Document
Name it anything with a .otherfolder extension

When you want to send files to another folder:

Select the files with Explorer Right Click Select Send to and the name you just created
You them have the option of copying or moving the file to a folder of your choice

To add Mail:

Open the Explorer Go to \Windows\SendTo Right click in the right hand panel Select New / Text Document
Name it anything with a .MapiMail extension (ignore any warnings about the file extension)

When you want to Mail files as attachments:

Select the files with Explorer Right Click Select Send to and the Mail name you just created
This allows you to easily mail multiple files

Adding Shortcuts to Desktop Without "Shortcut To" text

Start Regedit Go to:HKEY_USERS \ .Default \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer Add binary value to Explorer:link="00,00,00,00"
Now You can make Shortcuts to desktop without Shortcut To" text.

Easier User Interface Add a menu item named "Open THIS folder!" to each of your cascading menus off of the Start menu.

This makes it easier to put items wherever you want them!

Go to Windows \ Start Menu \ Programs \ (etc.) in the Explorer Start right click/dragging folders to the desktop, one by one.
Rename them and left click/drag them back to the same folder.

It takes a little while, but when you are finished you have a much easier interface to work with.

Removing the Start Button

Click on the start menu button twice, so there is a dashed line around the button Press Alt and the minus sign
Choose Close to make the start button disappear, or move to move it to the right!

Note : - You have to re-boot to get it back again, or:

Press Ctrl-Alt-Delete Highlight Explorer Click on the End Task button Select No to doing a full shutdown
Wait a few seconds and the click on the End Task button

Changing the clock to 24-Hour Time

To change the display of the clock on the taskbar to 24-hour format: Open the Control Panel Double-click on the Regional Settings icon Click on the Time tab
In the Time style section select H:mm:ss

Removing the InBox and Recycle Bin Icons from the Desktop To remove the InBox from your desktop, without needing to run the Policy Editor:

Start Regedit Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer \ Desktop \ NameSpace Below that should be a few keys Rename the key {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}. I usually put another character before or after the curly braces. Restart Windows and the InBox icon should be gone
You can do the same for any other items you don't to show such as the Recycle Bin or The Internet icons

Changing or Removing the Start Menu Icons

Download Microangelo and install it. Create a blank.ico file. Put it in a directory (C:\Windows. Then double click on the Microangelo Engineer to run it. When you get it up on the screen click on the "start" tab. You will see a list of all the icons in the start menu. Highlight the first one (programs) and select "Change". It will bring up a dialog box - select "browse". Go to the directory that contains the blank icon and select it. Hit OK until you get back to the main Engineer window and do all the rest exactly the same way. When you have finished changing them all to the blank icon, Hit "Apply". Hit your start button and look to see if all the icons are invisible. (They should be.)
Close out Micro Engineer and you're finished.

Adding Drive to the SendTo List

I have recently found that if you want to send something from A: drive or from any where to any drive, you can just make a short cut of that drive in subdirectory SENDTO. For example I have two hard drives, a Floppy Drive, and a CDROM
After I have make a copy of each of my drive I will be able to send a whole directory of E:\XXX from the CDROM drive to A: drive or any other drive that i have had made the short c t in the SENDTO subdir of WINDOWS.

Adding a Protected Briefcase You can make your briefcase a shortcut on the on desktop so if you have multiple users on your PC and you don't want to have a password for your briefcase, you can at least protect it from inadvertent deletion by just making the briefcase a hidden file or in a different location other than \Windows\Desktop\My Briefcase, then send a copy or shortcut to the desktop.

Customizing the Start Button's Name and Icon To change the name of the Start button:

Copy EXPLORER.EXE in your Windows directory to another directory Start a hex editor (I've been using Diskedit from Norton) Edit EXPLORER.EXE Search for the string 53 00 74 00 61 00 72 00 74 This is the word Start with the letters separated by a null character The section you are in should also have the words "There was an internal error..." also separated with the null character immediately following Now just replace the Start letters with any of your choice (up to 5 characters only) Exit Windows Boot to DOS
Copy your new Explorer file over the original

To change the Start button icon:

Copy USER.EXE in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory to another directory Use an icon editor that can replace icons in executable files Edit USER.EXE and replace the flag icons with the icon of your choice Boot to DOS
Copy the new USER.EXE

The same can be done with NT 4.0, just the offset will be different but the location to just before "There was an internal error..." is the same.

Adding the Device Manager to your Desktop This allows you to quickly see all the devices attached to your computer.

I use it a lot to select Refresh when I add new external SCSI devices that were not

powered up at startup. This way you do not need to restart the computer. To add the Device Manager Icon:

Right click on an open area of your desktop Select New / Shortcut Type in C:\WINDOWS\CONTROL SYSDM.CPL, SYSTEM, 1 Replace C:\WINDOWS with whatever directory you installed Windows95 Click on the Next box At the next dialog box type in Device Manager
Click on the Finish when you are done

Note: Replacing the 1 with a 3 will bring up the Performance Status

Adding Options to the Right-Click of the Start Menu To add an option to the Right-Click of the Start button:

Go to Control Panel, View, Options Click on the File Types Tab Scroll down until you see File Folder Click on Edit Click on New Type in the Name you want to in the Action box
Type in the Application you want to use

A good option to add is an MS-DOS Prompt:Try this c:\command.com /k cd %1

It also puts the shortcut on a regular folder.

This command will open a DOS window with that folder as the current directory.

How to make the task bar Auto Hide

Click the right button on a blank area of the task bar Select Properties Select Autohide
Click OK

This will make the task bar slide off the screen when the cursor moves away from it,

and it will slide back on when the cursor is moved near it again.The same can be done for the MS Office task bar. The "sliding" effect is nice, and can free up some desktop space.

More Removing Shortcut Arrows 'lnkfile', 'piffle' and 'internetshortcut' are the three places

that I have seen the isshortcut arrow.

The best way to deal with this is to rename the 'isshortcut' to

'isshortcutbak' by right clicking on the 'isshortcut' then

select rename and add 'bak' to the end.

Closing Nested Folders If you have several nested folders (folders within folders) and want to close them all,

simply, hold the Shift key while closing the last folder

This will close all previous ones as well.

Changing Application Icons To have a wider choice of application icons:

Right click on the icon shortcut Chose Properties Click on the Program tab Chose Change icon Click on Browse Select Files of type All Files Browse to the directory where your icon files are kept
You can even use some bitmap files for you icons

Moving and Resizing the Taskbar You can move the taskbar by pointing on a corner panel and dragging it

It is easier to move if you close all your windows firstYou can also resize it by moving the mouse to the edge and dragging it larger or smaller.

Correcting Corrupted Fonts If you have a problem with your non-true type fonts, here's what you do:

Open the Control Panel Double click on Fonts Search for the "Monotype Sorts" font
Delete this Font

Changing Desktop Folders - With No Registry Changes

From the Explorer, create a folder somewhere OTHER than the desktop, and call it something like "Desktop Folders." Move all your desktop folders into that folder. Create shortcuts to all of those folders on your desktop.
Now, you are free to change the icons of each shortcut individually, to anything you like!

Updating the Desktop If you want to update the desktop, for example after you've been changing the registry.

Right-Click anywhere on the desktop
Press F5

Adding the Desktop to your Start Menu Create a shortcut to the Explorer on your Desktop

Right click on the Start button Choose Open Go into the Programs Folder Drag the Windows Explorer Icon on your Desktop using the RIGHT Mouse button
Choose copy here

Change the command line switch

Right click on the Shortcut you created Choose Properties Choose Shortcut Type in following command line as target:
- C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /n, /root,
- The last "," is vital!
If you want the two pane Explorer view ad the switch ,/e
Then rename the Shortcut to "Desktop" or whatever you choose and drag the icon onto the start button.

Removing shortcut arrows One problem when removing shortcut arrows is that

if you delete a desktop item, it will remove it.

If it is a shortcut it will just remove the icon.

If it is not a shortcut, then it will remove the program.

Having the little icon arrow is one way to tell the difference

Getting rid of Click Here to Continue

Start the Registry Editor Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer Create a binary value and call it NoStartBanner Double-click on it and give it a value of 01 00 00 00
You will need to repeat the same steps for HKEY_USERS / .Default / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies / Explorer

Changing the Desktop and Explorer Folder Icons The following steps will change the icon that is displayed as the default Folder icon.

Start the Registry Editor. Search for "Shell Icons". This will bring you to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / explorer / Shell Icons. Double-click on the one has the value name of "3" in the right pane. Type in the new icon you want to use. If you have a DLL file specified, you need to count for the location of the particular icon you want to use, starting at 0.
To reset the icon cache, use a program such as Tweak with comes with the PowerToys from Microsoft.

Note: I haven't experimented with too many of the other icon changes possible.

Adding Control Panel Icons to the Desktop This is an easy one..

Simply open up the Control Panel. Right Click and Drag the icon you want to your desktop or folder. This will create a shortcut for that icon.
It could come in handy if there are always certain items you need to get to quickly.

Create a Control Panel menu directly below the Start Button

Click the Start Button once with your right mouse button. You should see a right-button menu (called a context menu because it offers different choices in different contexts). You should see the items Open, Explore, and Find on the context menu. Click Explore with your left mouse button. An Explorer file management window should open. A directory tree should appear in the left pane, with the right pane displaying the contents of the Start Menu folder. Right-click any empty space within the right pane. A context menu should appear. Click New and then Folder.
The Explorer will create a highlighted icon called New Folder. Type in the following string, all on one line, replacing the words New Folder with this new line. You must type the period, the curly braces, all four hyphens, and the hexadecimal numbers exactly as shown. After the closing curly brace, press Enter. Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}

Other Folders can be added following the same instructions.

Dial-Up Networking.{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Inbox.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Recycle Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Network Neighborhood.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Desktop.{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Briefcase.{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}
Fonts.{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}

Minimizing All Windows To minimize all windows:

Press Ctrl-ESC ESC to bring up the Task Bar Right Mouse Click on an open area of the Task Bar
Select Minimize all Windows

This makes it a lot easier to minimize windows when all your open applications are full screen.With the Microsoft Keyboard, you can accomplish the same thing by pressing the Window-M key.

Removing the Shortcut Icon Arrows

Open REGEDIT.EXE Open the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Open the Key LNKFILE Delete the value IsShortcut Open the next Key PIFFILE Delete the value IsShortcut
Restart the Win95

Turning on AutoArrange for Folders To make all folders keep AutoArrange turned on:

Open up an existing folder Select View / Arrange Arrange the Icons the way you would like, (e.g. Name, Size,etc.) Select View / Arrange again Select AutoArrange Press the Ctrl-key while you close the window.
This folder should now have AutoArrange always selected.

This should allow you to create new folders that have AutoArrange selected by default.

You only need to specify by Name, Size, etc. if you want to change it from the default you set above.

Note: I have only tested this on a few computers. Please give me feedback regarding any problems.

Creating Document Scraps If you are using Microsoft Word 7.0,

you can highlight a section of the document then drag and drop the highlighted area to

your desktop. Windows will create a file for you with a name something like

"Document Scrap From..." followed by the first few words you selected

Quick Access to Your Desktop How do you access your darn desktop when you have a ton of applications open?

Well you could right click on the taskbar and do a minimize all, but that can be slow.

Instead:

Open a browser window (double-click on "My Computer") If there is no toolbar, select View from the menu and select Toolbar. Then from the dropdown list-box in the toolbar select desktop. Now minimize it and forget about it. The next time you want to access your desktop just click the desktop window on the taskbar.
As long as you don't close the window when you shutdown, it will reopen when you start windows again.

Additional Note: You can also drag the Desktop folder to the start menu.

Then you just press Ctrl-ESC and click on Desktop

Restoring Corrupted Icons

If you use a graphic Card and you change the resolution, sometimes the icons are bad. End Win95 and restart. When you see the starting message press F8 then type standard. After this start of Win95 exit and restart. Change back to your Resolution and restart.
The icons should be corrected.

Turn Off Window Animation You can shut off the animation displayed when you minimize and maximize windows.

This tip makes navigating Windows 95 a lot faster especially for those that don't have

super fast video cards.

Open Regedit HKEY_CURRENT_USER Control panel Desktop WindowMetrics Right Mouse Click an empty space in the right pane. Select new/string value. Name the new value MinAnimate. Doubleclick on the new string value (MinAnimate) and click on "Modify" Enter a value of 0 for Off or 1 for On then hit
Close Regedit and all programs then reboot.

Renaming the Recycle Bin

Start the Registry Editor Type Ctrl-F to bring up the Find Menu In the Find What box type Recycle Double click on the Recycle Bin in the right pane Type in the new name under Value Data
Restart Win95

Turning off Desktop Icons If you want to turn off all the icons on your desktop:

Start the System Policy Editor Select File / Open Registry Select Local User Select Shell / Restrictions
Select Hide all items on Desktop

All Icons will now be hidden.Note: One side effect is the your CD will no longer automatically play when it is inserted.

Adding in Old Windows Groups If you are setup to dual boot between your old Win 3.x and want to add in the old groups, just click on the *.GRP file in your old windows directory. The programs will be added to your list under Programs in the task bar.Note: Any DLL's the programs require will need to be copied.

To speed up the Start Menu

Start the REGEDIT program Search for the word desktop This should be in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT / CLSID / {00021400... Right Click on the right panel Pick NEW / String Value. Name it MenuShowDelay, all one word. Select a value from 1-10, 1 being the fastest. Exit REGEDIT
Restart Windows

To change the My Computer or Recycle Bin icon

Open Regedit Find My Computer or Recycle Bin Tab to the left panel Double click on the highlighted line Double click on DefaultIcon in the left panel Double click on DefaultIcon right panel Type in the value for the new icon
Note: DLL files can be used. Specify the location of the new icon with the filename,#

Remove the tildes in short filenames

Open Regedit Go to Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem Right Click on the Right pane Select New / Hex
Add the value NameNumericTail= 0

To remove the Network Neighborhood Icon

Start POLEDIT. It is on the CD in \Admin\Apptools\Poledit Open Registry Select LocalUser Select Shell Select Restrictions
Select Hide Network Neighborhood

To change the Startup and Logoff screensStartup Screen

Create a 320x400 bitmap in the root directory and name it LOGO.SYS
You can use LOGOW.SYS file in the Windows directory as a starter

Logoff Screens

There are several files called LOGOX.SYS They are actually bitmaps 320x400 that just have a different extension The hidden one in the root directory LOGO.SYS is the startup logo. There are two files in the Windows directory. LOGOW.SYS is the Wait while Shutting down ... screen LOGOS.SYS is the You may now shut-off or Reboot screen To edit them, rename them with a BMP extension and use your favorite graphic editor You can edit these files or create you own
They just need to be the same size

Backup / Restore the Registry windows 7

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Backup / Restore the Registry

If you are in MSDOS, at the C:\Windows prompt type
Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\System.dat (press Enter)
Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\User.dat (press Enter)

To make the backup copies type:

copy C:\Windows\System.dat C:\Windows\System.000 (press Enter)
copy C:\Windows\User.dat C:\Windows\user.000 (press Enter)

To Restore the Registry

copy C:\Windows\System.000 C:\Windows\System.dat (press Enter)
copy C:\Windows\User.000 C:\Windows\user.dat (press Enter)

Add Open With to all files

You can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key.

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell
3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key and selecting new
4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..."
5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith" Key and selecting new
6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.

Customize the System Tray

You can add your name or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less. This will replace the AM or PM next to the system time. But you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have downloaded.

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
3. Add two new String values, "s1159" and "s2359"
4. Right click the new value name and modify. Enter anything you like up to 8 characters.

If you enter two different values when modifying, you can have the system tray display the two different values in the AM and PM.

Lock Out Unwanted Users

Want to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user? If you do not have a domain do not attempt this.

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon
3. Create a dword value "MustBeValidated"
4. Set the value to 1
This forced logon can be bypassed in Safe Mode on Windows 9x

Disable the Outlook Express Splash Screen

You can make OutLook Express load quicker by disabling the splash screen:

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express
3. Add a string value "NoSplash"
4. Set the value data to 1 as a Dword value

Multiple Columns For the Start Menu

To make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are using Classic Mode in XP

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Advanced
3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms"
4. Right click the new string value and select modify
5. Set the value to "FALSE"

Changing Windows' Icons

You can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more.

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons
3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change.
Example: "3" ="C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0" This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to "MyIcon.ico". Here is a complete list for each value.

0= Unknown file type
1= MSN file types
2= Applications Generic
3= Closed Folder
4= Open Folder
5= 5.25" Drive
6= 3.25" Drive
7= Removable Drive
8= Hard Drive
9= NetWork Drive
10= Network Drive Offline
11= CD-ROM Drive
12= RAM Drive
13= Entire Network

14= Network Hub
15= My Computer
16= Printer
17= Network Neighborhood
18= Network Workgroup
19= Start Menu's Program Folders
20= Start Menu's Documents
21= Start Menu's Setting
22= Start Menu's Find
23= Start Menu's Help
24= Start Menu's Run
25= Start Menu's Suspend
26= Start Menu's PC Undock
27= Start Menu's Shutdown

28= Shared
29= Shortcut Arrow
30= (Unknown Overlay)
31= Recycle Bin Empty
32= Recycle Bin Full
33= Dial-up Network
34= DeskTop
35= Control Panel
36= Start Menu's Programs
37= Printer Folder
38= Fonts Folder
39= Taskbar Icon
40= Audio CD

You need to reboot after making changes. You may need to delete the hidden file ShellIconCache if after rebooting the desired Icons are not displayed.

Change Default Folder Locations

You can change or delete the Windows mandatory locations of folder like My Documents:

1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders
3. Change the desired folder location, My Documents is normally list as "Personal"
4. Open the Explorer and rename or create the folder you wish.

To change the desired location of the Program Files folder
1. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
2. Change the value of "ProgramFiles", or "ProgramFilesDir"
Now when you install a new program it will default to the new location you have selected.

Change the Registered Change the User Information

You can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed.
1) Open RegEdit
2) Got to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion.
3) Change the value of "RegisteredOrganization" or "RegisteredOwner", to what ever you want

Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in Explorer

Add the following Registry Keys for a Directory:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew
@="Dos Prompt in that Directory"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command
@="command.com /k cd %1"
Add or Edit the following Registry Keys for a Drive:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew
@="Dos Prompt in that Drive"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command
@="command.com /k cd %1"
These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt will pop up.

Changing Exchange/Outlook Mailbox Location

To change the location of your mailbox for Exchange:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\ Profiles
3. Go to the profile you want to change
4. Go to the value name that has the file location for your mailbox (*.PST) file
5. Make the change to file location or name
To change the location of your mailbox for Outlook
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook (or Outlook Express if Outlook Express)
3. Go to the section "Store Root"
4. Make the change to file location

Add/Remove Sound Events from Control Panel

You can Add and delete sounds events in the Control Panel. In order to do that:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Eventlabels. If this key does not exist you can create it and add events.
3. You can add/delete any items you want to or delete the ones you no longer want.

Adding an Application to the Right Click on Every Folder

Here is how to add any application to the Context Menu when you right click on any Folder. This way you do not have to always go to the Start Menu. When you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Sent To.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
3. Add a new Key to the "Shell" Key and name it anything you like.
4. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, i.e. NewKey (use an "&" without the quotes, in front of any character and it will allow you to use the keyboard)
5. Click on the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\NewKey
6. Add a New Key named Command
7. Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run
8. For example: c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe (Include the full path and parameters if you need them)

Adding Explore From Here to Every Folder

When you want to right click on any folder and want to open up an Explorer window of that folder.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
3. Add a new Key "RootExplore " under the "Shell" Key
4. Set the (Default) value to "E&xplore From Here "
5. Right Click the "RootExplore " Key and add a new Key "Command"to the RootExplore
6. Set the (Default) value of Explorer.exe /e,/root,/idlist,%i

Changing the Location of Windows' Installation Files

If you need to change the drive and or path where Windows looks for its installation files:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Setup
3.Edit the value next to SourcePath

Creating a Logon Banner

If you want to create a Logon Banner: A message box to appear below your logon on.
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go To
For Windows 9x and ME -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon
For Windows 2000 XP 2003 Vista -
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

3.Create a new String value"LegalNoticeCaption "
4. Enter the Title of the window. What is displayed in the Title Bar.
5. Create a new string value "LegalNoticeText"
6. Enter the text for your message box that will appear even before the Logon window.

Creating a Default File Opener

If you have a un-registered file type and want to view it instead of having to select Open With. Use Explorer's Right-click and add your program to the right-click options by:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\Shell
3. Right click on "Shell" and create a New Key and name it "Open "
4. Create a New Key under the "Open" key you just created and name it "Command"
5. Set the (Default) value to the path and filename of the program you want to use to open the file type
6. For example: C:\Windows\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
You must use the "%1" for this to work.and a space between the exe and the %1

Deleting Registry Keys from the Command Line

There are two ways to delete a key from the Registry from the Command line. At the Windows Command line:
RegEdit /l location of System.dat /R location of User.dat /D Registry key to delete
You cannot be in Windows at the time you use this switch.
Or you can create a reg file as such:
REGEDIT4
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\the key you want to delete]
Note the negative sign just behind the[
Then at the Command line type:
1. RegEdit C:\Windows\(name of the regfile).

Change/Add Restrictions And Features

If you want to make restrictions to what users can do or use on their computer without having to run Poledit, you can edit the Registry. You can add and delete Windows features in this Key shown below.
Zero is Off and the value 1 is On. Example: to Save Windows settings add or modify the value name NoSaveSettings to 0, if set to1 Windows will not save settings. And NoDeletePrinter set to 1 will prevent the user from deleting a printer.
The same key shows up at:
HKEY_USERS\(yourprofilename)\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer so change it there also if you are using different profiles.
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ CurrentVersion\ Policies
3.Go to the Explorer Key (Additional keys that can be created under Policies are System, Explorer, Network and WinOldApp )
4.You can then add DWORD or binary values set to 1 in the appropriate keys for ON and 0 for off.
NoDeletePrinter - Disables Deletion of Printers
NoAddPrinter - Disables Addition of Printers
NoRun - Disables Run Command
NoSetFolders - Removes Folders from Settings on Start Menu
NoSetTaskbar - Removes Taskbar from Settings on Start Menu
NoFind - Removes the Find Command
NoDrives - Hides Drives in My Computers
NoNetHood - Hides the Network Neighborhood
NoDesktop - Hides all icons on the Desktop
NoClose - Disables Shutdown
NoSaveSettings - Don't save settings on exit
DisableRegistryTools - Disable Registry Editing Tools
NoRecentDocsMenu - Hides the Documents shortcut at the Start button
NoRecentDocsHistory- Clears history of Documents
NoFileMenu _ Hides the Files Menu in Explorer
NoActiveDesktop - No Active Desktop
NoActiveDesktopChanges- No changes allowed
NoInternetIcon - No Internet Explorer Icon on the Desktop
NoFavoritesMenu - Hides the Favorites menu
NoChangeStartMenu _ Disables changes to the Start Menu
NoFolderOptions _ Hides the Folder Options in the Explorer
ClearRecentDocsOnExit - Empty the recent Docs folder on reboot
NoLogoff - Hides the Log Off .... in the Start Menu
And here are a few more you can play with
ShowInfoTip
NoTrayContextMenu
NoStartMenuSubFolders
NoWindowsUpdate
NoViewContextMenu
EnforceShellExtensionSecurity
LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo
NoDriveTypeAutoRun
NoStartBanner
NoSetActiveDesktop
EditLevel
NoNetConnectDisconnect
RestrictRun - Disables all exe programs except those listed in the RestrictRun subkey
This key has many other available keys, there is one to even hide the taskbar, one to hide the control panel and more. I'm not telling you how, as someone may want to play a trick on you. The policies key has a great deal of control over how and what program can run and how one can access what feature.
In the System key you can enter:
NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel
NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page
NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page
NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page
NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page
NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel
NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page
NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page
NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page
NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page
NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page
NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button
NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button
In the Network key you can enter:
NoNetSetup - Disable the Network Control Panel
NoNetSetupIDPage - Hide Identification Page
NoNetSetupSecurityPage - Hide Access Control Page
NoFileSharingControl - Disable File Sharing Controls
NoPrintSharing - Disable Print Sharing Controls
In the WinOldApp key you can enter:
Disabled - Disable MS-DOS Prompt
NoRealMode - Disables Single-Mode MS-DOS

Automatic Screen Refresh

When you make changes to your file system and use Explorer, the changes are not usually displayed until you press the F5 key
To refresh automatically:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update
3. Set the value name "UpdateMode" to 1

Disable Password Caching

To disable password caching, which allows for the single Network login and eliminates the secondary Windows logon screen. Either use the same password or:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE \Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Network
3. Add a Dword value "DisablePwdCaching" and set the value to 1

Changing the MaxMTU for faster Downloads

There are four Internet settings that can be configured, you can get greater throughput (faster Internet downloads) by modifying a few settings.
They are the MaxMTU, MaxMSS and DefaultRcvWindow, and DefaultTTL
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlset\ Services\ Class\ net\ 000x
(where x is your particular network adapter binding.)
3.Right click on the right panel
4.Select New\String Value and create the value name IPMTU
5.Double click on it and enter then the number you want. The usual change is to 576
6.Similarly, you can add IPMSS and give it a value of 536
(Windows 9X)You can set DefaultRcvWindow, and DefaultTTL by adding these string values to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\ CurrentControlset\ Services\ VXD\ MSTCP
Set the DefaultRcvWindow to"5840"and the DefaultTTL to "128"
Note: These settings will slow down your network access speed slightly, but you will probably not even see the difference if you are using a network card. If you are using Direct Cable you should see a sight difference.

Adding Items to the Start Button

To add items when you right-click on the Start Button:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell
3.Right-click on Shell and select New Key
4.Type in the name of the key and press the Enter key
5.In the Default name that shows in the right hand panel, you can add a title with a "&" character in front of the letter for a shortcut
6.Right-click on the key you just created and create another key under it called command
7.For the value of this command, enter the full path and program you want to execute
8.Now when you right click on the Start Button, your new program will be there.
9.For example, if you want Word to be added, you would add that as the first key, the default in the right panel would be &Word so when you right click on the Start Button, the W would be the Hot Key on your keyboard. The value of the key would be C:\Program Files\Office\Winword\Winword.exe

Remove Open, Explore & Find from Start Button

When you right click on the Start Button, you can select Open, Explore or Find.
Open shows your Programs folder. Explore starts the Explorer and allows access to all drives.
Find allows you to search and then run programs. In certain situations you might want to disable this feature.
To remove them:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\Find
3.Delete Find
4.Scroll down below Directory to Folder
5.Expand this section under shell
6.Delete Explore and Open
Caution: - When you remove Open, you cannot open any folders.

Removing Items from NEW Context Menu

When you right-click on the desktop and select New, or use the File Menu item in the Explore and select New a list of default templates you can open up are listed.
To remove items from that list:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Do a Search for the string ShellNew in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Hive
3. Delete the ShellNew command key for the items you want to remove.

Changing Telnet Window

You can view more data if you increase the line count of Telnet. By Default it has a window size of 25 lines. To increase this so you can scroll back and look at a larger number on lines:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Telnet
3. Modify the value data of "Rows"

Changing the Tips of the Day

You can edit the Tips of the day in the Registry by going to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ explorer\ Tips

Disabling Drives in My Computer

To turn off the display of local or networked drives when you click on My Computer:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer
3.Add a New DWORD item and name it NoDrives
4.Give it a value of 3FFFFFF
5.Now when you click on My Computer, none of your drives will show.

Changing the caption on the Title Bar

Change the Caption on the Title Bar for OutLook Express or the Internet Explorer:
For Outlook Express:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express
For IE5 and up use:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\IDENTITIES \{9DDDACCO-38F2-11D6-93CA-812B1F3493B}\ SOFTWARE\ MICROSOFT\ OUTLOOK EXPRESS\5.0
3. Add a string value "WindowTitle" (no space)
4. Modify the value to what ever you like.
For no splash screen, add a dword value "NoSplash" set to 1
The Key {9DDDACCO-38F2-11D6-93CA-812B1F3493B} can be any key you find here. Each user has his own Key number.
The Key 5.0 is whatever version of IE you have
For Internet Explorer:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
3. Add a string value "Window Title" (use a space)
4. Modify the value to what ever you like.

Disabling the Right-Click on the Start Button

Normally, when you right button click on the Start button, it allows you to open your programs folder, the Explorer and run Find.
In situations where you don't want to allow users to be able to do this in order to secure your computer.
1.Open RegEdit
2.Search for Desktop
3.This should bring you to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory
4.Expand this section
5.Under Shell is Find
6.Delete Find
7.Move down a little in the Registry to Folder
8.Expand this section and remove Explore and Open
Now when you right click on the Start button, nothing should happen.
You can delete only those items that you need.
Note: - On Microsoft keyboards, this also disables the Window-E (for Explorer) and Window-F
(for Find) keys.
See the section on Installation in the RESKIT to see how to do this automatically during an install.

Disabling My Computer

In areas where you are trying to restrict what users can do on the computer, it might be beneficial to disable the ability to click on My Computer and have access to the drives, control panel etc.
To disable this:
1.Open RegEdit
2.Search for 20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D
3.This should bring you to the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID section
4.Delete the entire section.
Now when you click on My Computer, nothing will happen.
You might want to export this section to a Registry file before deleting it just in case you want to enable it again. Or you can rename it to 20D0HideMyComputer4FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D. You can also hide all the Desktop Icons, see Change/Add restrictions.

Opening Explorer from My Computer

By default, when you click on the My Computer icon, you get a display of all your drives, the Control Panel etc. If you would like to have this open the Explorer:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ Shell
3 . Add a new Key named "Open" if it does not exists by right clicking "Shell" and selecting new.
4. . Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking "Open" and selecting new
5. Set the (Default) value for the Command Key to "Explorer.exe" or "C:\Windows\Explorer.exe"

Recycle Bin Edits

Fooling with the recycle bin. Why not make the icon context menu act like other icon context menus.
Add rename to the menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ ShellFolder
"Attributes"=hex:50,01,00,20
Add delete to the menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ ShellFolder
"Attributes"=hex:60,01,00,20
Add rename and delete to the menu:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} \ShellFolder
"Attributes"=hex:70,01,00,20
Restore the recycle bin to Windows defaults including un-deleting the icon after deletion:
Restore the icon.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows \CurrentVersion\ explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
@="Recycle Bin"
Reset Windows defaults.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} \ShellFolder
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,00,20
Other edits to the recycle bin icon:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ ShellFolder
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,01,20 ... standard shortcut arrow
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,02,20 ... a different shortcut arrow
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,04,20 ... and still another shortcut arrow
"Attributes"=hex:40,01,08,20 ... make it look disabled (like it's been cut)
For Windows XP and 2000 also edit HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
For Windows ME also edit HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\ Classes\ CLSID\ {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}

Setting the Minimum Password Length

1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Network
3. Now, choose the Edit/New/Binary value command and call the new value MinPwdLen. Press Enter twice and Assign it a value equal to your minimum password length.

Add\delete programs to run every time Windows starts

You can start or stop programs from executing at boot up by adding or deleting them to/from the run Keys in the Registry. Windows loads programs to start in the following order; Program listed in the Local Machine hive, then the Current User hive, then theWin.ini Run= and Load = lines. then finally programs in your Start Up folder.
To add or remove programs in the Registry
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to the desired Key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \RunServices
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion \RunServices
3. Add a new String Value and name it anything you like
4. For the value data, enter the path and executable for the program you want to run.
By adding the value to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive instead allows the program to start only when that user is logged on.
If you add the value to the RunOnce key the program will run once and be removed from the key by Windows.

Removing the Shortcut Icon Arrows

1.Open RegEdit
2.Open the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3.Open the Key LNKFILE
4.Delete the value IsShortcut
5.Open the next Key PIFFILE
6.Delete the value IsShortcut
7.Restart the Windows

Turn Off Window Animation

You can shut off the animation displayed when you minimize and maximize Windows.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control panel \Desktop\ WindowMetrics
3. Create a new string value "MinAnimate".
4. Set the value data of 0 for Off or 1 for On

Changing your Modem's Initialization String

1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet \Services \Class \Modem \0000 \Init
3.Change the settings to the new values

Increasing the Modem Timeout

If your modem it is timing out during file transfers or loading Web Pages, you might try increasing the timeout period. To change the Time Out::
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\ Services\ Class\ Modem\ XXXX\ Settings Where XXXX is the number of your modem
3. In the right panel and double click on Inactivity Timeout
4.The number of minutes for a timeout should be entered between the brackets.
5.For example, a setting could have S19=<10> to set it to 10 minutes.

Removing Programs from Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs Section

If you uninstalled a program by deleting the files, it may still show up in the Add/Remove programs list in the Control Panel.
In order to remove it from the list.
1.Open RegEdit
2.Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall
3.Delete any programs here.
If you have a problem locating the desired program open each key and view the DisplayName value

The Fix for Grayed Out Boxes

The File Types tab in Explorer's View / Options menu lets you edit most of your file types, but certain settings cannot be changed. The default action for a batch file, for instance, runs the batch file instead of opening it via Notepad or Wordpad. Thus, when you double-click on AUTOEXEC.BAT, a DOS window opens, and the file executes. If you want to change this default action and edit a batch file when you double-click on it, however, the File Types tab does not let you do so; the Set Default button for the file type called MS-DOS Batch File is always grayed out.
The button is grayed out because HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT's batfile key contains an EditFlag value entry. Such entries are used throughout the Registry to prevent novice users from altering certain system settings. The binary data in batfile's EditFlag reads d0 04 00 00. If you change this value to 00 00 00 00, you can then change any of the batch file settings. Do not, however, indiscriminately zero out EditFlag; if you do so in a system ProgID such as Drive or AudioCD, it completely disappears from the File Types list. For ProgIDs that are linked to extensions, set all EditFlags to 00 00 00 00. For system ProgIDs, replace EditFlag data with 02 00 00 00.
If you wish to have access to some buttons while leaving others grayed out, you must know the function of each EditFlag bit. The last two bytes of data are always zero, but most bits within the first two bytes have a specific effect:

Byte 1, bit 1: Removes the file type from the master list in the File Types tab (select View / Options under Explorer) if it has an associated extension.
Byte 1, bit 2: Adds the file type to the File Types tab if it does not have an associated extension.
Byte 1, bit 3: Identifies a type with no associated extension.
Byte 1, bit 4: Grays out the Edit button in the File Types tab.
Byte 1, bit 5: Grays out the Remove button in the File Types tab.
Byte 1, bit 6: Grays out the New button in the Edit File Type dialog (select the Edit button in the File Types tab).
Byte 1, bit 7: Grays out the Edit button in the Edit File Type dialog.
Byte 1, bit 8: Grays out the Remove button in the Edit File Type dialog.
Byte 2, bit 1: Prevents you from editing a file type's description in the Edit File Type dialog.
Byte 2, bit 2: Grays out the Change Icon button in the Edit File Type dialog.
Byte 2, bit 3: Grays out the SetDefault button in the Edit File Type dialog.
Byte 2, bit 4: Prevents you from editing an action's description in the Edit Action dialog (select the Edit button in the Edit File Type dialog).
Byte 2, bit 5: Prevents you from editing the command line in the Edit Action dialog.
Byte 2, bit 6: Prevents you from setting DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) fields in the Edit Action dialog.

The EditFlags value for Drive, for instance, is d2 01 00 00 in Hex (1101 0010 0000 0001 in binary). Bits 2, 5, 7, and 8 are on in byte 1, and bit 1 is on in byte 2. The EditFlag for batfile is d0 04 00 00 in Hex or 1101 0000 0000 0100 in binary. In this case, bits 5, 7, and 8 are on in byte 1, and bit 3 is on in byte 2.
Bits 4, 5, and 6 of byte 2 apply only to actions that are protected. EditFlags with action keys (such as HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\open) determine protection. If byte 1, bit 1 of such an EditFlag is 0 (or if there is no EditFlag), then the action is protected. If byte 1, bit 1 is 1, then the action is unprotected.

Protection on system files

To enable protection on system files such as the KnownDLLs list, add the following value;
1. Open RegEdit
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\ Control\ SessionManager
3. Create the a Dword value and name it "ProtectionMode "
4. Set the Value to1

windows 7 registry editor

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:25:00 -0800

What is the registry?
The registry is a central hierarchical database that contains all information related to your hardware, system settings, user profiles and softwares installed on it. Whenever you make any changes on your system an entry is added, removed or modified within the registry. Different entities of your system, be it the operating system or applications installed on the PC, need to constantly refer to the registry to carry out their functions.
Pointers to fine tune registry settings in Windows 7
Windows 7, like earlier versions of Windows operating systems allow users to edit registry entries to customize system settings. Below are some of the tweaks that you can use to do this.
Warning: Remember to backup the registry before implementing any of these tweaks. You can do this from the Registry Editor utility or by using a Windows 7 compatible registry tool.
To implement these tweaks, you need to start the Registry Editor. To do this, go to Start, select Run and type regedit to open the Registry Editor window.

Customize Windows 7 logon screen to suite your taste. Navigate to the following registry key in the Registry Editor:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Au thentication\LogonUI

ButtonSet

0 – The value corresponds to lighter text shadows and darker buttons (this is Windows default setting)
1 – The value corresponds to darker text shadows and lighter buttons (best suitable for lighter backgrounds)
2 – The value corresponds to no text shadows and opaque buttons (best suitable for darker backgrounds)

Speed up the Desktop. Navigate to the following registry key in the Registry Editor:

Automatically end the programs that are taking a long time to respond.
Quickly terminate the programs that are hung.
Speed up menu display.
Speed up the display of sub menus.

Enable Take Ownership option when files and folder are clicked. Navigate to the following registry key in the Registry Editor and add the given entries. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas
@="Take Ownership"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
This option is useful when you need to quickly replace system files while performing tasks, such as PC customization.
Speed up your PC by preventing the system to perform low disk space checks, look for programs that no longer exist and so on. Navigate to the following registry key in Registry Editor and add the given entries. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVe rsion\Policies\Explorer
"NoLowDiskSpaceChecks"=dword:00000001
"LinkResolveIgnoreLinkInfo"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveSearch"=dword:00000001
"NoResolveTrack"=dword:00000001
"NoInternetOpenWith"=dword:00000001

These are just a few tweaks. More will be available as the final version of Windows 7 is released. In addition to these tweaks, remember to take care of your system and the registry to prevent unnecessary problems. You can do this easily by performing regular PC and registry maintenance and with the help of Windows 7 compatible tools.

How to Enable RUN command in Windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:29:00 -0800

Windows 7 has alots of new and several features changes replaced or renamed in Windows 7 like Quick launch Bar.
Windows 7 Status bar is slower than the RUN command which allows us to Run any command directly from start menu. But you can get back RUN command in Windows 7.

Here is a guide, to enable RUN command:

Step 1:
Right-Click on start-menu then click properties.

Step 2:
Click on Customize under Start-Menu tab.

Step 3:
Scroll down to locate Run command, then click on its check box > click on OK > then Apply settings to show RUN command in Start-Menu.

Step 4:
That’s it, Now click on Start-Menu, you’ll find the Run Command at the above of Shut-down.

Regedit Disabled by Administrator

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:26:00 -0800

Windows XP Registry Editor (regedit.exe) can be restricted by enforcing a policy on machines or users. These policies are typically applied at businesses to control access to programs and system properties. For Home users, the Registry Editor can be disabled as well by these policies but usually Malware is the culprit in disabling the Registry Editor instead of the Administrator. If you are a home user and see the picture below when trying to open/launch Windows XP Registry Editor then there is a good chance you are infected with malware.

NOTE: Ensure your computer is malware free before applying the following solutions.
Here is the solution for the Registry Editor policy restriction problem. Administrative privileges is required to perform the following set of solutions.
CAUTION: Before making any changes to the Windows XP Registry, please backup your Windows XP Registry using the direction from

Manual Steps Using Group Policy Editor

NOTE: The Group Policy Editor is only available for Windows XP Professional Edition.

Click Start and then Run.

Type gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box.

Press ENTER on your keyboard.

In the Group Policy Editor navigate to: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System

Double-click Prevent access to registry editing tools.

Select Not Configured.

NOTE: If the Registry Editor is disabled per User basis then the above method will not work, you will need to use the Manual Steps Using REG DELETE.

Manual Steps Using REG DELETE

Open a Command Window.

Type: REG DELETE HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools

Press ENTER on your keyboard.

Type: REG DELETE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools

Press ENTER on your keyboard.

Type EXIT and press ENTER on your keyboard.

NOTE: You may need to log off then log on to your user account or restart your computer for the changes to take affect

windows7 Different shortcut

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:00:00 -0800

Different shortcuts
These shortcuts let you access specific features and tools in Windows Simply, copy and paste them to the blank field Run.. window and that’s it!

Action Center = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL wscui.cpl
Add Network Location = rundll32.exe shwebsvc.dll,AddNetPlaceRunDll
Add/Remove Programs = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,0
Add/Remove Windows Components = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,2
Advanced Restore = sdclt.exe /restorewizardadmin
Aero (Transparency feature) Off = Rundll32.exe DwmApi #104
Aero (Transparency feature) On = Rundll32.exe DwmApi #102
Backup Location and Settings = sdclt.exe /configure
Content Advisor = RunDll32.exe msrating.dll,RatingSetupUI
Control Panel = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL
Date and Time = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl
Date and Time (Additional Clocks) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl,,1
Date and Time (Properties) = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL timedate.cpl
Device Manager = RunDll32.exe devmgr.dll DeviceManager_Execute
Device Manager = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hdwwiz.cpl
Display Settings = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL access.cpl,,3
Folder Options = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 0
Folder Options (File Types) = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_Options 2
Folder Options (Search) = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 2
Folder Options (View) = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 7
Forgotten Password Wizard = RunDll32.exe keymgr.dll,PRShowSaveWizardExW
Hibernate = RunDll32.exe powrprof.dll,SetSuspendState
Indexing Options = control.exe srchadmin.dll
Keyboard Properties = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @1
Lock Screen = RunDll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
Manage Wireless Networks = explorer.exe shell:::{1fa9085f-25a2-489b-85d4-86326eedcd87}
Map Network Drive = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL Connect
Mouse Properties = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL main.cpl @0
Network Connections = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl
Notification Cache = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 5
Open Control Panel (All Items) = explorer.exe shell:::{21ec2020-3aea-1069-a2dd-08002b30309d}
Pen and Touch Tablet PC (Settings) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL tabletpc.cpl
Pen and Touch Tablet PC (Settings Flicks Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL tabletpc.cpl,,1
Pen and Touch Tablet PC (Settings Handwriting Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL tabletpc.cpl,,2
People Near Me = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL collab.cpl
People Near Me (Sign Up Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL collab.cpl,,1
Personalization = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,2
Phone and Modem (Options) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL telephon.cpl
Phone and Modem (Options Modems Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL telephon.cpl,,1
Phone and Modems (Options Advanced Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL telephon.cpl,,2
Power Options = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL powercfg.cpl
Power Options Modify Plan Settings = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL powercfg.cpl,,1
Regional Settings = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL intl.cpl,,3
Restore Files = sdclt.exe /restorewizard
Screen Resolution = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl
ScreenSaver = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,,1
Set Program Access and Computer Defaults = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL appwiz.cpl,,3
Sound Control Playback Tab = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLLmmsys.cpl
Sound Control Recording Tab = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLLmmsys.cpl,,1
Sound Control Sounds Tab = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLLmmsys.cpl,,2
Stored Usernames /Passwords = RunDll32.exe keymgr.dll,KRShowKeyMgr
System Properties = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl
System Properties (Advanced Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,3
System Properties (Hardware Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,2
System Properties (Remote Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,5
System Properties (System Protection Tab) = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,4
System Properties (Advanced) RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,4
System Properties (Automatic Updates) = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL sysdm.cpl,,5
Taskbar Properties = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Options_RunDLL 1
Unplug Eject Hardware = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll
User Accounts = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL nusrmgr.cpl
Welcome Center = rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter
Windows (About) = RunDll32.exe SHELL32.DLL,ShellAboutW
Windows Firewall = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall = rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL firewall.cpl
Windows Security Center = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL wscui.cpl
Wireless Network Setup = RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL NetSetup.cpl,@0,WNSW
Wireless Networks pop-up = rundll32.exe van.dll,RunVAN

Internet Explorer Advanced Settings

Delete All (Deeper Cleaning Including Add-on Data Deletion) = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351
Delete All = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255
Delete Cookies = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2
Delete Form Data = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16
Delete History = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1
Delete Passwords = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32
Delete Temporary Internet Files = RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8

windows 7 Run Command

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:57:00 -0800

Run Commands
Run Commands are quite useful if you want to reach, use, open anything in your Windows 7. What follows are the easy steps to use these commands.
How to use Run Commands

Press the Windows Key + R on your keyboard.
Type the command in the blank field.
Click OK.

List

Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools = control admintools
Authorization Manager= azman.msc
Calculator = calc
Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc
Character Map = charmap
Check Disk Utility = chkdsk
Command Prompt = cmd.exe
Component Services = dcomcnfg
Computer Management = compmgmt.msc
Control Panel = control
Date and Time Properties = timedate.cpl
Defragment User Interface = dfrgui
Device Manager = devmgmt.msc
Direct X Troubleshooter = dxdiag
Disk Cleanup Utility = cleanmgr
Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc
Disk Parmelonion Manager = diskpart
Display Properties = control desktop or, alternatively desk.cpl
Ditilizer Calibration Tool = tabcal
Downloads = Downloads
DPI Scaling = dpiscaling
Driver Package Installer = dpinst
Driver Verifier Utility = verifier or, alternatively reset
DVD Player = dvdplay
Encryption File System = rekeywiz
Event Viewer = eventvwr.msc
Fax Cover Sheet Editor = fxscover
File Signature Verification Tool = sigverif
Folders Properties = control folders
Fonts = control fonts
Free Cell Card Game = freecell
Group Policy Editor = gpedit.msc
Iexpress Wizard = iexpress
Internet Explorer = iexplore
Internet Properties = inetcpl.cpl
IP Configuration = ipconfig.exe
iSCSI Initiator = iscsicpl
Keyboard Properties = control keyboard
Libraries = explorer or, alternatively Windows key + E
Local Security Settings = secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups = lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows = logoff
Microsoft Paint = mspaint.exe
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool = msdt
Mobility Center (mobile) = mblctr or, alternatively Windows key + X
Mouse Properties = control mouse
Mouse Properties = main.cpl
Network Connections = control netconnections
Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
Notepad = notepad
ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32
On Screen Keyboard = osk or, alternatively Windows key + U
Optional Features Manager = optionalfeatures
Performance Monitor = perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options = telephon.cpl
Power Configuration = powercfg.cpl
Printer Migration = PrintBrmUi
Printers and Faxes = control printers
Private Character Editor = eudcedit
Regional Settings = intl.cpl
Registry Editor = regedit.exe
Remote Assistance = msra
Remote Desktop = mstsc
Resultant Set of Policy = rsop.msc
Scheduled Tasks = control schedtasks
Security Center = wscui.cpl
Services = services.msc
Shared Folders/MMC = fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows = shutdown
Snipping Tool = snippingtool
Sound Recorder = soundrecorder
Sound Volume = sndvol
Sounds and Audio = mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game = spider
SQL Client Configuration = cliconfg
Sticky Note = StikyNot
Stored User Names and Passwords = credwiz
System Configuration Editor = sysedit
System Configuration Utility = msconfig
System File Checker Utility = sfc
System Information = msinfo32
System Properties = sysdm.cpl or, alternatively Windows key + Pause
Task Manager = taskmgr
Trusted Platform Module = TpmInit
User Accounts = netplwiz or, alternatively control userpasswords2
Utility Manager = utilman
Windows Activation = slui
Windows Backup Utility = sdclt
Windows Fax and Scan = wfs
Windows Firewall = firewall.cpl
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security = wf.msc
Windows Image Acquisition = wiaacmgr
Windows Magnifier = magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure = wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player = wmplayer
Windows Share Creation Wizard = shrpubw
Windows Standalong Update Manager = wusa
Windows System Security Tool = syskey
Windows Update App Manager = wuapp
Wordpad = write

Shell Command

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:55:00 -0800

The commands are divided into two different categories :Shell commands and Run commands. You will be only one click away from all Windows tools, utility, folders and features. Dont you remember the path to gain access to that neat Windows ? Do you wish to clean Internet Explorer cache without rummaging among tricky options? Here is the guide you have always been looking for!
Shell Commands
These commands are especially useful to users, power users and administrators who need to gain access or create shortcuts to difficult-to-reach Windows 7 utilities or locations (such as folder for example). There are two ways you can use these Shell Commands: To create a shortcuts or through Run…

How to Create a Shortcut using a Shell Command.

Right-click any empty space on your desktop.
Click New.
Click Shortcut.
Now, if you want to create a shortcut, you will need to add “explorer.exe” , whiteout quotes, right in front of each Shell command. Here is an example: explorer.exe shell:PicturesLibrary.
So, right after clicking the shortcut link a new window will appear. In the blank field, write: shell:(your Command).
Click Next.
Click OK.

At this point you should see a shortcut icon on your desktop pointing to the the Picture Library.
How to access folders using a Shell Command.

Press the Windows Key + R on your keyboard.
In the blank field, type Shell:(your command). This will let you access every folder in your Windows 7, including hidden folders.
Click OK.

List

shell:AddNewProgramsFolder
shell:Administrative Tools (hidden folder)
shell:AppData (hidden to users)
shell:AppUpdatesFolder (installed updates)
shell:Cache (hidden folder) (Temporary Internet Files)
shell:CD Burning (hidden folder)
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
shell:Common Administrative Tools (hidden folder)
shell:Common AppData (hidden folder)
shell:Common Desktop
shell:Common Documents
shell:Common Programs (hidden folder)
shell:Common Start Menu (hidden folder)
shell:Common Startup (hidden folder)
shell:Common Templates (hidden folder)
shell:CommonDownloads
shell:CommonMusic
shell:CommonPictures
shell:CommonRingtones (hidden folder)
shell:CommonVideo
shell:ConflictFolder
shell:ConnectionsFolder
shell:Contacts
shell:ControlPanelFolder
shell:Cookies
shell:Cookies\Low (hidden folder)
shell:CredentialManager (hidden folder)
shell:CryptoKeys (hidden folder)
shell:CSCFolder
shell:Default Gadgets
shell:Desktop
shell:Device Metadata Store (hidden folder)
shell:DocumentsLibrary
shell:Downloads
shell:DpapiKeys (hidden folder)
shell:Favorites
shell:Fonts
shell:Gadgets (hidden folder)
shell:Games
shell:GameTasks (hidden folder)
shell:History (hidden folder)
shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts
shell:InternetFolder (Internet Explorer)
shell:Libraries
shell:Links
shell:Local AppData (hidden folder)
shell:LocalAppDataLow (hidden folder)
shell:LocalizedResourcesDir
shell:MAPIFolder
shell:MusicLibrary
shell:My Music
shell:My Pictures
shell:My Video
shell:MyComputerFolder
shell:NetHood (hidden folder)
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder
shell:OEM Links
shell:Original Images
shell:OtherUsersFolder
shell:Personal
shell:PhotoAlbums
shell:PicturesLibrary
shell:Playlists
shell:PrintersFolder
shell:PrintHood (hidden folder)
shell:Profile
shell:ProgramFiles
shell:ProgramFilesCommon
shell:ProgramFilesCommonX86
shell:ProgramFilesX86
shell:Programs
shell:Public
shell:PublicGameTasks (hidden folder)
shell:PublicSuggestedLocations
shell:Quick Launch (hidden folder)
shell:Recent (hidden folder)
shell:RecycleBinFolder
shell:ResourceDir
shell:Ringtones (hidden folder)
shell:SampleMusic
shell:SamplePictures
shell:SamplePlaylists
shell:SampleVideos
shell:SavedGames
shell:Searches
shell:SearchHomeFolder
shell:SendTo (hidden folder)
shell:Start Menu (hidden folder)
shell:Startup
shell:SyncCenterFolder
shell:SyncResultsFolder
shell:SyncSetupFolder
shell:System
shell:SystemCertificates (hidden folder)
shell:SystemX86
shell:Templates
shell:TreePropertiesFolder
shell:User Pinned
shell:UserProfiles
shell:UsersFilesFolder
shell:UsersLibrariesFolder
shell:VideosLibrary
shell:Windows

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:43:00 -0800

Run Commands only “Windows Vista”:

To open…	Run Commands…
Adapter Troubleshooter	AdapterTroubleshooter
Advanced User Accounts Control Panel	Netplwiz
Authorization Manager	azman.msc
Back up or Restore your stored User Names and Passwords	credwiz
Backup Status and Utility	sdclt
Color Management	colorcpl
Computer Management Snapin Launcher	CompMgmtLauncher
Disk Defragmenter	dfrgui
Ditilizer Calibration Tool	tabcal
DPI Scaling	dpiscaling
Driver Package Installer	dpinst
Firewall Control Panel	FirewallControlPanel
Firewall Settings	FirewallSettings
iSCSI Initiator	iscsicpl
Language Pack Installer	lpksetup
Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool	msdt
Problem Reports and Solutions	wercon
Remote Assistance	msra
Software Licensing (Windows Activation)	slui
Sound Recorder	soundrecorder
Sound Volume	sndvol
System Properties (Advanced tab preselected)	SystemPropertiesAdvanced
System Properties (Computer Name tab preselected)	SystemPropertiesComputerName
System Properties (Data Execution Prevention preselected)	SystemPropertiesDataExecutionPrevention
System Properties (Hardware options preselected)	SystemPropertiesHardware
System Properties (Performance options preselected)	SystemPropertiesPerformance
System Properties (Protection options preselected)	SystemPropertiesProtection
System Properties (Remote options preselected)	SystemPropertiesRemote
Trusted Platform Module Initialization Wizard	TpmInit
Windows Features	optionalfeatures
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security	wf.msc
Windows Image Acquisition (only if you have a scanner)	wiaacmgr
Windows Mobility Center (Only For Mobile PC)	mblctr
Windows Update Application	wuapp
Windows Update Standalone Installer	wusa

Windows XP Run Command List

noreply@blogger.com (savepctv) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:35:00 -0800

Windows XP Run Command List

Accessibility Controls – access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard – accwiz
Add Hardware – Wizardhdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs – appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools control – admintools
Adobe Acrobat (if installed) – acrobat
Adobe Designer (if installed)- acrodist
Adobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodist
Adobe ImageReady (if installed)- imageready
Adobe Photoshop (if installed)- photoshop
Automatic Updates – wuaucpl.cpl
Bluetooth Transfer Wizard – fsquirt
Calculator – calc
Certificate Manager – certmgr.msc
Character Map – charmap
Check Disk Utility – chkdsk
Clipboard Viewer – clipbrd
Command Prompt – cmd
Component Services – dcomcnfg
Computer Management – compmgmt.msc
Control Panel – control
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 (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color
Display Properties- control desktop
Display Properties- desk.cpl
Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32
Driver Verifier Utility- verifier
Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc
File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif
Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz
Findfast- findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed)- firefox
Folders Properties- control folders
Fonts- control fonts
Fonts Folder- fonts
Free Cell Card Game- freecell
Game Controllers- joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game- mshearts
Help and Support- helpctr
HyperTerminal- hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard- iexpress
Indexing Service- ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1
Internet Explorer- iexplore
Internet Properties- inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard- inetwiz
IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) – ipconfi/all
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid
IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release
IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns
Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws
Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl
Keyboard Properties – control keyboard
Local Security Settings – secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups – lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows – logoff…..
Malicious Software Removal Tool – mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed) – access.cpl
Microsoft Chat – winchat
Microsoft Excel (if installed) – excel
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker – moviemk
Microsoft Paint – mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt
Microsoft Syncronization Tool – mobsync
Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword
Minesweeper Game – winmine
Mouse Properties – control mouse
Mouse Properties – main.cpl
Nero (if installed)- nero
Netmeeting – conf
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
Outlook Express – msimn
Paint – pbrush
Password Properties – password.cpl
Performance Monitor – perfmon.msc
Phone and Modem Options – telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer – dialer
Pinball Game – pinball
Power Configuration – powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes – control printers
Printers Folder – printers
Private Character Editor – eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl
Real Player (if installed)- realplay
Regional Settings – intl.cpl
Registry Editor – regedit
Registry Editor – regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook – rasphone
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 (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) – sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc/cachesize=x
System Information – msinfo32.
System Properties – sysdm.cpl
Task Manager – taskmgr
Task Manager – taskmgr
TCP Tester – tcptest
Telnet Client – telnet
Tweak UI (if installed) – tweakui
User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager – utilman
Windows Address Book – wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility – wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup
Windows Explorer – explorer
Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier- magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure – wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player – wmplayer
Windows Messenger – msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool – syskey
Windows Update Launches – wupdmgr
Windows Version (to show which version of windows)- winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard – tourstart
Wordpad – write

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