Computer Hardware Servicing Tutorial

Make Your Computer Say Your Name on Startup

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:07:00 +0000

You have heard that when your Xp, Vista, or Win 7 computer plays a sound when the computer is turned on. Now what if we are going to modify the sound that will play something like "Good Day Adam, how are you?" upon starting up the computer? Will it be nice if you play a sound recording or a narrated text when your computer starts? That is absolutely cool right? This is no trick and will not do harm in your computer as we are only going to put a program in the startup folder of your operating system. And if you wish to remove it, you can just delete the file anytime. So here is the procedure.

Making a Custom Sound on Computer Startup

a. Open notepad and paste in the following code (choose only one of the codes)

for narrated voice copy :

Dim speaks, speech
speaks="Welcome, Please wait for a moment to prepare your computer"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks

for a recorded wave sound copy :

strSoundFile = "C:\windows\Media\Notify.wav"
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
strCommand = "sndrec32 /play /close " & strSoundFile
objShell.Run strCommand, 0, False

(test if your script plays the sound by clicking it)

b. Save the copied file as "chstutorial.vbs" where chstutorial can be replaced with any name you like and also maintain the quotations in saving the file.

NOTE : If you used the recorded wave sound file, make sure that the you put your wave file to the target directory ex: "C:\windows\media\my sound.wav" where my sound.wav is your customized sound file.

c. Now you have your visual basic scripts ready, copy that file to to the startup folder. Below are listed where the startup folder should be found in the default installation of your operating system.

for Win Xp, navigate to :
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

for Win Vista and Win 7, navigate to
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

d. Disable your default startup sound by going to the "Control Panel", "Sounds and Audio Devices", "Sounds Tab", in the Program Events find "Windows Startup", under Sounds option, choose under drop down option "No Sound". Alternately, you can also just look for the wave file you wish to play on startup even without using the VBS script above. This is simple but now you know you have options which to take. :-)

By the way, the sound will of course only play upon startup.

How to Directly Download Facebook Picture Album with Right-Click

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:53:00 +0000

Can we really do that?! Yes we can, by selecting your album in your facebook account you can directly download the entire album by clicking right on it. Since it will take us ages to download pictures in Facebook because they don’t have an option to download the entire album, this tiny software will do the trick quick and easy.

We will be using Facepad, a Mozilla Firefox add-on for facebook. How are we going to install this tiny free software? Follow these simple steps.

1. Go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8442/ and download the add-on
2. Upon finishing the download, open your Firefox browser and drag the facepad xpi file to the browser’s toolbar.
3. Double click on the add-on tab and download the rest of the add-on.
4. Restart firefox and enjoy downloading facebook albums.

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:47:00 +0000

Do you know that can actually increase the speed of you internet connection without any additional cost? What most of us don’t know that our internet connection is limited or controlled by our operating system or our browser? This controlling of the bandwidth that we receive can be corrected by this simple yet powerful freeware.

It may not be a big issue if your are having a slow connection, but your productivity decreases and you don’t like that. However, there is this cool software called BP Internet Optimizer. This is a freeware and portable application that makes most of your internet connection that you really deserve.

BP Internet Optimizer gives you faster intern connection by doing changes in your computer configuration. The software will make configurations in the setting for the TCP / IP, such as MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) , RWIN (TCP) , and other parameters as well. This changes will make adjustments until the proper and optimized connection if achieved.

Bp Inter Optimizer is so easy to use, it should make the process finished in three quick clicks. First, specify what connection you have. Second, determine the speed your modem is capable for. And Lastly, Click the Optimize button. Doesn’t it sound so easy? By the way, you need to restart your computer to make changes effective.

How to Increase the Speed of your Internet Connection

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:33:00 +0000

It may not be a big issue if your are having a slow connection, but your productivity decreases and you don’t like that. However, there is this cool software called BP Internet Optimizer. This is a freeware and portable application that makes most of your internet connection that you really deserve.

BP Internet Optimizer gives you faster intern connection by doing changes in your computer configuration. The software will make configurations in the setting for the TCP / IP, such as MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) , RWIN (TCP) , and other parameters as well. This changes will make adjustments until the proper and optimized connection if achieved.

Microsoft Excel 2007 Shortcuts List

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:03:00 +0000

This list of shortcuts are taken from Microsoft's Help site.

CTRL+SHIFT+( Unhides any hidden rows within the selection.

CTRL+SHIFT+) Unhides any hidden columns within the selection.

CTRL+SHIFT+& Applies the outline border to the selected cells.

CTRL+SHIFT_ Removes the outline border from the selected cells.

CTRL+SHIFT+~ Applies the General number format.

CTRL+SHIFT+$ Applies the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in parentheses).

CTRL+SHIFT+% Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places.

CTRL+SHIFT+^ Applies the Exponential number format with two decimal places.

CTRL+SHIFT+# Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year.

CTRL+SHIFT+@ Applies the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM.

CTRL+SHIFT+! Applies the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values.

CTRL+SHIFT+*

Selects the current region around the active cell (the data area enclosed by blank rows and blank columns).

In a PivotTable, it selects the entire PivotTable report.

CTRL+SHIFT+: Enters the current time.

CTRL+SHIFT+" Copies the value from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar.

CTRL+SHIFT+Plus (+) Displays the Insert dialog box to insert blank cells.

CTRL+Minus (-) Displays the Delete dialog box to delete the selected cells.

CTRL+; Enters the current date.

CTRL+` Alternates between displaying cell values and displaying formulas in the worksheet.

CTRL+' Copies a formula from the cell above the active cell into the cell or the Formula Bar.

CTRL+1 Displays the Format Cells dialog box.

CTRL+2 Applies or removes bold formatting.

CTRL+3 Applies or removes italic formatting.

CTRL+4 Applies or removes underlining.

CTRL+5 Applies or removes strikethrough.

CTRL+6 Alternates between hiding objects, displaying objects, and displaying placeholders for objects.

CTRL+8 Displays or hides the outline symbols.

CTRL+9 Hides the selected rows.

CTRL+0 Hides the selected columns.

CTRL+A

Selects the entire worksheet.

If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+A selects the current region. Pressing CTRL+A a second time selects the current region and its summary rows. Pressing CTRL+A a third time selects the entire worksheet.

When the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula, displays the Function Arguments dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+A inserts the argument names and parentheses when the insertion point is to the right of a function name in a formula.

CTRL+B Applies or removes bold formatting.

CTRL+C Copies the selected cells.

CTRL+C followed by another CTRL+C displays the Clipboard.

CTRL+D Uses the Fill Down command to copy the contents and format of the topmost cell of a selected range into the cells below.

CTRL+F Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Find tab selected.

SHIFT+F5 also displays this tab, while SHIFT+F4 repeats the last Find action.

CTRL+SHIFT+F opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.

CTRL+G Displays the Go To dialog box.

F5 also displays this dialog box.

CTRL+H Displays the Find and Replace dialog box, with the Replace tab selected.

CTRL+I Applies or removes italic formatting.

CTRL+K Displays the Insert Hyperlink dialog box for new hyperlinks or the Edit Hyperlink dialog box for selected existing hyperlinks.

CTRL+N Creates a new, blank workbook.

CTRL+O Displays the Open dialog box to open or find a file.

CTRL+SHIFT+O selects all cells that contain comments.

CTRL+P Displays the Print dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+P opens the Format Cells dialog box with the Font tab selected.

CTRL+R Uses the Fill Right command to copy the contents and format of the leftmost cell of a selected range into the cells to the right.

CTRL+S Saves the active file with its current file name, location, and file format.

CTRL+T Displays the Create Table dialog box.

CTRL+U Applies or removes underlining.

CTRL+SHIFT+U switches between expanding and collapsing of the formula bar.

CTRL+V Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point and replaces any selection. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents.

CTRL+ALT+V displays the Paste Special dialog box. Available only after you have cut or copied an object, text, or cell contents on a worksheet or in another program.

CTRL+W Closes the selected workbook window.

CTRL+X Cuts the selected cells.

CTRL+Y Repeats the last command or action, if possible.

CTRL+Z Uses the Undo command to reverse the last command or to delete the last entry that you typed.

CTRL+SHIFT+Z uses the Undo or Redo command to reverse or restore the last automatic correction when AutoCorrect Smart Tags are displayed.

F1 Displays the Microsoft Office Excel Help task pane.

CTRL+F1 displays or hides the Ribbon, a component of the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface.

ALT+F1 creates a chart of the data in the current range.

ALT+SHIFT+F1 inserts a new worksheet.

F2 Edits the active cell and positions the insertion point at the end of the cell contents. It also moves the insertion point into the Formula Bar when editing in a cell is turned off.

SHIFT+F2 adds or edits a cell comment.

CTRL+F2 displays the Print Preview window.

F3 Displays the Paste Name dialog box.

SHIFT+F3 displays the Insert Function dialog box.

F4 Repeats the last command or action, if possible.

CTRL+F4 closes the selected workbook window.

F5 Displays the Go To dialog box.

CTRL+F5 restores the window size of the selected workbook window.

F6 Switches between the worksheet, Ribbon, task pane, and Zoom controls. In a worksheet that has been split (View menu, Manage This Window, Freeze Panes, Split Window command), F6 includes the split panes when switching between panes and the Ribbon area.

SHIFT+F6 switches between the worksheet, Zoom controls, task pane, and Ribbon.

CTRL+F6 switches to the next workbook window when more than one workbook window is open.

F7 Displays the Spelling dialog box to check spelling in the active worksheet or selected range.

CTRL+F7 performs the Move command on the workbook window when it is not maximized. Use the arrow keys to move the window, and when finished press ENTER, or ESC to cancel.

F8 Turns extend mode on or off. In extend mode, Extended Selection appears in the status line, and the arrow keys extend the selection.

SHIFT+F8 enables you to add a nonadjacent cell or range to a selection of cells by using the arrow keys.

CTRL+F8 performs the Size command (on the Control menu for the workbook window) when a workbook is not maximized.

ALT+F8 displays the Macro dialog box to create, run, edit, or delete a macro.

F9 Calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks.

SHIFT+F9 calculates the active worksheet.

CTRL+ALT+F9 calculates all worksheets in all open workbooks, regardless of whether they have changed since the last calculation.

CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F9 rechecks dependent formulas, and then calculates all cells in all open workbooks, including cells not marked as needing to be calculated.

CTRL+F9 minimizes a workbook window to an icon.

F10 Turns key tips on or off.

SHIFT+F10 displays the shortcut menu for a selected item.

ALT+SHIFT+F10 displays the menu or message for a smart tag. If more than one smart tag is present, it switches to the next smart tag and displays its menu or message.

CTRL+F10 maximizes or restores the selected workbook window.

F11 Creates a chart of the data in the current range.

SHIFT+F11 inserts a new worksheet.

ALT+F11 opens the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, in which you can create a macro by using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

F12 Displays the Save As dialog box.

ARROW KEYS

Move one cell up, down, left, or right in a worksheet.

CTRL+ARROW KEY moves to the edge of the current data region in a worksheet.

SHIFT+ARROW KEY extends the selection of cells by one cell.

CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW KEY extends the selection of cells to the last nonblank cell in the same column or row as the active cell, or if the next cell is blank, extends the selection to the next nonblank cell.

LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW selects the tab to the left or right when the Ribbon is selected. When a submenu is open or selected, these arrow keys switch between the main menu and the submenu. When a Ribbon tab is selected, these keys navigate the tab buttons.

DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW selects the next or previous command when a menu or submenu is open. When a Ribbon tab is selected, these keys navigate up or down the tab group.

In a dialog box, arrow keys move between options in an open drop-down list, or between options in a group of options.

DOWN ARROW or ALT+DOWN ARROW opens a selected drop-down list.

BACKSPACE

Deletes one character to the left in the Formula Bar.

Also clears the content of the active cell.

In cell editing mode, it deletes the character to the left of the insertion point.

DELETE

Removes the cell contents (data and formulas) from selected cells without affecting cell formats or comments.

In cell editing mode, it deletes the character to the right of the insertion point.

END

Moves to the cell in the lower-right corner of the window when SCROLL LOCK is turned on.

Also selects the last command on the menu when a menu or submenu is visible.

CTRL+END moves to the last cell on a worksheet, in the lowest used row of the rightmost used column. If the cursor is in the formula bar, CTRL+END moves the cursor to the end of the text.

CTRL+SHIFT+END extends the selection of cells to the last used cell on the worksheet (lower-right corner). If the cursor is in the formula bar, CTRL+SHIFT+END selects all text in the formula bar from the cursor position to the end—this does not affect the height of the formula bar.

ENTER

Completes a cell entry from the cell or the Formula Bar, and selects the cell below (by default).

In a data form, it moves to the first field in the next record.

Opens a selected menu (press F10 to activate the menu bar) or performs the action for a selected command.

In a dialog box, it performs the action for the default command button in the dialog box (the button with the bold outline, often the OK button).

ALT+ENTER starts a new line in the same cell.

CTRL+ENTER fills the selected cell range with the current entry.

SHIFT+ENTER completes a cell entry and selects the cell above.

ESC Cancels an entry in the cell or Formula Bar.

Closes an open menu or submenu, dialog box, or message window.

It also closes full screen mode when this mode has been applied, and returns to normal screen mode to display the Ribbon and status bar again.

HOME

Moves to the beginning of a row in a worksheet.

Moves to the cell in the upper-left corner of the window when SCROLL LOCK is turned on. Selects the first command on the menu when a menu or submenu is visible.

CTRL+HOME moves to the beginning of a worksheet.

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME extends the selection of cells to the beginning of the worksheet.

PAGE DOWN Moves one screen down in a worksheet.

ALT+PAGE DOWN moves one screen to the right in a worksheet.

CTRL+PAGE DOWN moves to the next sheet in a workbook.

CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN selects the current and next sheet in a workbook.

PAGE UP Moves one screen up in a worksheet.

ALT+PAGE UP moves one screen to the left in a worksheet.

CTRL+PAGE UP moves to the previous sheet in a workbook.

CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP selects the current and previous sheet in a workbook.

SPACEBAR

In a dialog box, performs the action for the selected button, or selects or clears a check box.

CTRL+SPACEBAR selects an entire column in a worksheet.

SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects an entire row in a worksheet.

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the entire worksheet.

If the worksheet contains data, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects the current region. Pressing

CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a second time selects the current region and its summary rows.

Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR a third time selects the entire worksheet.

When an object is selected, CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR selects all objects on a worksheet.

ALT+SPACEBAR displays the Control menu for the Microsoft Office Excel window.

TAB

Moves one cell to the right in a worksheet.

Moves between unlocked cells in a protected worksheet.

Moves to the next option or option group in a dialog box.

SHIFT+TAB moves to the previous cell in a worksheet or the previous option in a dialog box.

CTRL+TAB switches to the next tab in dialog box.

CTRL+SHIFT+TAB switches to the previous tab in a dialog box.

Microsoft Word 2007 Shortcuts List

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:39:00 +0000

This list of Microsoft Word 2007 shortcuts are taken from Microsoft's Help Site.

All Caps

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Annotation

ALT+CTRL+M

App Maximize

ALT+F10

App Restore

ALT+F5

Apply Heading1

ALT+CTRL+1

Apply Heading2

ALT+CTRL+2

Apply Heading3

ALT+CTRL+3

Apply List Bullet

CTRL+SHIFT+L

Auto Format

ALT+CTRL+K

Auto Text

F3 or ALT+CTRL+V

Bold

CTRL+B or CTRL+SHIFT+B

Bookmark

CTRL+SHIFT+F5

Browse Next

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Browse Previous

CTRL+PAGE UP

Browse Sel

ALT+CTRL+HOME

Cancel

ESC

Center Para

CTRL+E

Change Case

SHIFT+F3

Char Left

LEFT

Char Left Extend

SHIFT+LEFT

Char Right

RIGHT

Char Right Extend

SHIFT+RIGHT

Clear

DELETE

Close or Exit

ALT+F4

Close Pane

ALT+SHIFT+C

Column Break

CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

Column Select

CTRL+SHIFT+F8

Copy

CTRL+C or CTRL+INSERT

Copy Format

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Copy Text

SHIFT+F2

Create Auto Text

ALT+F3

Customize Add Menu

ALT+CTRL+=

Customize Keyboard

ALT+CTRL+NUM +

Customize Remove Menu

ALT+CTRL+-

Cut

CTRL+X or SHIFT+DELETE

Date Field

ALT+SHIFT+D

Delete Back Word

CTRL+BACKSPACE

Delete Word

CTRL+DELETE

Dictionary

ALT+SHIFT+F7

Do Field Click

ALT+SHIFT+F9

Doc Close

CTRL+W or CTRL+F4

Doc Maximize

CTRL+F10

Doc Move

CTRL+F7

Doc Restore

CTRL+F5

Doc Size

CTRL+F8

Doc Split

ALT+CTRL+S

Double Underline

CTRL+SHIFT+D

End of Column

ALT+PAGE DOWN

End of Column

ALT+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

End of Doc Extend

CTRL+SHIFT+END

End of Document

CTRL+END

End of Line

END

End of Line Extend

SHIFT+END

End of Row

ALT+END

End of Row

ALT+SHIFT+END

End of Window

ALT+CTRL+PAGE DOWN

End of Window Extend

ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Endnote Now

ALT+CTRL+D

Extend Selection

Field Chars

CTRL+F9

Field Codes

ALT+F9

Find

CTRL+F

Font

CTRL+D or CTRL+SHIFT+F

Font Size Select

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Footnote Now

ALT+CTRL+F

Go Back

SHIFT+F5 or ALT+CTRL+Z

Go To

CTRL+G or F5

Grow Font

CTRL+SHIFT+.

Grow Font One Point

CTRL+]

Hanging Indent

CTRL+T

Header Footer Link

ALT+SHIFT+R

Help

Hidden

CTRL+SHIFT+H

Hyperlink

CTRL+K

Indent

CTRL+M

Italic

CTRL+I or CTRL+SHIFT+I

Justify Para

CTRL+J

Left Para

CTRL+L

Line Down

DOWN

Line Down Extend

SHIFT+DOWN

Line Up

Line Up Extend

SHIFT+UP

List Num Field

ALT+CTRL+L

Lock Fields

CTRL+3 or CTRL+F11

Macro

ALT+F8

Mail Merge Check

ALT+SHIFT+K

Mail Merge Edit Data Source

ALT+SHIFT+E

Mail Merge to Doc

ALT+SHIFT+N

Mail Merge to Printer

ALT+SHIFT+M

Mark Citation

ALT+SHIFT+I

Mark Index Entry

ALT+SHIFT+X

Mark Table of Contents Entry

ALT+SHIFT+O

Menu Mode

F10

Merge Field

ALT+SHIFT+F

Microsoft Script Editor

ALT+SHIFT+F11

Microsoft System Info

ALT+CTRL+F1

Move Text

New

CTRL+N

Next Cell

TAB

Next Field

F11 or ALT+F1

Next Misspelling

ALT+F7

Next Object

ALT+DOWN

Next Window

CTRL+F6 or ALT+F6

Normal

ALT+CTRL+N

Normal Style

CTRL+SHIFT+N or ALT+SHIFT+CLEAR (NUM 5)

Open

CTRL+O or CTRL+F12 or ALT+CTRL+F2

Open or Close Up Para

CTRL+0

Other Pane

F6 or SHIFT+F6

Outline

ALT+CTRL+O

Outline Collapse

ALT+SHIFT+- or ALT+SHIFT+NUM -

Outline Demote

ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT

Outline Expand

ALT+SHIFT+=

Outline Expand

ALT+SHIFT+NUM +

Outline Move Down

ALT+SHIFT+DOWN

Outline Move Up

ALT+SHIFT+UP

Outline Promote

ALT+SHIFT+LEFT

Outline Show First Line

ALT+SHIFT+L

Overtype

INSERT

Page

ALT+CTRL+P

Page Break

CTRL+ENTER

Page Down

PAGE DOWN

Page Down Extend

SHIFT+PAGE DOWN

Page Field

ALT+SHIFT+P

Page Up

PAGE UP

Page Up Extend

SHIFT+PAGE UP

Para Down

CTRL+DOWN

Para Down Extend

CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN

Para Up

CTRL+UP

Para Up Extend

CTRL+SHIFT+UP

Paste

CTRL+V or SHIFT+INSERT

Paste Format

CTRL+SHIFT+V

Prev Cell

SHIFT+TAB

Prev Field

SHIFT+F11 or ALT+SHIFT+F1

Prev Object

ALT+UP

Prev Window

CTRL+SHIFT+F6 or ALT+SHIFT+F6

CTRL+P or CTRL+SHIFT+F12

Print Preview

CTRL+F2 or ALT+CTRL+I

Proofing

Redo

ALT+SHIFT+BACKSPACE

Redo or Repeat

CTRL+Y or F4 or ALT+ENTER

Repeat Find

SHIFT+F4 or ALT+CTRL+Y

Replace

CTRL+H

Reset Char

CTRL+SPACE or CTRL+SHIFT+Z

Reset Para

CTRL+Q

Revision Marks Toggle

CTRL+SHIFT+E

Right Para

CTRL+R

Save

CTRL+S or SHIFT+F12 or ALT+SHIFT+F2

Save As

F12

Select All

CTRL+A or CTRL+CLEAR (NUM 5) or CTRL+NUM 5

Select Table

ALT+CLEAR (NUM 5)

Show All

CTRL+SHIFT+8

Show All Headings

ALT+SHIFT+A

Show Heading1

ALT+SHIFT+1

Show Heading2

ALT+SHIFT+2

Show Heading3 A

LT+SHIFT+3

Show Heading4

ALT+SHIFT+4

Show Heading5

ALT+SHIFT+5

Show Heading6

ALT+SHIFT+6

Show Heading7

ALT+SHIFT+7

Show Heading8

ALT+SHIFT+8

Show Heading9

ALT+SHIFT+9

Shrink Font

CTRL+SHIFT+,

Shrink Font

One Point CTRL+[

Small Caps

CTRL+SHIFT+K

Space Para1

CTRL+1

Space Para15

CTRL+5

Space Para2

CTRL+2

Spike

CTRL+SHIFT+F3 or CTRL+F3

Start of Column

ALT+PAGE UP

Start of Column

ALT+SHIFT+PAGE UP

Start of Doc Extend

CTRL+SHIFT+HOME

Start of Document

CTRL+HOME

Start of Line

HOME

Start of Line Extend

SHIFT+HOME

Start of Row

ALT+HOME

Start of Row

ALT+SHIFT+HOME

Start of Window

ALT+CTRL+PAGE UP

Start of Window Extend

ALT+CTRL+SHIFT+PAGE UP

Style

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Subscript

CTRL+=

Superscript

CTRL+SHIFT+=

Symbol Font

CTRL+SHIFT+Q

Thesaurus

SHIFT+F7

Time Field

ALT+SHIFT+T

Toggle Field Display

SHIFT+F9

Toggle Master Subdocs

CTRL+\

Tool

SHIFT+F1

Un Hang

CTRL+SHIFT+T

Un Indent

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Underline

CTRL+U or CTRL+SHIFT+U

Undo

CTRL+Z or ALT+BACKSPACE

Unlink Fields

CTRL+6 or CTRL+SHIFT+F9

Unlock Fields

CTRL+4 or CTRL+SHIFT+F11

Update Auto Format

ALT+CTRL+U

Update Fields

F9 or ALT+SHIFT+U

Update Source

CTRL+SHIFT+F7

VBCode

ALT+F11

Web Go Back

ALT+LEFT

Web Go Forward

ALT+RIGHT

Word Left

CTRL+LEFT

Word Left Extend

CTRL+SHIFT+LEFT

Word Right

CTRL+RIGHT

Word Right Extend

CTRL+SHIFT+RIGHT

Word Underline

CTRL+SHIFT+W

How to Pass TESDA's Computer Hardware Servicing NC II Exam?

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 06:04:00 +0000

Do I need to pass TESDA's Computer Hardware Servicing NC II Certification Exam?

Not so necessary. TESDA's NC examinations are held to evaluate the work quality of our country's technical-vocational workers. But this evaluation however is used to get quality workers by most of the employers both local and foreign. If you won't be keying for a technical job, you don't have to be a TESDA certified worker. But if you want to have a high paying technical job abroad, a TESDA certification is a MUST. Most employers abroad will only hire TESDA certified workers.

As for computer hardware servicing technicians, it is a MUST. If you are a self professed computer technician and wanting to have your own computer shop, you can not register your shop if you or your worker is not a TESDA Computer Hardware Servicing NC II certified. And if you want to get employed abroad, remember that foreign employers prefer CompTIA+ passer or equivalent like TESDA Computer Hardware Servicing NC II Certification. Since Computer Hardware Servicing NC II examination is readily available, take the exam today and be a computer hardware servicing nc ii certified technician!

Is there a formula or hint to pass Computer Hardware Servicing NC II Exam?

There's none. Why? Because the examination is not definitely the same but strictly follows TESDA's Assessment regulations. How can it not be the same? Because it greatly depends on how a TESDA Assessor conducts the assessment.

Even though the way how the assessment will be conducted is not the same, the regulations are the same. I took the computer hardware servicing nc ii exam a couple of years ago and now that I applied for as an Assessor, the exam is still the same in 2006 and 2010. Here is a list of how things were laid for in the examination.

System Unit Assembly and Disassembly

Occupational Health and Safety Precautions

- Observe this all throughout the examination

DOS Commands (not the true DOS)

- You will be needing this to install win 98

WIN XP Installation

- Installation of the Operating System in another partition aside from C:

Dual OS Installation (we had Win 98 and XP SP 2)

Partition Sizes and Software Installation

- Changing the default installation directory of the applications to be installed

Theoretical Questions both written and oral

- You will be asked about identification and functions of the system unit peripherals and components, troubleshooting techniques and approaches.

Mock Troubleshooting

- You will be given an intentionally defective system unit and identify the trouble and diagnose it

Networking

- You will be crimping a network patch and connect a computer in a network using a switch and share a network printer.

Documentation

- You will be writing down how you did things in the assessment specially with the assembly and disassembly of the system unit and of the mock troubleshooting.

Report

- Make a summary report of the entire assessment.

I just want to make clear that the list provided for is not definite as what will come out in the computer hardware servicing nc ii exam. But sure it does give you a little hunch how the examination will be.

During the examination, you are required to observe troubleshooting safety. Have your own tools and installers (best if you have utilities and driver packs alongside). Use proper troubleshooting attire. Befriend your assessor - he/she wants to help you pass if your deserving enough.

And to be able to pass the examination, you should have adequate theoretical and actual knowledge on computers and computer troubleshooting. The examination revolves on the aspect of computer troubleshooting, so you must have at least some experience in fixing computers to be able to "see" the real world of computer troubleshooting. If you don't have a previous knowledge in fixing computers, see this wonderful blog with lots of examples on how to troubleshoot computers with video, boot, virus, and other computer related problems for free.

For me, file and driver backup should also be included in the exams. As well as employing vista, win 7, and ubuntu for installation. Soldering and voltage testing for power supplies must also be included in the examination. And there are a lot of things to be included yet in the examination.

A newer package of examination should be given by TESDA for the newer computer hardware servicing nc ii technicians but it is also great to have that old package to make passing of the examination easier. :-)

Keyboard Shortcuts for Ubuntu

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:09:00 +0000

You can actually see the keyboard shortcut for Ubuntu if you navigate to System> Preferences> Keyboard Shortcuts on the main menu. But since you want a list, here it is! I have taken this list from the Ubuntu help site.

Desktop Shortcuts

Alt + F1 : Open the Applications menu

Alt + F2 : Run an application by typing its name in the box which appears

Prt Sc : (Print Screen) Take a screenshot of the whole screen

Alt + Prt Sc : Take a screenshot of the current window

Window Shortcuts

Alt + Tab - Switch between currently-open windows. Press Alt + Tab and then release Tab (but continue to hold Alt). Press Tab repeatedly to cycle through the list of available windows which appears on the screen. Release the Alt key to switch to the selected window.

Ctrl + Alt + Left/Right Cursor - Lets you quickly switch between your Workspaces.

These might not work on every machine, but are reasonably common:

Alt+F7 Moves the current window (can be moved with mouse or keyboard).

Alt+F8 Resizes current window (again,can be moved with mouse or keyboard).

Alt+F9 Minimises current window.

Alt+F10 Maximises current window.

Alt+Space Brings up window menu with with 'Always on Top' and 'Minimise' and 'Maximise' and above commands.

These might change depending on the application you're using, but work for most common applications:

Alt+F5 Returns window to 'normal' or previous size.

Alt+F4 Closes window.

Common Application Shorcuts

Ctrl + C : Copy the selected text/object

Ctrl + X : Cut the selected text/object

Ctrl + V : Paste/insert the selected text/object

Ctrl + A : Select all text

Ctrl + B : Make the selected text bold

Ctrl + I : Make the selected text italic

Ctrl + U : Underline the selected text

Ctrl + N : Open a new document or window

Ctrl + S : Save the current document

Ctrl + O : Open another document

Ctrl + P : Print the current document

Ctrl + Z : Undo the last change you made

Ctrl + Shift + Z : Redo a change that you just undid

System Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + Delete : Restart the computer immediately, without saving open files

Ctrl + Alt + Plus (numeric keypad) : Rotate through supported screen resolutions

Ctrl + Alt + Minus (numeric keypad) : Rotate backwards through supported screen resolutions

These shortcuts are taken from the Ubuntu help site.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 04:40:00 +0000

Here is a list of useful keyboard shortcuts for windows. I have taken this list from the support site of Microsoft. These keyboard shortcuts can be used in Win 9x, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista and Win 7 respectively.

Windows system key combinations

F1: Help

CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

ALT+F4: Quit program

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)

Windows program key combinations

CTRL+C: Copy

CTRL+X: Cut

CTRL+V: Paste

CTRL+Z: Undo

CTRL+B: Bold

CTRL+U: Underline

CTRL+I: Italic

Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects

SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands

SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)

ALT+double click: Displays properties

SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General keyboard-only commands

F1: Starts Windows Help

F10: Activates menu bar options

SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object

CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)

CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press

SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager

ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box

ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)

SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature

ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)

CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

ALT+F4: Closes the current window

CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts

For a selected object:

F2: Rename object

F3: Find all files

CTRL+X: Cut

CTRL+C: Copy

CTRL+V: Paste

SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin

ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object

To copy a file

Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.

To create a shortcut

Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General folder/shortcut control

F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

F5: Refreshes the current window.

F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

CTRL+Z: Undo the last command

CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Windows Explorer tree control

Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection

Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection

Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.

RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child

LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Properties control

CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs

Accessibility shortcuts

Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off

Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off

Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off

Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

Windows Logo: Start menu

Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box

Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

Windows Logo+F1: Help

Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders

Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer

CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons

Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box

Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed

Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows

Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager

Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel

Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard

Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box

Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box

Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)

Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys

Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off

Dialog box keyboard commands

TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box

SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box

SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.

ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)

ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button

ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

These shortcuts were taken from Microsoft's Support Site.

Autoplay Favorite Sound on Clicking your USB Flashdrive | Thumbdrive

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:59:00 +0000

Do you ever wish to have your favorite mp3 play as you click on the icon of your USB Flashdrive? Yes at last! As I tried "googling" for quite some time I wasn't able to find one tutorial on the net how to autoplay sound upon clicking your flashdrive icon. Now I made one! It might not be perfect but it works on XP. It works by creating 2 files : the autorun.inf file and a batch file. See how I made it.

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The Batch File

1. Open notepad by pressing Win+R then type in "notepad" in the box (no quotations)

2. In your notepad, copy the following code:

--- Start Copy

@ECHO OFF

start /MIN ding.wav

exit

--- Stop Copy

"ding.wav" is the name of the sound file which you want to play upon clicking on your flashdrive. You may replace it with something like "solo.mp3" or "smooth.mp3" or even your voice recording in wave format. The sound file that you wish to play with autorun should be saved in the root directory of your USB Flashdrive.

3. Save the file as "ding.bat" (with quotations) or "my sound.bat" as long as the .bat extension and the quotations remain upon saving. Save this file in the root directory of your flashdrive.

The Autorun.inf File

1. Open notepad again.

2. Copy the following code:

--- Start Copy

[autorun]

open=ding.bat

action=Run This Ding Program

shell\open\command=ding.bat

label=drokz

--- Stop Copy

"ding.bat" is the name of your batch file

"drokz" is the name of your flashdrive which you can replace of course.

3. Save this file as "autorun.inf" (with quotations) in the root directory of your USB flashdrive.

4. Also save the sound file that you wish to include in your autorun file.

5. Enjoy!

Do comment about this very cool USB Flashdrive sound autoplay trick!!

Putting Background Picture in Your USB Flashdrive | Thumbdrive

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:13:00 +0000

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Putting a picture background for your flashdrive is a cool customization usb trick! You may have your own picture or any favorite picture to be placed as the background of your USB flashdrive. This is done by putting or copying your picture in root directory of your USB Flashdrive or thumbdrive. Also to be copied is a file called "desktop.ini" file. Follow the steps below to have your USB Flashdrive or thumbdrive a cool picture background!

Adding a Picture in your Flashdrive

1. Copy a picture into your flashdrive. Remember the filename and the file extension of your picture as picture may come as "my pic.jpg" or "my pic.gif"

2. The best picture background for your USB Flashdrive is a picture having a solid plain fill like white, black, dark blue, or any other safer colors. Having high contrast picture as a background can only cause a "trashy" look and will make you find or select your files difficult.

Adding the Desktop.ini file to your Flashdrive

1. Open Notepad by pressing Win+R then type inside the box "notepad" (without the quotation)

2. As the Notepad window appears, copy the following codes below

--- start copy

[{BE098140-A513-11D0-A3A4-00C04FD706EC}]

iconarea_image=my pic.jpg

iconarea_text=0x75F85B

--- stop copy

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"my pic.jpg" should be replaced with the name of your picture and its file extension

"0x75F85B" if the text color in Hex. See here for the list of the available colors.

** use ox(hex color value) like 0xFAFBFA for white or 0x75F85B for green

3. Save this in your USB flashdrive as "desktop.ini" (with the quotations)

4. Unplug then replug your flashdrive.

5. Enjoy!

Do comment guys for this cool USB Flashdrive Picture Background Trick!!!

Customizing USB Flashdrive Icon in My Computer

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:03:00 +0000

Funny how we want to make some custom icon for our USB Flashdrive. We can have our faces or any image as an icon instead of that boring default icon for your USB Flashdrive. This USB Flashdrive trick can have your choice of a customized icon that can either be downloaded or use Iconfx to create you own customized icons. Follow these simple steps to create one great customized USB Flashdrive icon! This USB Flashdrive trick is simple yet rocks!

Using MsPaint to create the icon

1. We will first create a customized icon. A 32x32 pixel icon can be simply made using Ms Paint. To open Ms Paint, press Win+R then type in "mspaint" (without quotes)

2. What we will be doing in this example is to "create" a Recycle Bin icon. We will simply copy its image by showing the desktop (Win+D) then press the "PrintScreen" button of your keyboard. Pressing the "PrintScreen" button will copy the full screen image by which we will be pasting this image in MsPaint later.

3. Go to the MsPaint Window and press CTRL+V to paste in the image of the whole screen. Use the "Select" tool to crop an image of the pasted picture. As said earlier, We will be using the Recycle Bin image as the icon. Crop the Recycle Bin image tightly.

4. After finishing to crop, press CTRL+X then CTRL+N to open new Ms Paint Window and press CTRL+V to paste in the newly cropped image. Set the image attribute by pressing CTRL+E and type in 32 for the width and 32 for the height and click OK. Save the file in your USB Flashdrive root directory with the filename as "my icon.ico" (with quotations ~ don't ask! :-] ).

5. Next is to make an Autorun.inf file. Go to "Run" or press Win+R, then in the box type in "notepad" (without quotes). In your notepad window, copy the following code:

start copy

--------

[autorun]

icon=my icon.ico

--------

end copy

6. Save this file in your USB Flashdrive root directory as "Autorun.inf" (with quotations)

7. Remove your flash drive and plug it back and there you go! :-)

Using the Downloaded Icon

1. Download your favorite icon and save it in your USB Flashdrive.

2. Copy the following code and save it as "autorun.inf" (with quotations)

start copy

--------

[autorun]

icon=my icon.ico

--------

end copy

3. Replace the "my icon.ico" to the name of your downloaded icon name. Ex "face.ico"

4. Unplug then replug your USB Flashdrive and see what happens!

If you want to create your own icon use IconFx.

Hope you like this USB Flashdrive trick!

How to Set System Restore in XP

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:24:00 +0000

Setting System Restore should be practiced before making any changes in your computer specially if you're dealing with the registry. What is needed in System Restore is the a little space of your hard drive (which by the way you can adjust the size by going to system properties, then to the System Restore Tab) and choosing a Restoration Point. So, here it is done.

1. Go to "Run" and type : %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

2. The restore dialogue box appears and it will ask you what task will you perform. You should choose "Create Restoration Point".

3. Then you are asked to write a restoration name. You can just write anything like "Before changing the registry" or something like that. Then click the button "Create". Wait for a minute or so then you're done!

4. So if ever you made something like editing the registry or installing a game or other software and made your system to crash, then you can just revert by rolling back the action using System Restore. To do so, open System Restore ( Go to "Run", type %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe) and as the System Restore dialog box appears choose "Restore my computer at an earlier time". Just follow the instructions then.

Preventing Programs to Run on Startup

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:13:00 +0000

We usually prevent programs to run at startup using the msconfig (go to "run" then type msconfig). We can also prevent some programs to run at startup using the Registry Editor. Before editing the registry, be sure to have it backed up and have set system restore. Here's how we prevent programs to run at startup.

1. Navigate to : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

2. At the right pane, you will see listed programs that run at startup. You can remove a program or programs by simply clicking right on the program string value and choose delete.

3. Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer.

Turning On or Off XP's Removable Drive Autorun

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Autoruns are used by virus coders to launch their virus via removable drives. Upon inserting our thumbdrive, the autorun program kicks in automatically run any program with an autorun attribute. To be able to disable the autorun feature of the programs temporarily, we can hold down the "Shift" key then plug in your thumbdrive until it will be identified and loaded in to your system.

But if you want to permanently disable autoruns, follow the steps below:

1. We are going to have some registry edits. So please be careful in doing so because sometimes the effects are irreversible.

2.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer\ "NoDrivePathAutorun"

3. Click twice on the "NoDrivePathAutorun" and you should see the default string value of 95 0 0 0, just change the first value 95 to 91.

4. Restart your computer.

Changing the Default Location for Program Installation

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:35:00 +0000

You always wanted to change or customize the location of the programs you are to install. Perhaps if you'd like to put the programs you are to install in a folder called "My Programs" in another directory other than C:\ like D:\. To be able to do this, we must make some changes or "tweaks" in the registry. Just follow the simple things below to get the job done nice and easy. :-)

1. Go to Start then click "Run". In the open field of "Run" type in without quotes "regedit" and navigate to :

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

2. Look at the left pane of the Registry Editor window then search for and open "ProgramFilesDir".

3. In the "Value Data" box change the default installation location by typing in the new location for Prgram Installation like D:\My Programs

4. Log off or Restart your Computer.

Try installing a new program and see if the program installs in D:\My Programs. :-)

Blocking Websites using Hosts File in Vista or Xp

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 23:28:00 +0000

Do you like to restrict your friends or a brother or sister access certain websites? You may not have to use third party programs to do the job. Whatever reasons you have to block a site or websites, I'm glad to share this tut I have learned from others. Share this tut as well or refer this blog to others. If you have another way to block a site, please do share it to us.

Blocking Websites using Hosts File in Vista or Xp

1. Let us assume we are going to block our blogsite http://www.clhidohardware.blogspot.com from any web browser you have. If we are to block a specific site, we must indicate the possible urls a user might write on the address bar like clhidohardware.com, http://clhidohardware.blogspot.com, wwww.clhidohardware.blogspot.com. These possible urls must be screened or filtered from the Hosts File.

2. Go to "Run" and type in "cmd". And in the command prompt type this in without quotes net user administrator /active:yes . This will give you administrative rights to be able to do the tweaks.

3. Go to "Run" from the Start button and type in "Drivers" ( without the quotes )

4. As the Drivers window pops out, go to folder "etc".

5. Inside folder "etc", open file "Hosts"

6. Open file Hosts with notepad.

7. Do you see "127.0.0.1 localhost", add up below it like:

127.0.0.1 www.clhidohardware.blogspot.com
127.0.0.1 http://clhidohardware.blogspot.com
127.0.0.1 clhidohardware.blogspot.com

8. Save the file. Try opening a browser and type in either of the three urls to test if it screens the address. If it opens, then it hasn't able to block the urls you entered in the Hosts file. Try using 0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1 in the Hosts file.

Hope you successfully screened off the sites you wish to block. :-)

Hiding and Preventing Access to Your Hard Drive using "Group Policy"

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:30:00 +0000

Preventing Access to Drives in My Computer Using Group Policy

Hiding Drives in My Computer using group Policy

There are times you need to hide a drive in your computer or prevent other people from accessing it. This is very useful if the computer you are using can also be accessed by your co-worker or your family members and you wish they can't see the drive where the contents are or simply they won't be able to access a certain drive. That sounds so good right? You won't be needing any third party programs to do the trick! All you need to do is follow these simple instruction. And then later, you will be able to do the hiding and preventing access to your hard drive like a breeze.

A. Press Win+R, as the "run" box appears type in "gpedit.msc" without quotes.

B. The Group Policy window should now appear. Navigate to User Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Windows Explorer then on the Left Pane of the window search for " Prevent Access to Drives in My Computer " and click radio button on "Enabled" and below the options select the drive you wish to Prevent Access from using the Drop Down Menu and click "OK"

C. If you want to Hide a certain drive in My Computer, look for "Hide these specified drives in My Computer" which is just above the "Prevent Access to Drives in My Computer" option. Again, all you need to do is enable the option and choose the drive you wish to hide.

D. Press F5 Key and you should see the results immediately.

If you have problems with this, please comment. :-)

Change and Replace the "Start" Button Text with your name

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:11:00 +0000

( Tested on WIN XP -= Use trick at your own risk! =- )

Have you ever wanted to to change the word "Start" in the Start Button of Win XP but could not figure out how? Changing it is so easy, you dont have to be a geek to do so. All you need to have is a program called Resource Hacker and a brain to follow some instruction. Sounds easy right?

What we are going to do is to change the text which happens to be "Start" of the start button. We can only do this so if we alter the text of the explorer shell ( explorer.exe ) with the help of ResHack ( Resource Hacker ). Then after doing so, we need to change the string value of the Shell by typing in the name of the edited explorer.exe file. Lets get started!

A. Download the Resource Hacker Program and save it on your desktop.

B. After successfully downloaded ResHack, we will navigate to the system32 folder of the Windows Directory. We can easily access the directory by opening "Run" and type in "%systemroot%" without the quotes. It should display something like c:\WINDOWS or D:\WINDOWS but by default the root is C:. Once you are at the WINDOWS directory, look for the file named "explorer.exe" and create a backup of it and save it on your desktop.

C. Now, we need to terminate explorer.exe by ending its process at the Task Manager. Click right on the taskbar and then t "Task Manager". Alternately, you may use key combinations as CTRL+SHIFT+ESC. Go then to the "Processes" Tab and look for explorer.exe. Once explorer.exe is found, click right on it and choose "End Process Tree"

D. We now need to open Resource Hacker. Go to "Applications" Tab, then to "New Task" which is situated at the lower right portion of the window. Once clicked, you will see a "Create new task" window. Noticeably, a "Browse" button should be clicked and navigate to your desktop and click on ResHack to open it.

E. Editing of Explorer.exe will now be possible using Resource Hacker. To do so, just go to "File", then "Open" and locate the Explorer.exe file in the C:\WINDOWS or the WINDOWS Directory of another partition.

F. In the left Panel of the Resource Hacker, navigate to "String Table". Inside "String Table", go to Folder 37 then click on 1033. On the right pane, double click on the word START of line 578 and once START is highlighted type in any word you wish to replace it like Clhido. Then Click on the "Compile Script" button then go to "File" and click on "Save as" to save the edit as "testing". Exit

G. Again, go to "Task Manager" and open "New Task" then type in "regedit" ( without quotes ).

H. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon then double click on the "Shell" String Value and replace "Explorer.exe" to "testing.exe" then click ok.

I. Log Off or Restart Computer

J. Comment or link this blog to help share the trick. :-)

http://clhidohardware.blogspot.com

Changing Windows Properties Logo

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:23:00 +0000

Sometimes, you want to make some personal touches on your Windows System Properties Box with a big label of your name. Luckily windows grants us to make these changes by simple creation of the logo and some ini file for additional info about the label. I got this great tweak from the windows help central page and laid out things very easy for to follow. So here it is.

A. First you need to create two things, your bmp logo and the info. Your logo should have a size of 180 x 120 pixels (180 for width and 120 for height ) and save it as a bmp (bitmap). You can make out a logo plainly from mspaint. ;-) Then, save your logo as oemlogo.bmp

B. Now having a 180 x 120 bmp logo, make an oem info by copying the text below. Do edits on the text below to suit your personal touches. Open notepad ( press win+r then type notepad ) then copy below

=== start copy below ===

[General]

Manufacturer=Windows Help Central

Model=ShowCase

[Support Information]

Line1=" "

Line2=" For tricks and other help:"

Line3=""

Line4=" This part will change the info wgich is customizable"

Line5=" Windows XP Tips by clhidohardware "

Line6=" You may add something here..."

Line7=""

Line8=" write your email here.."

Line9=" or your number maybe...."

Line10=""

Line11=""

Line12=" http://www.clhidohardware.com/"

=== stop copy ===

Save this file as "oeminfo.ini" (weird but please include the quotations") and choose "all" in the file type. You can find the contents of your ini file if the Support Information button is clicked.

C. Now having the two files, copy both the oeminfo.ini and oemlogo.bmp files.

D. Press Win+R and in the "open" box, type in system32

E. As the System32 window opens, paste in the files.

F. Log off

G. Log back in. Go to your start menu and click right on "My Computer" and choose "properties". You should see your logo and info by now. :-)

Please do comment. :-) Suggest a Tip or ask a question likewise to help us answer your needs.

Hiding Document Files in a Picture Using WinRar and Simple Commands

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sat, 29 May 2010 03:08:00 +0000

(Tested on XP by the Computer Hardware Servicing Students of CLHIDO)

Extracting secret.txt file form the clhido.jpg picture

Ever wanted to keep your files from being publicly seen in your home computer? You don't have to buy a third party program to be able to do so. It is free and relatively easy to do. In order to hide document files in a picture, you must have a picture a file or document to be "embedded" and WinRar. Palihug tawon sabta ang instructions ha? Kay if you can't follow such instructions you might find it difficult hiding a document in a picture. So here it is!

Secret.txt and clhido.jpg saved in folder "img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASK4vh6Ng1WDveLBUk0r_r1jISnSmQ4_RCCEc7DOBZYttIZcTt2M-OOUkMbRT9pEOBOTa2Rd5wBoqgnh1nQDPapQ0iGBKRMUhkLbdJvP2qjkSkJXWYNyu1vSITkDdZ1shkbPbfTUR1_DQ/s800/merging%20files.JPG"

A. Make a folder in drive c: . Let us assume we'll make a folder called "drokz"

B. Locate the picture and the file you wish to "merge" (kay dili man jud siya i-merge mao akong gibutangan ug quotations) and copy those two files to the folder you have just created in c:. Let us assume I have secret.txt and clhido.jpg files.

C. Inside the folder with the copied files, click right on the secret.txt and add choose add to "secret.rar" (will later become "secret.rar")

D. Press Win+R then type in "cmd" (without quotes) to open the Command Prompt.

E. In the command prompt, type in "c:" ( if your already at c:, type in "cd\" to bring you to the root directory )

F. Go to your your folder by typing in "cd drokz". Once already inside directory "drokz", type in "dir" to check if the two files are available.

G. Once available, type this in : "copy /b clhido.jpg + secret.rar" ( /b indicates the binary file switch )

H. Your Done! :-) You may now delete secret.txt and secret.rar from folder "drokz" of Drive C:. You may not be able to see secret.txt anymore but you know it is already "embedded" in the clhido.jpg file.

To extract the hidden file from your Picture

A. Click right on the picture ( clhido.jpg ) and select "Open With" then click "Choose Program" then finally select WinRar.

B. You will then see a winrar window and see inside it the file secret.txt and you may extract it then. :-)

Do Comment if something goes wrong.... :-)

FREE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSE CLHIDO

noreply@blogger.com (drey razon) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:40:00 +0000

CLHIDO FREE VOCATIONAL HARDWARE SERVICING COURSE

The City Livelihood and Home Industries Development Office (CLHIDO) is offering different free vocational courses for aiding the unemployed youths and adults in Dumaguete City. One of the many free courses includes PC Operation and PC Hardware Servicing.

The PC Hardware Servicing blog is intended for the usage of the incoming and outgoing students of CLHIDO. Tips, guides, and procedures are freely available here for students and the general public. However, some tools (Software) provided by this blog is limited with respect to its developers.

Here also included are office activities, troubleshooting reports (reports returned after OJT and other troubleshooting procedure related), exchange of thoughts and experience, and other extensible technical and non-technical help. CLHIDO is first in its class offering free vocational training in the City of Dumaguete since 1964 and is proudly recognized by TESDA.