Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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\Update3. Set the value name "UpdateMode" to 1...

Speed up Detailed view in Explorer

If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" viewhere is a tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes:Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details" mode shows various attributesassociated with each file shown. Some of these must be retrieved from theindividual files when you click on the directory for viewing.For a directory with numerous...

Shutdown XP Faster

When a user shuts down Windows XP, first the system has to kill all servicescurrently running. Every once in a while the service does not shut downinstantly and windows gives it a change to shut down on its own before it kills it. This amount of time that windows waits is stored in the system registry.If you modify this setting, then windows will kill the service earlier. To...

To install sp1 on a pirated copy of XP

THE FOLLWING STEPS U HAV TO DO:- open regedit- browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\wpaevents- double-click OOBETimer- remove the 'ca' part from it by pressing HOME and then DEL (on keyboard)- click OK- close regedit- start -> run- type in: C:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a- choose the 2nd option (phone activation)- click Change product...

Speed up the Start Menu

The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing a Registry Key. Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelayBy default, the value is 400. Change this to a smaller value, such as 0, to speed it up.Speed up the Start Menu (Part two)==================================If...

Use your Windows Key

The Windows logo key, located in the bottom row of most computer keyboards is a little-used treasure. Don't' ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following commands:Windows: Display the Start menuWindows + D: Minimize or restore all windowsWindows + E: Display Windows ExplorerWindows + F: Display Search for filesWindows + Ctrl + F: Display Search for computerWindows +...

Change Web Page Font Size on the Fly

If your mouse contains a wheel for scrolling, you can change font size on the fly when viewing a Web page. To do so:Press and hold Ctrl. Scroll down (or towards yourself) to enlarge the font size. Scroll up (or away from yourself) to reduce the font size.You might find it useful to reduce font size when printing a Web page, so that you can fit more content on the pa...

How do I get the "Administrator" name on Welcome Screen?

To get Admin account on the "Welcome Screen" as well as the other usernames, make sure that there are no accounts logged in.Press "ctrl-alt-del" twice and you should be able to login as administrator!finally worked for me after I found out that all accounts have to be logged out fir...