Increase hard disk speed

To speed up your hard disk speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer's memory .

Do this trick if you have 256MB RAM or higher.

Follow these steps:

• Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command.

• Expand the system.ini file window.

• Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].

• Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type Irq14=4096

• This line IS CASE SENSITIVE.

• Click on the File menu, then choose Save.

• Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.

keyboard shortcuts 3

* SHIFT+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.



* ALT+ SPACEBAR - Display the System menu for the active window.



* CTRL+ ESC - Display the Start menu.



* ALT+ Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Carry out the corresponding demand.



* F10 - Activate the menu bar in the active program.



* RIGHT ARROW - Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.



* LEFT ARROW - Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.



* F5 - Refresh the active window.



* BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My computer or Windows Explorer.



* ESC - Cancel the current task.



* SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-Rom drive - Prevent the CD from automatically playing.



* Windows Key - Display or hide the Start menu.



* Windows Key+ BREAK - Display the System Properties dialog box.



* Windows Key+ D - Show the desktop.



* Windows Key+ M - Minimize all windows.



* Windows Key+ Shift+ M - Restores minimized windows.



* Windows Key+ E - Open My Computer.



* Windows Key+ F - Search for a file or folder.



* CTRL+ Windows Key+ F - Search for computers.



* Windows Key+F1 - Display Windows Help.



* Windows Key+ L - Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.



* Windows Key+ R - Open the Run dialog box.



* Windows Key+ U - Open Utility Manager.

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* CTRL+ RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.



* CTRL+ LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.



* CTRL+ DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.



* CTRL+ UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.



* CTRL+ SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text.



* SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop,or select text within a document.



* CTRL+ A - Select all.



* F3 - Search for a file or folder.



* ALT+ ENTER - View properties for the selected item.



* ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program.



* ALT+ Enter - Displays the properties of the selected object.



* ALT+ SPACEBAR - Opens the shortcut menu for the active window.



* CTRL+F4 - close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.



* ALT+ TAB - Switch between open items.



* ALT+ ESC - Cycle through items in the order they were opened.



* F6 - Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.



* F4 - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

keyboard shortcuts 1

* CTRL+ TAB - Move forward through tabs.



* CTRL+ SHIFT + TAB - Move backward through tabs.



* TAB - Move forward through options.



* SHIFT+ TAB - Move backward through options.



* ALT+ Underlined letter - Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.



* ENTER - Carry out the command for the active option or button.



* SPACEBAR - Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.



* Arrow keys - Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.



* F1 - Display help.



* F4 - Display the items in the active list.



* BACKSPACE - Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.



* CTRL + C - Copy



* CTRL+ X - Cut



* CTRL+ V - Paste



* CTRL+ Z - Undo



* DELETE - Delete



* SHIFT+ DELETE - Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin



* CTRL while dragging an item - Copy selected item.



* CTRL+ SHIFT while dragging an item - Create shortcut to selected item.



* F2 - Rename selected item.

Delete An Undeletable File

* Click the Start Button.



* Click All Programs followed by Accessories.



* In the Accessories drop down menu click Command Prompt.



* The Command Prompt window will now open.



* Close all other programs that are running with the exception of the Command Prompt.



* Now click Start and then Run.



* In the Run dialog box type: taskmgr.exe.



* In the Task Manager window click on the Processes tab.



* From the processes list highlight Explorer.exe and then click the End Process button.



* Don't close the Task Manager window, leave it open. You should have the Command Prompt and the Task Manager window open.



* Now return to the Command Prompt window and change the directory to the directory that contains the file(s) you wish to delete.



* At the Command Prompt type: del (filename) (where the (filename) is the name of the file you want to delete).



* Press Enter to delete the file.



* Now go back to the Task Manager window.



* Click File>New Task.



* In the New task dialog box type: explorer.exe.



* Finally close the Task Manager Window and the Command Prompt Window.

The simplest way to backup your registry

• Close all programs running on your desktop

• Then go to Start

• Go to Run and type regedit and hit okay. This will open this program:

• Go to File --->Export...This will open a box where you can save this backup registry file.

• Give it a file name and save it to a folder. Make sure the Export range is selected as ALL

• Now that you have it backed up its very easy to restore, just do everything you did but when you want to restore it, just go to File--->Import--->Select the backup file and click okay...this will restore you registry back to the default.

Convert FAT to NTFS file system

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.
Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.

In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.

At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.

Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.

Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command.

Pop Up a message when your system starts

Pop Up a message when your system starts.


Pop up banner which can contain any message you want to display just before a user
log in.



Go to the key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Polic
ies\System.



Now create a new string Value in the right pane named LegalNoticeCaption and enter
the value that you want to see in the Menu Bar (e.g- Back again).


Now create yet another new string value and name it LegalNoticeText. Modify it and insert the message you want to display (e.g- I am glad you are back)

Each time Windows boots. This can be effectively used to display the company's private policy or company's Name each time the user logs in.

Change “AM” and “PM” displayed near the System Clock

Replace the AM or PM next to the system time.

You can add "Day" and "Night" or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less.

Open the RegEdit and
navigate to the following registry key:

KEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\International.

Add two new String values, "s1159" and "s2359". Most probably those keys will be already present. If it is not there then create them.

Right click the 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 .

Do not use this tip if you are using any software during the trial period as it will corrupt the trial license.

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Change the text on the Start button

• Download "Resource Hacker" tool from http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

• Then make a backup copy of the file explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer. Place it in a folder somewhere on your hard drive where it will be safe. Start Resource Hacker and open explorer.exe located at C:\Windows\explorer.exe

• The category we are going to be using is String Table. Expand it by clicking the plus sign then navigate down to and expand string 37 followed by highlighting 1033. If you are using the Classic Layout rather than the XP Layout, use number 38. The right hand pane will display the stringtable . We’re going to modify item 578, currently showing the word “start” just as it displays on the current Start button.

• There is no magic here. Just double click on the word “start” so that it’s highlighted, making sure the quotation marks are not part of the highlight. They need to remain in place, surrounding the new text that you’ll type. Go ahead and type your new entry.
  

• Click Compile Script and then save the altered file using the Save As command on the File Menu. Do not use the Save command – Make sure to use the Save As command and choose a name for the file. Save the newly named file to C:\Windows.

• Now that the modified explorer.exe has been created it’s necessary to modify the registry so the file will be recognized when the user logs on to the system. If you don’t know how to access the registry , go to Start Run and type regedit in the Open: field. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\ Winlogon

• Double click the Shell entry to open the Edit String dialog box . In Value data: line, enter the name that was used to save the modified explorer.exe file. Click OK.

• Close Registry Editor and reboot the system . If all went as planned you should see your new Start button with the revised text.

• But , But But let me tell you one thing after this trick your start menu -search option will not work . Rest everything on your computer will remain stable. Well if you don't use search option then then this trick is for you. Just write your name instead of "start" and showoff. Remember not to change the word more than 5 characters .

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Install Windows Media Player 11 without actvating windows

• First install Winzip on your computer. Then ,

• Download Windows Media Player 11

• Go to this link and download it http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displaylang=en&qstechnology=

• The file you downloaded should be named "wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe"

• Right click on the downloaded file and because you have winzip installed, Click on Extract to Folder.

• Now you will get a folder called wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu

• In that folder you will see two setup files "wmfdist11" and "wmp11". we just have to do with these two files.

• First run " wmfdist11"

• After installation is finished then run " wmp11"

• This will install Windows Media Player 11 and thus it will not ask for any activation .

• Once you finish the install, reboot and have a working Windows Media Player 11 that will not require activation on a non-activated XP install. ENJOY...............:-)

• If you have any difficulty in installing just post a comment.

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Fasten your Start menu

First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.



In Registry Editor panel go to the path:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelay



By default the value "MenuShowDelay=400", but you can set value between 0 to 400. Now put the value "MenuShowDelay"=0 to speed up.




Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.



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Rename Recycle bin

1. Click Start / Run


2. Type regedit and press enter.


3. Open the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder


4. Open the CLSID folder


5. Open the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} folder


6. Open the ShellFolder folder


7. Change the "Attributes" data value from "40 01 00 20" to "50 01 00 20". Once completed change the "CallForAttributes" dword value to "0x00000000" (double-click and change value data to 0). You must change both of these values to get the rename to appear.



After performing the above steps you will be able to rename the icon like any other icon. Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on the desktop and click Rename and rename it to whatever you wish.


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Speed up your firefox browser

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:



network.http.pipeliningnetwork.http.proxy.pipeliningnetwork.http.pipelining.maxrequests




Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.



2. Alter the entries as follows:



Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"



Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"



Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.



3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.



If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.



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Stopping Unneeded Startup Services

Along with the core operating system and programs that Windows XP runs when it
starts, there is also a host of services involved. Many of these services are necessary
for Windows XP to operate correctly. However, many of them are for features in
Windows XP that you may not use at all. You can disable any
service that you do not want to run. The fewer services that run, the more quickly
Windows XP will boot.


To reduce the number of services that start on bootup, you can access two differentareas of Windows XP.


-- The first is the System Configuration Utility. You can do that by entering the
command “msconfig” in the run menu.
Start  Run  “msconfig” (without quotes) Hit Enter
The Services tab shows you the services that start when the computer
boots. You can stop a service from starting by simply clearing the check box
next to the service and clicking OK.


-- However, before you do so, there is another way to disable services that you
may prefer because the interface gives you more information about the service
in question.


-- Open Control Panel Aministrative Tools Services or
Start  Run  “services.msc” Hit Enter


Take a quick look at common services you may want to live without:
Automatic Updates: This service enables Windows XP to check the Web
automatically for updates. If you don't want to use Automatic Updates, you can
disable the service.


Computer Browser: If your computer is not on a network, you don't need this service.
If you are on a network, leave it alone.


DHCP Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service. If you are on
a small workgroup, you can still increase boot time by configuring manual IP.


DNS Client: If you are not on a network, you do not need this service.


Error Reporting and Event Log: You don't have to use these services but they can be
very helpful, so I would leave them configured as automatic.


Fax: If you don't use your computer for fax services, you can disable this one.


Help and Support: Disable if you never use the Windows XP Help and Support
Center.


IMAPI CD-Burning COM: This service enables you to burn CDs on your computer.
If you never burn CDs, you can disable the service without any second thoughts.


Indexing Service: Your computer keeps an index of all the files. But if you rarely
search for files, the service is just a resource hog. You can stop it


Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing: If you do not use these features, plz
disable.


Infrared Monitor: If you do not use infrared devices, you can disable this service.


Messenger: This service sends alert messages on a local area network (it is not the
same as Windows Messenger). If you are not on a network, you can disable this
service.


Print Spooler: If you do not do any printing from the computer, you can disable this
service. If you print, make sure you leave it as automatic.


Remote Registry: This service allows remote users to modify the Registry on your
computer. If you are not on a network, you can disable this service.


System Restore Service: This service allows you to use System Restore. If you have
turned off System Restore anyway, you do not need to turn off the service.


Themes: If you do not use themes, you can disable this service.


Windows Image Acquisition: If you do not use scanners or digital cameras, you can
disable.


Wireless Zero Configuration: If do not use wireless networking devices, you can
disable.

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