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Use System Restore When Windows Won’t Start 2008-07-09 09:45:00 When your computer is going haywire, SystemRestore
can be a virtual lifesaver.
But what if your high-tech troubles are so severe that Windows
can’t even start
up? In that case, try using the Safe Mode with Command Prompt to access
System Restore:
1. After turning on your computer, press the F8 key several times until
the Windows Advanced Options Menu screen appears.
2. Use the up or down Read more:Start
HHOW TO | Refrain Access From a Drive or Folder in Vista 2008-08-02 09:31:00 today a noob asked me on yahoo that how to simply stop someone from accessing a particular drive or folder ! without setting up parental controls on their User Account !
Well the first thing i said was to have Parental Controls Setup ! he said it might be that my parents access the Drive and they think that i hae some Adult natured Content !
So the Best thing to do is to Go to the Properties of Read more:Access
, Folder
, Vista
Partitioning your hard drive in Windows Vista 2008-08-01 07:25:00 Partitioning your hard drive
in WindowsVista
By Rajbir Singh [via Techies Realm]
I’ve been asked by many of my friends about partitioning their computer’s hard disk drive. The question is how to partition it & which application is to be used. This question is also asked on most of the forums particularly by new notebook owners. Most of the new notebooks come with Windows Vista
pre-insta Read more:hard drive
Firefox 3- Use any oldest extension or theme! 2008-07-24 08:32:00 It may be Possible some one already know it, But My Method is More easy and straightforward
Many of us now currently using the firefox 3.
No doubt the firefox is now a No. 1 browser. One of the most important thing which makes
firefox browser great is its extensions.
Extensions and themes are so important for increasing the capability of firefox.
Many of us already have stored a large collection Read more:Firefox
Convert a .bat or a .vbs file into an executable .exe file without any software 2008-07-24 08:28:00 Just Follow the steps and convert a .bat or a .vbs file into an executable .exe.
Step 1.Navigate to C:\Windows\System32 and locate the file named IEXPRESS.EXE
Step 2.Double Click to launch IEXPRESS.EXE or just type & enter iexpress.exe in start>run box.
Step 3.You will be presented with the initial welcome screen and be given two choices. Select “Create new Self Extraction Directive fil Read more:Convert
Windows logo key - Common keyboard shortcuts 2008-08-31 09:15:00 Windows logo key - Commonkeyboard
shortcuts
Add again from previous Windows Shortcuts (Part 1) and Windows Shortcuts (Part 2)
and CTRL key - Common keyboard shortcuts also ALT key - Common keyboard shortcuts
Windows logo key
Opens the Windows Start menu.
Windows logo key+BREAK
Opens the System Properties item in Control Panel.
Windows logo key+D
Shows or hides the desktop.
Windows logo Read more:Windows
ALT key - Common keyboard shortcuts 2008-08-31 09:09:00 ALT key - Commonkeyboard
shortcuts
Just another add from Windows Shortcuts (Part 1) and Windows Shortcuts (Part 2)
and CTRL key - Common keyboard shortcuts
ALT+F4
Closes an open program or, from the Windows desktop, enables you to shut down or restart Windows.
ALT+Enter
In Windows Explorer and My Computer, displays the Properties sheet for a selected file.
In the MS-DOS command prompt
CTRL key - Common keyboard shortcuts 2008-08-31 09:02:00 CTRL key - Commonkeyboard
shortcuts
This post just for add the previous post Windows Shortcuts (Part 1) and Windows Shortcuts (Part 2)
CTRL+A Select all
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+F Find
CTRL+H Replace
CTRL+I Italics
CTRL+N New
CTRL+O Open
CTRL+P Print
CTRL+S Save
CTRL+U Single underline
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+Y Redo typing
CTRL+Z Undo typing
CTRL+F4 Closes the active file
Change Your Windows Vista Boot Screen 2008-10-12 10:56:00 Tired of seeing the same old WindowsVista
logo every time you start Windows Vista
? Here’s how you can replace it with any one you want—for free. Start Windows Vista. Stare at the same boring boot screen you’ve seen approximately 6986,56 times.Ho-hum. Another day of computing. It doesn’t need to be that way. You can create your own boot screen for Windows Vista, or use a graphic you find o Read more:Change
Create a Screensaver Shortcut 2008-10-10 01:21:00 Another time-saving technique is to create a desktop shortcut to your favorite
screensaver.That way, if you need to step away from your computer, you can use
the shortcut to launch the screensaver immediately. Follow these steps:
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows.
2. Select Search.
3. The Windows Search Companion opens. If the Search Companion is
in standard mode, Read more:Screensaver
Allow for the Administrator Account on the Welcome Screen 2008-10-08 08:29:00 If you use the Administrator account statement only when you ask to execute
administrator tasks, enable the Administrator account on the Welcome
screen.
Another way to enhance the bootup action is to enable the Administrator
account on the Welcome screen. Enabling the Administrator account allows
you to log on as an administrator when you need to, and to log on as a
standard user or as a guest Read more:Allow
, Account
Allow for a particular Program to Start When the Computer Boots 2008-10-04 21:10:00 Whenever you use a particular
program everyday, such as Outlook or Outlook
Express, configure it to open automatically at bootup.
Now that you’ve killed what you don’t need at bootup, you are ready to
add some things you do need. If you always use a specific program when
you start your computer, such as Outlook Express, Microsoft Word, or
Adobe Photoshop, you can configure that program to open Read more:Allow
, Program
, Start
, Computer
, Boots
Running Scandisk with Windows XP 2008-10-25 10:36:00 Follow these steps to run Scandisk with Windows
XP.
1. Double-click My Computer.
2. Right-click your C: drive and click Properties.
3. Click the tab labeled Tools.
4. Click the button labeled Check Now.
5. Select Automatically fix file system errors.
6. Click Start.
7. You must restart the computer for Scandisk to check the hard disk. Click
Yes, and then click OK to close the Local Disk (C:)