Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Posts: 1048
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Post subject: Post OS, Hardware, Software Tips and Tricks
Post operating system, hardware, popular software tips and tricks that you stumble upon:
Here is something to begin with:
Setting the screen saver to a DOS prompt (only tested in XP home)
a. Make a copy of C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and rename it (prompt.scr) and place it in the syste32 directory...
b. Now open display properties (right click on desktop) now select the screen saver tab, now click on the dropdown menu "prompt" should be displayed if not restart your computer for the changes to take effect, then apply the screen saver it will popup when you hit apply.
c. Now instead of loading a screen saver your computer will open a DOS prompt, you can also change the logon screen saver _________________
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Fri Jun 11, 04 9:43 am
quantum Site Admin
Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Posts: 1048
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Post subject: Most Useful Windows Short Cuts
Switch between running applications:
Press Tab repeatedly while holding Alt.
Switch easily between a full-screen and windowed command prompt:
Press Alt - Enter.
Open the Start Menu:
Press Ctrl - ESC.
Tab (move from one control to another) in reverse:
Hold Shift while pressing Tab.
Send the active window to the back:
Press Alt - ESC.
Move to the next tab in a tabbed dialog box:
Hold Ctrl while pressing Tab.
Send the focus to the menu:
Press Alt by itself, and use the cursor keys to navigate.
Keyboard equivalents of Undo, Cut, Copy, and Paste:
Hold Ctrl while pressing Z, X, C, and V, respectively. In many applications, the following will also work: Alt-Backspace, Shift-Del, Ctrl-Ins, and Shift-Ins, respectively.
Expand all the directories in a a branch in Explorer:
Select the desired branch in Explorer, and press * (the asterisk key). If Desktop is selected, all directories in all drives will be expanded.
Switch to the TaskBar
Press Ctrl-ESC at any time to bring up the Start Menu.
Once the Start Menu appears, press ESC to close the menu while keeping the Taskbar active.
Then, press Tab to switch to the row(s) of running applications on the Taskbar.
Switch to the Desktop:
Follow the above directions to Switch to the Taskbar.
Press Tab again to switch to the Desktop.
Right-click (display an object's context menu):
Make sure the desired object has the focus, and press Shift-F10. _________________
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Sat Jun 12, 04 12:02 pm
quantum Site Admin
Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Posts: 1048
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Post subject: Print Out a Directory Listing in Windows
Print Out a Directory Listing
Works For
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Me
Windows 98
Windows 95
Although there is no built-in way to print a directory listing (all the filenames in a folder), there is a way to add this functionality to Windows. Here's how you do it:
1. Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and type the following lines into a new document: (assuming the printer you wish to use is connected to printer port #1).
CD %1
DIR >LPT1
2. Save the two-line file into your Windows\Command folder, and call it PRINTDIR.BAT.
3. Find the file in Explorer, right click on it, and select Properties.
4. Click on the Program tab, turn on the Close on Exit option, choose
5. Minimized from the Run list, and click Ok.
6. Next, run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
7. Open My Computer\ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Directory\ shell.
8. Select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key.
9. Type Print for the name of this new key, and press Enter.
10. Highlight the new Print key, select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key again.
11. Type command for the name of this new key, and press Enter.
12. Double-click on the (default) value in the right pane, and type C:\Windows\Command\PRINTDIR.BAT (assuming that C:\Windows\ is your Windows folder).
From now on, when you right-click on a folder icon, you can click Print to print its contents.
Note: this assumes that your printer is connected to the LPT1 port, which is true for most users. However, if your printer is connected over a network or you have more than one printer, you need to change LPT1 to the correct port. _________________
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Sat Jun 12, 04 12:08 pm
quantum Site Admin
Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Posts: 1048
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Post subject: Copy and pasting in Command Prompt
Copy and pasting in Command Prompt:
Highlight text to be copied and hit enter - This copies to clipboard.
Or Highlight text -Right click the Title bar. Select Edit |Copy
To paste Right Click Title Bar. Select Edit |Paste
To change the appearance of the DOS window, Right CLick the Title bar and select defaults. The options are self explanatory. _________________
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Sun Jun 13, 04 11:01 pm
quantum Site Admin
Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Posts: 1048
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Post subject: Copy just one window to the clipboard
ALT + Print Screen
Copies the selected window into the clipboard (as opposed to the entire desktop when not holding ALT). _________________
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Mon Jun 14, 04 12:46 pm
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject: Copy and Paste URL shortcut
Pressing F6 when browsing automatically highlights the URL in the address bar of IE. Very useful.
Thu Jun 17, 04 8:55 am
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject: Make your windows start up menu faster.
Make Start menu faster,
1. Go to run,then regedit HKEY current user
2. Control panal then desktop and look for menu Show Delay.
3. At the right hand Side they will be a list,
4. Set to Number 0 then Restart computer then done
Now you have a faster start menu.
Thu Jun 24, 04 7:49 am
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject: Create a custom Find toolbar in Windws
Tired of looking for files via Windows Explorer? Create a custom toolbar for it.
Right Click any blank spot on your desktop toolbar. Navigate to Toolbars|New Toolbar.
Navigate to your C: drive (or any other drive or folder you'd like).
Left Click it once to highlight it and click OK.
Your C: drive is now on your desktop toolbar. Click the double arrows >> to expand it and navigate through it like you do your start menu.
Thu Jun 24, 04 7:52 am
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject:
Here are two very good windows or internet explorer tips I think.
In IE 5.5 or above:
Type the name of a website into the address bar then press Ctrl and Enter. Windows will automatically put [http://www.] before it and .com afterwards.
Example:
Type "quantumcloud" into the address bar
Press Ctrl and Enter
Thie will automatically take you to [http://www.quantumcloud.com/]
In IE 5.5 or above:
Winkey + U will open up a text to speech narrator. Here is what it does:
Quote:
Narrator overview:
Narrator is a text-to-speech utility for users who are blind or have impaired vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on your screen: the contents of the active window, menu options, or the text you have typed.
Narrator is designed to work with Notepad, Wordpad, Control Panel programs, Internet Explorer, the Windows desktop, and Windows setup. Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in other programs.
Narrator has a number of options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read.
You can have new windows, menus, or shortcut menus read aloud when they are displayed.
You can have typed characters read aloud.
You can have the mouse pointer follow the active item on the screen.
You can adjust the speed, volume, or pitch of the voice.
The accessibility tools that ship with Windows are intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality for daily use.
Open Narrator.
Notes
To open Narrator, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click Narrator.
To open Narrator using the keyboard, press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER.
Narrator is not available for all languages and is only supported on the English version of Windows XP. Web addresses can change, so you might be unable to connect to the Web site or sites mentioned here.
An easy way to start Narrator is to press the Windows logo key () + U. Narrator is set to start by default when Utility Manager starts. However, Narrator may not start if your computer does not have text-to-speech program capability.
Utility Manager enables users to check an Accessibility program's status and start or stop an Accessibility program. Users with administrator-level access can designate to have the program start when Utility Manager starts. Users can also start Accessibility programs before logging on to the computer on by pressing the Windows logo key () + U at the Welcome to Windows dialog box that appears when Windows starts.
Fri Jul 02, 04 1:05 am
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject: How to Disable the windows xp Splash Screen:
How to Disable the windows xp Splash Screen
Want to know what windows xp is doing behind that fancy splash screen?
Right click My Computer
Select Properties then click on the Advanced tab.
Next click Settings under Startup and Recovery.
Click Edit
You'll need to edit this file "BOOT.INI"
Add /SOS right after /fastdetect with a space between them.
The line should look something like this:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Microsoft Windows Whistler Professional" /fastdetect /SOS
After you restart, the splash screen should be gone! You can set it back simple by removing the /SOS switch.
There you go. Your computer looks much more like a computer geek now!
Tue Jul 06, 04 7:08 am
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject: Shifting through windows
ALT-SHIFT-TAB to go backwards through apps like Alt-tab does!
SHIFT-TAB to scroll backwards through tabbed items, whatever they may be. This works in virtually every app. So when I accidentally try to make an indent in this reply box and the selection goes down to the submit button, I hit shift-tab and it comes back up here so I can continue!
From explorer window if you want to open a directory with the left frame showing the directory tree, you can select the folder and then press
SHIFT + ENTER.
Try it. _________________ “You might say reality is the result of complex negotiations between the observer and the observed. But that is simply a point of view…”
Digital Bangladesh
Post subject: Windows run command short cuts for 2000 or XP
Quote:
Shortcuts to Windows 2000 mmc consoles (should be the same or similar in XP):
Click start | run
Type:
msinfo32.msc -- brings up the system information console
fpmmc.msc -- brings up the Frontpage server extensions console
certmgr.msc -- brings up the certificate manager stores console
ciadv.msc -- brings up the Indexing services console
compmgmt.msc -- brings up the computer management console
devmgmt.msc -- brings up the device management console
dfrg.msc -- brings up the disk defragmenter console
diskmgmt.msc -- brings up the disk management console
eventvwr.msc -- brings up the event viewer console
faxserv.msc -- brings up the fax services console (if available --otherwise you get errors)
fsmgmt -- brings up the shared folders console
gpedit -- brings up the group policy editor
lusmgr -- brings up the local users and groups console
ntmsmgr -- brings up the removable storage manager
mtmsoprq.msc -- brings upthe Removable storage operator requests console (for the record I'm clueless about what this and ntmsmgr does)
perfmon.msc -- brings up the performance monitor console
secmon.msc -- brings up the local security settings console
services.msc -- brings up the services console
wmimgmt-- brings up the Windows Management Instrumentation console (clueless on that one too)
comexp.msc -- brings up component services console
iis.msc -- brings up internet information services console.
_________________ “You might say reality is the result of complex negotiations between the observer and the observed. But that is simply a point of view…”
Digital Bangladesh
This increases the number of simultaneous downloads (per instance of IE) to 10. _________________ “You might say reality is the result of complex negotiations between the observer and the observed. But that is simply a point of view…”
Digital Bangladesh
Wed Aug 18, 04 3:19 pm
dude Power User
Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 376
Location: Savar, Dhaka
Post subject: Computer property shortcut
Winkey + Pause
Brings up your computer property. You won't need to go to desktop, right click on my computer and choose property!
