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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

VERY IMPORTANT WINDOWS TIPS AND TRICKS

List of F1-F9 Key Commands for the Command Prompt

* F1 / right arrow: Repeats the letters of the last command line, one by one.

* F2: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to copy up to" of the last command line

* F3: Repeats the last command line

* F4: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to delete up to" of the last command line

* F5: Goes back one command line

* F6: Enters the traditional CTRL+Z (^z)

* F7: Displays a menu with the command line history

* F8: Cycles back through previous command lines (beginning with most recent)

* F9: Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for first command line entered.

* Alt+Enter: toggle fullScreen mode.

* up/down: scroll thru/repeat previous entries

* Esc: delete line

Note: The buffer allows a maximum of 50 command lines. After this

number is reached, the first line will be replaced in sequence.

To create a Copy To command to Right Click Context Menu:

1. Navigate to the following Registry Value:

\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesytemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

2. Create a sub-key named Copy To

3. Copy and Paste the following value:

{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

4. Restart if needed.

Remove Shortcut Arrows from Desktop Icon:

1. Start regedit.

2. Navigate to the following registry value

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT -- > lnkfile

3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value in the right pane.

4. Reboot your PC.

Note:
Before editing regisrty take a back up of regisrty.

Hide the Recycle Bin from your Desktop:

1. Open the Notepad and copy the following code.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\ClassicStartMenu]

"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]

"{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}"=dword:00000001

2. Save the file with the extension of .reg(Hide_Bin.reg).

3. Run the File and it will remove the Recycle Bin from your Desktop.

Disable Passport Balloon:

1. Start the Registry Editor.

2. Move to the following Registry value

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService

3. Create a New Binary Value and set the value as below

Name : PassportBalloon

Data Value : 0A 00 00 00

4. Reboot your PC.

RUN COMMENDS

Usefull RUN Commands:

Accessibility Controls : access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard : hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools : control admintools

Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard : fsquirt

Calculator : calc

Certificate Manager : certmgr.msc

Character Map : charmap

Check Disk Utility : chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer : clipbrd

Command Prompt : cmd

Component Services : dcomcnfg

Computer Management : compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties : timedate.cpl

DDE Shares : ddeshare

Device Manager : devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)* : directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter : dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility : cleanmgr

Disk Defragment : dfrg.msc

Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager : diskpart

Disply Properties : control desktop

Display Properties : desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected) : control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility : drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility : verifier

Event Viewer : eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool : sigverif

Findfast : findfast.cpl

Folders Properties : control folders

Fonts : control fonts

Free Cell Card Game : freecell

Game Controllers : joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof) : gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game : mshearts

Iexpress Wizard : iexpress

Indexing Service : ciadv.msc

Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl

Forgot Your Password On XP ?

1. Restart you computer

2.When booting, press F8 and select "Safe Mode"

3.After getting to the user menu. Click on a user and this time it will not ask you for a password

4.Go to Start>Run and type "CMD" (without the quotes).

5.At command prompt type in "cd C:\Windows\System32" (without the quotes), Provided ur windows should be installed in C drive or change the directory to which ever u have installed

6.For safety purposes first make a backup of your Logon.Scr file.. You can do this by typing in "Copy to Logon.scr to Logon.bak" (without the quotes)

7.Then type "copy CMD.EXE Logon.scr"(without the quotes)

8.Then type this command, I will assume that you want to set

Administrator's password to "MyNewPass" (without the quotes)

9.Now, type this in (I am assuming that you are still in the directory C:WindowsSystem32) , "net user administrator MyNewPass" without the quotes

10. You will get a message saying that it was successful, this means

Administrator's new password is "MyNewPass" (without the quotes)

11. Restart the PC and you will login as Administrator (or whatever you chose to reset) with your chosen password

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