Using windows is easier compare to any other OS; it’s including many shortcut keys in windows such as shortcut to the system menus.
Here is the step to bring up to the system menu that currently active in window program, in those menu includes Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize or close.
They key to show the system menu is
ALT+SPACE
When you open the windows explorer, it will directly to the specific folder and usually it go to my documents. And if for some reason you would like to change this way, you should follow this tips.
Microsoft Windows Explorer, which is accessible through the Start menu, is a tool you use, to search files and drives on your computer.
When you start Windows Explorer from the Start menu, it opens your My Documents folder by default. However, my Documents contextual already exists in your Start menu. You can put Windows Explorer shortcut to better use by changing it to show all top-level drives and folders on your system. This change will give you a broad, general overview of all the folders and files.
To change how Windows Explorer opens
Now, when you open Windows Explorer, it will show all your folders and drives, not only your My Documents folder.
In Microsoft supremacy, they has made every effort to make the IE (Internet Explorer) to appear as contemplation, they want to said that IE is the only choice for browsing the web. Even that it icon are design seemingly impossible to make something as simple as a change icon Shortcut to all Internet Explorer, but I found a way how to do this:
Note: You should have the ability to use windows registry to follow this tips.
Now go to your desktop and see the results. This tips should work in all windows version including windows 95, windows 98, windows 2000, windows XP, windows NT server, windows 2003 and also windows
Another windows Tips and tricks:
On the windows OS (operating system) sometimes we face that boot up process are take too long, I did some test and here is probably the thing that make the boot process takes too long.
Free RAM, should meet the minimum.
If you don’t have enough free RAM, the boot process can take longer. For Windows XP, 256 MB RAM is the minimum, 512 MB or more would be better.
Try to defrag your Hard disk
If your Hard disk is running too slow it’s also caused to boot process take times. And if your Hard disk is really Bad (Got noise and running too slow) buy new one.
Not enough Free Disk space
Windows OS (operating system) has the file called swapfile, this file need a space, and the minimum space for swapfile is 3 megabytes of free disk space for each megabyte of system RAM
Do not install too much fonts or your system
Installing font on Windows are too simple, those some user installed more than 800 fonts, I recommend only 100 or 200.
Network drivers (Lan, Dial-up Networking, ADSL) are takes too long to load
Make a test, try disabling those driver and see if it makes a difference.
Application on startup
Too many applications on startup is not good, check your startup folder and remove any unneeded application.
Another windows Tips and tricks:
The benefit of hibernation saves your open windows on your computer hard drive and the computer shut down within a few seconds. And the next time you start again your computer, all your open files and windows stay in place exactly where you left them. This technology is really cool. That why I love hibernation.
What is Hibernation, and why should I uses it?
Hibernation is an alternative to the spare capacity and saves your programs and shut the computer completely. Hibernation does not use force, and your computer is necessary only a few seconds to recover from hibernation, when you want to use it again. This technology was design to reduce energy use when your computer is not in use by the shutdown of parts of your computer, using the most energy. Standby use more energy than hibernation, but it takes less time to start your computer from standby than from hibernation.
Follow these step to put your computers into hibernation mode:
1. Click on the Start menu, and then click Turn Off Computer. (see the images)
2. Click on the Hibernate option. If Hibernate is not an option it's hard to explain here, you should understand Configuring windows XP management
Your computer goes into hibernation-a State which does not consume power. And if you want to wake up your computer from this hibernation, simply press the power button, easy isn't it?
This tips should work in Windows XP, if this is not in yours please let me know.
That because Microsoft Windows XP uses too much visual effects to provide a rich and friendly interface. One of these settings allows menus to disappear in the end, when you open them. This visual effect is so smooth that you have never noticed this, however, the effect came cause menus to take slightly longer to appear.
I think this should be a problem on a fast computer. But for a small workstation just like my office clients, somehow is not responding as quickly wish, you can make rapid display menus by changing and costume it.
To speed up menu display
1. Click on the Start menu. then Right-click on My Computer, and then click Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab. In the Performance area, click Settings.
3. On the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options dialog box, clear the Fade or slide menus into view check box.
4. now Click OK.
5. In the System Properties dialog box, click OK
Now whenever you click a start menu, it should appear almost instantly. If not contact me.
IP address is a unique computer address when it connected to local network or Internet. The IP address somehow automatically given by the Network / server (DCHP), and also can be set manually called static IP address. There are several ways to show and determine your current IP address information, either using IPCONFIG or using your network connection at control panel.
Using IPCONFIG to display your IP address:
Save it to text files:
1. or you can also save that information into TXT files, here is how:
2. open your command prompt first, from the Start menu click RUN and type CMD;
3. at the command prompt type IPCONFIG /ALL > C:\myIP.TXT
This tips is tested on windows XP, it’s may not working if tested in older version of windows.
The following tips may work if you cannot logon to your network with error message “access denied”
If you've always Denied errors when trying to connect to a computer, with windows XP,
You know, and you have the correct user names and passwords on the computer,
the solution may be simple registry editing, like below:
When contacted by the website your computer sends information back and forth. Some of this information is concerned with solving site, the name of an address at things that TCP / IP really dealing with, not words. This is the DNS information and is used so that you do not need to pray for the location of the site each time you visit the site. Although Windows XP are very efficient DNS cache, you can increase your overall performance by increasing its size. You can do this with the registry below:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Dnscache\Parameters]
Make a new text file and rename it dnscache.reg. Then copy and paste the above into it and save it. Sign that registry.
