Key Board Tips

Internet Explorer Shortcuts
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Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
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Fast Access to the Desktop
To get an Explorer view of the Desktop
1. Press Ctrl-Esc or click the Start button
2. Press R to go to Run. Note: If you are using a Win keyboard, you can get to this point by pressing Win+R
3. Type in a period
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My Computer from the Control Panel
If you're in Control Panel, hitting the Backspace key will switch you into the My Computer folder.
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Undo
Press CTRL + Z to undo things like renaming a file in Explorer
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Minimizing All Windows
To minimize all windows:
1. Press Ctrl-ESC to bring up the Task Bar
2. Press Alt-M
This makes it a lot easier to minimize windows when all your open applications are full screen.
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Shortcut to System Properties
To access the System Properties screen quickly, simply hold down the ALT key while double clicking on the My Computer icon.
While holding the windows key, press the Pause / Break key.
This will open up the System Properties box.
From here you can easily get to the Device Manager
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Duplicating the Right Mouse Click
Pressing the Shift-F10 key will be the same as clicking the right-mouse button.
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Accessing Programs from the Start Button
To access your programs more quickly from your start button, with out aid of a mouse, hit ctrl+esc to open your start menu.
Then, type the letter for the directory you are looking for.
For example, to access the ever popular game of solitaire, CTRL+ESC, then "P" for programs, "A" for accessories, "G" for games, then "S" for Solitaire.
If there is more than one entry for the letter, keep hitting the letter until you reach your desired location. Then, hit enter.
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Quickly Starting Explorer
You can quickly start an explorer session by holding down the Windows key on a Microsoft Keyboard and pressing the E.key
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Remapping the Keyboard
You can download Keyboard Remap (20 K) from Microsoft to reassign you keystrokes.
With this you can also assign a key to function like the Windows key on the Microsoft keyboards.
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Bringing up the Properties Window
While holding the ALT key double click on an icon to bring up the properties.
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Resizing and Moving a Window
To Resize or Move a window:
1. Press Alt-Space
2. Press the S key - To Resize
3. Press the M key - To Move
You can now use the arrow keys to resize or move the window
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Key stroking is faster than mouse moving
1. In desktop you can press "m", "My Briefcase is highlighted, press "enter" will open this applet.
2. If you do not press "enter",
3. The next "m" key stroke will highlight "My Computer".
4. "Ctrl"-"Esc", press "P" for Programs, "enter","M""enter", you get to the first program or folder that starts with "M"
5. Other applets will also be opened the same way.
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Explorer Shortcut Keys
• F4 - Displays the Combo Box
• F5 - Refresh the display
• Ctrl+Z - Undo last action
• Backspace - Go up one directory
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Quickly Search for Files
To quickly open up the Find all Files window
1. Press Ctrl+ESC ESC
2. Press F3
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To copy a file with a Mouse/Keyboard combo
Drag the file while holding down the CTRL key - A + will appear on the icon
To move a file with a Mouse/Keyboard combo
Drag file while holding down SHIFT key - Nothing appears on the icon
If moving a icon with the mouse and an arrow appears, it will create a shortcut.
You can press shift or ctrl at anytime during the drag
and it will change this little part of the icon.

Speed up Internet Surfing.

We can increase speed for surfing the internet in several way but today I have an easy way for you to speed up your internet surfing. The Windows XP normally limit the internet speed by reserving a part of bandwidth. In this easy way I just only change the Bandwidth Limit value to zero.

# Go to Start > Run.
# Type gpedit.msc then click OK. Windows XP will lead you to Group Policy page.
# In your left hand of the page, click on Administrative Templates which is under Computer Configuration.
# Double click Network which is in the right hand of the page.
# Double click QoS Packet Scheduler.
# Double click Limit reservable bandwidth.
# Select the Enabled option.
# Now you are able to see the message Bandwidth Limit (%):



Finish !

Prohibit access to the Control Panel. -

We realize that the Control Panel in Windows Xp contains many tools for the system value adjustment. Therefore, this is an important thing to prevent somebody with no computer skill accessing to the Control Panel and setting wrong system values. Someone may spoil your computer. We can disable others to access the Control Panel by these steps.
# Go to Start > Run.
Type the command gpedit.msc then press Enter.
# Now Windows bring you to the Group Policy page. Click on Administrative Templates which is in the left hand of the Goup Policy page.
# Double click on the Control Panel folder which is in the right hand of the page.
* Double click on the message “Prohibit access to the Control Panel”.
* Now it appears Prohibit access to the Control Panel Properties window. Click on setting tab then choose Enabled.
* Click Apply and Ok button.

Prevent Forgetting window Password login

How To Create Password Recovery Disk?
To prevent forgetting window password login, you have to create the password recovery disk which is made by these steps.
In the Control Panel, select User Accounts.
Choose the account you want to create the password recovery disk.
Now click on the “Prevent a forgotten password” which is in the top left of the window.
Then the Windows launch “Fotgotten Password Wizard“. Now you follow the step by clicking “Next“.
Insert formatted disk in drive A. Then click Next.
Type the password and Finish !

How To Recover Window Login Password in Welcome Screen?
Click the password user list which is in the disket.
Click on the Question Mark Button. (?)
It appear the message “Did you forget your password ?“. Now you click the message “Use your password reset disk“.
You are brought to Password Reset Wizard process. You just pursue the step. Your PC computer are working again.

Keep and Increase Your Hard Disk Space To Speed Up Your Computer

Increasing hard disk space is not difficult you think. The free space will be used to be temporary memory when RAM is insufficient to proceed and also Windows need to backup some system configuration and other information to System Restore (If a computer has some problems, it will need to use this system function.), so this way is related to your computer speed while using it. Fortunately, Windows XP provides the tools to check and clear the unnecessary files and program in your computer such as temporary file created by Windows system while you are surfing Internet or any activity doing on your computer, many files in the Recycle Bin and any program that you don’t need to use them anymore. Other reason to keep more space is to be capable to store more files and document you want. Therefore we have six ways to do. Ok, let’s start !
1. Click on Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup, Now Windows XP has to calculate the space you will get after the process, then you can choose the file and program to clean them up and click OK button.
2. Clear all temporary files that you have never used anymore. The easiest way is to open the folder containing all the temporary file and delete them. Okay, follow the steps. Now you must close any program you are using and click on Start -> Run, then enter %temp% to open the folder and delete all files.
3. Removing unnecessary programs. Go to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs ,then uninstall any program you don’t want to use it again.
4. Windows needs to reserve the space for System Restore but it might be over for your computer, so we can decrease the space for System Restore. Don’t worry about this way, your computer will be working normally, we only decrease but not disable. Now right click on My Computer icon, then select Properties -> System Restore and click on Settings button to adjust the percent of space reserved by Windows. 4-5 percent is suggested.
5. Remove program coming with Windows XP after setting up it. These programs are hidden in the list of Add or Remove Programs. Therefore you must release them by clicking on Start -> Setting -> Control Panel -> Folder option, then select View tab and check the box that has the message “Show hidden files …”. Now go to Start -> Run and type inf then press Enter key to find the .inf file format. System will open new window and you can found sysoc.inf file in this folder. Double click on sysoc.inf file to open (Normally open with notepad). Find the program you want to remove and delete the text, hide, in the same line. Okay, you can see the program coming from Setting up Windows, go to Add and Remove Programs again and remove them.
6. Adjust the maximum size of Recycle Bin. Normally the Windows System reserve the hard disk space for Recycle Bin about 20% that is over for me and you, so we can decrease it to be 4% for saving hard disk space 16%. Right click on Recycle Bin icon on Desktop and choose Properties tab. Now you can adjust the size you want it to be.

Increase Life Of HardDisk

Taking care of your hard disk is important because this is the place where all the data is stored and once the hard disk crashes, data in most cases is not recoverable. There are data recovery softwares and programs which recover data from crashed hard disks but that is not for normal computer users.
But why do hard disks crash and what can be done to prevent them from crashing?. At the same time how can a hard disk be made more efficient? Here are the answers.
Hard disks crash due to many reasons. Voltage fluctuations, physical impact, improper alignment and of course mechanical failure due to wear and tear of internal parts. Let us start one by one and get the answers to the above problems.
1. Voltage fluctuations or spikes as they are called can be prevented by using voltage stabilizers or spike guards. This will limit the damage to the hard disk to a great extent.2. Physical impact can be prevented by handling the hard disk carefully when installing/ re-installing. When installing the hard disk care should be taken to see that it sits perfectly horizontal and that it does not vibrate or shake once the computer is started.3. The natural wear and tear of parts can be limited by defragmenting your hard disk from time to time.But what is defragmentation?
All newly created files are stored in various places on the hard disk in a single cluster ( contiguous file ). But, as the number of files and programs increase, these files are not stored as one contiguous file but broken down and scattered in various places on the hard disk. In short files get fragmented. When these files are accessed by the user, the head on the hard disk moves to and fro to locate these fragments. These fragmented files puts lot of mechanical pressure on the internal parts of the hard disk. This leads to crashes.
To start disk defragmenter from the start menu, click the start button and follow this path (All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Disk Defragmenter). A minimum of 15 percent free space on your disk is needed for disk defragmenter to run. The disk can also be defragmented automatically by using schedule task. This program can can be accessed via system tools.
4. Power management tool can also be used to enhance the life of hard disk. To access this program go to start / control panel / power options and set the parameters for various hardware devices.
5. Disk cleanup increases the efficiency of the hard disk. So delete unwanted files and programs regularly.
Follow the above rules to increase the life of you hard disk.

How To Recover Deleted Digital Image Files

If you are a digital photographer or digital camera user, this tip will be helpful to you. Sometime you may delete your image file from memory card accidentally and you don’t backup them yet. Feel dizzy? Don’t worry about it anymore. There are many software recovering the files for this issue and the important thing is it’s free for all. So, this computer tips will let you know the best three software to recover your digital image file like jpg, bmp and any file format. But your memory card has to be in the condition that it does not be replaced by the other files after deleting them. The software list and links to download are below.
- Recuvahttp://www.recuva.com/
- Undelete Pluschttp://www.undelete-plus.com/
- Zero Assumption Digital Image Recoveryhttp://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm