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-shut down Ballon tips-

1. START>RUN>REGEDIT
2. go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
3.find "EnableBalloonTips" or make new DWORD with that name and set value "0"
4.restart pc

-No to all when copying-

when you are copying, if you already have same files you will get the message with buttons YES,YES TO ALL, NO, CANCEL.
what about NO TO ALL.
when you get that window press SHIFT and click NO. that is the button NO TO ALL.
And you want erase the same files in that folder.

-repair autoexec.nt-

if you get the message that you canot run application because you dont have file autoexec.nt. here is the solution.
get the spybot-serach and destroy and adaware. run windows in SAFE MODE and than clean your pc with spybot and adaware.
restart pc. go to c:/WINDOWS/repair copy file autoexec.nt and paste it in c:/WINDOWS/system32. again restart pc. now run the applicaton. it works 99,99%



now is your turn! show us what you got!

These registery files can be used to optimize windows.

Add notepad to right-click menu


Disable Auto Run


Disable System Restore


Show Admin on Logon


These Batch Files can do a certain job.

Delete Wallpapers


Delete Screensavers


That's some of what I have

How to make a toolbar containing shortcuts on any side of the screen!

1. make a folder somewhere in your HDD and name it something appropiate ('Programs' etc.)

2. R-Click on start menu and select Toolbars->New toolbar...

3. Browse and select the folder.

4. Drag the toolbar usingits 'handle' to any side of the screen (NOTE: you may need to UnSelect 'Lock the Taskbar' in the r-click menu before you see the handle)

5. You can set many options by right clicking on the toolbar

TO ADD PROGRAMS:

Create their shortcuts in the folder you created in step 1

Trick on startup windows

Programs/Run

msconfig

and connect or diconnect you program with startup windows

Modification of the following paths


DEL "%systemroot%\Blue Lace 16.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Coffee Bean.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\FeatherTexture.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Gone Fishing.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Greenstone.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Prairie Wind.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Rhododendron.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\River Sumida.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Santa Fe Stucco.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Soap Bubbles.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Zapotec.bmp"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Crystal.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Friend.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Home.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Moon flower.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Peace.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Power.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Purple flower.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Radiance.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Ripple.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Stonehenge.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Vortec space.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Ascent.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Autumn.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Azul.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Follow.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Red moon desert.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Tulips.jpg"
DEL "%systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\Wind.jpg"



is very dangerous if you doing it first time, because I had an issue when my logon picture path got changed and I couldn't get in on my account !

If you press the windows key (in the keyboard) plus E, R, D or F you can open certain things, like:

E = EXPLORER
R = RUN
D = DESKTOP
F = FIND
M = MINIMIZE

This opens up a Windows Explorer window, a run box (like the one thats in the start menu), show desktop, a search window or minimize all windows open (which is not exacly the same that showing desktop).

Maybe a lot of people know this but if you dont, if you are running microsoft windows xp you have 2 messengers; windows messenger and microsoft network messenger (MSN messenger). You can access both, and have to sessions open at the same time.

Bring up yer run box and type:

msnmsgr - for msn messenger
msmsgs - for windows messenger

Note that windows messenger would not be able to upgrade, but once, and it will still be the 4.7 version.

For those who dont know: you can access almost every program from this run box (windows + r), for example:

winword - microsoft office word
excel - microsoft office excel
powerpnt - microsoft office power point
calc - windows calculator
notepad - =
firefox - =
www.address.com - opens default browser with the given address
regedit - windows registry
wmplayer - windows media player

osk - on screen keyboard
magnify - on screen windows zoom
taskmgr - task manager
services.msc - services

etc etc.

You can close a window by double clicking the icon at the upper side of the same window, on the left, like if you were going to close it normally on the 'X' but in the left side.

You can browse through windows with alt-tab, most of you would know, but what some of you wouldnt is that you can go backwards, shift-alt-tabbing.. (the same as for normal tabbing through a form in the web or the options of any given 'options' menu, shift + tab will go back instead of forth).

You can view the screen upside down. Go to start > run rand type "esc" (yes, the escape key up and left corner of keyboard). Then grabb your screen and turn it around (im sorry, thought this would be funny ).

- 10730

In Windows, there is something that allows you to end nonresponsive programs. It was first implemented in Windows 95, but optimized and best used in Windows NT, 2000, and XP. Here are the instructions to launch it in order to close nonresponsive programs and processes:

With Windows NT and 2000, press the keyboard combination "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" to get a window called "Windows Security". Some of the features may be disabled, depending on the network (corporate environment, etc.) conditions. Click "Task Manager" or press the key "T" to launch Task Manager. It is automatically set to a priority of "Above Normal". Task Manager can also be launched by right-clicking on the Windows Taskbar and selecting Task Manager.

With Windows XP, press the same keyboard combination, except Windows XP Home users will get Task Manager immediately without a "Windows Security" prompt. Windows XP Professional users have the same interface as that for Windows 2000 and NT.

The Task Manager can be used to monitor system performance (Performance tab), end applications (Applications tab), monitor and end processes (not recommended for non-techheads), and run new programs. It can help when a system appears to be frozen but is actually not.

-Frederick Ding