WINDOWS TRICKS & SHORTCUTS

February 5th, 2008, 7:47 am

to change the windows sound for e.g. startup sound etc go to adjust audio properties n in that go into sound tab where u can all the sounds

February 13th, 2008, 10:04 pm

Hi,

as we all are using alt+tab key to switch windows. But this trick is only for those who have windows vista OS. Just press window button+tab and then see the new style of switching windows.

Those who have XP2 they also can use this but they will get different look like they will see the selection of windows in task bar and can rotate it.

Hope you like it.

May 1st, 2008, 12:00 am

hey guys this is my first post, hope u all like it.

You can make invisible folder in windows XP just in 4 steps:

1)create a new folder
2)give it a blank name(you can do this by holding alt key and typing 0160).
3)once a folder with blank name has been created right click on that folder,click customize and choose change icon.
4)choose a blank icon from the given images of icon(its 12 in second row)




make the above changes and a invisible icon is created.
now hide all ur secret stuff in that folder as it can't be searched nor it is displayed.

August 5th, 2008, 4:13 am

Phantomess wrote:

Hello,

This is a great forum!!! Glad to be a part of it. I have looked through every item and can't find the main one I've been searching for. I am pretty familiar with everything listed here, like the windows key + R to open Run. But that feature is blocked. Its been quite a trick getting to a cmd prompt. I still believe there is a way to use a key combo to launch the cmd prompt. Can anyone please tell me what that combination would be? I usually have to get things working for clients in a timely manner, however going through the loops to get a cmd prompt is a bit tiresome to say the least. All in the name of security. It would be nice if I could just use something as easy as the winkey + pause to pull up system properties for pulling up a simple DOS prompt. Please help.

ok i saw this earlyer and wanted to answer this.
to get into cmd prompt creat a notepad and in it enter without quotes "cmd.exe" go to File/Save As and rename it whateveryouwant.bat

this is the only way i know to get past a blocked cmd

August 5th, 2008, 4:32 am

here are some shortcut for Mozilla firefox.

to stop loading a page hit Esc
to view page source hit Ctrl+U
to bookmark all tabs hit Ctrl+Shift+D
all bookmarks on left side of screen hit Ctrl+I
to view DOM inspector hit Ctrl+Shift+I
to clear private data hit Ctrl+Shift+Delete
to go straight to search bar hit Ctrl+K
to view all downloads hit Ctrl+J
to view history hit Ctrl+H

thats all i can give you for firefox

very good shortcuts everybody by the way!!!!You are all a lot of help!!!!

August 6th, 2008, 1:57 am

heres a link about basic xp tips and such
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/default.mspx
heres a registry hack for xp

increase pc startup speed in xp

All right press winkey+R at the same time it will take u to Run then go to run
n type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

now there find the Key Called
"Startup Delay"
Double Click On It
Now where its Base
Click Decimal
Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it
now close the Registery Editor
and Restart Your Computer

!check it out!

August 6th, 2008, 2:51 am

Here are some keyboard shortcuts:

Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin. SHIFT+DELETE
Create shortcut to selected item. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item. F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word. CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph. CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph. CTRL+UP ARROW
Highlight a block of text. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document. SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all. CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder. F3
View properties for the selected item. ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program. ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously. CTRL+F4
Switch between open items. ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened. ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer. F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window. ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu. CTRL+ESC (came before winkey)
Activate the menu bar in the active program. F10
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. LEFT ARROW
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
Move forward through tabs. CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. BACKSPACE
Display or hide the Start menu.
Display the System Properties dialog box. WINKEY+BREAK
Show the desktop. WINKEY+D
Minimize all windows. WINKEY+M
Restores minimized windows. WINKEY+Shift+M
Open My Computer. WINKEY+E
Search for a file or folder. WINKEY+F
Search for computers. CTRL+WINKEY+F
Display Windows Help. WINKEY+F1
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain, or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain. WINKEY+ L
Open the Run dialog box. WINKEY+R
Open Utility Manager. WINKEY+U

Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts:

Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds
Open Utility Manager. WINKEY+U

Keyboard shortcuts you can use with Windows Explorer:

Display the bottom of the active window. END
Display the top of the active window. HOME
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder. NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Collapse the selected folder. NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder. LEFT ARROW
Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder. RIGHT ARROW

August 7th, 2008, 4:34 am

abhayonline wrote:

hey guys this is my first post, hope u all like it.

You can make invisible folder in windows XP just in 4 steps:

1)create a new folder
2)give it a blank name(you can do this by holding alt key and typing 0160).
3)once a folder with blank name has been created right click on that folder,click customize and choose change icon.
4)choose a blank icon from the given images of icon(its 12 in second row)

Cool! But I could not reach the blank name - i have this ► symbol typing alt and 0160.
make the above changes and a invisible icon is created.
now hide all ur secret stuff in that folder as it can't be searched nor it is displayed.

August 7th, 2008, 6:08 pm

test it again please to make sure

Note:Alt+16 = ►
Note:Alt+160 = á
Note:Alt+0160 = blank symbol
Please make sure you enter all numbers "0160"
If you are using your numeric key pad make sure num lock is on.

August 7th, 2008, 6:10 pm

abhayonline wrote:

hey guys this is my first post, hope u all like it.

You can make invisible folder in windows XP just in 4 steps:

1)create a new folder
2)give it a blank name(you can do this by holding alt key and typing 0160).
3)once a folder with blank name has been created right click on that folder,click customize and choose change icon.
4)choose a blank icon from the given images of icon(its 12 in second row)

joice wrote:

Cool! But I could not reach the blank name - i have this ► symbol typing alt and 0160.
make the above changes and a invisible icon is created.
now hide all ur secret stuff in that folder as it can't be searched nor it is displayed.

second thought try alt+255 instead. it works for me and I'm on vista.

August 8th, 2008, 1:09 pm

Mr OBrien wrote:

heres a link about basic xp tips and such
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/default.mspx
heres a registry hack for xp

turn on pc in ten seconds

All right Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run
n type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex

now there find the Key Called
"Startup Delay"
Double Click On It
Now where its Base
Click Decimal
Now its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)
Change The Value To 40000
here u go u have done it
now close the Registery Editor
and Restart Your Computer

!check it out!

Is there a way to do this in vista? Sometimes I have to wait for HOURS. Oh, and a restart: 3 hours was not long enough.

August 8th, 2008, 8:33 pm

snail wrote:

Is there a way to do this in vista? Sometimes I have to wait for HOURS. Oh, and a restart: 3 hours was not long enough.

post a hijackthis log here http://www.ozzu.com/mswindows-forum/could-you-please-check-hijackthis-logfile-t90557.html this is not the place for it but something is not right it only takes mine 2mins to boot vista.and no the registry hack i mentioned earlier will not work on vista
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another trick
open an elevated command prompt in vista
1.press the Win key
2.type cmd
3.press Ctrl+Shift+Enter
4.press Alt+C to confirm the elevation prompt
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Create an Elevated Command Prompt shortcut

Right click on your Command Prompt shortcut and select Properties.
Click on the Advanced button (at the Shortcut tab), check "Run As Administrator" and click on OK.repeat.
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if you click on a link with your middle mouse button(push in on scroll) it will open a new tab with the link open in it.

August 25th, 2008, 6:41 am

Once I needed it, found and decide to share.

Turn Off the Low Disk Space Warning

When Windows detects that one of your hard drives has too little free space, a warning appears offering to run the "Disk Cleanup" utility. Here's how to turn off this message:

Windows XP

* Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
* If it's not there, create a DWORD value and call it NoLowDiskSpaceChecks.
* Double-click on NoLowDiskSpaceChecks, and enter the value 1, and press OK.

Windows 98

* Open the Disk Cleanup utility (run cleanmgr.exe, or go to Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup).
* Select the drive on which Windows is installed and click Ok.
* Choose the Settings tab, and turn off the If this drive runs low on disk space, automatically run Disk Cleanup option
* Click Ok when you're done - answer any subsequent prompts as desired.
* You may have to repeat this for all your hard disks (if you have more than one).

October 23rd, 2008, 3:28 pm

Here's a small list of CLSID's that can be used in windows.

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::{d20ea4e1-3957-11d2-a40b-0c5020524153}    Administrative Tools     
::{85bbd92o-42a0-1o69-a2e4-08002b30309d}    Briefcase    
::{21ec2o2o-3aea-1o69-a2dd-08002b30309d}    Control Panel    
::{d20ea4e1-3957-11d2-a40b-0c5020524152}    Fonts    
::{ff393560-c2a7-11cf-bff4-444553540000}    History      
::{00020d75-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}    Inbox    
::{00028b00-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}    Microsoft Network    
::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}    My Computer
::{450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}    My Documents
::{208d2c60-3aea-1069-a2d7-08002b30309d}    My Network Places
::{1f4de370-d627-11d1-ba4f-00a0c91eedba}    Network Computers
::{7007acc7-3202-11d1-aad2-00805fc1270e}    Network Connections
::{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d}    Printers and Faxes
::{7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a}    Programs Folder      
::{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}    Recycle Bin
::{e211b736-43fd-11d1-9efb-0000f8757fcd}    Scanners and Cameras    
::{d6277990-4c6a-11cf-8d87-00aa0060f5bf}    Scheduled Tasks
::{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}    Start Menu Folder
::{7bd29e00-76c1-11cf-9dd0-00a0c9034933}    Temporary Internet Files    
::{bdeadf00-c265-11d0-bced-00a0c90ab50f}    Web Folders
 

1.  
2. ::{d20ea4e1-3957-11d2-a40b-0c5020524153}    Administrative Tools     
3. ::{85bbd92o-42a0-1o69-a2e4-08002b30309d}    Briefcase    
4. ::{21ec2o2o-3aea-1o69-a2dd-08002b30309d}    Control Panel    
5. ::{d20ea4e1-3957-11d2-a40b-0c5020524152}    Fonts    
6. ::{ff393560-c2a7-11cf-bff4-444553540000}    History      
7. ::{00020d75-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}    Inbox    
8. ::{00028b00-0000-0000-c000-000000000046}    Microsoft Network    
9. ::{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}    My Computer
10. ::{450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}    My Documents
11. ::{208d2c60-3aea-1069-a2d7-08002b30309d}    My Network Places
12. ::{1f4de370-d627-11d1-ba4f-00a0c91eedba}    Network Computers
13. ::{7007acc7-3202-11d1-aad2-00805fc1270e}    Network Connections
14. ::{2227a280-3aea-1069-a2de-08002b30309d}    Printers and Faxes
15. ::{7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a}    Programs Folder      
16. ::{645ff040-5081-101b-9f08-00aa002f954e}    Recycle Bin
17. ::{e211b736-43fd-11d1-9efb-0000f8757fcd}    Scanners and Cameras    
18. ::{d6277990-4c6a-11cf-8d87-00aa0060f5bf}    Scheduled Tasks
19. ::{48e7caab-b918-4e58-a94d-505519c795dc}    Start Menu Folder
20. ::{7bd29e00-76c1-11cf-9dd0-00a0c9034933}    Temporary Internet Files    
21. ::{bdeadf00-c265-11d0-bced-00a0c90ab50f}    Web Folders
22.  

Some can be used in run commands. With this you can create folders to directly link to a specific location. Can be quite useful if you ask me

January 23rd, 2009, 2:34 am

Thank's For sharing such a useful Information with us...