Windows Key Board Shortcuts

Windows Key Board Shortcuts

Getting used to using your keyboard exclusively and leaving your mouse behind will make you much more efficient at performing any task on any Windows system. I use the following keyboard shortcuts every day.You also try it, believe me its fun operating without mouse:

Type the following commands in your Run Box (Press Windows Key + R) or Click-->Start--> Run.

This is usually followed by:

devmgmt.msc = Device Manager

msinfo32 = System Information

cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup

ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)

mmc = Microsoft Management Console

excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)

msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)

powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)

winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)

frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)

notepad = Notepad

wordpad = WordPad

calc = Calculator

msmsgs = Windows Messenger

mspaint = Microsoft Paint

wmplayer = Windows Media Player

rstrui = System Restore

netscp6 = Netscape 6.x

netscp = Netscape 7.x

netscape = Netscape 4.x

waol = America Online

control = Opens the Control Panel

control printers = Opens the Printers Dialog

cmd = Command Prompt

iexplore + "web address" = Internet Explorer

compmgmt.msc = Computer Management

dhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Management

dnsmgmt.msc = DNS Management

services.msc = Services

eventvwr = Event Viewer

dsa.msc = Active Directory Users and Computers

dssite.msc = Active Directory Sites and Services

Shortcuts by Pressing some key combinations

Windows key + E = Explorer

ALT + Tab = Switch between windows

ALT, Space, X = Maximize window

CTRL + Shift + Esc = Task Manager

Windows key + Break = System properties

Windows key + F = Search

Windows key + D = Hide/Display all windows

CTRL + C = copy

CTRL + X = cut

CTRL + V = paste

Alt + Esc = Switch between running applications

Alt + letter Select menu item by underlined letter

Ctrl + Esc = Open Program Menu

Ctrl + F4 = Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)

Alt + F4 = Quit active application or close current window

[Alt] + [-] = Open Control menu for active document

Ctrl] Lft., Rt. = arrow Move cursor forward or back one word

Ctrl] Up, Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph

[F1] Open Help for active application

Windows + M = Minimize all open windows

Shift + Windows+M = Undo minimize all open windows

Windows + F1 = Open Windows Help

Windows + = Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons

Windows + Break = Open the System Properties dialog box

Acessability shortcuts:

Right SHIFT for eight seconds - Switch FilterKeys on and off.

Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN - Switch High Contrast on and off.

Left ALT + left SHIFT + NUM LOCK - Switch MouseKeys on and off.

Press SHIFT Key for five times - Switch StickyKeys on and off.

Press NUM LOCK for five seconds - Switch ToggleKeys on and off.

Explorer Shortcuts:

END - Display the bottom of the active window.

HOME - Display the top of the active window.

Num Lock + Aterisk on numeric keypad(*) - Display all subfolders under the selected folder.

NUM LOCK + PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) - Display the contents of the selected folder.

NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) - Collapse the selected folder.

LEFT ARROW - Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.

RIGHT ARROW - Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.

BACKSPACE[<-] - To page up and traverse through different directory.

VirtualBox 2.0 Released - Awesome Features

Sun has released a major update to VirtualBox, a free virtualization application that lets you run one operating system inside another. VirtualBox 2.0 runs on Mac, Linux, and Windows machines and lets you run guest operating systems inside your computer's native environment.

For example, if you're a Linux user but you occasionally want to run a Windows application that doesn't perform well under WINE, you can load up VirtualBox and run Windows (assuming you have a valid license key).

The latest update brings improved performance for machines with AMD processors and support for 64 bit guest operating systems as long as your host OS is also 64 bit, and support for VHD disk images created using Microsoft Virtual PC. VirtualDisk 2.0 also adds support for the Ubuntu 8.10 and Fedora 9 Linux distributions. You can find a complete list of bug fixes and updates in the release notes.

How to Access Linux partitions From Windows

The solution is pretty simple and straightforward, and NO you don't need to reboot Linux again! You can use any of these free softwares to do the trick for you:

• Ext2 IFS
• Ext2fsd

Linux Partition on Windows

Both the softwares install file system drivers so that you can access the Ext2 file system just like and other native Windows file system. You get both read write access to the Linux partition and it shows up as a normal drive with a drive letter assigned to it within Windows Explorer.

Copy Files in a Fastest Way in Windows XP

In Windows XP how to Copy the Files in a Fastest Way?

Fast Copy is a file copier for Windows that has been around for some time. It was recently updated making it an ideal time to review it at Ghacks. Fast Copy comes as a portable application that can be used to copy files in an efficient speedy way. It falls in the same category as programs like TeraCopy which offer the same functionality.

A major difference between the two applications is the fact that Fast Copy does not hijack the original Windows copy, delete and move operations but comes only into play when the user selects the application to handle the transfers. This can be done by loading Fast Copy or adding Fast Copy entries to the right-click context menu. The option for the latter is provided in the program's options.

Since the usage is not automatic using Fast Copy makes only sense in situations where the user has to copy many files and folders at once, for example when moving the contents of one hard drive to another. It simply takes about five to ten seconds to start the file transfer because the source and destination locations have to be added to the program manually.

The context menu entry is only adding the source location to the program but the destination would still have to be selected manually. Fast Copy uses parallel processing if the source and destination location are on different hard drives and a huge buffer if they are on the same. It comes with a lot of options that can be changed like the buffer size or actions to take if a file exists in the destination.

The command line options might make it usable for batch files that use file operations. It lacks a few of the features that TeraCopy comes with like a queue that offers options to skip files or pause the process.

Fast Copy in its current version can be used in batch files because of its command line parameters and to copy large amount of files. It does not work as a real transfer replacement for Windows and have to leave that field to Teracopy.

Manual Steps To Back Up & Restore The Registry in Windows Vista or Windows XP

How to Manually BackUp & Restore The Registry in Windows Vista or Windows XP?





BackUp the Registry

Windows Vista

1.	Click Start, type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
2.	Wait for Windows to search for available disks and most recent restore points. In the System Properties dialog box, on the System Protection tab, click Create,
3.	Type a name for the restore point and then click Create.
4.	After the restore point has been created successfully, click OK two times.

Note: If System Restore is turned off, click to select the local disk, click Apply and then click Create.

Windows XP

1.	Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe, and then click OK.
2.	On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Create a restore point, and then click Next .
3.	On the Create a Restore Point page, type a name for the restore point and then click Create
4.	After the restore point has been created, click Close.

Note: If System Restore is turned off, you receive a message that asks whether you want to turn on System Restore now. Click Yes. Then, in the System Properties dialog box, click to clear the Turn off System Restore check box, click OK, and then repeat this step.

Restore the registry

Use System Restore to undo registry changes in Windows Vista or in Windows XP

Windows Vista

1.	Click Start, type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
2.	In the System Properties dialog box, on the System Protection tab, click System Restore,
3.	In the System Restore dialog box select Choose a different restore point, and then click Next
4.	Select the restore point that you want to use, and then click Next.
5.	Confirm your restore point, and then click Finish System restore restores the selected Windows Vista configuration and then restarts the computer.
6.	Log on to the computer. When the System Restore confirmation page appears, click OK..

Windows XP

1.	Click Start, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\System32\Restore\Rstrui.exe, and then click OK.
2.	On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next .
3.	On the Select a Restore Point page, click the system checkpoint. In the On this list select the restore point area, click an entry that is named "Guided Help (Registry Backup)," and then click Next. If a System Restore message appears that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make, click OK.
4.	On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration and then restarts the computer.
5.	Log on to the computer. When the System Restore confirmation page appears, click OK..

Lock your Desktop By Mouse Click!

How to Lock your Desktop by a single Mouse Click?


As we all are getting lazier day by day, this post promotes laziness to the core! Generally we have problems in pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del or Windows+L to Lock our PCs, hence it would be better if we could do that by the click of a mouse. Here's how to do it :



1. Right click an empty spot on the desktop, point to New and click Shortcut.

2. In the Create Shortcut dialog box, copy the following into the 'Type the location' of the item text box:
"rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation" remove quotes while typing.

3. Click Next.

4. In "Type a name for this shortcut", type LOCK and Click Finish

5. Now just double click on the icon, your desktop will be locked.

I tested in XP and working fine.. Just try out

Disable Windows XP Boot Screen

How to Disable Windows XP Boot Screen?

Disable your Windows XP Boot Screen by following steps

• Start->Run or (Win key + R)
• Enter msconfig and select BOOT.INI tab
• In Boot options select /NOGUIBOOT
• Restart the System you cannot see the Windows XP Boot Screen.

msconfig Utility

How to remove the unwanted programs running at the system startup and how to improve the performance of your system .Here are the procedures to remove the unwanted programmes that loads during startup and loads in System tray.

Most useful for systems that are running with low memory.

Here are the steps to follow.

Step1: Go to the Run command and type msconfig. To open Run Command Utility Press win's key + R.

Make sure that you have administrator priviledge to do .



Step2: A window utility opens and go to Startup Tab

Uncheck the unwanted programs , so that the programs do not load at system startup.

Caution : uncheck only the programs that you are sure of that event and select ok.

Windows Operating System Run Commands

These are very useful & important Windows Run Utility Commands. By these Run Commands
we can see lot of hidden utilities in Windows Operating System. Improve your skills in the usage of windows operating system by these commands.

Before using these commands Press the keys windows symbol key + R on your key board to activate the Run command utility and type the commands these and hit the enter key.

To Access….	Run Command
Accessibility Controls	access.cpl
Accessibility Wizard	accwiz
Add Hardware Wizard	hdwwiz.cpl
Add/Remove Programs	appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools	control admintools
Adobe Acrobat (if installed)	acrobat
Adobe Designer (if installed)	acrodist
Adobe Distiller (if installed)	acrodist
Adobe ImageReady (if installed)	imageready
Adobe Photoshop (if installed)	photoshop
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
Control Panel	control
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
Display 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
Files and Settings Transfer Tool	migwiz
File Signature Verification Tool	sigverif
Findfast	findfast.cpl
Firefox (if installed)	firefox
Folders Properties	control folders
Fonts	control fonts
Fonts Folder	fonts
Free Cell Card Game	freecell
Game Controllers	joy.cpl
Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)	gpedit.msc
Hearts Card Game	mshearts
Help and Support	helpctr
HyperTerminal	hypertrm
Iexpress Wizard	iexpress
Indexing Service	ciadv.msc
Internet Connection Wizard	icwconn1
Internet Explorer	iexplore
Internet Properties	inetcpl.cpl
Internet Setup Wizard	inetwiz
IP Configuration(Display Connection Configuration)	ipconfig /all
IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /displaydns
IP Configuration(Delete DNS Cache Contents)	ipconfig /flushdns
IP Configuration(Release All Connections)	ipconfig /release
IP Configuration(Renew All Connections)	ipconfig /renew
IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)	ipconfig /registerdns
IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /showclassid
IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)	ipconfig /setclassid
Java Control Panel (If Installed)	jpicpl32.cpl
Java Control Panel (If Installed)	javaws
Keyboard Properties	control keyboard
Local Security Settings	secpol.msc
Local Users and Groups	lusrmgr.msc
Logs You Out Of Windows	logoff
Malicious Software Removal Tool	mrt
Microsoft Access (if installed)	access.cpl
Microsoft Chat	winchat
Microsoft Excel (if installed)	excel
Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)	frontpg
Microsoft Movie Maker	moviemk
Microsoft Paint	mspaint
Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)	powerpnt
Microsoft Word (if installed)	winword
Microsoft Syncronization Tool	mobsync
Minesweeper Game	winmine
Mouse Properties	control mouse
Mouse Properties	main.cpl
Nero (if installed)	nero
Netmeeting	conf
Network Connections	control netconnections
Network Connections	ncpa.cpl
Network Setup Wizard	netsetup.cpl
Notepad	notepad
Nview Desktop Manager(If Installed)	nvtuicpl.cpl
Object Packager	packager
ODBC Data Source Administrator	odbccp32.cpl
On Screen Keyboard	osk
Opens AC3 Filter(If Installed)	ac3filter.cpl
Outlook Express	msimn
Paint	pbrush
Password Properties	password.cpl
Performance Monitor	perfmon.msc
Performance Monitor	perfmon
Phone and Modem Options	telephon.cpl
Phone Dialer	dialer
Pinball Game	pinball
Power Configuration	powercfg.cpl
Printers and Faxes	control printers
Printers Folder	printers
Private Character Editor	eudcedit
Quicktime (If Installed)	QuickTime.cpl
Quicktime Player (if installed)	quicktimeplayer
Real Player (if installed)	realplay
Regional Settings	intl.cpl
Registry Editor	regedit
Registry Editor	regedit32
Remote Access Phonebook	rasphone
Remote Desktop	mstsc
Removable Storage	ntmsmgr.msc
Removable Storage Operator Requests	ntmsoprq.msc
Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)	rsop.msc
Scanners and Cameras	sticpl.cpl
Scheduled Tasks	control schedtasks
SecurityCenter	wscui.cpl
Services	services.msc
Shared Folders	fsmgmt.msc
Shuts Down Windows	shutdown
Sounds and Audio	mmsys.cpl
Spider Solitare Card Game	spider
SQL Client Configuration	cliconfg
System Configuration Editor	sysedit
System Configuration Utility	msconfig
System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)	sfc /scannow
System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)	sfc /scanonce
System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)	sfc /scanboot
System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)	sfc /revert
System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)	sfc /purgecache
System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)	sfc /cachesize=x
System Information	msinfo32
System Properties	sysdm.cpl
Task Manager	taskmgr
TCP Tester	tcptest
Telnet Client	telnet
Tweak UI (if installed)	tweakui
User Account Management	nusrmgr.cpl
Utility Manager	utilman
Windows Address Book	wab
Windows Address Book Import Utility	wabmig
Windows Backup Utility (if installed)	ntbackup
Windows Explorer	explorer
Windows Firewall	firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier	magnify
Windows Management Infrastructure	wmimgmt.msc
Windows Media Player	wmplayer
Windows Messenger	msmsgs
Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)	wiaacmgr
Windows System Security Tool	syskey
Windows Update Launches	wupdmgr
Windows Version (to show which version of windows)	winver
Windows XP Tour Wizard	tourstart
Wordpad	write