Windows
Shutdown automation, shutdown after given time
By admin at 30 July, 2010, 9:45 am
In a Windows machine there is a command to shutdown a computer after certain time interval. For example, if you want to shut down your computer after an hour you can give a command in the command windows: "shutdown -s -t 3600" -s for shutdown -r for restart -t for time In Windows XP the [...]
Read More >>Screen Capture (Print Screen) in Mac Computer – Mac OS and Windows OS
By admin at 12 January, 2010, 9:45 pm
For those who have switched from PC to Mac, one of the most obvious difference is the keyboard and its keys. There are some extra ones and some important ones missing. I was used to taking screenshots by ‘Print Screen’ key in PC but the key is missing in the Macbook I recently acquired. It [...]
Read More >>Windows 7 – Is it the Lucky 7 for Microsoft?
By admin at 21 October, 2009, 11:07 pm
In the history of Microsoft Windows releases XP is the only successful OS without numbers attached to it. All other named versions failed to gain the consumer confidence in them. Did that made Microsoft superstitions enough to choose the next version with number attached to it — number 7, lucky 7? Most of the successful [...]
Read More >>Windows 7 shortcuts
By admin at 27 May, 2009, 11:19 pm
Here are some of the useful keyboard shortcuts for the next big thing from Microsoft: Win+Home: Clear all but the active window Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it’s maximized Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the [...]
Read More >>How do you access administrator account in WinXP?
By admin at 9 January, 2009, 12:33 am
There was a case in which the owner of a computer didn’t know his administrator account in Windows XP. It was tricky to find out the account password. If you have such problem this procedure might be useful. You however need to have WinXP install CD to perform the task. First – Place your Windows [...]
Read More >>Useful Windows XP Shortcut keys – 2
By admin at 13 November, 2008, 4:43 pm
Here are some of day-to-day use shortcuts for MS Windows XP: If you don’t have Windows key in your keyboard visiting this previous post for other windows shortcut keys might be more useful. Windows Key – START Menu Windows Key+ Pause Break – System Properties Windows Key+R – RUN Window Windows Key+L – Locks Computer [...]
Read More >>Accessing NTFS “protected” private folders
By admin at 20 October, 2008, 5:46 pm
My computer just went dead and instead of repairing it I moved the hard disk to another system. Till then I never realized that the document folders was encrypted in the NTFS system. It was the most annoying thing and I cursed NTFS over FAT system and all the stuffs. Well, it was not that [...]
Read More >>MICROSOFT WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS
By admin at 17 August, 2008, 11:13 am
Alt + Tab Switch between open applications Alt + Shift + Tab Switch backwards between open applications Alt + Print Screen Create screen shot for current program Ctrl + Alt + Del Reboot/Windows® task manager Ctrl + Esc Bring up start menu Alt + Esc Switch between applications on taskbar F2 Rename selected icon F3 [...]
Read More >>How to make Windows XP fast?
By admin at 29 April, 2008, 12:09 am
Failure of Vista to fulfill user’s expectation has made XP still a best bet in operating system. Watch this video for some tips in making it run faster.
Read More >>How To Uninstall Office 2007 Beta Manually
By admin at 25 April, 2008, 7:04 pm
If you are one of those who installed MS Office 2007 Beta and couldn’t uninstall it at all. Here is a solution for you. (You can curse MS again before you apply it, they deserve it!!) Right-click on My Computer and choose Manage Expand “Services and Applications and then select Services In the right pane, [...]
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