Remove the Recycle Bin from the Desktop

Remove the Recycle Bin from the Desktop

If you don't use the Recycle Bin to store deleted files , you can get rid of its desktop icon all together.

Run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/explorer/Desktop/NameSpace


Click on the "Recycle Bin" string in the right hand pane. Hit Del, click OK.

Restricting Logon Access

Restricting Logon Access

If you work in a multiuser computing environment, and you have full (administrator level) access to your computer, you might want to restrict unauthorized access to your "sensitive" files under Windows 95/98.
One way is to disable the Cancel button in the Logon dialog box.
Just run Regedit and go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Network/Logon

Create the "Logon" subkey if it is not present on your machine: highlight the Network key -> right-click in the left hand Regedit pane -> select New -> Key -> name it "Logon" (no quotes) -> press Enter. Then add/modify a DWORD value and call it "MustBeValidated" (don't type the quotes). Double-click it, check the Decimal box and type 1 for value.
Now click the Start button -> Shut Down (Log off UserName) -> Log on as a different user, and you'll notice that the Logon Cancel button has been disabled.

Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP

Search For Hidden Or System Files In Windows XP

The Search companion in Windows XP searches for hidden and system files differently than in earlier versions of Windows. This guide describes how to search for hidden or system files in Windows XP.

Search for Hidden or System Files By default, the Search companion does not search for hidden or system files. Because of this, you may be unable to find files, even though they exist on the drive.

To search for hidden or system files in Windows XP:
Click Start, click Search, click All files and folders, and then click More advanced options.

Click to select the Search system folders and Search hidden files and folders check boxes.

NOTE: You do not need to configure your computer to show hidden files in the Folder Options dialog box in Windows Explorer to find files with either the hidden or system attributes, but you need to configure your computer not to hide protected operating system files to find files with both the hidden and system attributes. Search Companion shares the Hide protected operating system files option (which hides files with both the system and hidden attributes) with the Folder Options dialog box Windows Explorer.

Set Processes Priority

Set Processes Priority


Follow this tip to increase the priority of active processes, this will result in prioritisation of processes using the CPU.

CTRL-SHIFT-ESC

1.Go to the second tab called Processes, right click on one of the active processes, you will see the Set Priority option


2.For example, your Run your CDwriter program , set the priority higher, and guess what, no crashed CD’s

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent

How to make your Desktop Icons Transparent


Go to ontrol Panel > System, > Advanced > Performance area > Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

some Imp Shortcuts

Shortcuts for Selecting Photos:

[Crtl]+[A] - Select all photos in album
[Crtl]+[D] - De-select Photos
[Crtl]+[i] - Invert Photo selection
[Home] - Select the first photo in the album
[End] - Select the last photo in the album
[Ctrl]+[H] - Hold selected photos photo tray
[Ctrl]+[Enter] - Locate the photo file on your computer
[Ctrl]+[O] - Open a photo file on your computer

Shortcuts for Viewing Photos:

[Ctrl]+[1] - View your photos as small thumbnails
[Ctrl]+[2] - View your photos as large thumbnails
[F11] - Use Picasa in full-screen mode
[Ctrl]+[4] - Start a slideshow
[Ctrl]+[5] - View your timeline


Shortcuts for Editing Photos:


[Ctrl]+[3] - Open an image in Edit mode
[Ctrl]+[R] - Rotate the image clockwise
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[R] - Rotate the image Counter clockwise
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[H] - Flip image horizontally
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[V] - Flip image vertically
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[b] - Add Black & White effect


Others:

[Ctrl]+[E] - E-mail selected photos
[Ctrl]+[P] - Print selected images
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[P] - Print album contact sheet
[Ctrl]+[F] - Search
[Ctrl]+[K] - Add keywords to your photos
[Ctrl]+[N] - Create new album
[F1] - View help content
[X] - Exclude a photo in import mode


Shortcuts for Watching Videos:

[/] - Pause/play Video
[,] - Rewing Video
[.] - Fast forward video

HIDDEN SECRETS OF XP

HIDDEN SECRETS OF XP
1) Private Character Editor
This program is for designing icons and Characters(Alphapet)
cl!ck :startThen :runtype :EUDCEDIT

2) iExpress
This Program is for converting your files to EXECUTABLE files
cl!ck : startThen : runtype : iexpress

3)Disk Cleanup
This program used for cleaning harddisk to offer space
cl!ck : startThen : runtype : cleanmgr

4)Dr Watson
This program Is for repairing problems in Windows
cl!ck : startThen : runtype : drwtsn32

5)Windows Media Player 5.1
Opens the old media player
cl!ck : startThen : runtype : mplay32