20 things you didn’t know about Windows XP
1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then [...]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ThumbnailSize
This DWORD value can be set between 32 and 256. This number represents the size in pixels that the Windows Explorer Thumbnail view will display.
Here is the list of keyboard shortcut for windows xp as well as vista… to make your speed operation on system, kindly practice to use keyboard shortcuts… Here i found some of them..
CTRL+C (Copy)
• CTRL+X (Cut)
• CTRL+V (Paste)
• CTRL+Z (Undo)
• DELETE (Delete)
• SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle [...]
The best way to improve your system speed undergoes plenty of procedures.. Here is the tips for improving your windows xp system speed.
1.) To decrease a system’s boot time and increase system performance, use the money you save by not buying defragmentation software — the built-in Windows defragmenter works just fine — and instead equip the computer with an Ultra-133 or Serial ATA hard drive with 8-MB cache buffer.
Some Registry Tweaks, Unrevealed Windows Tips and Secrets
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Important Note: Before you read on, you need to keep one thing in mind. Whenever you make changes to the Windows Registry you need to Refresh it before the changes take place. Simply press F5 to refresh the registry and enable the changes. If this does not work [...]
In every installation of Windows XP, there is a built-in and defaut administrator user account named Administrator, which is equivalent to super user or root in Unix system. However, if you have set up another user account in Windows XP, the Administrator account will be hidden, cloaked and invisible in [...]
I usually hate when copying the files if memory exceeds and showing low disk space..
Here is the cool trick to overcome the thing.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
“NoLowDiskSpaceChecks”=dword:00000001
XP has IP version 6 support — the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type ‘ipv6 install’ into Run… (it’s OK, it won’t ruin your existing network setup) and then ‘ipv6 /?’ at the command line to find out [...]
12 Feb, 2008
Posted by: admin In: windows
XP Tricks
1. You can close a window that is maximized by placing your mouse at the UPPER MOST LEFT CORNER of the window and DOUBLE CLICK. (opposite to close button side)
ie. if you want to close my computer “MAXIMIZED” just place your mouse at the UPPER MOST LEFT CORNER and DOUBLE CLICK your mouse. WOW, [...]
Want to see Movies in Paintbrush.. Do the following steps..
* First start a movie in any player.
* Then open Paint.
* Now, in the player when the movie is being played, press “Print screen” button on your key board.
* Now, Press ctrl+v in Paint
* Leave the movie player open and don’t minimize it.
* Open Paint now [...]