Shortcuts which we need every day

Here is the simple list of shortcuts which we require every day to use! Simply remember them and enjoy your computing with ease!

Windows key + D - shows the desktop. 
Windows key + M - minimizes all open windows. 
Windows key + Shift + M - maximizes all open windows. 
Windows key + E - Runs Windows Explorer. 
Windows key + R - shows the RUN dialog. 
Windows key + F - shows Search window. 
Windows key + Break - shows System Properties box. 
Windows key + TAB - Go through taskbar applications. 
Windows key + PAUSE Display the System Properties dialog box. 
Windows key + U Open Utility Manager. 
ALT + TAB - Cycle through opened applications. 
Hold down CTRL while dragging an item to Copy it. 
CTRL + ESC Display the Start menu. 
ALT + ENTER View the properties for the selected item. 
F4 key Display the Address bar list in My Computer or 
NUM LOCK + Asterisk (*) Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder.

Reset your lost/forgot Windows XP password

We have found that people who are using a laptop or desktop computer having access in front of many people requires to set a new password at a certain period of time because of security reason!
Due to this they are always trying to set a hard password using many characters. And finally forgets his own new password because of frequently change in the password. That’s why here is the trick to all who are facing this type of situation without any invitation!!!!!!
Just follow and remember these steps as under:

1> First reboot Windows XP in safe mode by re-starting the computer and pressing F8 repeated as the computer starts up.

2> Then (in safe mode) click Start and then click Run. In the open box type "control userpasswords2" without the quotes 

3> You will now have access to all the user accounts, including the administrators account and will be able to reset the lost password.

4> Just click the administrators user account, and then click Reset Password.

5> You will need to add a new password in the New password and the Confirm new password window, and confirm it by clicking on ok button.

Task kill feature in Windows

Windows has a task kill feature similar to Linux. Go to a command prompt and run the command tasklist to see running processes with PID numbers. Then type tskill to end the specific task. This forces an instant closing of the task.

Speedup your windows

Friends are used to play games on your computer? But whenever are you playing these games which has a higher resolution you are facing some problem just like a scrambling or hanging of the system! Want to solve such a problem? Here is the solution for you all who are facing such a problem..
For this you just have to follow these steps as shown under:
First fight click on My Computer icon and go to
 Properties 
 Advanced 
 Performance - Settings 
 Advanced 
 Virtual Memory - Change 
Here you have to keep the initial size as per the recommended but you just have to change the maximum size to the double!
That’s it ! You have done and now its time to restart your system.
After restart enjoy the difference!

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Change Your traditional startup and Logoff screens

To change your start up screen:

First Create a 320x400 bitmap in the root directory 
Now give it a name as LOGO.SYS
From now your startup screen will be changed to the given image or your selected image!

To change your logoff screen:

In the Windows directory there are two files named LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS. In which LOGOW.SYS is the "Wait while Shutting down …" screen. Where as LOGOS.SYS is the "You may now shut-off or Reboot screen".
Now here what you have to do is to make two files in a paint brush and just name it as LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS. Than you have to replace this files with an actual windows file.
That’s it!
Here it should be noticed that these both files should have same size. Other wise undesired result will come! But its not a major matter. Enjoy!

Speed Up XP Booting

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current ControlSet\Control\Ses sionManager\MemoryManagement\Prefetch Parameters

Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file.

On the EnablePrefetcher value, change the setting from 3 to 5 (decimal).

Close the registry editor.

Restart your computer.

Speed Up XP Booting

Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).

Locate the following key in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Current ControlSet\Control\Ses sionManager\MemoryManagement\Prefetch Parameters

Make sure you backup the keys by exporting them to a .reg file.

On the EnablePrefetcher value, change the setting from 3 to 5 (decimal).

Close the registry editor.

Restart your computer.