Azlan Computer And Internet Tips

[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 [Alt] and [Esc] Switch between running applications [Alt] and letter Select menu item by underlined letter [Ctrl] and [Esc] Open Program Menu [Ctrl] and [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications) [Alt] and [F4] Quit active application or close current window [Alt] and [-] Open Control menu for active document Ctrl] Lft., Rt. arrow Move cursor forward or back one word 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 C...

If you want t o disable the stupid feature in WinXP which tries to send a report to microsoft every time a program crashes you will have to do this: *Open Control Panel *Click on Preformance and Maintenance. *Click on System. *Then click on the Advanced tab *Click on the error reporting button on *the bottom of the windows. *Select Disable error reporting. *Click OK * Click Ok

If you want to use Norton Ghost 2003 to create an image of a PC's primary partition you will find it has 2 serious limitations: 1- The USB support driver they use (from Iomega) can only be installed in USB1 or USB2 mode (not both), and it is not universal - it didn't recognize my external USB IBM mobile HD . 2- You can't create a Ghost bootable CD - only a floppy. How can you clone a newly bought laptop, most of which don't have a floppy anymore? Here's How to: 1- create a Ghost floppy with USB support (1 or 2 - it won't matter later) 2- download 2 files kxlrw40an.exe and mhairu.zip CODE http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/products/drive/cdrrw/kxlrw40an/driver/kxlrw40an.exe CODE http://www.stefan2000.com/darkehorse/PC/DOS/Drivers/USB/mhairu.zip From the first file (Panasonic driver for a USB CDRW) you will need the file usbaspi.sys found under "F2H" sub directory after extraction of the downloaded archive. From the second archive you need di1000dd.sys ...

Follow the following steps 1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\ 2 . From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc". 3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window. 4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open". 5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit. 6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc". 7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers" 8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties". 9. Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't have 'device type' greyed...

Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT). Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall, and remove any unwanted subkeys under "Uninstall."

Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web But most people don't use it to its best advantage. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion pages in Google's index, it's still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number. But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet exploration. Google's search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its own programmers. Let's look at some of Google's lesser-known options. Syntax Search Tricks Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of Web pages. Google has a fairly complete list of its syntax elements at www.google.com/help/operators.html . Here are some advanced operators that can help narrow down your search results. Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (in...

The Internet is a computer network made up of thousands of networks worldwide. No one is in charge of the Internet. There are organizations which develop technical aspects of this network and set standards for creating applications on it, but no governing body is in control. The Internet backbone, through which Internet traffic flows, is owned by private companies. All computers on the Internet communicate with one another using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol suite, abbreviated to TCP/IP. Computers on the Internet use a client/server architecture. This means that the remote server machine provides files and services to the user's local client machine. Software can be installed on a client computer to take advantage of the latest access technology. An Internet user has access to a wide variety of services: electronic mail, file transfer, vast information resources, interest group membership, interactive collaboration, multimedia displays, real...

1: Be cautious about what disks and files you accept from other people. 2: D on't reuse disks that have been in other computers, don't download files from insecure sites, and don't open e-mail attachments unless you are expecting them. Be wary of messages and attachments, even from people you know, with vague subject lines and contents, such as 'Check this' or 'See these pics!!!' 3: Obtain an antivirus program to more safely share disks, download files from the Internet and open e-mail attachments. 4: If your system gets a virus, visit your virus-scan software manufacturer's Web site and install any virus updates that are available. Then run the software. The software may not be able to delete the virus, but it may be able to identify it. 5: Search the Web for information regarding your specific virus by typing the name of the virus or its associated file into a search engine, followed by the word 'virus.' For example, 'Melissa v...

Newly bought computers are excellent with their speed. However, with their increasing usage and with ongoing time, their performance starts getting affected. Most PC users register complaints related to their decreasing speed and deteriorating output. However, this problem can be tackled just by exercising little more care. The speed of your PC can be improved and the performance can be boosted. Low Cost Solutions: Various low-cost and high-cost solutions are available depending upon which one you would like to choose. These can be self performed and installed to increase the efficiency of your machines. 1. Adding Random Access Memory to Computer This is all about the mother board of your system. Adding RAM can increase the memory of your motherboard. Different memory options of 256MB, 728 MB or 1GB etc are available. 2. Switching to SCSI Drives This option talks about switching over to SCSI drive from your IDE hard drives in the computer. SCSI drives solve the problem of sl...