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03 Oct, 2008

Create a desktop shortcut for Hibernation

Posted by: mantoadmire In: Windows

The Shutdown.exe command can shut down or restart your computer, optionally forcing it to shut down even if some programs attempt to prevent it. But it does not include an option to hibernate. If you hibernate quite often, then you can have a desktop shortcut for quickly putting your PC into hibernation.
To create a shortcut, [...]

14 Aug, 2008

Refresh Thumbnails And Save Space

Posted by: mantoadmire In: Tips & tricks

In Microsoft Windows XP, you can select the Thumbnails view for any folder, thereby gaining a quick way to find images. In some earlier Windows versions, you first had to right-click on the folder, choose Properties, and check a box titled Enable Thumbnail View. Either way, Windows generates a small thumbnail image for every file [...]

29 Jul, 2008

Make risky file extensions obvious

Posted by: mantoadmire In: Tips & tricks| Windows

Having file extensions visible can make certain malicious programs in your e-mail in-box more obvious. For example, showing a file attachment such as image.jpg.exe, which would otherwise have the harmless-looking name image.jpg. On the other hand, displaying all file extensions all the time looks ugly, makes file names more difficult to read, and increases your [...]

10 Jul, 2008

Control Regedit’s Key Memory

Posted by: mantoadmire In: Windows

The Registry in Windows XP has a feature that it remembers the last-used key. It also has the ability to save often-used keys as Favorites. The only way to disable this feature is to restrict the Registry from saving the last-used key information. To do this, open regedit and look for this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit
Right-click on the [...]

12 Jun, 2008

Free Up Disk Space

Posted by: mantoadmire In: Tips & tricks| Windows

Freeing disk space helps you to improve the performance of your computer. The Disk Cleanup tool integrated in Windows helps you free up space on your hard disk. The utility identifies files that you can safely delete, and then enables you to choose which files you want to delete.
Use Disk Cleanup to:
• Remove Windows and [...]

21 Feb, 2008

A cool prank with Windows desktop

Posted by: mantoadmire In: Fun| Video Tutorials

The video might seem to be unclear in this small window. Hence you can download it and view it on your media player comfortably.
Are you in mood of playing some prank with your friend’s PC ? Then try out this tutorial. It’ll definitely help you.
If you have some time to sit on the victim’s machine, [...]


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