WINDOWS XP,TIPS AND TRICKS
Oswaldo Bolivar09/29/2010
Useful key shortcuts available• 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.
Useful key shortcuts available• 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.
Another useful Options
• 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.
Lock Windows to protect computer
• You can lock Windows to protect the computer when leaving the station easily
• by creating a shortcut with the path rundll32.exeuser32.dll, LockWorkStation.
• Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it
• and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough,
• Windows key + L will do the same.
Rename multiple files in Windows at once
• Select them all, • right click and select Rename. Enter the
desired name. • They will be renamed using what you
specified, • with a number in brackets to distinguish
them.
Edit accounts in the command prompt
• You can edit accounts by running "control userpasswords2" at the command prompt.
Use systeminfo.exe to see System Information
• You can use the systeminfo.exe command in the command prompt
• to see System Information, including all Windows updates and hotfixes.
• Go to Start-> Run -> cmd + Enter• Type systeminfo.exe > c:\dell\System.txt
Searching Information in Windows XP
• Windows + F is the shortcut for finding any files in Windows XP.
• Please Open the Windows Explorer and do the following instructions:
• View Option-> Arrange icon by -> Show in Groups.
• Use the Search companion to do it.
Get to Your Favorites with Keyboard Shortcut IE
• Enter Control-I will bring up your left pane favorites.
• Enter Control-I will make it disappear• Enter Control-B to organize your favorites
List of shourtcut keys for Internet explorer.
• CTRL+A: Select all• CTRL+C: Copy• CTRL+X: Cut• CTRL+V: Paste• CTRL+F: Find• CTRL+E: Search• CTRL+W: Close window• CTRL+T: New browser TAB window• CTRL+R: Refresh web page• CTRL+O: new location - esc to close• CTRL+D: quickly save a Web page to your Favorites list• CTRL+I: Favorites• CTRL+P: Print the page• CTRL+H: History• CTRL+tab: goto URL Address field• Alt+Spacebar+X: Window Maximize• Alt+Spacebar+R: Window Restore• Alt+Spacebar+N: Window Minimize• Home key: beginning of page• End key: bottom of page• Backspace key: move back a page.• CTRL+LEFT+ARROW : quickly move the cursor back between parts of the address.
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Resourcehttp://faq.programmerworld.net/ms_windows/lots-of-windows-xp-tips.html