100 keyboard shortcuts

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 Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
F5 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)Dialog Box Keyboard ShortcutsCTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs) CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button) SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)


Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box) Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off) Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

END (Display the bottom of the active window)
HOME (Display the top of the active window)
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line) LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
END (Move to the end of the line)
CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
CTRL+N (Open a new console)
CTRL+S (Save the open console)
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
ALT+V (Display the View menu)
ALT+F (Display the File menu)
ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
F2 key (Rename the selected item)
CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

CTRL+ALT+END (Open the microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box) ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right) ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left) ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order) ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation

CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address) CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L) CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box) CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window

Performance Increase Through My Computer

1: Start > Right Click on My Computer and select properties.
2: Click on the "Advanced" tab
3: See the "Perfomance" section? Click "Settings"
4: Disable all or some of the following:
Fade or slide menus into view
Fade or slide ToolTips into view
Fade out menu items after clicking
Show Shadows under menus
Slide open combo boxes
Slide taskbar buttons
Use a background image for each folder type
Use common tasks in folders
There, now Windows will still look nice and perform faster

Independence Day

Today we Indians are celebrating our 60th Independence day.

Wishing all the proud Indians a Happy Independence day.

Speed Up System Shutdown

Speed Up System Shutdown

Theoretically, when you shut down Windows, your computer should be powered down in under fifteen seconds. The problem is that all of the cleanup that is done before Windows considers it "safe" to power the system down—including shutting down your open applications, stopping any running services, and writing any pending cache data to the disk—can sometimes delay the shutdown procedure.
The following solutions should help eliminate the sometimes-unnecessary delays that can accompany system shutdown.

Part 1: Reduce the hung application timeout

When shutting down, Windows attempts to stop all running tasks. If a task is not responding or refuses to shut down, there's a built-in delay before Windows will force the task to end. This delay is called the timeout, and it can be shortened if you're experiencing problems or unreasonable delays when shutting down your system:

1. Open the Registry Editor .
2. Expand the branches to HKEY_CURRENT_ USER\Control Panel\Desktop .
3. Double-click the WaitToKillAppTimeou t value. This number controls the time to wait, in milliseconds, before unresponsive applications are forced to close. The default is 20000 (twenty seconds), but it can be decreased to any value; the minimum is 1 millisecond, although it's impractical to use any value smaller than about 2000 (two seconds) here.
4. Also in this key is the HungAppTimeout value, which does pretty much the same thing as WaitToKillAppTimeou t; just enter the same number for both values.
5. Expand the branches to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ Control .
6. Double-click the WaitToKillServiceTi meout value. This works the same as the WaitToKillAppTimeou t value described above, except that it applies to services instead of applications.
7. Close the Registry Editor when you're done. You'll have to restart Windows for the change to take effect.
These values also affect the timeouts at times other than just shutting down, such as when you click End Process in the Windows Task Manager.

Part 2:
Use the User Profile Hive Cleanup ServiceOccasionally, Windows has trouble unloading the hive containing the HKEY_ CURRENT_USER branch of the Registry If your system appears to Repeatedly take a long time to log out and shut down, download and install Microsoft's UPHClean utility. See Microsoft Knowledge Base article#837115 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837115) for details.

Part 3:
Have Windows power down your computer automatically You may have noticed that some computers—especially laptops—are able to power themselves off when you choose Shut Down from the Start Menu,rather than displaying the "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen. This is convenient and makes for faster shutdowns.
In order to configure your computer to behave this way, you'll need the following:

if you're using a desktop (as opposed to a portable) computer, you must have an ATX-compliant case and motherboard. You can tell an ATXsystem from the power button; if it's a momentary pushbutton (that doesn't stay in when you press it), you've likely got an ATX case. The difference is that power switches in ATX systems send a "shut down" command to the motherboard, rather than simply cutting power. All new computers areATX-compliant, as is any machine that is likely to be capable of running Windows XP. Secondly, you must have Advanced Power Management (APM) enabled in your system BIOS. Enter your system BIOS setup screen when first starting your computer (usually by pressing the Del key ), and make sure any options labeled "Advanced Power Management," "APM," or "APM-aware OS" are enabled. If these two conditions are met, Windows should automatically power down your system the next time you shut down.

Eliminate Unwanted Windows Components:
In addition to the settings and tweaks described, a common and effective technique for removing the bottlenecks in Windows is to eliminate the programs and Windows components you don't use. Most optional Windows components can be removed by double-clicking on the Add or Remove Programs icon in Control Panel, clicking Add/Remove Windows Components , and unchecking any unwanted components. Single programs may not seem to make much of a difference, but they do add up. Note, however, that not all optional components are listed here.
To add unlisted Windows components to your Control Panel, follow these steps:
1. Start Notepad (or your favorite plain-text editor), and open \Windows\Inf\ Sysoc.inf .
2. The structure of this file is that of an .ini file.The [Components] section lists the components shown in the Windows Components Wizard. Each entry in this section has this format: name= options where options is a list of parameters, separated by commas. The second to last parameter is the one that interests us. If it's empty (nothing between the surrounding commas), the corresponding entry will appear in the Windows Components Wizard. Otherwise, if the parameter is hide, the entry will not appear. To "unhide" the entry, simply delete the hide keyword. For example, the entry for Windows Messenger looks like this:msmsgs=msgrocm. dll,OcEntry, msmsgs.inf, hide,7To add Windows Messenger to the list, allowing you to remove the component, simply change the line so it reads:msmsgs=msgrocm. dll,OcEntry, msmsgs.inf, ,7
3. When you're done, save the file, and reopen the Windows Components Wizard to see the new entries.

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Change Your Ip In Less Then 1 Minute

1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen2. Click on "Run"3. Type in "command" and hit okYou should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.4. Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"5. Type "exit" and leave the prompt6. Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.7. Click on "properties"You should now be on a screen with something titled "Local Area Connection", or something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other networks.8. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"9. Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab10. Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab11. Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).12. Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.13. Hit the "Ok" button here14. Hit the "Ok" button againYou should now be back to the "Local Area Connection" screen.15. Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.16. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings17. This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"tongue.gif 18. Hit "Ok"19. Hit "Ok" again20. You now have a new IP address

How to stop XP from displaying unread messages count on Welcome Screen

To stop XP from displaying count of unread messages, Open registry and navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\UnreadMail] and look for the data key "MessageExpiryDays". If you do not see this key, create one DWORD key by the name "MessageExpiryDays". Setting its value to 0(Zero) would stop Windows XP from displaying the count of unread mesages