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How to Trouble shoot Errors with the help of  Beep Sound ...   

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Make up your Internet  Fast   :-

                    Normally Downloading  WebPages takes more time when the system configuration is less ( i.e.  Pentium - I system ). To get faster access in those systems is quite simple. In Internet pictures consume  more time to download, so if  we disable an option, the pictures will not be downloaded. Hence the browsing speed can be increased.

      TIPS :

          Internet Explorer » Tools » Internet options »  Advanced » Show Pictures                                   

( Disable the Show Pictures check box under the Multimedia subdivision, so none of the  pictures will not be downloaded.  If  you want to view any picture, Right Click at the Icon where picture has to be opened and give Show picture. Now the picture will be displayed)

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Didn't I delete that pro gram long ago !!? 

               You can notice the program you have deleted still in the 

       CONTROL PANEL > ADD / REMOVE PROGRAMS  tab. 

        This is because the program should be uninstalled rather to be deleted. To remove the program completely, follow the instructions given ,

           From the START MENU select RUN

        Type REGEDIT.EXE and press enter

        Open the Hive named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE 

        Double-click on SOFTWARE > MICROSOFT > WINDOWS >  CURRENT VERSION > UNINSTALL

              Here you will see  a list of program  similar to the ones  in the  ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS  window in the Control Panel. Highlight the particular folder you want to remove and  click Delete from the EDIT menu.      

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Update the Registry without Rebooting 

                Every time you install new software , or make alterations to default settings you have to reboot your computer . Not any more !!!!

 Press [ ALT ] + [ CTRL ] + [ DEL ], Select Explorer and Click End Task.

 When Windows asks 

'Are you sure you want to ..Shut down your computer ?',

click No , then click End Task at the Next Prompt    

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Hibernation Mode in Windows 2000 Family

               START       =>  SHUTDOWN  

•  Log off

• Restart

• Shutdown

• Hibernate                          

                         Hibernate mode  writes all Main Memory  information  to  the  Hard Disc Drive, then turns the computer  off.  The  next time you turn on  the computer, the Main Memory  reads the information  from  the  Hard Disc Drive  and  Windows  is restored to the same condition , with the same applications, documents open. 


                         How to enable Hibernation mode

 From the Start => Settings => Control Panel => Power Management. 

In the Power Management Properties dialog box, click the Hibernate tab. 

Select the Enable hibernate support check box, and then click Apply. Hibernation mode is now an option that can be selected in the Advanced tab of the Power Management Properties dialog box. 

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A to Z Shortcuts in MS - Word 2000                

KEYS	FUNCTION
Ctrl + A	Select all
Ctrl + B	Bold
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + D	Find Formatting
Ctrl + E	Center alignment
Ctrl + F	Find / Replace
Ctrl + G	Find / Replace
Ctrl + H	Find / Replace
Ctrl + I	Italics Style
Ctrl + J	Justify
Ctrl + K	Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl + L	Left Alignment
Ctrl + M	Indent

Ctrl + N	New Document
Ctrl + O	Open Document
Ctrl + P	Print
Ctrl + Q	Paragraph Specify
Ctrl + R	Right alignment
Ctrl + S	Save current Document
Ctrl + T	Hanging Indent
Ctrl + U	Underline
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + W	Close Document
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + Y	Repeat
Ctrl + Z	Undo

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Disabling Autocomplete Feature in IE5 

         The Autocomplete feature may be useful while filling out forms and usernames, but it also allows other users to know your username and then probably guess your password also. When the Autocomplete function is active, some sites, search engines and entry fields retain the words you've entered.

          To turn off this feature, in the Internet Options dialog box, click the content tab, Next, click the AutoComplete button in the Personal Information section to display the Autocomplete Settings window.  Uncheck the 'Forms' and 'Usernames and Passwords on Forms' Boxes.

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Running Scandisk on Boot Up (Windows 9x) 

                  If Windows 9x is shutdown incorrectly, or the  power is turned off without shutting down, the system will attempt to run Scandisk on the next boot. You can control it to run or not by prompting during bootup. To enable it, change the attributes of MSDOS.SYS to null,  so it is not 'Read Only'.(MSDOS.SYS is found in the root directory of your C:\ drive.)

 Open the file using Notepad or EDIT in MS-DOS. 

Change the value of 'AutoScan=' to: 

AutoScan=0 : Scandisk is Disabled 
AutoScan=1 : Scandisk Prompts First (Default setting)
AutoScan=2 : Scandisk Runs Automatically

Changes will take place on the next reboot. 

Note:

•  It is advisable to run Scandisk after an incorrect shutdown to avoid file corruption. 
  

• This feature is only available on Windows 95 OSR 2 and greater. 

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Show the Windows Boot Menu (Windows 95/98/Me)

Windows does not display the boot menu normally unless a key is pressed during bootup (F8 for Windows 95 or CTRL for 98/Me). The boot menu allows you to selectively boot Windows in different modes, including Safe Mode and Command Prompt Mode.

Change the attributes for MSDOS.SYS so it is not 'Read Only', MSDOS.SYS is found in the root directory of your C:\ drive. Open the file using Notepad or another text editor (not Microsoft Word or any word processor).

Settings:

Change the value of 'BootMenu=' to 

BootMenu=1 for Enabling Bootmenu

BootMenu=0 for Disabling Bootmenu (default)

If the boot menu is enabled you can control how long it waits before continuing to boot with the 'BootMenuDelay=' option. Set 'BootMenuDelay=' to the amount of time to wait in seconds. i.e. 

'BootMenuDelay=5'  

would wait 5 seconds before continuing to load Windows.

Changes will take place on the next reboot.

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Expand and Contract Folders With Ease (All Versions)

It could be a time-consuming process to expand a folder by clicking on the (+) for each and every sub-directory in Windows Explorer and Windows Registry.  This tip lets you expand and contract with one keystroke. 

Simply highlight the parent folder you wish to expand and press

' * '  (asterix on the keypad) and all the sub folders will expand out, 

' - '  (minus on the keypad) and they'll all contract back again, 

' + ' ( plus on the keypad) and it will expand only the current folder.