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How to Lock the system/PC just using the mouse – Trick

April 4th, 2011 joy

We usually use Alt+Ctrl+Del or Windows+L to lock our system by the keyboard.Lets see how we can lock the system by the mouse.

Step 1 : Right click on the desktop, point to New->Shortcut.

shortcut
Step 2 : In the Shortcut dialog box, copy and paste ‘rundll32 user32.dll,LockWorkStation‘ without single quote in the ‘Type the location of the item’ text box and Click Next.

ShortcutDialog
Step 3 : In “Type a name for this shortcut” text-box type some name you wish like “Lock the System” and Click Finish.


Step 4 : Just double click on the icon, the desktop will be locked :)

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How to Clear/Delete the My Recent Documents Opened in Windows XP

November 5th, 2010 joy
If you think that you have opened many documents and want to delete them,Here are the Steps;
We can clear the list through the menu and we can also delete all the documents opened by going to the physical path where the documents are located.
Way 1 : Clearing through Start Menu

1. Right Click Start Menu and select Properties.Click on Customize button.This will open Customize Start Menu window.
Start Menu Properties
2. Click on Advanced tab.In the Recent Documents panel,Click Clear List button.Which will clear all the recent documents.
Customized Start Menu

Way 2 : Deleting recent documents through recent document folder.

Recent document folder would be located at the Documents and Settings of that profile folder.
1. Go to Start Menu.Click Run and type “recent”  without quotes in the open textbox.This will open the physical path of the recent documnets folder.
run-recent
2. Select All(Ctrl+A) the files and delete them.
Recent Folder

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In Task Manager Title Bar,Menu Bar and Tabs are Missing,Is it a virus attack? – Windows XP

August 9th, 2010 joy

In Windows XP,if you find the task manager with out title bar,program tabs or menu bar,don’t be panic,the Task Manager is running in Tiny Footprint mode. Its not the virus which made your task manager like this.You may have double-clicked the empty space in the border around the tabs thus Task Manager switches to this mode.
Task Manager Without Tabs

This problem can be handled easily.Simply just double-click on the border of the window showing to bring back the task manager to normal mode.

Task Manager With Tabs

Ref Source :Microsoft Support

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How to restart print spooler if stopped in XP?

May 13th, 2010 joy

When i tried to install a PDF printer in my xp machine,i was not able to complete the installation.FewPDF printer installation got aborted and some throw a error message “print spooler stopped restart it”.Then i checked and found the print spooler service was in disabled state.I enabled and started the service now every thing worked fine.

Here are the steps to turn on the Print Spooler in Windows XP:

Step 1.Click Start Menu -> Run
Step 2.Type services.msc and click OK
Step 3.Locate Print Spooler in the list of services
Step 4.Right Click -> Properties change the Startup Type to Automatic.

print spooler disabled
If it is running and still you get the error stop the service and restart it.

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How to override the DNS locally ?

March 21st, 2010 Kathirvel KG

Problem:

I was wondering how to override the DNS locally. There is a server in my network having static IP and has a registered Domain name. My local network doesn’t allow me to connect to internet and the server is part of my network, so how do I connect to this server using the same domain name instead of LAN IP or system name.

Solution:

  1. Goto ‘Drivers’ folder inside the system32 folder. “C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers“
  2. Open ‘etc’ folder “C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc“
  3. Open the ‘hosts’ file in wordpad
  4. At the end of this file you will find this  “127.0.0.1       localhost“
  5. Now enter the LAN IP of the server and the domain name of the server separated by ‘TAB’ eg., 10.35.68.8          www.yourserver.com
  6. Now you can ping and test the connectivity.

When you do this you are just bypassing the DNS.

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Microsoft’s new FREE anti virus – Morro launching soon

June 11th, 2009 joy

“Morro” a new word buzzing from Microsoft about their new FREE anti virus for personal computers which could protect pc’s from malware including viruses, spyware, rootkits and trojans would be available by the end of 2009.

Microsoft quotes,

“Morro” will be available as a stand-alone download and offer malware protection for the Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. When used in conjunction with the ongoing security and privacy enhancements of Windows and Internet Explorer, this new solution will offer consumers a robust, no-cost security solution to help protect against the majority of online threats.

Microsoft assures “Morro” will be able to provide the essential protections that consumers need without overusing system resources, and will help more consumers have better protection against online threats.

Microsoft’s Windows Live OneCare a commercial failure will be overtaken by morro in the coming days.Morro would be a great challenge for the leading anti virus companies in the market.

Source : Microsoft Press

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Ms-Dos Command – Copy & Move

May 26th, 2009 Jaffar

1.Copy a Specify File From One Location to Another.


Copy a Specify File From One Location to Another

2.Copy all the File From One Folder to Another.


Copy all the File From One Folder to Another

3.Move all the File and Sub-Folder From One Folder to Another.


Move all the File and Sub-Folder From One Folder to Another

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Delete Automatic Updates,Ready To Install

May 23rd, 2009 Jaffar

Presuming : you downloaded this update through Window Updates and not manually

Remove Window Update downloads from the temporary folder:-

1.Stop the Automatic Updates service (Click Start, Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.Click OK.Right-click the Automatic Updates service.Click Stop.Stopping the service will take a moment.)

2.Delete the contents of the Download folder(Click Start. Choose Run.In the Run box, type %windir%\SoftwareDistribution
Click OK.Open the Download folder. Delete all contents of the Download folder.Close the window.)

3.Start the Automatic Updates service(Click Start. Choose Run.
In the Run box, type services.msc.Click OK.Right-click the Automatic Updates service.Click Start.Starting the service will take a moment.)

By deleting the contents of the Download folder - you have removed any downloaded updates.

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