Know Full Details Of Ur System

1.Open command prompt(start->run->type cmd).
2.Type systeminfo and press enter.
3.If u want to save the info to ur hard disk, then type
Systeminfo>D:\systeminfo.txt and press enter.Now the info will be saved in the corresponding drive as a text file.

Increase ur internet speed

By default,Microsoft Reserves 20% of available internet bandwidth for efficient use of
1.sending error reports.
2.Windows automatic updates.
3.Quick uploading of Microsoft websites.
4.Online help support. Ofcouse, including this 20% bandwidth for regular internet services will not affect the above mentioned tasks.moreover, we can get faster access to internet by using this reserved bandwidth.To do this,

1.start->run->type gpedit.msc, n press enter, then u will come across a new window called policy editor.
2.Navigate to local computer ->policy->computer configuration- >administrative templates->network->QoS packet scheduler.
3.On the right side,double click on limit reservable bandwidth.
in settings tab, by default,(eventhough it reserves 20%bandwidth) it will show u the option not configured.
4.Now, select Enable, and change the bandwidth limit to 0.thatz it....now u can browse internet a bit faster.

Automatically Empty Ur Recent Documents Everytime U Logoff

1.start->run->tpye regedit and press enter.
2.Navigate to path
HKEY_Current_User > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > Explorer
3.Right click on the rightside panel and select for New Dword and name it as ClearRecentDocsOnExit.
4.Double click on it and set the value as 1.
thatz it,ur recent documents list will be automatically deleted upon every exit.

Make ur drive Invisible

Here is an awesome tip to hide ur drives individually without editing registry.

1.start->run->type diskpart or simply press Ctrl+r to open run.
2.There u will come across a new window, type list volume n u can see the list of drives present in ur computer.it will look like
Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
Volume 0 H DVD-ROM 0 B
Volume 1 I VideoCD CDFS CD-ROM 731 MB
Volume 2 C NTFS Partition 17 GB Healthy System
Volume 3 D NTFS Partition 13 GB Healthy
Volume 4 E NTFS Partition 11 GB Healthy

3.Select the dirve which u want to hide(for ex:D in this case), n type select volume 3(3 is the corresponding number of the drive D).Then u will get a message like "volume 3 is selected".

4.Now type remove letter D.then u wil get a message"removed lette D".now, if u check it out in my computer, the correspoing drive (D in this case)will be invisilbe(need to restart sometimes)

5.if u want to get back ur drive, just follow upto 3rd step n after that, type assign letter D.now u will get bake ur invisible drive.

Bypass unnecessary website registrations

1: Make a note of the website address your are trying to access. For example:http://www.sitename.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1024_3-5567274.htmlOr even just:www.sitename.com

2.2: Visit http://bugmenot.com

3.Enter the address from step 1 into the box and press the "Get Logins" button.

4.You should now be presented with at least one username and password. Make a note of them.

5.Go back to the site you were originally trying to access in step 1 and proceed to login with the username and password you noted in the previous step.

Recover data from scratched cd

Every one has had trouble with a scratched CD. Scratched data CD can't be read properly and in case of audio CD ,the CD skips when we play it.
To get rid of this, The first thing to do with a CD which gives a reading error, is to clean it; to check that the error is not being caused by a dirty surface. You can try cleaning the CD with a soft cotton cloth by wiping its surface . Start at the center and rub gently straight outward towards the edge. In case of a stubborn stain,you can try using warm water with some mild soap.Avoid sponges since they can scratch the CD.

A CD's data is recorded on a metal layer inside it. This metal layer is inset in a transparent plastic covering (polycarbonate) which is used to protect the CD's metal layer and to allow printing a label on the side not used for reading.

A CD-ROM drive uses a laser beam to read the metal layer. This laser beam crosses the plastic layer and reads the metal layer. If the plastic layer is scratched, the beam will be unable to pass through it as it will get deviated, resulting in a read error. The data to be read still lies in the CD, the trouble lies in the layer of plastic.

So how to repair this CD which holds your favourite Elvis Presly track?
As the CD's contents are preserved, a scratched CD can be recovered by polishing its plastic surface.The aim is to make the laser beam reach the metal surface which holds the data, in a straight line, without any deviations and change in intensity which may otherwise arise in a scratched CD.

Try polishing your CD with a "toothpaste"(baking soda toothpaste).Polish the scratches with a cotton swab. Rub gently the paste-imbued swab over the scratches until they disappear or until you notice that you have removed them as far as possible.Do all the cleaning gently.Do not apply pressure.After clearing the scratches, wash the CD in water.Let the water evaporate by itself.Do not keep the CD in sunlight.Keep it in a cool and shady area.

DO NOT USE A GEL TOOTHPASTE.If the scratches still persist try using a metal polish (Brasso) in the same way as described above. Rub Vaseline on the CD, very gently (do not press hard).Rub from the centre to the rim. Wipe excess off using clean, soft, lint-free cloth in a radial (inside to outside) motion.Test disc again. If the Vaseline does the trick, burn a new copy of the CD immediately. The Vaseline method is only a temporary solution.

Invisible Folder

Unlike UNIX,In Windows XP, we can not lock or private any folder without using software.Ofcourse, We can do it by moving folder to some other location, but that involvs very lenghty combination of machine language( bits includes only 0's n 1's) n its a bit confusing aslo.So the better way wud be make ur folder invisible.This can be done by ...

1.Select the targer folder, right clik on it n select rename.
2.Press and hold Alt key,Using numpad, enter the combination 0160 (u must enter the numbers using numpad only).
3.If u did it correctly, u must get a folder with no name.
4.Right click on the folder,go to properties, select customize tab,At the bottom of the window, u can see change icon option, click on it.Then u wil come across a new window, in that u can see some blank space as icons.select one of them n click apply.Thatz it. ur folder wil be invisible now...

Difference Between Del and Shift+Del

When u press Del to delete a file or folder, the data will be moved to Recyclebin.We can restore the data in this case,if needed.When u select Shift+del, the data will be permanently removed without moving to Recyclebin and we can not retrieve the data...

Enable or Disable CD Autorun

1.Goto Start -> Run -> Type regedit n press enter
2.Navigat to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControllSet\Services\Cdrom
3.On the right side, select autorun,right click on it and modify.
Change the value data into
1 -> for enable autorun
0 -> for disable autorun

Speed up ur harddisk

The speeding up of hard disk is done through changing the buffer settings of the memory.

This trick works only if you have 256 MB of RAM or higher

1) Goto Start -> Run -> "sysedit"(without quotes)
2) 4-5 system files will get open...select the system.ini window
3) Now search for a line that has [386enh].
4) Press enter after the above line..and add this line Irq14=4096
Remember that it is Case specific...so..you just copy paste as it is
5) click on Menu->save and then close the sysedit window.
6) After the reboot..you will feel the difference..:)...

Format Pen drive in NTFS

windows dont allow you to format the PENDRIVE in NTFS in normal way.... to do that,
plug in the pen drive n let it be detected fully.
rightclick on my computer->properties->hardwaretab->device
manager->diskdrives "+"->choose ur pendirve

rightclick on drive, choose properties, go to policies tab, select "optimize for performance" apply and clik ok...

now you can format the pen drive with NTFS like you normally format it as FAT , FAT32

To Backup/Restore ur Registry

1.Open command prompt(cmd), type the following

Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\System.dat , press enter
Attrib -s -r -h C:\Windows\User.dat, press enter

To Make the backup copies type:
copy C:\Windows\System.dat C:\Windows\System.000 , press enter
copy C:\Windows\User.dat C:\Windows\user.000, press enter

To Restore the Registry Type
copy C:\Windows\System.000 C:\Windows\System.dat , press enter
copy C:\Windows\User.000 C:\Windows\user.dat , press enter

Rename ur Recyclebin

1.Click start->run->type regedit n press enter
2.Navigat to the path HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} there, u can change the name to whatever name u want...

Websites For Free S/W Downloads

http://www.oldversion.com/
http://www.freewarefiles.com/
http://www.freewarehome.com/
http://www.softpedia.com/
http://www.soft32.com/
http://www.9down.com/
www.softarchive.net
http://www.tucows.com/
http://www.download.com/
http://softex.meganet.lt/ (softwares with crack)http://www.astalavista.com/ (crack search engine n mobile softwares)http://www.metaftp.com/ (direct ftp download) (ms office 2007 enterprise in 800 kb(approx) WINISO or ALCOHOL 120)http://www.sharedzilla.com/ (file sharing)
http://www.oldapps.com
http://www.phazeddl.com/
http://www.downloadlinki.com/
http://www.rapidfox.net (rapidshare search engine)http://www.downloadlinki.com/ Xbox 360 games

For files storage
www.mooload.com/
www.snapdrive.net/
www.orbitfiles.comwww.filefactory.com/

Files upload
www.eggdisk.comwww.yourfilelink.com
www.myfilestash.com/
www.xdrive.comwww.free-webhosts.com/free-file-hosting.php
www.mediamax.com
www.fileden.com
www.freewebspace.net/guide/diskstorage.shtm

To Know When The Website Is Updated For The Last Time

Just copy and paste the below java script in the addresbar(where we type http://....) and press enter

javascript:alert(document.lastModified)

Format Harddisk Using Notepad

1. Write The Following In Notepad Exactly as it says
2. Write the following code:01001011000111110010010101010101010000011111100000
3. Save As it as .EXE and any Name would Do.
4. If u run the program means it will format the Hard Drive.

Note:This is for learning purpose only. Author is not responsible for any liablities.

Block any website in XP

In windows XP, there is an option to block or reject access of any website....this can be done by a very simple process.
1. Browse to C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc
2. Find the file named "HOSTS" .
3. Open it with Notepad.
4. Add 127.0.0.2 http://www.sitenameyouwantblocked.com/ , below 127.0.0.1 localhost line and that site will no longer be accessible.
5.If u want to regain the access of that website, just delete the newly added line.

Speed up ur Acrobat Reader

1. Go to the installation folder of acrobat reader(C:\program files\adobe\acrobat\reader\.. )
2. Move all the files and folders from the "plugins" directory to the "Optional" directory. (Just cut and paste the files ).Also make sure that acrobat reader is not open else it will lock the files and not allow you to move the files).Now your acrobat reader will load very fast and almost as good as notepad.

We can actually listen to the matter present in acrobat reader.this can be done by..
ctrl + shift + v ---> To hear only the page
ctrl + shift + c ---> To resume
ctrl + shift + e ---> To stop
ctrl+ shift + b ---> To hear the whole document.

Difference between Virus, Spyware,Adware.. etc..

Computer Virus: Virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are manmade. A simple virus that can make a copy of itself over and over again is relatively easy to produce. Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more dangerous type of virus is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security systems.Since 1987, when a virus infected ARPANET, a large network used by the Defense Department and many universities, many antivirus programs have become available. These programs periodically check your computer system for the best-known types of viruses.Some people distinguish between general viruses and worms. A worm is a special type of virus that can replicate itself and use memory, but cannot attach itself to other programs.

Spyware
Any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet; however, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware. Once installed, the spyware monitors user activity on the Internet and transmits that information in the background to someone else. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers.Spyware is similar to a Trojan horse in that users unwittingly install the product when they install something else. A common way to become a victim of spyware is to download certain peer-to-peer file swapping products that are available today.

Adware
Any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen. The justification for adware is that it helps recover programming development cost and helps to hold down the cost for the user.Adware has been criticized because it usually includes code that tracks a user's personal information and passes it on to third parties, without the user's authorization or knowledge. This practice has been dubbed spyware and has prompted an outcry from computer security and privacy advocates, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Trojan Horse
A destructive program that masquerades as a benign application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer.The term comes from the a Greek story of the Trojan War, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering. But after the Trojans drag the horse inside their city walls, Greek soldiers sneak out of the horse's hollow belly and open the city gates, allowing their compatriots to pour in and capture Troy.

Computer Worm
A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program, similar to a computer virus. A virus attaches itself to, and becomes part of, another executable program; a worm is self-contained and does not need to be part of another program to propagate itself.The name 'worm' was taken from The Shockwave Rider, a 1970s science fiction novel by John Brunner. Researchers writing an early paper on experiments in distributed computing noted the similarities between their software and the program described by Brunner and adopted the name.The first worm to attract wide attention, the Morris worm, was written by Robert Tappan Morris, Jr. at the MIT Artificial intelligence Laboratory. It was released on November 2, 1988, and quickly infected a great many computers on the Internet at the time. It propagated through a number of bugs in BSD Unix and its derivatives. Morris himself was convicted under the US Computer Crime and Abuse Act and received 3 years' probation, community service and a fine in excess of ,000.In addition to replication, a worm may be designed to do any number of things, such as delete files on a host system or send documents via email. More recent worms may be multi-headed and carry other executables as a payload. However, even in the absence of such a payload, a worm can wreak havoc just with the network traffic generated by its reproduction. Mydoom, for example, caused a noticeable worldwide Internet slowdown at the peak of its spread.A common payload is for a worm to install a backdoor in the infected computer, as was done by Sobig and Mydoom. These backdoors are used by spam senders for sending junk email or to cloak their website's address.

Backdoor
A program that allows a remote user to execute commands and tasks on your computer without your permission. These types of programs are typically used to launch attacks on other computers, distribute copyrighted software or media, or hack other computers.

Dialer
A program that typically dials a premium rate number that has per minute charges over and above the typical call charge. These calls are with the intent of gaining access to pornographic material.

Hijackers
A program that attempts to hijack certain Internet functions like redirecting your start page to the hijacker's own start page, redirecting search queries to a undesired search engine, or replace search results from popular search engines with their own information.

Speed up ur restart

Click on the start button then -->>go to runt,hen type Regedit press enter.this will open Registery Editornow look for the key HKEY_LOACAL_MECHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex
now there find the Key Called"Startup Delay"Double Click On ItNow where its BaseClick DecimalNow its Default Value Is 4800000 (75300:hexadecimal)Change The Value To 40000here u go u have done itnow close the Registery Editor and Restart Your ComputerYou'll See The Result

Make ur start menu to work Faster

go to Start --> Run and type regedit then, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop now, look at the right side.. known as registry value..Look for "MenuShowDelay"double click on it and change the data to "0"

Make ur windows XP guniune

1.Open notepad
2.Copy the following bold text code in ur notepad
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents]"OOBETimer"=hex:ff,d5,71,d6,8b,6a,8d,6f,d5,33,93,fd"LastWPAEventLogged"=hex:d5,07,05,00,06,00,07,00,0f,00,38,00,24,00,fd,02[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion]"CurrentBuild"="1.511.1 () (Obsolete data - do not use)""InstallDate"=dword:427cdd95"ProductId"="69831-640-1780577-45389""DigitalProductId"=hex:a4,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,36,39,38,33,31,2d,36,34,30,2d,\31,37,38,30,35,37,37,2d,34,35,33,38,39,00,5a,00,00,00,41,32,32,2d,30,30,30,\30,31,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0d,04,89,b2,15,1b,c4,ee,62,4f,e6,64,6f,01,00,\00,00,00,00,27,ed,85,43,a2,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,34,35,30,34,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,ce,0e,\00,00,12,42,15,a0,00,08,00,00,87,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,94,a2,b3,ac"LicenseInfo"=hex:9e,bf,09,d0,3a,76,a5,27,bb,f2,da,88,58,ce,58,e9,05,6b,0b,82,\c3,74,ab,42,0d,fb,ee,c3,ea,57,d0,9d,67,a5,3d,6e,42,0d,60,c0,1a,70,24,46,16,\0a,0a,ce,0d,b8,27,4a,46,53,f3,17

3.Click Save as and save with .reg extension(Ex:file.reg )
4.Rightclick on the file and click merge and click ok.

Thatz it...ur xp wil be a guniune one

Shutdown Commands

Shutdown –s it will shutdown your computer in 30 seconds and display a message
shutdown –s –t 40 it will shutdown in 40 seconds but you can only go up to 86400 (24 hours) but if you make it 0 it will show no message and just shutdown
shutdown –s –c ”haha the computer is going to shutdown”it will shutdown with a message in a box under the time
shutdown –l it will just log you of the computer
shutdown -i it will display the GUI shutdown window
shutdown –r will restart the computer
shutdown –a it will abort the shutdown
shutdown –f will force all running applications to close

Speed up ur Firefox

1. Open opera browser and Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scrolldown and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipeliningnetwork.http.proxy.pipeliningnetwork.http.pipelining.maxrequestsNormally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time.When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which reallyspeeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows:Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. Thismeans it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer.Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0".This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
If you're using a brodband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.

Get the serials of any program or software

Get in google and search for "program name" 94FBR.In "program name" write the name of the program that you want the serial for, without the "".There you go, your serial!

How it works...Quite simple really. 94FBR is part of a Office 2000 Pro cd key that is widely distributed as it bypasses the activation requirements of Office 2K Pro. By searching for the product name and 94fbr, you guarantee two things.
1) The pages that are returned are pages dealing specifically with the product you're wanting a serial for.
2) Because 94FBR is part of a serial number, and only part of a serial number, you guarantee that any page being returned is a serial number list page
Check out these for example...
"Photoshop 7" 94FBR"
Age of Mythology" 94FBR"
Nero Burning Rom 5.5" 94FBR

Create ur own keyboard shortcut

U can create ur own keyboard shortcut for any program say yahoo,firefox etc in xp.So that when u press the combination, the program will run directly(without using mouse).follow the steps to create ur own shortcut for the program.
1.Creat shortcut for the program to which u want to have keyboard shorcut
2.Right click on the shortcut,then click in the shortcut key box
3.Press the key u want to use and windown will automatically add Ctrl+Alt to it
4.Click on apply

u must have the shortcut of that program presented in the desktop inorder to work ur keyboard shortcut key.

Is Ur system running slow??

Just perform the below steps and make ur pc running a lot better...

1.msconfig:
1.open RUN dialog box(start ->run or winkey + r)
2.type msconfig n press enter
3.u will come across a new window, there select startup tab
4.uncheck all the programs which are not in use(if u know).If u r not clear about this, just press the tab disableall and click on apply.
5.Restart ur pc.

2.Empty temp folder
1.Navigate to temp folder in ur C drive(mostly it wil be in the drive where OS is installed)
2.Clear all the data in that folder
or

open run dialog box and type %temp% ,press enter. It will directly navigate u to temperory folder. u just delete all the content in the folder.

3.Disk Defragmentation:

1.Right clik on my computer icon and select manage.
2.expand the storage option there u will find disk defragmentation,select this option.
3.In the right side window u can see the option defragmentation.peform this drive by drive.

OR

start->all programs->accessories->systemtools->diskdefragmentation

4.Delete prefetch folder
start->run->type prefetch
delete all the content in that folder.

5.Increase the virtual memory
start - my computer - properties - advanced - performance - settings - advanced - change -
change according to ur need.do not exceed the given max limit.

6. uninstall recently installed s/w
If the system speed doesn't increase, then it might be due to the recently installed softwares.

Multiplelogin for Google and Yahoo messagner

For Google
1.Locate your google messanger .exe file(the icon which we click to open gtalk)
2Now create a shortcut on desktop through this location.
3.Now right click on this icon and go to properties
4.go to shortcut tab u will see a textbox named target path which will look like"c:\program files\google\googletalk\googletalk.exe"
5.Now change it to"c:\program files\google\googletalk\googletalk.exe" /nomutex(in case, if u have startment after googletalk.exe", just remove that n type nomutex)
6 Click on Ok and see the magic(click on the icon and another google talk window will appear)

Don't forget to insert space after .exe" and before to /nomutex

For Yahoo
1. Go to Start ----> Run . Type regedit, then enter .
2.Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER --------> Software --->yahoo ----->pager---->Test
3.On the right pane , right-click and choose new Dword value .
4.Rename it as Plural.
5.Double click and assign a decimal value of 1.Now u can use yahoo for multiple logins

INVISIBLE account in XP

INVISIBLE account in the sense, it will not be listed in the login screen.This would be usefull if you ever want to keep your things personal and secret.To create this..

1.Create a new account,say maverick for example (you can careate new account by selecting "control panel" in start menu and then select "user accounts" in control panel and select Create a new account.)

2.After you finished up with creating new account, open run dialog box(Winkey + r) and type regedit and press enter.Then it opens registry editor.

3.Navigate to HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Currentversion\Winlogon\SpeacialAccounts\Userlist

4.In the right side window,right click and select a new DWORD value with the same name as of your new account,maverick in this case.Thatz it...you are ready with your new invisible account(if everything was done correctly.)

Now restart your pc . when the welcome screen comes to you, you can not able to see your new account until you press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice(don't bother,it will not restart your pc). A different screen will appear , there type in your new account name and password(if at all you set one) and select OK and you will login to your invisible account.

shutdown timer

many times we need to shutown pc after some time and we dont want to wait for that time so we can make our own shutdown timerwe can do it in two ways

1. Press the Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 3600. [s means shutdown while t means the duration after which you want to initiate the shutdown process]. give the value of t in sec after which the pc will shutdown. if you use this command then ur pc will shutdown after 3600 sec.

2.After u type in the time say 3600sec and later if you want to cancle the timer or if you don't want to shutdown ur pc,then open run(Win key + r) window and type as shudown -a. Then the timer will be calcelled and your pc will not shudown.

IE shortcuts

F1 = Help
F11 = Full Screen
Tab = Switch between items on the page
Shift-Tab = Switch between items on the page backwards
Alt-Home = Go to your homepage
Alt-Right Arrow = Next
Alt-Left Arrow = Back
Alt-Backspace = Back
Backspace = Back
Shift-F10 = Display the shortcut menu for a link
Up Arrow = Scroll up
Down Arrow = Scroll down
Page Up = Scroll up really fast
Page Down = Scroll down really fast
Home = Go to the beginning of a document or webpage
End = Go to the end of a document or webpage
Ctrl-F = Search the page
F5 = Refresh
Ctrl-R = Refresh
Ctrl-F5 = SuperRefresh (Refreshes the page even if no changes have been made to the site since you last accessed it)
Escape = Stop loading a page
Ctrl-0 = Go to a new location
Ctrl-L = Go to a new location
Ctrl-N = New Window
Ctrl-W = Close Window
Ctrl-S = Save
Ctrl-P = Print
Enter = Activate a selected hyperlink
Ctrl-E = Search
Ctrl-I = Favorites
Ctrl-H = History
Ctrl-X = Cut
Ctrl-C = Copy
Ctrl-V = Paste
Ctrl-A = Select AllWhen In Print Preview:
Alt-P = Set printing options then print the pageWhen In Print Preview:
Alt-P = Set printing options then print the page
Alt-U = Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
Alt-Home = Display the first page to be printed
Alt-Right Arrow = Display the next page to be printed
Alt-Left Arrow = Display the previous page to be printed
Alt-A = Type in how many pages you want printed
Alt-Minus = Zoom out

When Typing An Address Into The Address Bar:

Alt-A = Select all the text in the address bar
Alt-D = Select all the text in the address bar
F4 = Access a list of the addresses you have typed into the address bar in the past
Ctrl-Enter = Add www. to the beginning of the text you typed into the address bar and .com to the end of the text you typed
Up Arrow = Move forward through the list of autocomplete matches
Down Arrow = Move backwards through the list of autocomplete matchesManaging Favorites:
Ctrl-D = Add the current page to your favorites
Ctrl-B = Access the Organize Favorites window
Alt-Up Arrow = Move the selected item up in the Organize Favorites window
Alt-Down Arrow = Move the selected item down in the Organize Favorites window

Decrease Boot Time and Shutdown time

To Reduce Boot time
Create a batch file by doing the following:
1) Open notepad and enter the following lines:

RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\"UserName without quotes"\Local Settings\History"

RD /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\History"

RD /S /q "D:\Temp\" <--"Deletes temp folder, type in the location of your temp folder"
2) Save the file and then rename is something like deltemp.bat
3) Now click Start, Run and type in gpedit.msc --->Computer Configuration --->Windows Settings --->Scripts and double click on Shutdown --->Click Add and find the batch file you created and press ok to set the script

To Reduce Shutdown Time

Navigate to the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER - CONTROL PANEL\DESKTOP. Wait to kill apps= ( change to a lower value)
and close the window...