Windows Tips & Tricks

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Using notepad as a Diary

Windows provides many features in using its applications, have you ever tried of using notepad as your diary. You can do this on following the below steps, its amazing.
1. Open a blank Notepad file
(Tip: Start>All Programs>Accessories>Notepad
OR
Start>Run>Type “Notepad“(without double quote)
2. Write .LOG as the first line of the file, followed by a enter. Save the file and close it.
3. Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the
current date and time
to the end of the file and places the cursor on
the line after.
4. Type your notes and then save and close the file.
5. Each time you open the file, Notepad repeats the process, appending
the time and date to the end of the file
and placing the cursor below it.
Hoping this tips helps you a lot for your daily use of diary for personal and professional use.

Folder Options missing

Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer.
Here’s the solution:
Open Run and then type “gpedit.msc“.
Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates > Windows Component > Windows Explorer.
Click on Windows Explorer
you will find the 3rd option on the right side of screen “Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu
Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking on it and after applying again set it to not configured.
I hopes that you will find the option after restarting windows.

How To Change the Windows XP Product Key Code

Changing the Windows XP product key may be necessary if you discover your current key is pirated or illegal but you don’t want to reinstall Windows XP to activate your new legal key.
Note: Changes to the registry are made in these steps. Take great care in making only the changes described below. I recommend that you backup the registry keys you’re modifying in these steps as an extra precaution.If you’re uncomfortable making registry changes, check out the tip at the bottom of the page.
Time Required: Less than 15 minutes
Here’s How:
1.Click on Start and then Run.
2.In the text box in the Run window, type regedit and click OK. This will open the Registry Editor program.
3.Locate the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder under My Computer and click on the (+) sign next the folder name to expand the folder.
4.Continue to expand folders until you reach the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents registry key.
5.Click on the WPAEvents folder.
6.In the results that appear in the window on the right, locate OOBETimer.
7.Right-click on the OOBETimer entry and choose Modify from the resulting menu.
8.Change at least one digit in the Value data text box and click OK. This will deactivate Windows XP.
9.Click on Start and then Run.
10.In the text box in the Run window, type
“%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a”
without double quotes and then click OK.
11.When the Windows Product Activation window appears, choose Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows and then click Next.
12.Click Change Product Key.
13.Type your new, valid Windows XP product key in the New key text boxes and then click Update.
14.If you’re taken back to the previous screen and prompted, choose Remind me later.
15.Restart your PC.

Starting computer in 10 seconds

Click on the start button then press R it will take u to Run well go to run and type Regedit
press enter
this will open Registery Editor
now look for the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ContentIndex
now there find the Key Called
“Startup Delay”
Double Click On It
Now where its Base
Click Decimal
Now its Default Value Is 4800000
Change The Value To 40000
here you go.

You have done it
now close the Registry Editor and Restart Your Computer
You’ll See The Result.