Showing posts with label Windows Vista. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows Vista. Show all posts

RAM Defragmenter Alternative

Hi friends,
As you all know, how costly the original RAM defragmenting softwares are. So, I've come up with a short and simple tweak tip to free up your RAM memory. All you have to do is follow some simple steps and succeed in freeing up your RAM memory.

1. Open a new notepad file.
2.Type FreeMem=Space(64000000)
3. Save this file with some name like RAM.vbs all you have to take care is to keep the extension as ".vbs"
4. Close this file and then run it by double clicking on it.

Use Your Computer Hard Disc As RAM


Everybody knows how costly is to buy a new RAM. SO, in order to get almost equal performance, we can also use some memory from our Hard Disc as virtual memory, which acts as a substitute to RAM. Follow the simple steps stated below to do so....
1. Right Click on My Computer & go to Properties
2. Click on Advanced Tab & go to Settings in the Performance Section.
3. Select the next "Advanced" Tab on the "Performance Options" window. On the advanced tab, click the "Change" button in the "Virtual memory" section.
4. Comprehend the implications of the virtual memory settings. On the "Virtual Memory" window, the "initial size" is the minimum amount of hard drive space Windows will allocate to virtual memory. The "maximum size" is the largest size to which Windows will allow your virtual memory to grow. If you set this setting too low and Windows requires more virtual memory than the maximum, Windows will likely crash or freeze and you will need to reboot. Thus, you should select (or keep the selection as) "System managed size." By allowing Windows to manage the virtual memory, Windows will increase and decrease the size of the virtual memory as-needed. It is not recommended under any circumstances to select "No paging file" because this can cause system instability.

5. Choose your virtual memory settings. On the "Virtual Memory" screen, you may modify your virtual memory settings in accordance with Step 4. Once you have made your settings, click the "Set" button. Windows will ask you to reboot. Once you do, your virtual memory settings will be changed.

General Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows

CTRL+C(Copy)

CTRL+X (Cut)

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+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

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)

CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager) Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.

CTRL+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)

Shortcuts Commands In Run

Calc - Calculator

Cfgwiz32 - ISDN Configuration Wizard

Charmap - Character Map

Chkdisk - Repair damaged files

Cleanmgr - Cleans up hard drives

Clipbrd - Windows Clipboard viewer

Cmd - Opens a new Command Window (cmd.exe)

Control - Displays Control Panel

Dcomcnfg - DCOM user security

Debug - Assembly language programming tool

Defrag - Defragmentation tool

Drwatson - Records programs crash & snapshots

Dxdiag - DirectX Diagnostic Utility

Explorer - Windows Explorer

Fontview - Graphical font viewer

Ftp - ftp.exe program

Hostname - Returns Computer's name

Ipconfig - Displays IP configuration for all network adapters

Jview - Microsoft Command-line Loader for Java classes

MMC - Microsoft Management Console

Msconfig - Configuration to edit startup files

Msinfo32 - Microsoft System Information Utility

Nbtstat - Displays stats and current connections using NetBios over TCP/IP

Netstat - Displays all active network connections

Nslookup- Returns your local DNS server

Ping - Sends data to a specified host/IP

Regedit - registry Editor

Regsvr32 - register/de-register DLL/OCX/ActiveX

Regwiz - Reistration wizard

Sfc /scannow - Sytem File Checker

Sndrec32 - Sound Recorder

Sndvol32 - Volume control for soundcard

Sysedit - Edit system startup files (config.sys, autoexec.bat, win.ini, etc.)

Systeminfo - display various system information in text console

Taskmgr - Task manager

Telnet - Telnet program

Taskkill - kill processes using command line interface

Tskill - reduced version of Taskkill from Windows XP Home

Tracert - Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host

Winchat - simple chat program for Windows networks

Winipcfg - Displays IP configuration

Disabling Automatic Startup Programs

If you don't want certain programs or applications to run automatically on startup, there's an easy way to disable them.
  • Click Start
  • Type msconfig in the search box
  • Click Continue in the User Account Control to continue
  • Click on the Startup Tab
  • Uncheck any boxes in the "Startup Items" that you wish to disable or click the Disable All button (not recommended)
  • Click OK
If you need to re-enable any of the programs, go through the same process and check the boxes of programs you wish to run automatically on startup.

INTERNET EXPLORER 9 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

VIEWING AND EXPLORING WEB PAGES
To do this
Press this
Display Help
F1
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window
F11
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar
TAB
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar
SHIFT+TAB
Start Caret Browsing
F7
Go to your home page
ALT+HOME
Go to the next page
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Go to the previous page
ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE
Display a shortcut menu for a link
SHIFT+F10
Move forward through frames and browser elements
CTRL+TAB or F6
Scroll toward the beginning of a document
UP ARROW
Scroll toward the end of a document
DOWN ARROW
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments
PAGE UP
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments
PAGE DOWN
Move to the beginning of a document
HOME
Move to the end of a document
END
Find on this page
CTRL+F
Refresh the current webpage
F5
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same
CTRL+F5
Stop downloading a page
ESC
Open a new website or page
CTRL+O
Open a new window
CTRL+N
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab)
CTRL+K
Reopen the last tab you closed
CTRL+SHIFT+T
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)
CTRL+W
Save the current page
CTRL+S
Print the current page or active frame
CTRL+P
Activate a selected link
ENTER
Open Favorites
CTRL+I
Open History
CTRL+H
Open Feeds
CTRL+J
Open the Page menu
ALT+P
Open the Tools menu
ALT+T
Open the Help menu
ALT+H
WORKING WITH TABS
The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.
To do this
Press this
Open links in a new tab in the background
CTRL+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground
CTRL+SHIFT+click
Open a new tab in the foreground
CTRL+T
Switch between tabs
CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)
CTRL+W
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar
ALT+ENTER
Switch to a specific tab number
CTRL+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)
Switch to the last tab
CTRL+9
Close other tabs
CTRL+ALT+F4
Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off
CTRL+Q

USING ZOOM:

To do this
Press this
Increase zoom (+ 10%)
CTRL+PLUS SIGN
Decrease zoom (- 10%)
CTRL+MINUS SIGN
Zoom to 100%
CTRL+0
USING SEARCH:

To do this
Press this
Go to the search box
CTRL+E
Open your search query in a new tab
ALT+ENTER
Open the search provider menu
CTRL+DOWN ARROW

USING PRINT PREVIEW:

To do this
Press this
Set printing options and print the page
ALT+P
Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page
ALT+U
Display the first page to be printed
ALT+HOME
Display the previous page to be printed
ALT+LEFT ARROW
Type the number of the page you want displayed
ALT+A
Display the next page to be printed
ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Display the last page to be printed
ALT+END
Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)
ALT+F
Close Print Preview
ALT+C

USING THE ADDRESS BAR:

To do this
Press this
Select the text in the Address bar
ALT+D
Display a list of addresses you've typed
F4
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar
CTRL+ENTER
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches
UP ARROW
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches
DOWN ARROW

OPENING IE TOOLBAR MENU:

To do this
Press this
Open the Home menu
ALT+M
Open the Print menu
ALT+R
Open the RSS menu
ALT+J
Open the Tools menu
ALT+O
Open the Safety menu
ALT+S
Open the Help menu
ALT+L

WORKING WITH FEED, HISTORY AND FAVOURITES:
To do this
Press this
Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview)
CTRL+D
Delete browsing history
CTRL+SHIFT+DEL
Open an InPrivate Browsing window
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
CTRL+B
Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+UP ARROW
Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box
ALT+DOWN ARROW
Open Favorites Center and display your favorites
ALT+C
Open Favorites Center and display your history
CTRL+H
Open Favorites Center and display your feeds
CTRL+J
Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds
CTRL+SHIFT+J
Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)
ALT+Z
Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar
ALT+A
Display all feeds (when in feed view)
ALT+I
Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)
ALT+M
Put cursor in Search box in feed view
ALT+S

EDITING:

To do this
Press this
Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard
CTRL+X
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard
CTRL+C
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location
CTRL+V
Select all items on the current webpage
CTRL+A
Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools
F12

USING INFORMATION BAR:

To do this
Press this
Move focus to the Information bar
ALT+N
Click the Information bar
SPACEBAR