Computer hardware Tips

Computer hardware tips

1/2007 - Windows XP mouse Snap To
Enable the Microsoft Window XP mouse Snap To feature to automatically focus on dialog box buttons. Enabling this feature will automatically move your mouse cursor to the default button on any dialog box that appears on Windows. This is a great way to save a little time and not have to move you mouse cursor to the "Ok" button each time a dialog box appears. To enable this feature follow the below steps.
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
Double-click the Mouse icon
In the Mouse Properties window click the Pointer Options tab and check the "Automatically move pointer to the default button in a dialog box" option.


Computer Mouse
Using the mouse in combination with the keys on your keyboard can give you several different advantages and help improve your overall productivity on the computer. Below are just a few examples.
Almost all text editors
Many text editors or programs that allow you to edit text support the ability to quickly highlight all or portions of text by using the Shift key and the mouse. For example, move the cursor to the beginning of the text you wish to highlight, hold down the shift key, and click at the end of the text you wish to highlight. If supported and done properly this will highlight all text in-between the points you clicked.
Microsoft Word
In Microsoft Word holding down the ALT key on your keyboard while clicking and dragging your mouse and you will be able to drag a box and highlight only portions of text and not the whole line.
Windows Explorer and many other file
Microsoft Windows Explorer and other file managing programs allow users to select multiple files by holding down the CTRL key and clicking each file or folder they wish to select or hold down the shift key and selecting multiple files at once.
Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and other browsers
Users who visit a website with tables and wish to only select one row of that table can hold down the CTRL key and click and drag on the text in the row they wish to copy.
Mozilla Firefox users
Mozilla Firefox users can also hold down the CTRL key and individually click on each cell they wish to copy.

Internet related tips

Internet related tips

Below is a listing of various tips that can be used while on the Internet. Some of the below tips may list a date next to them for the month and year that they were featured in our monthly tip section.
Backup your Internet favorites
Find out who's linking to your blog or web page
Google 10 tips
Create short Internet addresses
Move back quickly
Tabbed browsing
Google tips
Internet and Spyware
Internet Users and Google.
Sending a web page to a friend
Stopping Internet pop-up ads and windows
Google toolbar shortcuts
Internet and the Google toolbar
Create a shortcut key for Internet Web pages


Internet Explorer Tips
Mozilla Firefox Tips
Internet questions and answers
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Backup your Internet favorites
Backup your Internet browsers favorites / bookmarks before you lose them. Internet favorites are one of the most commonly things users forget to backup before it's too late. See document CH00524 for the steps on how to backup your Internet favorites.
Find out who's linking to your blog or web page
See who's linking to your blog or web page by searching for link: followed by your URL. For example, when searching for link:http://www.computerhope.com/ in Google the results will display pages linking to the Computer Hope page. For those of you linking to Computer Hope, thanks!
Google 10 tips
Below is a list of our top ten Google tricks many users don't know about.
Definitions - Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the word you want the definition for. For example, typing: define bravura would display the definition of that word.
Local search - Visit Google Local enter the area you want to search and the keyword of the place you want to find. For example, typing: restaurant at the above link would display local restaurants.
Phone number lookup - Enter a full phone number with area code to display the name and address associated with that phone number.
Find weather - Type weather followed by a zip code or city and state to display current weather conditions and forecasts for upcoming days.
Track airline flight - Enter the airline and flight number to display the status of an airline flight and it's arrival time. For example, type: delta 123 to display this flight information if available.
Track packages - Enter a UPS, FedEx or USPS tracking number to get a direct link to track your packages.
Pages linked to you - See what other web pages are linking to your website or blog by typing link: followed by your URL. For example, typing link:http://www.computerhope.com displays all pages linking to Computer Hope.
Find PDF results only - Add filetype: to your search to display results that only match a certain file type. For example, if you wanted to display PDF results only type: "dell xps" filetype:pdf -- this is a great way to find online manuals.
Calculator - Use the Google Search engine as a calculator by typing a math problem in the search. For example, typing: 100 + 200 would display results as 300.
Stocks - Quickly get to a stock quote price, chart, and related links by typing the stock symbol in Google. For example, typing: msft will display the stock information for Microsoft.
Create short Internet addresses
Create easy to read and type Internet addresses from long convoluted addresses often found on popular sites such as Amazon, eBay, MapQuest, etc. by using online services that shrink the address. For example, the URL: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cmos.htm would become: http://tinyurl.com/ynkjhp. Below are examples of sites that allow you to copy and paste any URL into them to make them smaller.
http://tinyurl.com/
http://snipurl.com/
http://tubeurl.com/
http://cuturl.com/



Google is one of the most powerful search engines on the Internet. Using the the Google toolbar allows users to quickly search the complete Internet or the page you are currently on. Get the Google toolbar at: http://toolbar.google.com/.
Create a shortcut key for Internet Web pages
Create a PC shortcut key to a favorite web page by creating a shortcut to the web page or URL. Users using Internet Explorer can quickly do this by right-clicking on an empty spot of a web page and click 'Create Shortcut'.
Once the shortcut has been created locate the shortcut and right-click or view the properties of that shortcut.
In the shortcut properties assign a new shortcut key and click OK. Now when the shortcut key is pressed the web page will be automatically loaded.

Instalition Gudie For WIn XP Theme visual styles

How To Install
Installation Requirements



A prerequisite for using any of the visual themes or styles on this site is to download and install Style XP 2.0 from TGTSoft. This software also has the ability to apply any of the logins, bootscreens, wallpapers or iconsets downloadable from this site.
Complete Themes
A lot of the great artists submitting to this site are designing complete visual themes for Windows XP/2003 comprised of different components such as shellstyles, wallpapers, sounds, visual styles, screensavers, icons, and cursors. ThemeXP distributes not only complete themes, visual styles and wallpapers separately, but also has Windows XP logins and bootscreens, as well as icons (.iconsets) for use with Style XP 2.0 available. A visual theme will consist of a .theme file and several other elements of the authors choosing (from the items listed above), of which a visual style (.msstyles) file is mandatory. If there is a single self-installing executable file inside the download, just unzip it and install. If the files are separate, then there should be a .theme file and an associated folder with the visual style and other author inclusions inside the .zip, (if it's packaged correctly). To install, open Style XP 2.0 and click on the 'Themes' button. If you used a self-installer and it did not launch Display Properties after installation, find the new theme on the list, highlight it, and then click the 'Apply Theme' button. If there was not a self-installer, then in the 'Themes' window, click on 'Add a New Theme...', navigate to where you have your .zip file stored and select it, then click 'Open'. Click 'Apply Theme' once your new theme displays on the list.
Visual Styles
If your download only consists of a visual style (.msstyles) file inside the .zip, then open Style XP 2.0 and click the 'Visual Styles' button. Next, click 'Add a New Style...' , navigate to where you have your .zip file stored and select it, then click 'Open'. Click 'Apply Style to Current Theme' once your new style displays on the list.
Logins
The simplest and safest way to change a login screen is to use a quality third-party application such as Style XP 2.0 from TGTSoft or Logon Loader by Daniel Milner. If you feel comfortable doing it manually though, here are some excellent instructions courtesy of bFarber Logins.
In Explorer, browse to C:\Windows\System32 and find the file named "logonui.exe".
Rename "logonui.exe" to "logonui.exe.bak". This way if anything messes up...you have a backup.
Place your new login in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 and rename it to logonui.exe.
That's it! Now when you log off your new login screen will be there.
Wallpapers
Download the wallpaper .zip file to your computer.
Extract the .jpg file from the .zip and open it in Microsoft Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.
Right-click on the image and choose "Set as Desktop Background".
Your new wallpaper should appear as your desktop background.
Boot Screens
The simplest and safest way to change a boot screen is to also use a quality third-party application such as Style XP 2.0 from TGTSoft or LogonUIBootRadomizer by UserXP. If you feel comfortable doing it manually though, here are the complete instructions for doing so.
In Explorer, browse to C:\Windows\System32 and find the file named "ntoskrnl.exe".
Copy "ntoskrnl.exe" to "ntoskrnl.exe.bak", (COPY not RENAME). This way if anything goes wrong...you will have a backup.
Extract the files inside the .zip file you downloaded to a temporary location of your hard drive, but NOT to C:\Windows\System32.
Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen appears) or into true DOS mode (from a boot disk)
Browse to where you extracted the files for your new boot screen in Explorer and select the correct file to copy to C:\Windows\System32. If you have SP1 for Windows XP installed use ntoskrnlsp.exe, otherwise use ntoskrnl.exe. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO USE THE CORRECT FILE, OR YOUR SYSTEM WILL LOCK UP ON BOOT.
If using ntoskrnl.exe, copy the file to C:\Windows\System32 overwriting the existing ntoskrnl.exe, (which should have been backed up).
If you are going to use ntoskrnlsp.exe, delete ntoskrnl.exe in the temporary folder and rename ntoskrnlsp.exe to ntoskrnl.exe. Then copy the file to C:\Windows\System32 overwriting the existing ntoskrnl.exe, (which should have been backed up).
All done! Reboot your computer as you normally would and enjoy your new boot screen.
IconSets
The only way to apply IconSets is to use Style XP 2.0 from TGTSoft. To work with an IconSet, start Style XP and click on the 'Icons' button. From there things should be pretty well self-explanatory using Apply, Add, Delete, etc.
ExplorerBar Icons
The only way to apply Explorerbar (.iebarzip) icons is to use Style XP 2.0 from TGTSoft. If this is your first set that you are applying, create a directory title 'ExplorerBar' in 'C:\Windows\Resources\' and extract the .iebarzip file from your download to that location. Future downloads of this type can then be extracted to that location directly. StyleXP will find them automatically. To apply ExplorerBar icons, start Style XP and click on the 'ExplorerBar' button. From there things should be pretty well self-explanatory using Apply, Add, Delete, etc.
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