Sunday, March 16, 2008

Some gimmicks in Windows xp!!



Knowing some tricks to be done in windows operating system has always got an eager part in many people.The users or regular readers of chip magazine would have known many of the trick kind but all using the windows registry editor.
"Do not play with registry unless you know about it" is the thing adviced by system admins.This s the case because manipulation of some files in the registry can result in complete corruption of the os.
So let us learn some tricks without the regedit option.These can be used by a normal user who knows to operate in xp.
  • Locking the system
    The key combination window+l can lock the machine.This option can be used if you want
    your files to be secure when you got leave your desk.
  • Viewing the desktop
    With so many applications opened if the user wants to view the desktop for some purpose the user can press window+d to have the desktop viewed.
  • Accessing MyComputer
The user can open the mycomputer window without using the mouse.
This will be of great help to the laptopusers .
By pressing window+e the explorer view of mycomp can be opened.


  • Minimizing all windows at once

The user can minimize all open windows at the same time by using the keyboard combination window+m.

If you have not tried or used these try to save time and avoid mousework..
By knowing these tricks we can play with windows.

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