Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 XP/2003/Vista
Virtual PC 2007 is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system. It also saves reconfiguration time, so your support, development, and training staff can work more efficiently.
Optical mouse shines continuously even when the PC is switched off
Some motherboards like Arocks enjoy great popularity amongst those who want ot upgrade, but are willing to spend relatively less. However, after the modification, the optical mouse glows even when the PC is switched off.
This happens with some other motherboards also. The cause of this strange occurrence is an uncommon jumper put on the main board, which is responsible for the powering of the USB buses. This provide the USB bus with the standby power (+5VSB) to enable the switching ‘ON’ of the computer via USB or PS2 devices. Connected devices were continuously supplied with electricity in this way. Read more
How to Not display selected programs on the Quick start list
Windows displays a list of the most frequently used applications on the Start menu. However, you always start some applications using a link on the desktop or from the quick start list. Therefore, your symbols replace other useful programs in the start menu.
Using a Registry entry, decide which application should not appear in the Start menu. Under Vista, log in as administrator and open ‘Start| All Programs| Accessories| Run. Enter ‘regedit.exe’. press [Enter], and start the Registry Editor. Click ‘Continue’ if asked by the User Account Control {UAC}. Under XP on, click ‘Start|Run’. Type ‘regidit’, and press [Enter] to open the Registry Editor. No security query is asked. In the tree structure of the editor, browse to the ‘HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications’ key on the left pane. Here, select the sub-keys for the applications that you do not want to appear on the start list. Finally, right – click anywhere on the right pane of the Registry Editor and select ‘New|Strong value’. Overwrite the name suggested by Windows with ‘NoStartPage’. You do not need to assign any value to the character string – its existence alone has the desired effect. After you restart Windows, the program will not appear in the list. If you later want to consider the program as one of the most frequently used applications, deleted the ‘NoStartPage’ string.
How to print files using specific printers through the ‘SendTo’ menu
Documents can be printed directly from their context menu only on the default printer. However, many offices use several printers; for example, a laser printer for text output and an ink-jet printer for images and graphics. Here’s how you can print directly to a specific printer from the ‘Send To’ menu option.
Integrate the required output devices in the ‘Send to’ context menu of the files. And then, all you need is a right –click and you can choose a specific printer from your printer list for your printing job. It even works with the Adobe Distiller printer driver to print PDFs quickly. To do this, open the Windows Explorer by pressing [Windows]+[E]. Rest of the process is different for Vista and XP. Read more
How to end processes using the command line by using ‘taskkill’.
Some programs tend to set their work superficially and use further resources in the Task Manager as a process. Despite that, after a system crash and in the absence of an alternative, I have to eventually fall back on these programs and end the process laboriously via the Task Manager. Is there an easy alternative.
The ‘taskkill’ command can perform the same functions as that of the Task Manager. The feature is however available only with Windows XP Professional.
This command can be called through a command prompt. You can even program a batch file if you frequently ‘End’ a useful but unstable program regularly. By just double clicking, the rather difficult process disappears into thin air.
• Use ‘takskill /IM msaccess.exe’ to end the access process with ‘taskkill’ on the basis of its map name ‘msaccess .exe.’. but be careful. If several processes exist with the same map name, the command ends all processes without any inquiry. Proceed accurately with the parameter ‘/F1’. This parameter offers the option of describing the process you are looking for by specifying a special filter. ‘Windows title’. With its help you can identify a process based on its Windows title.
• Example: If you want to end the ‘notepad.exe’ process with the Windows title ‘alex.txt – Notepad’, then use
‘taskkill/F1 “WINDOWTITLE” eq alex.txt – notepad’.
Windows delivers further parameters and information regarding the killers command with ‘taskkill/?’
How to display icons on the desktop without labels
Q. Some of the icons on the desktop do not require any label at all. The icon is indicative enough. How do I remove the labels?
Unfortunately, Windows does not allow deleting the label directly. The operating system rejects empty strings or labels consisting space characters by displaying the message ‘Enter a file name’. however, the following trick ill help you. Read more
Windows error search made easy on the Internert
Entering error numbers in search engines is a good way to look for possible solutions to problems. Only problem is, we are not able to select and copy the error codes. Fear not, our tip is here to help.
You are not required to select anything on error dialog boxes. Simply highlight the error dialog window and press the ‘CTRL+C’ key combination on your keyboard. Window will simply copy all the contents of the dialog box into the clipboard. You can paste this data into any text editor like notepad and select copy the error number to paste into as many search engines as you want
