Software & internet

Here’s how you verify system uptime:

• Click Start ->  Run and type cmd to open a command prompt. At the prompt, type systeminfo
• Scroll down the list of information to the line that says System Up Time.

This will tell you in days, hours, minutes and seconds how long the system has been up.

Note : that this command only works in XP Pro, not in XP Home. You can, however, type net statistics workstation at the prompt in Home. The first line will tell you the day and time that the system came online.

Many apply a registry tweak to have notepad as an option for unknown file types. We frequently see such files which are actually just text, but named with some odd file-extension. And then, some suspicious files which we want to make sure what the contents are. Well, in such cases where the registry tweak is applied, the downside happens to be that even some known files get associated with notepad – but no, all we want is to be able to open a file with notepad – the association part in such cases is unwanted interference. Also, notepad becomes a permanent fixture on the right-click menu – which is again an annoyance.

So what we do, is to have notepad as an option in the Send-To options, of the right-click menu in explorer. It fulfills the purpose to perfection (at least, in my case). Here’s what we do:

1. right-click desktop, choose New -> Shortcut
2. Type the location of the item – “notepad” – (that’s all, no need to give path)
3. Next -> type name for shortcut – “Edit with Notepad”
4. Click Finish
5. Now right-click this shortcut on the desktop, and choose properties.
6. Confirm that the “target” and “start in” fields are using variables – “%windir%\system32\notepad.exe” – (absolute paths will be problematic if you use this .LNK on machines other than your own)
7. Now, browse to “%UserProfile%\SendTo” in explorer (which means “C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\SendTo\” folder)
8. Copy the “Edit with Notepad.lnk” file which you already created, to that folder.
9. So now, you can right-click on ANY file-type, and be offered an option to open with notepad, from the SendTo sub-menu.

So now, you just right-click on an .nfo or .eml or .diz file (which are associated with other programs, and are sometimes just plain-text files), and choose Send To – > Edit with Notepad and it will open in notepad!
No more botheration of applying registry tweaks for something as simple as this.

Most programs run properly on Windows XP. The exceptions are some older games and other programs that were written specifically for an earlier version of Windows. To run your program on Windows XP, you can try the following, Run the Program Compatibility Wizard. As an alternative, you can set the compatibility properties manually. Update your program, drivers, or hardware. These options are covered in detail below.

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let’s pretend you need a serial number for windows xp pro.

in the search bar type in just like this – “Windows XP Professional” 94FBR

the key is the 94FBR code.. it was included with many MS Office registration codes so this will help you dramatically reduce the amount of ‘fake’ porn sites that trick you.

or if you want to find the serial for winzip 8.1 – “Winzip 8.1″ 94FBR

just try it out, it’s very quick and it works nicely..

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There is a simple way to shutdown your PC.. Here’s how :

1. Create a shortcut on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop, choosing New, and then choosing Shortcut.
2. The Create Shortcut Wizard appears. In the box asking for the location of the shortcut, type shutdown.
3. create the shortcut, double-clicking on it will shut down your PC.

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This isn’t a tweak, but a great little feature! For a great way to put your digital photos to work, try creating a slide show presentation for use as a screen saver. Here’s how:

1. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop and then click Properties.
2. Click the Screen Saver tab.
3. In the Screen saver list, click My Pictures Slideshow.
4. Click Settings to make any adjustments, such as how often the pictures should change, what size they should be, and whether you’ll use transition effects between pictures, and then click OK.

Now your screen saver is a random display of the pictures taken from your My Pictures folder.

Windows XP Professional supports two types of disk storage: basic and dynamic. Basic disk storage uses partition-oriented disks. A basic disk contains basic volumes (primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives).

Dynamic disk storage uses volume-oriented disks, and includes features that basic disks do not, such as the ability to create volumes that span multiple disks (spanned and striped volumes).

General Notes
Before you change a basic disk to a dynamic disk, note these items:
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Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT).
Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Uninstall, and remove any unwanted subkeys under “Uninstall.”

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As the size of hard drives increase, more people are using partitions to separate and store groups of files.

XP uses the C:\Program Files directory as the default base directory into which new programs are installed. However, you can change the default installation drive and/ or directory by using a Registry hack.

Go to :

• Start > Run
• Type “regedit”
• Go to this directory…HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
• Look for the value named ProgramFilesDir. by default,this value will be C:\Program Files. Edit the value to any valid drive or folder and XP will use that new location as the default installation directory for new programs.
• Click OK

it’s Done..simple ins’t it.. ^_^