Calling all experts: Windows Tips and Tricks  | Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minden, Nevada, USA
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I've decide to compile a bunch of your favorite tips and tricks for the Articles section. I found a post yesterday by Chrisjc that is a perfect example. I copied his post over to create Dealing with USB flash drive issues.
Post your favorite tips and tricks here, in this thread, and I'll copy the best ones to a Tips and Tricks article (to be created soon).
I'll kick things off:
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A must for every admin.
Unstopable combo: batch file/vbscript + psexec + nircmd = pwned.
You can do every administration task imaginable with the combination of these three tools.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx
I dont know how I got by without nircmd!
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How about capturing a display (using printscreen) with the mouse cursor/pointer on it? c",)
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Another fun one is when you are attempting to send a screenshot to someone, and don't want to send the whole desktop, you can capture the specific window by using Alt+Print Screen. That will capture only the window in focus, and useful when sending only an error message
@Ali - I did not say 'Ctrl + d' I said 'Windows key + d' . I'm not sure what Ctrl+d will do. ;-)
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In addition, if, like me currently, you cannot get to the menu (start, etc), then to run a program, you can also do: WIN key + R to get to the Start/Run command
or WIN key + E to get to the My Computer Screen
Thanks
Larry Quote:
Originally Posted by Mohan Krishna Hi everyone!
WIN key + D - To show the desktop and back.
WIN key + M - To minimise all the open windows
SHIFT + WIN key + M - To restore all the minimised windows
Then to change the name of folder, you can use ALT + 0160, where the 0160 are to typed on the NUM PAD not on the key pad. You can also type ALT + 0172, etc. to show several special characters in the folder/filename.
Here, You can use 0000 to 0255 (ASCII values).
PRNSCREEN - to copy the desktop or a window on it to the clipboard.
ALT + PRNSCREEN - to copy ONLY the active window on it to the clipboard.
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Hello every body
have you notised that theres a underlined key in every active button on a window which means a shortcut key for that button.As an example see the "FIle" button, letter F is underlined. In some windows you dont see this,so press Alt tab it will appears. By pressing underlined key + Alt tab you can select the specific button without using the mouse.
Excuse for mistakes.
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Originally Posted by arunbalait -
cls
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@ECHO OFF
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title Folder Locker
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if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
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if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
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:CONFIRM
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echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
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set/p "cho=>"
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if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
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if %cho%==y goto LOCK
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if %cho%==n goto END
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if %cho%==N goto END
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echo Invalid choice.
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goto CONFIRM
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:LOCK
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ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
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attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
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echo Folder locked
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goto End
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:UNLOCK
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echo Enter password to Unlock folder
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set/p "pass=>"
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if NOT %pass%== your password goto FAIL
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attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
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ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
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echo Folder Unlocked successfully
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goto End
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:FAIL
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echo Invalid password
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goto end
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:MDLOCKER
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md Locker
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echo Locker created successfully
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goto End
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:End
Well, this is a very bad choice for folder locker.
Because you don't even need password (in the batch file) to unlock folder. Simply right click the locked folder and select [rename] and then remove the text .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D} from the locked folder's name. Now you can access the contents of folder.
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Originally Posted by SomeGuyHere Heres a neat one I found on accident:
FLIP YOUR SCREEN SIDEWAYS (Windows Vista)
CTRL + ALT + Right Arrow (or a different arrow)
But some Motherboards do not allow this tip.
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If you don't use the hibernate feature and it is enabled disabling it can free up significant space.To free up this space (equivilant to your memory) control panel -->power options --> hibernate ---> uncheck enable hibernate. The file were the hibernate data is stored is removed next startup I believe.
Was an easy 3 GB for me
Edit: for terrible grammar
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Originally Posted by Nepomuk Yep, it works. However, it wasn't absolutely clear, that the "Alt" button was meant. I guess, some people created folders called "Alt+0160". ^^
By the way, the ANSI symbol #160 (which is exactly what this command creates) is a protected Space (so if you write something like "800 km", the line can't be broken between the "800" and the "km").
Greetings,
Nepomuk ************************************************** ********
The standard even Microsoft follows for special shorcut keys combination is
"SplKey+alphanumericKey". eg: "Ctrl+c" means Press control key in combination with 'C' character key. Therefore it is assumed for non-beginners.
Question:
Can anyone please say how to search these folders? Difficult right? Is it possible to search in command prompt?
TIP:
Years before while I was attending a brainbench examination a question was asked "How to Copy the active windows contents?". The solution is " Alt+Prtsrc" combination keys. Press Alt button along with Printscreen button. This works even now. :)
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Originally Posted by monirul arfin Hi , here is a tricks
you can make your folder without a name,
here it is ,
creat a new folder, now write in the folder name "Alt + 0160". If you want to make another folder write it twice, "Alt+0160" then again "Alt + 0160 ". If you make another folder write it down thrice .
In this way you can make a folder without a name, Thats it
now try it
monirul This doesn't work on my laptop. I figured that even on my desktop, it only works if I use the num pad. and a laptop doesnt have a num pad. Any one knows why???
Regards,
Alex.
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Originally Posted by myusernotyours This doesn't work on my laptop. I figured that even on my desktop, it only works if I use the num pad. and a laptop doesnt have a num pad. Any one knows why???
Regards,
Alex. Why a laptop doesn't have a numpad? It's not really needed and its valuable space for when they want to make laptops smaller.
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Originally Posted by myusernotyours ...and a laptop doesnt have a num pad. Any one knows why??? A lot of (most of?) Laptops don't have a actual numpad, but they do have a "Special-Function-Button" (on my acer it's called Fn), with which you can use other buttons (in my case: Fn+m => 0, Fn+j => 1, Fn+u => u, Fn+p => *,...) as a numpad. Of course, you can always buy a separate numpad.
Greetings,
Nepomuk
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If you don't have a num pad you can use the character map program (in xp go to start->all programs->accessories->system tools->character map). In the character map find the space character and click on it then click the copy button. Now go to the folder you want to be blank and when you go to rename it just paste the blank character as the name.
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Originally Posted by Plater Why a laptop doesn't have a numpad? It's not really needed and its valuable space for when they want to make laptops smaller. No. Not why a laptop doesn't have a num pad -thats pretty clear, but why the protected space thing doesn't work with the other keys (0-9).
Rgds
Alex.
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I think they don't actually show up like a numpad, i think they just show up the same as your regular 0-9 keys on the top row, they just "put them in a different place"
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for those who like to use the hibernate feature but hate having to press the shift key -
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\shutdown]
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"showHibernateButton"=dword:00000001
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