Enabling the “Number Lock” “ON” by default in Windows Xp

October 11, 2008 by Arun  
Filed under Windows XP

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In order to keep the “Number Lock” on in “Windows Xp” , Follow the below steps.

1. Click on the “Start” button.

2. Select the “Run” command.

3. Type in “regedit” and press “Enter“.

4. Go to the following key. Read more

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Creating a Password for Guest Account

October 7, 2008 by Arun  
Filed under User Accounts, Windows XP, featured

If you are using a guest account, you should use it with a password by creating as follows. Even if you dont use your guest account , you can Turn off or disable the Guest Account.

Now to create a password for your guest account, you should be logged in as an administrator.Then,

1. Click on “Start” and open the “Control Panel“.

2. In the Control Panel , click on “Administrative Tools” and select “Computer Management“.

3. Select the “Users” folder under “Local Users and Groups“.

4. Right click on the “Guest” account and click “Set Password“.

5. Click “Proceed“.

6. You will then be given a dialog that lets you set a new password.

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Switch the users logins easily in Windows Xp

October 3, 2008 by Arun  
Filed under Windows XP


If you want to switch the user to another user , you can always do it without having to logoff and using the welcome screen. You can do this bythe following, Read more

How to Know about all your System Information

August 28, 2008 by Arun  
Filed under Windows Vista, Windows XP

In order to update or upgrade your system , you must know the full Details of your system. In order to know the full details of the system including your uptime, do the following (Professional Edition only).

1. Click on the “Start” Menu.

2. In the Start menu, Click on the “All Programs“.

3. Go to the “Command Prompt” in the “Accessories” menu.

4. Type “systeminfo” in the Command prompt.

5. Now the computer will produce a lot of information including the uptime.

Renaming the Recycle Bin

August 24, 2008 by Arun  
Filed under Windows XP

If you dont like the name of “Recycle Bin” , you can change it to anything you like by using the registry as follows. To do this,

1. Click on the “Start” menu.

2. Select the “Run” command.

3. Type in “Regedit” and press “Enter“.

4. In the registry editor, go to the following key.

5. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}.

6. Now double click the “default” key and change the name to anything you want.

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