Enable Hidden Boot Screen in Windows Vista

Tired of the usual bootscreen of Vista? Well, I have found a cool hidden bootscreen :).

To enable it, follow the simple steps below:

1. Open ‘Run’ and type ‘msconfig’ (of course, without quotes)

2. Click the Boot tab and check the “No GUI boot” check box.
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Tweak Guide for Windows Vista

The TweakGuides site has just released a free tweak guide for Windows Vista that includes various Vista tips, tricks and tweaks they have discovered till now.

This free e-book is a massive 250 page e-book that has everything from basics to advanced stuff and is definitely worth a read.

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Shutdown/Restart Computer From Quick Launch Toolbar

I’m writing this tip for people who are extremely lazy to go all the way from the Start menu to shut down or restart their computer. The following trick gets you shortcut icons to shutdown/restart your computer.

This tip will allow you to create buttons in your quick launch toolbar to quickly and easily shut down and/or restart your computer.

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Vista Cursors for Windows XP

If your computer cannot support Vista, how about if you have the Vista cursors package on your Windows XP?

To use it, just follow this simple steps.

1. Download the package
2. Extract it and right-click on file install.ini and choose Install
3. Go to Control Panel and select Mouse
4. Click on Pointers and under scheme choose Aero Cursors (Alphablended).
5. Click Ok and feel the Vista cursors in your Windows XP

This topic was originally posted on CyberHackz.

Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows

Huge Keyboard Shortcut List
What is the allure of keyboard shortcuts? Do they really save time? Why bother since my mouse is permanently attached to my hand?
I like to use keyboard shortcuts, especially if someone is watching me, because they make me look like a pro. With just a few key strokes I can leave a mouser spinning his wheel! Whatever your motivation, here’s a big list of keyboard shortcuts:

GENERAL SHORTCUTS

ALT- F4 – Quit a program / Shut down
ALT-TAB – Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows.
CTL-ESCAPE – Display the Start menu
SHIFT – TAB – tab backwards through a form
CTRL – X – Cut
CTRL – C – Copy
CTRL – V – Paste
F1 – Help menu
CTRL – Z – Undo
SHIFT & Restart – To restart just windows and not your whole computer, hold down the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen. Saves lots of time. (not for XP)
CRTL-TAB – Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

FILE & DESKTOP SHORTCUTS

Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD – Prevents the CD from “autorunning”
If an item is selected:
CTRL while dragging a file – Copies the file
CTRL – SHIFT while dragging a file – Creates a shortcut to the file
SHIFT – DELETE – Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin.
ALT-ENTER – Display a file’s properties.
F2 – To rename the file
In Windows Explorer:
LEFT ARROW – Collapse the current selection if it is expanded
NUM LOCK-MINUS SIGN (-) – Collapse the selected folder
RIGHT ARROW – Expand the current selection if it is collapsed -Or- Select the first subfolder
NUM LOCK- * Expand all folders below the current selection
NUM LOCK- PLUS SIGN (+) – Expand the selected folder
F6 – Switch between left and right panes

In My Computer:
BACKSPACE – View the folder one level up
ALT- RIGHT ARROW – Move forward to a previous view
ALT- LEFT ARROW -Move backward to a previous view

INTERNET BROWSER SHORTCUTS
For Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 7 (may work in older versions)
Open History Window Ctrl+H
Reload Ctrl+R
Back (Previous Page) Alt+Left Arrow or Alt+Backspace
Forward (Next Page) Alt+Right Arrow
Stop Esc
Home Alt+Home
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
New Window Ctrl+N
Close WIndow Ctrl+W
Go Up one Line Up Arrow
Go Down One Line Down Arrow
Full Screen (toggle) F11
Find on Page Ctrl+F
Add Current Page to Favorites Ctrl+D
Print Current Page
or Active Frame Ctrl+P
Organize Favorites (IE)/
Manage Bookmarks (NS)
Ctrl+B
Maximize a Window Alt+Space+x
Minimize a window Alt+Space+N
Scroll page up Alt+Up Arrow
Scroll page down Alt+Down Arrow

Internet Explorer ONLY

Open Favorites Bar Ctrl+I
Select text in address bar Alt+D
Force Reload (not from cache) Ctrl+F5
A faster way to type in addresses with IE is to just type in the name of the site:
worldstart
and hit CTRL + Enter. The “http://www. ” and “.com” will be added for you! Read more..

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