Automatic Screen Refresh Tips

When you are working on your local computer and want to refresh any changes in
your system automatically. For example some times you are watching sports results,
online Stock Exchange rates and any changes to your hard drive but these changes
are not usually refreshed until you press the F5 key on your keyboard.

To refresh your screen automatically you should edit your system Registry. But the
best technique to edit the windows registry keys, always export or backup the
whole windows registry keys on backup drive before editing. Because any mistake in
Registry can cause serious problem in your computer to run properly.

Follow the given steps to change the updates automatically.

First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.

In Registry Editor panel go to the path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / System / CurrentControlSet /

Control / UpdateMode

Here in right hand side panel edit the DWORD value to be between 1 and 5.

Now restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

**************How to change the location of important Folders

There are some important folders in Windows environments for example My Documents,
Start Menu, Favorites and Desktop folders. Windows save these folders in your
computer on its default location (normally on Drive C:/). In routine we are using
these folders to save our data. To save your important data you can move these
folders location to any secure drive like D:/ or E:/. This tip is very important
for those who save their data on Desktop or My Documents folders.

Follow the given steps to change the Folder Location setting.

First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.

In Registry Editor panel go to the path

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows

\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

Here in right hand side panel, double click on any folder to change its path.

Now restart your computer after any changes to go into effect

***************Edit default Recycle Bin name with new name

Recycle Bin name is the windows default name of Recycle Bin Desktop Icon. Normally
there is no option to change the name of Recycle Bin Icon, but you can rename of
Recycle Bin icon name using any windows tweak application or with edit the windows
Registry. Always be careful to edit windows registry because any mistake can
create problem for windows.

Follow the given steps to change the Recycle Bin name:

� First click on Start button then type Regedit in Run option.

� In regedit editor you will open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder, In this folder

open the CLSID folder then open the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} folder
>ShellFolder folder at last.

Here simply change the data value from "40 01 00 20" to "70 01 00 20".
Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go
into effect. When next time you start your computer then change the Recycle Bin
name after right click on Recycle icon

How to set specified folder view to all Folder Views in windows XP and Vista?

Today tip will help you to manage the specified view of all folders in windows XP
and Vista. By default, you have options to choose the view of folders contents as
thumbnails, titles, icons, list or display with details. But this change will
apply on the folders that you are currently working in. On the other hand, with
the just few more clicks, you can change the view of all the folders on your
computer.

Follow the given steps to accomplish this task through the Folder Options dialog
box.

First of all open any folder, click "View" and choose the view you would most like
to use.

Now from the Tools menu, click on Folder Options" to open the Folder Options
dialog box.

Here on Folder Options dialog box, select the View tab.

At the top of the dialog box, click Apply to all folders button.

Now a new confirmation message will appear as "Set all the folders on your
computer to match the current folders view settings (except for toolbars and
folder task)? Change will occur the next time you open them."
How to start windows programs quickly with Run Command?

The run option of Start menu is used to run a program or to open a document
directly. If you do not know the exact location of the program or document then
click on Start button to open Run and type the programs shortcut name to open it
directly.

Run Commands

appwiz.cpl -- Used to run Add/Remove wizard

Calc --Calculator

Cfgwiz32 --ISDN Configuration Wizard

Charmap --Character Map

Chkdisk --Repair damaged files

Cleanmgr --Cleans up hard drives

Clipbrd --Windows Clipboard viewer

Control --Displays Control Panel

Cmd --Opens a new Command Window

Control mouse --Used to control mouse properties

Dcomcnfg --DCOM user security

Debug --Assembly language programming tool

Defrag --Defragmentation tool

Drwatson --Records programs crash & snapshots

Dxdiag --DirectX Diagnostic Utility

Explorer --Windows Explorer

Fontview --Graphical font viewer

Fsmgmt.msc -- Used to open shared folders

Firewall.cpl -- Used to configure windows firewall

Ftp -ftp.exe program

Hostname --Returns Computer's name

Hdwwiz.cpl -- Used to run Add Hardware wizard

Ipconfig --Displays IP configuration for all network adapters

Logoff -- Used to logoff the computer

MMC --Microsoft Management Console

Msconfig --Configuration to edit startup files

Mstsc -- Used to access remote desktop

Mrc -- Malicious Software Removal Tool

Msinfo32 --Microsoft System Information Utility

Nbtstat --Displays stats and current connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP

Netstat --Displays all active network connections

Nslookup--Returns your local DNS server

Osk ---Used to access on screen keyboard

Perfmon.msc -- Used to configure the performance of Monitor.

Ping --Sends data to a specified host/IP

Powercfg.cpl -- Used to configure power option

Regedit --Registry Editor

Regwiz -- Registration wizard

Sfc /scannow -- System File Checker

Sndrec32 --Sound Recorder

Shutdown -- Used to shutdown the windows

Spider -- Used to open spider solitaire card game

Sfc / scannow -- Used to run system file checker utility.

Sndvol32 --Volume control for soundcard

Sysedit -- Edit system startup files

Taskmgr --Task manager

Telephon.cpl -- Used to configure modem options.

Telnet --Telnet program

Tracert --Traces and displays all paths required to reach an internet host

Winchat -- Used to chat with Microsoft

Wmplayer -- Used to run Windows Media player

Wab -- Used to open Windows address Book.

WinWord -- Used to open Microsoft word

Winipcfg --Displays IP configuration

Winver -- Used to check Windows Version

Wupdmgr --Takes you to Microsoft Windows Update

Write -- Used to open WordPad

**************Turning off the Help on Min, Max, Close Icons

When the mouse goes over the minimize, maximize and close icons on the upper right
hand side of a window, you normally get a display telling you want those are for.
To disable that display:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop

Create a String Value called MinMaxClose

Give it a value of 1

Reboot