Fastest way to Lock Computer

Just press:

Winkey + L

View System Up Time

To view the amount of time that your computer has been running with out rebooting or restarting the computer:

1) Open the Command Prompt (located under Accessories)
2) Type 'systeminfo' (without the dashes)
3) Once the system has finished gathering the information, scroll up and the time is displayed in the System Up Time/System Boot Time field.

As you can see, running systeminfo also gives a lot of useful information.

Nameless folder

To create a nameless folder:
Create a new folder and when asked to type in the name, Leave it blank.
As you can see.. it wont let you.
However if you press:
ALT + 255
the folder will appear to not have a name.
Useful for hiding the folder. If you change the folder icon to a suitable one, it won't be found by other users.
On old windows 98 boxes, this wont work unless you create it under command prompt, but in this case you won't be able to access the folder/files inside unless you know the exact name to be used in command prompt.

Enabling/Disabling Automatic Logon

1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type:

   control userpasswords2 

   then click OK.

3. In the dialog box that appears,
You'll see: "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" check box.
Enabled will require users to logon, disabling will make Windows automatically logon to the Administrator account.

Creating a Shutdown/Reboot/Logoff Icon

Windows XP has a file called SHUTDOWN.EXE which allows you to easily create icons to shutdown or restart your computer.

To create a shutdown shortcut on the desktop:

Right click on an open area of the desktop
Select New / Shortcut
Enter the following:

shutdown.exe -s -t 00

Press the Next button
For the name, enter in anything you like. I just use shutdown. Click on the Finish button.

For a reboot, enter:     shutdown -r -t 00

For a logoff, enter:      shutdown -l -t 00


Shutdown [{-l|-s|-r|-a}] [-f] [-m [\\ComputerName]] [-t xx] [-c "message"] [-d[u][p]:xx:yy]

Parameters

-l - Logs off the current user, this is also the defualt. -m ComputerName takes precedence.
-s - Shuts down the local computer.
-r - Reboots after shutdown.
-a - Aborts shutdown. Ignores other parameters, except -l and ComputerName. You can only use -a during the time-out period.
-f - Forces running applications to close.
-m [\\ComputerName] - Specifies the computer that you want to shut down.
-t xx - Sets the timer for system shutdown in xx seconds. The default is 20 seconds.
-c "message" - Specifies a message to be displayed in the Message area of the System Shutdown window. You can use a maximum of 127 characters. You must enclose the message in quotation marks.

Install any Windows Operating System With a USB Flash Drive

Windows is used in most of the Laptops and Netbooks but how do you install it without a CD drive?
Use a USB flash drive in place of the DVD. In this article I will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive that will install Windows so you can install Windows on any computer without an optical drive.
Before we get started you will need:

• Windows (XP\7\vista\2003\2008) ISO file
• 4GB USB flash drive.

 The link below redirects you to a free utility that will automatically make a bootable USB flash drive from a Windows  ISO image file.

Windows_USB_Setup

Simply download the tool, specify the location of your ISO file and the wizard will do everything for you.

A screenshot of the software is given below:

For any assistance contact me : jethinshaji@gmail.com

How to remove malware or spyware infections without formatting your computer

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