Shortcuts with Windows button

   If you press the windows logo on the key board, the Start menu appears, but it’s also the first keystroke for many shortcuts. 

  These are especially useful for starting or executing basic computer functions such as opening Windows
Explorer or closing every window to display your Desktop.
Windows Help (WINDOWS-F1) - Open the Windows Help And Support Center.
Run (WINDOWS-R) - Open the Run dialog box; with this function, you can open files, folders, and programs by typing in commands.
System Properties (WIN-BREAK) - View information in the System Properties dialog box.
Minimize All (WIN-M) - Minimize all open windows and see only the Desktop.
Restore All (WIN-SHIFT-M) - Restore all open windows to resume your work.
Search (WIN-F) - Open the Search utility.
My Computer (WIN-E) - Open My Computer.
Lock (WIN-L) - Lock your computer to prevent others from accessing your Windows session

Bill Clinton - My Life

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton,42nd President of the United States (1993 - 2001).

    In 2004, he released his autobiography My Life.

To my mother, who gave me a love of life
To Hillary, who gave me a life of love
To Chelsea, who gave joy and meaning to it all
And to the memory of my grandfather,
who taught me to look up to people others looked down on,
because we’re not so different after all

Stopping Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing

In Windows XP Professional, you have two remote networking features called
Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop Sharing. These remote networking features are very helpful in a variety of situations but if you don't use them, it is good idea to disable them to save boot time.
You can always enable them later if you want to use them.

1. Open the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and choose Properties.
2. Click the remote tab.
3. Clear both check boxes to disable Remote Assistance and Remote Desktop

Folder options missing in windows

Many of us sometimes find the folder options missing in windows explorer.

The solution is:

Open Run and then type "gpedit.msc".
Now goto User Configuration > Administrative templates
> Windows Component > Windows Explorer.

Click on Windows Explorer you will find the 3rd option on the right side of
screen "Removes the Folder Option menu item from the Tools menu"

Just check it, if it is not configured then change it to enable by double clicking
on it and after applying again set it to not configured.
Then restart the windows.

Ways to speed up the pc

• Disk Cleanup Utility

       You may not realize it, but just because you finish with a file doesn't mean

your computer does. Everyone should use the Windows "Disk Cleanup Utility" to delete old,

unused, and temporary files that clog your hard drive.

       Click Start, point at All Programs (or Programs), Accessories, System Tools,

and click Disk Cleanup. Analyze your hard drive for files you can eliminate and it 

may shock you to see how much hard drive space (and speed) you can free up with a few clicks.

• "Defrag"

       Sometimes lack of speed simply results from your computer working too hard

to find the files it needs. You can solve this problem by "defragging" your

hard drive.

        Click Start, point to All Programs (or Programs), Accessories, System Tools,

and click Disk Defragmentor. Choose the disk you want to defragment and

expect to let the program run for several hours.

• Uninstall Unused Software

        We all maintain software on our systems we rarely, if ever, use.

That software can steal system resources. Click Start, Control Panel, and

"Add Remove Programs" to pull up a screen that allows you to remove old

programs you don't use anymore.

         Simply select and uninstall all programs you know for sure you don't need or

want.

• Buy More RAM

        Increasing your RAM, a computer's memory, can dramatically increase speed

when running certain operations or programs. RAM costs so little now that

you should install the maximum amount of memory your system can handle.

•  Stop unnecessary programs   At Start up

        Many programs load into the system tray in the lower right of your computer's

desktop and consume system resources even if you never use them.

Click Start, Run, type in msconfig, and press Enter. 

Click the "Startup" tab to see a list of programs that automatically start with Windows.

Clear the check box next to programs you know you don't want to load at

startup. But don't clear any checkbox unless you are 100% certain of a

program's purpose. Once you finish, click OK and it will prompt you to restart

Windows.