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To Change visual effect settings to improve performance

  1. Right click on My Computer and select Properties.

  2. Click on 'Advanced' tab.

  3. Under 'Performance' section click on 'Settings'

  4. In the Performance Options window select 'Custom'

  5. In the list deselect all except 'Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing', 'Smooth edges of screen fonts', Use background image for each folder type', 'Use common tasks in folders', 'Use visual styles in windows and buttons'

  6. Click on 'Apply' and exit.

Creating Keyboard shortcuts for your programs, folders or text files

To create a keyboard shortcut that can automatically open a folder, a program or a word file automatically through your keyboard even when you have other windows like Internet explorer, Office maximized follow the steps below:

-         Create a shortcut of the folder / program / file on the desktop (You can create a shortcut, by right clicking the folder / program / file --->  Send to ---> Desktop (create shortcut) )

-         Right–click the shortcut on the desktop, and then click Properties.

-         In the Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab, and in the Shortcut key textbox, enter a Ctrl + Alt key combination or a Ctrl + Shift key combination, (that is, CTRL+ALT+J or CTRL+SHIFT+J), and then click OK.

Anytime you hit the key combination just specified, the folder / program / file will open even if other program windows are maximized.

Copying text from MS-DOS Command prompt in WIndows XP

  1. Open Command Prompt window

  2. Right click on the Title Bar --> Edit ---> Mark

  3. Use the arrow keys to move to the place from where you want to copy text. Press Shift button + the arrow keys to select the text. Alternatively you can click and drag the mouse. Press the ENTER key after you have selected the text

  4. Use Paste or Ctrl+V to paste the text in a word editor







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