Windows
ASCII code ABCD
press alt key +65 (i.e keeping alt pressed and press 6 and 5) This is Capital A
press alt +66 is B
press alt +67 is C and so on… upto
alt+90 is Z
Small letters starts from
alt+97 is a
alt+98 is b and so on
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PSPad Macro Manager
Macro Manager in pspad editor:
Shortcuts Commands
Shft+Ctrl+F5 Macro Manager
Ctrl+F5 Macro Record
F5 Macro1 Play
F6 Macro2 Play
Alt+F6 Macro3 Play
Ctrl+Alt+F6 Macro4 Play
The above are the short cut's to ..
Backup windows service
Process Name vssvc.exe
Microsoft Service Description
Manages and implements Volume Shadow Copies used for backup and other purposes. If this service is stopped, shadow copies will be unavailable for backup and the backup may fail. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.
Real World ..
Process spoolsv
The spooler is a print queue service, spoolsv.exe is a service which is also called as print queue service.
Service Name : Spooler
Process Name : spoolsv.exe
Microsoft Service Description : Loads files to memory for later printing.
Dependencies : Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Real World Description: We used to call this the print que, ..
Bush hid the facts
The Secret of the Notepad
You would be surprised to know that the notepad has been *programmed* to hide *certain* kinds of information. For example
1. Open the notepad in windows
2. Type the line "bush hid the facts" without the quotes.
3. Save the file
4. Exit and then open the file again.
5. ..
Create a folder named CON in windows
The Mystery of the Convicted Folder.
Ever tried to create a folder named CON in windows?
If you haven't tried it, try it now.
It is very interesting to note that it is impossible to create a folder named CON in windows.
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Alarm sound in windows vista OS
In Laptop when the battery is low we can see a popup message near the battery icon. Sometimes when we are busy at work we cant able to view it.
There is a option to set alarm sound when battery is low in Vista.
1. Go into control panel.
2. Select "Sounds"
3. Click ..
Diagnose network problem in windows
If you want to diagnose network problems you usually start with ipconfig /all then you start ping-ing around. But next time try:
# netsh diag ping adapter
This will start an automatic diagnose of all network adapters in the system. You can also test a specific adapter by using:
#netsh diag ..
Sc command line program Windows XP
"sc" is a command line program used for communicating with the NT Service Controller and services.
Some commands based on sc are:
sc /query - displays the list of services and information about their state and flags.
sc /queryex - displays the list of services and the extended information about their state and ..
View System Uptime
To view the amount of time that XP has been running with out rebooting or restarting the computer:
1) Open the Command Prompt (located under Accessories) or go to START - RUN
2) Type systeminfo
3) Once the system has finished gathering the information, scroll up and the time is displayed in the ..
Uncluttered function windows control panel
This is useful for uncluttering your Control Panel and removing unused functions:
1. Open Regedit and go to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\]
2. Add a key named Don't Load
3. Next add String values within the "don't load" Key. You will use one String value for each control panel applet you want removed. For example, ..
NoDeletePrinter - NoRun
Select Start => Run => type "regedit" without quotes to launch regedit.
Launch Regedit and go to the following Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Policies
Under this key, there will definitely be a key named explorer. Now under this explorer key we can create new DWORD values and modify it's value to 1 in order to ..
Windows OS shortcut keys
The following are the file browser short cuts for easy navigation.
=> Arrow Keys: Navigate.
=> Shift + Arrow Keys: Select multiple items.
=> Ctrl + Arrow Keys: Change focus without changing selection. "Focus" is the object that will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item.
=> (Letter): Select first found ..
How to repair dll files
There are hundreds of DLL files on a Windows computer. Out of which, files such as kernel32.dll and framedyn.dll are shipped along with Windows and files like npptools.dll and xvidcore.dll are added when you add various third-party programs on the system.
With a large number of DLL files in a single ..
Internet Explorer browser shortcut keys
F1 = Help
F11 = Full Screen
Tab = Switch between items on the page
Shift-Tab = Switch between items on the page backwards
Alt-Home = Go to your homepage
Alt-Right Arrow = Next
Alt-Left Arrow = Back
Alt-Backspace = Back
Backspace = Back
Shift-F10 = Display the shortcut menu for a link
Up Arrow = Scroll up
Down Arrow = ..