How to disable Automatic Startup Programs in Windows Vista

If you don't want certain programs or applications to run automatically on startup, there's an easy way to disable them.

• Click Start
• Type msconfig in the search box
• Click Continue in the User Account Control to continue
• Click on the Startup Tab
• Uncheck any boxes in the "Startup Items" that you wish to disable or click the Disable All button (not recommended)
• Click OK

If you need to re-enable any of the programs, go through the same process and check the boxes of programs you wish to run automatically on startup.

How to use Image tool bar in Internet Explorer

When you hover your mouse over certain1 web page images, a small tool bar will appear towards the top-left corner.

From left to right, there are four buttons -
a. Save, saves the image to your computer,
b. Print, prints the image,
c. E-mail, creates a new e-mail with the image as an attachment and
d. My Pictures, which opens the My Pictures folder on your computer.

Nothing all that new, but it's a handy addition all the same.

There seems to be a limit on which images the tool bar pops up on, possibly connected with the width and height. This would make sense, otherwise it would keep appearing over image buttons and so on when most people will find the tool bar most useful with photographs and other large images.

How to customize Internet Explorer 6 tool bar?

You can choose which features you want on the Internet Explorer 6 tool bar. If you want to simplify the tool bar, you can remove icons, change to smaller icons, or remove the text labels displayed next to the icons. To customize the tool bar:

1. Right–click the Standard tool bar, and then click Customize.
2. In the Text options list, click No text labels to remove them.
3. In the Icon options list, click Small icons to change the default setting.
4. In the Current tool bars list, click any icon that you want to remove, and then click Remove.

To keep your changes safe, right–click the toolbar again, and make sure to select the Lock Toolbars check box.

How to change the title of Outlook Express

You can change the Outlook Express title by following steps given below -

Click Start->Run. Typed REGEDIT and hit ENTER/Click on OK.

Navigate to the key given below -

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{xxx}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0], where xxx represents the Identity number displayed.

Add/Edit a New String Value entitled WindowTitle.
Right click on this setting & select Modify.
In the Value data field enter your desired title, then hit Ok (If you delete the WindowTitle key it will default to Outlook Express instead).

How to change the title of Internet Explorer

If you wish you can change the Internet Explorer title to something more appealing than Microsoft Internet Explorer, if you wish to do so take the following steps.

Click on Start->Run.
Type in regedit & hit Enter.
Open the following registry key
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main].

Now Add/Edit a New String Value entitled Window Title.
In the Value data field enter your desired title, then hit Ok (If you delete the Window Title key it will default to Microsoft Internet Explorer instead).

Using a custom title can also interfere with some programs, although to my knowledge only the All Advantage Viewbar was such a program (& they are out of business now so that’s irrelevant).

How to Remove Internet Explorer 6.0 or Outlook Express 6.0 Before You Reinstall Windows (Q312474)

Before you reinstall Microsoft Windows, you must first remove Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0.

However, if you cannot remove Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0 with the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, you must rename the related migration dynamic link library (DLL) files and remove their associated registry keys before you reinstall Windows.

This article shows you how to remove Internet Explorer 6.0 and Outlook Express 6.0 by renaming the related migration dynamic link library (DLL) files and removing their associated registry keys.

Click here for the kb article.

Useful Shortcuts for Windows - Part 2

Microsoft Office Shortcut Combinations :
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + V: Paste
CTRL + Z: Undo
CTRL + B: Bold
CTRL + U: Underline
CTRL + I: Italic

Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects :
SHIFT + right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternativecommands
SHIFT + double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item onthe menu)
ALT + double click: Displays properties
SHIFT + DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin

General Keyboard-Only Commands : F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT + F10 : Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the sameas right-clicking an object
CTRL + ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL + ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select thetaskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT + TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and thenpress the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypassthe automatic-run feature
ALT + SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu,you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT +- (ALT + hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI)childwindow's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you canrestore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL + TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface(MDI) program
ALT + underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT + F4: Closes the current window
CTRL + F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT + F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example,when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed
ALT + F6 : switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)

Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts For a selectedobject: F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + V: Paste
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to theRecycle Bin
ALT + ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To Copy a File: Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file toanother folder.
To Create a Shortcut: Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a fileto the desktop or a folder.

General Folder/Shortcut Control:
F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries inthe box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL + G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL + Z: Undo the last command
CTRL + A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT + click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus allparent folders

Windows Explorer Tree Control: Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwisegoes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwisegoes to the parent

Properties Control: CTRL + TAB/CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Move through the property tabs

Accessibility Shortcuts: Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off

Dialog Box Keyboard Commands:
TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT + TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If thecurrent control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with theoutline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item

Useful Shortcuts for Windows

Windows Operating System
Windows Key+E => Opens Explorer Window
Windows Key+F => Opens Search Window
Windows Key+D => To show Desktop (minimizes all open windows. To undo, press Windows Key+D again)
Windows Key+L => Locks the computer (Works only on Windows XP Professional/2000)
Windows Key+M => Minimizes all open windows
Windows Key+CTRL+F => Opens the seach computer dialog box (to enable you search a computer on the network, if you are connected to a network)
Windows Key+Pause (Break) => Opens Systems Properties Dialog
F1 => Shows Help
CTRL+ESC => Shows Start Menu
ALT+TAB => Switch between open programs
ALT+F4 => Generally, closes the active program
Delete => Moves an item to Recycle Bin
Shift+Delete => Deletes permanently

Useful Shortcuts with the 'Start' button:
Start (windows logo Button) + M: Minimizes all open windows
Start + Shift + M: Maximizes All Windows
Start + E: Runs Windows Explorer
Start + R: Open the RUN Dialog Box
Start + F: Open the Search Results Dialog box
Start + CTRL + F: Opens the Search Results-Computer dialog Box (if thecomputer is connected to a network)
Start + Pause (Break): Opens the System Properties Dialog Box

Windows System Key Combinations:
F1: Help
CTRL + ESC: Open Start menu
ALT + TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT + F4: Quit program
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete item permanently