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MouseKeys is designed for people who have difficulty using a mouse. MouseKeys allows you to use the numeric keypad to control the mouse pointer. If you want to use the numeric keypad for data entry as well as for navigation, you can set the MouseKeys to be activated by pressing NUM LOCK.
Open Accessibility Options.
On the Mouse tab, under MouseKeys, click Settings, and then do one of the following:
To use the shortcut which allows you to turn MouseKeys on or off by pressing left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK, select the Use shortcut check box.
To set the maximum speed at which the mouse pointer moves when you hold down a MouseKeys direction key, under Pointer speed, drag the Top speed slider.
To set how quickly the mouse pointer accelerates to its maximum speed when you hold down a MouseKeys direction key, under Pointer speed, drag the Acceleration slider.
To enable slowing down the pointer speed by holding down the SHIFT key and speeding up the pointer speed by holding down the CTRL key while pressing MouseKeys direction keys, select the Hold down Ctrl to speed up and Shift to slow down check box.
To switch between MouseKeys and standard numeric keypad operation by pressing NUM LOCK, after Use MouseKeys when NumLock is select Off if you use the keypad for data entry or select On if you primarily use the numeric keypad for navigation.
To show an icon on the taskbar when MouseKeys is turned on, select the Show MouseKey status on screen check box.
Note:
To open Accessibility Options, click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Accessibility Options.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Hibernate
Enabling Hibernation:
Go to diplay properties>screen savers>power>hibernate.
Check 'Enable Hibernation'.
Press shift button after you click 'Turn Off Computer' in start menu.
Go to diplay properties>screen savers>power>hibernate.
Check 'Enable Hibernation'.
Press shift button after you click 'Turn Off Computer' in start menu.
Boot your Computer Faster
1.Press start->run then type msconfig and press enter.
Go to the startup tab. Here you will see a list of startup items. These are all the programs that automatically start when you boot your PC. It is these that slow down the boot up process.So uncheck all the unwanted items like ms-office, messengers other utilities that u may not need at startup). Don't uncheck your antivirus software.Restart your Pc to and see for yourself, your pc will now boot faster....
2.A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled, but on some systems it is not, so below is the information on how to turn it on:
Go to Start Menu and Click RunType in regedit then click okFind
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction"
Select "Enable" from the list on the rightRight on it and select "Modify"Change the value to Y .Reboot your Pc and see the change yourself.
3.SPEED UP BOOT BY DISABLING UNUSED PORTS.!!You may have tried many tweaks like modifying windows XP start-up applications, prefetches, unload DLLs method, etc. And yes those methods do work for me.I have just accidentally found out another way to give you an extra boost in windows XP's boot performance. This is done by disabling your unused devices inDevice Manager. for example, if you don't have input devices that are connected to one of your USB's or COM ports, disabling them will give you an extra performance boost in booting. Go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> device manager Disable devices that you don't use for your PC and then restart.
Go to the startup tab. Here you will see a list of startup items. These are all the programs that automatically start when you boot your PC. It is these that slow down the boot up process.So uncheck all the unwanted items like ms-office, messengers other utilities that u may not need at startup). Don't uncheck your antivirus software.Restart your Pc to and see for yourself, your pc will now boot faster....
2.A great new feature in Microsoft Windows XP is the ability to do a boot defragment. This places all boot files next to each other on the disk to allow for faster booting. By default this option is enabled, but on some systems it is not, so below is the information on how to turn it on:
Go to Start Menu and Click RunType in regedit then click okFind
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOpt imizeFunction"
Select "Enable" from the list on the rightRight on it and select "Modify"Change the value to Y .Reboot your Pc and see the change yourself.
3.SPEED UP BOOT BY DISABLING UNUSED PORTS.!!You may have tried many tweaks like modifying windows XP start-up applications, prefetches, unload DLLs method, etc. And yes those methods do work for me.I have just accidentally found out another way to give you an extra boost in windows XP's boot performance. This is done by disabling your unused devices inDevice Manager. for example, if you don't have input devices that are connected to one of your USB's or COM ports, disabling them will give you an extra performance boost in booting. Go to Control Panel -> System -> Hardware tab -> device manager Disable devices that you don't use for your PC and then restart.
Windows Installation
Step 1. Basic installation Start the computer and insert your Windows XP CD. After a few seconds, the screen will clear and you will see a 'press any key to boot from CD' prompt.
Press any key to start the install. The prompt allowing you to install will time out after about 4 seconds, so if you don't hit any of the keyboard keys you will have to reboot to install.
The installer program will begin copying files from the CD.
Note: if you are installing WinXP onto a hard-drive that is not connected to a standard IDE port, for example a SCSI drive, or an IDE drive connected to a hardware RAID controller, you will need to press F6 when prompted at the bottom of the screen, immediately after the blue 'windows setup' screen appears. After about 2 minutes, this will bring up a dialog which allows you to install drivers for your SCSI or RAID device from a floppy disk. Many computer motherboards have RAID controllers built into them, so be aware that this may be a required step.
The 'welcome to setup' screen appears. Press enter to continue. View the licensing agreement and hit F8 to continue.
The installation program will then search your drives for any prior installation of XP. If it finds one, you will be given the option to repair it, which essentially reinstalls most system files while leaving the registry and installed programs intact. Otherwise, move forward to the partitioning and formatting section of the install.
The initial screen shows the hard disks connected to your system, and any partitions that may already be created.
Step 2. Formatting NTFS/FAT32 Formatting creates a file-system on the drive, so that an operating system can write information to it. The XP setup utility performs both partitioning and formatting. If you are starting with a blank hard-drive, you will see the disk and the unpartitioned space available. Highlight the 'unpartitioned space' using the arrow keys and press 'c' to create a partition. You will be shown the minimum and maximum amount of space you can allocate to the new partition, and prompted for an amount in MB. Keep in mind that 1000MB = 1 GB.
For now, use the maximum size, unless you have a specific need for more partitions.
Once you have created your partition(s), you will return to the original partitioning screen. Note that the previously unformatted space now appears as 'Partition1 [new (raw)]' and has a drive letter assigned to it, which should be C: unless you already have a partition present on another disk. Highlight the new partition and press 'enter' to begin installing Windows XP onto it.
You will be prompted to format the drive with one of four file systems: NTFS quick, FAT quick, NTFS, or FAT
For the purposes of this article, you have a choice between FAT (File Allocation Table 32) and NTFS (NT File System). To make this choice, there are several things to keep in mind.
If your computer already has another version of Windows installed, specifically a version of Windows 9x/ME, and you think you will need to access files in your new XP installation from the other operating system, choose FAT32, since computers with these older operating systems cannot read NTFS partitions.
Note that Windows XP, like Windows 2000 before it, can read either FAT or NTFS partitions, regardless of how the partition on which the actual OS is installed is formatted.
If you are installing Windows XP Professional, it is a good idea to use NTFS partitions, as only NTFS allows the full range of security settings for access to files, folders and programs, that XP Pro is capable of. In general, unless you have a specific need for the FAT file system for compatibility, use NTFS.
Choose your desired file system and hit 'enter' The system will now format the drive. This will take a while. After formatting, the system will copy the information necessary to install a graphical user interface (GUI) with mouse support which will handle the rest of the installation. System restarts.
Now that you are in the GUI portion of the install, you should have mouse support. XP will prompt you for any regional or language options you might wish to set. The North American defaults are of course English (United States).
You will be prompted to enter your name, and that of your organization. These titles are strictly cosmetic. XP will use them to fill in the name fields of newly installed software for purposes of registration, etc. They have nothing to do with Usernames or authentication, so don't worry about recording what you enter here.
You will now be asked to enter the 25-character product key. This key grants you a temporary license to install and use XP for a period of 30 days, prior to registering your copy of XP. More on the registration process later on.
Next you must specify a name for your computer, or accept the pre-generated one presented to you. The computer name is relevant for networking purposes.
A partition is simply a section of the free space on your hard-drive. Operating systems use partitions to logically assign drive letters. For example, if you have a single 40GB drive, you can allocate all the space to a single partition, but then you could only have a single drive (C:) visible in Windows.
If you chose to divide that 40GB into 4 different 10GB partitions, you could have 4 individual drives (say C:, D:, E:, and F:) within your Windows environment. Essentially, Multiple partitions allow multiple logical drives within a single physical drive, and can even allow different operating systems to co-exist on one drive if desired. Once a partition has been created, it must be formatted to be useful.
Step 3. Networking Settings Now it's time to choose a password for the administrator account. The administrator account is a default account created when XP is installed. It has all possible rights and privileges within Windows XP on your specific computer. Given that using Windows authentication, it is quite possible for several people to log onto the same computer remotely (i.e. over the internet or from another computer on a home network) using the same user account, It is highly recommended that you choose a secure password for your administrator account and note it down.
Ensure the date and time settings are correct.
After another installation period, the XP setup will prompt you to specify your networking settings. These specify the default settings of your network adaptors, and whether certain Windows services such as file sharing are enabled.
Unless you already have a home network set up with specific IP settings or you know exactly what you are doing, the best approach here is to accept the 'typical settings', as these will enable you to quickly configure your cable or DSL internet connection after the installation is complete, and include the ability to share files over a network connection if required.
If you are using XP Professional, you will be asked to specify a workgroup or domain for your computer to join, while users of XP Home will only have the workgroup option, since XP Home computers cannot join Windows 2000 or 2003 domains.
A workgroup is a simple logical grouping of peer computers close to one another, while a domain is an enterprise level logical structure supported by servers, which is way, way beyond the scope of this article. If you have a network in your home, check the network settings of the other computers for the workgroup name.
Your system will now finalize the installation. Sit back and read the tips.
Eventually your system will restart and load XP for the first time. There are a few other things that need setting up before installation is complete. XP will now check to see if your system is already connected to the Internet.
If you are using a cable Internet connection, or you have a home network with Internet sharing through software or a router, you may already be connected at this point. Otherwise, fill in the necessary information for your connection. XP will prompt you to activate it over the Internet. At this point in the install, it is recommended not to activate it.
Wait until you have used the computer for a few hours and verified that everything is working. You will get plenty of reminders to activate XP, so skipping it now is not an issue.
Step 4. Setting up multiple users Next is the 'who will use this computer? ' screen.
Every name you type in here will create a new user, in addition to the default administrator account you set the password for earlier. Be aware that every user you create here is also made a member of the administrators group by default, so a password should definitely be set for each user. You can't do that now though. We will cover this in a second. After adding the user accounts, you are prompted to choose one, and tossed into the XP environment. So pretty...
But First things first… Go to the start menu/control panel/user accounts and allocate passwords to all the user accounts you created during the install process.
Product Activation
Windows Product Activation is an anti-software piracy measure that Microsoft has instituted to prevent casual copying of the Windows XP operating system. In simple terms, once you have installed XP using your original License key, you have a 30-day grace period in which to activate this license, after which XP will not be usable until it is activated. You may initially activate your copy of Windows through the Internet or over the phone.
Your License will remain activated until one of the following happens:
You re-install Windows XP on the same computer, erasing the hard-drive - In this case you will have to call Microsoft to re-activate the license, but as long as the configuration of your PC has not changed, you are allowed unlimited re-activations.
You install the same copy of XP on a different computer - The new installation will not be activated, and will have the 30-day grace period. At this point, you will have to telephone Microsoft, since Internet product activation will no longer work after the first activation. Installing XP on a new computer appears to be a violation of the Windows XP End-User License Agreement, however.
You change the hardware configuration of your PC beyond a certain amount - When you activate your XP license, you provide an installation ID, which is generated from a combination of the Product ID key from your license, and a numeric hash derived from certain system components.
The video card, IDE controller, network adaptor(s), RAM amount, processor type (and serial number), Hard-drive type (and serial number), and optical drive(s). It is unclear what the tolerated amount of change is, although it is cumulative. Once you have exceeded this amount, XP will require reactivation by phone. Unlike transferring XP to a new computer though, upgrading the original computer is not a violation of the EULA, and users are supposedly allowed up to 4 reactivations by phone per year.
When activating XP by phone, the operating system will provide you with a 50-digit installation ID, as detailed above, which needs to be provided to the Microsoft rep in exchange for an activation number which is entered into the OS.
That's about everything you need to know about installing Microsoft Windows XP. Explore it yourself. As you can see it is quite different in presentation from previous Windows versions.
Press any key to start the install. The prompt allowing you to install will time out after about 4 seconds, so if you don't hit any of the keyboard keys you will have to reboot to install.
The installer program will begin copying files from the CD.
Note: if you are installing WinXP onto a hard-drive that is not connected to a standard IDE port, for example a SCSI drive, or an IDE drive connected to a hardware RAID controller, you will need to press F6 when prompted at the bottom of the screen, immediately after the blue 'windows setup' screen appears. After about 2 minutes, this will bring up a dialog which allows you to install drivers for your SCSI or RAID device from a floppy disk. Many computer motherboards have RAID controllers built into them, so be aware that this may be a required step.
The 'welcome to setup' screen appears. Press enter to continue. View the licensing agreement and hit F8 to continue.
The installation program will then search your drives for any prior installation of XP. If it finds one, you will be given the option to repair it, which essentially reinstalls most system files while leaving the registry and installed programs intact. Otherwise, move forward to the partitioning and formatting section of the install.
The initial screen shows the hard disks connected to your system, and any partitions that may already be created.
Step 2. Formatting NTFS/FAT32 Formatting creates a file-system on the drive, so that an operating system can write information to it. The XP setup utility performs both partitioning and formatting. If you are starting with a blank hard-drive, you will see the disk and the unpartitioned space available. Highlight the 'unpartitioned space' using the arrow keys and press 'c' to create a partition. You will be shown the minimum and maximum amount of space you can allocate to the new partition, and prompted for an amount in MB. Keep in mind that 1000MB = 1 GB.
For now, use the maximum size, unless you have a specific need for more partitions.
Once you have created your partition(s), you will return to the original partitioning screen. Note that the previously unformatted space now appears as 'Partition1 [new (raw)]' and has a drive letter assigned to it, which should be C: unless you already have a partition present on another disk. Highlight the new partition and press 'enter' to begin installing Windows XP onto it.
You will be prompted to format the drive with one of four file systems: NTFS quick, FAT quick, NTFS, or FAT
For the purposes of this article, you have a choice between FAT (File Allocation Table 32) and NTFS (NT File System). To make this choice, there are several things to keep in mind.
If your computer already has another version of Windows installed, specifically a version of Windows 9x/ME, and you think you will need to access files in your new XP installation from the other operating system, choose FAT32, since computers with these older operating systems cannot read NTFS partitions.
Note that Windows XP, like Windows 2000 before it, can read either FAT or NTFS partitions, regardless of how the partition on which the actual OS is installed is formatted.
If you are installing Windows XP Professional, it is a good idea to use NTFS partitions, as only NTFS allows the full range of security settings for access to files, folders and programs, that XP Pro is capable of. In general, unless you have a specific need for the FAT file system for compatibility, use NTFS.
Choose your desired file system and hit 'enter' The system will now format the drive. This will take a while. After formatting, the system will copy the information necessary to install a graphical user interface (GUI) with mouse support which will handle the rest of the installation. System restarts.
Now that you are in the GUI portion of the install, you should have mouse support. XP will prompt you for any regional or language options you might wish to set. The North American defaults are of course English (United States).
You will be prompted to enter your name, and that of your organization. These titles are strictly cosmetic. XP will use them to fill in the name fields of newly installed software for purposes of registration, etc. They have nothing to do with Usernames or authentication, so don't worry about recording what you enter here.
You will now be asked to enter the 25-character product key. This key grants you a temporary license to install and use XP for a period of 30 days, prior to registering your copy of XP. More on the registration process later on.
Next you must specify a name for your computer, or accept the pre-generated one presented to you. The computer name is relevant for networking purposes.
A partition is simply a section of the free space on your hard-drive. Operating systems use partitions to logically assign drive letters. For example, if you have a single 40GB drive, you can allocate all the space to a single partition, but then you could only have a single drive (C:) visible in Windows.
If you chose to divide that 40GB into 4 different 10GB partitions, you could have 4 individual drives (say C:, D:, E:, and F:) within your Windows environment. Essentially, Multiple partitions allow multiple logical drives within a single physical drive, and can even allow different operating systems to co-exist on one drive if desired. Once a partition has been created, it must be formatted to be useful.
Step 3. Networking Settings Now it's time to choose a password for the administrator account. The administrator account is a default account created when XP is installed. It has all possible rights and privileges within Windows XP on your specific computer. Given that using Windows authentication, it is quite possible for several people to log onto the same computer remotely (i.e. over the internet or from another computer on a home network) using the same user account, It is highly recommended that you choose a secure password for your administrator account and note it down.
Ensure the date and time settings are correct.
After another installation period, the XP setup will prompt you to specify your networking settings. These specify the default settings of your network adaptors, and whether certain Windows services such as file sharing are enabled.
Unless you already have a home network set up with specific IP settings or you know exactly what you are doing, the best approach here is to accept the 'typical settings', as these will enable you to quickly configure your cable or DSL internet connection after the installation is complete, and include the ability to share files over a network connection if required.
If you are using XP Professional, you will be asked to specify a workgroup or domain for your computer to join, while users of XP Home will only have the workgroup option, since XP Home computers cannot join Windows 2000 or 2003 domains.
A workgroup is a simple logical grouping of peer computers close to one another, while a domain is an enterprise level logical structure supported by servers, which is way, way beyond the scope of this article. If you have a network in your home, check the network settings of the other computers for the workgroup name.
Your system will now finalize the installation. Sit back and read the tips.
Eventually your system will restart and load XP for the first time. There are a few other things that need setting up before installation is complete. XP will now check to see if your system is already connected to the Internet.
If you are using a cable Internet connection, or you have a home network with Internet sharing through software or a router, you may already be connected at this point. Otherwise, fill in the necessary information for your connection. XP will prompt you to activate it over the Internet. At this point in the install, it is recommended not to activate it.
Wait until you have used the computer for a few hours and verified that everything is working. You will get plenty of reminders to activate XP, so skipping it now is not an issue.
Step 4. Setting up multiple users Next is the 'who will use this computer? ' screen.
Every name you type in here will create a new user, in addition to the default administrator account you set the password for earlier. Be aware that every user you create here is also made a member of the administrators group by default, so a password should definitely be set for each user. You can't do that now though. We will cover this in a second. After adding the user accounts, you are prompted to choose one, and tossed into the XP environment. So pretty...
But First things first… Go to the start menu/control panel/user accounts and allocate passwords to all the user accounts you created during the install process.
Product Activation
Windows Product Activation is an anti-software piracy measure that Microsoft has instituted to prevent casual copying of the Windows XP operating system. In simple terms, once you have installed XP using your original License key, you have a 30-day grace period in which to activate this license, after which XP will not be usable until it is activated. You may initially activate your copy of Windows through the Internet or over the phone.
Your License will remain activated until one of the following happens:
You re-install Windows XP on the same computer, erasing the hard-drive - In this case you will have to call Microsoft to re-activate the license, but as long as the configuration of your PC has not changed, you are allowed unlimited re-activations.
You install the same copy of XP on a different computer - The new installation will not be activated, and will have the 30-day grace period. At this point, you will have to telephone Microsoft, since Internet product activation will no longer work after the first activation. Installing XP on a new computer appears to be a violation of the Windows XP End-User License Agreement, however.
You change the hardware configuration of your PC beyond a certain amount - When you activate your XP license, you provide an installation ID, which is generated from a combination of the Product ID key from your license, and a numeric hash derived from certain system components.
The video card, IDE controller, network adaptor(s), RAM amount, processor type (and serial number), Hard-drive type (and serial number), and optical drive(s). It is unclear what the tolerated amount of change is, although it is cumulative. Once you have exceeded this amount, XP will require reactivation by phone. Unlike transferring XP to a new computer though, upgrading the original computer is not a violation of the EULA, and users are supposedly allowed up to 4 reactivations by phone per year.
When activating XP by phone, the operating system will provide you with a 50-digit installation ID, as detailed above, which needs to be provided to the Microsoft rep in exchange for an activation number which is entered into the OS.
That's about everything you need to know about installing Microsoft Windows XP. Explore it yourself. As you can see it is quite different in presentation from previous Windows versions.
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