On the very first line, type in ".LOG" (without quotes) then press Enter for a new line
Now you can type in some text if you want, then save the file.
Next time when you open the file, notice its contents. Notepad automatically adds a time/date log everytime you open the file.
Text becomes unreadable
Open Notepad
On the very first line, type in "dont eat the donut" (without quotes) then save and close the file. Note: the file should have only one line of the text above.
Now, open the same file. You'll notice the text becomes unreadable squares. (try this with different text with the same format and length).
Paint Secrets
Create a trail image
Open Paint, then open an image.
Right-click on the image and select "Select All"
Now hold the "Shift" key and move the image around. The image will be drawn with trail.
10x Zoom
Open Paint, then open a small image.
Select the zoom "Magnifier" tool.
Windows Paint lists out the zoom options from 1x to 8x, but there is a 10x...
After selecting the Magnifier tool, point the mouse right at the border line right under "8x" and left-click. There you go.. the hidden 10x.
Other Secrets
Where is the relaxing music that you've heard during Windows XP Installation?
The file is in: C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma
Game Secrets
Solitaire: Instant Win
Press Alt + Shift + 2 to instantly win
Solitaire: Draw only 1 card (instead of 3)
Hold down Ctrl + Alt + Shift then click on unopen cards to draw.
FreeCell: Instant Win
Hold down Ctrl + Shift + F10 while playing, then click Abort.
Now move one card.
FreeCell: Hidden Game Modes
Go to "Game" menu choose "Select Game"
Here you can choose from game mode 1 to 1,000,000. But -1 and -2 will also work (hidden modes)
Hearts: Show All Card Warning! this requires a modification on your registry. Be sure you follow the steps carefully. Damage your registry might damage your Windows.
Open the "Registry Editor" by: "Start" >> "Run" then type "regedit" and press Enter
Expand to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Hearts
Right-click on the right panel and create a new String value with the name "ZB"
Double-click to open this key "ZB" to edit its value. Then enter "42" and close the Registry Editor.
Start Hearts and Press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12 to show all the cards
Minesweeper: Stop The Timer
When you start to play a new game, the timer is ticking...
Press Windows Key + D to show desktop.
Now come back to the game by selecting it from the taskbar. The timer is stopped.
Pinball
Unlimited Balls: Type bmax at a new game to get unlimited balls (no notification).
Extra Balls: Type 1max at a new game to get extra balls.
Gravity Well: Type gmax at a new game to activate Gravity Well.
Promotion: Type rmax at a new game or while playing to get instant promotion and raising rank.
Extra points with partial shots: Partially shot the ball just to pass the yellow light bars. There are 6 bars. With the first bar, you'll get 15,000 points, 2nd: 30,000,...
Extra points with partial shots: Partially shot the ball just to pass the yellow light bars. There are 6 bars. With the first bar, you'll get 15,000 points, 2nd: 30,000,...
Test Mode: Type hidden test with a new ball or new game. Now you can use your mouse to drag and move the ball where you want.
The followings are some basic PC shortcut keys that are supported in most IBM compatible computers. They are also supported in most application software. Use at your own risk.
Shortcut Keys
Supported Window Versions
Description
Alt + e
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Pull down the top Edit menu.
Alt + f
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Pull down the top File menu
Ctrl + a
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Select all text.
Ctrl + c
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Copy selected item(s) (to clipboard).
Ctrl + f
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Find.
Ctrl + v
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Paste copied item(s) from clipboard
Ctrl + x
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Cut.
Ctrl + Ins
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Same as Ctrl + c
Ctrl + (left arrow)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Move one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + (right arrow)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Move one word to the right at a time.
Shift + Ins
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Same as Ctrl + v
Shift + Delelte (or Del)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Cut. Or permanently delete selected item(s) on Windows Explorer.
F1
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Help.
Home
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Jump to the beginning of the line or page.
Ctrl + Home
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Jump to the beginning of the document or page.
End
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Jump to the end of the line or page.
Ctrl + End
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
ump to the end of the document or page.
Shift + Home
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Set selection (highlight) from current position to beginning of the line or page.
Shift + End
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Set selection (highlight) from current position to end of the line or page.
Shift + (left arrow)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Set selection (highlight) from current position to the left, one character at a time.
Shift + (right arrow)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Set selection (highlight) from current position to the right, one character at a time.
Shift + (down arrow)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Set selection (highlight) from current position to the next line down.
Shift + (up arrow)
95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Set selection (highlight) from current position to the next line up.
Convert any Document or Web Page to PDF
Convert Any Document or Web Page to PDF
Somebody just told you that you need to have Adobe Acrobat (Writer) to create a PDF file? Guess what, you can get away from that pricey piece of software if you just need to convert some documents to pdf, without a need of fancy editing the pdf document.
Here's how. Thanks to the BullZip, who provides a Free Pdf printer. With this free tool, you can simply "print out" your document or webpage to a pdf file, just about the same way as you print it out to a printer.
You can visit BullZip.com for more information about the software.
Here the direct link to BullZip downloads page: Downloads
To get started, first follow the link above and download Free Pdf Printer from BullZip, then install it to your computer.
Once you're done, you might need to close the program (or the web browser) which you're currently viewing the document. This helps refreshing the list of available printers on your computer.
Once you get back to the document you want to convert, perform the same steps are you print out the document, i.e. File > Print ...
When you see the Print window pop-up, select "Bullzip PDF Printer" under "Printers", then click "OK".
BullZip PDF Printer will then start to analyze your document and display a new pop-up window, where you can direct it to the location you want to save the pdf file.
Follow the pop-up windows and.. hola! The PDF document is created!
Burn a CD on Windows XP without using software
Windows XP comes with a builtin CD-copy feature that not many people are aware of. Although almost everyone has his/her favorite CD-copy software to stick with, it is still good to know about this CDR feature from Windows XP. You will find it very useful when you come to another PC that doesn't have a CD-copy software, and you can't just install your favorite software to it. With this feature, you can write some data or MP3 files to a CD/DVD, or erase a re-writable CD/DVD.
If you're using a Re-Writable CD (CD-RW), make sure the disc is blank. You might need to erase (or "format") it before use. For information how to erase a CD-RW on Windows XP without using any other software, see this article.
Requirements: You need to enable the CD-R feature on Windows XP. If you haven't done so, see this article.
Insert a Formated-ReWritable CD or a Recordable (CD-R) disc into the CD drive.
From Desktop, double-click on "My Computer".
Navigate to the files/folders you want to copy to CD. Select them and press "Ctrl-c" to copy.
Browse back to the CD-ROM, and press "Ctrl-V" to paste. The files/folders will show up as temporary files/folders at this time.
On the left panel, select "Write these files to CD".
The window "CD Writing Wizard" appears with the default CD name. Change the CD name if you wish, then click "Next".
The "CD Writing Wizard" starts to write files/folders to the CD:
Once the writing process is complete, the wizard will disappear and the CD-Rom will be ejected.
Any Folder as Photo Folder
Any Folder as a Photo Folder
This tricks shows you how to setup any folder to display its contents as a photo folder. In many cases, you save your images/photos in a folder different than "My Pictures" (under "My Documents"). Since this folder you choose is just like any other normal folders, its contents displayed as a listing of files. You can temporary change it by just right-click and select "View" >> "Thumbnails". But if you want to change the folder so that everytime you come back, the folder itself, as well as all its subfolders, display the contents as photo thumbnails. Here's How
Right-click on the folder you choose and select "Properties"
Select "Customize" Tab. Then under "Use this folder type as a template", select "Pictures (best for many files)"
Check on "Also apply this template to all subfolders" to apply the setting to subfoders as well
User Submitted. Thanks S.V.Vignesh Raaj (View Thread)Trick to hide files and folders using Command Prompt The most important thing is that, once hidden with this method, the files/folders cannot be viewed by any search options even if you click "Show All Hidden Files and Folders".
Hiding the most wanted files and folders is very important nowadays and it's really a tedious job too. In order to make this tedious job an easy one, i'm going to deliver you a the trick now.
For Example: You have a folder named "collegephotos" and this folder is stored in (Disk Drive E). You think that it should not be seen by strangers who use your PC.
For that you need to follow the following instructions
Press windowkey+R: Run command dialog box appears.
Now type "cmd" and hit enter. A command prompt window displays.
Now type "attrib +s +h E:\collegephotos" and hit enter.
The folder "collegephotos" will be hidden (Note: It cannot be viewed by any search options)
(To view this folder again, use the same command but replace '+' with '-' on both flags 's' and 'h')
Solitaire: Instant Win
FreeCell: Instant Win
Hearts: Show All Card
Minesweeper: Stop The Timer
Pinball
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