Computer Tips Tricks » Windows Vista http://www.mypc-spot.net Computer Tips Tricks and Tutorial Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:24:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Easy Access to Run Dialog Window http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/04/easy-access-to-run-dialog-window.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/04/easy-access-to-run-dialog-window.html#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:02:19 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/?p=243 Run shortcut iconThere are so many Windows programs can accessed through Run dialog box. For example Registry Editor, Group Policy, Command Prompt, etc.. For you who often work with Run command, perhaps accessed it more then ten times a day. It gonna be a long way when you should click Start then click on Run to display Run dialog window. So, to enable quick access to Run dialog window, there some ways you can use.

To access Run command quickly you can use a keyboard shortcut. You can press the combination of Windows key and R key on your keyboard. Now, press the Windows key and R key at the same time to test it. Does the Run appear? If it doesn’t appear, make sure you have press both key exactly at a same times.

The second way to make an easy access to Run is by creating Run shortcut icon on your desktop. With a shortcut icon on the desktop, you just make a single click to open Run dialog. Here are steps to create run shortcut on your desktop:

  1. Click on Start the point to Run.
  2. Click and hold the Run icon and drag it to your desktop.

Everything finished. Now you have the Run shortcut icon on your desktop. It will be easier to access the Run dialog now. Enjoy it!

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/04/easy-access-to-run-dialog-window.html/feed 10 How to Resize the Desktop Icons http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-resize-desktop-icons.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-resize-desktop-icons.html#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:31:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-resize-the-desktop-icons.html Most of application put their icon on the desktop when they have installed on our computer. When we have installed a lot of applications, our desktop have a lot of icon too. It makes we can see the wallpaper anymore. Some of us might be remove some of them to make extra space in your desktop. But, before you start to removing some icon on your desktop, there is a trick that we can use to make some extra space on our desktop. You can change the desktop icon size to smaller size. By resizing the desktop icon to smaller size, our desktop can hold more icons on it.

This tip is also can be used to resize the desktop icon to bigger size. It will be helpful if you have a problem with your eyes. This tips only works on windows 7 and vista. For Windows XP user, you can find an application which help you to resize the desktop icons. You only do 2 steps to rezise the desktop icons, you can follow this tips:

To resize the desktop icon to smaller or bigger size. Press and hold the Ctrl (Control) key on your keyboard the scroll the mouse scroll button up or down. If you scroll the button up. The desktop icons will resized to bigger size. And if you scroll the button down, the desktop icon will be resized to smaller size.

You can see the result of the actions on the following figures:

Desktop Icon in Bigger size
Desktop Icon in smaller size
That’s the simple trick how to resize the Desktop icons. Enjoy it!

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-resize-desktop-icons.html/feed 5 How to Change Command Prompt Font http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-font.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-font.html#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:41:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-font.html I’m sure you already read my post about How to change command prompt color. Now, I try to explain how to to change the command prompt font. If you combine both tips, you will have a new look for the CMD. With the new look of command prompt, it will more comfortable when working on it.

This tips is almost have the same way with the previous tips. You can change the command prompt font from it properties windows. Here the steps to change the command prompt font:

  1. Click Start »» Run. Type in “cmd” (without quotes) then press Enter to open Command Prompt.
  2. Right click on Command Prompt windows title bar and select Properties.

    3. CMD Context Menu

  3. On the properties Windows, click on the Font tab.
  4. Select the font type and it size that suite for you.

    5. Rubah Font dan Ukuran Font CMD

  5. Click the OK button to save the changes.
  6. When a dialog appears, select the second option and klik OK if you want this change applied permanently.

Everything is done. You can see the new look of your command prompt after changing it’s font. Enjoy it!

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-font.html/feed 0 How to Change Command Prompt Color http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-color.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-color.html#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-color.html On the previous post, I have tell you how to maximize command prompt. On the post I have explained a simple tips to maximize command prompt (CMD) just like the other windows. Now, I want to tell how to change command prompt color. This tips show you how easily to change the color of the command prompt.

This trick works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. So, you don’t need to worried this tips wont work your version of Windows. To change command prompt color, follow this steps:

  1. Open command Prompt. You can open it by clicking on Start »» Run and type “cmd” then hit Enter.
  2. Right-click on the Command Prompt title bar and select Properties.

    3. CMD Context Menu

  3. On the Command Prompt Properties Windows, switch to color tab by clicking on it.
  4. Change the Color value in Color box to your own value. For example Red color.

    5. Change Command Prompt Color

  5. Finally, click on OK button to save your changes.
  6. When a dialog appears, select the second option and klik OK if you want this change applied permanently.

All done. Now you have a new color for your command prompt screen. It looks more attrative when the command prompt color changed. Enjoy it!

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-change-command-prompt-color.html/feed 1 How to Rename Recycle Bin http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-rename-recycle-bin.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-rename-recycle-bin.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:26:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-rename-recycle-bin.html As we know we can’t rename the recycle bin with other names. It is because there is no rename menu available when we right click on it. So what should we do when we want to rename recycle bin? Does it can’t be renamed?

Don’t worried. There is a tricks to make the recycle bin renameable. We should create a new value in windows registry to do so. Here’s the step:

  1. Click on Start »» Accessories »» Notepad to open Notepad
  2. On the notepad window type the following code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTCLSID{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}ShellFolder]
    “Attributes”=hex:50,01,00,20
    “CallForAttributes”=dword:00000000

  3. Save the code as registration entry file by click on Save as menu. On the save dialog, select All Files on the Save as type dropdown box and named it with .reg extention, for example RenameRecycleBin.reg.

    4. Save Dialog Box

  4. Now, open the Windows Explorer and locate the registration entries file that you have created. Right click on it and select Merge.

    5. Merge Reg File

  5. When a dialog box appears, click Yes.

You have successful adding an entry to the Registry of Windows. Now, try to rename it with other name fro example Trash or Bin. Good luck!
Rename Recycle Bin

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/03/how-to-rename-recycle-bin.html/feed 3 How to Kill Process through Command Prompt http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-kill-process-through-command.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-kill-process-through-command.html#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:54:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-kill-process-through-command-prompt.html As we know, windows provide a tool which able to kill a running process on our computer. This tool know as task manager. Task manager can be accessed by pressing the combination of Ctrl + Alt + Del button on our keyboard. By using task manager, you can terminate running processes or programs with a single klik. But, what if the task manager disabled by a virus? How can you terminate the virus process?

There is another way to kill or terminate running process on a computer. You can use another windows tool to do so. You can use command prompt (CMD) to terminate running process on a computer. Here’s the steps how to kill running process through command prompt:

  1. Open Command Prompt by clicking on Start »» Run and type “cmd” (without quotes) then hit Enter.
  2. On the CMD windows type “tasklist” (without quotes) then press Enter. The function of this command is to show the list of running processes on the computer.

  3. At the image above, you can see each process has it own Image Name (File Name) and PID. We will use the process image name or it’s PID to terminate it.

To kill a process you can use “taskkill” command, combine with process image name or process PID. For example, if you want to kill explorer process, you can use this command “taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F” or “taskkill /PID 1776 /F”. The function of “/F” parameter is to specifies to forcefully terminate the process (es).

By using command prompt, you also can kill multiple porcesses at once. For example, if you want to kill Notepad (PID 776), Explorer (1776) and Calculator (PID 1340) at once, you can use this command “taskkill /PID 776 /PID 1776 /PID 1340 /F”. To learn more about “taskkill” command, you can type “taskkill /?” to view it’s help.

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-kill-process-through-command.html/feed 12 How to Remove Desktop Icon Text http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-remove-desktop-icon-text.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-remove-desktop-icon-text.html#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:45:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-remove-desktop-icon-text.html Today, I will show you how to remove the dekstop icon text. How it works? Because as we know, we can not rename any single item on windows OS with empty space. That’s right. On windows we can not use empty space to rename directories, files or icons. But, we still can use an empty character to replace all visible text on desktop icon. The empty characters in windows is Alt+255. So, we will use it to remove desktop icon text.

This tips can be used in Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Here’s the steps how to remove the text from desktop icon:

  1. Right click on the first desktop icon which do you want to remove its text, then select Rename
  2. Now, press and hold the Alt key on your keyboard. Then type “255″ (without quotes).
  3. After that you can release the Alt Key.

Done. Now you can see the text of icon that you have renamed disappear.

Menghilangkan Teks pada Icon Desktop
To remove the text of the rest of icons, you just repeat the steps that given above. But, for the second icon you should type “Alt+255” twice. Three times for the third icon. Four times for the forth icon and so on. Until you have renamed all your desktop icons. Why, because you can’t assign a same name for two items on windows. Good Luck!

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/02/how-to-remove-desktop-icon-text.html/feed 0 How to Remove Recycle Bin Icon From Desktop Part 2 http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-icon-from-desktop.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-icon-from-desktop.html#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:58:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-icon-from-desktop-part-2.html On the previous post, I write about how to remove recycle bin icon from desktop. On that post, you should remove a key from registry. If you think, it’s not save for your system, there is another way to remove recycle bin from desktop. This tips doesn’t need to remove any key from registry. It will be easier for you to restore the recycle bin icon if sometimes you need the icon again.

This tips can be used on Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Here the steps to remove recycle bin icon from your deskktop:

  1. Open Run and type “gpedit.msc” (without quotes) the hit Enter.
  2. On the Group Policy Editor windows navigate to User Configuration »» Desktop.

  3. At the right side of windows find item named Remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop then double click on it.

    4. Remove Recycle Icon From Desktop Item

  4. The Properties windows will appear. Select the Enabled option on this Windows the klik OK to save it.

    5. Remove Recycle Icon From Desktop Properties

  5. Close the Group Policy Editor windows.

Now go back to your desktop, press F5 to refresh it. The recycle bin icon will disappear from your desktop. Congratulation! You have remove the recycle bin icon from your desktop.

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-icon-from-desktop.html/feed 0 How to Remove Recycle Bin Icon from Desktop http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-icon-from.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-icon-from.html#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-icon-from-desktop.html I believe most of you have tried to remove the recycle bin icon from your desktop. Unfortunately, the recycle bin icon doesn’t have Delete item on its context menu. How can we remove the recycle bin icon? This tips will show you how to remove recycle bin icon from your desktop. It’s usable for you who want to remove some icon from your desktop including the recycle bin icon to make some space on your desktop.

Here the steps to remove recycle bin icon from your desktop:

  1. Open the run command and type “regedit” (without quotes) then hit Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor.
  2. On the Registry Editor windows, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/Desktop/NameSpace
  3. Find a key named {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
  4. If you find it then remove it.

Now close the Registry Editor and refresh your desktop by pressing the F5 button on your keyboard. The recycle bin icon will disappear from your desktop.

Note:
It’s important to create a backup before removing they that mentioned above. It’s necessary because if you want to restore the recycle bin icon, you just restore the backup. To create a backup please follow these steps:

  1. Right click on the key which do you want to create a backup then select export.
  2. On the save dialog Windows named the backup and click on the save button.

You have created the backup of the key. To restore it, right click on the backup file and select Merge. The key will store into registry.

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]]> http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-remove-recycle-bin-icon-from.html/feed 1 How to Maximize Command Prompt http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-maximize-command-prompt.html http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-maximize-command-prompt.html#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Gus Adit http://www.mypc-spot.net/2010/01/how-to-maximize-command-prompt.html CMDHave you ever tried to maximize you command prompt? Is it maximized as the other windows? I believe it is not. It’s because by default, you can only maximize the Command Prompt vertically in windows. When you click maximize button, the Command Prompt will be maximized vertically.

To maximize the Command Prompt window both vertically and horizontally, you need to do a little tweak to your command prompt. To do this tweak follow the following steps:

  1. Open Run and type “cmd” (without quotes) then then press enter to open Command Prompt.

    2. Run

  2. Right-click on the Command Prompt title bar and select Properties.

    3. CMD Context Menu

  3. On the Command Prompt Properties Windows, wwitch to Layout tab by clicking on it.
  4. Change the Width value in Screen Buffer Size box to your own value. In my computer I used 400 for widht and 300 for he height.

    5. CMD Properties

  5. Finally, click on the OK button to save it.

Now, try to maximize you command prompt. Does it work? If it is not, make sure you have change the value on the Screen buffer size box. The try it again. That’s a little tweak how to maximize command prompt windows. This tweak works on windows XP, Vista, and windows 7.

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