Command Prompt on Right-Click

Command Prompt on Right-Click

Many computer users, specially the programmers, need to launch a command prompt window every once in a while to execute some dos/shell commands. The problem is, when a command prompt window launched, the default path is normally the system path or the user profile's path. The users will then have to do all the "cd" commands to change the directories to the path he/she wants.
This trick shows you how to add an option called "Command Prompt" when you right-click on a folder in Windows. With this option, a Command Prompt Window will launch and its current directory will be the path to the folder you've selected.
Use this trick at your own risk.
Here's what you'll get:

The Solution
You can either edit your registry OR download the registry file and apply it on your computer.
Method I. Manually edit the registry:

1. Start > Run
2. Enter "regedit" and hit Enter
3. Expand to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell"
4. Right-click on "shell" and select New > Key
5. Make sure a new key is created under "shell". Change the name of this key to "Command Prompt"
6. Right-click on this new key "Command Prompt" and select New > Key
7. Change the name of this key to "command"

8.Here's what we should have:

9. Double-click on the "(Default)" text on the right window to bring up the edit box
10. Enter this text into the Value Data field:
    cmd.exe "%1"
11. Click OK and close the registry.

Method II. Download and apply the registry file:

1. Download this registry file Here
2. Unzip it to a temp folder, then double-click on the .reg file to add the registry data.

Basic PC Shortcut Keys

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.

How to restore the windows default icons?

You can restore the all windows default desktop icons, if you accidentally deleted them from your computer desktop. 

List of windows default icons. 

• My Computer
• Internet Explorer
• My Documents
• My Network Places
• Recycle Bin 

Here we are discussing the recovering process of four windows default icons “My Computer, Internet Explorer, My Documents and My Network Places’ and we will cover recovery process of the Recycle Bin icon in next tip.

Fellow the given steps to restore the windows default icons: 

• Go to Start Button and open Run then type the given command to open windows Desktop items dialog box.  
• Control desk.cpl,,@Web
• Simple copy the above command and paste it in Run box and press Ok,  
• Now “Desktop Items” dialog box will appear with different options. 
• Under the “General” tab, select the all check box in “Desktop icons” area or click on “Restore default” button to restore the all default icons on your computer desktop.
• Press OK to close the entire dialog box.

How to uninstall hidden devices, drivers using device manager?

Today tip will help you to display the hidden devices in system Device Manger. Normally windows device manager displays the information about the hardware that ever been recognized by windows, whether it is currently present in the computer or not connected to the computer (for example USB or any other removable devices). The "Show hidden devices" option on View menu would not display the all hidden information, so you can force your system to display the detail of all hidden drives.

Follow the given steps to display the all hidden information in device manager: 

To edit the computer registry, first you should log onto your computer with administrative rights.

Click Start button and type CMD in Run option then press Enter for next.

 At the command prompt, type the following command and press Enter button.

set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 

Here again type the following command at command prompt and then press Enter button.

start devmgmt.msc 

Now in the Device Manager Console go to View menu and select the "Show hidden devices" option.

Now expand the different devices and drivers option in devices manger and you will find the devices which have been loaded in the past. 

When you finish troubleshooting, close Device Manager and also exit from command prompt to clear the opened sessions.

How to solve low memory problems?

Normally this warning message shows when you run many programs same time than the RAM installed on your computer is designed to support.  Your can solve this problem by increasing the system paging file size also called as virtual memory. Using this virtual memory windows moving information to and from the paging file for fast processing.  This will free up enough RAM for other programs to run properly.

To increase the system page file follow the give path:

 

Control Panel > System > Advanced > Click on Settings (Under Performance) > Advanced > Change

Here under Drive (Volume label), you have option to select any of your hard disk drive, but the best choice is, select any drive other than C drive for virtual memory.

Set the double Initial & Maximum Size of your Virtual Memory. Here set initial size 700 MB and maximum size up to 1000MB; you can change this size according to the free space available on your hard drive.

 

 

How to connect your home computer from Remote location?

Using the Remote Desktop feature, you can connect your home computer (host) from any other remote computer (client) and can access all computer resources (installed programs, data and any network resources). You can run any computer application on the remote computer as you were running actually sitting in front of home computer. 

Follow the given steps to configure your computer to connect remote computer: 

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

To perform this task, first make sure your both computers are connected to the internet. 

First you have to configure the host computer that allows the users to connect it remotely. On the host computer, right click on "My computer" and click on Properties option.

Under the Remote tab, select the option "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer" and click Ok button.

Now get the IP address of host computer (type the "ipconfig /all" on the command prompt of host computer to find IP address). 

Now make a connection on remote or client computer, click on Start button, go to All Programs> Accessories, and Communications, then click on Remote Desktop Connection, option. A Remote Desktop Connection, dialog box will appear.

Click on Options button for detail configuration, under the General tab, type the IP address of host computer in the Computer box and also type username and password of host computer then click on Connect button to make a connection to remote computer.

If your username and password is correct then a remote desktop windows will appear.

   

Microsoft Office 2007 Save as PDF File

Save as PDF format in an Office program

In the following list, find the 2007 Microsoft Office system program you are using to learn more about saving in PDF format.

Which program are you using?

• Access
• Excel
• InfoPath
• OneNote
• PowerPoint
• Publisher
• Visio
• Word

Access

1. Open the table or report that you want to publish as PDF.
2. Click the Microsoft Office Button , point to the arrow next to Save As, and then click PDF or XPS.
3. In the File Name list, type or select a name for the file.
4. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
5. If you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer.
6. Next to Optimize for, do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the table or report requires high print quality, click Standard (publishing online and printing).
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Minimum size (publishing online).
7. To specify various options for the file, click Options. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.) Click OK.
8. In the Publish as PDF or XPS dialog box, click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats

Excel

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button , point to the arrow next to Save As, and then click PDF or XPS.
2. In the File Name list, type or select a name for the workbook.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. If you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer.
5. Next to Optimize for, do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the workbook requires high print quality, click Standard (publishing online and printing).
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Minimum size (publishing online).
6. To specify various options for the file, click Options. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.) Click OK.
7. Click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

InfoPath

Do the following when you are filling out a form in Office InfoPath 2007:

1. On the File menu, point to Export To, and then click PDF or XPS.
2. In the File Name list, type or select a name for the form.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. If you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer.
5. Next to Optimize for, do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the form requires high print quality, click Standard (publishing online and printing).
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Minimum size (publishing online).
6. Click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

OneNote

1. On the File menu, click Publish as PDF or XPS.
2. In the File Name list, type or select a name for the file.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. Next to Page range, click the option that represents the portion of the notebook that you want to save as PDF.
5. Click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

PowerPoint

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, point to the arrow next to Save As, and then click PDF or XPS.
2. In the File name list, type or select a name for the presentation.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. If you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer.
5. Next to Optimize for, do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the presentation requires high print quality, click Standard (publishing online and printing).
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Minimum size (publishing online).
6. To specify various options for the file, click Options. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.) Click OK.
7. Click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

Publisher

Save as PDF for sharing or Web distribution

If you want to share the publication in a fixed format over the Web or a network, do the following:

1. On the File menu, click Publish as PDF or XPS.
2. In the File name list, type or select a name for the publication.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. Next to Optimize for, click Change.
5. In the Publish Options dialog box, click the optimization in the Specify how this publication will be printed or distributed list that matches the needs of the publication. For example, if the publication will be distributed online and print quality is less important than a small file size, click Minimum size. If the quality of the printing is more important than file size, click High quality printing.
6. Click Advanced to display the entire dialog box, and select the settings that you need. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.)
7. Click OK.
8. In the Save As dialog box, if you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer, and if the Commercial Press option is not selected in the Publish Options dialog box.
9. Click Save.

Save as PDF for commercial printing

If the publication is being sent to a commercial printer, do the following:

1. On the File menu, point to Pack and Go, and then click Take to a Commercial Printing service.
2. In the pane at left, in the How will this publication be printed? list, click the option that you want. If you will be using an offset printing service, click Commercial Press. If you will be using a high-end copy shop, click High quality printing.
3. Click Printing Options.
4. In the Print Options dialog box, select the options that you need. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.) Click OK.
5. Under Select an item to fix, repair any problems that Publisher has identified.
6. Under Export, select the Create a PDF check box.
7. Click Save.
8. In the Pack and Go Wizard, select the location to which you want to export the file, and click Next.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

Visio

1. On the File menu, click Publish as PDF or XPS.
2. In the File Name list, type or select a name for the drawing.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. If you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer.
5. Next to Optimize for, do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the drawing requires high print quality, click Standard (publishing online and printing).
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Minimum size (publishing online).
6. To print only a selection of pages, or to specify other publishing options, click Options, and select the settings that you need. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.) Click OK.
7. Click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

Word

1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, point to the arrow next to Save As, and then click PDF or XPS.
2. In the File Name list, type or select a name for the document.
3. In the Save as type list, click PDF.
4. If you want to open the file immediately after saving it, select the Open file after publishing check box. This check box is available only if you have a PDF reader installed on your computer.
5. Next to Optimize for, do one of the following, depending on whether file size or print quality is more important to you:
• If the document requires high print quality, click Standard (publishing online and printing).
• If the print quality is less important than file size, click Minimum size (publishing online).
6. Click Options to set the page range to be printed, to choose whether markup should be printed, and to select the output options. (Find links to more information on these options in the See Also section.) Click OK.
7. Click Publish.

If you want to make changes to the PDF after saving it, return to your original 2007 Microsoft Office system file in which you created it and save the file as PDF again. To learn more, see Learn about PDF and XPS file formats.

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