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How to set CapsLock, NumLock and ScrollLock Keys On/Off using Windows Registry Tweak

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Most of the Windows users have preference on whether “CapsLock”, “NumLock” or “ScrollLock” keys should be turned on or off after Windows has started.

I prefer NumLock to be in On status and CapsLock in Off status after windows has completed started.

What if your preference is not same as the default settings that Windows? Below is the tip by which you can do changes in Windows Registry to permanently change the settings according to your preference!

Below are the steps to change the ON/OFF Status of CapsLock, NumLock and ScrollLock Keys:
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11.03.2009 How-To, Microsoft, TipsNTricks 12 Comments

Disable unwanted Services in Windows XP to improve the performance

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

What is Windows Service

A Windows service is like any other program in start up folder which starts when Windows is booted and runs in the background as long as PC is restarted/shutdown. Each service in windows handles some work. For ex: Spooler service is used to handle print jobs. But, what if you don’t have a printer? It is better to disable that service.Windows XP

I always wanted my PC to be fast and responsive. Due to this, I started finding out some of the services that are running and which are not needed. If you also want to disable unwanted services in Windows XP to improve the performance then continue reading…

To start/stop or enable/disable the services.
– Go to Start > Run and type msconfig and hit Enter.
– After services window is opened, click on the Services tab.
– Here you will see all the services registered under your Windows XP machine.
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04.03.2009 Microsoft, TipsNTricks 10 Comments

How to Kill Tasks from Command Prompt

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Few days back, my laptop with Windows XP OS started giving problems. Moreover, i was unable to open the Task Manager. I rely on Task Manager to kill the non responding processes.

I started searching for other ways to Kill the Tasks (with out Task Manager). After a while, i found an alternative solution which works on Windows XP operating system. You can view all the processes running on your system via command prompt and kill them!

Kill Tasks or Processes from Command Prompt

  1. Open Command Prompt via Start -> Run… and type cmd and hit Enter.
  2. After Command prompt is opened, type “tasklist”
  3. Check below the list of processes or task running on my Laptop. Each row has process name and PID number.
    Kill Tasks from Command Prompt
  4. Note down the PID number of the Process you want to kill. For ex: PID number : 716, Process Name : GoogleUpdate.exe
  5. To kill the process or task, Type “tskill” (without the quotes) then space and the PID number.
    For ex: c:\> tskill 718
  6. The above command will kill the Process with PID number 718

In this way, you could kill the process or do lots of other things from command prompt that you can do with Task Manager.

Hope you liked this trick. If you have any other tricks. Do share by leaving a comment!

23.02.2009 How-To, Microsoft, TipsNTricks 19 Comments

Microsoft Vista Answers – Find solution to Windows Vista problems

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Right now, on the web the most talked topic related to Microsoft is Windows 7. But, most of the windows users are using Windows Vista as the Operating System.

Windows Vista users are facing lots of problems in this operating system. I am also one of the user, who is facing some or the other glitches in Microsoft Vista.

Microsoft Vista Answers

Microsoft Vista Answers
Microsoft is offering a free platform, Microsoft Vista Answers, to help user like you to get answers to your questions and resolve the problems.

This service is similar to Yahoo Answers. Microsoft Vista Answers allows users can post their questions related to Windows Vista and get the answers from other users who are know the solution to it. Microsoft staff is also involved in monitoring the site to filter and block irrelevant questions.

This service is just like any other forum where all the topics are categorized. This service is categorized into Wireless, Gaming, Privacy, etc. There are more than 1000 links and 3000 posts. one feature also shows Top Answers and Top Microsoft Answers.

I hope Windows Vista users might be able to post their problems and get the solutions to their Windows Vista problems at Microsoft Vista Answers.

Check Microsoft Vista Answers Site.

09.02.2009 Microsoft 27 Comments

Download Windows 7 Beta Build 7022 ISO Leaked Torrent

Monday, February 9th, 2009

In December 2008, Windows 7 Beta 1 was leaked via torrents sites. Now there is one more leak and this time it’s Windows 7 (build 7022).
Microsoft Windows 7
If you are not sure about Torrent, then i recommend you to read “How to download movies, software, tv shows and many more using Torrents”

The leak of this new build happened from Microsoft Ukraine and the new build is called Build 7022.winmain.090115-1850.

The build has no big changes except that it includes Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate.

Download Windows 7 Beta Build 7022 ISO Torrent

Torrent from the Russian forum : Download Windows 7 Beta (Build 7022) ISO

09.02.2009 Microsoft, P2P 8 Comments

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