Change Laptop Lid Setting

I know it's to Small or Beginner subject, but many ppl ask me there laptops automatically move into sleep mode when they close the lid, Its really nice power saver option but some time we might want to leave laptop running becasue of some download or data moving.

Here is the way to change laptop Lid setting ...

Windows 7
1 ) Left Click battery icon in your system tray
(system tray area is right side area of your taskbar, icon near your clock)
2 ) Small bettery Infomation window will open
3 ) Click on "More Power Options", It will open "Power Options" window
(you can open power window from control panel also)
4 ) Click "Choose what closing the lid does" on the left sidebar
5 ) "Define power buttons and turn on password protection" option will open
6 ) Select wht you want to do while you close shut you laptop lid, by seleting drop down list box next to "When I close the lid:"
(you will get Do nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, and Shut down as option)
7 ) Click "Save Chanes", close "Power Option" window
On "Define power buttons and turn on password protection"(after stap5), you can edit setting for yout laptop "Power button" and "Sleep Button" and you can set password protection setting, that ask you for password when its wakes from sleep mode by clicking "Change settings that are currently unavailable" under "Password protection on wakeup"

Windows XP
1 ) Open "Start" Menu
2 ) Select "Control Panel" form "Start" Menu
3 ) Click on "Switch to Classic View" on left sidebar
(If your control panel is already on classic view, ignore stap3)
4 ) Click on "Power Option" icon, "Power Option" window will open
5 ) Select "Advanced" tab
6 ) Select option from drop down list box for closing the lid option under 'When I close the lid of my portable computer'
(you will get Do nothing, Stand by and Hibernate as option)
7 ) Click "Apply" and "Ok"
On "Advanced" tab (after stap5) you can edit power button setting to, by select option for "When I press the power button on my computer"

Note : Do Not put laptop in bag or any soft thing like pillow while its running, its sure get overheat,it may be damage your laptop.

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Run Command List

If you dont know about "Run CommandBox", It's window tool that allow user to run specific tools and programs as logon user or with different permissions than current logon user. May be you already familiar about some command like cmd.exe, notepad etc ...


Here is some more Command list that you can run from "Run CommandBox" to make your windows use more fast and easy.

To use this command ...
1 ) Open "Run CommandBox" by Press "Window Logo Key" + "R"
Click here to to know more way to open "Run CommandBox"
2 ) Type Command in Textbox
i.e. if you want to open Calculator see list you will found "Calculator = calc" in list, type "calc" in textbox
3 ) Hit "Enter" key or click "ok" to run that Command

Command List ...
Add/Remove Programs = appwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools = control admintools
Authorization Manager= azman.msc "New"
Auto Turnoff With Timer = Click here to know more about this
Calculator = calc
Certificate Manager = certmgr.msc
Character Map = charmap
Check Disk Utility = chkdsk
Control Panel = control "New"
Command Prompt = cmd.exe
Command Prompt = cmd

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All About Sticky Notes, Windows7

Sticky Notes is very useful application in Windows7, You can note all your Pending work, Appointments, Reminders and any Otherthing you want...You can find Sticky Notes also in Windows Vista, in Gadgets.


To Add Sticky Notes in Windows7
1 ) Open Start Menu by clicking windows icon on Taskbar.
2 ) Type "Sticky Notes" in "Search programs and files" textbox on Start Menu. (or goto "All Programs > Accessories > Sticky Notes")
3 ) You will see in "Sticky Notes" icon in statmenu, Click icon to Add ur first Sticky Note.
After you Add first Sticky Note, if you want to add more notes just click on "+" left side of your Sticky Note...
If you want to delete Sticky Note you just need to click "x" on right sire of on note just like other windows...
To Add Text on Sticky Note
1 ) Click on Sticky Note.
2 ) You will see Blinking cursor on Note.
3 ) Type what you want to add in your Note.
Edit Sticky Note Background Color
1 ) Right click on Sticky Note you want to change color.
2 ) Select Colour form Popup menu you want to set for you Note.
You will get Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow as your option.
Edit Sticky Note Text
To set Position and Arrangement of text on your note you need to use these keyboard shortcuts.

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How to setup E-mail Filters in Yahoo Mail

To create a new filter, first you need to view the Filters page by clicking "Options" near by "Sign Out" link left-hand topside of page, Select "Mail Options" from popup menu and then click "Filters" in the left side navigation and then create or edit filters on the right side.

(If you are useing old yahoo mail Select "Mail Options" link on the right-hand navigation bar, then select "Filters" located in the middle of the page, under Mail Management.) 
Once on the Filters page open you can create a filter by following this staps...

1 ) Click the "Add Filter" button.
2 ) Choose the field you want to match in the incoming e-mail.
3 ) Select the one of the following "Sender", "Recipient", "Subject" or "Email Body" to match.(In old yahoo mail "headers", "To/Cc", "Subject", or "Body")
4 ) Choose the criterion by which you want a match to be made.
5 ) Enter the text string to compare.
6 ) Choose the destination folder to which you would like the message delivered.(Or you can create New Folder.)

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Auto Turnoff/Shutdown your system after selected time without any 3rd party software.

Many times its happen, we need to pospond our plans to go out because some download or something still under progress

so here is the way to schedule Auto Turnoff/Shutdown for your system ...

To set timer for Auto Turnoff/Shutdown
1 ) Open Task Manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Delete.
2 ) Go to File menu click on "New Task(Run)".
3 ) Run Window will open.
4 ) Type "Shutdown -s -t xx" in Run Window.
where "xx" is time in seconds, after which you want your system to Turnoff/Shutdown.
like if you want to Turnoff/Shutdown your system after 30 minutes, you need to enter 1800(30minutes x 60seconds) in place of "xx"
5 ) Press Enter to start Turnoff/Shutdown timer.

Make shortcut for Auto Turnoff/Shutdown
1 ) Right Click where you want to put that shortcut.
2 ) Select "Create Shortcut" or "Shortcut" from popup menu.
3 ) Create Shortcut Window will open.

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"Access is denied", "file is open" and "disk is not full or write-protected" Error.

Sometimes when we try to delete file/folder from Windows, will receive error message that "Cannot delete file : Access is denied.", "Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected" or "The action can't be completed because the file is open in Windows Explorer." and its not allow us to Delete file/folder.

Here is the way to delete that File/Folder ...

1 ) Right Click on file/folder you want to delete.
2 ) Select "Properties" from popup menu.(if you dont see popup menu after right click move to stap5)
3 ) Uncheck all attributes of the file/folder.(Read me,Hidden...)
4 ) Remember Path of file/folder you want to delete, you will find path of file in file "Properties" as "location".
5 ) Open Task Manager by "Alt+Ctrl+Esc" go to File menu click on "New Task(Run)" type CMD and Press Enter to open a Command Prompt Window.
6 ) Leave the Command Prompt window and Task Manager open.
7 ) In Task Manager click on the Processes tab, search for "Explorer.exe" form Processes list, Right click on its and select "End Process".
8 ) Go to Prompt Window again. (If its hide use Alt+Tab open it)
9 ) In Command Prompt Window type "CD" & " "(space) & Your File Path.
(i.e. If my file is in "C:\Some Folder", so i need to type "CD C:\Some Folder")
10) To Delete File Type "DEL" & " "(space) & Filename, or If you want to Delete Folder Type "RMDIR /S /Q & " "(space) & Folder Name. And Press "Enter".
11) That File/Folder Deleted.
12) Open Run by following stap5, Type "Explorer.exe" and hit Enter to start Explorer again.

Now That File/Folder Deleted without any Error, you can close Task Manager and Command Prompt window.

Blog Copyright 2011-2012 Rushi Pandya(INDIA)
http://pandyarushi.blogspot.com/

How to find MAC Address?

The MAC(Media Access Control) address is a unique value that associated with a network adapter of your system. Its also known as hardware addresses or physical addresses.



MAC Address Format:
12-digit hexadecimal numbers/48 bits in length
MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS or MM-MM-MM-SS-SS-SS
where first 6-digit are number of adapter manufacturer and other 6-digit are represents the serial number assigned by the manufacturer.

To get your systerm MAC address ...

Windows XP, 2000, NT
1 ) Open the Start Menu then select "Run".
2 ) Type "cmd" then click OK or hit Enter.
3 ) In the Command Prompt, type "ipconfig /all" and hit Enter.
4 ) You can see Physical Address there, this is also your MAC address.
Windows ME, 98, 95
1 ) Open the Start Menu then select "Run".
2 ) Type "winipcfg" then click OK or hit Enter.
3 ) In the drop down menu select your network card.
4 ) Note the Adapter address, this is the MAC address.
Windows Vista
1 ) Open the Start Menu.
2 ) Click Control Panel, Control Panel will open.

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Burning Data on DVD/CD without useing any 3rd Party Software

Burning Data on DVD/CD without useing any 3rd party software is easy as Copy/Paste data in one to other folder.
You Need :
Blank, writable DVD/CD
DVD/CD Recorder in your system

To burning Data on DVD/CD ...
1 ) Insert a blank, writable DVD/CD into your recorder/dvd-cd drive.
2 ) *Autoplay Window will open it self, Click Cancel because we dont need to use any off its option.(*if)
3 ) Open "My Computer"
optional preference to set (if you dont want to set this, jump to stap4)
- Find your CD/DVD Drive icon and right click on it.
- Select “Properties” from popup menu, Click on “Recording” tab.
- Check “Enable CD recording on this drive"
- Select hard drive that will be used to save temporary files.
- Select burning speed as you want.
- Check “Automatically eject CD after writing” if you want.
4 ) Open writable DVD/CD by double click on it, Drive will open in Windows Explorer.
5 ) Drag or Copy all files/folder that you want to burn to DVD/CD drive window.
6 ) Click “Write these files to CD” in DVD/CD drive window, you will found that on Left side of window in "CD Writing Tasks" options as image.

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Turn a USB Flash Drive into Extra Virtual RAM

Turn a USB Flash Drive into Extra Virtual RAM For old slow computer.
You Need :
High-speed USB flash drive. (4Gb or more will be best)
Computer with an available USB port.
windows xp or higher os.

To Convert USB Flash Drive into Extra Virtual RAM
1 ) Insert the USB flash drive directly into an available USB port in your computer.
2 ) Format the USB flash drive you want to use as Virtual RAM. (to know how to format click here )
3 ) Wait for format to finish, restart system.
4 ) Right-click on your "My Computer" icon and select the "Properties" option.
5 ) Select the "Advanced" tab and click on the "Settings" option under the "Performance" tab.
6 ) Select the "Advanced" tab again and push the "Change" button under the virtual memory settings.  
7 ) Choose your flash drive letter, select the tab for "System Managed Size" and push the "Set" button.
8 ) Click "Ok" to save your changes and exit the program.
9 ) When Windows asks you to reboot your computer, click "Yes."

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How to format USB Flash Drive.

How to format USB Flash Drive.Formatting a USB Flash drive is same as formatting any other drive.if you know few things ...
You can Format your USB Flash Drive with following way...


Note : All your data in USB Flash Drive will lost if you format your USB Flash Drive, Please take backup all your USB Flash Drive data before format.

To Format USB Flash Drive with windows.
1 ) Plugin USB Flash Drive.
2 ) Go to "My Computer", right click on plugged USB Flash Drive.
3 ) Right-click USB Flash Drive icon and select "Format…" from the Popup menu.
4 ) To Format USB Flash Drive select best option for youafter reading following information in open form.
File System to select:
Option you will see as selection -
in Windows 7/Vista you will have FAT, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT
in Windows 98 you will have FAT, FAT32
If your USB Flash Drive Size is larger than 32 GB select FAT, FAT32 for other select NTFS
Allocation Unit Size to select:
the smaller allocation size you use, the less USB Flash Drive space that will go to waste.(but USB Flash Drive will run a little slower) or vice-versa...
Volume Label to select:
The volume label simply is the name of the drive, you can name what ever you want.
NTFS: maximum 32 characters, with uppercase and lowercase
FAT: maximum 11 characters, all uppercase

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