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Windows XP – keyboard shortcuts
Earlier this month i wrote about microsoft office shortcuts.Here some of the windows shortcuts are listed here.General keyboard shortcuts * CTRL+C (Copy) * CTRL+X (Cut) * CTRL+V (Paste) * CTRL+Z (Undo) * DELETE (Delete) * SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) * CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) * CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) * F2 key (Rename the selected item) * CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) * CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) * CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) * CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) * CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) * SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) * CTRL+A (Select all) * F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) * ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) * ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) * ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) * ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) * CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) * ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) * ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) * F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) * F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) * SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) * ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) * CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) * ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) * Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) * F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) * RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) * LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) * F5 key (Update the active window) * BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) * ESC (Cancel the current task) * SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) * CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)Dialog box keyboard shortcutsIf you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode.
BurnAware Free – Excellant replacement for Nero
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Vista Transformation Pack 9.0
Changes in Version 9.0-Added Gavatx’s Vista Rainbar 4.3 (Slim) in place of Thoosje’s Vista Sidebar-Added large icon resizing option for high resolution monitors-Added Personalization setup screen for configuring current user account before installation-Added running ViStart, ViOrb and ViSplore to WindowBlinds and TrueTransparency’s exclusion list (prevent stability issues)-Added ViSplore project (Vista Glass Explorer for Windows XP/2003)-Added Vista Drive Icon in place of Vista Windows Drive Icon-Added Windows XP Service Pack 3 uxtheme patching compatibilities-Fixed automate 3rd-party applications optimization requirements-Fixed graphic driver detection issues in transformation package for cases that doesn’t use the first slot of driver-Fixed OS detection incompatibilities with Windows Vista-Fixed possible errors when auto-configuring user account during installation without “Express Mode”-Fixed Thoosje Sidebar’s auto-configuration bug on some resolutions.-Fixed uninstallation script to terminate newly added applications such as WinFlip, TrueTransparency, etc.-Fixed Vista orb positioning in “System Properties” dialog-Fixed WindowBlinds’ installation detection bug in configure user account dialog-Updated Aero Style’s glass border for more visibility and less distortion for both WindowBlinds and TrueTransparency-Updated AeroStyle’s glass border in TrueTransparency to simulate “little-blurring-like” WindowBlinds-Updated boot screen to traditional ones without Vista flag-Updated configure user account’s installed components and applications UI-Updated “Glass” sounds scheme from Windows Vista’s Ultimate Extras-Updated installation branding bar image-Updated TrueTransparency to version 0.9.4-Updated ViOrb to version 1 (C++ re-written)|-Added start orb’s right click menu|-Fixed hook recovery when explorer shell is reloaded|-Fixed always on top visibility issues with some applications including ViStart|-Updated start orb graphic to for all sides compatibilities-Updated ViStart to version 2.0 build 3467|-Added font customization feature in settings.xml|-Added indexing file search support like Vista (you can search for extension with .ext)|-Added “Reset Shell” in menu option to reload explorer along with ViStart|-Added multi-DPI Support|-Fixed Chinese characters issue with Recent Documents|-Fixed hook recovery when explorer shell is reloaded|-Fixed start menu’s hooking reliability with full screen and resolution changes|-Fixed strange ActiveX errors-Updated Visual style’s top taskbar background to have the same image as bottom’s like Vista-Updated WinFlip to version 0.50-Updated wording in some areas for easier understanding-Updated x64 operating systems compatibilities Download and Discuss: Vista Transformation Pack 9.0