Showing posts with label Windows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Windows. Show all posts

Friday, May 22, 2009

Low Disk Space Warning

When the space of your hard disk is low, Windows will usually give "low disk space" warning on the system tray. This warning sometimes disturbs us. To stop this warning from appearing, do the following steps:
  1. Click Start - Run.
  2. Type "regedit".
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
  5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
  6. Type the value name "NoLowDiskSpace" and press Enter.
  7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
  8. On the Value Data type the number "1".
  9. Press OK.
  10. Restart your computer.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Shortcut Icon without Texts

If you see the desktop of your computer, there are several shortcut icons with texts below them. The texts are usually the names of the programs.

Now we are going to omit the texts. Follow these steps:
  1. Click the shortcut icon.
  2. Press F2 button.
  3. Erase the texts.
  4. Press Alt button and type 0160 on the numlock.
Ok... now you can check your icons. The text disappears, doesn't it?

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Commands Used in Command Prompt

If you want to know commands used in Command Prompt, just type "help" and you will get the following commands with their description.

ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.
AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL Calls one batch program from another.
CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS Clears the screen.
CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitio
CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert the
current drive.
COPY Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE Displays or sets the date.
DEL Deletes one or more files.
DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and creates m
ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE Deletes one or more files.
EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the differ
between them.
FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.
FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension assoc
GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in
batch program.
GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character set in grap
mode.
HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.
IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD Creates a directory.
MKDIR Creates a directory.
MODE Configures a system device.
MORE Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another direct
PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD Restores the previous value of the current directory saved b
PRINT Prints a text file.
PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD Removes a directory.
RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN Renames a file or files.
RENAME Renames a file or files.
REPLACE Replaces files.
RMDIR Removes a directory.
SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files
SORT Sorts input.
START Starts a separate window to run a specified program or comma
SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.
TIME Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or p
TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.
VER Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
correctly to a disk.
VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Hiding Taskbar

The taskbar can be hidden by doing the following steps:
  1. Right-click the taskbar.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Check Auto-hide the taskbar.
  4. Click OK.


If you want to display the taskbar again, just put the mouse pointer on the hidden taskbar or press the Windows button on the keyboard.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Creating a System Restore Point

Creating a restore point can be useful any time you anticipate making changes to your computer that are risky or might make your computer unstable.

To create a restore point, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start - Run.
  2. Type "msconfig".
  3. Click Launch System Restore.
  4. On the Welcome to System Restore screen, choose Create a restore point.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the Restore point description, type any name or words you like.
  7. Click Create.
  8. Click Close.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Restart your computer.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Hiding Icons on the System Tray

There are usually several icons on the system trays. If you don't like to see them, you can hide the icons from your system tray.

Follow these steps to hide them:
  1. Click Start - Run.
  2. Type "regedit".
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  4. On the right window of registry editor, right-click the empty space.
  5. Choose New - DWORD Value.
  6. Type the value name "NoTrayItemsDisplay" and press Enter.
  7. Right-click the new key you've made and choose Modify.
  8. On the Value Data type the number "1" to hide the icons.
  9. Press OK.
  10. Restart your computer.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Disabling AutoRun

Below are several steps to turn off autorun in your computer:
  • Click Start - Run.
  • Type "regedit".
  • Go to HKEY_CURRENT _USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  • On the right window of registry editor, right-click NoDriveTypeAutoRun.
  • Click Modify.
  • Change value data into "ff" to disable autorun function on the drive.
  • Click OK.
  • Then go to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  • Do the same things as previous steps.
  • Exit fromRegistry Editor.
  • Restart the computer.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Hiding Icons on the Desktop

Some computer users like to see icons on the desktop of their computer, meanwhile some others don't. If you are a user who doesn't like to see the icons on the desktop of your computer, you can hide those icons.

To hide the icons, you can do the following things:
  1. Click Start - Run.
  2. Type "regedit".
  3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  4. Right-click on the right side of Registry Editor window and choose DWORD value.
  5. Type a new value name "NoDesktop".
  6. Right-click this new value name and click Modify.
  7. Type "1" on the value data to hide the icons.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Restart your computer.

Monday, December 29, 2008

How to Change Icon Size

If you think that the icons on the desktop of your computer are too small, you can change the size of those icons. Follow these steps:
  • Right-click on the desktop.
  • Choose Properties.
  • Click Appearance.
  • Click Effects.
  • Check Use Large Icons.
  • Click OK.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Menyembunyikan Control Panel dari Menu Start

Control Panel merupakan salah satu elemen dari sistem operasi Windows yang sangat penting karena di sinilah kita bisa melakukan perubahan-perubahan atau konfigurasi-konfigurasi.

Untuk menyembunyikan Control Panel dari menu Start, lakukanlah langkah-langkah di bawah ini:
  • Klik Start - Run.
  • Ketikkan "regedit". (Tanda petik jangan diketik!)
  • Masuklah ke HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer.
  • Klik menu Edit.
  • Pilih New - DWORD Value.
  • Ketikkan "NoControlPanel".
  • Klik ganda entri yang baru dibuat ini dan isikan nilai "1" pada bagian Value data.
  • Klik OK untuk menyimpan perubahan.
  • Restart komputer.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Cara Menonaktifkan System Restore

System restore sangat berguna sekali bagi sistem komputer karena, ketika sistem mengalami masalah baik itu karena masalah virus, registry, maupun masalah lainnya, masalah tersebut seringkali bisa diselesaikan melalui system restore.
Namun adakalanya, untuk kepentingan tertentu, misalnya ketika kita hendak men-scan virus menggunakan PCMAV atau ketika kita ingin sedikit meluangkan ruang harddisk, system restore ini harus dinonaktifkan. Untuk menonaktifkan system restore, lakukanlah langkah-langkah di bawah ini:
  • Klik kanan My Computer.
  • Klik Properties.
  • Klik tab System Restore.
  • Berikan tanda centang pada Turn off System Restore on all drives.
  • Klik OK.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Shortcut dengan Tombol Windows

Pada keyboard komputer atau laptop terdapat satu tombol yang bergambar logo Windows. Tombol ini sebenarnya banyak fungsinya. Berikut ini adalah beberapa fungsi tombol Windows setelah dikombinasikan dengan tombol lainnya:
  • Tombol Windows --> untuk menampilkan menu Start
  • Tombol Windows + F1 --> untuk menampilkan Help
  • Tombol Windows + Pause Break --> untuk menampilkan Sistem Properties
  • Tombol Windows + D --> untuk me-minimize semua jendela yang tampil di layar
  • Tombol Windows + E --> untuk menampilkan isi My Computer atau Windows Explorer
  • Tombol Windows + F --> untuk membuka dialog Search
  • Tombol Windows + R --> untuk membuka Run
  • Tombol Windows + U --> untuk menampilkan Utility Manager

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Ping

Windows memiliki program bawaan yang bernama ping.exe. Program ini dapat digunakan untuk melihat seberapa cepat koneksi komputer dengan server suatu website dan sekaligus untuk mengetahui alamat IP-nya.

Untuk menggunakan program ini, lakukanlah langkah-langkah berikut:

  • Koneksikan komputer Anda dengan internet dan bukalah sebuah website, misalnya www.yahoo.com.
  • Klik Start – All Programs- Accessories – Command Prompt.
  • Ketikkan “ping www.yahoo.com” pada jendela Command Prompt. (Tanda petik tidak perlu diketik.)
  • Tekan Enter.

Sesaat kemudian akan muncul tulisan-tulisan yang berisi informasi mengenai alamat IP server dan juga kecepatan koneksi dengan server tersebut.


Monday, April 21, 2008

Cara Menghilangkan Balloon Tips

Anda mungkin sering merasa kesal atau sebel karena balloon tips yang sering muncul di system tray. Sebenarnya tujuannya sih baik, yaitu untuk mengingatkan pengguna komputer. Tapi karena frekuensi kemunculannya yang terlalu sering, balloon tips tersebut justru mengganggu aktivitas kita. Balloon tips biasanya muncul untuk memperingatkan bahwa antivirus perlu di-update, adanya koneksi internet, atau hal-hal lain yang dianggap Windows sangat penting.

Bagi Anda yang tidak suka dengan kehadiran balloon tips ini bisa menghilangkannya dengan cara sebagai berikut:
  • Klik Start - Run.
  • Ketik "regedit". (Tanda petik tidak diketik!)
  • Masuklah ke KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced.
  • Pada jendela sebelah kanan lakukan klik kanan mouse dan pilih New - DWORD Value.
  • Ketikkan nama value "EnableBalloonTips". (Tanda petik tidak diketik! Perhatikan juga cara pengetikan value tersebut. Jangan sampai salah!)
  • Tekan Enter.
  • Klik kanan value yang baru dibuat tersebut.
  • Klik Modify.
  • Pada Data Value ketikkan angka 0 untuk menghilangkan Balloon Tips.
  • Klik OK.
  • Tutup jendela Registry Editor dan Restart komputer Anda.

Sumber: Communication & Information Technology

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Mengakses Situs dari Run

Biasanya saat ingin masuk ke suatu situs, kita mengetikkan alamat situs yang dituju pada address bar browser. Namun, ada cara lain yang bisa kita lakukan, yaitu melalui menu Run. Caranya adalah sebagai berikut:
  1. Klik Start - Run.
  2. Ketikkan alamat situs yang akan dibuka, misalnya www.google.com atau http://free-english-lesson.blogspot.com, atau URL lainnya yang Anda inginkan.
  3. Ketik Enter atau klik tombol OK.