If you've ever had a print job hang, you're probably familiar with the Windows Print Spooler window. You get to this window simply by selecting the relevant printer from the Control Panel's Printers and Faxes applet (simply Printers in Vista). In the somewhat unusual event of a printer queue jam, you can go to the Print Spooler and simply delete the job. Sometimes, though, the system won't let you cut off print jobs that way: It marks the job "Deleting…" but never quite gets there, and you end up rebooting. Here's a better way to do it.
Open a command prompt (go to Start | Run, then type cmd) and enter the following:
net stop spooler
del c:\windows\system32\spool\printers\*.shd
del c:\windows\system32\spool\printers\*.spl
net start spooler
In Vista you'll need to open an elevated command prompt by right-clicking on cmd.exe and selecting Run as Administrator. For those of you who remember batch files, use Notepad to save the four commands above as a batch file.
Sunday, 23 August 2009
winxp dos Microsoft xp toys
First to help make life easier you should download Microsofts free addons for Windows xp.
Open Command Window Here
This PowerToy adds an "open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folder,
Giving you a quick way to open command window (cmd.exe) point at the selected folder.
To download this addon from Microsoft microsoft xp power toys
When power toys are installed just right click on any folder in My Computer and choose "Open Command Window Here"
This is the same as clicking on the start button and clicking on the run... and typing in CMD to get the dos prompt.
The plus side is that you won't need to navigate threw all those folders to get to where you want.
To see a list of xp dos commands click here.
If you want to do it the old way
To access Dos just click on -> Start -->run then type cmd in the box.
You will need to move around by typing in dos as it is not gui (graphic user interface) no click click here
Just type type.
Dos is not dead in winxp.
Have you ever opened up a folder like my documents and almost fainted from all those files?
How would you like to print all the files by name and extentsion on paper using notepad then look them over with a cup of java to see what is worth keeping and what should go to the trash.
Learn how the dir command can not only show what in your folders but how it can print out a report
of all or just specific files.Print folder contents click here
Just go to the next sections and be brave dos is not that bad once you learn a few basic commands.
Open Command Window Here
This PowerToy adds an "open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folder,
Giving you a quick way to open command window (cmd.exe) point at the selected folder.
To download this addon from Microsoft microsoft xp power toys
When power toys are installed just right click on any folder in My Computer and choose "Open Command Window Here"
This is the same as clicking on the start button and clicking on the run... and typing in CMD to get the dos prompt.
The plus side is that you won't need to navigate threw all those folders to get to where you want.
To see a list of xp dos commands click here.
If you want to do it the old way
To access Dos just click on -> Start -->run then type cmd in the box.
You will need to move around by typing in dos as it is not gui (graphic user interface) no click click here
Just type type.
Dos is not dead in winxp.
Have you ever opened up a folder like my documents and almost fainted from all those files?
How would you like to print all the files by name and extentsion on paper using notepad then look them over with a cup of java to see what is worth keeping and what should go to the trash.
Learn how the dir command can not only show what in your folders but how it can print out a report
of all or just specific files.Print folder contents click here
Just go to the next sections and be brave dos is not that bad once you learn a few basic commands.
winxp requirements
Computer/processor
* PC with a 233-MHz or faster processor required;
* 300-MHz Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
Memory
* 128 MB of RAM or more recommended
* (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
Hard Disk
* 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space required
* (hard-disk usage will vary based on configuration; custom install may use more or less disk space)
Drive
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Other Devices
* Keyboard
* Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Display
* Super VGA monitor
* video adapter supporting 800 x 600 or higher resolution
Additional Windows XP Requirements for Certain Items or Services
* For DVD Video Playback
DVD-ROM drive and DVD decoder card or DVD decoder software and 8 MB of video RAM
* For Windows Movie Maker
* Video capture feature requires appropriate digital or analog video capture device and 400-MHz or faster processor
Additional Windows XP Requirements to Use Additional Features
* Microphone and Sound Card
* Microphone and sound card with speakers or headset required for voice and video conferencing
Instant Messaging
For instant messaging, voice and video conferencing, and application sharing, both parties need a .NET Passport account and Internet access, or Exchange 2000 Server instant-messaging account and network access
Internet Functionality
Some Internet functionality may require Internet access, a .NET Passport account, and payment of a separate fee to a service provider
Network Adapter
Network adapter appropriate for the type of network to which you wish to connect, and access to an appropriate network infrastructure 14.4-Kbps or faster modem; additional available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a network
*note: If you notice your start up time is increasing take a look at your startup folder to see what is really needed.
If you come accross any good winxp tips send them my way via my contact page.
If I use them on this site I will give you credit with a link if you want.;-)
* PC with a 233-MHz or faster processor required;
* 300-MHz Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD K6/Athlon/Duron family, or compatible processor recommended
Memory
* 128 MB of RAM or more recommended
* (64 MB minimum supported; may limit performance and some features)
Hard Disk
* 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space required
* (hard-disk usage will vary based on configuration; custom install may use more or less disk space)
Drive
* CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
Other Devices
* Keyboard
* Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Display
* Super VGA monitor
* video adapter supporting 800 x 600 or higher resolution
Additional Windows XP Requirements for Certain Items or Services
* For DVD Video Playback
DVD-ROM drive and DVD decoder card or DVD decoder software and 8 MB of video RAM
* For Windows Movie Maker
* Video capture feature requires appropriate digital or analog video capture device and 400-MHz or faster processor
Additional Windows XP Requirements to Use Additional Features
* Microphone and Sound Card
* Microphone and sound card with speakers or headset required for voice and video conferencing
Instant Messaging
For instant messaging, voice and video conferencing, and application sharing, both parties need a .NET Passport account and Internet access, or Exchange 2000 Server instant-messaging account and network access
Internet Functionality
Some Internet functionality may require Internet access, a .NET Passport account, and payment of a separate fee to a service provider
Network Adapter
Network adapter appropriate for the type of network to which you wish to connect, and access to an appropriate network infrastructure 14.4-Kbps or faster modem; additional available hard-disk space may be required if you are installing over a network
*note: If you notice your start up time is increasing take a look at your startup folder to see what is really needed.
If you come accross any good winxp tips send them my way via my contact page.
If I use them on this site I will give you credit with a link if you want.;-)
windows xp Keyboard shortcuts
Windows Key Combinations
Has your mouse ever died and you needed to finish a project but did not know what to do?
Welcome to keyboard shortcuts.
In most programs you may notice one underlined letter in the menu.
for example in notepad the F in File or the E in Edit
With the program running if you press the Alt key (next to the space bar)
then while holding the Alt key press the underlined letter it will open or do that task as if you were click on it.
Note: some use ctrl or combination of three keys
Below is a list of Keyboard shortcuts
Windows System Key Combinations
* F1: Help
* CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
* ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
* ALT+F4: Quit program
* SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Program Key Combinations
* CTRL+C: Copy
* CTRL+X: Cut
* CTRL+V: Paste
* CTRL+Z: Undo
* CTRL+B: Bold
* CTRL+U: Underline
* CTRL+I: Italic
Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects
* SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
* SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command
*
(the second item on the menu)
* ALT+double click: Displays properties
* SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
General Keyboard-Only Commands
* F1: Starts Windows Help
* F10: Activates menu bar options
* SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
* CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
* CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button
* (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
* ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
* ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program
* (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
* SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
* ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu
* (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's
* System menu
(from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize,
* minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
* CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
* ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
* ALT+F4: Closes the current window
* CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
* ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program
* (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts
For a selected object:
* F2: Rename object
* F3: Find all files
* CTRL+X: Cut
* CTRL+C: Copy
* CTRL+V: Paste
* SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
* ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To Copy a File
* Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut
* Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General Folder/Shortcut Control
* F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box
* (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
* F5: Refreshes the current window.
* F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
* CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
* CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
* CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
* BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
* SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer Tree Control:
* Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
* Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
* Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
* RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
* LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties Control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility Shortcuts
* Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
* Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
* Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
* Windows Logo: Start menu
* Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
* Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
* SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
* Windows Logo+F1: Help
* Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
* Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
* Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
* CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
* CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray
* (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
* Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
* Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
* Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed
* Windows Logo+ L: Log off Windows
* Windows Logo+ P: Starts Print Manager
* Windows Logo+ C: Opens Control Panel
* Windows Logo+ V: Starts Clipboard
* Windows Logo+ K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
* Windows Logo+ I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
* Windows Logo+ A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
* Windows Logo+ SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
* Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Dialog Box Keyboard Commands
* TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
* SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
* SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
* ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button
* (the button with the outline)
* ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
* ALT+ underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item
Has your mouse ever died and you needed to finish a project but did not know what to do?
Welcome to keyboard shortcuts.
In most programs you may notice one underlined letter in the menu.
for example in notepad the F in File or the E in Edit
With the program running if you press the Alt key (next to the space bar)
then while holding the Alt key press the underlined letter it will open or do that task as if you were click on it.
Note: some use ctrl or combination of three keys
Below is a list of Keyboard shortcuts
Windows System Key Combinations
* F1: Help
* CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
* ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
* ALT+F4: Quit program
* SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Program Key Combinations
* CTRL+C: Copy
* CTRL+X: Cut
* CTRL+V: Paste
* CTRL+Z: Undo
* CTRL+B: Bold
* CTRL+U: Underline
* CTRL+I: Italic
Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects
* SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
* SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command
*
(the second item on the menu)
* ALT+double click: Displays properties
* SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
General Keyboard-Only Commands
* F1: Starts Windows Help
* F10: Activates menu bar options
* SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
* CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
* CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button
* (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
* ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
* ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program
* (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
* SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
* ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu
* (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's
* System menu
(from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize,
* minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
* CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
* ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
* ALT+F4: Closes the current window
* CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
* ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program
* (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts
For a selected object:
* F2: Rename object
* F3: Find all files
* CTRL+X: Cut
* CTRL+C: Copy
* CTRL+V: Paste
* SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
* ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To Copy a File
* Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut
* Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General Folder/Shortcut Control
* F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box
* (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
* F5: Refreshes the current window.
* F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
* CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
* CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
* CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
* BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
* SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer Tree Control:
* Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
* Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
* Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
* RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
* LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties Control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility Shortcuts
* Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
* Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
* Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
* Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
* Windows Logo: Start menu
* Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
* Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
* SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
* Windows Logo+F1: Help
* Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
* Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
* Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
* CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
* CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray
* (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
* Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
* Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
* Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed
* Windows Logo+ L: Log off Windows
* Windows Logo+ P: Starts Print Manager
* Windows Logo+ C: Opens Control Panel
* Windows Logo+ V: Starts Clipboard
* Windows Logo+ K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
* Windows Logo+ I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
* Windows Logo+ A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
* Windows Logo+ SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
* Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Dialog Box Keyboard Commands
* TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
* SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
* SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
* ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button
* (the button with the outline)
* ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
* ALT+ underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item
Install xp home backup
If you are using xp home you might wondered where is the backup program?
Windows xp home edition by default does not install a backup program.
To see if it is installed:
1. click on the start button
2. click on All Programs
3. click on Accessories
4. click on System Tools
5. click on Backup
6. You can also use the run command and type ntbackup.exe
If you do not find Backup in the System Tools folder don't worry lets install it together.
To manually install Backup:
* Find the Cd that came with your p/c
* Insert Windows XP Home Edition CD-Rom to start the wizard
* Go to: CD-ROM Drive:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP
* Double-click the file named Ntbackup.msi
* When the wizard is complete, click Finish.
That's it.
For more information Click xp backup wizard.
Windows xp home edition by default does not install a backup program.
To see if it is installed:
1. click on the start button
2. click on All Programs
3. click on Accessories
4. click on System Tools
5. click on Backup
6. You can also use the run command and type ntbackup.exe
If you do not find Backup in the System Tools folder don't worry lets install it together.
To manually install Backup:
* Find the Cd that came with your p/c
* Insert Windows XP Home Edition CD-Rom to start the wizard
* Go to: CD-ROM Drive:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP
* Double-click the file named Ntbackup.msi
* When the wizard is complete, click Finish.
That's it.
For more information Click xp backup wizard.
Administrator access in winxp
How do I get the "Administrator" name on Welcome Screen?
From the Log on screen "Welcome Screen" with no accounts logged in:
Press "ctrl-alt-del" twice and you should be able to login as administrator!
If you come across any good winxp tips send them my way via my contact page.
If I use them on this site I will give you credit with a link if you want.;-)
From the Log on screen "Welcome Screen" with no accounts logged in:
Press "ctrl-alt-del" twice and you should be able to login as administrator!
If you come across any good winxp tips send them my way via my contact page.
If I use them on this site I will give you credit with a link if you want.;-)
How to change Windows xp view.
If you have had windows before windows xp can be confusing to many in the beginning.
You will lose out on features that you paid so much for but it can help the adjusting period.
To return to the classic windows of 98 and eliminate the XP looks:
1. right click on the start button
2. choose (click) properties
3. Taskbar and Start Menu Properties box will appear
4. click on the tab marked Start Menu
5. click on Classic Start menu (located near the bottom)
6. click Apply then ok
To find out a different way on the left click on Visual styles
start Menu classic view winxp
If you want to explore more click the Customize... button for a wider choice of options
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