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What is Microsoft windows?. Windows is an operating system which controls our PC work. Without windows the computer is just nothing as, it can’t do anything. So, windows is the most fundamental also the most important software that drives the PC.
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What is Microsoft windows? Prepared by Yaser Kohistani Windows is an operating system which controls our PC work. Without windows the computer is just nothing as, it can’t do anything. So, windows is the most fundamental also the most important software that drives the PC. Windows acts like a car with a driver and without driver the car can’t move so, windows is just like that. The PC is nothing without windows. The connection between user and computer is called operating system.
Windows Versions • 1. Windows 95 – released in 1995 • 2. Windows NT 4.0- released in 1996 • 3. Windows 98 – released in 1998 • 4. Windows 99- SE- Second Edition • 5. Windows ME (Millennium) – released in 2000 • 6. Windows 2000 – released in 2000 • 7. Windows XP (Experience) – released in 25th October 2001 • 8. Windows Vista – released in 2007 Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Windows XP Editions • 1. Windows XP Professional • 2. Windows XP Home Edition • 3. Windows XP Media Center Edition • 4. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition • 5. Windows XP 64-bit Edition Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Service Packs • SP1-2002 • SP2- August 25th 2004 • SP3- October 2008 • Service Pack will upgrade the operating system Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to speed up your computer? • Type in run • %temp% • recent • %systemroot% • chkdsk • cleanmgr • sfc • dfrg.msc • sysedit-c- windows-system.ini-386-enter-write 44-save-exit-logoff • msconfig-startup-uncheck all files – apply-ok Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Can you make a folder without name? what do you think? Is it possible or not also can you make folders by the names of con, prn,nul • Yes, it is possible like this • Folder without name= alt+0160 • Folder with con,prn,nul,name= alt+255 Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to make a folder without icon? • What do you think? Is it possible? • Yes, you can do it like this. • Make a folder, write click-properties-customize-change icon-choose one empty place from the icons. Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Folder encryption • Right click on folder-properties-advanced-encrypt contents to secure area. After you finish this work the color of the folder will be changed Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
If you delete the files, it will go to Recycle Bin. How to delete the files directly removing from Recycle Bin of course without using the shift key • Right click on Recycle Bin-properties-global-check mark the do not move files to Recycle Bin Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to hide task bar automatically? • Very simply you can do this work. • Right click on task bar-properties-auto hide-ok Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to lock the computer by using only a shortcut? • Right click on desktop-new shortcut type in the (type the location of the item) section the following command; • Rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation user32.dll,WorkStation next- name the shortcut and finish Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to restart your computer by only using a shortcut • Right click on desktop-new shortcut-type in the type the location of the item section shutdown -r –t o next-write whatever you want restart for example-finish Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Run • How to delete all the commands from run? • How to hide run? • How to disable run? • How to enable run? • Right click –properties-start menu-classic-customize-clear. To delete all commands. • If we hide run we will uncheck show run there. • Run- gpedit.msc . To disable run. • Administrative templates-start menu and taskbar-remove run from start menu-right click-properties-enable, disable-not configured-apply ok. Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Using search Win key+f= shortcut for search It is used to find files, folders, musics and videos. 1 *.doc- word files 2 *.xls- excel files 3 *.ppt-power point files 4 *.pps- power point slide show files 5 *.mdb- access files 6 *.txt-notepad files 7 *pdf-acrobat reader files 8 *.bat-system files 9 *.dat-songs 10 *.cpl-control panel files Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to add a second password for windows xp? • Type in run syskey-update-password startup-add a password-confirm the password-ok and if you want to disable the password again- click on system generated password then click on store startup key locally Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to disable the open button from a folder? • Run-regedit-Hkey classes root-click somewhere-press f-folder-right click-rename- folder.old Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to hide and disable the drives? • We can hide the drives in 2 ways: 1.throug group policy(gpedit.msc) • 2.through computer management(compmgmt.msc) or right click on my computer- mange-computer management Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Group policy • It is a system task used to make policy for your system.it is a hidden object when you type in run gpedit.msc it will be openened Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Through group policy • Run- gpedit.msc-administrative templates-windows components-windows explorer-hide these specified drives in my computer-properties-enable and if you want to disable the drives enable the prevent access to drives from my computer Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Through computer management • Computer management-type in run compmgmt.msc or • right click on my computer-manage- diskmanagement-right click on drive-change drive letter and paths or • Type in run mmc(microsoft management console)-file add/remove snap in-add-diskmanagement-add- finish –save-close • Control panel-administrative templates-computer management-diskmanagement Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Computer management 1.Diskmanagement 2.Device manager 3.Services and application Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Disk management • Disk management is used to make partition,formatting,deletion,hiding,unhiding,increasing or decreasing the drives. • The shortcut for diskmanagement is diskmgmt.msc • We can also open diskmanagement through dos program. Type in dos page diskmgmt.msc Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Device manager • It is used to arrange computer devices like USB, CD ROM, sound vga, keyboard and more. • The shortcut for device manager is devmgmt.msc Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
Services and application • It is used to make policy for our computer. • 80% belongs to network • 20% belongs to windows • The shortcut is services.msc Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to change the processor? • Type in run regedit-ok-Hkey local machine- hardware- description- system- central processor-zero- processor string name-right click- modify- change Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to put welcome message before logging on? • Run-regedit- Hkey local machine-software-microsoft-windows nt-current version-win logon-legal notice caption-modify- پخير راغلي • Legal notice text- you can write the complete text- write something Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to change the password of windows XP without knowing the previous password? • Type in run control userpasswords2 then enter-right click on any user that you want to change the password except the user account that you are log in- then reset password-new password-confirm-apply ok. • If you want to change your current user password that you are log in, then go to another user account (admin) and change the password from there. Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to make a special hidden user? • Control panel-user accounts-create a user ( admin)- create a password for it- go to run-type regedit-ok- Hkey local machine-software-Microsoft-windows NT-current version-win logon-special account-user lists-right click-new dword value-name it the same as the user name-the value data should be zero-close - logoff Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to rename start menu? • Through Resource Hacker • Through start menu renamer-softwares. • Open resource hacker-open – run- file – open- windows-explorer-open-string table-37-1033-start-Yaser Kohistani-compile script-save as explorerb.exe-save . • Run – regedit- H key local machine- software-microsoft-windows NT- current version-win log on –shell- right click- modify-explorerb.exe – ok- log off your system. Prepared by Yaser Kohistani
How to speed up menu opening? • Regedit-Hkey current user-control panel- desktop-menu show delay-400-chage it to 0- logoff Prepared by Yaser Kohistani