Common Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut Keys
Function

( Windows Key)
Display or hide the Start menu.

+BREAK
Display the System Properties dialog box.

+D
Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop

+E
Open Windows Explorer

+F
Search for a file or folder.

+F+CTRL
Search for computers.

+F1
Display Windows 2000 Help.

+L
Locks the desktop

+M
Minimize or restore all windows.

+R
Open the Run dialog box.

+TAB
Switch between open items.

+U
Open Utility Manager

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen)
Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu.

ALT+ENTER
View properties for the selected item.

ALT+ESC
Cycle through items in the order they were opened.

ALT+F4
Close the active item, or quit the active program.

ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the System menu for the active window.

ALT+TAB
Switch between open items.

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Display the corresponding menu.

BACKSPACE
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

CTRL+A
Select all.

CTRL+B
Bold

CTRL+C
Copy.

CTRL+I
Italics

CTRL+O
Open an item.

CTRL+U
Underline

CTRL+V
Paste.

CTRL+X
Cut.

CTRL+Z
Undo.

CTRL+F4
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.

CTRL while dragging an item
Copy selected item.

CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Create shortcut to 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.

DELETE
Delete.

SHIFT+DELETE
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.

ESC
Cancel the current task.

F1
Displays Help

F2
Rename selected item.

F3
Search for a file or folder.

F4
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.

F5
Refresh the active window.

F6
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.

F10
Activate the menu bar in the active program.

SHIFT+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

CTRL+ESC
Display the Start menu.

SHIFT+CTRL+ESC
Launches Task Manager

Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Carry out the corresponding command.

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.

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document.

SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Making Windows XP Genuine the Easy Way

Download jellybean key finder from this website
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
Now open keyfinder.exe
Click on options and click "change windows key"
Now enter this key and you're done.
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V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J
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P.S : this works on Windows XP sp2 only......
people you can try this out...
this might sound silly but it works perfectly...
TRY INSTALLING IE7 OR MEDIA PLAYER11.

Breaking the Windows XP Password

In case of user password boot the pc in safemode by pressing the F8 key and then selecting the Safe Mode option. You can now logon as an administrator and Windows XP wont prompt for the password. Incase of an administrator account try rebooting the pc in DOS. access C:\Windows\system32\config\sam . Rename SAM as SAM.mj

Now XP wont ask for password next time You Login. Also Go to the cmd prompt .

Type net user *.

It will list all the users.

Again type net user "administrator" or the name of the administrator "name" *.

e.g.: net user aaaaaa *(where aaaaaa is the name).

It will ask for the password.

Type the password and there you are done.

Logging In As Administrator:

Hold the Ctrl-Alt key and press Del twice.

This will bring up the normal login and you can log on as Administrator.

To unhide the Administrator account so it does show up:

Start Regedit

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon \ SpecialAccounts \ UserList

Unhide the Administrator key by giving it a value of 1