View previously open Folders after Shutdown or Logoff

If you need to access lot of folders on your home computer or on the network regularly then you can set them re-open automatically, when you will login, shutdown or restart your computer next time. There is no need to open regularly used folders manually, just configure the simple sitting, your computer will automatically reload all the previously opened windows.

By default windows XP disables this option to reload automatically all the previously opened windows, when you login on, shutdown or restart your computer.

Follow the given steps to configure your computer to reload previously opened folders automatically after shutdown. 

• To edit this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.
• First click on Start button then go to Control Panel. 
• Open the “Appearance and Themes” option in control panel then click on Folder Options. 
• A small windows dialog box will appear with the title “Folder options”, click on View tab.
• Under the Advanced setting section, scroll down to bottom and click the “Restore previous folder windows at logon” option and then click Ok button to save sitting.
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• Now when you log off, restart or shutdown, your computer will automatically open the previously opened folders from the same location as before.

How to find a lost file on your Computer?

Today tip will help you to enjoy the quick and easy way to find lost files on your computer. Here I recommends you, try to search a file with its file extensions (for example for word file, type *.doc, Excel *.xls, Acrobat *.pdf, *.ppt and *.exe for executable files. If you don't know the name of file but know that it contains a string of text then try to search for files containing specific text, type the text you want to find from any file or folder. This is time taking process but creates very precise result. In Look in, click the drive, folder, or network you want to search. To save time, always select the specified drive or location instead of whole computer.

Click Start Button, point to Search, and then click For File or Folders, a Search Results dialog box will appear. In Search for files or folders named, type the file name or folder name you want to find in containing text.

To specify additional search criteria, click Search Options, and then click one or more of the following options to narrow your search:

• Select Date to look for files that were created or modified on or between specific dates.
• Select Type to look for files of a specific type, such as a text or WordPad document.
• Select Size to look for files of a specific size.
• Select Advanced Options to specify additional search criteria.
• Click Search now.

How to login with multiple ID's at the same time in Yahoo messenger?

If you have multiple yahoo ID's and wants to login with more than one yahoo ID at the same time then don't worry, you can login with more than one yahoo ID at the same time using this tip. There is no need to install any other yahoo multi messenger version, you can easily covert your normal yahoo messenger into multi messenger and enjoy your many ID's at the same time.  

Follow the given steps to change the yahoo messenger registry value:

• Click Start button and type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.
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• Here locate the location to:
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Yahoo/Pager/Test
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• Here in right side panel, right click to create a new Dword value with name Plural and give it value 1.
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• Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.
• For signing in with new YAHOO ID open another messenger open as many messengers you need.
• If you want to disable the multiple messenger option then again open registry editor and change Plural value 1 to 0.
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How to disable auto-start applications on windows startup?

Using this tip, you can minimize the startup time of windows XP and Vista also. You can disable some optional windows applications like windows messenger, Yahoo messenger, QuickTime and many others auto startup programs that run automatically when you start your computer.

Follow the given steps to disable the windows auto run applications: 

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

Click Start button and type msconfig in Run option then press Enter for next.
A small System Configuration Utility dialog box will appear with many options like General, System.ini Win.ini, Boot.ini, Services, Startup and Tools.

Now select Startup tab and uncheck the applications that you want to disable from windows startup.

Now click on Apply button to implement the changes then click on Ok button to end the configuration process.

Again close the all program and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.

How you can Change The Recycle Bin's Name?

You can change the name of Recycle Bin of your system if you wish. It is very easy and interesting but it require some changes in windows registry,  

• First click on Start button > click on Run option.
• Type here regedit.exe and press enter then you will find there regedit editor.
• In regedit editor you will open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder, In this folder open the CLSID folder then open the {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} folder >ShellFolder folder at last.
• Here simply change the data value from "40 01 00 20" to "70 01 00 20".
  After performing all above steps restart your computer then you will find option to rename Recycle name after right clicking on Recycle Bin Icon. Now you can change new name as you wish.

How to restore the windows XP to a previous working state?

Today tip is very useful to recover the windows XP problems and then restore it in previous working state.
You can recover the windows critical components and return your computer to earlier state without loss of
personal data using windows XP built-in system restore feature. With new programs being installed,
viruses infecting and spyware creates problem in your browsers it is not unusual for your computer to
suddenly stop behaving correctly. So you can perform the windows recovery process and return your
computer to earlier state within a minute. 

Follow the given steps to run System Restore wizard:

To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.

First click on Start button> All programs> Accessories> System Tools then click on System Restore.

Now a "Welcome to System Restore" wizard will start, first read the detail instruction on left side of the page.

How to change the boot Time in window XP?

You can set the boot time in windows XP as your wish if you are install two operating systems on same computer, for example window 2000 with windows XP or more than two. Yow can do this with editing  Boot.ini file. Here you can also set  the sequence for operating system which operating system boot first.

First Right Click on My Computer option and then select its Properties. In next dialog box open Advanced tab button. Under Startup and Recovery, click on the Settings button. Use the spin box "Time to display list of operating systems" to set the number of seconds you want the system to wait before automatically starting the default operating system. Here you will set time in seconds and its range start from 0 and ends with 999 seconds.

After set the time, then click OK option to close the dialog box to save your change. The next
time you restart, the new time will take effect.

Main Functions and Formula used in Excel.

There are many pre-defined functions in Excel but the most important pre­defined functions are:

• SUM function.
• AVERAGE function
• MAX function
• MIN function
• PRODUCT function
• IF function

SUM Function

It is used to add numbers given as parameters. These may be numeric values or cell references. Its general syntax is:

 

SUM(numberl,number2, .,.) Where

 

numberl, number2,... :           specifies arguments which you want to add. 

                                               Example, = SUM (3, 2) returns 5. Similarly,
                                          to add values of cell range Al to A30,
                                             the function is written as:

=SUM (A1:A30)

AVERAGE Function
It is used to calculate the average of values given as parameters. These may be numeric values or cell references. Its general syntax is:

AVERAGE (numberI, number2, ...) Where

numberl, number2,... :                specifies  arguments   for   which   you   want   to
calculate average. For example. AVERAGI. (3, 2) returns 2.5. Similarly, to calculate average of values of cell range Al to A30. the function is written as:

=AVERAGE(A1:A30)

 MAX Function

It returns the largest or maximum value from a list of values. The parameters may be numeric values or cell references. Its general syntax is:

MAX (numberl, number2, ...) Where

numberl, number2,... :        specifies arguments from which you want to find  maximum, for example, =MAX(3. 2,45,23) returns 45.

MIN Function

It returns the lowest or minimum value From a list of values. The parameters may be numeric values or cell references, its general syntax is:

MIN(number 1, number2….) Where

numberl, number2,... :      specifies arguments from which you want to

find minimum. For example, =M1N(3, 2,45,23) returns 2.

PRODUCT Function

It is used to multiply numbers given as parameters. These may be numeric values or cell references. Its general syntax is:

PRODUCT (number1 ,number2, ...) where

numberl, number2,... :      specifies arguments which you want to multiply. For example, =PRODUCT (13, 2) returns 26. Similarly, to multiply values of cell range Al to A30, the function is written as:

=PRODUCT (A 1:A30).

How to convert older Office documents to Office 2007 format?

The Office 2007 applications such as Word and Excel can open a spreadsheet or a document which is in an older edition of Office.  They can open such older version documents in Compatibility Mode. However, if you need to make use of various newer features available in Office 2007, you will have to convert older Office documents to Office 2007 format. The feature to covert older Office documents to Office 2007 format is very useful. For example, you can now utilize 1.1 million rows in the 2007 version of Excel. In the older versions you could only use sixty-five thousand rows.  The method to convert older Office documents to Office 2007 format is the same for all applications. Here we are using the example of a Word document of previous version. If you open a Word or Excel document of an older version, you see [Compatibility Mode] as part of the title.

Follow these steps to convert older Office documents to Office 2007 format:
Open the Word document which you want to convert into Word 2007 format.

Click on the Microsoft Office button on the top left.
Click on Convert on the left hand side of the menu.

Click on the OK button on the Microsoft Word Office dialog box which appears.

By clicking on the OK button, the document will be automatically converted into the Word 2007 format. You will notice that now the window does not show [Compatibility Mode] as part of the title bar any longer.

How to quickly repair your Mobile Phone dropped in water?

Many of you get your mobile phone wet by one way or another. You worry as you mistakenly drop your mobile phone in water. It can also get wet if you are out in a heavy rain.  However, there is no need to panic. It is possible to save your wet mobile phone by quickly repairing it. In order to save your mobile phone from water damage, you can consider these easy and simple solutions:

Act rapidly :

The first thing you have to do in order to save your wet mobile phone is to act rapidly. Quickly remove all the detachable parts as well as covers possible such as the back cover, battery, the SIM card, memory card etc. Next, take a piece of cloth or a tissue paper to wipe the excess water you are able to notice within the mobile phone. Make sure that you dry it completely. If you don' t do this, the water inside the mobile phone will begin to evaporate and gather in places which will be difficult to reach.

This will save your wet mobile phone and it will start working if it was under water for just a little while.

Using a hairdryer :
Take a hairdryer and begin drying the mobile phone while giving more consideration to the place where the battery is located. The battery housing usually consists of tiny holes to let in air (so giving more space for water) inside the mobile phone.
Make sure that you are not holding the hairdryer very near to the mobile phone. Keeping it too close to the mobile phone may harm the electrical mechanism of the mobile phone. Keep on drying the mobile phone from a safe distance for about twenty to thirty minutes.

If solution number 1 and solution number 2 don't work, try solution number 3. 

Drying for a long time:
Take off the covers as well as battery from the mobile phone. Put the phone in a dry as well as warm place to let the water inside the phone evaporate gradually from the little holes in the mobile phone

Enjoy with Internet Explorer shortcut keys

Normally a computer user spending his maximum time daily with internet browsing different sites. But if you are familiar with internet explorer shortcuts keys, you can increase your browsing speed and can handle many online browsing restrictions very easily.

Here are some common internet explorer shortcut keys.

• Press F5 to refreshes the webpage.
• Press Backspace button back to the previous page.
• Press Alt+Home button same time to go home page of the website.
• Press any time Ctrl+N to open the new browser windows.
• Press F11 key to view any webpage in full-screen view and then again press for normal view.
• Press Ctrl+P keys to send the print command for current whole page.
• Press Ctrl+H keys to view your browsing history.
• Press Ctrl+w keys to close the current browser window.
• Press Esc button to stop any page browsing.
• Press Ctrl+Enter Windows will automatically add both "www" and ".com". For example, if we type

        computerfreetips 

        in an address bar and then press Ctrl-Enter, Windows will take us to the

Clear History and Temporary Internet Files

When you are browsing the internet, the Internet browser cached some file on the system as temp files for later use. Specially if your are viewing some private but your web browser will store all your information (visited websites) as a history and your co-workers, family members can trace your activates on the internet with clicking of toolbar history button or with simply press Ctrl+H. If your are using internet at any public place like internet cafe then you should clear your temp file history to safe yourself from cyber crimes.

• If your are using Internet Explorer and wants to delete the history, then first open your Internet Explorer.
• Click on Tools Menu then go to Internet Options. Here in General tab you will find the Delete Cookies and Delete files tab in the center of the screen.
• First click on Delete Cookies option to delete all the cookies in the temporary files folder and then click on Delete files option to delete all the offline temporary files.
• Now click on the Clear History button to clear your recently visited sites. You can set days to keep pages in history here. Be default it is 20 days, but you can change it from 0 to 99 days. If you set it 1 days, the system will clear your browser history automatically after one day.
• Click on Ok button to save your changes.

What is a Web Accelerator ?

Today a special tip for those who are still using any slow dial-up internet connection due to unavailability of any broadband connection in their area. The Web Accelerator application designed to provide the full acceleration for your routine web sites browsing. With the help of Web Accelerator you can browse your internet 4 to 6 times faster than normal dial-up connection. Basically this services compressing the website text data, images and heavy graphics to open or download this data with high speed. This technique is more useful for static websites and for email applications but don't accelerate with secure and downloading audio or video files. Some good web accelerator retains your system cache to reuse websites with faster speed and can also block windows pop-up. If you are using FTP sites and downloading any program using dial-up, then web accelerator is not for you. There are various web accelerator software are free available on internet, visit and download it to enjoy your connection.

Searching Information tips using Search Engine

If you want to get some information about any topic using search engine, the search engine will search the given information and will provide a list of links of websites along brief description about each website. You should use the right search terms for relevant results.
The following points must be noted to search the information on the internet.
You can type all word in lowercase and also in uppercase, search engine will return the same result.
But the best practice is type search keywords always in lowercase.

• Use + sign between words if you want to search the all words. For example, to search history of Football in Europe, type as:

        history+Football+Europe

• To search the exact match, write the words in double quotation marks. For example to search the map of Europe, then type as:

        "Map of Europe"

•     Always avoid to use "and", "or" with search keywords, because these words will affect the search result.

How to avoid fake Security Warnings or pop-up?

When you are browsing the internet and suddenly a window pop up with different messages for example" free update for your computer ","scan your computer with free antivirus". May be some pop-ups messages helpful for you but you should read first in detail before clicking it. Pop-ups basically an advertiser message or unwanted program and website that might be disturb your computer performance.

If you are working with Internet Explorer and want to block the pop-ups windows and unwanted messages. Open the Internet Explorer and click on Tools menu and go to Pop-up Blocker option, here you can Turn Off Pop-up Blocker to block pop-up from all websites. But you have option to allow some websites for pop-up. For this purpose open the Pop-up Blocker Setting. Here you can add some specific websites name to allow for pop-up and click Add. If you feel any problem to block any pop-up message due to some problem, simply click on the X at the right top of the pop-up windows.