Right click on the "Start" button and left click "Properties". From here, you
can select the new Windows XP style Start Menu, or return to the Windows
2000/Millennium style one. You can also customize the two possible choices
using their corresponding "Customize" buttons. This also allows you to turn on
or disable cascading menus and other options that are useful, such as large or
small icons and more.

WindowsXP has a new feature called Prefetch. This keeps a shortcut to recently used programs.
However it can fill up with old and obsolete programs.

To clean this periodically go to:

   1. Star / Run / Prefetch
   2. Press Ctrl-A to highlight all the files
   3. Delete them

If your computer take some time to shutdown.......
Follow the tricks to shutdown your computer repidly.....

1. Right click on the Destop empty space
2. Select 'new' then create a new 'shortcut'
3. Write "shutdown -s -t 00" and then choose a name for a shortcut then press finish.
4. Open the new shortcut on desktop...

Do you use Label as categories in your blog? Labels are best way to categorize your posts in blogs and an essential widget to display in your side bar. Although most bloggers display this widget in blogger, some of the bloggers hesitate to use it because it looks bit unprofessional with the numbers of posts associated with the label.

This post is a simple tip for blogger blog beginnners to add additional Html and scripts in their blogs. Many Blogger Users ask how they could add some Scripts or Html to their blog after they have started their blogger blog. Yes, in blogger, you can add Html and javascript via gadget.

Are you looking to increase page views of your blog? This should be a must have widget for your blogger blog. Related Posts with Thumbnails for bloggerRelated Posts with thumbnails is not just a one more related posts widget. This widget really looks good with the content and thus adds something worth to the overall design of your template.

Spam is increasing rapidly on blogspot blogs as its users are growing day by day. Being an easy platform to create a page and go online on web, many spammers are targeting blogspot and so is malicious content growing on blogspot blogs. Blogger in the context is trying its best to fight against the spammers to stop the abuse.

1.Log in to your dashboard--> Design- -> Edit HTML

2.Click on "Expand Widget Templates

3.Scroll down to where you see this

<data:post.body/>

4.Copy one of the code below and paste it immediately after the line <data:post.body/>

Code 1

<div style="float:left; margin-right:3px;"></div>
<div class="js-kit-rating"
expr:path="data:post.url"
expr:permalink="data:post.url"
expr:title="data:post.title">
</div>
(result of above code in the form of "stars")

Code 2

<div style="float:left; margin-right:3px;"></div>
<div class="js-kit-rating"
expr:path="data:post.url"
expr:permalink="data:post.url"
expr:title="data:post.title" view="score">
</div>
(result of the above code in the form  of "LIKE UNLIKE")


7.Save Templates

Now you are done

Hi guys` today i'm gonna show you How To Upload/Install a New Blogger Template To Blogger..this very easy job..so please download your new blogger template to your computer. If the template is contained in a zip file, ensure you have extracted the XML template..

1.Login to your Blogger Dashboard.
2.Click on "Desing".
3.Click on "Edit HTML".
4.Click on "Browse".
5.Now select your new blogger template file and click on "Open".
6.Click on "Upload".
7.Now confirmation message will appear.Click on "KEEP WIDGETS".
You are done.

1.Log in to your dashboard--> desing- -> Edit HTML

2.Click on "Expand Widget Templates"

3.Scroll down to where you see this: <data:post.body/>
4.Copy below code and paste it just after the line <data:post.body/> .


<p><a href="http://www.blogger.com/follow-blog.g?blogID=YOUR-BLOG-ID" target="_blank">Follow This Blog !!!</a></p>



NOTE: Replace YOUR-BLOG-ID with your real blogger blog ID.
Look at the example below.

<p><a href="http://www.blogger.com/follow-blog.g?blogID=2450319500557625029" target="_blank">Follow This Blog !!!</a></p>


Result:

Follow This Blog !!!


5.Click on "Save Templates" and now you are done.

1.Log in to your dashboard--> Desing- -> Edit HTML

2.Click on "Expand Widget Templates"

3.Scroll down to where you see </head> tag.

4.Now add below code before </head> tag.

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/jquery-ui.min.js">
</script>
<script>
    $(document).ready(function() {
        $("#tabs").tabs();
    });
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.6/themes/pepper-grinder/jquery-ui.css" type="text/css" />


5.Save your template

6.Now Go to Desing --&-- Page Elements.

7.Click on 'Add a Gadget' on the sidebar.

8.Select 'HTML/Javascript' and add the one of code given below


<div id="tabs">
<ul><li><a href="#tabs-1">Tab1</a></li><li><a href="#tabs-2">Tab2</a></li><li><a href="#tabs-3">Tab3</a></li></ul>
<div id="tabs-1">Your text or script here</div>
<div id="tabs-2">Your text or script here</div>
<div id="tabs-3">Your text or script here</div>
</div>


Note: Replace Tab,Your text or script here  with your content.

8.Now save your "HTMl JavaScript" you are done..

1.Login to your blogger dashboard and go to Desing --&-- Page Elements.

2.Click on 'Add a Gadget' on the sidebar.

3.Select 'HTML/Javascript' and add the one of code given below

<script src='http://bloggertrickandtoolz.googlecode.com/files/bloggertricksandtoolz.com-Rainbow_Colors%20V2.js' type='text/javascript'></script>


4.Now save your"HTMl JavaScript" and refresh your blog.

Want to chat with your users real time? I added Plugoo to my site, linked it up with my AIM account and I am in constant contact with users looking for help or just wanting to say what’s up. This is not for everyone but I found it so cool I now turn my AOL IM mobile when I am AFK and my IM’s hit me via Text message on my Smart Phone.

Feedburner lets you “burn your feed” and add feed flare. Before they were a Google company they were awesome but now that they are a part of the Google they are even better. I use Feedburner for feed statistics, monitoring users subscriptions, managing our daily email blast list and adding feed flare enhancements to your feed. This is a MUST do for any blog. Almost a no brainer. Blogger lets you specify your Feedburner information in their ‘Site Feed’ tab inside your dashboard. Once there you will see a place to plug in your Feeburners URL.

Want to add advertisements into your posts for maximum exposure? By having your ads out their in front of peoples face they just might click them more often. I am not a big believer in ads. But maybe you are and by following these instructions from MyDigitialLife you can add adds in your post between post or even in the footer. It is not hard to do and involves a little modification to your template. Due to the fact that Blogger parses out some code and changes some characters when you enter it manually in the html this will show you a workaround for that.From their web site:

Use this script to achieve a WordPress-esque Recent Comments module for your side bar! Start some riots among your readers! Let them know what others have to say. This site provides a widget creator that I used to make my recent comments module. I found that after adding this, it actually encouraged people to comment more frequently. I don’t know if they like seeing their name up in lights or if they read what others wrote and want to kick in their two cents… But either way it has increased commenting by about 70%!

I hated the blogger bar across the top of my Web site because it didn’t really go with my template and I already had a Google search bar integrated. So I went on a mission to remove it and de-bloggerify my blog. I searched far and wide and for some reason kept hitting a dead end. It turns out that the code used to change the old blogger templates no longer works! So after tracking down the CSS changes here is how I did it:
All you need to do is add the following CSS to your template under edit HTML. You need to put in anywhere in your template between the <style> tags.

      #navbar-iframe { height:0px; visibility:hidden; display:none; }

Create [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Notepad\command], click on command, then double-click on "(Default)" in the right pane and edit the string to read notepad.exe %1 Open unknown files in Notepad when clicking on them: - Create [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\shell\open\command], click on command, then double-click on "(Default)" in the right pane and edit the string to read notepad.exe %1 - If Notepad still does not open unknown files when you click on them, delete the key openas (export it first) Note: In Windows Explorer, Open With > Choose Program... will not work anymore.

1. Right-click the taskbar
   2. Click "Properties"
   3. Click the "Start Menu" tab in the window that pops up
   4. Click "Customize..."
   5. Scroll to the bottom of the list and tick the box that says "Search entire index" under search files.

When you try to access the Previous Versions tab that is used with Shadow Copy, it is missing. To bring it back, follow these steps:
1. * Click Start > All Programs > Accessories. * Right-click Command Prompt and select Run As Administrator.
2. Type regsvr32 twext.dll and press Enter. Now give it a try and see if the Previous Versions tab has returned.

To disable the Welcome Center in windows vista 1. Click START -> RUN and type REGEDIT. Click OK. 2. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_USER then SOFTWARE then Microsoft then Windows then CurrentVersion then Run 3. Right-click on the WindowsWelcomeCenter key and select Delete.

To check windows vista activation status. Click on the Start Button and key in CMD and hit Enter to start up Command Prompt. At the prompt, type in "slmgr.vbs -dli" After a few seconds you will be presented with a pop-up message with your activation status.

To change the position of yo windows vista taskbar, right click on taskbar and uncheck the "lock taskbar" option after that, left click and hold taskbar then drag it to any position of yo choice (left, right or up). If you want to keep it in a position you desire, right click taskbar and again check the "lock taskbar! option. Wish Y'all Well.

press Alt+F10 constantly as soon you turn your computer on, then your computer will "renew" all the softweares to the time you bought it.

How to install a printer by TCP/IP address.

1. Click Start and type print in the search box. Click Printers.
2. Select Add a Network, Wireless, or a Bluetooth Printer.
3. Click The Printer That I Want Isn?t Listed.
4. Select Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname. Click Next.

5. Select TCP/IP Device in the Device type list.
6. Type the hostname or the IP address oft he printer. Click Next.
7. Windows Vista should find the printer if the printer is on and configured correctly. You may have to specify more information. If prompted, Select the type of network adapter installed in the printer in the Device Type drop-down list. You can also click Custom to specify custom settings for the network printer. Click Next.

Windows Vista will now walk you through installing the drivers for the printer. After that is complete, you should be able to print to the printer via direct IP address.
  

Not sure if its new but I found something I didnt know.

To rotate your screen press ctrl+alt+arrow key up,down,left.right turns your screen in that direction.

   1. choose a folder
   2. right click it
   3. press properties
   4. tick the hidden box
   5. it will be lighter than other files
   6. click any file and press the alt button
   7. press tools
   8. select folder options
   9. tick the "hide all hidden folders" button
  10. prees apply then ok
  11. to get it back press alt in the sme file the hidden folder is in an do instructions 6 to 8
  12. then tick the "show all the hidden folders" button
  13. press apply then ok

1.hold windows logo+tab

2.hold ctrl+windows logo+tab

3. Maybe you have the windows switch betwen icon and if you double click that the windows will switch. Or you can right click the icon, click properties and in the shortcut bar press a button as the shortcut(it will be ctrl+alt+key){eg:if you press s the shortcut will be ctrl+alt+s.}

1. Take 1 of the windows you want on the screen and restore it down.

2. Now right click the window you want on the other side and click the line that says "show windows side by side".

To adding shortcut of "My Computer" in "Favorite Links"

1. Create shortcut of "Computer" on Desktop

2. Open Documents folder

3. Right click in Favorite Links empty space and select "open favorite links folder"

4. Drag "Computer" Shortcut

Windows Vista has two modes to switch from one application to another: the classic mode (which displays a miniature view of the application rather than its icon), and a mode called "Flip 3D" tilt windows applications by a movement of rotation in 3 dimensions.

To activate Flip 3D, use: The key combination [Windows] + [Tab] (in this instant you exit the Flip 3D mode when you release the Windows key). Or the [Ctrl] + [Windows] + [Tab] (in this mode to the PC remains in Flip 3D mode after releasing the [Windows] until you select a window).

Tip one: once the Flip 3D mode activated, press [Down Arrow] or [Right Arrow] to scroll through the applications forward. [Up Arrow] or [Left Arrow] to scroll through the applications to the back. You can also use the mouse wheel to scroll through windows. Remember that the switch uses classical him, the key combination [Alt] + [Tab]. Note: Some old keyboards do not have the [Windows] button.

The real performance hit in Windows Vista is within its power management settings. In the advanced settings, there are spots to set the minimum and maximum CPU speed. Even on "high performance" the minimum isn't set to 100%, so to fix the problem, either create a custom profile or just edit the "high performance" profile to have a minimum and maximum CPU speed of 100%. This will cause Vista not to slow the CPU down, so you will have ultimate performance. Vista runs better and there is a noticeable responsiveness to it when the CPU setting is fixed. This setting is good for desktops and laptops on plugged in power. Adjust as needed for laptops on batteries, but that should be on a separate power profile, anyway.
                                                                                                    By Muhammad Irfan

I know a very cool trick...

First Go to start and then run and then type "iexpress" without the quotations. This will open a window which will let you create a self extracting self installing program. Just complete it and there we are!!! Your done!!!

Windows Vista is automatically installed with many features, not always useful for the use of your computer. You can optimize your system and win a few seconds to start disabling the functionality you're not using.
Here is how:

1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.

2. Click on the Programs icon.

3. Then click the Enable or disable Windows features of the Programs and Features heading.

4. Click the Continue button.

5. The list of features of the system is displayed. Uncheck the boxes just before the features you do not and  you want to disable. For example, you can uncheck the box in front of optional components for Tablet PC if you do not have a Tablet PC, before games if you do not use Windows games before DFS Replication Service Windows if you do not need to synchronize files between multiple computers, etc..

6. Finally, click on the OK button at any time you can re-checking features and return them in their previous state.

1. In Windows Vista, click the clock in the notification area, right of the taskbar.

2. The clock and a complete schedule appear. Click Change settings of the date and time.

3. Open Additional Clocks tab.

4. Then check the Show this clock, select a new time zone and then give a name to the clock.

5. You can then repeat the operation for a third clock. Click OK when you are finished.

6. Now when you spend a few moments with mouse pointer on the clock your other clocks will be displayed.

7. The time your friends will also be displayed after double clicking the clock.

* Select cmd prompt run as Administrator
    * Type: 'net user administrator /active:yes', press enter
    * To disable type: 'net user administrator /active:no'

Vista has a great tool to make Screenshots very easily. This tool is called the 'Snipping tool'.
Using this tool you can make Screenshots of your screen or a selection of it very easily.

This tool can be found at:

    * Start
    * Programs
    * Accessories
    * Snipping Tool

Using this tool you can make screenshots in several ways, for example you can make a:

    * Free-form snip
    * Rectangular snip
    * Window snip
    * Full screen snip

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps.

Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.

In Windows XP, click Start, and then click Run.


At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.

Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.


NOTE: Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion
from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data
on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command.
It is also recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceeding,
as well as to run RDISK and update the emergency repair disk (ERD).

Single-click Start menu, Control Panel, and User Accounts.
Click your user account name.
Under Related Tasks on the left, click "Prevent forgotten password" to launch the wizard.

Now that you've launched the wizard, let it walk you through creating the recovery
disk. Make sure the disk you use is formatted and in the drive.
After it's finished creating the disk, label it and stash it away for an emergency.


If you happen to forget your password, all you need to do is click your user icon
at the logon screen. Even though you don't have your password, go ahead and
click the green arrow just like you would to finish logging on to your computer.
This will launch a little yellow dialog box directing you to use your password
recovery disk.

Here's how you can remove those shortcut arrows from your desktop icons in Windows XP.

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile
3. Delete the IsShortcut registry value.

You may need to restart Windows XP.

    1.Open My Computer
    2.Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:),
       unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
    3.If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show
       the contents of this drive.
    4.Double-click the Documents and Settings folder.
    5.Double-click your user folder.
    6.Right-click any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
    7.On the Sharing tab, select the Make this folder private so that only I have
       access to it check box.

Go to control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance area >
Settings button Visual Effects tab "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the Desktop"

Press the Windows key and the L key (WinKey+L) at the same time.

Additionally, you can create a new shortcut, with the following command line:

rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation

Copy the new shortcut to your Quick Launch bar and you have one click access to locking the desktop.

Notes:  If you are using the Welcome screen and Fast User Switching is enabled,
other users will still have access to you computer, by selecting their Username
and entering their password.  Additionally, if you don't have a password on your
account,then all that is required is to click on your Username on the Welcome screen.

This trick is somewhat rough, hence it is optional. I used this trick and found my Recycle Bin renamed. If the first trick fails, you can do this at your own risk. This Blog's Author will not be liable if any damage occurs. It is highly recommended that you should backup your registry.

1. Click Start > Run
2. Type regedit
3. Press Ctrl+F to open search box and type Recycle Bin and search
4. Change what ever you found (Value/Data/Key) with Recycle Bin to Desired Name
5. Press F3 to continue searching for 'Recycle Bin'
6. Repeat step 4 until you have finished with searching and changed all values to its new name.
7. Close regedit and refresh desktop, You will find the Recycle Bin is Renamed.