Use Takmanager Options in command prompt

start>>run type cmd.exe
in command prompt type "tasklist", it will show all running tasks list
to end a task type "tskill taskname",
eg: if u want to kill a process "xyz.exe"

tskill xyz
in windows vista version insted of" tskil"l use" taskkill"
you can get more information on tasklist and tskill by its help

type tskill/? for tskill help
"C:\windows\system32>tskill/?







and for tasklist type tasklist/?
C:\Documents and Settings\Arun>tasklist/?

How to Start and Stop Services using command promt

First take command prompt
(start >> run - type "cmd.exe" click "ok")

to stop a service "xyz" type
net stop xyz
syntax: net stop (servicename)

to start the service type
net start xyz
syntax: net start (servicename)

The service name for a particular executable file can be found in the registry
to view the service list in registry
First open "regedit.exe"
(start>> run - type "regedit.exe" click "ok")

goto the path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services"
suppose you have to find a service that run a executable file "xyz.exe"

search by the file name "xyz.exe" ( ctrl + f3 to take search)
the search result will be









"Display Name" is "service name"

to stop this service,
the command is "net stop servicexyz"

Google Chrome Shortcuts

CTRL + SHIFT + N : automatically opens up a Chrome ‘incognito’ window which allows you to surf on a PC without leaving behind any digital footprints.

SHIFT + Escape: allows for fast access to Chrome’s task Manager utility that allows you to nix browser processes that have gone awry.

CTRL + SHIFT + T: will open recently closed browser tabs.

Window And Tab Shortcuts:

Ctrl+N - Open a new window

Ctrl+Shift+N - Open a new window in incognito mode

Press Ctrl,and click a link - Open link in a new tab

Press Shift, and click a link - Open link in a new window

Alt+F4 - Close current window

Ctrl+T - Open a new tab

Ctrl+Shift+T - Reopen the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed.

Drag link to tab - Open link in specified tab

Drag link to space between tabs - Open link in a new tab in the specified position on the tab strip

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8 - Switch to the tab at the specified position number. The number you press represents a position on the tab strip.

Ctrl+9 - Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown - Switch to the next tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp - Switch to the previous tab

Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4 - Close current tab or pop-up

Alt+Home - Open your homepage

Ctrl+O, then select file - Open a file from your computer in Google Chrome

Shortcuts To Open Google Chrome Features:

Ctrl+B - Toggle bookmarks bar on and off

Ctrl+H - View the History page

Ctrl+J - View the Downloads page

Shift+Escape - View the Task manager

Webpage Shortcuts:

Ctrl+P - Print your current page

F5 - Reload current page

Esc - Stop page loading

Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 - Reload current page, ignoring cached content

Press Alt, and click a link - Download link

Ctrl+F - Open find-in-page box

Ctrl+G or F3 - Find next match for your input in the find-in-page box

Ctrl+Shift+G or Shift+F3 - Find previous match for your input in the find-in-page box

Ctrl+U - View source

Drag link to bookmarks bar - Bookmark the link

Ctrl+D - Bookmark your current webpage

Ctrl++ - Make text larger

Ctrl+- - Make text smaller

Ctrl+0 - Return to normal text size

NTFS vs FAT

Criteria	NTFS5	NTFS	FAT32	FAT16	FAT12
Operting System	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server	Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Server	DOS v7 and higher Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP	DOS All versions of Microsoft Windows	DOS All versions of Microsoft Windows
Limitations
Max Volume Size	2TB	2TB	32GB for all OS. 2TB for some OS	2GB for all OS. 4GB for some OS	16MB
Max Files on Volume	Nearly Unlimited	Nearly Unlimited	4194304	65536
Max File Size	Limit Only by Volume Size	Limit Only by Volume Size	4GB minus 2 Bytes	2GB (Limit Only by Volume Size)	16MB (Limit Only by Volume Size)
Max Clusters Number	Nearly Unlimited	Nearly Unlimited	4177918	65520	4080
Max File Name Length	Up to 255	Up to 255	Up to 255	Standard - 8.3 Extended - up to 255	Up to 254
File System Features
Unicode File Names	Unicode Character Set	Unicode Character Set	System Character Set	System Character Set	System Character Set
System Records Mirror	MFT Mirror File	MFT Mirror File	Second Copy of FAT	Second Copy of FAT	Second Copy of FAT
Boot Sector Location	First and Last Sectors	First and Last Sectors	First Sector and Copy in Sector #6	First Sector	First Sector
File Attributes	Standard and Custom	Standard and Custom	Standard Set	Standard Set	Standard Set
Alternate Streams	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Compression	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Encryption	Yes	No	No	No	No
Object Permissions	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Disk Quotas	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sparse Files	Yes	No	No	No	No
Reparse Points	Yes	No	No	No	No
Volume Mount Points	Yes	No	No	No	No
Overall Performance
Built-In Security	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Recoverability	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Performance	Low on small volumes High on Large	Low on small volumes High on Large	High on small volumes Low on large	Highest on small volumes Low on large	High
Disk Space Economy	Max	Max	Average	Minimal on large volumes	Max
Fault Tolerance	Max	Max	Minimal	Average	Average

Enable / Disable Task Manager in Windows XP

• Click Start
• Click Run
• Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
• In the Group Policy settings window
  • Select User Configuration
  • Select Administrative Templates
  • Select System
  • Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
  • Select Remove Task Manager
  • Double-click the Remove Task Manager option

or you can set by expert way

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1=Enablethis key, that is DISABLE TaskManager
Value: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager

Display legal notice on startup

Wanna tell your friends about the do's and dont's in your computer when they login in your absence. Well you can do it pretty easily by displaying a legal notice at system start up.
REGEDIT
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
"legalnoticecaption"="enter your notice caption"
"legalnoticetext"="enter your legal notice text":

Minimum processes list for windows XP Pro

The Computer with Fresh Windows XP contain only 13 processes.