Monday, April 21, 2008

Create Shutdown Timer

Shutdown Timer, Shortcut MethodThere are two methods to do so. Follow the steps given below to create a auto shutdown timer:
Method 1:
* Right click on an empty area on your desktop and navigate to new-->shortcut.
* Now type shutdown -s -t 3600 in a box that says "Type the location of the shortcut".
* Note: Here 3600 is the time in seconds after which the PC will Shutdown. So, 3600sec=60min*60sec.
* Click Next and type the name you want to give to the shortcut and click finish.
* Now if you want to abort the above activated timer, again create a new shortcut by following the first step and then type shutdown -a in the box that says "Type the location of the shortcut".
* Click Next and the Finish.
Method 2:
* In this method you need to goto Start-->Run.Shutdown Timer, Run Method
* Now in the run command, type Code: at hh:mm shutdown -s where hh:mm is the time at which you want to shutdown your PC. For eg.: If you need to shutdown your PC at 14:30 hrs, you need to type Code: at 14:30 shutdown -s.
* To abort the above timer goto Start-->Run and type Code:shutdown -a.

Make Your Windows Shutdown Fast

To enable fast shutdown open the registry editor. (Start-->Run-->Regedit) and go to the key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Shutdown. Create a string key called FastReboot and give it a value of 1.

Add Any program Of Your Choice In The Right Click Menu

Add Any program Of Your Choice In The Right Click MenuWhen you right click on any folder, you can have access to that application, the same as using Send To and New. To add an application of your choice you need to follow the steps given below:
* Goto Start-->Run. * Open Registry Editor by typing regedit and press enter. * Navigate and choose: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell. * Add a new Key to the Shell Key and name it anything you like. Give it a default value that will appear when you right click a folder, i.e. NewKey (use an & in front of any character and it will allow you to use the keyboard). * Navigate and click on the registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\NewKey. * Now you have to add a New Key named Command and Set the (Default) value of the application you want to run. * For example: c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe (Include the full path)