Change the Default Desktop icons

Just follow these steps:

* Start ==> Run.. ==> Type Regedit ==> OK.

* Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer \ Shell Icons .

The default icons number starts from 0 and till 40.

* Double click on the number of the particular icon you want to change. See the chart below.

* Enter the name of the icon file you want to use followed by the number of the icon in that file.

So,If you use a single .ICO file, it should be followed by a 0.

e.g. - filename.dll,3- This would actually be the 2nd icon since it starts with 0.

* Make sure you delete the hidden file C:\WINDOWS\SHELLICONCACHE

Below is a reference for the icons :

0 - Default Icon
1 - Default Document
2 - Application
3 - Closed Folder
4 - Open Folder
5 - 5 1/4 Drive
6 - 3 1/4 Drive
7 - Removable Drive
8 - Hard Drive
9 - Network Folder
10 - Network Offline
11 - CD
12 - RAM Drive
13 - Entire Network
15 - My Computer
16 - Printer
17 - Network Neighborhood
18 - Network Workgroup
19-27 are the Start Menu icons
19 - Programs
20 - Desktop
21 - Settings
22 - Find
23 - Help
24 - Run
25 - Suspend
27 - Shutdown
28 - Share
29 - Shortcut
31 - Recycle Bin (Empty)
32 - Recycle Bin (Full)
33 - Folder, Dial-Up Networking
34 - Desktop
36 - Program Group
40 - Audio Card

In addition, you can also change:

* My Computer - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

* Network Neighborhood - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

* InBox - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

* Recycle Bin - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}


Hope it was useful!!

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Cool Keyboard Shortcuts

here are some cool keyboard shortcuts that might help u for speedy work up!!!

Ctrl-A = Select all
Ctrl-B = Bold text
Ctrl-C = copy
Ctrl-D = In Excel, this means Copy Down; you will copy whatever is in a cell to just below it
Ctrl-F = find
Ctrl-G = in Excel, this means Go to; you can go to a particular destination cell
Ctrl-H = find and replace
Ctrl-I = italic text
Ctrl-K = In Excel, this means insert Hyperlink
Ctrl-L = In Excel, this means make list
Ctrl-N = Opens you a new file or page
Ctrl-O = open
Ctrl-P = print
Ctrl-R = In Excel, this means Copy Right; you will copy whatever is in a cell to just to the right it
Ctrl-S = save
Ctrl-U = underlined text
Ctrl-V = paste
Ctrl-W = close the current page (can't recall if this closes all of the open files in a particular application)
Ctrl-X = cut
Ctrl-Z = undo

Start-d = Minimises all current open windows.

Start-i = Opens new internet explorer window.

Start-r = Run..


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Speed up start menu

If you are still working with old or slow computer don't worry, you can speed it up ith some changes in windows registry. The default speed of start menu is slow. After these changes your computer start menu will respond like a latest computer.

* Click Start button ==> Run ==> Regedit ==> OK.

* In Registry Editor panel go to the path:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelay

* By default the value "MenuShowDelay=400", but you can set value between 0 to 400. Now put the value "MenuShowDelay"=0 to speed up.

* Now close the registry editor and restart your computer for the changes to go into effect.


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Hide desktop icons

You can hide the Desktop Icons in Windows 2000 and Windows XP using windows registry editor. This tip is very useful, if you want to safe your personal data and icons of the windows desktop on a single computer.

Follow the given steps to to hide Desktop Icons:

* Click Start button then type regedit in Run option then press Enter for next.

* Here locate the location to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

* Here in right side panel, right click to create a new DWORD value with name NoDesktop and type REG_DWORD then change its value data 1.


* Now close the registry editor and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect.



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