Compliled by Waqas Hassan Sharif
Dated: [4-APRIL-2008]
Toshiba doesn't take it slow when it comes to updating the Satellite brand. Ever since the company launched its first gaming laptop--the Satellite P105-S921--in early 2006, the
The sheer size of this system is anything but subtle. It weighs 8.9 pounds, about a third of a pound lighter. Toshiba at least makes good use of all this heft, equipping the X205-SLi4 with a gorgeous 17-inch widescreen. It's a multimedia workstation suitable for high-definition videos, advanced photography and video projects, and even some light CAD work. Despite the unit's powerful components, the Toshiba's 65-Wh battery proved too small for such a large system, managing only 1 hour 25 minutes
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Tips and Tricks for Windows XP
1. System Info
To check System Info, go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).
2. Directly Delete Files:
You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gped it will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).
3. Lock your XP
You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.
4. Rename a series of files
1) Open the My Pictures folder. (Click Start, and then click My Pictures.) Or open another folder containing files that you want to rename.
2) Select the files you want to rename. If the files you want are not adjacent in the file list, press and hold CTRL, and then click each item to select it.
3) On the File menu, click Rename.
4) Type the new name, and then press ENTER.
5. To change Drive letters (useful if you have two drives and have partitioned the boot drive, but the secondary drive shows up as "D")
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management, Disk Management, then right-click the partition whose name you want to change (click in the white area just below the word "Volume") and select "change drive letter and paths."
From here you can add, remove or change drive letters and paths to the partition.
6. Disable CD Autorun
1) Click Start, Run and enter GPEDIT.MSC
2) Go to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System.
3) Locate the entry for Turn autoplay off and modify it as you desire.
-- Compiled by WHS
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