How to Export Registry Keys

 Before you edit the registry, export the keys in the registry that you plan to edit, or back up the whole registry. If a problem occurs, you can then follow the steps how-to restore the registry to its previous state. How to Export Registry Keys Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK. On the File menu, click Export. In the Save in box, select the boxs at the bottom the bottom according to weather you want to export all or only selected branches of the registry. Next select a location in which to save the backup .reg file. In the File name box, type a file name, and then click Save. How to Restore the Registry To restore registry keys that you exported, double-click the .reg file that you saved. are you sick of seeing the same tips...

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How to Add an Option to Print the Contents of a Folder

How to Add an Option to Print the Contents of a Folder Would you like to be able to right click any folder in Explorer and print its contents? You can add this option to the context menu by following these steps: First, you need to create a batch file called Printdir.bat. Open Notepad or another text editor and type (or cut and paste) this text: @echo off dir %1 /-p /o:gn > "%temp%\Listing" start /w notepad /p "%temp%\Listing" del "%temp%\Listing" exit Now, in the Save As dialog box, type "%windir%\Printdir.bat" (without the quotation marks) and click the Save button. Click Start, Control Panel, Folder Options. Click the File Types tab, and then click File Folder. Click the Advanced button. Click the New button. In the Action box, type "Print Directory Listing" (without the quotation...

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How To Access Your Folders From Your Taskbar

How To Access Your Folders From Your Taskbar This is an easy way to get to the folders on your system without having to open a Windows Explorer Window every time you want to access files. I find it very useful to have this feature as it allows me to access my Folders and Drives immediately and saves me a lot of time. This works in Windows XP: 1. Right Click an empty spot on your Taskbar (Between your Start Button and your System Tray). 2. Click Toolbars. 3. Click New Toolbar. 4. A Small Window will Open that allows you to pick the folder you wish to make a Toolbar. If you want to access your Desktop Without having to minimize all your windows. Just Pick Desktop. If you want to access ONLY your My Documents Folder, Select that. Any folder will work for this. 5. Click OK. The New Tool bar...

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How Long Has Your System Been Running?

 How Long Has Your System Been Running? Here's how you verify system uptime: Click Start | Run and type cmd to open a command prompt. At the prompt, type systeminfo Scroll down the list of information to the line that says System Up Time. This will tell you in days, hours, minutes and seconds how long the system has been up. Note that this command only works in XP Pro, not in XP Home. You can, however, type net statistics workstation at the prompt in Home. The first line will tell you the day and time that the system came onli...

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