Stranger's TechNotes

GET RID OF TYPING LONG FILE AND DIRECTORY NAMES IN THE COMMAND PROMPT. TRY THIS OUT... To enable automatic pathname completion in DOS prompt...... 1. Open registry Editor by entering regedit in the run dialog box. 2. Go to the below mentioned path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor 3. Click Command Processor and in the right pane double click "CompletionChar" 4. In the value data textbox, enter 9 and press ok. 5. exit regedit. restart the command prompt. type the command follwed by the first letter of the file or folder name and press tab key. Cheers.... Works in XP Professional, Win2K and NT machines Only.

Alt + Tab -- Switch between open applications Alt + Shift + Tab -- Switch backwards between open applications Alt + Print Screen -- Create a screenshot only for the program you are currently in Ctrl + Esc -- Bring Up start button Alt + Esc -- Switch Between open applications on taskbar F2 -- Renames selected Icon F3 -- Starts find from desktop F4 -- Opens the drive selection when browsing F5 -- Refresh Contents Alt + F4 -- Closes Current open program Ctrl + F4 -- Closes Window in program Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) -- Automatically adjust the width's of all the columns in Windows explorer Alt + Enter -- Opens properties window of selected icon or program Shift + F10 -- Simulates right click on selected item Shift + Del -- Delete programs/files without throwing into the recycle bin WINKEY + D -- Minimizes all windows and returns the user to the desktop WINKEY + M -- Minimizes all windows WINKEY + SHIFT + M -- Undo the minimize. WINKEY + E -- Open Microsoft Explorer WI

Outlook has a number of command line options, some documented, some not. Here is a list of all the ones I know of. The most useful options are probably: Outlook.exe /c "messageclass" Outlook.exe /a "attachmentpath" Outlook.exe /m "messagerecipient" e.g., Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /a "c:\winnt\notepad.exe" /m "rkbk@blr.place.country" These are the ones I know: /nopreview 'disables the preview pane /nocustomize 'does not load VBA extensions in outlook 2000 /CleanFreeBusy Cleans and regenerates free/busy information. /CleanReminders Cleans and regenerates reminders. /CleanViews Restores default views. /ResetFolders Restores missing folders for the default delivery location. /ResetOutlookBar Rebuilds the Outlook Bar. /CleanSchedPlus Deletes all Schedule+ data (free/busy, permissions, and .cal file) from the server and allows the free/busy information from the Outlook Calendar to b