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Backup windows xp registry have three methods.

Method1: Use System Restore(windows xp) to create the restore point
- Open System Restore way 1. Start menu > Programs > Accessories > System Tools and then Click System Restore
- Open System Restore way 2. Click Start Menu, click Run, type %SystemRoot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe, and then click OK.
- On Welcome to System Restore page, click Create a restore point, and then click Next .
- Enter name for the restore point and then click Create.
- After the restore point has been created, click Close.

1.1. On Windows Vista - Click Start, type systempropertiesprotection in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
1.2. Wait for Windows to search for available disks and most recent restore points. In the System Properties dialog box, on the System Protection tab, click Create, 
1.3. Type a name for the restore point and then click Create. 
1.4. After the restore point has been created successfully, click OK two times.

Method2:Export Registry

- Open Registry Editer Start Menu > Run and then type regedit
- Go to Menu File > Export..
- Select Export Location , Export range and Enter name , Click Save

Method3:Backup System Stage

- Use NTBACKUP Utility Backup System Stage Data
- Start Menu > Run and then type ntbackup
- Use Advanced Mode
- Click Backup Tab Check front System Stage
- Enter Backup Media or File name
- Click Start Backup

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Unfortunately, your computers (and particularly the hard disk drives that hold your files) can fail. Your computer might run for a decade with no problems, or it could fail tomorrow—there’s no way to tell. To make sure you don’t lose important files or any files if your computer error, fail or stops working, you should back up your computer. The backup process copies your files to a safe place so that even if your computer fails, you won’t lose them.

Begin Windows backup your files following;

• Open Run Dialog by Start > Run type ntbackup or
• Click Start, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. If the Backup option does not appear on the System Tools menu.
• Now The Backup or Restore Wizard appears. Click Next.
• Select Back up files and setting, click Next.
• Select All information on this computer option
• Choose back up Media destination or Browse… on local computer, and enter name for backup and click next(Recommended External Hard disk).
• On the Completing the Backup or Restore Wizard page, click Finish.
• Now Windows Backup will saves a copy of your files. When the backup is complete, click Close.

you can restore your files when you completed the backup. However, any new files you have created and any changes you have made to existing files since the backup occurred will not be saved.

List of Popular backup software for windows below

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you can access control panel by one click shortcut on your desktop such as

Control Open Control Panel
access.cpl Open Accessibility Option
appwiz.cpl Open Add/Remove Program
bthprops.cpl Open Bluetooth Properties
desk.cpl Open Display Properties
and more..

to create shortcut control panel following step:

Right click on your desktop
New > Shortcut
Type
control.exe youraccess,System,2 in the “Command Line” input box
replace youraccess by control panel command (control panel command list here)
and click next
Enter Shortcut name and click finish

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in windows xp services pack2 (sp2) WIndows Security Center service function will tell you about the status of your antivirus software, computer firewall, and windows automatic updates. The Security Center will show alert pop-up ballon if your antivirus software is out of date or turned off on-access scaning, firewall is turned off, or if Automatic Update disable or is not turned on.

If you’ve received alerts warning and you would like to turn notifications off, you can disable the antivirus alert, firewall alert, or automatic update alerts.

To disable the windows security center service, use the following steps:

• click start run and type services.msc (Open service console dialog).
• find and Locate the Security Center entry in the list.
• right click and click Properties or Double-click Security Center and set it’s Startup type to Disabled.

If you wand to show only alert or two alert you can config windows security center

To Configuring the Security Center following this step:

• Open control panel by Windows key + r key and type control.exe.
• Open Security Center in list.
• Click “change the way Security center alert me”.
• check box alert setting you want to show and clik ok.

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this method help you disable startup automatic program or remove startup unnecessary software when windows startup.

#1) remove startup program from start menu

•   go to start munu > program > startup
• right click icon you want remove from startup list and click delete

#2) disable startup from system configuration utility

• go to start munu > run type msconfig
• go to startup tab
• check on item you want disable from startup and then click apply
• reboot your computer

#3) remove startup program from windows registry

• Open registry editer go to start menu > run type regedit command
• Find this key on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• Delete list string value that you want remove from startup (may be check other key runonce,runonceex,runservices)
• restart your computer.

#4) You can ignore windows startup program by press SHIFT key during windows start.

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What is hibernate function?
The use of Hibernate is energy-saving. It will put computer sytem in stand by mode. This function will shut down harddisk operation for saving energy.

How to open it?
Hibernate is the operating system function in both desktop and notebook.
It can be enable by following this step :

right-click on desktop then choose Properties - > Screen Saver - > Power and then click on Hibernate tab.

* If the Hibernate tab function is unavailable, your computer doesn’t support hibernate feature.
 
What’s happen if i use hipernate function?
Before shutting down harddisk operation, all information for example, program openning, document openning will be transferred from RAM to HardDisk then all operation will be shut down.
When you open your system again, all information will be recovery as same as before you are in standby mode. Please note that notebook which can use this function have to support Hibernate system as well.

However, if your disk drive is FAT32, you will be unable to recall this Hibernate function.

note :
If you enable hibernate function on your computer you must have harddisk space more than your memory because your computer will be reserve harddisk space for this function.

If  your windows XP  with Fast User Switching, the Shut Down menu will show the options to Stand By, Turn Off, or Restart your computer. You must hold down the Shift key, and the Stand By button will change to Hibernate.

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This method help you send a message dialog to any user on network by NET SEND command line.

Open command prompt by going to .. start > run > and type cmd

use command “net send”

Example:1
You want to send message “hello this is test msg from IT” to computer machine name “pc1″

follow this command
net send /DOMAIN:pc1 “hello this is test msg from IT” and press Enter

Example:2
You want to send same message to everyone on the network use this command

net send * “hello this is test msg from IT”

The message will be send to everyone

Remark

• You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network. If you send the message to a user name, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message.
• The Messenger service must be running for messages to be received. For more information about how to start a service

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This tip is for the IE7 user who like to surf the web with Tabbed Browsing. Normally, when we would like to refresh webpage in which tab, we will go to that tab and press Ctrl+R or press F5 to reload the webpage.

But if we would like to refresh all tabs, most of us will go to each individual tab and press CTRL+R or press F5 to reload each tabbed webpage, but there’s an easier way.

Just right click on any open tab and choose ‘Refresh All’. Then all tabs will be refresh themselves.

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For the users who are familiar with IE6, after IE7 installation, most of them are surprised where is Menu Bar ?
Actually, you can call on by pressing Alt.
However, if you would like the Menu Bar to be always show, please follow theses instructions :-

1. Click ‘Start’ then ‘Run..’ (or press Windows+R) , type ‘regedit’ and click OK.
2. In Registry Editor Program
3. Go to key ‘HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   • SoftwareMicrosoftInternetExplorerToolbarWebBrowser’
4. Click ‘WebBrowser’ list to see the list on the right side of program.
5. Right click on space of the right side.
6. Choose ‘New’ then ‘DWORD’
7. Rename ‘DWORD’ to ITBar7Position and then ‘Enter’
8. Double-click on this list and input value to ‘00000001′
9. Click OK and exit from Registry Editor.

Close Internet Explorer 7 program. Reopen, now you will see IE7 Menu Bar as same as in IE6.

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This method will help you disable or cancle Windows Aero function on Windows Vista 

To cancel Windows Aero function or Transparent Windows Vista in order to recall basic appearance :-

1. Click ‘Start’ and go to ‘Control Panel’

2. Click ‘Appearance and Personalization’

3. Go to ‘Personalization’ and then click ‘Change the color scheme’ to change Windows Vista appearance.

4. When dialog box pop-up, click ‘Windows Vista Basic’ or if you would like to change to Windows 2000 style, please choose ‘Windows Standard’ instead. Then click OK.

Then your Windows Vista will change to basis appearance.

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Windows XP users will be annoyed when Windows start then there will be a notificatin on system tray that you have unused icons. This notification will ask if you need help to clean your desktop. If you are disturbed with this notification and want to make it disappear, please do as follows :-

1. Right click on desktop space.

2. Choose ‘Properties’, Then click ‘Desktop’ tab.

3. Click ‘Customize Desktop’ and uncheck box ‘Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days’

4. Click OK to close all dialog box.

Then, the Unused Icons Notification will not show to make you annoyed anymore.

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Rename thousand files at a Click !

Digital camera users might be faced with the problem that picture files from digital camera will start with the same name and follow with numbers. For example, name start with “DSC” and follow with “001.jpg” such as DSC001.jpg, DSC002.jpg, DSC003.jpg, etc.

When you want to copy files from digital camera to computer and want to rename files, you have to rename only one file at a time. It will be waste a lot of time because you may have thousand files. Morever, if you want to copy files into the same folder, some files with the same name will be replaced.

So we have trick as follows :-

1. Copy all wanted files to computer.

2. Open program ‘Windows Explorer’

3. Hilight files you want to change file name.

4. Right click, then choose ‘Rename’

5. Type new file name (program will choose only one file) such as ‘myalbum.jpg’

6. Press Enter.

Program will rename to new file name and run by order number.

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