[ferrija1]

Chkdsk, always a good thing to run.

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/chkdsk.htm

[mt2002]

Restore deleted files

This tool can be used to recover files that were deleted from the hdd, fdd, usb, et al.. It costs money, but its worth it

Clicky

Running programs without explorer

If there is no taskbar when you start the computer, or no desktop, don't panic! Hit ctrl+alt+del to bring up the task manager. Go to File->Run. This brings up a run box that acts just like Start->Run, and can be used to execute any command line.

Type in explorer to restore the taskbar and desktop. Or, if that is causing problems, type in explorer /separate to bring up a separate window so you can resolve the problem.

(Believe it or not, I had to do this several times)

[ferrija1]

Easily rename hundreds of files.
http://www.1-4a.com/rename/

[mt2002]

Pause startup

Simply press the Pause/break key while the BIOS screen displays. The system is now paused Hit one of the bootup option keys to get into that option, any other key to continue booting normally.

Break out of command

Hit ctrl+break key while a command is executing to break out of it. Works for any command line program.

Type unicode!

You can type unicode characters in almost (if not all) keyboards and laptops. For most PC keyboards, hold down the alt key while pressing the numbers on the keyboard that represents that characters in decimal notation.

This allows us to type in alot of different characters immediately: §3↨S♣○•♥☺

Laptops are the the same way, but you may need to press the numlock key first.

[dr911]

Originally Posted by mt2002

Pause startup

Simply press the Pause/break key while the BIOS screen displays. The system is now paused Hit one of the bootup option keys to get into that option, any other key to continue booting normally.

Break out of command

Hit ctrl+break key while a command is executing to break out of it. Works for any command line program.

Type unicode!

You can type unicode characters in almost (if not all) keyboards and laptops. For most PC keyboards, hold down the alt key while pressing the numbers on the keyboard that represents that characters in decimal notation.

This allows us to type in alot of different characters immediately: §3↨S♣○•♥☺

Laptops are the the same way, but you may need to press the numlock key first.

Here's a page for "key board" unicode characters.
http://www.mesweet.net/altkeysymbols.html

[rameam]

Thanks, dr911. Here's another list if anyone can use them.

Alt + 0145 left single quote
Alt + 0146 right single quote
Alt + 0147 left double quote
Alt + 0148 right double quote
Alt + 0134 dagger
Alt + 0135 double dagger
Alt + 0137 per mill sign
Alt + 0139 single left-pointing angle quote
Alt + 0155 single right-pointing angle quote
Alt + 0153 trademark sign
Alt + 0150 en dash
Alt + 0151 em dash
Alt + 0160 nonbreaking space
Alt + 0161 inverted exclamation
Alt + 0162 cent sign
Alt + 0163 pound sterling
Alt + 0164 general currency sign
Alt + 0165 yen sign
Alt + 0166 broken vertical bar
Alt + 0167 section sign
Alt + 0168 umlaut
Alt + 0169 copyright
Alt + 0170 feminine ordinal
Alt + 0171 left angle quote
Alt + 0172 not sign
Alt + 0173 soft hyphen
Alt + 0174 registered trademark
Alt + 0175 macron accent
Alt + 0176 degree sign
Alt + 0177 plus or minus
Alt + 0178 superscript two
Alt + 0179 superscript three
Alt + 0180 acute accent
Alt + 0181 micro sign
Alt + 0182 paragraph sign
Alt + 0183 middle dot
Alt + 0184 cedilla
Alt + 0185 superscript one
Alt + 0186 masculine ordinal
Alt + 0187 right angle quote
Alt + 0188 one-fourth
Alt + 0189 one-half
Alt + 0190 three-fourths
Alt + 0191 inverted question mark
Alt + 0192 uppercase A, grave accent
Alt + 0193 uppercase A, acute accent
Alt + 0194 uppercase A, circumflex accent
Alt + 0195 uppercase A, tilde
Alt + 0196 uppercase A, umlaut
Alt + 0197 uppercase A, ring
Alt + 0198 uppercase AE
Alt + 0199 uppercase C, cedilla
Alt + 0200 uppercase E, grave accent
Alt + 0201 uppercase E, acute accent
Alt + 0202 uppercase E, circumflex accent
Alt + 0203 uppercase E, umlaut
Alt + 0204 uppercase I, grave accent
Alt + 0205 uppercase I, acute accent
Alt + 0206 uppercase I, circumflex accent
Alt + 0207 uppercase I, umlaut
Alt + 0208 uppercase Eth, Icelandic
Alt + 0209 uppercase N, tilde
Alt + 0210 uppercase O, grave accent
Alt + 0211 uppercase O, acute accent
Alt + 0212 uppercase O, circumflex accent
Alt + 0213 uppercase O, tilde
Alt + 0214 uppercase O, umlaut
Alt + 0215 multiplication sign
Alt + 0216 uppercase O, slash
Alt + 0217 uppercase U, grave accent
Alt + 0218 uppercase U, acute accent
Alt + 0219 uppercase U, circumflex accent
Alt + 0220 uppercase U, umlaut
Alt + 0221 uppercase Y, acute accent
Alt + 0222 uppercase THORN, Icelandic
Alt + 0223 lowercase sharps, German
Alt + 0224 lowercase a, grave accent
Alt + 0225 lowercase a, acute accent
Alt + 0226 lowercase a, circumflex accent
Alt + 0227 lowercase a, tilde
Alt + 0228 lowercase a, umlaut
Alt + 0229 lowercase a, ring
Alt + 0230 lowercase ae
Alt + 0231 lowercase c, cedilla
Alt + 0232 lowercase e, grave accent
Alt + 0233 lowercase e, acute accent
Alt + 0234 lowercase e, circumflex accent
Alt + 0235 lowercase e, umlaut
Alt + 0236 lowercase i, grave accent
Alt + 0237 lowercase i, acute accent
Alt + 0238 lowercase i, circumflex accent
Alt + 0239 lowercase i, umlaut
Alt + 0240 lowercase eth, Icelandic
Alt + 0241 lowercase n, tilde
Alt + 0242 lowercase o, grave accent
Alt + 0243 lowercase o, acute accent
Alt + 0244 lowercase o, circumflex accent
Alt + 0245 lowercase o, tilde
Alt + 0246 lowercase o, umlaut
Alt + 0247 division sign
Alt + 0248 lowercase o, slash
Alt + 0249 lowercase u, grave accent
Alt + 0250 lowercase u, acute accent
Alt + 0251 lowercase u, circumflex accent
Alt + 0252 lowercase u, umlaut
Alt + 0253 lowercase y, acute accent
Alt + 0254 lowercase thorn, Icelandic
Alt + 0255 lowercase y, umlaut

[khanjee]

very very nice.

[ferrija1]

Or you can always use the character map/palette.

For Macs:
http://www.gosquared.com/liquidicity/archives/172

[franca]

Create Shortcuts to Turn Vista's Firewall On/Off

[khanjee]

thanks

[Feral Geek]

Why would you want to use IE in Kiosk mode????

[ferrija1]

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-aweso...n-a-usb-drive/

[ChuckE]

Originally Posted by Feral Geek

Why would you want to use IE in Kiosk mode????

Kiosk mode is useful for organizations that provide a computer with Internet connection in an open area, all for the purpose of accessing THAT company's website.

An example would be at a banking institution where the customers might want to check for the current interest rates, etc.

Those kiosk's would not be used for personal on-line banking.

Why are you asking?

[khanjee]

nice sharing

[valis]

Originally Posted by ChuckE

Kiosk mode is useful for organizations that provide a computer with Internet connection in an open area, all for the purpose of accessing THAT company's website.

An example would be at a banking institution where the customers might want to check for the current interest rates, etc.

Those kiosk's would not be used for personal on-line banking.

Why are you asking?

man, they are everywhere. Walmart and Target have them for hiring, walgreens for photodevelopment, you can't swing your arm's without knocking one over it seems.