Saturday, 26 November 2011

A Desktop Shortcut To Hibernation

The Shutdown.exe command can shut down or restart your computer, optionally forcing it to shut down even if some programs attempt to prevent it. But it does not include an option to to hibernate. To create a shortcut, right-click on an empty space on the Desktop and select 'New->Shortcut'. In the 'Type the location of the item'box copy this text:

rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll SetSuspendState


Click on the Next button. In the 'Type a name for this shortcut' box type 'Hibernate' then click on the Finish button. If the shortcut does not work, then you will probably need to configure your computer to enable hibernation. click on the Start button and select 'Settings'. click on 'Control Panel' then double-click on the 'Power Options' icon. click on the 'Hibernate' tab and make sure the 'Enable Hibnernate' checkbox is checked. 

Add 'Open New Window' in right-click

You can add the 'Open New Folder' option, when browsing from folder to folder, to the right-click menu by going to the Regsitry and looking for this string:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Default Icon\Shell\Shellex

Right-click on the 'Shell' string and select 'New->String Key' and name it 'opennew'. Right-click on the new string and change the value to read 'Open New & Window'. Right click on the 'opennew' string and select 'New->String Key' and name it 'Command'. Right-click on it and change the value to read %1.

Assign A Drive Letter To A Network Computer Or Folder

Assign A Drive Letter To A Network Computer Or Folder

1. Open My Computer. 
2. On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive. 
3. In Drive, select a drive letter. 
4. In Folder, type the server and share name of the computer or folder you want. 


Example:
\servernamesharename.
-or-
Click Browse to find the computer or folder.

Side Notes:
- To open My Computer, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
- To reconnect to the mapped drive every time you log on, select the Reconnect at logon check box.
Mapped drives are available only when the host computer is available.
- Network drives are assigned letters from Z to A, and local drives (your hard drive and removable storage devices) are assigned letters from A to Z.
- You can assign a computer or shared folder to a different drive letter by disconnecting from the drive and then reassigning it to a new drive letter.