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Change and Replace the "Start" Button Text with your name

( Tested on WIN XP -= Use trick at your own risk! =- ) Have you ever wanted to to change the word "Start" in the Start Button of Win XP but could not figure out how? Changing it is so easy, you dont have to be a geek to do so. All you need to have is a program called Resource Hacker and a brain to follow some instruction. Sounds easy right? What we are going to do is to change the text which happens to be "Start" of the start button. We can only do this so if we alter the text of the explorer shell ( explorer.exe ) with the help of ResHack ( Resource Hacker ). Then after doing so, we need to change the string value of the Shell by typing in the name of the edited explorer.exe file. Lets get started! A. Download the Resource Hacker Program and save it on your desktop. B. After successfully downloaded ResHack, we will navigate to the system32 folder of the Windows Directory. We can easily access the directory by opening "Run" and type in &q

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Here is a list of useful keyboard shortcuts for windows. I have taken this list from the support site of Microsoft. These keyboard shortcuts can be used in Win 9x, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista and Win 7 respectively. Windows system key combinations F1: Help CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs ALT+F4: Quit program SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE) Windows program key combinations CTRL+C: Copy CTRL+X: Cut CTRL+V: Paste CTRL+Z: Undo CTRL+B: Bold CTRL+U: Underline CTRL+I: Italic Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) ALT+double click: Displays properties SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle

Microsoft Excel 2007 Shortcuts List

This list of shortcuts are taken from  Microsoft's Help site . CTRL+SHIFT+( Unhides any hidden rows within the selection. CTRL+SHIFT+) Unhides any hidden columns within the selection. CTRL+SHIFT+& Applies the outline border to the selected cells. CTRL+SHIFT_ Removes the outline border from the selected cells. CTRL+SHIFT+~ Applies the General number format. CTRL+SHIFT+$ Applies the Currency format with two decimal places (negative numbers in parentheses). CTRL+SHIFT+% Applies the Percentage format with no decimal places. CTRL+SHIFT+^ Applies the Exponential number format with two decimal places. CTRL+SHIFT+# Applies the Date format with the day, month, and year. CTRL+SHIFT+@ Applies the Time format with the hour and minute, and AM or PM. CTRL+SHIFT+! Applies the Number format with two decimal places, thousands separator, and minus sign (-) for negative values. CTRL+SHIFT+* Selects the current region around the activ

How to Pass TESDA's Computer Hardware Servicing NC II Exam?

Do I need to pass TESDA's Computer Hardware Servicing NC II Certification Exam? Not so necessary. TESDA's NC examinations are held to evaluate the work quality of our country's technical-vocational workers. But this evaluation however is used to get quality workers by most of the employers both local and foreign. If you won't be keying for a technical job, you don't have to be a TESDA certified worker. But if you want to have a high paying technical job abroad, a TESDA certification is a MUST. Most employers abroad will only hire  TESDA certified workers . As for computer hardware servicing technicians, it is a  MUST . If you are a self professed computer technician and wanting to have your own computer shop, you can not register your shop if you or your worker is not a  TESDA Computer Hardware Servicing NC II certified . And if you want to get employed abroad, remember that foreign employers prefer CompTIA+ passer or equivalent like TESDA Computer H