Configuring Dual Monitors In Microsoft Windows XP

Windows XP offers several functions to its users including the support for ten different monitors at a same time. This gives you the option to use different application in each screen and moreover the application window can be stretched to more than one screen. Here, Windows considers these two monitors as one by extending the desktop to the other monitor that is connected. In addition, one monitor will act as primary monitor whereas the other will act as a secondary one. Given below are some windows tech support guidelines to configure two monitors in Windows XP.

Instructions

·         At the end of the each computer monitor’s display cables, you will find the connectors. Locate it and after locating it, you need to connect it to the display ports that are seen on the backside of your laptop or desktop computer. Keep in mind to connect the cables that matches the ports/ Video graphics array or digital visual interface connectors are generally used by the monitors. It is easy to identify both VGA and DVI connectors as the VGA connectors appear small, will be blue in color whereas DVI connectors are generally white in color, and are much larger. 

·         Navigate to an empty space in the Windows desktop and right click there. From the list of options available, choose Properties.

·         From the Display properties window that appears on your screen, you need to click the tab called Settings.

·         In order to display a number on each of your monitors, you need to click the button called Identify.

·         To position the monitors, you need to drag and drop the computer monitor icons. For e.g. if you are keeping monitor on top of each other, then you need to place the monitor icon on top of each other whereas if you are setting up side by side, then you need to move the icon displaying left monitor to the left of the icon that represents right monitor. Thus, the way in which the windows are moved between each monitor is determined by this layout.

·         By clicking the icon for monitor, you need to set a primary monitor. Put a tick mark to the box that is labeled Use This Device as the Primary Monitor.

·         Next, click the icon for second monitor and also check mark the box called Extend My Windows Desktop Onto This Monitor.

These instructions given by the Windows tech support team will help you to configure multiple monitors in Windows XP computer. For further information regarding Windows XP support, contact Windows tech support number.  

Making A Password Recovery Disk For Windows XP Pro

Image Caption: Windows Password Recovery disk, Password recovery options for Windows XP

If you are still using the Windows XP operating system, it is advisable to upgrade a later version of the operating system immediately. Microsoft has ended the extended support of Windows XP on April 2014 and will no longer by releasing security patches for free download. This renders your computer a standing target to malicious hackers trying to gain access of your data and computer. Besides, this operating system is nearly thirteen years old and technology has evolved a long way in this time. Most software utilities that are released right now are not supported for this outdated operating system. If you want to know about updating to the latest Windows version, you can contact our expert technical team by ringing our Windows Support number.

If you are forced to use Windows XP Pro version in the meantime, it would be a good idea to change your system password regularly to keep users with malicious intent away from your system. However, make sure you never forget the password because once you lose the password, gaining access to your data without a specialized recovery tool is impossible. You would have to take the system to a repair shop because there is no option to gain access once you forget the password. Do not panic; even though there are many hassles of trying to recover data once you lose your password, Windows XP has certain options that lets you recover the password if you have prepared beforehand.

Here’s how you can set up the Windows XP password Recovery Tool:

·         Click on the Start icon to open the Start menu and then open the Control Panel.

·         Inside the Control Panel window, you have to click on the User Accounts option link.

·         If you have multiple accounts, select the account you want to create a password reset disk.

·         Once selected, click on the Prevent a Forgotten Password option which lies inside the Related Tasks header.

·         Insert a blank, formatted disk into your drive of your computer and click on the Next button.

·         Enter the existing password in the Current User Account Password field and then click Next button.

·         Your Windows Xp system will automatically create the Password reset disk. Click Finish to exit.

If you have followed all the instructions to the word, you will be able to easily restore the password in case you ever forget it. Whenever you change your password, make sure you format the Password recovery disk and create a new one. If you have any trouble creating the disk, you can contact us on our Windows Support number.

Get a power efficiency report 

If you have a laptop, you can use the efficiency calculator to get Windows 7 to generate
loads of useful information about its power consumption. Used in the right way, this can
help you make huge gains in terms of battery life and performance.

Steps :
o Open a command prompt as an administrator by typing 'CMD' in Start Search,
and when the cmd icon appears, right-click it and choose Run as administrator.


o Then at the command line, just type in powercfg -energy and hit Enter, Windows 7 will
scan your system looking for ways to improve power efficiency.

o It will then publish the results in an HTML file, usually in the System32 folder. Just
follow the path it gives you to find your report.


o In the given location you will find the energy-report.html file. Now open that file in
internet explorer.

Adding Additional Clocks 

By using this trick we can see clocks for different cities. To make this work on Windows
7, click the clock icon in your system tray. Choose Additional Clocks in the windows that
pops up and add the additional cities you want. Unfortunately, the additional times don’t
exactly get displayed in your tray — you need to hover over the clock.

Steps :
o Click on the clock icon present in the system tray.
o Click on Change date and time Settings. . . option.
o Click on Additional Clocks Tab.

o The clocks for different cities will appear.

Shutdown Timer trick in Windows 7. 

Steps :
o Click Start type CMD in the search box. Right click and click open to run
Command line.



o Type shutdown /s /t 3600 and Enter.
Note: 3600 are the amount of seconds before your computer shuts down.
So , 60secs*60mins=3600secs Means 1 Hour.


o Windows will display message about shutting down in 60 minutes.

o TO ABORT: type shutdown /a To make an abort and stop the shutdown timer.


o A message will be prompted to you that the scheduled shutdown has been cancelled.


o Enjoy.

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Advanced Computer Tips and Tricks 

1) Tip : Windows 7 Cool Feature - Problem Steps Recorder

Windows 7 ships with a utility named PSR (Problem Steps Recorder) that records the
steps you’ve taken on the computer automatically including mouse clicks. You can use
these recordings to speed up issues when you’re dealing with tech support.

Problem Steps Recorder can be used to automatically capture the steps performed by a
user on a computer, including a text description of where they clicked and a picture of
the screen during each click. This capture is then automatically saved to a file that can be
used by a support professional to help the user troubleshoot the issue or understand
what steps were taken by the user.

Steps :
o Click Start  Click Run or (Win + R) to open Run Command.
o Type PSR and Press Enter.
o Problem Steps Recorder toolbar will appear.
    Advanced Computers Tips and tricks.

o To Start the capture simply press on the “Start Record” button:
o Now whatever you do on your computer it will be recorded in snaps as well
   as text.
o  To Stop recording simply press “Stop Record” button.
o  You will be prompted to save the resulting ZIP file:
o  Write the name of the file and save it on the desktop or any location.
o  Now extract the compressed file by right click extract all option.
o A Problem.mht file will be there in the extracted folder.
o Now open the file in internet explorer.
 o Snaps including text and timings of all events will be there in that file.
    Advanced Computers Tips and tricks.
 o By default, PSR will record only 25 screenshots, but this can be changed to
   any number. Click on the small down-arrow next to the help icon, and then
    select Settings
o In any case, PSR is more than just a screenshot capturing tool. Besides
   automating the capturing of what’s going on the screen, it will also highlight
   the user’s mouse clicks, and, most importantly, will provide a detailed textual
    metadata with a description of what the user is doing.
                                       o Enjoy.

How To Save Web Page To PDF File ?

1. Open the Google Chrome browser on your PC or MAC 

2. Then go to the web page that you want to convert as a PDF. 

3. Now press Ctrl+P on Windows PC or Command+P if you are on a Mac to Open the the Print dialog on Chrome Browser. 

4. Now Change the destination to “Save As PDF” and hit the save button.

5. The current web page will instantly be downloaded as a PDF document.