Restart XP from Task Manager

If the computer locks up and you can't access the Start menu, you might still be able to invoke Task Manager using the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination. You can restart your computer from there:

1. Click the Shut Down menu
2. Select Restart

This is better for the system than doing a hard reboot (turning the computer off with the power button).

How to print selected text from web pages

Want to print just a part of a web page? One way to do it is to copy the text you want and paste it into Word, then print the document - but there's an easier way.

1. Highlight the specific text (or image) you want to print.
2. Press CTRL + P or click File Print.
3. In the Print Range dialog, click the option button for "Selection" ("All" is the default). 4. Click OK.

This will print only the selected portion of the page.

How to get rid of the Remote Desktop title bar?

If you like to use the full screen view when you connect to another computer with the Remote Desktop Connection, you might want to get rid of the RDC title bar that shows up when your mouse pointer finds its way over the top center of the screen. To prevent it from showing up, perform these steps:

1. Before connecting, in the RDC dialog box, click the Options button.
2. Click the Display tab.
3. Clear the box labeled "Display the Connection Bar when in Full Screen Mode."
4. Click OK.

Where is the Vista Start Menu folder?

QUESTION:

I recently bought a computer with Vista installed. I like it for the most part but I'm still confused about some things that were changed. In XP, I could go to Documents and Settings, Default User, Start Menu and remove things from the start menu. I can find it in Vista. Is there still a way to do this? Thanks!

ANSWER:

Vista has changed the path for that data; it's now in the Users folder instead of Documents and Settings.

The full path is: Users \ Default \ AppData \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Windows \ Start Menu

If you want to modify the Start Menu for your own user account (rather than all users), there's an easy way. In the Search box on the Start menu, just type: shell:start menu