How to Reactivate the Inoperative Help and Support Center in Windows
The Windows help and support center which could be called up via the ‘Help and support’ option in the Start menu had always proved to be very convenient. And then it suddenly stopped functioning without any apparent reason. You can solve this problem and the function can mostly be resurrected via the command line. The procedure […]
How to Open a Command Prompt from a Folder’s Right Click Context Menu
Even though a graphical user interface is indispensable, the command prompt still comes in handy at times. However, when you wish to bring up the MS-DOS box, the shortcut is hidden deep within the start menu. How about making the command prompt available instantly? If you use the command prompt frequently, the best way to […]
How to Change Monitor/Screen Resolution in Linux
Changing monitor or screen resolution in Fedora or RedHat is possible from the command line: all you need is the command that will open the interface to change the settings. I say this is easier, because you won’t have to search through the program menu(s) looking for it. But, you need to take some precautions […]
How to Set a Screensaver as the Desktop Background
You want to set your favorite screensaver as a background to pep up your Windows desktop during a presentation. Windows however does not allow this at all. How to make it work? Here is a simple command prompt which will make it work and it’s quite simple to do.. Open Start > All programs > […]
How To Use FTP Through the Command Line
It is possible to upload files to your web server using the Windows command line. The command line has an inbuilt tool that will allow you to connect to your web server using FTP. However, I would recommend you not to use this as it is a bit difficult and you have to enter commands […]
Play Music in Command Line or Text Mode with MP3 Blaster
The heart of the Linux or Unix platforms lies in the text mode of the OS, popularly known as the command line. Many enthusiastic open source developers have helped to bring entertainment even to the command line atmosphere, which is perhaps unimaginable for a Windows user. MP3Blaster is one such non-graphical music player for Unix-like […]
Windows RUN Commands you may not know
Here are some Windows RUN Commands which can be used to start applications from the RUN. In windows XP or Vista Run can be invoked either by selecting it from the START menu or by Pressing Windows key + R. You can try these commands to simplify your computing experience and also to run different […]