PC Tips : Mute Windows XP Sound Instantly using Shortcut

Instant Mute (Windows XP)

Normally we all use windows sound settings / tray icon to mute sound if needed, Instead of that we can create a shortcut on desktop and use it instantly.

Use the following steps to create a small shortcut on desktop to mute the sound instantly :


Open Notepad


Just copy and paste the below mentioned codes :


set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
oShell.run"Sndvol32"
WScript.Sleep 1500
oShell.SendKeys"{TAB 2} "
oShell.SendKeys"%{F4}"


Save it to mute.vbs


Now double click on the shortcut to mute sound instantly.

PC Tips : Stop Internet Explorer opens by default

Your default browser is something like XXXX, but some web pages opens only in Internet Explorer. If you want to disable IE, here is the solution :

In Start Menu select Set program access and defaults (you can get this from
Control panel -> Add or Remove Programs also)

Select Custom

In Choose a default web browser :

Select your Browser and in right side Click on Enable Access to this Program check box
And Disable Access to Internet Explorer by unchecking the check box

Close all the windows and restart you default browser.

Now all your web pages will open in your default browser only.

PC Tips: Disable Thumbnails (Windows XP)

Thumbs.db is the cache file of the current picture which is available in the directory. To remove this, you can use the following steps :

Open any folder then goto Tools menu and select Folder Options

In folder options, select View Tab

in Under Files and Folders, Deselect Do Not Cache Thumbnails


Else


Open Registry Editor using Regedit, then goto

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

In Right side pane, double click on DisableThumbnailCache and change the value to 1

Close Registry Editor and Logoff / Restart your PC.