hi frnz,

u may ve used Ram to boost up ur PC speed. but nw. we can also use PENDRIVE as a RAM - can be use externally... with some modified settings u can use as a RAM

STEPS:

1. connect ur pendrive to ur pc( sud b atleast 1GB, will b better if u got 4GB)

2. after connecting, wait for sometime till ur pen drive gets detected by ur pc

3. after gettin detected, u got to do some work

4. right clik on MY COMPUTER and select properties

5. go to advanced and then to performance setting and then to advanced then

6. from that select pen drive and then click on custom select  " chek the value of space available"

7. enter the name in the initial and max columns

now u just used the memory of the pendrive as the "Virtual Memory"

8. now restart ur pc and enjoy the speed

Run Commands for Windows.

Goto run>> and type these commands.

• Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
• Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
• Add Hardware - Wizardhdwwiz.cpl
• Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
• Administrative Tools control - admintools
• Adobe Acrobat (if installed) - acrobat
• Adobe Designer (if installed)- acrodist
• Adobe Distiller (if installed)- acrodist
• Adobe ImageReady (if installed)- imageready
• Adobe Photoshop (if installed)- photoshop
• Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
• Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
• Calculator - calc Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
• Character Map - charmap
• Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
• Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
• Command Prompt - cmd
• Component Services - dcomcnfg
• Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
• Control Panel - control
• Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
• DDE Shares - ddeshare
• Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
• Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)- directx.cpl
• Direct X Troubleshooter- dxdiag
• Disk Cleanup Utility- cleanmgr
• Disk Defragment- dfrg.msc
• Disk Management- diskmgmt.msc
• Disk Partition Manager- diskpart
• Display Properties- control desktop
• Display Properties- desk.cpl
• Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)- control color
• Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility- drwtsn32
• Driver Verifier Utility- verifier
• Event Viewer- eventvwr.msc
• Files and Settings Transfer Tool- migwiz
• File Signature Verification Tool- sigverif
• Findfast- findfast.cpl Firefox (if installed)- firefox
• Folders Properties- control folders
• Fonts- control fonts
• Fonts Folder- fonts
• Free Cell Card Game- freecell
• Game Controllers- joy.cpl
• Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)- gpedit.msc
• Hearts Card Game- mshearts
• Help and Support- helpctr
• HyperTerminal- hypertrm
• Iexpress Wizard- iexpress
• Indexing Service- ciadv.msc
• Internet Connection Wizard- icwconn1
• Internet Explorer- iexplore
• Internet Properties- inetcpl.cpl
• Internet Setup Wizard- inetwiz
• IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration) - ipconfi/all
• IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /displaydns
• IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)- ipconfig /flushdns
• IP Configuration (Release All Connections)- ipconfig /release
• IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)- ipconfig /renew
• IP Configuration(RefreshesDHCP&Re-RegistersDNS)-ipconfig/registerdns
• IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig/showclassid
• IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)- ipconfig /setclassid
• Java Control Panel (If Installed)- jpicpl32.cpl
• Java Control Panel (If Installed)- javaws
• Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
• Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
• Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
• Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff....
• Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
• Microsoft Access (if installed) - access.cpl
• Microsoft Chat - winchat Microsoft Excel (if installed) - excel
• Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)- frontpg
• Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
• Microsoft Paint - mspaint
• Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)- powerpnt
• Microsoft Word (if installed)- winword
• Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
• Minesweeper Game - winmine
• Mouse Properties - control mouse
• Mouse Properties - main.cpl
• Nero (if installed)- nero
• Netmeeting - conf
• Network Connections - control netconnections
• Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
• Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
• Notepad - notepad
• Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)- nvtuicpl.cpl
• Object Packager - packager
• ODBC Data Source Administrator- odbccp32.cpl
• On Screen Keyboard - osk
• Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed) - ac3filter.cpl
• Outlook Express - msimn
• Paint - pbrush
• Password Properties - password.cpl
• Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
• Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
• Phone Dialer - dialer
• Pinball Game - pinball
• Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
• Printers and Faxes - control printers
• Printers Folder - printers
• Private Character Editor - eudcedit
• Quicktime (If Installed)- QuickTime.cpl
• Quicktime Player (if installed)- quicktimeplayer
• Real Player (if installed)- realplay
• Regional Settings - intl.cpl
• Registry Editor - regedit
• Registry Editor - regedit32
• Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
• Remote Desktop - mstsc
• Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
• Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
• Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof) - rsop.msc
• Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
• Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
• Security Center - wscui.cpl
• Services - services.msc
• Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
• Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
• Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
• Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
• SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
• System Configuration Editor - sysedit
• System Configuration Utility - msconfig
• System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)- sfc /scannow
• System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)- sfc /scanonce
• System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot) - sfc /scanboot
• System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)- sfc /revert
• System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)- sfc /purgecache
• System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc/cachesize=x
• System Information- msinfo32
• System Properties - sysdm.cpl
• Task Manager - taskmgr
• TCP Tester - tcptest
• Telnet Client - telnet
• Tweak UI (if installed) - tweakui
• User Account Management- nusrmgr.cpl
• Utility Manager - utilman
• Windows Address Book - wab
• Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
• Windows Backup Utility (if installed)- ntbackup
• Windows Explorer - explorer
• Windows Firewall- firewall.cpl
• Windows Magnifier- magnify
• Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
• Windows Media Player - wmplayer
• Windows Messenger - msmsgs
• Windows Picture Import Wizard (need camera connected)- wiaacmgr
• Windows System Security Tool - syskey
• Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
• Windows Version (to show which version of windows)- winver
• Windows XP Tour Wizard - tourstart
• Wordpad - write

Windows XP supports two primary files systems : FAT and NTFS. The following sections introduce the two file systems

and then you discover some guidelines for making your choice.

→ The FAT File System

FAT is acronym for file allocation table.FAT is supported by all versions of windows. Two variants exist: FAT ( or FAT 16)

and FAT 32. FAT 32 was introduced with windows 95 ( SR2 ) and is still supported by windows XP. The difference

between the two is in how they allocate space for internally tracking files and the size of the hard drive partitions they can

access.

FAT 16 can access drive partitions up to 2GB and can store only up to 512 entries in the root directory. FAT 32 can

access drive partitions up to 32GB in size and has no limit on the number of files that can be stored in the root directory.

If you choose to format a drive using FAT, Windows XP automatically uses the FAT 32 standard. In addition, any floppy

disks formatted by Windows XP automatically use the FAT system.

→  The NTFS file System

NTFS is an acronym for new-technology file system. The file system was introduced with Windows NT.

Windows NT systems were designed to be used in a networked environment — something never intended for FAT

systems. (A networked environment is one in which multiple computers are connected in some sort of network.) Wider

information accessibility meant greater concern for security and a potentially greater number of people accessing the data.

FAT systems just weren’t robust enough for such an environment.

NTFS can now access drive partitions up to 2TB in size. (That’s two terabytes, or 62.5 times larger than the largest

partition accessible by FAT 32.)

→  Making your choice

The default file system for hard drives in a Windows XP system is always NTFS. In most situations, this will work just

fine for you, and you should accept this default when formatting. Some other nuggets are worth considering :

→ If your system must be accessed by multiple operating systems (for instance, you have a dual-boot capability on your

system), then you should use a FAT 32 operating system.

→ If your hard drive partition is very small (256MB or less), then FAT 32 is a fast and efficient choice.

→ If the hard drive partition is small and you want its data to be accessible if you boot to a floppy, use FAT 32.

→ If you need to store very large files on your system (such as big databases or multimedia files), then you should prefer

NTFS.

→ If you need increased file security or you share your data with others over a network, use NTFS.

--Kuldeep Kumavat.

File Allocation Table (FAT) is a partially patented file system developed by Microsoft for DOS and was the primary file system for consumer versions of Microsoft Windows up to and including Window ME. FAT as it applies to flexible/ floppy and optical disk cartridges (FAT 12 and FAT 16 without long file name support) .

History of FAT:

The FAT file systems  was created by Bill Gates and Marc McDonald in 1977 for managing disks in Microsft Disk BASIC. In August 1980 Tim Paterson incorporated FAT into is 86-DOS operating system for the S-100 8086 CPU boards; the filesystem was the main difference between 86-DOS and is redecessor, CP/M

The name originates from the usage of a table which centralizes the information about which areas belong to files, are free or possible unusavel, and the where each file stored on the disk. To reduce the management complexity, disk space is allocated to files in contiguous groups of hardware sectors called clusters. The maximum possible number of clusters had dramatically increased over time, and the number of bits required to identify a cluster is used to name the successive major versions of the format. The FAT standard has also evolved in serveral ways where backward compatibility with existing software has been preserved.