I was writing a post on how to reinstall the mouse using the keyboard when I realised that rebooting the PC using the keyboard would be a required step in the process. So I decided to dedicate a whole post to that topic. I will give a few examples of how this can be done.

Using the Start Menu

· Press a Windows key (the ones with the Windows symbol on as shown right), this will open up the Start Menu.
· Use the cursor keys (the ones with arrows on) to highlight ‘Turn off Computer’ and press Enter to select it
· A dialog box will open. Use the cursor keys to to highlight ‘Shutdown computer’, ‘Turn off’ or whatever your version of Windows says, and press Enter again.

Using the ‘three finger salute’

Hold down Ctrl and Alt, and press Delete.

Windows 2000 and XP Home Edition users will be presented with a dialog box with buttons on:
· Use the cursor keys to select the ‘Shut Down’ button and use Enter to select it.
· Select ‘Shut down’ from the list using…

How many of you have hooked up a new Microsoft keyboard and/or mouse and didn’t install the included IntelliPoint software because Windows automatically found the hardware?   As long as things worked when connected, I didn’t miss some of the features that the IntelliPoint Software added. 

But now that I’ve installed the software with Windows Vista, that’s all changed.  The team has added so many improvements in the IntelliPoint software functionality that I thought I’d conclude our 10 Things about Windows Vista series by discussing some of the lesser-known features of the IntelliPoint software.  These features add functionality not only to those who may have problems with the fine print on some sites, but give the hardware more usability for the everyday user as well as the power user and gamer.

I’m using the new Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 keyboard.  If you’re looking for a new keyboard, check this out - www.microsoft.com/hardware/ultimatekeyboard, now available.   The set features a 2.4GHz Bluetooth super thin, backlit rechargeable keyboard and mouse. The keyboard is easy to use with its ergonomic design, including “My Favorites” programmable hot keys, one-touch access to Windows Media Center and a navigation pad to make navigation even easier.  The

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A mouse was invented by Dougles Engelbart of stanford Reaserch centre in 1963, and poineered by Xerox in the 1970s.

A mouse is an input device that is important for graphical user interfaces because you can sipmly point to options and click a mouse button. These types of application are often called point-and-click programs. The mouse is also important for graphic programs that allow you to draw pictures by using the mouse like a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.

A mouse may have one, two or three buttons. The function of each is determined by the program that uses the mouse. A software package may use one, two or al three if them .In its simplest form, a mouse has one button. Moving the mouse on a flat surface produces corresponding movement of a pointer on the screen. Placing the pointer on an option and clicking the button in selecting that option.

Mouse

A mouse may be calassified as a mechanical mouse or an optical nmouse, on the basis of the technology it uses. In a mechanical mouse, the ball that projects through

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