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Tips For Clean your path 2008-04-05 08:12:45 As you install and uninstall programs over a long period of time, you'll notice that some programs starts to run little bit slower. Once of the reasons for this maybe that your program search path is...
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Run Explorer from the command prompt and make it open a specified directory 2008-04-05 07:34:32 You can make the Windows Explorer
open to a directory of your choice from the "DOS/Command Prompt" by using the Start command
.
At the command prompt, type
Start
and press ENTER. For...
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Quick visit to your network neighborhood 2008-04-05 07:33:45 Can't remember the full path name to a shared device on your network
, or is it just too long to type every time? Here's an easier way to get to your network.
Choose "Run" from the "Start" menu.Type...
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Faster way to get to your desktop 2008-04-05 07:31:34 To get to your desktop in a hurry, you can either:
1. Right click on the taskbar and select "Minimize All Windows," or
2. Press CTRL+ESC and then ALT+M.
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Tips For Quick run 2008-04-05 07:30:34 If you still use "Start | Programs | Accessories | Notepad" to run Notepad, you might appreciate the "Run" command in the "Start menu."
Click on "Start" (or press CTRL+ESC) and select "Run"Type the...
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Add style to your DIR command 2008-04-05 07:28:29 If you find yourself going to the "DOS Prompt" or "Command Prompt" to perform certain functions, it's hard not to use DIR command
. Here are some "styles" you can add to your most often used command...
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Speedup your 1X, 2X, and 3X CD-ROM 2008-04-05 07:26:56 Following steps could speedup your
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Get statistics for all drives at once 2008-04-05 07:25:33 If you have more than a couple of drives, it's not always fun to get properties for each drive one by one to check free space, etc. Here's a better way:
Simply select all the drives in your "My...
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Speed-up the response of your Start Menu 2008-04-05 07:24:43 Feel like your Start
Menu takes just too long to open pop-up (sub) menus? This could delay could add up if you have to travel through a few pop-up menus to get to your word processor every day....
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You know how to change the wallpaper; here's a way to change the startup and exit screens 2008-04-05 07:23:21 Don't like those exit screens that you see when you shutdown your computer? Well, change them!
Edit LOGOS.SYS and LOGOW.SYS files in your Windows directory (C:\Windows for example) using Paint Brush...
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Document Scraps: Save bits and pieces of your files 2008-04-05 07:20:21 You're typing the last three minutes of your report for your boss, and a brilliant thought comes to your mind. Who's got time to create another document to put down the thought... Well, why not just...
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How to log into FTP sites that require a user name and a password using Netscape 2008-04-05 04:09:45 If you ever tried to log in to a password protected FTP site, you've probably seen the following message in Netscape
:
Access Denied,
anonymous login not supported
You can avoid this error...
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How to login to multiple online services using one modem (at the same time!) 2008-04-05 04:07:24 If you ever wanted to log on to your local internet provider, to your America Online account and to your CompuServe account, etc., at the same time using one modem and a phone line, here's how to do...
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Configure the file types supported by Quick View 2008-04-05 04:06:01 Right clicking on a file and selecting "Quick
View" will let you quickly view it's content. However, you'll notice that only a small number of files are supported by the Quick View. Here's how to add...
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Long and short file names explained 2008-04-05 04:04:23 Now that we can use long file names (file names longer than 11 characters), here are some facts about them and short file names:
Every long file name has an alias that complies with the 8.3 file...
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Find files... 2008-04-05 04:01:43 Don't forget the power of "Find Files or Folders" utility ("Start Menu | Find | Files or Folders..."). For example, you can use this utility to find out the largest files
on your system or search for...
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How to change folder icons 2008-04-05 04:00:02 If you're getting tired of seeing the same icon for Folders, try this:
Double click on "My Computer"Select "View | Options"Select "File Types" tab Highlight "Folder" from the "Registered file types"...
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Short-cuts can also be bookmarks to OLE documents 2008-04-05 03:58:45 If you're using an OLE enabled application (such as Microsoft Word), you can create short-cuts that are bookmarks to Word documents (for example).
Start the application (Microsoft Word in this case)...
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How to permanently disable AutoPlay 2008-04-05 03:57:11 If you frequently insert and remove CDs, you may want to permanently stop the AutoPlay feature -- specially if you have children that swap game CDs who may not know how to handle "AutoPlays."...
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Upgrading your file system to NTFS 2008-04-05 03:54:48 If you choose not to convert your file system to NTFS while installing NT, you can still upgrade to NTFS using CONVERT.EXE.
For example, if you want to convert your FAT file system on your drive C...
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I want my Windows 3.1! 2008-04-07 21:04:38 So you like the new interface in Windows
95 and Windows NT 4.0. But, once in a while you might get an urge to use Windows 3.1 interface or at least two of the commonly used programs -- "Program...
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Shutdown the troubling program 2008-04-07 21:01:52 Does your computer become non-responsive for long periods of time without a warning forcing you to reboot? Next time this happens, follow the steps below and you may be able to isolate the program...
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Would you rather call it a "Trash Can?" 2008-04-07 21:00:37 Did you ever wanted to rename the "Recycle Bin," and found out that you can't rename it like other files and folders?
1. Run "Registry Editor"
Select "Start | Run," type REGEDIT.EXE and press...
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Find out if it's time to upgrade your processor 2008-04-07 20:58:45 If you're not sure if you need to upgrade
your processor
speed, here's a way to find out:
1. Run Performance Monitor -- "Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Performance Monitor"
2. Press...
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Give your 16bit program its own space 2008-04-07 20:56:31 If one of your 16bit Windows programs is crashing often or if you suspect it is causing other 16bit Windows programs to stop responding, try giving it it's own memory space.
Select the shortcut of...
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