There are several computer's tricks that seem to be undocumented or not documented at all, some of them are really neat and for sure some of you know one or two that you use, it is also sometimes difficult to track the really useful ones as some web pages list some you rarely use and some others are not listed at all.

So I decided to start this thread to share those little secrets and tricks.

Here are two that I can share.

1- If you have a wheel mouse you can click the wheel and it creates an anchor in the page you are, do this in one side of a long web page, a double arrow cursor is also displayed over the anchor, if you move this double arrow, below or above the anchor, the page is going to start scrolling in that direction, if the distance from the anchor is small, the page would start scrolling at a good speed for reading, if you move it a little farther away, it would scroll faster, I have found that the UP and DOWN keys in the keyboard are better for controlling this, the DOWN key increases the speed, the UP key decreases the speed or stop it (This works also in Word but the keyboard keys cannot be use there).

2- Windows Explorer in Windows XP can have different views like Details, Thumbnails etc. but the Thumbnails view shows you the name of the file and that can take a lot of space if the names are long and you have many pictures you want to view. If you are in any other view and you press Shift while changing to Thumbnail View the picture will display without any file name and more pictures can be displayed in your screen.

Now is your turn.

Wow! What a neat little...thingy!

DavyWavy -

To bring up System Properties press down window key and pause/break key together

One that I like...

To add Copy to... and Move to... context menu options

Create the following registry keys

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Copy To
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Move To

For the Copy To's set the default value to {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} and for the Move To's
set the default value to {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}

Now when you right click on a file or folder, above the send to option are two new options: Copy to Folder
and Move to Folder
You can copy or move files or directories to other folders with this.


DATERMINEHTOR


MY HOME PAGE!

http://daterminehtor.blogspot.com/

That's a really cool one daterminehtor!

To simplify it for users who don't like going through the registry, I just made a Windows Scripting Host script that will add the appropriate keys. It will also copy an uninstall file to the Windows directory and add an entry into the Add/Remove Programs area for easy removal. I'll add this to the Script Repository area of my web site later, but for now here's the file if anyone wants it. (Just unzip and run the install.vbs file.)

Not that it makes any difference, but I think you can do it with two new entries instead of four. I've attached a zip with two reg files to merge if anyone is interested - works on 98se.

Attachment #1, (zip file)

One of my all-time favorites is one I did for my neighbor yesterday who complained her computer was gradually getting slower and slower to boot. I went into 'System Information' from the Start menu>system tools>system configuration utility>startup. She had around 30 things running at startup. I unchecked all but systray, scan registry and AVG. Rebooted and this fixed the problem.

I also like this little jewel I found on annoyances.org for getting rid of the Network Neighborhood icon on my desktop:

Use regedit.exe or copy the below to notepad and save it as Nohood.reg then double
click on it

just make sure you have a enter after dword:00000001
make sure your cursor can go at the start of the next line -- rule of reg files:


REGEDIT4


"NoNetHood"=dword:00000001

Edit: for some reason the reg edit will not copy and paste so here is the link, scroll down to Vernon's post of December 25 12:27pm:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/t1009197640

I'm particularly fond of any Windows key shorcuts. Favorite is Windows key + L to lock the system (in XP).

Will post more once I remember them.

I've posted this before, but it's been awhile:

There are many websites and ezines(Lockergnome) with very small hard-to-read type. If you are using Internet Explorer you can click on "View", point to "Text Size" and click on "Largest".

But sometimes that won't work. Makes you want to reach right through your modem and slap a website designer upside the head.

To be able to read small text, have Internet Explorer "ignore font sizes specified by web pages".

Here's how you do it. In Internet Explorer, click on "Tools", click on "Internet Options", click "Accessibility", check the box next to "Ignore font sizes on web pages". Click "OK", then click"OK" again.

Of course, some pages will not look right and even jumble or smear their letters when you do this. In that case, go back and uncheck "Ignore font sizes specified on web pages".

One which I like a lot and that I often use is :
Hold down the CONTROL Key while scrolling especially when reading Email and you can enlarge or make the fonts smaller depending which way you move the wheel. Release the CONTROL key when the size is to your liking.

81 Newbee

Ok, that was cool and new to me. Nice!

Rabbi Bob
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http://www.rabbibob.com/
http://www.betamountain.org/

Rabbi Bob
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http://www.rabbibob.com/

Right click in the scrollbar and ...

Window key and "E" ...

Alt & F4 ...

Don't use CAD anymore with XP there is no need. }>

Wow ! What a neat thread Roni !
One of my faves is F11 for full screen .

Another satisfied PC Q&A customer

Old Guy

If you have track ball. Hold <Ctrl> down and scroll. This will change the size of the wording in the page

Old Guy

These are two I've used many times to restore normal operation or to shut down Windows when an application froze the cursor or a mouse or mouse driver went weird.

To exit a hung app in Windows NT or later, press CTRL-ALT-DEL, then use the TAB or Arrow keys to select Task Manager. Once there, use the TAB or arrow keys to outline the Application tab label and press ENTER. Use the arrow keys to select the hung application, then use the TAB key to outline End Task. Press ENTER and you're done.

To shutdown Windows without a mouse, Press and hold CTRL, then add ESC to bring up the Start Menu. Even better, the Windows Hot Key will do the same with one keystroke. Then Press U to bring up the Shut Down Windows dialog box and use the Tab and/or arrows keys to select Shutdown. Press ENTER and you're done.



Allyn

To select all files above or below a selected file in an explorer window, Shift+Home or End. Combine with clicking column headings to sort the window accordingly (in detail view) and it can make certain file management tasks a lot easier.

Winkey+F - couldn't live without it.

One that I like and use frequently, I learned from someone on PC911.

Click on Ctrl + n, and it opens another window, exactly the same one that you have open.

It is especially helpful,if I need to to another website, and look something up. This way, I still have the original site waiting for me to get back to it.

Thanks for the tip CTL+N, I'll add it to my list (below).
CTRL+X, C, V, A, Z, P, S, B
Cut, Copy, Paste, Select ALL, Undo, Print, Save, Bold selected text

...Wayne

...Wayne

I use these two files to clear my trail. I put a shortcut to each in the start menu with shortcut to Internet Options and Click on each before shutdown.


@echo off
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\SPOOL\PRINTERS\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\SPOOL\PRINTERS\*.*
IF EXIST C:\Windows\WMPLIBRARY_V_0_12.DB DELTREE /Y C:\Windows\WMPLIBRARY_V_0_12.DB
IF EXIST C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.* DELTREE /Y C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\*.*
cls


REGEDIT4
<-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\Player\[br />RecentFileList]
<-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Nico Mak Computing\WinZip\filemenu>
<-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\RealNetworks\RealPlayer\6.0\Preferences\MostRecentClips1>
<-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\CLASSES\Software\RealNetworks\[br />RealPlayer\6.0\Preferences\MostRecentClips1]
<-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\[br />Explorer\Doc Find Spec MRU]
<-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\[br />Applets\Wordpad\Recent File List]
<-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\[br />Explorer\FindComputerMRU]
<-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs>

I use Alt + Print Screen alot...to capture just an open app or window.

Here is a list of keyboard shortcuts...straight from Microsoft.

General Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+C (Copy)


CTRL+X (Cut)


CTRL+V (Paste)


CTRL+Z (Undo)


DELETE (Delete)


SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)


CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)


CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)


F2 key (Rename the selected item)


CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)


CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)


CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)


CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)


CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)


SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)


CTRL+A (Select all)


F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)


ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)


ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)


ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)


ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)


CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)


ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)


ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)


F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)


F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)


SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)


ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)


CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)


ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)


Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)


F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)


RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)


LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)


F5 key (Update the active window)


BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)


ESC (Cancel the current task)


SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)


Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)


CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)


TAB (Move forward through the options)


SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)


ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)


ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)


SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)


Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)


F1 key (Display Help)


F4 key (Display the items in the active list)


BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)


Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)


Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)


Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)


Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)


Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)


Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)


Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)


CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)


Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)


Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)


Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)


Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)


Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)


Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)


Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)


SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)


NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)


Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)


Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END (Display the bottom of the active window)


HOME (Display the top of the active window)


NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)


NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)


NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)


LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)


RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)


Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)


LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)


UP ARROW (Move up one row)


DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)


PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)


PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)


HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)


END (Move to the end of the line)


CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)


CTRL+END (Move to the last character)


SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)


Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O (Open a saved console)


CTRL+N (Open a new console)


CTRL+S (Save the open console)


CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)


CTRL+W (Open a new window)


F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)


ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)


ALT+F4 (Close the console)


ALT+A (Display the Action menu)


ALT+V (Display the View menu)


ALT+F (Display the File menu)


ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)


MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)


ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)


SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)


F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)


F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)


CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)


CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)


ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)


F2 key (Rename the selected item)


CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)


Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)


ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)


ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)


ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)


ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)


CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)


ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)


CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)


CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)


Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)


CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)


CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)


CTRL+H (Open the History bar)


CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)


CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)


CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)


CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)


CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)


CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)


CTRL+W (Close the current window)

Thanks Darren,

I have just got your long list of keyboard shortcuts printed it is 8 pages long but well worth it.
Peter

I like setting keyboard shortcuts for commonly used applications. For example, I set CONTROL+ALT+N for Notepad and CONTROL+ALT+C for Windows Calculator. This way if I need to type a quick note or figure something out, I'm a quick 3-key click away from the needed app. (It becomes second nature so much that I find myself doing it on systems that I haven't set up for it. )

To set a keyboard shortcut, find the shortcut for an app in the Start Menu and right-click on it. Choose Properties and then type the desired shortcut key without the Control+Alt (e.g. "N", "C") under Shortcut Key. Finally, hit Ok.

Thanks,jason,I just set a bunch of shortcuts,as I'm really too lazy to move the mouse and select them in my quicklaunch bar,and it's alot faster !
Thanks for the tip !

Another satisfied PC Q&A customer

This one doesn't give me the shortcut option in XP.

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Onward & Upward !
Sid

WINDOWS 10
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro MB
Intel i5 3750K CPU
8g Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
Corsair Neutron 250g SSD

Thankyou Jason,

That is an excellent tip and sure saves time.

I got really annoyed with the amount of time it took me to go through my favourites looking for a link, so I made my own home page. I find it so much quicker to load that and then goto my favourite links.

Mick

re: Question about 'Getting Rid of the Network Neighborhood/My Network Places Icon'
Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 12:27 am
Posted by Vernon

use regedit.exe or copy the below to notepad and save it as Nohood.reg then double
click on it

jut make sure you have a enter after dword:00000001
make sure you cursor can go at the start of the next line -- rule of reg files

REGEDIT4


"NoNetHood"=dword:00000001

The Above Looks good to me . I only wish someone would give me exact, and I do mean exact, instructions so this dumb guy can kick his network neighbors ass out of town.

Sorry Bob. The exact file shows up when I post and also in the edit page, but the copy of the post will not show the reg file. Weird. Go to Vernon's post and high light the edit from Reg 4 to the last character. Open 'Notepad' and right click on the highlighted file and choose 'copy'. Right click on the blank Notepad and choose 'paste'. Press 'enter' ONE time only after the last character. Under 'file' at the top of Notepad choose 'Save As' and type NoNetHood.reg. Close Notepad and open Windows Explorer and find the file. Double click on it and choose 'install'. Reboot.

Thanks for that tip Jason. My calculator is waaaaay on the right side of the start menu and I am forever needing it.

I used this following tip from my brother.
Right click the tool bar at the bottom of the screen and click on Toolbars. From the dropdown menu, select Quick Launch. Now I drag all the Icons from my Desktop onto the Quick Launch bar. This leaves many programs only one click away and also frees up your desktop.

Crockett

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How's this?

1. Save the file attached to this message as "nonethood.reg".
2. Run it.

Great post Roni ,I may have missed it,but one I use a lot is ALT & Printscreen to just get the active window.It comes in handy to show pics for troubleshooting here in the forum.I have a list of a bunch somewhere,but my ahemmm, record keeping isn't toooooooo good,Tuff

To quickly access Internet Security Properties in IE 6, double click on the small "Internet" Globe at the right hand side of the status bar.

Noonie

Create custom toolbars: Create a new folder on your desktop and name it "xxxxx toolbar" (or whatever, the toolbar part is the important thing). Drag and drop whatever files you want to have access to into the folder. Then right click on the toolbar and select New Toolbar. You should see the name of the folder you just created. Check it and have fun!

Geeks make the world go round!

Geeks make the world go round!

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>> That's a really cool one daterminehtor!

>> To simplify it for users who don't like going through the registry, I just made a Windows Scripting Host script that will add the appropriate keys

Posts 18 & 4

Hi Jason... you and Daterminehtor teamed up very nicely on that one. Congratulations to you both!

Will it work correctly in W9.x, ME, XP, and 2000K?

Take care... Randell

>Will it work correctly in W9.x, ME, XP, and 2000K?

I use it in XP without problem, and use Steve's SENDTO for 998se.

DATERMINEHTOR

MY HOME PAGE!

http://daterminehtor.blogspot.com/

Well, Roni, you really did it this time. I printed out the WHOLE thing down through 33 pages. And I'm sure there will be more......
I have tomorrow off and will go through this treasure trove, hacking and tweaking my widdle heart out.
I'm glad I have a ghosted image to backup to.......

Good idea Roni,

Here's one I have used for a couple of years.

Right click on the desktop.
select "new" then "shortcut"
In the command line box enter:

C:\WINDOWS\RUNDLL.EXE user.exe,exitwindows

click on finish, then give it a name.
You can shutdown with two clicks of the mouse, or you can, as I do, drag that shortcut down to the task bar and then shutdown with one click..

Edited as per Sid's instructions
This applies to Windows 98 se. not sure about the other versions of Windows.

(here at PC911 of course)

1 - Install only the programs that you are actually going to use (Grogan)

2 - When you are going to tight the screws, remember: you are building a computer, not assembling a car (Shelly)

3 - Leave the Registry alone! (Steve Y)

Where's the fun in following the advice in numbers 1 and 3? LOL

Jim.

Here's one I haven't seen yet.

To create a new folder in Explorer, Alt+F and enter twice.

This has two advantages - some people's "New" context menu item takes a while to open, and it's fun to see if you can beat it by double tapping enter - I never have. Be sure focus is on the folder, and not a file within it - i.e. be sure nothing is selected.

I have seen several posts about creating an extra toolbar, but I haven't seen anybody mentioning the easiest way of creating one
You can drag My Computer icon to the border of the Screen and a new toolbar will be created (The cursor should be as close to the border as you can)
Some other Icons in the desktop can create a new toolbar the same way, like My Network Neighborhood, and My Documents
If you open Windows Explorer you can drag and drop any folder or driver to the border, (the Start or Programs folder for instance)

This works in Windows /XP/2000 as well. Simply click and drag your My Computer icon onto the Task Bar near the right side icons next to the clock. This will create a cascading menu from where you can easily access just about anything on your system.

Guns don't kill people. Husbands who come home early kill people.

"Thanks for the tip CTL+N, I'll add it to my list (below).
CTRL+X, C, V, A, Z, P, S, B..."

My Microsft "Natural" pro Intellitype keyboard with built-in wrist rest does all this:
Cut, Copy, Paste, Select all, Undo, Print, Save, Bold, selected text and a whole lot more like: favorites, search, back, forward, stop, refresh, redo, underline, open, print, web/home, mail, mute, volume, play/pause, prev track, next track, media, find, save, all, undo, My Computer, calculator and sleep.

Add to the above all the other well known Windows/Microsoft shortcuts-tricks and this keyboard can do all but the actual typing...;
OK, I have and use AOL "Point and Speak" (~and~ on occassion, Kurzweil's "Voice Pad") so my marvelous keyboard is not even needed most times.

Started a nice thread here Roni,congrats.

One I like,if you have the "Google"toolbar.To create a deeper screen,
move the Google bar up into that wasted space to the right of File,Edit,View_______Help!

Unlock Toolbars and drag Google up.

Cheers<K

KIWITAS

One more, but this is for Outlook Express.

To delete your "sent" folder, open the 'sent' folder, click the Ctrl + A and that will highlight everything in the folder, then just click on delete. That will delete everything in the folder.

It works for the "deleted" folder, also.

In fact, it would probably work for a lot of folders.

Unless I missed it in this long list of shortcuts, you can also remove "My Network Neighborhood" icon from the desktop with Tweak UI. Click on the "Desktop" tab in Tweak UI and uncheck "My Network Places."
You can also just recheck it if you ever want to get it back.

I have been so impressed with what I have learned here at PC911. I’m an old “newbie”, (soon to be 71 years old)...and have been computing for 5 years. I was totally clueless when I began...like, “How do you turn it on?” Since then, I have come lightyears...but I still don’t know if I’m an Intermediate yet. There’s Newbie, Intermediate, and Expert. You
guys here are Expert, for the most part. Maybe you can tell me when I get to be an Intermediate. Is there some kind of test or something? Maybe some kind of Intermediate
Graduation Certificate? I’m just smart enough to know I’m dumb...and that’s not as dumb as it sounds. Many people are dumb and don’t know it cause’ they’re...dumb. I’m just smart enough to know I’m dumb. Am I too dumb to be an Intermediate? But smarter than a "newbie"?

DavyWavy -

Here are a couple of keyboarding tricks for shutting down your computer or one to restart.

To shut down: windows key+u+s and then ENTER

To Restart: Windows key+u+r and ENTER

To Restart just Windows:windows key+u+r and hold down shift and ENTER

Enjoy, I use these all of the time

jkitc

dell pentium 4 1.3 gigs
windows M.E.
256 mb rdram p.c.800.
n.a.v.2001
explorer 5.5 sp2
road runner broadband
zone alarm 2.6 362

well, great thread, being a novice, most of the tips i didn't understand and maybe someday will. but i did learn a few things today.
thanks, the tips i learned today are:
#2 ju-jets 84
#3 yomana 1953
#11 mike 1
#9 allyn
#36 ropera (advice)
#37 bob g
#35 roni

thats my purpose to learn billy

Hey, all these tips are great. There's just one thing missing from a lot of the posts: The system they apply to. Please be sure to indicate which version of Windows, or whatever, you're referring to.

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Onward & Upward !
Sid

WINDOWS 10
ASUS P8Z77-V Pro MB
Intel i5 3750K CPU
8g Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM
Corsair Neutron 250g SSD

Thanks to all for the great tricks!

One of my favorites:

Make a shortcut of "Send To" and put it in the "Send To" folder. When you need to add a new option to "Send To", create a shortcut and right click on it; choose Send To.

Copper

Just thought of more:

As you're browsing the web and find a page you'd like to keep, like these "tricks and secrets", select send page and save it as a draft. Works in Netscape, don't know about IE.

When I create a document to send as an attachment, I save and send it as an .rtf file. Not everyone uses the same word processor or even the same version.

Select "Test Only" for your mp3 files before you record them. If they are corrupt you won't waste a disk. Works in Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. I made a few coasters before figuring that out.

Open a new email and select all the addresses for those emails that always go to the same group of people and save it as a template. I like to use my own address as the To and enter the others as BCC. Don't forget to update the template when someone changes their address.

Copper

To check for dead links w/o using a program I select the "Thumbnails" folder view in Windows Explorer while browsing my Favorites folder, just open the Favorites folder or a subfolder within it and Windows Explorer will try to give you a preview of all of your links, if you see a tiny 404 error page then the page may be dead. This is on Win2K

This is a great time saver (tested on Win 98, should work for other versions):

1) Windows Key + r (opens run prompt)
2) Type 'calc', 'sol' (solitaire), 'mplayer2' (media player), 'notepad', 'wab'(address book), write (wordpad)....(or any other executable in the WINDOWS directory--there's plenty!)

I believe this works because the run prompt sets the default directory for C:\WINDOWS. However, I don't know why 'wab' works since it is located in C:\Program Files\Outlook Express. Anybody know?

EDIT: It's the windows key, not the start key. Sorry

Which key is the "Start" key? LOL

I can get to run by using the Windows key plus "r".

Jim.

Wellllll, since this thread is getting long, one I like to use for these long PC911 threads is to right click in the scroll bar so I can get where I want to more quickly.

Hey Tuff, I pressed alt+Print Screen and got nada.

Edit: Nevermind, gotta use the clipboard don't ya?

I use the Irfanview Sharon,it works good as you can resize it to show here in the forum,that way it helps to troubleshoot ,Tuff

Oops! I meant the windows key not the start key (kicks himself).

Here is a tip I like. Right click on the taskbar and select toolbars and check desktop...now hold the cursor over the vertical line in front of desktop toolbar and hold down and drag to the desktop...next right click and choose view and check large icons. Next uncheck show text.

This works in Win2k, however in 98se I think you need to choose hide desktop icons when you have active desktop enabled.

PolaRay

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Executables like wab that are not in the Windows folder can still be launched without typing the full path at the run line if they are registered under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths In fact, you can assign an alias to any exe program so you have something easier to remember when typing out the name. There is an alias builder script in PC911 Tips and Tweaks that will automate the process for you.

Roni,

Great topic!

Here's a page some people might find useful:

http://www.dx21.com/SCRIPTING/RUNDLL32/REFGUIDE.ASP?NTI=4&SI=6

You guys and gals provide fine reading,

paladin1

Here's one that I found by accident a couple of years ago,

To shrink and expand Windows volume control use Ctrl+S

Nagaho

My taskbar is at the bottom of the screen. I want to add my folder icons to it and clear the desktop.

I can call up the quick launch bar and put them in there but that makes a double wide bar at the bottom...don't want that.

I want only the one bar....can't seem to get that going the way I want it.....

Crockett first put me on to this couple of posts up

Well, Here's the proof of it's never over till it's over. I came back and read the added posts 27 and 29 which held the answers to my question.....

Maybe I'll just hold any further questions until this topic comes to rest, if ever. As far as I'm concerned we could keep it going as it's own side forum......

Some of my favorites...especially on web pages like this one.
In IE while reading the active window press the
Space bar to page down.
Ctrl+Home go to top &
Ctrl+End go to bottom.

Lots of good stuff here! Thanks all!
Try Win Key + U for a surprise! It talks!

Click. Crunch. Join. Feel Good.

In Windows 98 I found that if you screw up your taskbar by clicking on it wrong, you can get it the way you had it before by pulling it down and then pulling it back up. Pull it up and down until it looks right.

I have had to do this for people many times.

Try this if you use IE, go here http://www.bookmarklets.com/tools/search/srchbook.phtml

right click on Search Google, add to favorites, then drag it up to your links toolbar, rename it SG to save space, now you have instant google search box. Highlight any text and click SG and it will feed right into a Google search. Of course javascript must be enabled.

Along the same line, I use a freeware program called Add-A-Button available at http://www.harmonyhollow.net/aab.shtml This program allows creation of personalized toolbar icons of your own choosing. For example, I created icons for PC 911, Google Advanced Search, and Mail that goes directly to OE without the standard dropdown menu. I also created one that links directly to a program that empties temp. internet files and IE history with one click.

Jim.

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Just drag the icon , that you want on the quicklaunch, on the bar. One by one . They will eventually fill the bar and make double arrows at the end. No need for double bar.

Jane

Jane

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