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Latest Windows Me News & Tips!
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Adjust taskbar and Start menu
options:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com -
Select the Taskbar and Start Menu Options icon in Control
Panel to select Start menu options--such as: always display
the Start menu on top, hide the Start menu, show the clock,
and use personalized menus--and to customize the Start
menu and taskbar.
The steps using the mouse:
On the Start menu:
Point to Settings.
Click Control Panel.
In Control Panel:
Click the Taskbar and Start Menu icon.
Note If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed,
click view all Control Panel options.
In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box,
select the appropriate tab:
To select Start menu options such as: always display the
Start menu on top, hide the Start menu, show the clock,
and use personalized menus, select the General tab.
To customize the Start menu and taskbar by adding or removing
items and adjusting other options, select the Advanced
tab.
The steps using the keyboard:
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows
logo key).
Move to Settings by pressing S.
Select Control Panel by pressing C.
In Control Panel:
Select the Taskbar and Start Menu icon by using the arrow
keys.
Press ENTER.
Note If all of the Control Panel icons are not displayed,
press the TAB key until view all Control Panel options
is selected, and then press ENTER.
In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box,
select the appropriate tab by pressing CTRL+TAB (continue
to press TAB until you reach the desired tab).
To select Start menu options such as: always display the
Start menu on top, hide the Start menu, show the clock,
and use personalized menus, select the General tab.
To customize the Start menu and taskbar by adding or removing
items and adjusting other options, select the Advanced
tab.
How to install Windows~Me without a previous OS installed
tip:
By Raymond, WenTechGeek.com -
Yes you can install Windows~Me without having a previous
operating system installed.
1. You need to have a pervious Windows version's CD available.
2. You need to copy the Windows Me source files to the
hard drive and installing from your hard drive is
recommended.
3. When you are prompted for a previous operating system,
simply insert your Windows95/98 CD and browse to the directory
where the source files are located.
4. You can then continue installing on a clean system
without having to install a previous version.
5. This should save a you lot of time in the event you
need to reinstall Windows Me from scratch.
You can add live Web content to your desktop:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
Want to add some "live" content from the Internet
to your desktop? Maybe a stock ticker or up-to-the-minute
news headlines? The Active Desktop interface in Windows
Me can do it. The desktop item will be automatically updated
periodically to provide you with the latest information.
Here's how:
Right-click the desktop, point to Active Desktop, and
then click Customize My Desktop.
Make sure Show Web content on my Active Desktop is selected,
and then click New.
Now to add content, type a URL into the Location field,
Browse to find a picture or HTML document, or click the
Visit Gallery button to connect to the Microsoft Active
Desktop Gallery on the Internet.
Click OK and then OK again.
Temporarily Turn off Startup
By Raymond WebTechGeek
You may have some programs that you'd sometimes
like to run as part of your Startup group, but not always.
A handy solution is to put the shortcuts to these programs
in a separate StartUp.Not folder beneath the C:\Windows\Start
Menu\Programs folder (see Figure 3-4). You can then easily
drag the shortcuts from the StartUp.Not subfolder to the
regular Startup folder when you want to recommence running
the applications at startup time.
You can also keep Windows from loading the
Startup group at all by holding down the Shift key during
the Windows phase of the bootup process.
The Windows Startup Menu
By Raymond - WebTechGeek
The Windows Startup menu (shown earlier) gives you a
set of choices regarding how your computer starts before
Io.sys carries out its default commands. Io.sys reads
Msdos.sys before the Startup menu appears.
Normal > Starts Windows.
Logged > Same as Normal, but writes out the file Bootlog.txt,
which tracks the load and startup sequence.
Safe Mode > Starts Windows in Safe mode. Safe mode
is a generic Windows startup with VGA graphics, but no
networking.
Step-by-Step Confirmation > Same as Shift+F8. Ask
for confirmation before carrying out each command from
Io.sys. Helps to isolate trouble.
You can Customize the Windows
Media Player screen:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
You can specify the media information you'd
like to see on your screen. Choose a graphic equalizer,
captions, information about the media you’re listening
to, or video setting controls.
Go to the View menu, point to Now Playing Tools.
Point to the options you would like to see or hide. You
can even choose to hide everything except the visualization,
which will expand to fill the available space on your
screen. If you don't like Windows Media Player, try WINAMP
or more here.
You can close several programs
at once:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
Ever get in a hurry and suddenly need to
close multiple programs and windows all at once? Yes.
Here's a real cool trick for getting that done fast!
Choose the programs and documents you want to close by
holding down the CTRL key while you click each item's
button on the taskbar. Right-click one of the selected
buttons, and then click Close.
You can add Image Preview to
any folder:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
If you choose to store your pictures in a folder other
than the My Pictures folder, you can turn on Image Preview
to preview your pictures.
* On your desktop, click My Computer.
* Now click the disk drive where your pictures are located,
and then click the folder that contains your pictures.
* Click the View menu, and then click Customize This Folder.
* In the Customize This Folder Wizard, click Next, select
Choose or edit an HTML template for this folder, and then
click Next again.
* Select Image Preview, click Next, and then click Finish.
Here's how to reveal more information about
your CPU:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
To reveal a little bit more information on your CPU,
we've found this neat little trick (for Intel-based machines).
You starts with opening your Registry key using Regedit.
Here's how:
On the Start menu, click Run.
Type REGEDIT and then click OK.
Follow this path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0.
Click VendorIdentifier and put a space between "Genuine"
and "Intel" and then close Regedit.
Right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Properties.
There is now a bit more information about your computer
listed underneath the 'Genuine Intel' line. You'll see
that your CPU comes from the "x86 Family A Model
B Stepping (version) C," where A, B, and C represent
the appropriate values in your system. This same information
is now available in the Identifier line on the path, two
rows above in the Registry. When you restart Windows Me,
the default information will be restored.
How to Change Windows Startup
Graphic:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
Before your computer displays the Windows
Desktop, you're treated to an animated (640 x 400) Microsoft
Windows advertisement. This graphic is embedded in the
Io.sys file in your root directory, and is easy to change.
more here!
Print Fast - Create a printer
shortcut:
By Raymond, WebTechGeek.com
Did you know you can give yourself fast,
drag-and-drop access to initiating a print job by creating
a printer shortcut on your desktop.
Here's how:
Go to the Start button and click on it, point to Settings,
and then click Control Panel.
Click and drag the Printers icon to your desktop, and
then click Yes.
Now when you want to print a file, drag it onto your new
printer shortcut, and the print job will begin immediately.
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