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| Backing Up the Registry |
by Susan Daffron |
If the registry becomes corrupted, your computer loses its mind, so backing up the registry is a good safety precaution |
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| Unlocking Caps Lock |
by Susan Daffron |
Change your settings so you can turn off Caps Lock just by pressing the Shift key |
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| Exploring Advanced System Properties Options |
by Susan Daffron |
Change performance and startup options to streamline Windows behavior, particularly when things go badly. |
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| Vista: Should You or Shouldn't You? |
by Susan Daffron |
Upgrading your operating system is not a trivial exercise, so consider the ramifications before you upgrade to Vista |
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| Clear the Recently Used Documents List |
by Susan Daffron |
Change your Start Menu, so other people can't tell what files you've accessed lately |
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| Change the Quick Launch Toolbar |
by Susan Daffron |
Put stuff you use on the toolbar and get rid of the stuff you don't. |
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| Hibernate Me |
by Susan Daffron |
Hibernate your laptop to conserve battery power |
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| Setting Up a Microphone in Windows XP |
by Susan Daffron |
Getting a microphone to work on your computer isn't as easy as it might seem. |
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| Change Your Display for Easier Reading |
by Susan Daffron |
Windows has a number of ways you can change how it looks to meet your visual needs |
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| Turn Your Photos Into a Screen Saver |
by Susan Daffron |
If you have a bunch of photos you like, use them as your Windows XP screen saver. |
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| Accessibility Options in Windows |
by Susan Daffron |
If you need them, Windows' accessibility options are great in a pinch. |
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| Just Shut Up |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to silence those Windows sounds you don't want to hear. |
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| Change How Explorer Starts from the Start Menu |
by Susan Daffron |
Put Windows Explorer Properties into a batch file and add the batch file to the right-click menu. |
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| Get F.A.S.T. |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to transfer settings with the XP Files and Settings Transfer wizard |
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| Ditch Balloon Tips |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn to remove the annoying messages in the XP Notify Area |
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| Change What Starts |
by Susan Daffron |
Use the System Configuration Utility to stop programs from running at start up. |
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| Start Menu Tricks |
by Susan Daffron |
Keep the Start menu open and tidy it up while you're at it. |
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| Change Your Mouse Pointer |
by Susan Daffron |
Make dinosaurs march across your screen in XP. |
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| Stop the Error Report |
by Susan Daffron |
Turn off the error report to avoid the message when XP crashes. |
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| Windows Display Tweaks |
by Susan Daffron |
Where oh where did my icons and toolbars go? |
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| Change the User Account Picture |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn to change the image next to your account name. |
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| Safe Mode |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn how to force Windows to go into Safe Mode. |
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| Change Word XP Back |
by Susan Daffron |
Return the dialog boxes for mail merge and styles to Word. |
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| Change Your Desktop Wallpaper |
by Susan Daffron |
How to add a picture to your desktop background. |
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| Automatically Update (or Not) |
by Susan Daffron |
Have Windows update itself on your timetable, not Microsoft's. |
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| Where Did the Volume Control Go? |
by Susan Daffron |
Put the volume control icon back on the Taskbar. |
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| Show Full File Names in XP |
by Susan Daffron |
Show the entire file name, so you can determine the file type. |
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| Son of Bob |
by Susan Daffron |
Send the animated search character to the user interface graveyard. |
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| Make XP Usable |
by Susan Daffron |
Lose XP's cutesy interface, so you can get actual work done. |
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| More on Working with System Files |
by Susan Daffron |
How to edit system files with SysEdit |
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| Start Up Weirdness |
by Susan Daffron |
Places to look when you want software to stop running automatically. |
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| Get Your Speaker Icon Back |
by Susan Daffron |
Discover how to put the speaker icon back on your Taskbar. |
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| Change How Windows Starts Up |
by Susan Daffron |
Display a menu, so you can get Windows to boot to DOS or Safe Mode. |
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| Ditch that Modem Sound |
by Susan Daffron |
Use AT commands to quiet that noisy modem. |
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| Find Your Taskbar |
by Susan Daffron |
When the taskbar "falls off" the screen, use a few keyboard tricks. |
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| Change Your Wallpaper |
by Susan Daffron |
How to add "wallpaper" graphics to your Windows desktop. |
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| Gain Control with Control Panel |
by Susan Daffron |
Learn what all those icons do. |
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| Quick Launch Revisited |
by Susan Daffron |
More on changing Windows toolbars. |
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| More on Toolbars |
by Susan Daffron |
Changing the default Windows toolbars. |
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| Fun with Pointers |
by Susan Daffron |
Reginald and Florence scamper across my screen. |
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