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Windows 95/98 - Tips Section
Last Updated: September 5th 2003
Tip Difficulty Level: Varied

Welcome to our Tips & Tricks library. These hints & tips will enrich your computing with Windows 95/98. We have tried our best to collect and compile tips giving you only the best tips including undocumented secrets. Help is build up this section to help other fellow Windows users.

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Desktop Tips
Subscribing To A Channel	Managing Subscriptions
Managing The Channel Bar	Rearranging Your Channels
Creating Desktop Shortcuts Without Desktop In View	Creating Document Shortcuts
Using Scrap Files	Using An HTML Document As Desktop Wallpaper
Hiding The My Computer Icon	WinKey Shortcuts
Minimize, Maximize & Close All Windows	Using HotKeys On The Desktop
Secrets To A More Beautiful Desktop

Taskbar & STart Menu Tips
Hiding Start Menu Folders	Keeping It Clean
Using The URL Address Bar	Adding Special Cascading Items
Adding Shortcuts To Your Startmenu	Moving About and Copying Shortcuts
Removing Shortcuts In Your Start Menu	Advanced Run Features
Working With Toolbars

Windows Explorer Tips
Advanced Browsing	Open Folder With Explorer
Managing Folders	Associating & Re-associating Files
Switching Between Browsing & The Internet	Creating A Hidden Directory
Utilizing The Send To Menu	Browsing With The Address Bar
Advance Explorer Options	More Folder Options
Back To File & Program Manager	Pump Up Explorer View
Details On Selecting Icons	Make Use Of The Links Toolbar
Copying/Extracting From .CAB Files	Windows Explorer In Full Screen

Cleaning & Tuning Tips
Clean Up Tools Tips	Converting To Fat32
Issues on converting to Fat32	Defragging Tips and Trick
Scandisk	Maintenance Wizard
Keeping files up to date	Keeping Watch At The Recycle Bin
Clearing The Documents Menu	Keeping Desktop & Start Menu Clean
Checking Drives With My Computer	Looking At System Information

Speeding Up Windows Tips
Speedier Swap Files	Better Drive Performance
Tuning VCache	Faster Downloading
Faster Dial-up Networking	Speed Up Modem Connections
Enabling DMA Support	Enabling Ultra-DMA Support

Start Up & Shut Down Tips
Editing MSDOS.SYS	Beware Of Inserting CD-ROM During Startup
Creating Custom Logos	Check Your Configuration Files
Shutting Down To DOS	Faster Restart
Emergency Recovery	Dumping Compressed Drivers
Scare Snoopers With Error Message	Shut Down Commands
Clear Recent Documents Automatically	Replace Scandisk With Other Utility
Faster Startup After Adding Network Card	One Click Shut Down
One Click Restart

Shortcut Tips
Assigning Hotkeys To Shortcuts	Useful Internet Shortcuts
Useful File Opening Shortcuts	Create Useful Document Shortcuts
Using Scrap Files

Setup Tips
Before You Begin	Copying The CD In To Your Hard Drive
Setup Switches	Hard Drive Issues
Reclaiming Disk Space	Faster MS Office Setup
Office Upgrade Without Existing Version	Install Windows Without Replacing Another

Dos Tips
Introduction To DOS
Moving Around The DOS Prompt
Dealing With Long Filenames	Utilizing The Start Command
DOS Prompt Interface	Working With DOS Apps
Substituting Folder As Drive	Convenience With DOSKey
More Powerful DIR Switches	New XCOPY Switches
The Handy Undelete Tool	DOS Diskcopy Command
WIN.COM Switches	Hidden COMMAND.COM Switches
Screen Capture Under DOS	Running Shortcuts Under DOS
Allocating Memory For Apps

System Tips
Removing Control Panel Applets	Removing Screensavers
Phone Dialer Configuration	Set Windows 98 to use year 2000 dates
Using Scheduled Tasks	Make Older Applications Compatible
Dr Watson To The Rescue

Accessibitily Tips
Keyboard Shortcuts For Lefties	Configuring Your Mouse For Lefties
More Mouse Option	Easier Looking Appearance
Setting Up Your Keyboard	Accessibility With Sounds
Using The Accessibility Wizard	Using The Magnifier

Multimedia Tips
Better WAV Performance	Advance Media Player Properties
Adding More Life To Your Desktop	Listening To Your CD-ROM Tracks
3D Screensavers	Balancing Speakers
Playing Midi Files On Startup	More Multimedia Settings
Capturing Screenshots	Using Other Graphic Format As Wallpaper
Music CDs & Autoplay	Fiddling With Tracks On Music CDs
Recording Music CDs To WAV files	Secret Cool Icons
Creating Your Own Icons	Play multiple .DAT files automatically
Setting Up Your Speakers In Windows 98	Enabling DMA Access For A DVD-ROM Drive
How To Improve DVD-ROM Video Performance

Short But Sweet Tips
Quickly Minimize All Windows	Composing E-Mails Without Having Outlook Express Open
Saving Your Favorites Folder	Adding Programs To Favorites
Show Me The Desktop	Save Your Search Engine
Getting Ready To Shop On The Internet	Running Internet Explorer 4.0 Full-Screen
Fast Subscriptions	Multiple Subscription Updates
Launch Apps From Your Browser	Faster Security
Using "Run" To Open Websites	Change IE 4.0 Icons
Eliminate Underlines	Restart Windows Fast
Using Paint To Convert Graphic Formats	Saving Windows Update Files

Miscellaneous Tips
Short But Sweet	Mobile Computing
Hardware Profile	Using The Resource Kit Sampler
Windows Help Files	Basic Windows 95 Tips Page 1
Basic Windows 95 Tips Page 2

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