Windows Tips Data Base

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My Favorite Freeware

General Precautions

Preventing Trouble with Windows

Your Own Windows Knowledge Base

Restoring System Files

Troubleshooting Wizards:

MS Knowledge Base

DUN & Modem

56K Modem tip

Faster Dialing

Modem Disconnect

Optimizing Modem

Password box gray

Speedier Connection

Speedup DUN

Stay Connected

General Tips

Add Print Directory to Explorer

Boot Log

CD-ROM Does Not Run

Clean Win98 Install

Changing File Associations

Change MS Office Registration

Character Map

Close Programs

Compatibility Mode Problems

Compatibility Mode Issues

Configure Protected Mode

Control Double Buffering

Control Panel to Start Menu

Copy the Windows Folder

Customize Scanreg

Desktop Shortcut:

Desktop Shortcut 2

Emergency Recovery

Extract from .CAB Files

File Extensions

File Naming

File Re-Associations

File Rename

Force Unknown File Types To Open In WordPad

Force Windows to Unload DLL's

GFP Dibeng.dll

Hard Drive Failure

Hardware Info

Hosts File Ad Blocking

Hosts File Ad Block 2

Hosts File Ad Block 3

Disable Startup Menu

Icon Rebuild

Installation Files

Instant Toolbar

Items in Explorer Sorted Incorrectly

Kill Clippy

KERNEL32.DLL Errors

Live Scrolling

Lock Desktop Icons

Make the Columns Fit

Media Player Nag

Miracle Cure

Memory Management

Move Hard Drive

Mouse & Keyboard

MS Keyboard

Multimedia Tips

Order the Menu

No Ads

Open With

Oust the Update Folder

Printing

Quick Launch

Remove Click Here to Begin

Remove Favorites

Remove Documents

Remove Sys Folders

Remove Task Scheduler

Resize Windows

Restore Show Desktop Shortcut

Scraps

Select Text Quickly

Saving File Searches

Speed Up Windows

Swap File

System.ini Tweaks

System File Checker

Taskbar Not Visible

Tracking Device

Tips

Uncheck Open With

Upgrade Check

View Thumbnails

Winboot.ini

Win2k smart menu

Win95's Secret Icons

Win98 USB Errors

Windows 98 Startup Disk

Win98 product key

Windows Update

Internet Explorer

Address Bar Shortcut

Automatically Clearing the Temporary Internet Files

Backward or Forward with the Wheel Mouse

Branded IE& OE Title Bars

Branded Title Bar

Browsing Speedup

Change IE Search Engine

Customize IE

Home Page Hijacked ?

Internet Explorer Classic Search

IE 4/5 Cache Folders

IE 5 Cookies

Internet Explorer Logo

IE Search Engine

IE-6 SlowDown

Launch Apps in Browser

Outlook Express Ads

Outlook Express Backgrounds

Outlook Express Splash

Outlook Express not listed in IE options as email client

Stop Viruses

Networking

CAT 5 Patch Cable

DHCP Fix

Hidden Folders

Master Browser

Multi-Protocol Routing

Private Network IP

Perfmon

TCP/IP Checklist

Registry Tips

Typical Reg Layout

A Simpler Backup

Backing up & Restoring the Registry

Cleanup Scanreg Files

Compacting Windows Registry

Keeping your Registry clean with RegClean

Manual Restore

Optimizing the Registry

Regdone

Registry Checker

Registry Restoration

Scanreg /Fix

Unload Win98 DLL's

Shut Down

Disable Fast Shutdown

Dumping Compressed Drivers

Forced Exit

Log Off Prompt

Remove Log Off

Shortcut to Reboot

Shutdown Problems

Task Time Out

Win98 Hangs

Start-up

Disable The Password Dialog Box

Fixes for Windows Startup Problems

Forgotten Password

One Click Restart

Restart Windows

Scandisk on Boot

Slow Startups

Startup Problems

Win W/O a Password

WinXP W/O Password

Fixes for Windows Startup Problems

Windows NT

Boot

Boot Delay

Boot NT w/ Default VGA drivers

Boot NT in Safe Mode

Change Windows NT Install Source Path

Control Panel to Make OS Selections

Dual Boot

Files Required to Boot Windows NT

NT Boot Errors

WinNT boot problems

Security

Administrator Account

Alphanumeric Password

Disable Change Password

Disabled Password Caching

Minimum Password Length

Secure Network Access

Add plug and play to NT

Delay Unlocking Workstation

NT 4.0 Disaster Recovery

NTHQ

NT Kill Hung Process

RAS

View HotFix Patches Installed

View Resources

Windows XP

Add\Remove XP Features

Balloon Tips

Boot Disk

Boot Sector

Browsing Speedup

CD Auto Play

Cleaning the Prefetch Directory

Close Multiple Windows

Compatiblity Mode

Configuring Explorer in XP

Configuring the Desktop in XP

Copy/Move/Send to

Defragment Boot Files

Device Driver Rollback

Disable Ballon Tips

Disable Error Reporting

Disable Search Assistant

Disable Startup Programs

Disable Virtual Memory

Disable XP Default CD Burning

Diskcache

Downloads

Downloads #

Explorer Opening Folder

Fast System Settings

Free System Resources

Folders lose their view settings

Hosts

IDE to DMA

Remove icon boarder shadows on the desktop

Icon Stash

Increasing System Performance

Image Toolbar

Kill Description Popups

Last Known Good Configuration

Mouse Quit

Move\Copy

Move XP

NTFS Performance

NTFS vs FAT32

Optimize XP

Opening Windows Explorer

Opening Windows Explorer (2)

Performance Increase

Reactivation

Remove Shared Doc Folders

Remove Windows Messenger

Rename Multiple Files

Repair Installation

Repair Windows XP

Restoring Access to CD ROMs

Restore Points

Restore Protected Files

Restore to a previous state

Rollback a Device Driver

Run Shortcut

ShutDown

Disable Save Settings @ Exit

Improper Shutdown

Kill Unresponsive Apps @ Shutdown

Power Off @ Shutdown

Shutdown Event Tracker

ShortCut to Shutdown

Shutdown Restart

Shutdown Time

Slow Shutdown

Timeout Non Responding Apps

XP Hangs @ Saving your Settings

XP Hangs @ Shutdown

Select "Open With" Programs

Send To Notepad

Services, Do You Need ?

Services Explaned

Skip the Welcome Screen

Speedier Searches

Speedup Network Browsing

Speed XP Start Menu

Sounds

Stop Indexing

Swap File?

System File Check

Sound Recorder

System Restore

System Restore @ Command Prompt

System Restore Settings

Taskbar Grouping

Transparent Icons

Tweaking FAQ

Undeletable File ??

Unload DLL's

Unsigned Drivers

View Settings

Welcome Screen

XP CD Path

XP Firewall

XP Missing or Corrupt Files

Device Manager

Change a Devices Resources

Device Mgr

Networking Information

OSI 7 Layer Model

Network Protocols

Network Teminology

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