| Remove
Items From the Control Panel |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
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| Problem: you have
removed an application from your system and there is still an applet in
the Control Panel for it. Unfortunately, you can't simply drag Control
Panel items to the Recycle bin. Solution: Go to Start -> Find -> Files
or Folders, and search for all files with the extension .CPL (use "*.cpl").
Locate the one for the application that you no longer have. (This can be
a process of trial and error, as you click on each one to see what it does.)
When you locate the file, move it to the Recycle Bin, but don't delete
it yet! Refresh your desktop by clicking anywhere on it and hitting F5.
Wait. (You may have to reboot, but it's unlikely.) If and when the applet
disappears from the Control Panel, you can safely delete the .cpl file. |
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| Screen
Capture |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
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| You can do a screen
capture by pressing the "Print Scrn" button, opening Paint, and choosing
Edit \ Paste. That pastes the screen shot into Paint as a bitmap! Once
you have the image in Paint you can cut out the sections you want or otherwise
manipulate the image. |
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| Longest
Battery Life |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
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| You
can conserve battery power on a notebook PC by setting Windows 95 to do
a minimal amount of disk caching. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
From the Performance tab, click File System. On the Hard Disk tab, make
sure Mobile or docking system is selected under 'Typical role of this machine'.
Your system won't be as fast as it was before, but it will last longer
on a battery charge. |
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| Hot,
Hot, Hot-key combo |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| A
shortcut is one of the fastest ways to access a file or an application.
So what's the fastest way to access a shortcut? A hot-key combo-a keyboard
combination that's equivalent to selecting the shortcut. To set up a hot-key
combo to a shortcut, right-mouse click the shortcut and choose Properties.
Click the Shortcut tab, then click inside the Shortcut key box, where it
says "None." Type the letter you'd like to use in combination with Ctrl+Alt
to access the shortcut (Windows 95 will enter the Ctrl+Alt), or type Ctrl+Shift
and a letter, if you prefer a different beginning. Click OK, then try out
your new combo. (Note: Be sure not to use a keyboard combination that corresponds
to another command in one of your oft-used applications, or you'll override
the original.) |
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| Start
Your Day With A Song |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| Want
something more than a sound to play every time you start Windows 95? Then
start off with your favorite jingle (*.MID file). First, make sure that
no sound is set to play upon starting Windows 95. Open the Control Panel,
double-click Sounds, select the Start Windows event, and select None in
the list of sounds under Name. Then add a shortcut to the jingle you have
in mind to the StartUp folder. Right-mouse click the shortcut, choose Properties,
and click the Shortcut tab. On the Target line, the path should read: "c:\windows\mplayer.exe
/play /close c:\windows\jingle.mid" (where C is your Windows drive
and jingle is the name of the midi file you want to play). Click OK, rename
the shortcut, if you wish, and restart Windows 95 to test it out. |
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| How
to refresh Windows quickly |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| To
make windows changes quicker than using the restart button in the Shut
Down, hit Ctl-Alt-Del and choose Explorer. The shut down screen will come
on, click "No". When the question comes up if you want to end the task
click "Yes". Windows will automatically restart Explorer because it can't
run without it and your changes have now taken effect. |
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| Put
the Control Panel in the Start Menu |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| Would
you like to have the Control Panel inside your Start Menu? Open up File
Explorer and create a new folder in your start menu (c:\windows\start menu)
and rename it exactly like this: Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Now click on START and select the new option called Control Panel. Neat
huh? |
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| Windows
95's hidden Easter Egg - Product Team |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| Windows
95 has a hidden Easter Egg that presents a cute little display of the people
who made it all possible. Right-click anywhere on the desktop and select
New Folder. You'll have to rename the folder three times to see this Egg:
first name it "and now, the moment you've all been waiting for" -- then
press F2 and name it "we proudly present for your viewing pleasure" --
then press F2 again and name it "The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!"
Now double-click on the folder. |
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| Windows
95's Easter Egg - Help Credits |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| Go
to the Start Menu and click Help. Click the tab marked Find. At this point
you may get a wizard asking you to set up Find. If you do, use the defaults.
In the Find dialogue box click Options. Set the top section to: All the
words you typed in order, set the next section to: begin with the characters
you typed. Click OK to return back to the main dialogue box, and enter
in the top box exactly: Who knows who built this tool? Hold down Shift
and Control while clicking the Clear button. Click Options again, and set
the top section to: At least one of the words you typed, set the next section
to: contain the characters you type. And click OK to return back to the
main dialogue box. In the top box enter exactly: The Shadow knows! Hold
down Shift and Control while clicking the Clear button. |
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| Windows
95's Easter Egg - Volcano Screensaver |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| If
you have your screen saver on 3D flying text, change the text to "volcano".
When the screensaver comes up, it will list the names of a lot of volcanoes
throughout the world! |
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| How
to kill the password dialogue box on Start Up |
| Platform:
Win95/NT |
User
Level: Intermediate |
|
| If
you're prompted for a password whenever you start Windows 95, you know
how irritating (not to mention useless) that feature can be. To kill the
password dialogue box, go to Control Panel -> Passwords. Click on the Change
Windows Password button and change your password to nothing, ie leave it
blank. That should stop the dialogue box from coming up again. |
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