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Tips & Tricks

For

Windows 95

______________________________Version 3.0______________________________

Last Updated 1995-10-01

Windows 95 Tips, Tricks and Undocumented Feature

Here it is …. The BEST Win95 Tips & Trick .hlp file on the scene…

If you have a tip or a trick for Windows 95 that is not included in this .hlp file, please send it to eneuman@haddock.cd.chalmers.se and you will be added to my mailing list and receive a update of this file as soon as there is one.

Only the one that gives me a new tip, will be added to my mailing list, otherwise the list will be to large

This document is Copyright by Eneuman / Hanar SoftWare.

Printing or publishing of this document MUST be authorized.

I DONT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT THEES TIPS & TRICKS MIGHT DO TO YOUR COMPUTER.

Click here  INDEX  to begin


INDEX A

Turn off Auto Load

Avoiding Logo at Startup

AutoPlay Disable

Add file types to the New submenu on the mouse menu


INDEX B

Bitmap as Icon

Booting old DOS


INDEX C

Change Exit Screens

Change the Size and Spacing of Desktop Icons

Changing the My Computer or Recycle Bin Icon

Changing startup logo

Changing taskbar location

Changing the Sort order in Explorer

Check out the file Tips.txt

Clean Install of Win95 Preview

Clock / Calendar

Control the directory or drive where Explorer opens

Control your fonts in Internet Explorer

Convert old .grp files

Copying Graphics

Creating a Scraps folder

Creating static links


INDEX D

Delete files immediately

Desktop Properties

Turn off Desktop Icons

Dialup Scripting with the PLUS! Pack

Different actions on documents

Freeing diskspace

Dual Boot Setup for Win95 / Win 3.1-WfWG


INDEX E

Escaping from a hang

Expand your Taskbar

Expanding all Subfolders

Explorer tips


INDEX F

Fast Control Panel

Fast name change

Find your computer FAST


INDEX G

Getting rid of the Flashing Modem in the Tray

Getting rid of the little yellow Speaker in the Tray


INDEX H

How to install a PC Speaker with Win95


INDEX I

Information about the Registry

Internet Explorer tip

Interrupt settings (IRQs) - where can I change them?

Interrup settings (IRQs) - where is a list of my settings?


INDEX J


INDEX K


INDEX L


INDEX M

Maximum DOS memory

Microsoft Natural Keyboard and Windows 95

Make win 3.x programs compatible

Logitech Mouse tip

MSInfo Program

Music CDs and Autoplay


INDEX N

New XCOPY Switches


INDEX O

Opening an associated file with a different program


INDEX P

Play singel tracks on your CD

Printing to a File


INDEX Q

Quickly Seeing Properties


INDEX R

Real short filenames

Refresh the Desktop without restarting Windows

Renaming the recycle Bin

Remove the tildes in short filenames

Restoring Corrupted Icons

Mouse right click


INDEX S

Saving files

The Send to folder

Soundcard Volume

Speedup Program Tree

Speedup your old CD-Rom

Speedup Win95 by using fast keys

Spell Checking in Exchange


INDEX T

Taskbar Properties

Tips to use with Scheduler

Turn Off the CD-Rom Autorun

Turn off Document menu

Turning off the Exploding Windows Animation


INDEX U

Uninstalling Windows 95

Use Quick View with Any File


INDEX V

Videocard refresh rate


INDEX W

Want to Explore a folder instead of its icon view?

What .DLLs are being used in a .EXE?

What to do if You Hate Explorer!

Where is the Windows 95 equivalent of the STARTUP folder?

Windows 95 Backup

Windows Setup Switches

Windows 95 with SyQuest Drivers

WordMail


INDEX X


INDEX Y


INDEX Z


INDEX for Tips & Tricks

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Windows 95 Product Team

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Escaping from a hang

If you get hung up in win95 and the usual ctrl-alt-delete does not respond, press ctrl-escape. This may bring up the START menu from which you can shut down the system.


Hanar
Hanar SoftWare Info

Information about Hanar SoftWare..

We where 2 programmers that started Hanar SoftWare in 1992, at that time the only thing we programmed was some silly dumb Demos for PC and C64, (I Love those poke and sys codes  ).

Later on we started to program some small DOS utilities like Remove IT,

WHITCH I STILL HAVE COPYRIGHT ON AND WILL SUE Vertisoft System Inc unless they email me DAM FAST, so we can fix our little problem.. If someone who works for Vertisoft System (or know someone that does) sees this, tell them to email me at eneuman@haddock.cd.chalmers.se

Now the other guy that was in Hanar SoftWare, says that he does not have the time to programming because he has to much to do in school. So now its only one active member left… me (Eneuman) .. In 1994 I released a program called Disk Crunsher,  it was a good program, but I think I choose the wrong name for it..

To many people got nervous because of the name..

Now I am working on a program that I will call Multi Zip Processor / MZP

The name Multi Zip Processor / MZP IS COPYRIGHTED BY Hanar SoftWare.

This program will be a Win95 application, and search for several thing in .zips

(Sorry cant tell you more about it now, someone might copy me idea, but I can tell you that everyone will use this program)

If you want to talk to me, I am often in IRC, or you can just email me at eneuman@haddock.cd.chalmers.se

I hope you liked this Help File … Cya !


Saving files

Right-Clicking in Save File dialog boxes:

Try it! If you are saving a file, and right-click in the dialog box, you can change your view, arrange the icons, or create new folders prior to saving the file.

This is great if you suddenly decide while saving that you want to save the file in a folder that doesn't currently exist.


Freeing diskspace

If you whant to free diskspace, you can delete all .avi files in the windows/help dir. Those files only show you some very basic things like: how to move a window, how to use the startmenu etc.


Expanding All Subfolders

To quickly expand the Explorer tree view to show all subfolders for a highlighted drive or folder, simply press the asterisk (*) key on the numeric keypad.


Quickly Seeing Properties

To quickly access the Properties information for any object, hold the ALT key while double-clicking it.


Opening an associated file with a different program
Opening an associated file with a different program:

Hold the SHIFT key while right-clicking on the file in Explorer. The Open With can

now be selected, and you can choose a different application to open the file with.


Avoiding Logo at startup

Either press ESCape during bootup, or edit MSDOS.SYS and add the line LOGO=0 to the Options section.


What .DLLs are being used in a .EXE?
s are being used in a .EXE? What .DLL's are being used in a  .EXE?

Right-click on the application's name, and select Quick View.


AutoPlay Disable

To disable Autoplay from automatically playing a music CD, hold the SHIFT key for a few seconds after you close the CD-ROM drive door.


Soundcard Volume

Single click on the speaker icon in the tray to bring up the master volume control. Double-click that icon to bring up the full mixer controls.


Desktop Properties

A shortcut is to right-click anywhere on the desktop, then select properties.


Windows 95 Backup

The backup program included apparently runs 15-25% faster if you keep it minimized during the backup.


MSInfo Program

Windows 95 comes with a little-known program that shows a lot of system info, called MSINFO. It can be found in the windows/msapps/msinfo folder, and shows information on DLL's, and much more.


Clock/Calendar

Double-click the time in the taskbar tray to see a calendar, and to change the system date/time.


Taskbar Properties

Right-click on an empty part of the taskbar and select Properties for a list of options including auto-hide, always on top, and others.


Changing taskbar location

You can change the location of the taskbar to be the bottom, top, or either side of your screen by simply dragging it to where you want it.


Maximum DOS memory

For maximum DOS memory in an MS-DOS session, add the line LocalLoadHigh=1 to the [386Enh] section of system.ini.


Explorer tips

To get Explorer to show a two directory view similar to File Manager just open two instances of the Explorer, right-click on the Task bar, and select "Tile Vertically". Win95 will retain both if you leave them running when you shut down so that they're instantly available the next time you boot up.


Bitmap as Icon

You can have the icon of all your BMPs a small picture of the actual bitmap.

Open regedit

Find Paint.Picture (or whichever program BMPs are registered to)

Add a New Key under Paint.Picture        DefaultIcon

In the right pane,change the Default Value (by Double Clicking it) to %1.

%1 tells windows the default icon for this file type is in the file itself-since there is no icon in a BMP file, Windows 95 makes a small preview image of the BMP for the icon.Makes sorting and viewing BMPs super easy.


Speed up Program Tree

To speed up the Program tree accessed from the START button ,open the Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and then Control panel.Inside of Control Panel you'll find Desktop, highlight it w/o expanding it.

In the right pane make a right click and choose New-String value.

The name of the string is "MenuShowDelay" w/o the quotes, give it a value of 10 or less.

This value is the time in milliseconds that the popup will wait before showing.

When you restart WIN95 you'll see that the Start menu opens it's popups almost instantaneously.


Expanding all Subfolders
Delete immediately

If you hold down shift while dragging items into the Recycle Bin they will be DELETED immediately rather than being placed in the bin. Just be careful not to accidently multi-select more files than you wanted.Similarly, pressing Shift-Del gives you the same effect.


Convert old .grp files

I installed Win95 into a new directory. Is there a way, now,to get back my WfW 3.11 groups?

I copied all the .grp files to the win95 directory, but how can I now tell Windows to use or convert these files?

-Run the program grpconv.exe in your Windows directory. It will allow you to convert your Program Manager groups to Win95 foldersin the Start Menu.


Videocard refresh rate

Even if Win95 recognises your video card it often requires an entry in AUTOEXEC.BAT to set the correct refresh rates.For instance a Stealth 64 card requires a ref to S64MODE in AUTOEXEC.BAT.


The SEND TO folder
SEND TO folder The SEND TO folder

The "Send To" quick menu (right mouse button on file) shows only the floppy

drives as a destination. You can add any other drive or folder as a

destination by adding shortcuts to the "Send To" folder in your windows

directory.  You must add a shortcut or a ".LNK" file to that folder;  Or

just drag the destination folder to the directory "c:\windows\send to" while

holding the right mouse-button, and choose "create shortcut here" after you

have dropped it.

You can also make shortcuts to your Printer, which makes it easy to print

your documents. Also network drives/folders can be added to the  "Send to"

folder".

Alternatively, any other directory such as a temp directory.

Here is a bonus, if you have different places to send file to but are

related such as:

        "Customers"

                  Customer1

                  Customer2       etc...

You can place in the Send To folder an additional "folder" (not a short cut)

called "Customers", then open that folder and place short cuts to all your

customer's individual folders and name them appropriately.  Then when you

right click a file icon, your "Send To" quick menu will show the new

"Customers" "Sub menu" and then move to it and you will see a submenu of all

your customer's short cuts.


Different actions on documents

In Explorer you can set up different actions to be performed on a document in addition to just the standard 'open' command that will be available to you when you right click on your icon.Go to an Explorer window and choose View | Options and then the tab 'File Types'.

In the list you see, find the association for the file type you want to add an action to, e.g BMP. Double click on it to bring up the edit window.

You should see that there is already at least one action here, probably Open, maybe Print, etc. Click on the New . . . button and type in a new command, like Edit or View or whatever you want. Then select the application you want to use to Edit your Bitmap, as opposed to just viewing it. Then when you right click on a BMP file you will see your new command there and you can easily choose to View, Edit, Open, Print . . . .whatever you want with whatever app

you want to do it with.


The MKCOMPACT.EXE program

There's a magical little program that is automatically installed by Win95 that you can use to make Win 3.x programs more compatible under 95.It is called MKCOMPAT.EXE and is in the Windows\System directory.

Just run MKCOMPAT.EXE - Select File/Open - Open the EXE file that you are having problems with - Start highlighting things that seem like they may make a difference. - Select File/Advanced for more control options - Select File/Save to save the new configuration There is no online help - so some trial and error is in order

until you find the optimal settings.


Turn off Auto Load

To turn off the Auto Load feature of Windows 95 Put the following in your

CONFIG.SYS -or- MSDOS.SYS...

[options]

BootGUI=0


Booting old DOS

To have the option of booting your old DOS everytime you boot up put this in

your CONFIG.SYS -or- MSDOS.SYS...

[options]

BootMenu=1


Tips to use with Scheduler

I always forget my PIN code to my creditcards. Now i use Schedule+ from Office for Windows 95, where i put them in as an "TO DO" that never will be checked, Then they, or it, will automatic be transfered to my Timex DATA LINK Watch for Windows, when i daily update my calender. That means, when I have my watch and my creditcards, I can always use the cash dispensers if needed. You can put in the digits in reverse order, or scramble them in another way. Simple - but very usefull   :-)


Expand your Taskbar

Ever have too many programs open, and the taskbar has a bunch of "icons" that you can't read the title in?  Make it bigger!

This should have been obvious, but I just came across it one day. Just move your mouse cursor to the top of the task bar (if it's on the bottom) and drag it up. Win95 remembers position as well.


Fast name change

Here's a simple trick that saves a bit of time.

When you want to rename a file, folder or desktop item do you find it a hassle to right click the item, choose Rename etc, etc before you can type in the new name?

Well, try this ....

1) LEFT click on the file, folder, or desktop item as you

normally would to select it.

2) Wait a moment, long enough for Windows to know that you aren't

double clicking it, and LEFT click again.

3) 	The file, folder or desktop item is now ready for a name change.

Or the fastest way …

Choose the file you want to change the name on, and press F2.


Creating static links

You can drag icons into your documents...  This will create a static link to that icon, just drag 'My Computer' onto a new Wordpad doc, and double Click to see!


Check out the file Tips.Txt

I just stumbled to this one on my hard drive.  With release 490, there is a wonderful file called Tips.Txt in the windows directory! If you're running 490 (or above) and installed Win95 in your C drive, read the file.


Speed up your old CD ROM
Speed up your old CD-rom

Want to make your single or double speed drive perform like a quad+ speed drive in Win '95 ?  It's easy..

Go to My Computer / Properties / Performance / File System / CDROM

and set the supplemental cache speed to its maximum and the access pattern to 'Quad speed or higher'.  I was shocked to see my little 'ole single speed drive play the previously choppy avi's on a Bugs Bunny CDROM I have.


Spell Checking in Exchange

If you can't understand why there is no spell check in MS Exchange then read on.  It is

because MS Exchange requires a 32bit Spell Checker.  MS Word's 16 bit spell checker won't cut it with MS Exchange.  This is what you do to get a 32bit Spell Checker, call MS and ask for MS Office NT sidegrade.  (Assuming you already have MS Office).  The CD-ROM sidegrade will cost about 15 bucks.  This will allow you to sidegrade your current MS Office to NT MS Office (Which is 32bit).  Not only will your spell checking now work in Exchange, but Word will now support long file names....all for 15 bucks!  If you don't want to install the whole sidegrade and are just interested in the spell checking....just install Word and select spell check as the only option to install.  This will only add Spell Check to your system rather than the whole Word package.


Play single tracks on your CD

Windows 95 allows you to do some strange things with audio CDs.  Try some

of the following:

(1) Go into Explorer and click on your CD drive with an audio CD in it.

(2) In the right panel you will see Track01.cda throuhg Track??.cda.

(3) If you right-click on a track, you can play it automatically by choosing Play from the Quick Menu.

(4) If you double-click on a track, it will play automatically.

(5) Try dragging a track onto your desktop (you can copy it or create a shortcut, it doesn't matter).  Rename the track's copy/shortcut to the song's real name.  Whenever you have the CD in the drive, you can now double-click on it on the desktop to play it.

(6) You can also drag tracks to your hard drive and put them in your Start Menu, or create a directory with CD tracks in it.


Internet Explorer tip

Try this tip if you are using The Internet Explorer that comes with Plus!

The Explorer has it's favourites (bookmarks) menu. Click on open favourites then a window will appear with all your favourites.

Right click, then select "New" then "Folder" now you can create several folders and name them accordingly to your links! This is one easy way categorizing your links into several groups or folders.

The folders will appear in the menu when you click on "Favourites" with your links within them..


Find your computer FAST

If you hate going through the NetHood to find a computer or hate searching through

My Computer or explorer when you know right where you want to go, here is a solution.

Click on Start...Run... and then type in your path.

i.e

Start... Run...C:\win95 > will open a window of the Win95 directory.  This works great with UNC's.  Like Start... Run... \\<server name>\<share name> or you can just use the server name by itself.  If you're looking for a computer, this is a lot faster.


A real time saver

I use this one all the time.  A real saver...

Right click in a Win95 application's file open box for new, copy, delete, arrange, etc. Most of Explorer's functions except half the toolbar and no pull down menus.  Try it.


Real short filename

I wanted to have a directory named "New Downloads" in Win95, but have the short file name be just "DOWNLOAD" instead of "NEWDOW~1" which is less than helpful.

The only time short filenames are relevant is in a mixed computing environment, when you're planning to share files with other users whose systems do not support LFNs. In that case, why not try two things:

1. Train users to start LFNs with the short version they plan to use. In your case, that

would mean naming the folder DOWNLOADS-NEW, which would resolve to Downlo~1.

2. You can get rid of the tildes with a simple registry hack. Add the value NameNumericTail = 0 in the following Registry key:

Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

and the above example (assuming there wasn't already a DOWNLOAD directory) would resolve to the correct eight-character name.


Windows 95 with SyQuest Drivers

More and more people are asking about using SyQuest IDE drives under Win95.

The following information may be helpful.

The support for SyQuest IDE drives as removable drives started with build 431.

In order to enable the support, one has to put:

RemovableIDE=True in the [386Enh] section of the SYSTEM.INI file.

If this line is not there, then Win95's protected mode IDE driver will not load.

In addition, one may find an entry in the IOS.LOG file in the Win95 subdirectory

in which there will be messages such as:

"ESDI punting due to removable hard disk.Unit number xx going through real mode drivers."

When the line mentioned above is added to the [386enh] section of SYSTEM.INI,

the IOS.LOG file will disappear and the Win95 file system will be 32-bit.

The other requirements for this support are that the SyQuest drive MUST have a

formatted cartridge inserted when Win95 starts and there must not me another

32-bit module loaded in SYSTEM.INI such as the one provided  by DTC for their

IDE boards.

There is another setting called "Virtue Memory" in Win95. This will be in

"MS-DOS compatibility mode" if C: drive is a removable drive, SCSI or IDE.


Dual Boot Setup
Dual Boot Setup for Win95/Win 3.1-WfWG

  A text file describing a step-by-step procedure I developed to install a

  dual-boot menu function for my DOS 6/Win 3.11 and Win95 systems.   This

  way, I can choose which system I want to use at boot-up.   Doublespace and

  Drivespace drives can also be handled with this  configuration.  Use this

  method to continue running your critical  programs under your old DOS/Win

  system while you're testing Win95.

*********************************************************************

I wanted to install a dual boot with Win95 & WFWG 3.11 so I could try

out Win95 without sacrificing my old system setup.   Here are the steps

you can take to duplicate my dual boot installation:

*********************************************************************

1.  Copy (duplicate) the whole Windows directory and all it's sub directories to another directory, like \WIN31.  Copy the \DOS directory to another one as well, like \DOS6 .

2.  Edit all the INI files in the WIN31 directory and change all references from \WINDOWS to \WIN31.  The "find and replace" command in most word processors makes this easier, but be sure you save them as text files.

3.  Boot up your PC and install Win95 SETUP through windows program

manager "FILE-RUN".  As you install WIN95 it will rename your CONFIG.SYS AND AUTOEXEC.BAT files to CONFIG.DOS and AUTOEXEC.DOS.  (When you dual boot it renames them back to CONFIG.SYS AND AUTOEXEC.BAT....and then

backups the WIN95 versions as .W40).

4.  After Win95 finishes installing and you are on the desktop, use notepad with "select all files *.*"  to edit the CONFIG.DOS and AUTOEXEC.DOS files and change all \WINDOWS references in them to \WIN31, and all \DOS references to \DOS6 .

5.  In order for the dual boot menu to work, the following lines must appear in the [Options] section of your MSDOS.SYS file:   (If you use Doublespace or Drivespace disk compression you must change both MSDOS.SYS files - one on the boot drive and one in the compressed drive)

  [Options]

  BootGUI=1

  Network=0

  BootMulti=1

  BootMenu=1

  BootMenuDefault=7  (original DOS as default.  Use 1 for Win95 default)

  BootMenuDelay=5    (number of seconds to select something else)

  ;

To add these lines, first, open "My Computer" and use the menu bar to

VIEW - OPTIONS - VIEW - Show All Files, and also unclick "hide MS-DOS

file extensions".  Then double-click on the MSDOS.SYS icon and look.

If it doesn't have all the above lines, you'll need to edit this file

and put them in.

Since the MSDOS.SYS file is "read-only-hidden" you'll need to first

change the file attributes and then use the notebook editor to insert

the new line(s).  Then you'll have to change the attributes back to

their original states when done to protect the file.

To change the attributes, click on the MSDOS.SYS icon using your RIGHT

mouse button.  Select Properties and uncheck the attribute blocks.

Exit and make your text changes, then save the file.  Then put the

attribute check marks back where they were.

 7.  Now, exit Win95 and re-boot.  You should now see the boot menu and

be able to select which mode you want to boot into.

Remember, any programs you install after this will only appear in the

system you were running at install time.   For example, if you install

MS Word under Win95 you will have to install it again under old

DOS/Windows if you want to run it both ways.  You can install the

program to the same directory both times and you'll simply overwrite

the files and avoid having two sets of the new program on your hard drive.


How to Install a PC Speaker driver with Win95
How to install PC Speaker with Win95.

Go to Control Panel, then "Add New Hardware", then "Sound, Video, Game Controller."

Don't let Win95 search for new hardware.  Select "Have Disk".  Browse to where

you have your PC Speaker .drv file.  Install !!!

Presto...your mute PC will now have sound.

To modify the settings for PC Speaker go to Control Panel, Multimedia,

Advanced Tab, In Audio devices you will see PC Speaker.


Changing startup logo

If you want to have another start-logo place a file named logo.sys in your root directory.  logo.sys must have the same format as logow.sys and logos.sys

(320 x 400,256) bitmap.

1. Drag and drop files or desktop objects with the RIGHT mouse button instead of the left, and when you drop them on the target, you get a little pop-up menu giving you options like Move Here, Copy Here, Create Shortcut Here.

2. Also, to drag a file from one folder to another, using only one explorer window, drag the icon near the top or bottom of a scrolling pane, and "nudge" to scroll.


Nice Mouse tip

Do you have a Logitech mouse?  This hack will let you use the middle mouse button as a doubleclick!  Save this as "midclick.reg" and double click it!

**start of midclick.reg**

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Logitech\MouseWare\CurrentVersion\SerialV\0000]

"DoubleClick"="001"

**end of midclick.reg**


Fast Control Panel

Create a new folder on your desktop...  rename it, call it

"Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

Now is should look like the normal Control Panel icon you see in My Computer (not a shortcut). Now do a right click on start (taskbar), click on open.  Move the new folder we just created tothe start menu folder.  Close the start menu folder.Now when you click on start, you should see conrol panel on it... click on it and it will expandand show all the items!  You can do the same with the printers folder and dial-up networking...here are names that you need to name your folders..

Dial Up Network

Dial Up Net.{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}

Printers

Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

If you're browsing through folder windows, it's usually nicest to have Windows 95 set so that it uses a single window that changes when you open a new folder. However, if you want to copy or move files around, it's nice to be able to quickly open a separate window for a folder.

This can be done by holding "CTRL" as you double-click, but it would be nice to have this option on the right-click menu, next to "Open" and "Explore".

To add this to the menu, you need to change the registry a bit. Run the Registry Editor and find the entry for "Directory" under the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" branch.

Under, "Directory", you'll find "Default Icon", "shell", and

"shellex". The one we want is "shell."

Under "shell", add a new key called "opennew". Modify its (Default) value to say "Open New &Window". Then, add another key under "opennew". Call this one "command", and set its (Default) value to "explorer %1".

And that should do it. One side effect is that "Open New Window" now also appears when you right-click on the Start Button, which is completely pointless because it does that anyway. Oh well.


Speedup Win95 with Fast Keys
Speedup Win95 by using fast keys

Object dragging with SHIFT and CONTROL: Hold down the following keys for different actions:

NO SHIFT, NO CTRL

Same Drive:      Move

Different Drive: Copy

Unless the objects selected are *ALL* .COM's or .EXE's in which case:

Same Drive: Create Link

Different Drive (Non-Removable Storage): Create Link

Different Drive (Removable Storage):     Copy

SHIFT, NO CTRL: Always Moves

NO SHIFT, CTRL: Always Copies

SHIFT, CTRL:    Always Creates Link

Certain folders do no allow objects to be dropped (i.e. Control Panel,

and Printers), others always Move To regardless of SHIFT/CTRL status

(i.e. Recycle Bin).


Exploring a Folder
Want to Explore a folder instead of it's icon view?

You could open Explorer, click here, click there, finally get to where you want. A quick solution: Hold down the shift key and double click on the folder/drive.

This will bring up an Explorer window of that folder.


Add filetypes to New Sub Menu
Add file types to the New submenu on the mouse menu.

To add file types to the New menu item on the mouse menu you must edit the Registry.  First, find the extension of the data file for the program in question

(i.e. .doc for Word) under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.  Below the files extension you need to add a new key with the value 'ShellNew'.

Once that key is in place you have two options:  One is to start with a null file

(one with no preset styles, etc.), the other is to start from a template file.

For a null file, in the ShellNew key insert a new string value named 'NullFile' and

leave the value blank. To use a template file, insert a new string value named 'FileName' and set the value equal to the path of the template document.  The default is in the hidden ShellNew directory beneath your windows directory.

When you use the New feature of the button menu, Win95 either copies the template file or creates a null file.


Control the directory or drive were explorer opens
Control the directory or drive where Explorer opens

Create a shortcut to the Explorer with the following command line to open it at the root of C:\

c:\windows\explorer.exe /e,root,c:\

where the syntax is: explorer [/e][,root,<object>]

Actually there is even more to this ... you can use subobjects, but I don't want to type it all out.  Perhaps you have this info anyway.


Change exit screen
Change Exit Screens

You can change those lovely screens you see as you exit Windows95!  Simply start up paintbrush and load up the files LOGOS.SYS and LOGOW.SYS and change them to whatever you want...they're just bitmaps with a different extension!


Create a Scrap Folder
Creating a Scraps folder

You can drag scraps from your documents to the desktop or to folders and create Document Scraps. With these Scraps, you can archive bits and pieces of your documents to use later or to share with another person.

To try it:

Open Wordpad

Type some text

Select the text

Put the cursor over the highlighted text and drag to the desktop

It creates a scrap with some of the actual text in the name of the scrap.


Win95 Setup Switches
Windows Setup Switches

Windows 95 has several switches you can use when executing Setup:

   * /is - Ignores the check of your system check

   * /id - Ignores the check for whether there is enough disk space

   * /iq - Ignores the test for cross-linked files and file directory

      integrity

   * /in - Runs setup without the Network Setup Module

You can also specify a filename (.inf) with setup, that contains

information on exactly what to set up.


Printing to a File

It's easy to set up a special 'printer' to print documents to a simple text

file:

   1. Open the Printers folder in Control Panel

   2. Double-click on Add Printer

   3. Select Local Printer and click on Next

   4. Select Generic from the manufacturer list, and Generic/Text Only from

      the printer list, then click on Next.

   5. Select File from the available ports list, and click Next a couple

      times to add the printer.

   6. Highlight the new icon, right-click it and select Properties, then the

      Paper tab, and change the paper setting to 'continuous, no

      page-breaks.'

You can now select this printer from any Windows application, sending the

output in text format to a file. You'll be prompted for the filename when

you print.


Microsoft Natural keyboard
Microsoft Natural Keyboard and Windows 95

Windows 95 has built-in support for the Microsoft Natural Keyboard, using

the special keys as follows:

   * WIN + R = Display the Run dialog box.

   * WIN + M = Minimize all windows currently open.

   * WIN + F1 = Start Help

   * WIN + E = Start Explorer

   * WIN + F = Start Find Files/Folders dialog box.

   * CNTL+ WIN + F = Start Find Computer dialog box.

   * WIN + TAB = Cycle through taskbar buttons.

   * WIN + BREAK = Display Systems Properties panel.


Command prompt only does not work
"Command Prompt Only" during bootup doesn't work

After a failed bootup attempt, or if you hit F8 while Win95 is starting up,

you'll get a menu of bootup options. One of the options is Command Prompt

Only.

If you select this option, but find that your system still boots into Windows, check your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and make sure you don't have a command in it that starts Windows. Many people do (I did!). When you select Command Prompt Only, Win95 still executes your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, but skips the automatic load of Win95 afterward. However, if you have a command in AUTOEXEC.BAT that starts Windows, it will execute it!


Contents Screen
Where is the Windows 95 equivalent of the 'STARTUP' folder?

If you click the START button, then Settings/Taskbar, you will see the

panel to modify the taskbar. Select the other tab option at the top, then

click on 'advanced'. A mini-version of the Explorer will pop up, showing

the heirarchy of your START menu. One of the items listed is 'startup'.

This is the equivalent of your Windows 3.1 startup folder. If you click on

that, in the right side of the panel you'll see all the things that are

automatically run at startup. Right click on each item and select 'delete',

or drag it to somewhere other than the startup area if you want to remove

any of these items.


The startup Folder
Interrupt settings (IRQs) - where is a list of my settings?

Control Panel/System/Devices, in this area there is an option to print a

detailed or summary report. The detail report is huge - 18 pages on my

system! The summary report is two pages, and contains a list of all the

interrupts currently assigned in the system, and what they are assigned

for. This report also lists DMA channel assignments and port addresses.

Another method is to simply right-click on the My Computer icon, and select

Properties. This will bring up the System control panel. Select the Device

Manager tab, and double-click on Computer within the scrollable window.

From here you can view IRQs, DMA channel usage, I/O assignments, and Memory

settings.


Change Irq settings
Interrupt settings (IRQs) - where can I change them?

Windows 95 assigns IRQs automatically, but if you need to change them to a

specific value, you can. Select Control Panel/System/Devices, then find and

double-click on the device you want to change the IRQ for, or highlight it

and select properties. A panel for that device will appear. If you select

the Resources tab, a 'Resources' window will pop up. One of the choices in

the window is 'Interrupt Request' with the current value listed. If you

click on that to highlight it, the change setting button will become

usuable. If you click on that button, you will get the 'Edit Interrupt

Request' panel that will allow you to change the interrupt, and will

immediately tell you if your new choice conflicts with other equipment.


Autoplay
Music CDs and Autoplay

By default, Windows 95 is set up to automatically start the CD Player applet and begin playing a music cd as soon as it is inserted into the CD-ROM drive. This is set up in Windows 95 much like a file extension association. To change this, start Explorer, and select View/Options/File Type. Scroll through the list until you find a listing for Audio CDs. Highlight it, and select the Edit button. You'll see a panel showing the option 'play'. Select that, then click on the Edit button on this panel.You'll see the command that is invoked for that option. It is by default set to execute CDPLAYER.EXE with a command parm of '/play'. If you delete the entire line, then when an audio cd is inserted, nothing will happen. If you delete just the '/play' parm, then when an audio cd is inserted, the CD Player applet is started, but it does NOT immediately begin playing the cd.


Uninstalling Win95
Uninstalling Windows 95

What? Are you crazy???

If you really find you need to uninstall, here are some steps that I've

heard work:

  1.  Boot with dos boot floppy that has the DOS system files on it.

  2.  Execute a 'sys c:' command.

3. 	Delete the Windows directory and all its subdirectories (deltree

     works great for this if you have it on the boot floppy).

  4.  Delete all the hidden files in the root directory that don't match

      the files from the floppy

  5.  Reboot, and you should be back to a DOS system.

  6.  Check the root directory for hidden files with names that do not

      match those on the bootable floppy. These files should be deleted.

Microsoft reports that a full Uninstall utility will be included in the

production package when it ships.


Clear Install of Win95 Preview
Clean Install of Win95 Preview

Boot from a floppy, and run the SETUP program from diskette #1 or from the

cd-rom (you'll need your cd-rom drivers on your floppy to do this). The Preview is actually an upgrade, and will search for an existing copy of Windows. If it doesn't find one, you'll have to tell it to look on drive a:, and insert diskette #1 from some previous version of Windows.


Turn off Win95 Animations
Turning off the Exploding Windows Animation

Dont like how windows seem to grow out of the taskbar, then shrink down to it? You can turn this animation off through a Registry setting.

Follow these instructions:

   * Start RegEdit by clicking Start/Run, and entering regedit

   * Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER

   * Expand Control Panel under HKEY_CURRENT_USER

   * Expand Desktop under Control Panel

   * Double-click on the WindowMetrics folder under Desktop

   * Choose "string value" from the Edit/New menu, and create a new string called MinAnimate

   * Double-click the new entry, and enter "0" for the value.

   * Exit RegEdit, and reboot.

That's it! The window animation should be gone from now on.


Controlling font in Internet Explorer
Control your fonts in Internet Explorer

If you ever wanted control over the fonts used by Microsoft's Internet

Explorer, here's how.

  1. Start the Regestry editor

  2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Internet Explorer /

     Styles

       A. A list of all the possible combinations will come up

       B. On the right panel is the Style Name on the left, followed by its

          value on the right.

       C. Double click on a Style Name and change its font, size, or

          weight.

       D. Repeat this for all the fonts available for the style you would

          like.

       E. There are 13 settings to change which only takes a few minutes.

  3. In the above example, ArialSmall (on the left) was changed to use the

     Arial font (on the right). The defaul setting was the Times New Roman

     font.

  4. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Internet Explorer /

     Styles

       A. Change the Default_Style_Sheet to be the one you just edited.

       B. In the exampe, it was changed from SerifMedium to ArialSmall

  5. Restart the Internet Explorer to see your changes.

  6. This allows you far greater flexibility in assigning fonts than any

     other browser that I am aware of. You can have one font for Heading 1

     and another totally different one for Heading 2.

  7. If you look around the registry, you will find other settings that can

     be changed.

  8. Note: You do not need to exit Regedit for the changes to take effect.


Changing Sort order in Explorer
Changing the Sort order in Explorer

To change the sort order of the right window of MS Explorer simply double click on the Name button underneath the toolbar to change the sort order from ascending to descending, a single click after that will toggle. The same works for Size, Type and Date Modified.


Restore corrupt icons
Restoring Corrupted Icons

If you use a graphic Card and you change the resolution, sometimes the icons are bad. End windows 95 and restart. When you see the starting message press F8 then type standard. After this start of Win 95 leave win 95 and restart.Change back to your Resolution and restart. Thera are no longer bad icons.


Dialup script with Win95
Dial-Up Scripting with the Plus! Pack

The Internet Jumpstart Kit that comes with the Plus! Pack allows you to script your Dial-Up Connections

  1. Open up Programs / Accessories / Dial-Up Scripting Tool.

  2. Select the provider (if you have more than one).

  3. Type in the name of the script (end with .scp).

  4. Click on the Edit Button. This will bring up Notepad.

  5. Type in your script. A sample one follows:

     proc main

        waitfor "login:"

        transmit "your_login_name^M"

        waitfor "password:"

        transmit "your_password^M"

        waitfor "TERM = (vt100)"

        transmit "^M"

        waitfor "your_logon_prompt"

        transmit "ppp^M"            ; My provider requires "ppp" to be typed in.

     endproc

   * Remember to turn off Bring up terminal window after dialing.

   * You can initially have Step through script turned on for debugging.

   * When it is correct, check Start terminal screen minimized.

   * For a complete listing of all the scripting options, read SCRIPT.DOC in the \Programs\Plus! directory.


Renaming Recycle Bin
Renaming the Recycle Bin

   * Start the Registry Editor

   * Search for Recycle Bin

   * Double click on the Recycle Bin in the right pane

   * Type in the new name under Value Data

   * Restart Win95


Turning off Desktop Icons

If you want to turn off all the icons on your desktop

  1. Start the Policy Editor

  2. Select Local User / Shell / Restrictions

  3. Select Hide all items on Desktop

All Icons will now be hidden.

Note: One side effect is the your CD will no longer automatically play when it is inserted.


Copying Graphics

You can copy graphics from a DOS box as well as you can text. For example, while running a graphics game, you can press

  1. Alt-Enter to make a DOS window

  2. Click on the upper left hand corner

  3. Select Edit/Mark

  4. Select a region with the mouse

  5. Select Edit/Copy or press the Enter key

  6. You can then paste it into another program

I tried in on DOOM2. Everything worked fine


Xcopy32 Switches
New XCOPY Switches

There are quite a few new switches to the XCOPY command. To get a full listing, type XCOPY /?. Below are some of the additions over DOS 6.X.

   * /C - Continues copying even if errors occur

   * /I - If destination does not exist and copying more than one file,

     assumes that destination must be a directory

   * /Q - Does not display file names while copying

   * /F - Displays full source and destination file names while copying

   * /L - Displays files that would be copied

   * /H -Copies hidden and system files also

   * /R - Overwrites read-only files

   * /T - Creates directory structure, but does not copy files. Does not

     include empty directories or subdirectories. /T /E includes empty

     directories and subdirectories

   * /U - Updates the files that already exist in destination

   * /K - Copies attributes. Normal Xcopy will reset read-only attributes

   * /Y - Overwrites existing files without prompting

   * /-Y - Prompts you before overwriting existing files

   * /N - Copy using the generated short names


Changing Icons on My Computer and Recycle Bin
Changing the My Computer or Recycle Bin icon

  1. Open Regedit

  2. Find My Computer or Recycle Bin

  3. Tab to the left panel

  4. Double click on the highlighted line

  5. Double click on DefaultIcon in the left panel

  6. Double click on DefaultIcon right panel

  7. Type in the value for the new icon

  8. Note: DLL files can be used. Specify the location of the new icon with the filename,#


Removing tildes in short filenames
Remove the tildes in short filenames

  1. Open Regedit

  2. Go to Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

  3. Add the value NameNumericTail= 0

Getting Rid of the Inbox Icon

In build 347, one could simply drag the Inbox icon into the Recycle Bin, and be done with it. In build 490, this doesn't work, and Microsoft says there's no way to get rid of it without removing Microsoft Exchange from the system entirely. However, the following procedure (submitted by a reader) does the trick:

Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).

Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\

CurrentVersion\ explorer\ Desktop\ NameSpace\.

Look for the key 00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046, that has a default value of Inbox.

Delete the entire key (not just the default value), and close the Registry Editor.

Click on the desktop, and press F5 to refresh the desktop so that this change will take effect. (Click here for more info.)


Turn off Document menu
Turn Off the Documents Menu

     The Documents Menu is a clever idea - it displays a list of the last

     dozen-or-so programs and files opened from the Explorer. You can clear

     the menu temporarily; the only problem is that there's no way to turn

     it off permanently. This can be seen as a lapse in security, and the

     lack of a way to turn it off is confusing. Microsoft calls this a

     "feature," and claims that there is no way to disable it - we have

     come up with a way around it:

     To clear the menu temporarily, follow the following directions:

          Right-click on an empty portion of the taskbar.

          Select Properties from the menu that appears, and click on

          the Start Menu Programs tab.

          Click Clear to clean out the menu. Note this is only

          temporary until you launch another file.

     To make the documents menu always empty, follow the following

     directions:

          Right-click on the Recycle Bin on the Desktop, and select

          Properties from the menu.

          Under the Global Tab, select Use one setting for all

          drives.

          Turn on the option labeled Do not move files to the

          recycle bin.

          Next, run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).

          Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\

          CurrentVersion\ explorer\ Shell Folders.

          At the right side of the window, there should be a list

          containing one or more of your "special" folders.

          If an entry named Recent doesn't already exist, select New

          from the Edit menu, and then select String Value. Rename the new

          item to "Recent."

          Next, double-click on Recent, and under Value Data, type

          c:\recycled.

          Press OK and then close the Registry Editor.

          Click on the desktop, and press F5 to refresh the desktop

          so that this change will take effect. (Click here for more info.)

          Note: In order for this to work, you must set the Recycle

          Bin so it deletes files instantly, or you'll have a bunch of old

          files in your Documents menu.


Turn Off the CD-ROM Autorun

     When a Windows95-aware CD-ROM is inserted into a CD-ROM drive,

     Windows95 automatically launches the program contained on the disk,

     whether you want it to or not. Similarly the audio CD player pops up

     whenever you insert an audio CD and starts playing it immediately.

     This is cute the first or second time, but soon gets annoying. If you

     hold down the Shift key when inserting the CD, this doesn't happen.

     This is especially irritating on slower computers, where you have to

     wait for what seems like an eternity for it to load some ridiculous

     welcome screen. To turn this "feature" off so you don't have to press

     keys while you're putting disks in your computer, follow the following

     instructions (strangely enough, the folks at Microsoft had no idea how

     to do this):

          Right-click on the My Computer icon (or whatever you've

          renamed it - hopefully something less cute and more meaningful

          than "my computer," such as "Bart").

          Choose the Device Manager tab.

          Open the CD-ROM branch, and select the entry for your

          CD-ROM drive.

          Click Properties, and then choose the Settings tab.

          Turn off the Auto insert notification option.

          Click OK, and then OK again.


Turn off speaker in tray
Getting Rid of the Little Yellow Speaker in the Tray

     The little yellow speaker in the lower-right of the screen, next to

     the clock (which you can remove by right-clicking on the taskbar, by

     the way), lets you display the volume control by clicking on it. For

     those of us who have volume controls elsewhere, or simply do not need

     to repeatedly change the volume, there is a way to remove the icon.

          Open Control Panel by selecting Settings from the Start

          menu.

          Double-click on the Multimedia icon.

          Under the Audio tab, in the Playback section, turn off the

          thow volume control on the taskbar option.


Turn off modem in tray
Getting Rid of the Little Flashing Modem in the Tray

     If you have configured Windows95's built-in dial-up networking, you

     have probably noticed the tiny modem icon that appears in the tray

     whenever you make a connection. To remove this icon, follow these

     instructions:

          Open up Dial-Up Networking - it's somewhere in the Start

          menu. (For some unknown reason, this setting cannot be found in

          the Modem settings in Control Panel.)

          Right-click on the connection you wish to change. If you

          have more than one, you guessed it - repeat these steps for all

          of them.

          In the Connect using section, click on Configure... (This

          displays a box similar, but not identical to the modem settings

          in Control Panel.)

          Click on the Options tab, and turn off Display modem

          status in the Status control section.

          Click OK, then click OK again.


Rename the Recycle Bin

     To rename the Recycle Bin to something more interesting, such as

     Garbage, Trash, Disposal, or Hazardous Materials Dump Site, follow the

     following directions:

          Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).

          Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID.

          Select Find from the Edit menu, and search for "Recycle Bin."

          Double-click (Default), and type the new name.

          Press OK and then close the Registry Editor.

          Click on the desktop, and press F5 to refresh the desktop

          so that this change will take effect.


Turn on Quick view with any file
Use Quick View with Any File

     A handy tool that comes with Windows95 is the Quick View application.

     By right-clicking on some files, you'll see an option called Quick

     View, that will allow you to view the contents of a file without

     opening the application. The problem is that this doesn't work with

     just any file. To get your favorite files to work with the Quick

     Viewer, follow these steps:

     Solution #1:

          Double-click on the My Computer icon, and choose

          Options... from the View menu.

          Click on the File Types, and choose a file type or

          extension from the list.

          Click Edit..., turn on the Enable Quick View option, and

          press Ok.

          If the file you want to add to Quick View is not listed,

          press New Type... to add the extension of the desired file to the

          list.

          You'll have to do this for every file you want to use with

          Quick View.

          Note that Quick View may not have a filter for every file

          you view, but sometimes viewing the raw data is better than

          nothing at all.

     Solution #2:

          Add a shortcut to QUIKVIEW.EXE (in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\

          folder) to your \WINDOWS\SENDTO folder.

          This way, Quick Viewer will be accessible from the Send To

          submenu when you right click on any file.


Refreshing Desktop
Refresh the Desktop without Restarting Windows

     The results of some of the procedures explained here will not take

     effect until you either restart Windows, or refresh the desktop. These

     include any changes to the system registry or any system folders. To

     refresh the desktop without restarting Windows, follow these

     directions:

          Click on any open area of your Desktop or any icon on your

          desktop with the left mouse button.

          Press F5 to refresh the desktop.


Changing Size and spacing of Desktop Icons
Change the Size and Spacing of Desktop Icons

     Although Windows doesn't let you easily change the size or spacing of

     the icons on the desktop, it can be done. Here's 2 Alternatives :

1) 	The easy way…

     You can simply adjust it in  the Control Panel under Display/Appearance/Item/.

2) 	And now the hard way…

          Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).

          Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Control panel\ desktop\

          WindowMetrics.

          Double click on any of the following values to change

          them:

               IconSpacing: horizontal space between desktop icons,

               in twips (there are between 12 and 15 twips per pixel,

               depending on your video driver).

               IconVerticalSpacing: vertical space between desktop

               icons, in twips.

               Shell Icon Size: horizontal and vertical size of

               desktop icons, in pixels.

          After you've entered a new value, press OK and then close

          the Registry Editor.

          You'll have to restart Windows for this change to take

          effect.

          Note that most of the other entries here can be adjusted

          through the Control Panel.


How to see the Windows 95 Credit Screen

Create a folder on the desktop named "and now, the moment you've all been waiting for" (No Quotes)

Rename this folder to "we proudly present for your viewing pleasure"

Rename this folder to "The Microsoft Windows 95 Product Team!"

Double click on the folder are your in the little MS credit screen, alternatively you can create a folder called "The Microsoft Windows 95

Product Team!.{869DADA0-42A0-1069-A2E7-08002B30309D}".

Note this doesn't have to be on your desktop.


Information on registry
Information about the Registry

The Registry: What is it?

The Registry is a hierarchical database within Windows 95 where all the

system settings are stored. It has replaced all of the .ini files that were

present in Windows 3.x. The data from system.ini, win.ini, control.ini, are

all contained within it now, along with hundreds of other system settings.

Additionally, all Windows 95 specific programs are now to store their

initialization data within the Registry instead of in .ini files in your

Windows folder.

RegEdit - The Registry Editor

The Registry cannot be viewed or edited with a normal editor - you must use

a program included with Windows 95 called RegEdit (Registry editor). This

program isn't listed on your START menu - you either need to add it, or

just click on Start/Run, and type "regedit" in the input field. The

Registry Editor will then start.

WARNING Be very careful while you are running RegEdit. You can easily

render your machine un-bootable if you play with settings you aren't

familiar with!

You may want to immediately back up your Registry before doing any editing,

by using the command line switches.

RegEdit Command Line Switches:

RegEdit, the Registry Editing tool included with Windows 95, has a few

command line switches for importing and exporting the Registry data:

   * /e  This specifies that the complete registry should be exported

     (copied) to a file named file.reg. This is a good way to back up the

     registry.

   * /c  This specifies the .REG file to use to overlay the entire

     registry. This is a VERY dangerous thing to do! Make sure you know you

     have the right file before replacing your entire registry in this

     manner!

Contents of the Registry

When you first start RegEdit, you'll see the following subtrees under the

'My Computer' header:

   * HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT: Contains software settings about drag-and-drop

     operations, handles shortcut information, and other user interface

     information. There will be a subkey for every file association you

     have defined.

   * HKEY_CURRENT_USER: Information regarding the currently logged-on user

     (see HKEY_USERS below).

        o AppEvents: contains the settings for which sounds to play for

          system sound events

        o Control Panel: Control Panel settings are stored here, similar to

          system.ini and win.ini in Win 3.x.

        o InstallLocationsMRU: appears to contain paths for Startup folder

          programs

        o keyboard layout: specifies current keyboard layout

        o Network: Network connection information

        o RemoteAccess: Contains information about the current log-on

          location if using Dial-Up Networking

        o Software: Software configuration settings for the currently

          logged-on user.

   * HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE: Contains information about the hardware and

     software settings that are generic to all users of this computer.

     Subkeys include:

        o Config: Configuration information

        o Enum: Hardware device information, such as monitor settings

        o Hardware: Serial communication port information and settings.

        o Network: information about networks the user is currently logged

          onto.

        o Security: network security settings.

        o Software: Software-specific information and settings

        o System: System startup and device driver information, and

          operating system settings.

   * HKEY_USERS: Information about desktop and user settings for each user

     that logs onto this computer. Each user will have a subkey under this

     heading. if there is only one user, the subkey will be ".default"

   * HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG: Contains info about the current hardware

     configuration, pointing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

   * HKEY_DYN_DATA: This key contains dynamic information about plug-n-play

     devices. The data here changes if devices are added or removed

     on-the-fly (i.e., hot-docking).


WordMail

If you are using Microsoft Exchange for your email, and also have Microsoft

Word 95, you can use a new feature called WordMail.

WordMail allows you to replace the default editor in Exchange with

Microsoft Word. All the features from Word then become available when you

are writing or even reading your email!

Advantages of WordMail:

   *  Can use all of Word's editing features and options

   *  Can use AutoText in Word to set up a Signature File for your email!

   *  Spell-checking is available!

Disadvantages of WordMail:

   *  Takes slightly longer to load Word vs. the default Exchange editor.

Installing WordMail

WordMail is easy to install. First, make sure you have Exchange installed

and working.

After that, run the Word 95 (or Office 95) install program. Navigate to the

Word 95 install options, and click the checkbox for WordMail.

WordMail will then be installed, and automatically set up as the editor

when you use Exchange. If you find you don't like it for some reason, you

can shut it off simply by selecting Compose/WordMail Options within

Exchange, and un-checking the "Enable Word as Email Editor" checkbox.

Here's what a reply to an email looks like using WordMail. Note the Rich

Text Format of the email (the fonts, shading and colors), and the Word

toolbar buttons:


Show all files
Explorer isn't showing all files!

It's not showing all the files in a folder/directory. Select View/Options.

The first tab ,View, has an option for 'show all files.' Change to this

option and all files will be displayed from then on.


Win DOS RuLeZ ….
What to do if You Hate Explorer!

     Explorer is an improvement over the old File Manager, but not by much,

     and the cute little yellow folders everywhere just remind us why we

     didn't by a Macintosh. Here's what every red-blooded Windows

     power-user should be using:

          XTree for DOS (yea, you heard me - DOS!)

          The newest version is available from Symantec

          They also have a Windows version (v4.0), but Symantec

          really screwed it up. If you still want a Windows version, the

          older v1.5 for Windows is pretty good.

          Note: Admittedly, this is intended for more experienced

          users only. Although long filenames aren't supported in the DOS

          version, such features like searching for files and built-in ZIP

          support are quite appealing. This is Symantec's chance to come

          out with a really good Windows95 version, if they don't blow it.