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any Explorer window, select Tools> Folder Options. Select the View tab under
Advanced Settings, select "Display The Full Path In The Address Bar", then click OK. Similarly, you can display the full path in a folder window's title bar. Follow the steps above, but under Advanced Settings, select "Display The Full Path In Title Bar". Now when you hold your mouse pointer over a window's Taskbar item, the path appears. [Top] |
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Folder Options Command is no longer in the "View" menu as it was
in Windows 98. You will now find it in the "Tools" menu of an open
folder window.
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you use floppy disks in your routine of storing & retrieving data, place
a shortcut to your floppy drive on your desktop. Here's how: Double-click "My Computer", hold your mouse arrow over the floppy drive icon then click once and hold the click. Now drag your floppy drive icon onto the desktop. Let go of the click, and click "Yes" to confirm that you want to create a shortcut. The next time you have a floppy in the drive, just double-click this new shortcut on your desktop to view its contents. [Top] |
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Windows ME, you have multiple columns of programs to view as the default
setting. If you want to revert back to the scrolling list of programs like
what Windows 98 had as its default setting, here's how:
Select Start> Settings> Taskbar> Start Menu, and click the Advanced tab. Under Start Menu and Taskbar, select Scroll Programs, then click OK. Now when you click that double arrow (at the bottom and top of the Programs list), you will have a scrolling list of programs. [Top] |
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you want your Internet Explorer Favorites to be accessed from your Taskbar
from your start menu, here's how to do it:
Go to Start> Settings> Taskbar> Start Menu. Click the Advanced tab, and under Start Menu and Taskbar, select Display Favorites. Click OK. The next time you click Start, you will see Favorites in the resulting menu. [Top] |
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you would like to open up a file to an application of your choice, here's
how:
From any open Explorer window, select Tools>
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you have ever added a pop-out folder such as; "Printer",
"Control Panel" or "Dialup Networking" to Windows 95/98
start menu, the you know how handy they can be. You can easily add these
folders to Windows ME, here's how: Go to Start> Settings> Taskbar and Start Menu, click the Advanced tab. Under Start Menu and Taskbar, select the appropriate "Expand" option(s) (IE: Control Panel, Printers or Dial-Up Networking), then click OK. Back in your Start menu, select Settings, and you will see arrows next to the folders you chose to expand. Select one, you will now see your selected folder. [Top] |
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If
you do not want your Documents folder on your desktop, you can easily remove
it. Here's how:
From inside any folder window, select Tools> Folder Options, and click the "View" tab. Under Advanced Settings, deselect "Show My Documents On The Desktop", and then click OK. If and when you want it back, just reselect the same option. [Top] |
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If you would like to use your favorite search engine
in the search pane of your browser, here's how:
Inside the search pane, click the Customize button. In the Customize Search Settings dialog box, select "Use One Search Service For All Searches". Select a service, then click OK. Note: The selected search engine will not appear until you close and reopen the search pane. [Top] |
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Even though Windows ME has inherited some of the same
look and feel as of Windows 2000, the drivers are not compatible. Windows ME
is based on the Windows 95 kernel and Windows 2000 is based on the Windows
NT kernel.
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Because Windows Me shares so many common features and inherent programming structure with Windows 95/98, most, if not all, programs and applications from the previous versions of Windows 95/98 will work under Windows Me. However, contacting your software vendors and/or Microsoft for software application compatibility before purchasing Windows Me is a good idea. [Top] |
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If Windows did not do
a complete installation of the communications components, Windows ME will
say that it can't detect a Modem on any COM port. To see if Windows did
or did not do a complete installation of this component, follow
the steps below:
Windows did not do a complete installation of important communications software if there is no check in a white box or if there is a check in a gray box. Click on the box until it is white with a check and click OK. Restart the computer and the Modem should now be detected. [Top] |
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Using the Disk
Defragmenter tool in Windows ME takes advantage of new technology that
reorders the clusters of the most frequently accessed program files and
optimizes them. Once optimized, Windows will find the files much faster.
When you use the Disk Defragmenter for the first time, you will see an
optimization wizard that will show usage for the program files that are most
often used.
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Check your hard
disk for errors, clean out the cache from your browser, remove temporary
files and defragment your hard drive on a regular basis. The Windows
Maintenance Wizard is a Windows Me utility that can perform all of these functions
at scheduled times. To schedule maintenance:
Note:
Once
you've entered your options, you can run the Maintenance Wizard at any time
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If you have
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher installed, here's how to alphabetize the
Start Menu:
Note: New items appear in the order they are added, not alphabetically, as in Windows 95. [Top] |
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If you think that Windows ME is taking much
to long to reboot. You can remove the 2 second delay in the startup
sequence. Here's how:
Note: Make sure that you have backed up your system files prior to making any changes to it. [Top] |
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The Recycle Bin is a system icon and cannot
be changed using the right-click and selecting the "rename" option
like most of the other icons on your desktop. It can, however, be
changed in the Windows Registry. Here's how:
Warning: Make sure that you have backed up your registry prior to making any changes as a precaution. [Top] |
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If you're getting a
lot of system errors, Dr. Watson can help. It will diagnose problems,
intercept errors from your software, and prescribe a course of action. To
run Dr. Watson, you must go to your Windows folder and open the Dr. Watson (drwatson.exe)
program. Until all the bugs are worked out, it may not be a bad idea to have
Dr. Watson load on Startup. To do this, drag the program or a shortcut to
your Startup folder.
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This new feature in Windows ME guards against
critical system files being replaced or deleted when installing
programs. So if you accidentally delete one of these files, it will be
replaced automatically. This is particularly handy when a virus that
is cloning a system file would not be allowed to be installed.
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Any one of the applications listed below could cause you trouble with your Windows ME installation. They seem to create a corrupt file that will make it impossible to log on to ME. You may get an error that reads: "Scandskw caused Fatal exception 03H in module user32.dll". If this happens to you, get the remedy at: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q275/0/03.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=S Note: If and when this problem does occur, you will need to boot and reinstall ME using your Windows Emergency Boot Disk. So, if you haven't made one, please do so soon. You will find instruction on making an Emergency Boot Disk in the next tip below. Cybermedia's Oil Change Uninstaller version 5 and earlier Guard Dog version 2.5 and earlier First Aid 97, 98 and 2000 McAfee Utilities 3.0 McAfee Office version 2 McAfee Office 2000 (version 3.0) [Top] |
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Much like the previous Windows versions, this
versions "Open with" command has a couple of neat twists to
it. The Open with command will now appear in the standard right-click
window instead of having to Shift>right-click. Also, once you
select "Open with" a resulting menu will appear listing the
previously selected programs.
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When you are installing Windows ME, you are given the
option to create a startup disk. This disk is used in in the event you are
not able to boot Windows ME. It boots your system and provides some utilities
so that you will at least be able to have an opportunity to troubleshoot and
hopefully fix whatever the problem may be. In the event that you skipped
that step when installing your Operating System for whatever reason, you can
make that disk at any time. Here's how:
Now just follow the instruction given as Windows Me guides you through the disk creation process. When it finishes, label the disk and store it in a safe place. [Top] |
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When trying to access the Help and Support center applet or "PCHealth", you may get a white screen stating "this page cannot be displayed". This can happen due to files on the help system being corrupt. If you are experiencing this trouble, click the "Download Now" button below and download fresh files for PCHealth. Instructions: Download the reg. files. Then double click on the file to load it into your system.
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If you have a lot of work documents that you would
like to be able to stand out, you can create a different file extension
rather than the normal .DOC file format.
Here's how it's done:
Now you can select some additional options such as "Enable Quick View" (if supported), "Always Show Extension," and more. You can also choose to change the Icon. OK, all done. Now your new file type will appear in the Folder Options Box. [Top] |
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When the Start menu is clicked, you may see short menu items loaded with small arrows next to the menu items. When
clicked, the entire menu will show. Here's how to disable this feature in later
versions of ME:
Now all menus and sub-menus will be visible when the menu items are accessed. Note: The feature will not work with older versions of Windows ME...sorry! [Top] |
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If you receive any of the
following error messages:
These error messages listed above have been known to be caused by a missing "drivers=mmsystem.dll" line from the [boot] section of the System.ini file. To resolved this issue:
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