Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Explorer 3. Create a DWORD value called DesktopProcess 4. Give it a value of 1
To go one directory deeper, key RIGHT ARROW To back out one directory level, key LEFT ARROW
3. Open the properties to this shortcut, select the Shortcut tab and add the following switches to the command line in Target: "/e,/root,c:\windows\Start Menu". 4. Double-click on the title of the shortcut and change it to "Configure Start Menu." 5. Open "Start | Settings | Taskbar | Start Menu Programs | Advanced..." and drag the shortcut just created into the window on the right. 6. This will place a configuration item in the first level of the Start Menu. These command-line options will allow a similar Explorer session to be started with any folder as the root. Submitted by Bruce Carothers
4. The Find File dialog box will come up with the initial directory being the one you highlighted
You can use other switches for COMMAND.COM (COMMAND.COM /?) or DIR (DIR /? | MORE) to customize to your preference. Submitted by Ray Whitaker
This is much easier than editing the registry and easily changeable. Submitted by Ted King tqking@lovelace.com
Your two Explorer sessions will now split the screen and you can copy between them by dragging files like before.
To quickly have Explorer expand all subfolders for a selected drive or folder, simply press the asterisk (*) key on the numeric keypad.
Now when you open a folder, you will get an Explorer window with the programs or shortcuts in the right panel and the regular explorer window in the left panel.
F4 - Displays the Combo Box F5 - Refresh the display Ctrl+G - Go to a specific directory Ctrl+Z - Undo last action Backspace - Go up one directory
When you right click on a file, SEND TO is one of the options. To add other directories or programs, simply drag them to the SEND TO folder that is directly under the directory where you installed Win95. This will allow you to quickly move files to commonly used areas. For example, you can SEND TO applications like WinZip.
Keyboard Tips
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Added 7/26/02
ALT+HOME ALT+RIGHT ARROW ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE SHIFT+F10 CTRL+TAB or F6 SHIFT+CTRL+TAB UP ARROW DOWN ARROW PAGE UP PAGE DOWN HOME END CTRL+F F5 or CTRL+R CTRL+F5 ESC CTRL+O or CTRL+L CTRL+N CTRL+W CTRL+S CTRL+P ENTER CTRL+E CTRL+I CTRL+H CTRL+click
Go to your Home page Go to the next page Go to the previous page Display a shortcut menu for a link Move forward between frames Move back between frames Scroll toward the beginning of a document Scroll toward the end of a document Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments Move to the beginning of a document Move to the end of a document Find on this page Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same Stop downloading a page Go to a new location Open a new window Close the current window Save the current page Print the current page or active frame Activate a selected link Open Search in Explorer bar Open Favorites in Explorer bar Open History in Explorer bar In History or Favorites bars, open multiple folders
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches
Editing
Press this To do this CTRL+X Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard CTRL+C Copy the selected items to the Clipboard CTRL+V Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location CTRL+A Select all items on the current Web page
1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control \ Keyboard Layout 3. Add a Binary Value called Scancode Map 4. Give it a value of 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000 5. Reboot the computer
Start a New E-mail CTRL+SHIFT+M message Open the address book CTRL+SHIFT+B
Start a New CTRL+SHIFT+A appointment Start a New CTRL+SHIFT+C contact Start a New meeting CTRL+SHIFT+Q request Start a New CTRL+SHIFT+K a task Make the Find a F11 Contact box active Open the Advanced Find dialog CTRL+SHIFT+F
CTRL+Q
Open the start menu - Submitted by Win Daniel F. Display the pop-up menu for the selected Win+F1 object - Submitted by Daniel F. Start Explorer Win+E Find Files or Folders Win+F Find computer Ctrl+Win+F Minimizes all Win+M windows Undo Minimize All Shift+Win+M Display Run Dialog Win-R
Win+Tab Win+Break
Getting to My Computer from the Control Panel Submitted 3/8/98 If you're in Control Panel, hitting the Backspace key will switch you into the My Computer folder. Submitted by Eric Brown
Undo
Submitted 2/18/98 Press CTRL + Z to undo things like renaming a file in Explorer Submitted by Melissa Gaugert
You can quickly start an explorer session by holding down the Windows key on a Microsoft Keyboard and pressing the E.key Submitted by David Thorne
F4 - Displays the Combo Box F5 - Refresh the display Ctrl+Z - Undo last action
Desktop Tips
Easy Access to Folders from the Toolbar
Added 9/9/01 You can quickly access commonly used folders from your Toolbar 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Right click on an open area of the Toolbar Select Toolbars / New Toolbar Browse to the directory you want to add Now on the toolbar you will see the name of that folder displayed. Click on the >> to open any sub-folders as well.
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Select New / Shortcut For the Command Line, enter mailto: For the title enter something like New E-Mail When you click on this your default e-mail program should start with a new email form.
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Under here is are Favorites and Start Menu folders In each there is a value called Order Simply delete (or rename this) and restart Winodws Your Favorites or Start Menus should now sort alphabetically
Submitted by Wes
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Right click the Desktop / Properties / Appearance tab Select Item Scroll for Icon The default size is 32 Change this to 30 Clicking Apply
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Now whenever you want to make a shortcut and move it to the desktop: Just make the shortcut you want using Explorer Right click on that shortcut In the pop up menu select the Send To and Desktop shortcut.
Submitted 2/28/98 If your Start Menu is slow or your icons are black for some reason, it means your Shelliconcache file is corrupt and should be deleted. Delete the hidden file C:\WINDOWS\SHELLICONCACHE It will be recreated the next time you start Win95 Submitted by Tim Berger
Submitted by V. Sahker
3. Make sure it has a value of: 4. RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %1 if you don't have IE 4 5. or RunDLL32 AppWiz.Cpl,NewLinkHere %2 if you have IE 4.0 or IE 4.01
To Create Multiple Icons with No Name - From John R. 1. Follow directions detailed above 2. With the second icon simply add one space-bar character AFTER the 0160 number.
3. Each successive icon gets an additional space-bar character at the end (to prevent a duplicate naming error). Submitted by John R
You can edit the registry and have a third option which is to place the bitmap anywhere on your screen by specifying the X and Y coordinates. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Control Panel / Desktop Create new Strings called WallpaperOriginX and WallpaperOriginY Give them values to position them around your desktop The bitmap must be smaller than your desktop size
When you want to send files to another folder: 1. Select the files with Explorer 2. Right Click
3. Select Send to and the name you just created 4. You them have the option of copying or moving the file to a folder of your choice To add Mail: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open the Explorer Go to \Windows\SendTo Right click in the right hand panel Select New / Text Document Name it anything with a .MapiMail extension (ignore any warnings about the file extension)
When you want to Mail files as attachments: 1. 2. 3. 4. Select the files with Explorer Right Click Select Send to and the Mail name you just created This allows you to easily mail multiple files
3. Rename them and left click/drag them back to the same folder. It takes a little while, but when you are finished you have a much easier interface to work with. Submitted by Gordy Robbins Utility_Oper@communityonline.net
Removing the InBox and Recycle Bin Icons from the Desktop
Added 9/8/96 To remove the InBox from your desktop, without needing to run the Policy Editor: 1. Start Regedit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ explorer \ Desktop \ NameSpace 3. Below that should be a few keys 4. Rename the key {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}. I usually put another character before or after the curly braces. 5. Restart Windows and the InBox icon should be gone 6. You can do the same for any other items you don't to show such as the Recycle Bin or The Internet icons
I have recently found that if you want to send something from A: drive or from any where to any drive, you can just make a short cut of that drive in subdirectory SENDTO. For example I have two hard drives, a Floppy Drive, and a CDROM After I have make a copy of each of my drive I will be able to send a whole directory of E:\XXX from the CDROM drive to A: drive or any other drive that i have had made the short c t in the SENDTO subdir of WINDOWS.
The same can be done with NT 4.0, just the offset will be different but the location to just before "There was an internal error..." is the same.
A good option to add is an MS-DOS Prompt: Try this c:\command.com /k cd %1 It also puts the shortcut on a regular folder. This command will open a DOS window with that folder as the current directory. Submitted by Paul Alderson image@primenet.com
This will make the task bar slide off the screen when the cursor moves away from it, and it will slide back on when the cursor is moved near it again. The same can be done for the MS Office task bar. The "sliding" effect is nice, and can free up some desktop space.
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Chose Properties Click on the Program tab Chose Change icon Click on Browse Select Files of type All Files Browse to the directory where your icon files are kept You can even use some bitmap files for you icons
2. Move all your desktop folders into that folder. 3. Create shortcuts to all of those folders on your desktop. 4. Now, you are free to change the icons of each shortcut individually, to anything you like! Submitted by Jim Andrews jimndrws@serv.net Win95 Page
Note: I haven't experimented with too many of the other icon changes possible.
Dial-Up Networking.{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48} Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} Inbox.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} Recycle Bin.{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} Network Neighborhood.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} Desktop.{00021400-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Briefcase.{85BBD920-42A0-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D} Fonts.{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}
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Select View / Arrange again Select AutoArrange Press the Ctrl-key while you close the window. This folder should now have AutoArrange always selected.
This should allow you to create new folders that have AutoArrange selected by default. You only need to specify by Name, Size, etc. if you want to change it from the default you set above. Note: I have only tested this on a few computers. Please give me feedback regarding any problems.
Additional Note from Bob: You can also drag the Desktop folder to the start menu. Then you just press Ctrl-ESC and click on Desktop
If you use a graphic Card and you change the resolution, sometimes the icons are bad. End Win95 and restart. When you see the starting message press F8 then type standard. After this start of Win95 exit and restart. Change back to your Resolution and restart. The icons should be corrected.
All Icons will now be hidden. Note: One side effect is the your CD will no longer automatically play when it is inserted. Submitted by Carl Robinson carlr@netcom.com
Miscellaneous Tips
This will perform a short scan of your system files Your processor speed, memory, hard drives will then show up Submitted by Jason Graine
Swapping the Mouse Buttons for Left Hand from the Command Line
Added 6/17/01 If you want to swap the mouse buttons for a left handed person, you can do this from the command line. Win9x: RUNDLL user.exe,SwapMouseButton
Win2000: RUNDLL32 user32.dll,SwapMouseButton To swap it back again to a right-hand mouse, you need to run the mouse icon from the Control Panel.
Rename the drive letters of your CD drive(s) from the back of the alphabet, eg, Z, Y. This way, if you add extra hard disks, your CD drives do not get re-lettered. Submitted by Stephen Lee Note from Bob: 1. 2. 3. 4. You can do this from the Device Manager. Open up the CD ROM section Open the CD ROM you want to change Under Settings, change the Start Drive Letter to higher in the alphabet.
Submitted by Dennis Riddick Submitted 3/29/98 1. You can remove seected icons in your Control Panel by simply moving, deleting or renaming the *.cpl file in your C:\WINDOWS\SYSETM directory. 2. The icon or file will still work even if it is not on the control panel screen. At list of the CPL files can be found in this section at Control Panel CPL Files Submitted by Joseph T. de Leon
Increasing Performance
Updated 8/11/98 This concerns the "Network Server" option ... You already know about the screw up in Win95 release prior to OSR2 but, did you know you can also customize the settings in the registry? 1. Open Regedit 2. Go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ FS Templates" 3. Add a new key called "Custom". 4. Then add two new binary values under that key with the names "NameCache" and "PathCache", just as with the other entries. 5. I would recommend using values somewhere in-between what the standard values are for "Desktop" and "Network Server". The values I have found to be the best compromise are "00 08 00 00" and "30 00 00 00" respectively, your milage may vary. (2048 filenames and 48 pathnames) 6. Close Regedit 7. Right click on "My Computer" 8. Select Properties then the Performance tab. 9. Select "File System" and you will now find the "Custom" option in the drop down box. 10. Select it and click on OK then be sure to reboot.
While this doesn't save a lot of memory, at least your name caches aren't using more than they need. Submitted by CrashMaster Added 11/19/96 If you have 24 Megs or more of RAM, you can increase your performance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Right Click on My Computer Select Properties Click the Performance tab Click on File System button Select Network Server with Full Read-ahead Optimization
If you do not see a performance increase, occasionally the NameCache and PathCache values are written to the registry incorrectly for the Network Server. To fix the problem: 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ FS Templates\Server 3. Make sure the following values are being used:
PathCache=40 00 00 00 NameCache=a9 0a 00 00
To rename the labels Desktop Computer, Mobile or docking system, or Network Server, see Renaming the File System Profiles
2. Check the box Disable synchronous buffer commits. Expect about a 10% speed increase in disk intensive applications. Submitted by Matthew Arnold
Opening a File with Application that is Different than its Registered One
Submitted 3/29/98 To open a file with a different program: Right click a folder while holding down the SHIFT key This will open the dialog box that includes "Open with" to change what program will open the file Submitted by Scott Tobkes
If it is: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Rename both your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file Reboot Rename them back again Reboot again Run MEM /C /P again to note any change is size.
This is helpful when you get an error message that tells you something can't be run because the file can't be found. You can find the file that is calling the "non-existent" thing. Submitted by Scott Ibara
If you want to apply these changes to a NetSetup Windows 95 distribution point you must specify that the MSPRINT files are precopied using CUSTOM.INF, otherwise standard CAB extracted versions will be used and the additions will not be available. Using this method also allows the added printers to be auto installed from MSBATCH.INF. Submitted by Bruce Ronning
Then move to the tab for the drive that you want to configure and specify the size as the percentage of the drives space. Submitted by Jagan Philip Thomas
Right click on My Computer Select Properties Click on the Device Manager tab
Double click on Computer You can now see what IRQ, I/O, Memory and DMA addresses are in use.
in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This way every time you restart your computer your recycling bin is cleaned. Submitted by Michael Gilligan giggs@hare.net.au
3. Then you can play music CD's etc.. 4. Then you can remove the DOS Driver and the old Win3.1 driver from the SYSTEM.INI 5. The performance does seem a little faster after doing all of this. They also have a web site at http://www.datatechnology.com Submitted by Jeff Pennington Jeff@cbsinet.com
5. Save it also to a floppy if you have to reload system 6. Info banner page glitch starts with "%-12345x@PJl and then 5 more lines of info The readme file points out that this is typically on Compaq Prolinea or Deskpro models Submitted by Sid Lieberman wa2fxb@ix.netcom.com
BootGUI=0
The next time the computer is started, You will return to the DOS prompt after the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files load. It's useful when you hate waiting for your slow computer to start Windows 95 every time you turn on your computer. Submitted by Keith Lau klau@sac.on.ca
7. Reboot. Note: BootGUI needs to be set to 1 if you have the menu running, otherwise even if you select 1 (Normal), it will not go to the GUI. P.S. Supposedly Drvspace=0 nd Dblspace=0 under the Options section saves on RAM, but I haven't been able to confirm this. Submitted by Stephen Gipson
Modem Selection
Submitted 12/25/95 When Win95 doesn't recognize your modem Don't use "Standard 14400 bps modem" or "Standard 28800 bps modem" Why %3F because this doesn't enable hardware data compression and correction. (In other words, your modem doesn't work at full speed) Solution : choose any other modem in the list that's compatible with you modem and has about the same specifications (speed, V32, V34, ...). Hayes is very likely to be compatible, as it is used as a standard Submitted by Pedro Tytgat Pedro.Tytgat@ping.be
Removing Programs listed from the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs Section
Added 11/4/95
If you remove an installed program and its files by deleting the files, it may still show up in the Add/Remove programs list through the control panel. In order to remove it from the list (so you don't need to re-install in order to just remove it again). 1. Start the Registry Editor 2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Uninstall 3. Delete any programs here. This will only delete them from the list, not delete the actual programs. Only programs designed for Windows95 will show up here in the first place.
Using Drivespace
Added 11/1/95 If you are using Drivespace, check if Windows is wasting 109K of conventional memory. In graphical windows, type 'mem/c/p' in a Dos box if you see 'drvspace.bin' or dblspace.bin' you are wasting memory. That is the *real mode* driver and it is supposed to be unloaded when the GUI starts. See MS Knowledge base article #Q134364 for how to fix it. Even if you fix the driver unloading in the GUI, if you boot to Dos, it will happen again if you start windows by typing 'WIN'. Submitted by Travis B. Jennings jenningt@db.erau.edu
Booting to DOS
Added 10/28/95 I have a phone controlled switch I use to turn on my computer and have it boot a DOS version of qmodem in host mode. The switch shuts the computer off 5 mins after I hang up. When I moved into Win95 I need a way to do this without going into Windows. Answer, The MSDOS.SYS in Win95 is a text file. Change the BootGUI=0 to BootGUI=1 and you boot into DOS. You can always type WIN to start Win95 from there. Submitted by Jim Crosson a064@amug.org
Submitted by Jim Blazevski jim.blazevski@icacomp.com In addition to the tip regarding the ability to avoid a warm boot while restarting windows by shift-clicking the yes button, the same method can be used to avoid a warm boot when restart in MS-DOS mode is selected. The result is an exit to DOS much like win 3.11. However, regardless of click or shift click. The result is still a DOS Shell, not true DOS. Submitted by Michael Reach michael_reach@hotmail.com
Ewan.exe (Telnet app) WSIRC.exe (IRC app) WSGopher.exe (Gopher app) NX.Exe (NewsXpress) Netscape v.1.0
We found that if the software listed above is in the same directory as the Trumpet Winsock.dll file, then they will NOT work under the MS-TCP/IP stack. Submitted by Ken D. Walters support@sunbelt.net
Go into control panel Click on System Go to Performance tab Under Advanced settings click on the File System button Click on the CD-ROM tab Set the Cache to max Set Optimize Access pattern for Quad-speed or higher Your CD ROM reacts much faster. You can now play the high quality video clips on your Win95 CD-ROM without interruptions in video and sound. Used on 486DX40 Vesa with 8 mb ram and normal IDE hard drive.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Alt-Enter to make a DOS window Click on the upper left hand corner Select Edit/Mark Select a region with the mouse Select Edit/Copy or press the Enter key You can then paste it into another program
Thomas tried it on Heretic. I tried in on DOOM2. Everything worked fine Submitted by Thomas Kadlec tmk1@ra.msstate.edu
TIPS.TXT
There is a file TIPS.TXT in the directory where Win95 is installed. There are a lot if little hints and shortcuts there.
Registry Tips
Disabling the F3 Search Key
Added 1/20/03 If you want to disable the ability to use the F3 key from either the Windows Explorer or Internet Explorer 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Restrictions 3. Create a Dword value called NoFindFiles 4. Give it a value of 1 5. Reboot
1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explor er\User Shell Folders 3. Double click on any locations you want to change and alter the path 4. Logoff or restart for the changes to go into effect Note: TweakUI from Microsoft will allow you to make these changes from a dialog box as well
Comparing Registries
Added 2/21/00
While working with changes to your system, you might want to see what is changing in your Registry. Since you can export it to a text file, the steps are fairly easy 1. Start Regedit 2. With the very top level select - My Computer, on the Toolbar select Registry / Export Registry File 3. I usually save it to the root of the C: drive with the name before (you don't need to add an extension) 4. Make the change to your system 5. Go back to Regedit 6. Press F5 to update it 7. Export the Registry like step 2 8. Name the file after and have it go in the same directory 9. Open up a DOS window 10. Go to the directory where the two exported files are 11. Enter FC before.reg after.reg > diff.txt 12. Then you can edit diff.txt with your favorite text editor. Note: I do the last steps so often I have a simple batch file already set up.
4. Double click on the number of the particular icon you want to change. See the chart below. 5. Enter the name of the icon file you want to use followed by the number of the icon in that file. Note: The numbering starts with zero. 6. If you use a single .ICO file, it should be followed by a 0. 7. e.g. - filename.dll,4 - This would actually be the 5th icon since it starts with 0. 8. Make sure you delete the hidden file C:\WINDOWS\SHELLICONCACHE 0-13 Are the Drive and Application Icons 0 - To change the Unknown Application Icon 2 - To change the Default Application Icon 3 - To change the Closed Folder Icon 4 - To change the Open Folder Icon 5 - To change the 5 1/4" Floppy Icon 6 - To change the 3 1/2" Floppy Icon 7 - To change the Removable Disk Icon 8 - To change the Hard Drive Icon 9 - To change the Network Drive Online Icon 10 - To change the Network Drive Offline Icon 11 - To change the CD Drive Icon 12 - To change the Ramdrive Icon 13 - To change the Entire Network Icon 19-27 Are the Start Menu Icons 19 - To change the Programs Icon 20 - To change the Documents Icon 21 - To change the Settings Icon 22 - To change the Find Icon 23 - To change the Help Icon 24 - To change the Run Icon 27 - To change the Shutdown Icon Other Icons 33 - To change the DUN Folder Icon 34 - To change the Desktop Icon 35 - To change the Control Panel Icon 37 - To change the Printer Folder Icon 40 - To change the Audio CD Icon 43 - To change the Favorites Icon 44 - To change the Logoff Icon
To prevent any changes to the Start Menu, even a right click: 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer 3. Add a DWORD called NoChangeStartMenu 4. Give it a value of 1 Download reg file
DOS Restrictions
Updated 1/31/00 There are restrictions you can make to the ability to execute DOS programs 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies 3. Create a new key under Policies called WinOldApp 4. You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys 5. To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0
Networking Restrictions
Updated 1/31/00 There are general restrictions you can make in Networking 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_Current_User / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Policies 3. Create a new key under Policies called Network 4. You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys 5. To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0
DisablePwdCaching = Password Caching HideSharePwds [hex] =Shared Passwords NoEntireNetwork =Entire Network NoNetSetup =Network applet NoNetSetupIDPage =Network Identification tab
NoNetSetupSecurityPage =Network Access tab NoFileSharing =Network File Sharing button MinPwdLen = set Minimum Password Length (integer number: 0 - 99) NoPrintSharing =Network Print Sharing button NoWorkgroupContents =Network Workgroup
NoDispCPL - Disable Display Control Panel NoDispBackgroundPage - Hide Background Page NoDispScrSavPage - Hide Screen Saver Page NoDispAppearancePage - Hide Appearance Page NoDispSettingsPage - Hide Settings Page NoSecCPL - Disable Password Control Panel NoPwdPage - Hide Password Change Page NoAdminPage - Hide Remote Administration Page NoProfilePage - Hide User Profiles Page NoDevMgrPage - Hide Device Manager Page NoConfigPage - Hide Hardware Profiles Page NoFileSysPage - Hide File System Button NoVirtMemPage - Hide Virtual Memory Button
4. Additional keys that can be created under Policies are WinOldApp 5. You can then add DWORD values set to 1 in the appropriate keys 6. To re-enable them, either delete the key or set the value to 0
ClearRecentDocsOnExit = Clear of Recent Documents on Exit NoAddPrinter = Adding new printers NoClose = Computer Shutdown NoDeletePrinter = Delete Installed Printers NoDesktop = Doesn't show Desktop items as well as and Desktop right-click menu NoDevMgrUpdate = Windows 98/ME web Update Manager NoDrives [hex] = Hides Drives in my computer NoFind = Find command NoInternetIcon = Internet Icon on Desktop NoNetHood = Network Neighborhood NoRecentDocsHistory = Recent Documents in Start Menu NoRun = Run command NoSaveSettings = Save Settings on exit NoSetFolders = Folders in Start Menu -> Settings NoSetTaskbar = Taskbar in Start Menu -> Settings NoSMMyDocs = My Documents folder in Start Menu NoSMMyPictures = My Pictures folder in Start Menu NoWindowsUpdate = Windows web Update
1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKEY_USERS \ .DEFAULT \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ WindowsMediaPlayer 3. Create a string value of TitleBar 4. Give it a value of whatever you want to appear in the title bar
When the mouse goes over the minimize, maximize and close icons on the upper right hand side of a window, you normally get a display telling you want those are for. To disable that display: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop Create a String Value called MinMaxClose Give it a value of 1 Reboot
Sticky Menus
Added 4/20/99 Normally when you move the mouse over the Start Menu / Programs, it will automatically cascade and show the submenus. If you want them to open only when you actually click on them: 1. 2. 3. 4. Start Regedit Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop If if it not already there, create a string called MenuShowDelay Give it a value of 65534
In addition to the crash log file, you can also enable two other methods of crash notification and logging. You can enable an administrative alert by changing the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CrashControl\SendAl ert to 1. The next time the system crashes, an administrative alert will be sent that may provide the first sign of the crash. You can also make NT log the crash in the event log by changing the value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\CrashControl\LogEvent to 1 instead of its default 0. Now, the exact time of the crash will be permanently recorded. Submitted by D Puffer
Add the Binary Value of 'NoDrives' in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explo rer Give it a value from a combination of the table below: A 1 00 00 00 B 2 00 00 00 C 4 00 00 00 D 8 00 00 00 E 16 00 00 00 F 32 00 00 00 G 64 00 00 00 H 128 00 00 00 I 00 1 00 00 J 00 2 00 00 K 00 4 00 00 L 00 8 00 00 M 00 16 00 00 N 00 32 00 00 O 00 64 00 00 P 00 128 00 00 Q 00 00 1 00 R 00 00 2 00 S 00 00 4 00 T 00 00 8 00 U 00 00 16 00 V 00 00 32 00 W 00 00 64 00 X 00 00 128 00 Y 00 00 00 1 Z 00 00 00 2 Where (for eg) you want to hide Drives {C,E,J,O,R,U,Y,Z} you would give 'NoDrives' the value 14 42 12 03 Where C+E = 14, J+O = 42, R+U=12 and Y+Z = 03 Please NOTE: The Numbers are to be added in HEXadecimal ie: ABCD = 0F, not 15 All Drives Visible is 00 00 00 00 All Drives Hidden is FF FF FF 03 Submitted by Ramon Buckland
You can create a banner that will come up just before you logon to the computer: 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to HKeyLocalMachine \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ WinLogon 3. Create a new string value called LegalNoticeCaption and give it a value you want to see in the menu bar 4. Create a new string value called LegalNoticeText and give it a value you want to see in the dialog box Now before anyone logs into that computer, this banner will come up on the screen. This can be useful for any legal warnings you want to give regarding the use of the computer.
Submitted by EIBON
SYSTEM.DATA SYSTEM.DA0 (Yes seem to be the same size) USER.DAT USER.DA0 (Same size likely) WIN.INI
CONTROL.INI SYSTEM.INI
These files can be copied to the windows directory from Win95 or DOS to help correct problems. Submitted by George Harper
Now when you right click on any folder, you can open up an Explorer window of that folder. This will work for both Windows95 and NT 4.0
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Setup \ SourcePath 3. Change the location from there
REGEDIT4 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\Network] "DisablePwdCaching"=dword:00000001 Open up a DOS box and type REGEDIT DISABLE.REG You can also download the DISABLE.REG file. If you need to re-enable password caching, download ENABLE.REG and repeat the process just with the different file name
Note: - When you remove Open, you cannot open any folders. If you need to undo any of the changes, you can download the registry settings before the changes.
Get Your Folders to Open the Way You Want Every Time
Submitted 7/7/96 To get your folders to open the way you want every time: 1. Set up all your folders the way you want (auto arrange, view, etc.), 2. Start RegEdit 3. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policie s\Explorer. 4. Go to NoSaveSettings 5. Modify and change Value to 1
23 - Help 24 - Run 25 - Suspend 27 - Shutdown 28 - Share 29 - Shortcut 31 - Recycle Bin (Empty) 32 - Recycle Bin (Full) 33 - Folder, Dial-Up Networking 34 - Desktop 36 - Program Group 40 - Audio Card In addition, you can change:
My Computer - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069A2D8-08002B30309D} Network Neighborhood - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} InBox - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000000000000046} Recycle Bin - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0800AA002F954E}
Your Documents Menu should now be blank. This will be for all subsequent users who logon as well.
Now when you right click on the Start button, nothing should happen. You can delete only those items that you need. Note: - On Microsoft keyboards, this also disables the Window-E (for Explorer) and Window-F (for Find) keys. See the section on Installation to see how to do this automatically during an install.
Disabling My Computer
Added 6/29/96 In areas where you are trying to restrict what users can do on the computer, it might be beneficial to disable the ability to click on My Computer and have access to the drives, control panel etc. To disable this: 1. 2. 3. 4. Start Regedit Search for 20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D This should bring you to the HKey_Classes_Root \ CLSID section Delete the entire section.
Now when you click on My Computer, nothing will happen. You might want to export this section to a registry file before deleting it just in case you want to enable it again..
See the section on Installation to see how to do this automatically during an install.
Network Neighborhood - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{208D2C60-3AEA1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} InBox - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{00020D75-0000-0000-C000000000000046} Recycle Bin - HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0800AA002F954E}
7. Right click on Open 8. Select New / Key and type Command and press the Enter key 9. Double click on the Default for Command and type Explorer.exe for the value 10. Now when you click on My Computer, the Explorer will start 11. If you want to return to normal, simply delete the Open key
Add delete to the menu: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0800AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:60,01,00,20 Add rename and delete to the menu: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0800AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:70,01,00,20 Restore the recycle bin to win 95 defaults including un-deleting the icon after deletion: ... Restore the icon. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explore r\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}] @="Recycle Bin" ... reset win 95 defaults . [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0800AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:40,01,00,20 Other edits to the recycle bin icon: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F0800AA002F954E}\ShellFolder] "Attributes"=hex:40,01,01,20 ... standard shortcut arrow "Attributes"=hex:40,01,02,20 ... another shortcut arrow "Attributes"=hex:40,01,04,20 ... and another shortcut arrow "Attributes"=hex:40,01,08,20 ... make it look disabled (like it's been cut) I added the above edits for fun. But it gets you thinking. Note: Adding rename and delete to the context menu takes effect instantly. To restore the icon after deletion requires screen refresh (F5). Have fun.... Tom Submitted by Tom Temple temple@earthlink.net
5. Assign it a value equal to your minimum password length Also see the Installation Section on doing this automatically during installation.
Removing Programs listed from the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs Section
Added 4/21/96 If you remove an installed program and its files by deleting the files, it may still show up in the Add/Remove programs list through the control panel. In order to remove it from the list (so you don't need to re-install in order to just remove it again). 1. Start the Registry Editor 2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SOFTWARE / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Uninstall 3. Delete any programs here. This will only delete them from the list, not delete the actual programs. Only programs designed for Windows95 will show up here in the first place.
DOS Tips
To recall previous commands, use the up arrow key. A complete list of previous commands can be shown if you press the F7 key To use one, press F9 and the number of the command you want to use To clear the cache, press Alt+F7
Submitted 2/19/96 You can use long file names in a MS DOS Box. All you have to do is pu the long file name in quotes. Example: cd "program files" Submitted by Simon Story story@interlog.com
You can test it: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Open up a DOS window Type: CD (followed by TAB) The first available directory will appear Press TAB again, the next one will appear The same can be done with the DIR command
This takes away conventional memory, even when you don't have a DOS window open. To only use DOSKEY when you open a DOS window:
Right click on your DOS shortcut Select Properties Click on the Program tab Add DOSKEY > NUL to the Batch File field You can also add /INSERT if you prefer
This can come is useful with the long path names and all the ~'s you would normally need to type. If you need to change directories, type in the CD before you drag the directory.
Windows98 Tips
Removing Unchecked MSCONFIG Startup Entries
Added 11/18/04 When using MSCONFIG to uncheck programs that you don't want starting, they still remain in the list. This is generally a good idea since if you make a mistake, you can easily add them in again. But if you are sure you want them removed and not displayed: 1. Start Regedit 2. Go to the follow registry keys and remove any items you don't want displayed 3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run-
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Save the file to the C: drive in any directory. Go to Windows Explorer and highlight the folder Click View on the toolbar and choose Customize this Folder. Click Create or edit an HTML document. Click next and click next again. Now just insert your html code for your file and then save. Go to your folder and it should play your file.
File attributes are magenta Registry entries are green Configuration Manger info is brown Warnings are blue Error messages are red
If you want to search for the string to enter: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Start Regedit Search for URL History Folder Right click the CLSID key Choose Rename Press Ctrl-C to Copy In the Explorer window, press Ctrl-V to paste it in.
2. NoWindowsUpdate should remain 0 3. Either create or go to the following registry key string value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Update 4. Create a string value called Remote URL 5. For the value, enter the appropriate remote web address. To redirect the Local URL To replace the Windows Update local page (WUM.htm) with some other local page and have the appropriate local URL point to it: 1. Start Regedit 2. NoWindowsUpdate should remain 0 3. Either create or go to the following registry key string value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Update 4. Create a string value called Local URL 5. For the value, enter the appropriate local web address.
ScanReg.INI settings
Added 4/11/99 Both ScanReg and ScanRegW use the settings in the Scanreg.INI file located in the \Windows directory. You can change several of the default settings Backup=1 - Run ScanReg at startup and make a backup automatically. Registry backup is skipped altogether if this is set to 0 Optimize=1 - Run ScanReg to optimize the registry, reducing its size to improve performance. Registry automatic optimization is skipped if this is set to 0 MaxBackupCopies=5 - The number of backups to store. Valid entries are 0-99 BackupDirectory - Backup directory where the cabs are stored. The default is C:\Windows\Sysbckup
Additional system files to backup - Files=[dir code,]file1,file2,file3, Filenames are separated by a comma ',' ; The Dir Code can be:
10: windir (ex. c:\windows) 11: system dir (ex. c:\windows\system) 30: boot dir (ex. c:\) 31 : boot host dir (ex. c:\)
Link Wizard
Added 1/16/98 The Link Wizard scans all of the link files on your system. If the associated program is not found, the Link Wizard will give you the option of removing it. You can find the Link Wizard in the RESKIT / DESKTOP directory of your Win98 CD. The file name is CHKLNKS.EXE
4. Double click the RegDone entry on the right side and set the value to 1 5. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Welcome\ 6. Select the RegWiz folder 7. Right click at right panel and add a new string 8. Set the string name to @ 9. Double click this new entry and set the value to 1 Submitted by Jorge Oliveira
Temporary Internet Files Downloaded Program Files The Recycle Bin Temporary Files Non-Critical Files
You can also view the files before they are deleted If you have the Plus Pack for Windows98, you can install the Disk Cleanup addition. It will build a index of several other file-types. They are:
Archives (Zip) Backup Clipart Icons and Cursors Empty Folders Fonts Help Files Lost Cluster Files Multimedia Files Screen Savers Setup Files
You can then delete any individual files you want. You can also sort by name, type, size, date or location. Note: If you want to run this last program directory, it is \ PROGRAM FILE \ PLUS! \ CLEANUP \ FILECLN.EXE This program will also run on Win95, NT 4 and NT 5 without the Plus Pack being installed.
To run the Windows Update Manger, connect to the Internet and run WUPDMGR.EXE
In case you want to change the name that gets displayed when you hover your mouse over the icons in the Quick Launch Toolbar, the icon names can be changed in c:\windows\application\microsoft\internet explorer\quick launch Submitted by obs
ScanReg
Added 8/1/98 Windows98 has a DOS mode registry scanning program Several switches can be used with this program /BACKUP - Backup the registry and related system configuration files. /RESTORE - Choose a backup to restore. /OPT - Optimizes the Registry by removing wasted space. This will be done automatically by Win98 if there is more than 500K of wasted space /FIX - Repair the registry. /COMMENT="<comment>" :- Adds the specified comment to the CAB file while backing up.
8. MINITEL .TTF Files. Minitel font emulation files for HyperTerminal. 9. NETMON: Network Monitor. Service for remote monitoring of network performance on Windows 98 client machines. 10. QUIKTRAY.EXE: Quick Tray. Organizes the icons in the Windows 98 system tray. 11. POLEDIT.EXE: System Policy Editor. Sets administrative policies to define configuration settings for individual users, individual computers, or groups of users. 12. PWLEDIT.EXE: Windows 98 Password List Editor. 13. REMOTREG: Microsoft Remote Registry. Service for remotely viewing and editing the Registry on Windows 98 client machines. 14. RPCPP: Remote Procedure Call Print Provider. Service for administering network printers from Windows 98 machines. 15. SNMP Agent: Windows 98 SNMP network protocol agent. 16. TEXTVIEW.EXE: Text file viewer. Quickly displays the contents of text files. 17. TIMETHIS.EXE: Time This. Scripting tool that times how long it takes for the system to execute a given command. 18. TWEAKUI.EXE: Power Toy. Enhances and customizes the Windows 98 desktop. 19. TZEDIT.EXE: Time Zone Editor. Creates and edits time zone entries for the Date/Time icon in Control Panel. 20. USBVIEW.EXE: USB Viewer. USB Device information and troubleshooting tool. 21. WAITFOR.EXE: Scripting tool that causes the computer to wait for a signal sent over the network. 22. WHERE.EXE: Command-line tool that reports the location of a specified file on the hard disk. 23. WINDIFF.EXE: File and Directory comparison. Compares the contents of files or directories and reports differences. 24. WINSET.EXE. Command-line/scripting tool that sets global environment variables for Windows 98. 25. WSHADMIN.HLP: Windows Scripting Host Administrator's Guide. Guide to running scripts and designing applications for Windows Scripting Host.
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Click on the Settings tab If you have a DMA box that is not grayed out, check that box Reboot when prompted When Win98 starts again, see if that box is still checked. This is especially beneficial with the newer UDMA drives which are supported by Win98 8. This will also greatly reduce CPU utilization during hard drive activity.
Hardware Resources and Conflicts System File Checker Registry Checker Version Conflict Manager Hardware Components and more
Startup Options CONFIG.SYS AUTOEXEC.BAT SYSTEM.INI WIN.INI Programs that are starting from the Registry
You can then easily check or uncheck any of the items in each section
2. Go to the \Tools\Mtsutil folder 3. Copy the PINBALL.INF to your hard drive 4. If your CD is in other than the D: drive, edit the file by changing the line layoutfile = d:\pluslayt.inf to reflect the location of your CD. 5. Insert the Plus Pack CD for Win95 6. Right-click the PINBALL.INF and select Install. 7. If you receive a dialog box requesting FONT.DAT, simply type in the correct drive letter. 8. It will automatically copy the Pinball files to your hard drive. 9. You can find the Pinball game by going to Start / Programs / Accessories / Games, and then clicking Space Cadet Table