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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.
While on the Desktop or with the Explorer, press F3 to start the search
Click Options / Save Results
Do the search
After the search select File / Save Search
An icon will be placed on the desktop with the search results.
Submitted 2/12/00
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
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If you have ATX Main Board, ATX case Award Bios, or any Bios that supports PS/2 Mouse Power
On, then you can power on your computer with a double click.
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6. Drvspace=0
7. Be sure to save the changes, reset the read-only attribute, then reboot.
This does save a significant amount of memory but more importantly, it will reduce the number of
threads running in the background.
Submitted by CrashMaster
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
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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
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
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
Run Explorer
Go to Windows directory
Select View and then Options
Select View Tab
Select show all files and then OK
Back to Windows Directory
Select Recent Folder
Delete the File you want to remove or display on Documents Folder
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
The readme file points out that this is typically on Compaq Prolinea or Deskpro models
Submitted by Sid Lieberman
wa2fxb@ix.netcom.com
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vpasd.386
mvproadu.drv
mvmixer.drv
mscdex.exe
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
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Select My Computer
Right click on floppy you wish to use
Select Format
Select Quick Erase or Format
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
This I/O card will not allow me to use my Iomega Zip drive (parallel port interface) with the CDROM as well.
I haven't figured out how to fix this problem yet.
Submitted by Bob Frenz rfrenz@alaska.net
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.
Select Shutdown
Click the Restart Computer option
While holding down the SHIFT key, click YES
Windows 95 will now restart without executing a complete warm boot
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
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
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