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Add Programs To Start Menu
To quickly add a program to the Start menu, all you need to do is drag the
icon onto the Start button. To remove it, right-click on the Start button,
choose OPEN, then delete the one(s) you don't want there anymore.
Add-Ons For Windows 95
Microsoft Win95 developers have come up with a series of unsupported add-on's
to Win95. These add-on's allow you to do anything from play a CD on your
taskbar to replacing that square clock with a round one to a control panel
that changes some of the lesser-known settings. To download these, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/powertoys.htm
Add/Remove Programs
Are there programs listed in your Add/Remove Programs list that don't exist
anymore? There's a control panel made by Microsoft that can help you clean
them up, as well as change other hard-to-find settings in Windows 95. The
program is called TweakUI, and it's part of the Win95 Powertoys collection.
It allows you to remove annoying icons from your desktop (like the Inbox,
Network Neighborhood, change menu speeds, etc.), and much more. To download
this handy utility, go to
http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/info/powertoys.htm
Note: The programs found on the above page are not supported by Microsoft.
All use of them is at your own risk.
Avoid The Recycle Bin
To delete files without sending them to the recycle bin, select the file or
files to be deleted. Right-click the selection and hold the Shift key down
while selecting Delete.
NOTE: If you avoid the Recycle bin, you will not be able to recover the files
that avoided it.
Desktop Shortcuts
To place Shortcuts on your desktop:
1. Click the item, such as a file, program, folder, printer, or computer,
that you want to create a shortcut to.
2. On the File menu, click Create Shortcut.
3. Drag the shortcut icon onto the desktop.
Display
To change the way the items on your desktop look like:
1. Click on Display Properties on you setting box to view Display
properties.
2. If you want to change the appearance of only one screen element,
click that element in the Item list. Then, change the
settings in the
Item Size, Color, Font Size, and Color areas.
If you want to change the appearance of all screen elements simultaneously,
click an appearance scheme in the Scheme List.
FAT32 or FAT16?
Are your system's hard drives FAT32 or FAT16? To find out, open my computer,
right click on your hard disk and select properties. Alongside File
System you'll see FAT on FAT16 disks and FAT32 on FAT32 disks.
Frequent Settings Changes
If you change your Windows 95 settings frequently, you can copy all the
CAB files from the WIN95 folder onto your Windows 95 CD folder on your
computer (like WIN95CABS). That way, you don't have to search for it every
time a new program, driver, etc. is installed. The CAB files take up about 34
megabytes (MB). When Win95 looks for the CD, simply point it to the new
folder!
How Much Space Left?
If you want to see how much space is left on your hard drive, there are a
few places you can look.
First, you can open a My Computer window and select your hard drive icon. The
status bar will display its Free Space and Capacity.
Second, you can open an Explorer window and select any item on your hard
drive. Again, the status bar displays your disk free space. (To display the
status bar in either window, select Status Bar under the View menu.)
The third option is to show a pie graph that displays free vs. used space. To
display this graph, in a My Computer or Explorer window, right-mouse click
your hard drive icon and select Properties.
Mouse Trails
The mouse pointer is easier to see on laptop computers if you turn on pointer
trails. Just double-click the Mouse icon in Control Panel, and then click the
Motion tab. You can make it as long or short as you want it.
Moving The Taskbar
If you don't like the Windows 95 taskbar at the bottom of your screen,
left-click on any blank area of the taskbar and drag it to the side of the
screen you want. ALSO, if you have many windows open and can't read what each
one is, put your cursor on the edge of the taskbar and drag it to make it
bigger.
Setting The Clock
To set the clock on the bottom of the screen, double click on the time and
the setup screen will appear. Adjust the times, and then hit Time Zone.
Select your time zone so you won't have to reset the clock.
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Switching Applications
Have you ever been in one application and wanted to switch over to an already
opened program? This is how you do it! Notice: This only works if 2 or more
application are currently open.
* To Switch an application, simply hold down the Alt and Tab keys. Then
scroll through the selections by pressing Tab. This will allow you to switch
from program to program.
The Send To Feature
There's a folder in the WINDOWS directory called SEND TO. By creating
shortcuts in this folder to your favorite applications, you can right click
files, select Send To, and send the file to any of the applications on the
list. This is a great way to send unknown file types to a default text
editor, like Notepad.
Wallpapering
If you see an image while in your browser that you want as wallpaper, right
click the image and select Set As Wallpaper. This works in both MSIE and
Netscape
Which Windows Properties?
The easiest way to tell which
windows you are using is to right click on my computer. Under system on the
general tab you will see the Windows version listed. This is what the
numbers mean.
4.00.950 Windows 95
4.00.950A Windows 95 plus the Service
Pack 1 update or OEM
Service Release 1
4.00.950B Service Release 2.0 or
2.1
4.00.950C Service Release 2.5
4.10.1998 Windows 98
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