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Eudora Lite and More than One E-Mail Account
Hidden FDISK Switches
Hidden Format Switches
Creating Outlook Contacts Shortcut
Changing the Number of Days Displayed in Outlook
Calendar
Changing File Associations
Extracting files from Win95's CAB files
Recovering Damaged Text Files
Setting Swap File Size
Defragmenting the Swap File
ScanDisk with OEM SR2
Substituting Drive Letters
Shutting Down or Restarting Windows95 from an Icon
Stopping Applications from Starting Automatically
Saving Space Using WinZip
Office97 and Plus Pack Themes
Opening a Files for Editing
Opening Associated Files from a DOS Box
Using Another E-Mail Package when Exchange is
Installed
Power Surfing
Lotus 123 Release 5 Lockup
Wildcards with DIR and File Find
ScanDisk Command-Line Switches
Defrag Command-Line Switches
Fixing Page Fault in MPREXE.EXE
Changing the Telnet Scroll-Back Buffer Size
Auto-Dialing for Internet Applications
DOSSTART.BAT File
Fixing Corrupted Exchange Files
Emergency Recovery Utility
Extracting files from Win95's CAB files
Turning off the ending = with Exchange
Using your mouse to select an area in a DOS app
Using Exchange with more than one ISP phone
number
Backing up the Registry
Adding Notepad to SENDTO
Having Eudora Pro be the default e-mail program, rather
than Exchange
Free drive space errors with Norton Utilities
Using the new DOS Edit
Creating Distribution List with Exchange
Using Memmaker
Signatures using WordMail
Creating Document templates
New XCOPY switches
Make Icons 256 Color 16-Bit
Removing Shortcut Arrows
Adding the Control Panel to the Start Menu
Making Desktop Changes Permanent
Easy Shortcuts on the Desktop
Changing a Folder's Icon
Full Window Drag ( Without Plus! )
Fixing Corrupted Desktop Icons
Getting Screen Shots
Increasing the Size of the Scroll Bar
Unable to Create Shortcuts on the Desktop
Removing the InBox from the Desktop
Customizing Individual Folder Icons
Removing the Recycle Bin
Adding Send To the Recycle Bin
Having Icons with No Name
Moving the Start Button
Aligning Drop-Down Menus to the Right
Repositioning a Background Bitmap
Changing Drive Icons
Adding AnyFolder and Mail to
SendTo
Adding Shortcuts to Desktop Without "Shortcut
To" text
Easier User Interface
Removing the Start Button
Changing the clock to 24-Hour Time
Having an Icon with No Name
Removing the InBox and Recycle Bin Icons from
the Desktop
Removing Items from NEW on the Desktop
Modifying Default Desktop Icons
Changing or Removing the Start Menu Icons
Adding to the SendTo List
Adding a Protected Briefcase
Customizing the Start Button's Name
and Icon
Adding the Device Manager to your Desktop
Adding Options to the Right-Click of the Start
Menu
How to make the task bar autohide
More Removing Shortcut Arrows
Closing Nested Folders
Changing Application Icons
Moving and Resizing the Taskbar
Correcting Corrupted Fonts
Updating the Desktop
Adding the Desktop to your Start Menu
Removing the shortcut arrows (potential problem)
Getting rid of Click here to continue
Adding the Control Panel icons to the Desktop
Adding the Control Panel to the Start
Menu
Minimizing all windows
Removing the shortcut icon arrows
Turning on AutoArrange
Creating document scraps
Quick access to your Desktop
Restoring corrupted icons
Turing off Windows Animation
Renaming the Recycle Bin
Turning off Desktop Icons
Using old Window's Groups
Speeding up the Start Menu
Changing the My Computer or Recycle
Bin icons
Removing the Tildes in filenames
Removing the Network Neighborhood icon
Changing the Startup and Logoff Bitmap screens
Removing the Microsoft Copyright from a
DOS Prompt
Setting the Number of Lines in a DOS Window
Starting DOS Fast
Using Long Filenames in a DOS Box
Expanding Full Path or File Name
Adding DOSKEY to your DOS Window
Showing DOS Error Codes
Changing Directories in DOS
Entering Long Paths in a DOS Window
Having DOS Programs Prompt for Input
Verbose Directory Listing
Easy way to open up DOS prompt in a specific directory
Moving Up and Down Directory Levels
Hiding the File Menu in the Explorer
Explorer Session from the Start Menu
Automatically Adjusting Right-Panel
Column Widths
Inserting the Name of a File into
a Document
Added Non-Expanded Explorer when Right
Clicking on a Folder
Finding Files from Explorer
Printing a Directory from Explorer
Opening a DOS Prompt in the Directory
You Want
Starting Explorer with No Drives Expanded
Opening Explorer and System Properties
from My Computer
Opening Explorer from My Computer
Undo Last Command in Explorer
File Copying in Explorer Without Opening
Two Sessions
Easier File Copying with Explorer
Quickly Expand all folders in Explorer
Starting Explorer when you open a
Folder
Starting Explorer from the Current DOS Directory
Changing the Sort order in Explorer
Using the Explorer's Send To Feature
Creating a Network Install
Tab
Installing Windows95 OEM SR2 over an existing
version of Windows
Office95 Upgrade Without Existing
Version
Upgrading Without a Previous Version of Windows
Installed
Automating Office95 Installations
Installing Windows95 with no Plug and Play search
Installing Windows95 with no MSN or InBox
Icons
New Win95 Batch Install Program
Win95 SETUP switches - Includes
undocumented bypass of License screen.
Changing Internet Explorer 5.0 Settings
Removing Lost IE Supervisor Password
Change Font Size
Opening Temporary Internet Files
Quickly Opening a Newsgroup from your Browser
Internet Explorer in Full Screen Mode
Setting Internet Explorer Window Size
Organizing Your Favorites
Reordering Your Links (IE 4)
Changing the Links Icon (IE 4)
Changing the Search Pages Used by Internet
Explorer 4.0
Having IE Load a Default Page Other Than BLANK.HTM
Changing the IE and Outlook Title Bars
Changing the Information Boxes in IE 4
Opening Links in a New Window
Accessing your best Favorites
Keeping Track of Bookmarks
Changing Internet Explorer's Blank Page
Increasing Viewing Space
Changing the Directory for the Internet Explorer
Cache
Changing the Title Bar of the Internet Explorer
Changing the Internet Explorer, Mail and News
Bitmap
Using Other Mail Packages with Internet Explorer
Viewing Drives with IE 3.0
Changing your Favorites Location
Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Adding IE3.0 Bookmarks to the Start Menu
Adding Custom Links and Applications to Internet
Explorer 3.0 Toolbar
Adding your HTML Editor to the Internet Explorer
3.0 Toolbar
Organizing Internet Explorer 3.0's Favorites
Changing the Internet Explorer 3.0's ToolBar
Background
Re-Setting Internet Explorer to Save rather than
Open Files Downloaded
Turning off the underline of hot links in
Internet Explorer 3.0
Starting the Internet Explorer with no initial
Start Page
Keeping Control of URL Bookmarks -
Fast Access to the Desktop
Opening Up the Task Manager in NT 4
MS-Natural Keyboard Shortcuts -
Getting to My Computer from the
Control Panel
Undo
Minimizing all windows
Shortcut to System Properties
Duplicating the Right Mouse Click
Accessing Programs from the Start Button
Quickly Starting Explorer
Remapping the Keyboard
Internet Explorer Shortcuts
Bringing up the Properties Window
Resizing or Moving a Window
Keystroking is faster the using the mouse
Explorer Shortcut Keys
Searching for files
Copy files with a Mouse/Keyboard combo
Removing Programs from the Control Panel
Not Loading DriveSpace or DoubleSpace Drivers
Increasing Performance
Increasing Disk Performance
Clearing the Documents Folder
Opening a File with Application that is
Different than its Registered One
Fixing VMM32 Memory Leak
Removing One Document File from START
/ DOCUMENTS
Finding Files with Specific Text in Them
Creating a Support Information Button
Create (or replace) the Manufacture's
logo in System Properties
Adding printers to the Add
Printer Dialog Box
Device Problems with Removable Hard Drives
Deleting Files Without Sending Them to
the Recycle Bin
Changing the Recycle Bin Size
Displaying Last File Searches
Associating Several File Extensions to the
Same Program
Fast Open of the Start Menu
Getting Item Properties
Starting Win95 Without Running Apps in
the Startup Folder
Removing a program from the Control
Panel
Using FIND to Search Across Multiple
Drives
RUNDLL Error Message
Automatically Delete Files Sent to
Recycle Bin
The Simplest Multi-Boot
Enabling Telephony Controls
Disabling CDs AutoRun
Control Panel CPL Files
Reserving Resources from Plug and Play Devices
Viewing System IRQ, I/O, Memory and DMA Utilization
Installing with an INF File
Automatically Deleting Files in the Recycle
Bin
Increasing your Sound Card's Bass and Treble
ATI Video Card and COM4 conflicts
System Policies when logging on to an NT Domain
Changing to Win 3.x Shell
Quickly Opening Text Files
Changing your Modem's Initialization String
Saving memory by adjusting your CD Cache
Easy File Deletes
Update to DTC 2278 D Controller and CD ROMs
HP Print Failures
Eliminate banner page from printing when running
HP 4 & 5 printer
Designating Drive Letter for CD ROMs and other
removable media
Upgrading with Pro Audio Spectrum Cards
Bypass starting Windows95
Quick Format a Floppy Disk
Creating a Boot Menu
Selecting non-recognized modems
Creating PRN File Types
Refresh SCSI Devices
DTC Controller I/O Problems
Removing programs listed in Control Panel's Remove
Programs
Drivespace and Memory
Booting to DOS
Turning off Numlock
Quickly Restarting Win95
S3 Video and COM 4
Potential problems with 16-bit WINSOCK.DLL's
Speeding up your double-speed CD-ROM
Copying Graphics
Read the TIPS.TXT File
Opening the Make New Connection
Dialog Box
Help Stop Modem Disconnects
Speeding Up Your Modem's Dialing
Showing Your Actual Modem's Connection Speed
Increasing Modem Performance
Controlling Your Modem's Speaker
To Find Your IP Address
Determine the Optimal MAX MTU Setting
Faster Access to the Network Properties
Box
Using UNC Network Names with Files
Faster Connecting to the Internet
Changing the Number of Rings Before Dial-Up
Server Answers
Resetting Forgotten Dial-Up Server Password
Speeding up Dial-Up Networking for Games
Monitoring Your Dial-Up Connection
No Network Logon Prompt
Not Saving your Dial-Up Password
Fixing a problem with Shortcuts that keep network
UNC connections
Changing the MaxMTU and other Network Settings
Disable Password Caching
Starting a Dial-Up Connection from the Command
Line
Automatic NT Domain Log On
Auto-Dialing for 32-bit Internet Applications
Dial-Back with Windows95
Disabling File and Print Sharing
Changing your Modem's Initialization String
Easy way to Re-Dial on busy signals
Increasing a Modem's timeout period
Setting Automatic Redial for Dial-up Networking
Potential problems with 16-bit WINSOCK.DLL's
Dial-In Scripting
Locking File Association Changes
Renaming the File System Profiles
Sticky Menus
Kill Hung Processes When Logging Off in Windows NT
Automatic Shutdown with Windows NT
NT Crash Log File
Changing the Location of Outlook Express Data Files
Disabling the Blinking Cursor
Re-Enabling DHCP Error Messages
Getting Rid of Schemes
Hiding Any Combination of Drives
Creating a Legal Text Notice Before Logon
Removing the Hand Icon from Shared Resources
Enabling the Middle Mouse Button on Logitech
Mouse
Easily Opening a File with Notepad
Displaying Hi-Color Icons without the Plus
Pack
Backing Up the Registry
Removing Unwanted Items from the RUN
Menu
Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive
or Directory in Explorer
Compacting the Registry
Changing Exchange's Mailbox Location
Removing Sound Events from Control
Panel / Sounds
Changing the Registered Owner
Adding an Application to the Right Click
on Every Folder
Adding Explore From Here
to Every Folder
Saving Desktop Settings
Getting Rid of Tips
Changing the Location of Windows95's
Installation Files
Creating a Network Logon Banner
Creating a Default File Opener
Deleting Registry Keys from the Command
Line
Restrictions without running Poledit
Automatic Screen Refresh
Changing the MaxMTU and other Network Settings
Adding Items to the Start Button
Removing the InBox and Recycle Bin Icons from
the Desktop
Removing Items from NEW on the Desktop
Changing the Telnet Scroll-Back Buffer Size
Changing the Tips of the Day
Disabling Drives in My Computer
Not Saving Setting on Exit
Not Displaying the Network Neighborhood
Disabling Run or Find from the
Start Menu
Hiding All Icons from the Desktop
Get Your Folders to Open the Way You
Want Every Time
Modifying Default Desktop Icons
Disabling the Right-Click on
the Start Button
Disabling My Computer
Clearing the Documents Menu Automatically
Opening Explorer from My Computer
Fixing a Corrupt Registry
Recycle Bin Edits
Not Displaying the Last User
Logged on
Setting the Minimum Password Length
Disabling File and Print Sharing
Removing the Shortcut Arrows
Turn Off Window Animation
To speed up the Start Menu
Changing your Modem's Initialization String
Increasing the Modem Timeout
Removing Programs listed from the Control
Panel's Add/Remove Programs Section
Specifying programs to run every time Windows95
starts
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