Organize your files with WinXP
Windows XP includes a feature that allows you to
easily group icons in order according to the file details. To do this while
in a folder like My Documents click on the view tab and then click
the Arrange Icons By. Here you will have the options to arrange your
folders by name size or type and you can even arrange them in groups so that
all of your spread sheets are in one group and your word processor files are
in another. This can make finding files much easier.
Disable Error Reporting in WinXP
Windows XP includes a feature that will send a bug
report to Microsoft when ever a program fails. You will see a dialog box
that asks if you want to send the error report to Microsoft after a program
crashes. I find this reporting to be a bother. This is how to turn this
feature off: 1. Click Start and then click Control Panel. 2. Open the System
applet. Click on the Advanced tab. 3. Click the Error Reporting button. 4.
In the Error Reporting dialog box, select the Disable error reporting option
and put a checkmark in the But notify me when a critical error occurs. Click
OK and then click OK again. There that's it your done your privacy and band
width has been protected.
Get rid of the
Windows XP Messenger
Try this: 1. Open the Windows XP Instant Messenger 2.
Click the Tools menu, then click the Options command. 3. Click the
Preferences tab. Remove the checkmarks from the Run this program when
Windows starts and Allow this program to run in the background checkboxes.
Click OK and restart the computer. That should stop the Windows XP messenger
from showing up!
Add Information Fields in the Windows
Explorer
The Windows Explorer in XP does not include any attribute
information. This information can be helpful when you need to see which
files are marked as Read-only or Hidden or System. This information and a
lot more is available through the Windows Explorer but you must tell it to
show you. Here's how to do it: 1. Right click the Start button and click
Explore. 2. Right click on any of the columns in the right pane of the
Windows Explorer. For example, right click on the Name column. 3. You'll see
a list of information columns that you can display. Click on the Attributes
entry. You will now see the Attributes column. 4. To make this change stick
for all folders, click the Tools menu and click Folder Options. 5. In the
Folder Options dialog box, click the View menu. Click the Apply to All
Folders button. Click Yes in the Folder views dialog box. Click OK. Now all
folders will show the Attributes column.
Renaming multiple files the easy way.
With more and more of us using digital cameras we find
that when we download a series of pictures they end up on our computer with
a number rather than a name. To keep up with all of our photos we need to
name them but renaming all of those files one at a time would take forever
to type in. There is a way to rename them all at one time. If you have a
group of pictures that you want to rename, use the shift key to select
all of the files you want to change. Then go to File and click
rename, then type in the new name of the file but leave the extension
after the dot alone. Press the enter key and watch as the new files are
renamed in sequential order using your new name. This works very well for
renaming digital photos but will work on most types of files.
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