Alex's Tips and Tricks

These are just some useful tips and tricks that I've come across and would like to share, a lot of them are based on questions that people have asked me.
If you have a querry which is not answered here then please E-Mail Me

Unless I've miscounted there are now 72 pages of tips so far.

Windows 3.x and 9x Tips

 Keyboard Shortcuts.

 Creating Batch Files.

 Using Dos.

 Starting Windows Automatically.

 Creating & Using a StartUp Disk.

 Localising Your Keyboard In Dos.

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Windows 9x Tips

 Show/Hide The Speaker Icon.

 If You've Forgotten Your Password.

 Freeing Up Some Harddisk Space.

 The Winkey Shortcuts.

 Replacing Keys.

 Useful Ways To Use The Command Line.

 Special Folders.

 Quick Ways to Restart.

 Using a Single Window.

 Changing the Registered User.

 Creating Shortcuts.

 Beeping 'Lock Keys.

 Shortcuts To Shortcuts.

 Loading Programs On Start Up.

 Easy Drive Access.

 Increasing Start up Speed.

 Transferring Files.

 Uninstalling Programs.

 Copying Files.

 Viewing File Types.

 Accessing FTP Sites.

 The Recent Documents Menu.

 Using Open With.

 Disabling Autoload.

 Changing Windows Appearance.

 Changing Windows Sounds.

 Editing The 'Right-Click' Menu.

 How Much Drive Space Is Left.

 Manually Connecting/Disconneting.

 Finding Your ISP's Phone Number.

 Mailto Shortcuts.

 Removing The Task Scheduler.

 Changing the Default Audio CD Player.

 Disabling Floppy Drives.

 The Temp folder Explained.

 Tidying The Desktop.

 Localising Your PC.

 Editing The New Menu.

 Custom About Pages in IE.

 Changing The Cursors.

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General Internet Tips

 WebMail With POP3.

 Using News Groups.

 Typing Urls.

 Search Engines And Your Web Site.

 Changing The Start Page.

 Downloading Instead Of Playing.

 Deducing URls.

 Using TLAs.

 Using Smilies.

 Redirecting Web pages.

 Setting Up Pop3 Email Accounts.

 Managing Your Cache.

 Viewing Your Browser's History.

 Making Text Bigger on Webpages.

 Finding Your IP Address.

 Printing Emails.

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Miscellaneous Tips

 Smooth Scrolling in Word.

 Replace As You Type.

 Cut Copy And Paste.

 Customising Applications.

 Changing Fonts In Ms Word.

 Using Symbols.

 Using Shareware.

 Inserting Page Breaks In Ms Word.

 Viewing Items In Order.

 Changing The Default E-Mail Program.

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