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November 25, 2003 |
Get Rid of the Links Folder in IE Tweak the Registry to stop IE from recreating the Links folder after you delete it. |
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September 16, 2003
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Fixing Registry Permissions I'm running Windows NT 4.0, SP6 and I can't delete certain legacy Registry keys. |
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October 1, 2003
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Blocked by Phantom Administrator When I select Internet Options from Internet Explorer's Tools menu, I get a message that reads, "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator." |
PC World
February 2006
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The Quickest Way to Make Several Folders at Once A shortcut makes multiple folders... Change your 'open with' list... Spiff up your command prompt... |
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April 2006
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Windows Hacks: Registry Remedies Get the Windows XP you really want with these 12 tips for mastering the operating system's inner workings. |
PC Magazine
December 9, 2003 |
Trouble with Fast User Switching Some remote access programs cause problems with Windows's Fast User Switching feature. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Context Menu Options to Move or Copy Files You can add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" to the Windows Explorer context menu, so that when you right-click on a file or folder in Explorer you have the option to copy or move it to another folder. |
PC Magazine
March 15, 2006 |
Clear XP Unread Messages To clean up the unread message notification, you'll first clear the existing information and then configure the system so it doesn't add more. |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
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Spell-Check Halted in Outlook Express Whenever I send an e-mail message, I get the following error message: The spell check on this document was halted. Do you want to send anyway? |
PC Magazine
April 20, 2004
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Repair Internet Explorer 6 Under Windows XP When Internet Explorer breaks in Windows XP, you have to fool the OS. |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2004
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A Solution for Windows XP Folder Amnesia? For the past couple of months, Win XP has refused to remember my folder settings. |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004
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View Source Fails in Outlook and IE In both Outlook and Internet Explorer, right-clicking and choosing View Source currently does not work on my computer. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
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Removing Orphan MSCONFIG Items Here's how to manually delete a Startup entry from the Windows configuration utility. |
PC World
December 2004
Scott Dunn |
Remove Unsolicited Junk From Your Context Menus How to remove several items from the menus that pop up when you right-click in Windows Explorer, especially shortcuts to programs that aren't being used. |
PC World
August 2003
Scott Dunn |
Pain-Free Windows Tweaks Want to fix nagging Windows irritations and automate everyday tasks? With these surprisingly simple Registry and batch-file tips, it's not brain surgery. |
PC World
February 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
PC Magazine
September 2, 2003
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Windows XP Changes Filename Sorting Win XP's new and dramatically different file-sorting algorithm can wreak havoc on some legacy programs. |
PC World
June 2004
Scott Dunn |
Make Windows Start and Stop the Way You Want Tips and practical advice on navigating Windows, including how to run an app each time Windows starts... Creating a shutdown folder... etc. |
PC Magazine
November 14, 2007
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Recover From Regeditphobia Tips on how to prevent disastrous registry edits in Windows. |
PC Magazine
August 2, 2006 |
Eliminate "Recent Documents" Evidence Disable Window's XP history of your recent documents. |
PC World
December 2001
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Right-Click for Faster Windows Navigation Right-click around Windows... sort better in Details view, edit the Registry safely... remap your keyboard... |
PC World
August 2005
Scott Dunn |
A Simple Fix for Windows' Misbehaving Folders Correct problems affecting the opening of folders and dialog boxes... XP's Image-Viewer Shortcut... Add a 'New Folder' Button to Windows Explorer... |
PC World
October 2005
Scott Dunn |
Keep Your Data Folders in Date Order Automatically Plus: Create more format options for your folders, and make custom right-click menus for your files and folders. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Control RegEdit's Key Memory How to set the RegEdit tree to be collapsed when opening. |
PC Magazine
August 3, 2004 |
Remove Items from Add/ Remove Programs Is there any way to take a program off the Add/Remove Programs list without actually uninstalling the program? |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2008
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Restore Drive Type Grouping How to return My Computer to its original state without altering file and folder display in Windows Explorer. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006 |
More On XP's Folder Amnesia Correction to registry locations of BagMRU. |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2004
Larry J. Seltzer |
Disinfecting Your PC If malware knocks your Windows computer off-line, you can still turn the tables on it. These steps may not be a cure-all, but they should be enough to get you back up and running and online. |
PC Magazine
December 28, 2004
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Windows Explorer Loses Menu, Toolbar How to restore a missing main menu and toolbar from Window Explorer on Windows 2000 Professional. |
PC Magazine
June 8, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Turn Off Startup Task Pane I couldn't seem to get rid of the Startup task pane (or pane in the neck, as I came to call it) in Microsoft Word 2003 after I upgraded from Office XP. |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006
Dave Mathews |
Hacking XP Eleven hacks that can get your computer running faster, increase your productivity, and make Windows XP just a little less annoying than it was before you read this story. |
PC Magazine
June 21, 2006 |
Eliminate This Desktop Invader Eliminating an annoying Common Tasks Pane that should be part of Windows Explorer, not your desktop. |
PC World
September 25, 2006
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Windows Tips: Vanquish Still More Windows Annoyances These eight tricks should improve your Windows experience. |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007 |
IE Favorites in Alphabetical Order Configure Internet Explorer to automatically arrange the Favorites menu in alphabetical order. |
PC World
October 2002
Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Share Programs the Easy Way on a Multiuser PC Give multiple users of a single PC access to any program... resume interrupted downloads at the point of failure... confirm that a used PC isn't stolen property... delete items from the Startup tab of Win 98's Msconfig... convert .gif files into .ico files |
PC World
January 2002
Lincoln Spector |
Combine Your Rescue Disks on a Single CD Put multiple rescue disks on a single CD... transfer your Outlook Express installation to a new PC... |
PC Magazine
June 20, 2007 |
Bring Wordpad Up To Speed Microsoft generally makes programs backward-compatible but that doesn't mean they will do all the work for you. Read up on the best way to get your old files working in your new OS. |
PC World
May 2002
Stan Miastkowski |
Care and Feeding of the Windows Registry Proper maintenance of the Registry can help keep your PC happy and healthy... |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006 |
Desktop.ini Files Open at Start-Up Prevent notepad files from appearing upon startup. |
PC Magazine
June 1, 2005
Sarah Pike |
Top Tips & Tricks For Windows Windows XP tips that will help you solve nagging problems, make Windows suit your style better, make you more safe and secure, help you cooperate with multiple users, and improve performance when you're on the go with a laptop. |
PC World
November 2002
Scott Dunn |
The Insider's Guide to Fixing Windows You don't have to bend to Windows' will -- just follow our tips to shape it to your liking. |
PC World
October 2004
Lincoln Spector |
How Do I Share a Printer on My Small Network? Give multiple PCs on your home network access to one printer... Add options to the right-click menu... Sort IE favorites... |
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November 2004
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Clean Up What a Messy Uninstall Leaves Behind Eliminate a deleted application's remaining pieces... Streamline your startup... Get missing Web images to show... etc. |
PC Magazine
November 15, 2006 |
Can't Hang New Wallpaper Changing values in your registry to allow you to change the background of your computer. |
PC Magazine
September 27, 2006
Dave Mathews |
Customize Your Drive Icons In the early 1980s, when the computer revolution brought us removable storage media, all we had to worry about was two floppy drives -- A: and B:. |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2003
Neil J. Rubenking |
Personalize Office's Places Bar When I save a document in Word, a dialog box appears that lets me navigate to the folder where I want to save the file. Is there a way to add a folder to this list? |
PC Magazine
June 8, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Eliminate IE's AutoComplete Reminder AutoComplete: some people like it, some don't. Those who don't like it can turn it off. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Matthew P. Graven |
The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide. |
PC Magazine
December 1, 2009
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Strip Branding From Your IE Title Bar Some ISPs add annoying branding to the title lines of their Internet Explorer browsers, such as "Provided by Comcast." |
