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WINDOWS> How
to install a new program:
I. From CD Rom…
A. Insert the CD rom into the drive and 1 of 2 things will happen. It will
either start the installation process automatically, or do nothing.
1. If it starts the installation process automatically you need simply to follow
the instructions on the screen to completion answering the questions asked.
Agree to the default installation destination location, (the directory where the
program will be installed on your hard drive).
2. If it does nothing then you will need to:
· Click on the Start menu
· Click on Run
· In the "Open" dialogue box, delete what is in there and type in the
drive letter for your CD rom and a colon ":" , followed by the
"Command Line" for your new program. (almost always this is either
Setup or Install). For example if your CD Rom drive letter is "D" and
your command line is Setup you would type: "D:Setup".
· Click OK…..follow screen instructions to completion.
II. From Floppy disk
A. Insert the disk one into the "A" drive
1. Click on the Start menu
2. Click on Run
3. In the "Open" dialogue box, delete what is in there and type in the
drive letter for your Floppy drive and a colon ":" , followed by the
"Command Line" for your new program. (almost always this is either
Setup or Install). · Ex: "A:Setup" or "A:Install" (refer to
instructions).
4. Click OK…..follow screen instructions to completion.
5. Start / Shut Down / Restart the computer
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WINDOWS> How
to change screen resolution in WIN XP:
If you have to continually scroll from side to side to be able to see the
entire screen, your resolution may be set too low. You may also notice that your
graphics are displayed way too big. Take a moment to check yours...it will make
things appear a little smaller but it will make it much easier for future
viewing, particularly on the Web.
To change screen resolution for better graphics viewing in Win XP:
1. First, print this document to make it easier on yourself.
2. Close ALL programs that are currently running.
3. RIGHT click anywhere on your desktop (the background of your monitor)...that
was a RIGHT click remember.
4. You will see a little menu to the right …now go down to the bottom and
click on "Properties" (left click)..a dialogue box will appear.
5. Click on the SETTINGS tab and about half way down on the left side you will
see, "Color Palette" . If it is set to 16 or 256 colors your graphics
on the screen will not be of very good quality. If you have the option you may
want to change this to "HIGH COLOR (16 BIT)". This will increase the
quality of viewing 10 fold.
6. Then on the lower right under screen area you want to change this to 800
x 600.
7. It will ask you if you want to restart your computer....do so and if you
don't like what you see...change it back.
(Also see Screen
Resolution)
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WINDOWS> How to change
the wallpaper image on my Desktop:
1. Close ALL programs that are currently running.
2. RIGHT click anywhere on your desktop.... that was a RIGHT click remember.
3. You will see a little menu to the right …now go down to the bottom and
click on "Properties" (left click)..a dialogue box will appear.
4. In the box at the bottom you will see your list of choices. Also experipent
the the "DISPLAY" options. In WINXP the STRETCH option works very well
to ensure that your image "stretches" across the entire screen.
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WINDOWS> How
to get rid of that annoying password box at logon if you are not on a
network:
This could be one of two things, here are the instructions for both:
Delete Password log files:
1. Click on Start/Find/File or Folders
2. Type in "*.pwl" to locate all password log files
3. Delete them all (should be just a few...any needed will be recreated after
rebooting the computer)
4. Reboot the computer
5. When empty password box comes up do not type anything but click OK
6. When it asks to confirm...again do not type anything, but click OK.
7. No need to restart at this point unless you want to ...just go about your
session. It should not prompt you again.
Primary Logon Status: (remember...only change this if you are NOT on a
network)
1. Click on Start/Settings/Control Panel/Network
2. Under "Primary Windows Logon" choose Windows Logon from the drop
down list. Then click OK
3. It will prompt you to restart...do it now or later it doesn't matter
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WINDOWS>How to empty
your Recycle Bin:
It is a good idea to do this regularly because even though you delete
something in Win-XP it isn't really gone and takes up hard drive space! Until
you empty your Recycle Bin.
1. Minimize all windows so your desktop is showing.
2. Right click on the Recycle Bin icon
3. Choose "Empty Recycle Bin", then a dialogue box will come up ,
click on YES. (NOTE: If you have Norton's Utilities you may see a slightly
different dialogue box...but it will accomplish the same thing...just read the
screen)
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WINDOWS>How to
create a new folder:
1. Open Windows Explorer
2. On the left, click on the parent folder (the folder that you want this new
one to be inside of) Or, if you want it to be directly under the C drive for
example just click on the C:\.
3. In the white space anywhere on the right hand side, right click and
choose New >Folder.
4. You will see a new folder at the end of the list called "new
folder"...now you have to rename it.
5. To do that is easy...just right click on the "new folder" and
choose Rename...you will see from there
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WINDOWS> Cut,
Copy, and Paste:
The single most useful function in Windows, in my opinion, is Cut, Copy,
and Paste. This will save you hours and hours of retyping anything. The best
part about it is that it works across all programs. In other words you can
"copy" an e-mail message in AOL and "paste" it into Word, or
vice versa. You have Cut OR Copy ....and Paste. Notice I said
"OR". When you "Copy" something your are doing just that
...making a "copy" of the text and leaving the original text.
When you "Cut", you are cutting it out removing it from it's original
location. Whether you cut or copy is up to you...but "pasting" is the
same for both. Ok here goes....
1. Select (highlight) the text that you want to Copy or Cut. If you Cut the
text that you highlighted will disappear waiting for you to Paste it somewhere.
If you chose to Copy, as funny as it seems, nothing will happen....nothing
you can see anyway.
2. Now that you have your text highlighted, click on the Edit menu and
choose Copy (OR CUT).
What is going on here is the text that you Cut OR Copy is being
"stored" on something called the "Windows Clipboard", an
invisible post-it note if you will. It will stay there forever until you
"Paste" it somewhere or until you turn your computer off. Most people
feel anxious and feel the need to Paste it right away or they will lose
it...trust me it will stay there. One final comment: the clipboard only holds
one item at a time. You can Cut or Copy an entire book or just one
word...they both count as one item.
3. Ok, so you have Cut or Copied your text, the next step is to decide where you
want to Paste it and place your cursor there. For example if you copied and
e-mail message from someone, and you want to put it in a new e-mail to someone
else, just open the new e-mail, place your cursor in the body of the
mail...then....
3. Click on the Edit button again and choose Paste.
That's it. Remember you can do this between programs or within the same
program using text, photos or graphics. TIP! If you
find yourself using Cut, Copy, and Paste often, and
you will, try this shortcut: Notice the CTRL (Control) key on the lower
left of your keyboard .It has many functions but in this case if you hold down
the CTRL + X = Cut / CTRL + C = Copy / CTRL + V = Paste
These three keys are right next to each other. This is a real time saver try it!
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WINDOWS> Adding items to the SendTo menu:
In Windows Explorer there is a great way to copy files from
one location to another, especially good for backing up! Here's how it works. In
Explorer if you right-click on a document or folder, you will notice a SEND
TO option that appears on the fly out menu. From there you can simply copy
something to the "Floppy A" for example or to a ZIP drive...IF it is
on the SEND TO menu. If not here is how to put it there:
1. Decide what you would like to see on the SEND TO
menu, for example a shortcut to your new ZIP drive.
2. Double click on MY COMPUTER and right-click on the ZIP drive and choose
Create shortcut. It will ask if you would like to put the shortcut on the
desktop...say YES.
3. Now minimize all windows so you can see the desktop and subsequently the
shortcut you just created.
4. Right-click on it and choose COPY
5. Now double click on MY COMPUTER again and then to C:\WINDOWS\SENDTO...and
click on the SENDTO folder. Notice anything familiar...all the things that
appear in the list of the SEND TO menu are listed here.
6. Now right click one last time and choose PASTE to drop your shortcut
on the SENDTO menu. To test it, go into Windows Explorer, right click on a
document or folder then SENDTO and see if your shortcut is there. To back up to
your ZIP for example you would Rgiht-click, SENDTO, ZIP to back up your data
....the easiest way to back up there is!
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WINDOWS>
Folder Navigation and Viewing tricks: In My
computer there are a couple of click tricks that will save you some time, here
they are:
- If you hold down Shift while double
clicking a folder, Windows will shoot you to the Explorer interface for that
folder. Note that the MyComputer view is different than the Explorer view.
Explorer is much easier to navigate through your files and folders,
MyComputer is good for a broader view, i.e. moving betweent drive letters.
- If you hold down Alt while double
clicking a folder, you will get the Properties menu for that folder.
- If you hit the Backspace key with a
folder selected, it will take you Up one level or to the parent folder.
Thumbnail View
- If you are a photo buff you may wish to try
viewing Thumbnail which shows you a tiny preview of each picture
without having to open it. In WinXP (for WinME this is automatic) open the
folder that you wish for this view to be associated with, MYPictures for
example. Right click on that folder and put a checkmark next to "Enable
thumbnail view" and click OK. Open that same folder
and now from the View menu you will notice that you have Thumbnail as
an option... select it. Remember this is specific for each folder and it
takes up a little more resources from your computer but what a nice feature
!
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