Windows XP 100 tips tricks (6)

Change the Default Opening Folder in Windows Explorer
By default, Windows Explorer opens showing the My Documents folder. To change the default setting so that all top-level drives and folders are shown, follow these steps:
· Click Start > Programs > Accessories, then right-click Windows Explorer, and click Properties.
· Under Target field, which reads %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe, add to make the line read:

%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /n, /e, /select, C:\
· Click OK.

You Can Bypass the Recycle Bin On the Fly.
To bypass the Recycle Bin on a one-time basis, when you are deleting a file (or a group of selected files):
· Press and hold down the shift-key while you press the del-key (or use the delete command). You receive the following confirmation-request message:

Are you sure you want to send to the Recycle Bin?

Identify a 16-bit Program
· Use Windows Explorer to open the folder that contains the program's executable (.exe) file.
· Right-click the .exe file, and then click Properties.
· A 16-bit program does not have a Version tab in this dialog box.

Use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard in Windows XP
To start the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:
· Click Start , and then click Control Panel.
· In Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes under Pick a category.
· Under or pick a Control Panel icon , click Display. The Display Properties dialog box is displayed.
· In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Desktop tab, and then click Customize Desktop. The Desktop Items dialog box is displayed.
· Under Desktop cleanup , click to clear the Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days check box if you do not want the Desktop Cleanup Wizard to automatically start every 60 days.
· Click Clean Desktop Now. The Desktop Cleanup Wizard starts.

Remove Unwanted Shortcuts
· In the Welcome to the Desktop Cleanup Wizard dialog box, click Next.
· In the Shortcuts dialog box, a list of shortcuts are displayed in the Shortcut to Clean Up list. The shortcuts that you click are removed from the desktop and placed in the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on the Windows desktop.
· If you do not want a shortcut to be removed from the desktop, click to clear the check box for that shortcut, and then click Next when you are finished.
· In the Completing the Desktop Cleanup Wizard dialog box, view the items in the Shortcuts box to confirm that you want them removed from the desktop, and then click Finish.
The Desktop Cleanup Wizard moves the selected shortcuts to the Unused Desktop
Shortcuts folder and then quits.

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