Windows XP Tips For Beginners

[vishal_bhatia87]

Windows XP Tips For Beginners

Well this is not for advance windows tweaks. This is simple and much simple easy guidence for very
novice users. I think it is the different one. It targets to beginners so that why I created this thread.

Control your mouse with numerical keypad on keyboard.
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• > Press Start
  > Go to Control Panel
  > Select Accessibility options
  > Again Select Accesibility options
  > There select the mouse tab
  > Check the box that say 'Use MouseKeys'
  > Press Apply
  > Press OK

Showing extensions for known file types.
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• > Press Start
  > Go to My Computer
  > Above in the toolbar
  > Select Tools > Folder Options
  > Select View Tab
  > Below Advance Settings
  > Uncheck the box that say 'Hide extensions of known file types'
  > Press Apply
  > Press OK

Disable Error Reporting feature In XP.
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• > Press Start
  > Right Click on My Computer Icon
  > Select Properties
  > Select Advanced Tab
  > Below Their Click On 'Error Reporting'
  > Their Select the option 'Disable error reporting'
  > Press OK
  > Press OK again on system properties window

Ungroup similar taskbar buttons.
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• > Right Click on Start button
  > Select Properties
  > Select Taskbar Tab
  > Uncheck the box that say 'Group similar taskbar buttons'
  > Press Apply
  > Press OK

Auto-hide the taskbar.
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• > Right Click on Start button
  > Select Properties
  > Select Taskbar Tab
  > Check the box that say 'Auto-hide the taskbar'
  > Press Apply
  > Press OK

More Tips Coming Soon check back for more.

 

[anandk]

nice idea for such a thread. thanx. u cud check out these sites :
*www.tipsdr.com/
*www.greece.k12.ny.us/taylor/tips/index.html
*www.onecomputerguy.com/desktop.htm
*tweak.us/

 

[navjotjsingh]

Reported to mods - we have a thread for windows xp tweaks.

 

[vishal_bhatia87]

Well this is not for advance windows tweaks. This is simple and much simple easy guidence for very novice users. I think it is the different one. It targets to beginners so that why I created this thread. For your knowledge Navjot this is not for tweaks, this is for simple tips.