Windows 2000 Tips N Tricks
Welcome to the tips n trixs sector for Windows XP. Hopefully you will find something in here that will make the use of Windows XP more to the way you want it to work and improve its performance. Please check out all pages by clicking on the next page link as there is a lot here to view. By clicking on the underlined statement below it will take you to the details of how to carry out the task. You may find this application handy for changes in the registry. RegEditX (Registry Editor Extensions) is freeware that enhances the Windows Registry Editor. If you edit the same keys repeatedly, this is for you! New buttons activate frequently used commands, and a combo box stores a history of visited keys and allows quick navigation back to them. The keys are saved across
sessions and available the next time you use the Registry Editor.
Creating Emergency Repair Disks How to add a program to the Quick Launch bar How do I check to see how long Windows 2000 has been up? How to add a submenu to the Start menu for a group of users Editing The Registry/Rules To Follow How to Enable Auto-Complete Feature In The Command Prompt Choosing recovery actions if Windows 2000 stops unexpectedly How to change the password for a user
Click Start, click Programs, click Accessories, click Communications, click Fax, and then click My Faxes. In the My Faxes folder, double-click either Received Faxes or Sent Faxes. Double-click the fax you want to view or print. The fax is displayed in the Imaging Preview viewer. If you want to print the fax, on the File menu, click Print.
Open Windows Explorer. Double-click the folder that contains your pictures. If your pictures are stored in the My Pictures folder, click the name of the the picture you want to preview. The picture appears in the Image Preview window to the left of your file list. If your pictures are not stored in the My Pictures folder, click the View menu, click Customize This Folder, and then follow the rest of this procedure. In the Customize This Folder wizard, click Next, select Choose or edit an HTML template, and then click Next again. In Choose a template, click Image Preview, and then follow the instructions on your screen to complete the wizard and turn on Image Preview. Click the name of the image you want to preview
Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding items you haven't used recently, while keeping all of your programs easily accessible. When Personalized Menus is turned on, Windows 2000 keeps track of which programs you use each time you use your computer, and hides the programs you have not used in a long time. You can still gain access to hidden programs by clicking Start, pointing to Programs, and then clicking the down arrow at the bottom of the menu. To turn on Personalized Menus, click Start, point to Settings, click Taskbar & Start Menu, and then select Use Personalized Menus on the General tab.
How to add a program to the Quick Launch bar In My Computer or Windows Explorer, click the icon for the program you want to add, and drag it to the Quick Launch portion of the taskbar. The icon for that program appears next to the other Quick Launch icons on the taskbar.
Open System Information. On the Action menu, click Find. In Find What, type the word or words corresponding to the system information for which you are searching. Select a search option as needed. To search only through the portion of the console tree, click Restrict Search to Selected Category. This option starts the search at the top of the currently selected node (and searches all of its subcategories). Clearing this check box starts the search at the root node. To search only the console tree node and subnode names for a match, ignoring any matches in the results pane, click Search Categories Only. Clearing this check box searches both the console tree and the results pane. To search all categories and results information, clear both check boxes.
How do I check to see how long Windows 2000 has been up? Use the command line utility called UPTIME. You can also use it to check remote machines. UPTIME, Version 1.00 Uptime [server] [/s ] [/a] [/d:mm/dd/yyyy
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Although there is no tool in Control Panel for configuring desktop themes in Windows 2000, you can use and configure desktop themes by using the Desktop Themes tool. Click Start, and then click Run, In the Open box, type themes, and then click OK, Configure the theme you want, and then click OK.
How to add a submenu to the Start menu for a group of users Make sure you are logged on as an administrator. Right-click Start, and then click Open All Users. Double-click the folder in which you want to add a submenu, usually the Programs folder. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder. Type a name for your new submenu, and then click an empty space on the desktop
Editing The Registry/Rules To Follow Fiddling about in the Windows 2000 registry can be pretty dangerous to your PC's health to say the least. For a start you must remember that once you edit a registry key there is basically no turning back as neither registry editor in Windows 2000 has an undo feature. Now then, what next? Well Windows 2000 comes with two registry editors for you to try to get to grips with, one is the good old Regedt32.exe and the other is regedit32.exe an older version of regedit. We will cover what these two do in a later tip but for now, here are a run down of rules we follow before making a registry edit, we recommend that you do the same. Back up the registry before performing an edit as there is always the risk of a mistake. Remember the keys you change just incase you would like to change them back to the original settings. If you are worried about a setting you are thinking of changing, the best thing to do is not to change it unless it is vital to do so.
How to Enable Auto-Complete Feature In The Command Prompt This neat tip, Jamel provided us, avoids headaches when using the command prompt console. It'll turn on the auto-complete feature so when you type 'cd d' and hit the tab key, the console will display the list of folders that begin with the 'd' letter, and you'll be able to choose the one you're looking for, right from the console instead of typing its path. Log on as Administrator, Click Start, and then click Run, Type Regedit and OK, Double click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Double click SOFTWARE, Double click Microsoft, Double click Command Processor, In the right pane of Regedit, double click the 'CompletionChar' DWORD value, Type 9 click OK, Close Regedit,Click start/programs/accessories/command prompt, Type 'cd d' and hit the Tab key: the first folder that matches the 'd' letter is displayed (you can switch from folders pushing several times the Tab key).
Choosing recovery actions if Windows 2000 stops unexpectedly Using the Recovery feature in System in Control Panel, you can configure Windows 2000 to do the following when a severe error (called a Stop error or Fatal system error) occurs: Write an event to the system log. Alert administrators. Dump system memory to a file that advanced users can use for debugging. Automatically restart the computer.
How to change the password for a user Open Computer Management. In the console tree, in Local Users and Groups, click Users. Click the user account change. Click Action, and then click Set Password.
Creating Emergency Repair Disks It is always advisable to create an Emergency Repair Disk in NT4/Win2000. A good idea is to create one before making drastic changes to the system, like installing new hardware or applying a Service Pack. It is also a good idea to create one for a good stable system in case in the future there are any problems. To create an Emergency Repair Disk for Win2000, go to Start-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Backup. In Backup, click on Tools, Create an Emergency Repair Disk. Make sure to update the locally stored repair information while you are at it.
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