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trixs sector for Windows . Hopefully you will find something in here that
will make the use of Windows more to the way you want it to work and
improve its performance.
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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.
Making a clean boot disk is
quite simple: format a disk, then go to the c:\windows\command\ebd
folder, then copy the files io.sys and command.com to a, then copy your bios files. And
reboot your computer with the floppy in it.
No unfortunately, Norton
utilities 2000 isn't 100% compatible with Windows Me. Indeed the protected recycle bin
won't work at all under this new OS. The best thing for you to do is to wait for an update
or a Norton Utilities upgrade.
If you own Internet Security
2000 it's recommended to not install it under Windows Me until you get an update from
Symantec. Indeed the software may causes crashes when you establish internet connections.
Unfortunately as
PartitionMagic 5.01 uses the real DOS mode to make deep partition changes it won't work
correctly under Windows Me. Wait for an update from Powerquest.
1: Run Scandisk weekly
2: Run Defrag at the same time each month
3: Remove unused programs on a regular basis. Also remove any unwanted Windows Me
components that you would never use via ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS in the control panel.
4: Keep a check on your hardware's websites for new drivers. Especially for graphic cards,
there tends to be new graphic drivers for all of the main graphic hardware released almost
once a month.
We recommend that for stability you go with the new Digitally Signed drivers
that your hardware makers will release once Windows Me hits the stores.
5: Keep a weekly check on Windows Update to check if any new Windows Me patches or
security fixes have been released.
6: Clean out both your Internet Explorer Cache and your Outlook Express Cache each month
to free up drive space and speed up browsing/reading mail and news.
Microsoft has included a much
improved version of their DVD Player in Windows Me.
The player is now called "Windows
DVD Player" and has improved navigation, speed of loading and better video quality
due to improved DVD Direct Media files shipping with Windows Me.
Loading Windows DVD Player is simple, despite
it being a little annoying that the program is hidden away where most people wouldn't
look.
Go to
C:\WINDOWS\DVDPLAY.EXE
and you can run the program from there.
Navigating through the Windows DVD Player is
sometimes confusing for new users. The navigation bar along the bottom of the Windows DVD
Player is where you control everything from. There are play, pause, fast-forward and
rewind buttons along with the usual next chapter buttons too. There is also a menu button
which lets you jump into your DVD title's main menu. Next you have a volume and mute area
and an eject DVD button
Next row (If you choose to show it) has more
advanced options like speed settings, changing the DVD's audio, subtitle and angle
settings.
The next part is great, you can zoom in and
out of DVD titles no matter what ratio the dvd is, I'm sure this will be great for all you
porn fans out there. Next is another great button for me, it is called Capture and allows
you to take screenshots of all your favorite parts in the movies you watch.
The final part is the options, from here you
can set passwords, basic changes to the subtitles and screensaver options.
If you installed another Web
browser after installing Internet Explorer and Internet Tools, some of your Internet
Explorer settings may have changed.
You can reset your Internet Explorer settings to their
original defaults, including your home page and search pages, and choice of default
browser, without changing your other browser's settings.
Click Restart, click OK, and then press and
hold the CTRL key until the Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Startup Menu appears.
For some computers, you can use F8 instead of CTRL to bring up the Microsoft Windows ME
Startup Menu. Do one of the following:
If you want to load Windows as usual, press
the number key that corresponds to Normal, and then press ENTER.
If you want to create a file listing your
computer's boot and load activity, press the number key that corresponds to Logged, and
then press ENTER. Windows loads as usual and writes the activity to the C:\Bootlog.txt
file.
If you want to load Windows using minimum
drivers and basic options, press the number key that corresponds to Safe mode, and then
press ENTER. Use this option if you have difficulties with hardware and other issues in
Windows. In Safe mode, you can diagnose and fix errors.
If you want to step through each activity in
the Windows load sequence, allowing or disallowing an activity as you choose, press the
number key that corresponds to Step-by-step confirmation, and then press ENTER.
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