Windows 95/98

This is a collection of programs which are always open and running in the background, like the clock, Taskbar icons, Start Menu and other small programs.

This is a Windows program that runs when you are connected to the Internet and it is a constant source of problems. If rnaapp.exe is making it difficult to connect, you'll want to delete it and download a patch from Microsoft.

Provides quick access to Office 97 applications. This program can be removed without causing problems with those applications

You may see this if you have Adobe installed. It will alow you to read PDFs on the Internet.

Find Fast builds indexes to speed up finding documents from the Open dialog box in Microsoft Office programs and from Microsoft Outlook.

Registry Stuff

Clean Up Windows

Close any open files or programs before doing this.

1. Empty your Temp files
   There are several locations where temp files can pile up:
   C:\Windows\cookies
   C:\temp
   C:\windows\temp
   C:\windows\temporary internet files
   You may not have all of these, or may have others.
   
   Double-click My Computer, Double-click C:, Double-click Temp, Go to the Edit menu and click Select All, Hit the Delete key on the keyboard, make sure you are in TEMP when you do this! Follow the same instructions for Cookies, Windows\temp, windows\temporary internet files, etc.
   
   Empty the Recycle Bin when you are done. Right-click the Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin, Click Yes
2. Move “My Documents” to another drive
   If you have more than one drive, you may want to move files to the drive with more space. Double-click My Computer, Double-click D:, Right-click in a blank space and select New then Folder to create a new folder named My Documents-D
   Close this drive and go back to the Desktop
   Right-click My Documents and select Properties, In the new window, change the target line so it says “D:\My Documents-D” instead of “C:\My Documents.” Now this will be the default save location for new documents.
3. Create new save locations for your files
   Double-click My Computer, Double-click D:, Double-click My Documents-D. Right-click and select New and then Folder. Name the new folder “Word”. Close all these windows and open Microsoft Word. Click the Tools menu, Click Options, Click the File Locations tab, Click the Modify…, In the Folder Name line type D:\My Documents-D\Word, Click OK. Close Microsoft Word. You may do the same thing with other types of programs like Excel, Lotus, WordPerfect, etc.
4. Move your old files over
   Double-click My Computer, Double-click C:, Double-click My Documents, Go to the Edit menu, Click Select all, Go to the Edit menu, Click Cut. Close these windows. Double-click D:, Double-click My Documents-D, Go to the Edit menu, Click Paste.
   You may need to do this for other locations where you have files saved.
5. Extra Steps
   Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup(you may not have this item), Select C:, click OK. Check all the options on the "Disk Cleanup" tab and click OK.
6. Uninstall Programs you don’t use
   Make sure you know what you are removing and that you have the installation disks handy if you need to reinstall it!
   
   Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Double-click Add/Remove Programs. Find programs you don’t need or use, select them and click Add/Remove. You may also find Uninstall programs inside the folders for each application or in the Start menu.

Getting the files you need when moving to a new PC

The files you typically need to copy are the ones you’ve created. Examples of these would be Word Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, WordPerfect Docs, PowerPoint Presentations, etc…

Searches for these files are made easy by using the file extensions:
MS Word: .DOC
Excel: .XLS
WordPerfect: .WPS
PowerPoint: .PPT

To find all the files of a certain type, use the wildcard or asterisks, ‘*’. Enter *.doc for Word files, *.xls for spreadsheets, etc…

Go to Start, Find, Files or Folders
Under the Name and Location tab enter *.doc in the Named line, select C: in the Look In line and make sure Include subfolders is checked.
Click on Find Now

When the search is done, you may select the items in the list by holding the left mouse button down next to(but not on) the first item In the list and dragging the rectangle to the bottom of the list. Then, right-click on the selected list and click Copy.

Go to you Zip or Jazz drive and right-click in blank space and select Paste. Repeat this for the other file types. Some programs may also have sub-types, like Excel has .CSV and Word has .DOT and if you are using Outlook you may also want your .PST files(archived email) and your .PAB file(personal address book)

Compressing Files

Many files contain blank space which can be compressed. This is easy using programs like WinZip.

WinZip is a file compression program. The compression software shrinks the file and makes it more portable without damaging the file. Once the file is compressed, it should be easier to place on a disk or be emailed. Files created with WinZip are .ZIP(Short for WinZip)

Compressing or Zipping a File

1. Right-click on the file icon
2. If you have WinZip installed, you will see the options on the menu. If you want to keep the name, choose the second option. If you want to make a new name for the file, choose the first option.
3. Click “I Agree”
4. You should now see a “zipped” version of you file.

1. Right-click on the folder
2. Select Add to foldername.Zip
3. Click I Agree

1. Right-click on a zipped file
2. Choose Extract to Folder C:\Windows\Desktop\filename This will create a folder with all the files that we zipped.

Removing Modems

Method 1:

Method 2:

Modify sound properties

Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Look for the icon called “Multi-media”, Double-click on it to open the Multi-Media Properties window. Your properties will look different, it depends on what you have installed. Make sure the preferred device is the one that you have installed.

Windows NT/XP/2x

Removing temp files on NT/WIN2K

The first thing to recognize is that NT/2K uses profiles and there are temp files for each profile who log onto the computer

The cookie folders for each user can be found in the "Documents and Settings" folder on the C:\ drive -> c:\docume~1\

So if your userid is HNugroho there should be a folder with this name. Then, inside that folder there is a folder called "cookies"

The command to delete the contents of this folder is: "del /Q c:\docume~1\HNugroho\Cookies\*.*" The /Q is for "quiet" mode meaning it does not ask you permission to delete the files.

To see them in DOS, use DIR/A/X, this command will show hidden files and reveal the DOS names of directories.You'll have to delete these as well:
del /Q c:\docume~1\defaul~1\locals~1\History\History.IE5
del /Q c:\docume~1\defaul~1\locals~1\tempor~1\content.ie5

Installing windows from a CD when the CDROM is not yet configured

Windows NT/XP/2x Links

XP Snapin Reference
WINDOWS NT TIPS
Wilson WindowWare Tech Support
Windows 2000 Tips
Miscellaneous Tips

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Converting WordPerfect to Word

1. Open a file in WordPerfect:
   From the File menu choose Open
   Select the file you wish to convert and press the "OK" button.
   WordPerfect comes with a file called "sample.wpd" located in the
   "c:\office\wpwin\wpdocs\" folder. You may use sample.wpd to test
   this process if you wish before converting your real files.
   
2. Once the File is open in WordPerfect:
   From the File menu choose Save As...
   In the Save As... window find the field called "Save File as Type"
   Press the black down arrow at the end of this field then scroll and select "MS Word for Windows 6.0 (*.doc)".
   In the "Save As:" field change the location of the file to "c:\mydocu~1\" and the file name. If the file is called SAMPLE.WPD this field should read: "c:\mydocu~1\sample.wpd"
   Press "OK"
   Close WordPerfect.
   
3. Open Microsoft Word:
   From the File menu choose Open
   Find & select the converted file (It will still show as a WordPerfect Document)
   Press "Open"
4. When the file is open in MS Word:
   From the File menu choose Save As...
   In the Save As... window find the field called "Save As Type:"
   Press the black down arrow and scroll to "Word Document"
   Press "Save"
   Your file should now be properly converted.

Office Links

Windows Scripting
Microsoft Scripting
Bob Cerelli's Windows Page
The "Brits" Techie Tips(Windows 95)