Articles tagged: Windows XP Tips

Send to notepad

Tip of the Day: SendTo Notepad

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SHIFT+Click to run another instance

Tip of the Day: Quickly Run Two Copies of a Program

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Shortcut to a folder.

Tip of the Day: Open Windows File Explorer on a Specific Folder

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Typing ALT codes

Tip of the Day: ALT Keyboard Characters

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ping diagnostics

Tip of the Day: Diagnose Network Problems with Ping

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Start /Min

Tip of the Day: Run a Program Minimized from the Command Prompt

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Settings -> System Information

Tip of the Day: System Information in a Keystroke

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ipconfig /all

Tip of the Day: View Your Network IP Configuration

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Creating a Webpage Shortcut

Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut to a Webpage

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Taskbar Buttons

Tip of the Day: Manage Taskbar Icons

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Tip of the Day: Executable Program Properties

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shell:AppsFolder

Tip of the Day: More “Shell:” Shortcuts

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Reboot!

Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Reboot

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Repair Option

Tip of the Day: Remember to Use Application Repair

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Taskbar

Tip of the Day: View the Full Taskbar Notification Area

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CTRL+ALT+DEL

Tip of the Day: CTRL+ALT+DEL

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Mouse Selection Techniques

Tip of the Day: Mouse Selection Techniques

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Windows ALT+F4

Tip of the Day: Exit Windows Using ALT+F4

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Tracert

Tip of the Day: Tracert

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Horizontal Scrolling with the Mouse Wheel

Tip of the Day: Horizontal Scroll With the Mouse Wheel

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nslookup and ping

Tip of the Day: Resolve IP Addresses in Command Prompt

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Run: shell:startup

Tip of the Day: Add Your Own Auto-Start Programs

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Dragging filename.

Tip of the Day: Drag and Drop Full Paths into Command Prompt

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XCOPY

Tip of the Day: Copy Only Updated Files Using XCOPY

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Clicking the icon to minimize and restore an app

Tip of the Day: Minimize and Restore Programs Quickly Using the Taskbar

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Calculator

Tip of the Day: Windows Calculator

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DriverQuery

Tip of the Day: List All Drivers

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UNC Connections

Tip of the Day: Use Remote Files Without Connecting First

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File Extensions in Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: File Extensions

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CTRL+A, CTRL+A. CTRL+V

Tip of the Day: CTRL+A, CTRL+C, CTRL+V

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Disk platters with bits.

Tip of the Day: Realize What a Windows Log-in Password Is and Is Not

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CD /D

Tip of the Day: Change Directory and Change Drive in Command Prompt

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The Echo command

Tip of the Day: the Many Uses of Echo

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SendTo

Tip of the Day: Clean Up “Send To”

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Startup Items

Tip of the Day: Review Startup Items

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Piping

Tip of the Day: Redirection and Piping

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Mouse Pointer Options

Tip of the Day: Find Your Mouse Pointer

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Don't hide extensions

Tip of the Day: Never Hide Extensions

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Multi-file selection.

Tip of the Day: Multiple Item Selection

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Ctrl+C In Action

Tip of the Day: Abort Command Prompt Programs with Ctrl+C

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Icons or Thumbnails?

Tip of the Day: Icons Versus Thumbnails

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Known networks.

Tip of the Day: Forget Wireless Networks

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End Task

Tip of the Day: Kill an App Using Task Manager

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Keyboard Selection

Tip of the Day: Shift-Selection

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Rename PC

Tip of the Day: Change Your Machine’s Name

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ALT+Space

Tip of the Day: ALT+Space

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Running a document

Tip of the Day: “Running” Documents in Command Prompt

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Copying a File

Tip of the Day: Move Versus Copy

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shell:programs shortcut

Tip of the Day: Make a Shortcut for a Shortcut

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RD /S

Tip of the Day: Delete the Contents of a Directory in Command Prompt

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