In the process of using the computer, the reasonable use of some skills can often achieve twice the result with half the effort. Today we collect and organize 140 absolutely classic computer practical tips for everyone, and hope to help the rookie.
1. Reinstall Windows XP does not need to be activated If you need to reinstall Windows XP, you usually have to reactivate. In fact, as long as the Wpa.dbl file in the Windows\\System32 directory is backed up during the first activation, there is no need to activate it. After reinstalling Windows XP, just copy the file to the above directory.
2. How to know if your Windows XP is activated Open Start → Run, enter: oobe/msoobe /a in the pop-up dialog box, after the carriage return, the system will pop up a window to tell you whether the system has been activated.
3. Close the zip folder function Do you think that the zip folder function in Windows XP is too slow and the function is not attractive? If so, you can open the start → run, enter in the pop-up dialog box :regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll, you can close the ZIP folder function after you press Enter.
4. Let Windows XP also engrave ISO files Windows XP does not provide the ability to directly burn ISO files, but you can download a third-party plug-in to add this feature to the system.
5. Login background change color to open the registry editor, find [HKEY-USERS\\.DEFAULT\\Control Panel\\Cols], change the value of Background to "ld 0; 0 0 0” (without quotes), so The login background becomes black.
6. completely uninstall XP Some friends found that they do not like this operating system after installing Windows XP, then you can use the Windows 98 installation CD to boot to DOS state, then type: fmat -ur This can delete all XP Files and reinstall Windows 98/Me.
7. System life saves straw When you suspect that the changes made to the computer before the system restarts may cause a malfunction, you can press the F8 key when starting the system, select “ the last correct configuration & rdquo; to restore the system Changes.
8. Recovering Hardware Previous Drivers After installing a new hardware driver and discovering that the system is unstable or the hardware is not working, just select the "Driver Recovery" button in the "Device Manager" , you can restore to the previous normal system state. However, the printer driver cannot be restored.
9. Automatic login Click Start → Run, type "rundll32netplwiz.dll, UsersRunDll" (without the quotation marks), and then cancel "Users must enter a user name passwd to use this computer" in User Acs, Click “OK”, then enter the username and password you want to log in to in the pop-up dialog box.
10. Quick shutdown or restart shortcut (can be timed) Click the right mouse button on the desktop, select New (shortcut, enter the location in the pop-up wizard: C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\shutdown.exe -s - t 10 (where -s can be changed to -r, that is, restart, and -t 10 means delay 10 seconds, you can change this number according to your needs). After making this shortcut, follow the above method It specifies an icon. This quick shutdown or restart trick will show a nice dialog box prompting to shut down (restart), and you can add “-c 'I want to shut down!'” The words will be displayed in the dialog box, of course, you can write the text at will, but be careful not to exceed 127 characters.