Windows Collection: Simplified Operation Steps

The Windows operating system is a very powerful desktop OS. While providing powerful functions, it also creates a lot of constraints for us, but we can simplify the steps with some tricks to reach us quickly. Convenient use of the system for the purpose. In the following article, we will introduce some tips in this area.

★ "Lock Computer" shortcut

I want to create a "lock computer" shortcut on the desktop, how should I achieve it?

First click on the desktop and select the "New → Shortcut" command from the pop-up menu, then enter "%windir%\\System32\ undll32.exe user32.dll" in the "Location of the project" , LockWorkStation", at the same time enter "lock computer" in the name, so that you can double-click the icon to lock the computer operation.

★Optical drive letter adjustment

My laptop uses the windows xp system. When I installed the software today, I found that my CD-ROM drive letter became D drive, and the other partitions of the hard drive were discharged. Later, how can I adjust the drive letter of the optical drive to all partitions of the hard disk?

In Windows XP, you can adjust the disk drive letter directly through the built-in functions of the system. First run the "Computer Management → Disk Management" command, then right-click the disk drive letter you want to change, and from the pop-up menu. Select the "Change drive name or path" command so that you can reset the drive letter.

★ Folder default open method

Open a drive letter or folder in Windows, the default is not to use the resource manager, how can the default resource manager open the folder?

If you want to open all the folders with Explorer, just run the "Tools→Options" command in the Explorer, enter the "File Type" tab from the pop-up window, and then select "Folder". Then set Explorer as the default open program, so double-click the drive letter or folder to open it directly with Explorer.

★The sound card is occupied by two programs at the same time

I always want to try to use MSN and QQ to chat with two people at the same time, but when I open QQ voice, MSN will prompt the sound card to be occupied by other programs. How to solve the problem?

There are two reasons for this problem. On the one hand, the driver of the sound card must support multiple audio streams, preferably

using WDM driver under windows xp; the other is application The program also needs to be supported, otherwise voice conversations cannot be used in both chat software at the same time.

★Reinstall Office

How to reinstall Office after reinstalling Windows 2000?

There are two solutions: one method is to install Office on a non-system partition, and then perform a mirror backup of the system partition where Windows is located, so that there is no need to install Office after restoring the system. Another way is to use Desktop DNA software, which can integrate identical personal settings, applications and files from one computer to another.

★ NTFS partition conversion FAT32 partition

My D drive is NTFS partition, how can I convert to FAT32 partition?

Windows 2000/XP only provides the function of converting FAT32 to NTFS partition. If you need to convert NTFS partition to FAT32 partition, you must use third-party software such as PQMagic.

For example, select the partition to be converted in PQMagic, then click the “Convert” button, and select “FAT32” in the pop-up window to confirm the partition conversion operation. However, it is necessary to remind everyone that the non-Simplified Chinese version of PQMagic does not support Chinese file names. In the conversion process, the data files originally saved on the hard disk will be destroyed. Therefore, it is necessary to do a backup job in advance.

★Disabling the Windows logo key

The standard Windows keyboard has a Windows logo key (the key with a window pattern on the keyboard), which works with other keys to complete some For Windows shortcuts, such as "Windows Logo Key + D" can immediately display the desktop, "Windows Logo Key + L" can quickly lock the computer (for windows xp), etc., providing us with a faster way to use the computer.

However, some users do not like the Windows logo key, then you can disable the Windows logo key by modifying the registry: open the registry editor, expand [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Keyboard Layout Branch, then find or create a new "REG_BINARY" subkey named "Scancode Map" in the right window, double-click the subkey and set its key value to "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00", exit the Registry Editor, restart your computer and you will find that the Windows logo key has lost its effect.

★Let the driver signature is no longer annoying

In Windows 2000/XP, usually when we install the driver of the device, the system will check whether the driver has passed Microsoft's signature authentication. If it does not pass, the system will pop up a warning dialog box asking if you want to continue to install the driver. In fact, many drivers are not a problem in their own right, just not certified by Microsoft. So this dialog will waste a lot of our time. Below we will close this nasty warning box: right click on "My Computer" on the desktop, select the "Properties" command to open the "System Properties" dialog box, switch to the "Hardware" tab.

Then click the "Driver Signature" button, then select the "Ignore" item in the pop-up dialog box, that is, "Install the software, do not ask for my consent", be careful to ensure that "this operation is used as the system default." The check box before the value application option is selected, and the last "OK" exit will take effect. Later, when we install the driver again, it can be completed quickly, and Windows 2000/XP will no longer pop up a warning dialog box!

★ Hide some file extensions

Click "Tools→Folder Options" in the Explorer, you can select "Hide Extensions of Known File Types" to expand all files. The name is hidden. However, if you only want to hide some file extensions, then use the Registry Editor: Click "Start → Run", type "Regedit" and press Enter. Expand the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT] branch in the Registry Editor and find To hide the file extension and expand it, and then create a new string value "NeverShowExt" in the right window, exit the registry editor and restart the computer, the extension of the type file will be automatically hidden.

★Forbid media file preview

Q: I am using windows xp/2000 dual system. Because the computer configuration is too low, I often open some folders with video files such as AVI. The speed is very slow, so I always want to remove the system's media file preview function. Is there a way to ban it?

A: The preview file "shmedia.dll" of the video file in windows xp plays a decisive role, mainly closing the dynamic link file. Enter "regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll" in "Start → Run" and press the "DllUnregisterServer in shmedia.dll" dialog box to indicate that the preview function is successfully disabled. If you want to restore it, type "regsvr32 shmedia.dll". If it is forbidden in Windows 2000, open the folder to prohibit preview, right click on the blank space, select "Customize Folder", the Custom Folder Wizard will appear, there is a "Please select template" item, select " Easy to disable previews.

★Add five strokes to the input method list

Q: I installed Universal Wubi in Windows 2000, but it is not automatically added to the input method list. Every time I use it, I must start. Start in the menu. How can I add it to the input list in the lower right corner?

Answer: After installing the Universal Wubi, click “Right → Properties” on the input method icon to pop up the input method setting window, select “Add”, drag the slider to find the universal pen and then click OK. . This method is not necessarily able to solve the problem, and some can not find the universal pen in the list. Therefore, it is recommended that you use the five-stroke input method that comes with Office 2000, which can be found in the Msime directory of the first disk.