Windows operating system skills and tips (on)

        Windows next-generation operating system Longhorn will take at least a year to come out, so Windows XP may be the longest operating system we have ever used. Previously, the release of each version of Windows was about one to three years, and Windows XP has been around for two and a half years, although there are important improvements in many areas (remember when was the blue screen last seen?), but Windows still There is room for development. In addition to the ever-expanding skills library on the site, we'll introduce some new tips here, whether you use a desktop or a mobile device, whether you use multiple systems or have multiple people using your computer, they will make you The look and feel of Windows is as much as you want (of course normal), while still ensuring your safety.

In addition, although web browsing and email are not functions of the operating system, because Windows XP is bundled with IE and Outlook Express, our tips also include optimization of them so that you can Use these programs better, safer, and more efficiently. In this issue we will be the first part of these techniques.

Edit the "send to" menu item

When right-clicking on a file and moving the cursor to the "send to" option, the normal options are: A: drive, my document or other places. You can add a menu item that will send the file to any folder you want to put. If you are using Windows 2000 and XP, go to the C:\\Documents and Settings\\username\\SendTo directory. If it is Windows 98 or ME, go to the C:\\Windows\\SendTo directory. If you don't see these directories, choose Folder Options from the Explorer's Tools menu, then click the View tab and check Show hidden files and folders. Then open the second explorer window, select the folder to be "sent to", right click and drag to the "SendTo" directory of the first window, then select "Create shortcut in the current location" in the pop-up menu. the way". Finally, change the name of the shortcut to what is displayed in the Send To menu.

Change preferences to speed up searches

Users who are accustomed to using Windows 2000 and previous versions of the search feature may prefer to go directly to search instead of animated search partners and search ones in Windows XP It is a waste of time on the classification. You can select "Change Preferences" in the search window and check "Do not use animated screen characters". Click "Change Preferences" again, select "Change file and folder search behavior", click "Advanced", and finally "OK". Now file search is back to direct mode.

Setting the display screen before login

The screen saver and desktop (and other appearance settings) displayed before the user logs in are controlled by the settings in the registry. You can use the Registry Editor to match the login display settings to the current user. First set the screen saver and the desktop display image when logging in. Run Regedit and find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Control Panel\\Desktop. Choose Export from the File menu (if you are not running Windows XP, it is in the Registry menu). Export this key to the file "Fixdefault.reg" and close Regedit. Open "Fixdefault.reg" with a text editor and replace all HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\ with HKEY_USERS\\.Default\\. Save the modified file as a plain text file, then double-click the file to add the modified settings to the registry. Click "Yes" and "OK" in the next two pop-ups.

Controlling the loading order

You may need to load multiple startup programs in order, for example before loading a program You must first connect to a VPN because this program requires a VPN connection. Start by creating a new folder called "C:\\Ordered Launch" and drag the shortcut from "Start Program? Launch" to this new folder. If there is no shortcut, create one in the new folder.

Open a command line window, switch to the "C:\\Ordered Launch" directory and type the command: DIR /B /S >ordered.bat. Then use the Notepad program to open the generated batch file. Copy and paste the rows in the desired order. Put quotation marks around each line, precede the start command and a space, like this: start "C:\\Ordered Launch\\First Program.lnk".

Double-click this batch file to do a test. Each program will start in the set order, but if the initialization process of a program is long, the entire sequence may be disturbed. In this case, you can insert a delay line after the slow start program. For example, the following line of commands will delay 5 seconds: ping -n 5 127.0.0.1 > nul. Edit the value after -n to set a different delay time. After the file test is passed, open the Explorer, right-click the batch file to the Startup folder, and select Create Shortcut at Current Location.

Switching programs with hotkeys

If you have a fixed set of programs, you can set some hotkeys to call these programs, or switch between programs without using Alt-Tab combination. key. Select "Properties" on a desktop shortcut to the loader or a shortcut to the Start menu. Click the "Shortcuts" tab, click on the "Shortcuts" text box, and then press the key combination you want to use. To confirm that other programs do not occupy the key combination you are using, for example, you can use Alt-Shift-1 or Alt-Shift-2.

Creating a CD that can be automatically booted

Business application CDs generally boot automatically, then activate an installer or display a Html page linked to CD content, and your own CDs are also burned. This can be done. Write the following three lines of text file in Notepad and name it "Autorun.inf". Place it in the root of the CD.

[autorun]

open=setup.exe

icon=icon.ico

You can replace setup with a program that will run when the CD is loaded. .exe and replace icon.ico with the file with the CD icon. Do not bring the drive letter in either way. If you are loading a non-executable file, such as an HTML file, add start.exe after open= and before the file name. Note that all links in the Html file should be relative address links, ie without a drive letter