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August 3, 2005
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XP SP2 Firewall Versus Microsoft Outlook If your e-mail is based on Microsoft's Exchange server, you're probably accustomed to having new mail appear automatically in your Inbox, possibly accompanied by a sound or a desktop alert. Updating to Microsoft Windows XP SP2 may terminate your automatic notification and the download of new mail.   |
PC Magazine
August 2, 2006 |
Eliminate "Recent Documents" Evidence Disable Window's XP history of your recent documents. |
PC Magazine
June 22, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Control Where Outlook Saves Attachments How to change the location that Outlook uses to store temporary copies of attachments when you choose to open them. |
PC Magazine
June 8, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Turn Off Startup Task Pane I couldn't seem to get rid of the Startup task pane (or pane in the neck, as I came to call it) in Microsoft Word 2003 after I upgraded from Office XP. |
PC Magazine
June 21, 2006 |
Eliminate This Desktop Invader Eliminating an annoying Common Tasks Pane that should be part of Windows Explorer, not your desktop. |
PC Magazine
March 15, 2006 |
Clear XP Unread Messages To clean up the unread message notification, you'll first clear the existing information and then configure the system so it doesn't add more. |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Dunn |
Toggle Your Screen Saver With a Single Click Create shortcuts to get your screen saver out of the way prior to defragging... Speed up Start menus... Take advantage of scrollbar tricks... |
PC Magazine
June 8, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Eliminate IE's AutoComplete Reminder AutoComplete: some people like it, some don't. Those who don't like it can turn it off. |
PC Magazine
June 20, 2007 |
Bring Wordpad Up To Speed Microsoft generally makes programs backward-compatible but that doesn't mean they will do all the work for you. Read up on the best way to get your old files working in your new OS. |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2003
Neil J. Rubenking |
Personalize Office's Places Bar When I save a document in Word, a dialog box appears that lets me navigate to the folder where I want to save the file. Is there a way to add a folder to this list? |
PC World
April 2006
Scott Dunn |
Windows Hacks: Registry Remedies Get the Windows XP you really want with these 12 tips for mastering the operating system's inner workings. |
PC Magazine
April 20, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Repair Internet Explorer 6 Under Windows XP When Internet Explorer breaks in Windows XP, you have to fool the OS. |
PC Magazine
October 5, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
View Source Fails in Outlook and IE In both Outlook and Internet Explorer, right-clicking and choosing View Source currently does not work on my computer. |
PC World
November 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Remove the Clutter Left by Your Windows Installation Plus: Identify your DirectX version, show only risky file extensions, and use Alt-key shortcuts. |
PC World
March 2006
Scott Dunn |
The Fastest Way to Open Items on Your Desktop Put your desktop on the menu... Access icons via the keyboard... Add info to your applications' title bars... |
PC World
July 24, 2006
Andrew Brandt |
Step by Step: Get Any PC, New or Old, Ready for Everyday Use Customize your system settings, update drivers, get rid of built-in software you don't want, and more. |
PC World
April 2003
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Take the Shortcut Route to Instant File Backups Easily back up your files after you finish working on them... restore the Change Passwords panel... hide specific file extensions. |
PC World
November 2002
Scott Dunn |
The Insider's Guide to Fixing Windows You don't have to bend to Windows' will -- just follow our tips to shape it to your liking. |
PC World
February 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Take Charge of Your Runaway Start Menu Slim down your Start menu by removing unused items... customize your Documents menu... set the size of file dialog boxes... |
PC World
April 2002
Scott Dunn |
Super Windows Secrets Smart tips that unleash Windows' hidden powers -- whether you've upgraded to XP or not... |
PC World
August 2003
Scott Dunn |
Pain-Free Windows Tweaks Want to fix nagging Windows irritations and automate everyday tasks? With these surprisingly simple Registry and batch-file tips, it's not brain surgery. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Restore Suppressed Dialogs in OE Reinstating some of the e-mail client's warnings requires registry diving. |
PC Magazine
November 15, 2006 |
Can't Hang New Wallpaper Changing values in your registry to allow you to change the background of your computer. |
PC World
May 2004
Scott Dunn |
Windows' Magnifier Gives You a Zoom With a View Customize your log-on screen saver, replace defective new drivers, block off bad disk sectors, jump to Safe Mode, and planned OS obsolescence. |
PC World
September 25, 2006
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Vanquish Still More Windows Annoyances These eight tricks should improve your Windows experience. |
PC World
September 2004
Scott Dunn |
Use a Super Boot Floppy After an XP Meltdown Recover when XP won't load... Get the full view of new Windows... Color-code your file names... The fastest way into Outlook... etc. |
PC Magazine
December 1, 2009
Neil J. Rubenking |
Strip Branding From Your IE Title Bar Some ISPs add annoying branding to the title lines of their Internet Explorer browsers, such as "Provided by Comcast." |
PC World
February 2001
Scott Dunn |
Preview Images in Windows Explorer Restore thumbnails for image files; expand file searches; what's FooBar? |
PC World
October 2004
Scott Spanbauer |
Keep It Simple Cut the clutter on your PC and you can stop aggravations before they begin. Our 50 tips show you how to simplify Windows and your system from startup to shutdown. |
PC World
March 2004
Scott Dunn |
76 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Quick, easy ways to tame your operating system...from speed tweaks to security checks to troubleshooting tips. |
PC Magazine
December 20, 2006 |
Shortcut to Open a Window Maximized You can tweak the properties for any shortcut to specify the way you want it to open. |
PC Magazine
January 10, 2007 |
Suppress the Reading Pane for All Outlook Folders Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 so it defaults to no reading pane must be made individually for each folder. |
PC World
March 2003
Scott Dunn |
Window Tips: XP Error Messages--You Decide What to Report Customize outbound Windows XP error messages; add sounds and visual effects to your PC's error messages; diagnose memory errors; a better way to tweak Windows. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Control RegEdit's Key Memory How to set the RegEdit tree to be collapsed when opening. |
PC Magazine
May 4, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Context Menu Options to Move or Copy Files You can add "Copy To Folder" and "Move To Folder" to the Windows Explorer context menu, so that when you right-click on a file or folder in Explorer you have the option to copy or move it to another folder. |
PC Magazine
August 19, 2003
Matthew P. Graven |
The Windows Survival Guide If you're just getting ready to make the move to Win XP, or if you're anxious to dig beneath the surface and find some cool new tools, or if you've been using Win XP for a while and it's time for some serious maintenance, you'll find what you need to know in this guide. |
PC World
June 2002
Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Six Windows Tweaks I Couldn't Live Without Make personal sticky notes, launch apps fast, create Search shortcuts, put folders on the Start menu... |
PC World
July 2006
Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line: Move All of Your Valuable Data to a New Partition Import data to a new drive partition... Automate entry of snail-mail addresses in your e-mail program... An inexpensive way to listen to MP3s on your home stereo... Easy e-mail boilerplate... Read-only files on a CD-RW... |
PC World
June 2006
Scott Dunn |
Security Is Up to You: Perfect Your Passwords Set up strong password policies for your PC's users... A freeware tool can give you greater control over passwords and more. |
PC World
December 2000
Lincoln Spector |
Answer Line Get e-mail messages from another PC... customize file associations... convert Mac and Unix text files for use in Windows... remove right-click options associated with uninstalled programs... getting online when your voice mail makes your dial tone beep... |
PC World
April 29, 2002
Yael Li-Ron |
Customize Your Windows Desktop Want Windows your way? Follow our tips and whip your desktop into shape. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Watch for Registry Changes Even when you use RegEdit, some parasites will reinstate the RegEdit value. Windows XP may be able to trap and catch the code that is preventing complete removal. |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2004 |
Reading E-Mail Safely Expert advice on the best ways to prevent a virus from infesting your system. |
PC Magazine
October 11, 2006 |
Restore Transparent Background for Icon Labels The names of the icons displayed on desktop have a background color, instead of being transparent. |
PC World
March 2006
Scott Spanbauer |
Thirteen Simple Ways to Bring Order to Your Inbox Tips for organizing your e-mail in Outlook 2003, Outlook Express 6, and Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5. |
PC Magazine
December 28, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Windows Explorer Loses Menu, Toolbar How to restore a missing main menu and toolbar from Window Explorer on Windows 2000 Professional. |
PC Magazine
July 11, 2007
Neil J. Rubenking |
IE7 Gripes About Security Settings How to get rid of those annoying pop-ups in IE7. |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Spell-Check Halted in Outlook Express Whenever I send an e-mail message, I get the following error message: The spell check on this document was halted. Do you want to send anyway? |
PC World
December 2002
Scott Spanbauer |
Internet Tips: Take Control of Your In-Box and Address Book Find stored messages and unearth the location of your online address list... print a copy of your address book. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2005
Neil J. Rubenking |
Title-Free Icons on an XP Desktop I would like to know how to make "nude" desktop icons (icons with no visible title) in Windows XP. |
