Are you new to WinXp? Just upgraded, or gotten a new computer maybe? Or you might have friends and contacts who use it and you want to "show off" a little by teaching them a few tricks? I`ve collected 10 of my favourite WinXP tricks, each of them easy to use, and very helpful, and if you follow
instructions step-by-step, they work perfectly. So here goes:Top Tip #1:
Having a problem making your desktop icons stay exactly where you put them?
When you temporarily change your desktop to a lower resolution—for example whilst using Safe mode, Windows can wreak havoc with your careful positioning of desktop icons.
Right click your desktop click arrange icons and uncheck auto arrange. You can now drag & drop them wherever you want them. Note that if you start your computer in SAFE mode you will have to rearange them again.
Top Tip #2:
Accidentally moved your taskbar and want it back where it was?
Point your mouse to a 'blank' area inside taskbar, THEN hold down your left mouse button, and DRAG it down where you want it to go. It may take a couple of tries to get it over.
Top Tip #3:
Feel like changing your Start Menu?
(1) Right click a blank spot on Start Menu. (2) Select Properties (3) Select Customize (4) Select Advanced tab.
Most of those preset items which don't have option to check or uncheck will be there. For each item listed you'll have option to Display as link or Display as menu or Don't display this item. Make your selection as you desire. Note that you will have option to display Control Panel as a menu, which you might find very useful.
Top Tip #4:
Getting grey popup boxes with ads in? Stop spam like this:
(1) Select "Start" (2) Select "Settings" (3) Choose "Control Panel" (4) Choose "Administrative Tools" (5) Choose "Services" (6) Right-click on "Messenger" (7) Select "Stop" To permanently disable Messenger: (8) Right click "Messenger" (9) Select "Properties" (10) Change "Startup Type" to "Disabled" and click "OK"
Top Tip #5:
Having problems viewing sites cos your computer isn`t accepting cookies?
Open a New Browser window.
(1) Click on Tools (in toolbar). (2) Click on Internet Options. (3) Click on Privacy. (4) Click on Advanced. (5) Click on Override Cookie Control. (6) Click on Enable First Party Cookies. (7) Click on Enable Session Cookies. (8) Click OK.
Top Tip #6:
Want to change how you see your emails? Try this:
Click on "view" at top. "Layout" will allow you to fix what you see. "Sort by" will let you arrange order messages appear in.
Top Tip #7:
Want to disable Automatic Update reminders in Windows?
Open Internet Explorer/Tools/Internet Options/Advanced tab, under "Browsing" take checkmark out of "Automatically check for Internet Explorer Updates", click Apply, click OK.
