Jul10
You are in the middle of writing your term paper and the deadline is in a few hours. All of a sudden your trusted mouse becomes unresponsive. What do you do? You shake it, nothing. You tap it, nothing. You unplug it and then plugged it back in, still nothing. All the effort to revive it is simply eating up your time. No worries, your mouse can wait. For now just be thankful you still have your keyboard because long before your mouse came, every input into a computer came from the keyboard. This series is dedicated to the secrets within your keyboard.
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Jun10
Are you planning install Netmeeting on Windows XP so that you and your classmates can have a lively group discussion? Well guess what? you don’t have really have to install it. Why? It is already pre-installed with Windows XP, but then b it isn’t linked to anywhere on your programs menu. Just follow the [...]
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Filed In: windows XP
May10
Here’s how you can customize your user account icon.
1) Single-click the start menu and choose Control Panel.
2) Single-click the User Accounts icon.
3) Find the user account you’d like to change the icon for and click on it.
4) Click the text that says “Change My Picture.”
5) You’ll have the option to either pick one of [...]
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Filed In: windows XP
Apr10
If you’re having trouble running older programs originally developed for previous versions of Windows, you’re not out of luck. Here’s how to access a program’s Compatibility Mode in XP:
1) Find the executable or program shortcut icon you’d like to run.
2) Right-click the icon and select Properties.
3) Click the Compatibility tab and place a checkmark [...]
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Filed In: windows XP
Mar10
This is useful when you are sharing a PC with someone at work or even at home. Here’s how to do it:
1) Open My Computer
2) Double-click the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive (C:), unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
3) If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System [...]
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Filed In: windows XP
