Windows XP Tips

How to change your screen resolution

June 1, 2010

What is screen resolution you say? It refers to the amount of pixels (little colored dots) you have on your screen. The most popular resolution nowadays is 1024×768. That suits a 17 inch monitor perfectly. However some people have a lower screen resolution like 800×600 which makes your icons and web pages look overly large. [...]

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How to change your desktop background picture

June 1, 2010

Changing your desktop background is very easy. All you have to do is right click on your desktop and choose  properties from the drop down menu. Here is a video to show how to change your desktop background and where to find the pictures to use.

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How to burn a Cd using Windows XP

June 1, 2010

Windows Xp has its own built in Cd Burning program that is available to use when ever you need it. All you have to do is put a blank cd in your drive and this box on the right will appear. Choose to open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer. Then all you have to [...]

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How to bring up the on Screen Keyboard

June 1, 2010

You are probably wondering why you would ever need an onscreen keyboard when you have a proper one right in front of you. Well things happen, and trust me, one day you may need it. A friend of mine used it regularly because he was missing a few keys off his laptop keyboard.. They were [...]

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How to add a show desktop icon to the Quick Launch toolbar in the taskbar

June 1, 2010

This is a handy little trick that I recommend for every computer user out there when you need to create a shortcut to desktop icon. Clicking on the show desktop icon will minimize every window that is open to show your desktop. How great is that? But when the desktop shortcut is missing it can [...]

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How to add a menu to your taskbar

June 1, 2010

In this article I will show you how to add a menu into your taskbar so you can access it anytime you like. What is a taskbar you say? It is the blue bar across the bottom of your screen with the start button on the left and the time on the right. How to [...]

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How to Activate Windows XP

June 1, 2010

When you format a computer with Windows you must activate the software within 30 days. That’s fine, but there is a down side. You are only allowed to activate the same copy of Windows a certain number of times. This is a disaster for me, as I am constantly formatting a hard drive in my [...]

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Hide a folder on your computer from your children

June 1, 2010

This is a simple little trick that could save you from a big headache when your children delete that very important folder by accident.  Here’s how to hide a folder Open Windows Explorer by pressing Winkey and E on the keyboard. Browse to the folder you want to hide. Right click on it and a [...]

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Getting Screenshots using Ms Paint

June 1, 2010

If you need to get a screen shot, and you do not have a screen capture program, try this: Hit the Print Screen key. This copies a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. Start up a graphics editor and paste it in.  I just go to the windows paint program and press [...]

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Folder Options in the Windows Control Panel

June 1, 2010

Folder options in Windows Control Panel has some very important folder and file settings there. There are so many that I am only going to mention my favourites.  1. Show or hide the blue sidebar that you see when you open any Windows dialog box. For example when you go to my computer you will [...]

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Enable and disable the Quick Launch Toolbar in the Windows taskbar

June 1, 2010

The Quick Launch Toolbar in Windows XP is considered to be one of the handiest features included. It enables you to click on your favorite links anytime, even when you have other applications open. You do not need to get to the desktop to open another program. Maybe you have a show desktop icon in [...]

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