Windows XP Tips
1) Simplify using your mouse: change double-click to single-click
When you browse the Web with Microsoft Internet Explorer, links open with a single click. Yet, when you browse My Computer or My Documents, a single click lets you select a file or folder, but you have to double-click to open it.
If you'd rather single-click to open files and folders, you can change the setting on your mouse
Ø Go to your My Computer
Ø Click Tools, and then click Folder Options
Ø Click Single-click to open an item. Then, click OK
Now you can navigate folders and open files with a single rather than a double click. If you need to select a file, simply hold your mouse over the file for a few seconds without clicking
2) Set your windows so they all have the same view
Microsoft Windows XP lets you show the contents of folders in a variety of ways, such as a simple or detailed list of the files, or as thumbnail images. Each folder in My Computer or My Documents can have its own view. That’s useful for folders like My Music or My Pictures, because you can look at your digital photos in Thumbnails or Filmstrip view, and see your song titles in Tiles view. But changing the view for every folder can be time-consuming.
If you prefer to have all your folder contents displayed in a particular way, you can save yourself some time by changing the view for all the folders on your computer at once.
.To set your windows so they all have the same view
Ø Go to your My Computer
Ø Now go to any Drives
Ø Right click on your Mouse
Ø Click View then click Details
Ø Click Tools, and then click Folder Options Click the View tab, and then click Apply to All Folders
Ø Click Yes
Ø Click OK
The next time you open a folder, it will be displayed using the view you chose. To restore your original folder settings, repeat steps 1-3. Then, in step 4, click Reset All Folders
3) Speed up menu display
Microsoft Windows XP uses many visual effects to provide a rich, friendly interface. One of these settings allows menus to fade into view when you open them. This visual effect is so smooth that you may never have noticed it; however, the effect does cause menus to take a little longer to appear.
On a fast computer, this shouldn't be an issue. But on a computer that isn’t responding as quickly as you'd like, you can make menus display faster
Ø Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties
Ø Click the Advanced tab. In the Performance area, click Settings
Ø On the Visual Effects tab in the Performance Options dialog box, clear the Fade or slide menus into view check box
Ø Click OK
Ø In the System Properties dialog box, click OK
Now when you click a menu, it will appear almost instantly
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