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PC Magazine July 13, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Deleting IE's Index.dat Files I've been having a problem with Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, and I was told that deleting the index.dat file would help. But I have been unable to delete this file from my Windows 98 machine. Help.  |
PC Magazine November 2, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Recover Orphaned Internet Explorer Favorites How to recover your favorites folder for internet explorer after reinstalling Windows XP.  |
PC Magazine November 25, 2003 |
Get Rid of the Links Folder in IE Tweak the Registry to stop IE from recreating the Links folder after you delete it.  |
PC World November 2001 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Have You Clicked Your Links Toolbar Today? Get the most out of the Links toolbar, see full title paths in folder title bars, start up the way you want...  |
PC Magazine July 12, 2006 |
Firefox Favorites to Go Copy FavesToGo from Internet Explorer to Firefox.  |
PC Magazine June 22, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Getting Rid of Unwanted Names in Outlook A while ago we changed ISPs and, consequently, e-mail addresses. Where do I have to go to delete the old address once and for all?  |
PC World April 2004 Scott Dunn |
Seven Ways to Make Living With Windows Easier Get your operating system to look and work the way you prefer.  |
PC Magazine February 16, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Refresh Thumbnails and Save Space Refreshing all of your thumbnails, in multiple folders, at once.  |
PC World September 25, 2007 Scott Dunn |
Keep Your Data Safe by Reorganizing Windows' Folders Moving the folders that hold your data files off your Windows drive makes backups and recoveries a breeze.  |
PC Magazine January 20, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
A Solution for Windows XP Folder Amnesia? For the past couple of months, Win XP has refused to remember my folder settings.  |
PC Magazine January 31, 2007 |
Internet Explorer Sluggish at Start Adjust IE to avoid looking for Proxy settings.  |
PC World October 2001 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: A Better Start for Your Documents Menu Make the Documents menu display the file and folder shortcuts you want to see, use Windows' built-in glossary, optimize Windows' performance...  |
PC Magazine October 10, 2007 Neil J. Rubenking |
Find the Cookies Folder in Vista Locating the cookies folder in Microsoft Vista is a two-step process.  |
PC Magazine March 16, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
Keeping a Clean Desktop I like having next to nothing on my desktop, usually just My Computer, My Network Places and Control Panel, though occasionally I'll add a folder for stuff I'm currently working on.  |
PC Magazine January 18, 2005 Neil J. Rubenking |
User Name Mismatch in Windows XP Though the Microsoft Windows XP Start menu indicates that my name is Josh, in the Task Manager, screen-saver password, and print manager, all I am is just "owner." How can I make it consistent?  |
PC Magazine May 4, 2004 |
Windows: 68 Tips & Tricks & More Windows: 68 Tips & Tricks... Edit the Send To Menu... Change Preferences to Speed Searching...  |
PC World October 2003 Scott Dunn |
Five Steps to a Leaner, Cleaner Windows Here are five things Windows users can do to eliminate clutter in their system folders and maximize the space available on their drives.  |
PC Magazine September 18, 2007 Neil J. Rubenking |
Two Yahoo! Log-ins at Once Working on two e-mail accounts at the same time.  |
PC Magazine September 7, 2004 Neil J. Rubenking |
Totally Remove a URL from History Deleting a single address from IE's history list requires inside information.  |
PC Magazine February 14, 2007 |
IE Favorites in Alphabetical Order Configure Internet Explorer to automatically arrange the Favorites menu in alphabetical order.  |
PC World March 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Clean Up Your Hard Drive After Upgrading Windows Recover hard disk space by deleting unneeded uninstall folders; give pop-up help the boot; get one-click access to your configuration settings.  |
PC World July 2002 Lincoln Spector |
Create a Start-Up Floppy for Windows 2000 and XP Be prepared in case your Windows 2000 or XP machine won't boot.  |
PC World July 2001 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Locate Files on a Multigigabyte Drive Find files on a big hard drive, organize your Start menu, open apps fast...  |
PC World June 2005 Scott Dunn |
Six Quick Tips Help Tame Oversize Files and Folders How are you going to keep your multimegabyte files in line? Tame them with these slick file and folder tricks.  |
PC World April 2006 Scott Spanbauer |
Take Charge of What Web Sites Know About You Control cookies, clear your download history, and take other steps to keep snoops off your online trail.  |
PC World May 30, 2002 Yael Li-Ron |
Find and Organize Your Files Here are our top tips and tricks for organizing and manipulating your files. Your filing system will never be in disarray again  |
PC Magazine September 5, 2008 Neil J. Rubenking |
Open Objects in Windows Explorer Here's a way to create shortcuts the way you want them.  |
PC Magazine October 11, 2006 Dave Mathews |
Hacking XP Eleven hacks that can get your computer running faster, increase your productivity, and make Windows XP just a little less annoying than it was before you read this story.  |
PC Magazine October 14, 2008 David A. Karp |
Make Vista Great, Part 1: Fix Windows Explorer Windows Vista is our favorite punching bag, and not without reason. But the reviled operating system has some amazing potential and with some tweaks and a few utilities, you can do what Redmond didn't: make Vista great.  |
PC Magazine October 1, 2003 Neil J. Rubenking |
Blocked by Phantom Administrator When I select Internet Options from Internet Explorer's Tools menu, I get a message that reads, "This operation has been canceled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator."  |
PC World April 2001 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Safer Backups--The Long and Short of It Make backing up system files safer... run slide shows in Windows Me...  |
PC Magazine August 10, 2004 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Secure IE 2004 Deluxe Suite For Internet Explorer users concerned about security, Secure IE 2004 Deluxe Suite is a sensible choice. Productivity features such as Web page sticky notes, a highlighter, and a tabbed interface make the suite even more attractive.  |
PC World October 2005 Steve Bass |
Clean Up a Taskbar Littered With Buttons Tame Taskbar Turmoil... IE Save Problems... Bypass XP's Pesky Log-In... Clean Up a Taskbar Littered With Buttons...  |
PC World December 2003 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Throwback -- Give XP That Old-Time Windows Look Plus: Reopen folders automatically; restore lost desktop icons; and print faster, conserve paper.  |
PC Magazine July 1, 2003 Neil J. Rubenking |
Creating Linked Folders Do you know a way to "hyperlink" folders?  |
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 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 Magazine July 11, 2007 Sarah Pike |
Vista Tip: Search Folders Vista has improved the history functionality of Windows Explorer.  |
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 October 28, 2003 Neil J. Rubenking |
Search Internet Explorer Favorites Internet Explorer does not provide a way for users to search the Favorites folder, something that becomes essential when you have a large number of favorite sites. Here's a work-around.  |
PC Magazine February 1, 2006 |
Cull Specific Temporary Internet Files Selectively delete temporary Internet files.  |
PC World March 2005 Lincoln Spector |
Windows Rejuvenated! Is your aging Windows machine slowing down? Getting creaky? Just plain showing its age? Here's how to make it work the way it did fresh out of the box.  |
PC World March 20, 2007 Dunn & Spanbauer |
The Simple Way to Keep Your Private Files Private Make encrypted files stand out, control access to secure files, and a freebie turns folders invisible.  |
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 Magazine July 11, 2007 Neil J. Rubenking |
IE7 Gripes About Security Settings How to get rid of those annoying pop-ups in IE7.  |
PC World March 21, 2007 Lincoln Spector |
Should I Report Program Problems to Microsoft? Tell Windows ahead of time when to send problem reports... Customize Office menus and Windows Explorer shortcuts.  |
PC World August 2001 Scott Dunn |
Windows Tips: Make Desktop Text Easy to Read Select a readable system font, create a Show Desktop icon, learn how to use your Windows key...  |
PC Magazine February 1, 2008 Neil J. Rubenking |
Compact Folders in Windows Mail Tweaking defaults in Windows Mail can help you free up more space and keep your e-mail organized.  |
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 Magazine June 1, 2005 Sarah Pike |
Top Tips & Tricks For Windows Windows XP tips that will help you solve nagging problems, make Windows suit your style better, make you more safe and secure, help you cooperate with multiple users, and improve performance when you're on the go with a laptop.  |