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If you use Windows XP or Windows Vista then here is a tips that you use to decrease the special effects on your computer in order to increase your computer performance. It's quick and simple. Windows XP: - Right-Click on your My Computer icon.
- Select Properties
- Then click on the Advance tab
- In the Performance section there is a button Settings. Click on it.
- In the box that appears there is a white box with alot of options with check marks in them.
- Uncheck the following items:
- Animate Windows when minimizing and maximizing
- Fade of slide menus into view
- Fade of slide tool tips into view
- Fade out menu items after clicking
Once you are done with removing the check marks from the above check boxes click OK and OK again. Done! Windows Vista: - Right-Click on your Computer icon.
- Select Properties
- Then click on the Advance System Settings link. A new window will appear.
- In the Performance section there is a button Settings. Click on it.
- In the box that appears there is a white box with alot of options with check marks in them.
- Uncheck the following items:
- Animate Windows when minimizing and maximizing
- Fade of slide menus into view
- Fade of slide tool tips into view
- Fade out menu items after clicking
Once you are done with removing the check marks from the above check boxes click OK and OK again. Done! |
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In last week's computer tip I showed you how to backup your Outlook Express emails. This week I'll show you how to make a backup copy of your Outlook Express Address book (Outlook Express actually uses the Windows Address Book as it address book, so technically it's two separate things).
Here are the steps for Windows XP:
1. Click on Start
2. Click on Search
3. A window will appear that will give you option on what to search for. Click on All Files and Folders
4. The next option will ask you what criteria to search by. In the white box that says "All of part of the file name" type *.wab and then click on More advanced options. Put a check in the box that says "Search hidden files and folders"
5. Click on the Search button. This will start the search and soon will display all the "Windows Address Book" files.
6. Once the search has completed you will see at least one address book file. You can now right-click on this file and copy it. Then you can paste it on a USB flash drive or even burn it to a CD. If there is more than one address book file it means that these might belong to other users of this computer. You can also back these up copying them.
Hope you find this tip useful.
Next week we will cover Outlook backup.
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Happy New Year to all from elscomm. Hope the festive season had a good effect on you.
We'll start the year off with taking control of your homepage in Internet Explorer. Some of you know how to do this, other have forgotten and the rest of you don't know.
For those of you who don't know, a homepage in Internet Explorer is the web page that displays when you open Internet Explorer. Many people have Google as their home page and others might have the news like Sydney Morning Herald as their homepage. As a matter of fact you could have multiple home pages in Internet Explorer 7. What this means is when you open Internet Explorer you will have each page you specify as your homepage in a tab form.
What's a tab you ask? Inside Internet Explorer 7, when you have multiple web pages open they will display as tabs and you can click between them. (We’ll cover that in the next article)
Here's how you change your webpage: (commands apply to Windows XP and Windows Vista)
1. Click on Start
2. Click on Run
3. Type inetcpl.cpl and click OK
4. This will bring up the Internet Properties box.
5. The first section titled "Home Page" has a white box where you can type the URL (web address) of the website you want to make as your home page. If you want multiple homepages all you need to do is add each URL on a separate line.
Note: If you do not have the option to add multiple URLs then you are more than likely running a prior version of Internet Explorer. You can go to this site to update to Internet Explorer 7 (free upgrade) Download Internet Explorer 7
6. When done click on the OK button at the bottom of the Internet Properties box.
7. Close Internet Explorer if you have it open and open it again. You should now see your new homepage(s)
That's the tip for this week!
For those of you who are clients of elscomm you'll be pleased to know that we have a number of new technologies we are implementing to make your experience with us that much better and more professional. Such as being able to connect to your computer remotely weather you are in Australia or anywhere else in the world and solve your computer problems - while you watch as we do it! |
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