Win98Tips
Keyboard ShortCuts
F1 - Windows Help
F2 - Rename
F3 - Find All Files
F4 - Opens Address
F5 - Refresh
F6 - Tab
F10 - Menu File
F11 - Full screen/Restore
Win+Break - Sysrem Properties
Win+F - Find all Files
Win+M - minimize
Shift+Win+M - restore
Win+E - Windows explorer
Win+R - Run
Win+D - Minimizes all windows opened up on the Desktop
W+D - Reverses minimization of Active windows
SHIFT+F10 - PopUp Menu
Alt+Space+N - Minimise a window
Alt+Space+X - Maximise a window
Alt+Space+R - Restore the window to Default size
Print Screen - Allows pasting of the Full Screen
Alt+Print Screen - Allows pasting of the active Window
Alt+F - Drops open the File card from the Menu
of the active window
Alt+Tab - Presenting a select option of all active windows
Ctrl+A - Select All
Ctrl+X - Cut
Ctrl+C - Copy
Ctrl+V - Paste
Ctrl+Z - Undo
Ctrl+Y - Redo
Ctrl+F - Find
Ctrl+R - Refresh
Ctrl+LeftMouseClick Drag an Icon - Creates a copy to the Item
Shift+RightMouseClick - Allows "Open with ..." Option
Ctrl+W - Closes current active window
Ctrl+End - Goes to the end of a text
Ctrl+Home - Goes to the begining of a text
Here are a few Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Alt+Left Arrow - Goes 'Back' to the previous page
Alt+Right Arrow - Goes 'Forward' to the next page
Alt+Home - Goes to the Browser`s "Home"
Ctrl+D - Does immediate 'Add to Favorites' on the current Page
Ctrl+H - Opens the History folder
Ctrl+B - Opens the Organize Favorites window
Ctrl+L - Lets you open a new web page
Ctrl+N - Opens a new browser window
Ctrl+R - Reloads the current page
Ctrl+W - Closes the active Internet Explorer window
Shift+LeftMouseClick On A Link - Opens Link in new Window
Follow this path for the whole set:
Internet Explorer 5.0/Help/For Netscape Users/
Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Run ShortCuts
Start/Run
To Open a Program in Run, type:
. = Desktop
cdplayer = CD Player
charmap = Character Map
clipbrd = Clipboard Viewer
conf = Netmeeting 2.11
command = MSDOS Prompt
control = Control Panel
defrag = Disk Defragmenter
edit = Editor
excel = Excel
explorer = Windows Explorer
hwinfo /ui = Hardware Information - Diagnostics
iexplore = Internet Explorer
ipconfig = IP Configuration
mplayer2 = Multimedia Player
msconfig = System Configuration Utility
msimn = Outlook Express
mspaint = Paint
notepad = Notepad
pbrush = Paint
pwledit = Password List Editor
regedit = Registry
regwiz /r = Windows 98 registration wizard
rsrcmtr = Resource Meter
sfc = System File Checker
sndrec = Sound Recorder(sndrec32)
sysedit = System Editor
sysmon = System Monitor
taskman = Task Manager
vcmui = Version Conflict Manager
welcome = Welcome to Windows 98
winfile = File Manager
winipcfg = IP Configuration
winrep = Windows Report Tool
winword = Word
wordpad = Wordpad
write = Wordpad
Useful Tips
Windows Stored Tips
Windows Explorer/View/Explorer bar/Tip of the day
Caps Lock and Num Lock Warning Tone
Control Panel/Accessibility Options/Keyboard
Place a checkmark to the square: Use Toggle Keys
Taskbar Tray 24Hour Time Display
Control Panel/Regional Settings/Time
In the Time style section select H:mm:ss
View in Web Pages,using Internet Explorer 5.0,
colored Links, Background colors and images:
1. Control Panel/Accessibility Options/Display:
The "Use High Contrast" square must be empty
If the square is having a checkmark, remove it
Then Click on the Apply button first,
wait for the settings to be saved,
and finish by doing a click on the OK button
2. Internet Explorer 5.0/Tools/General/Colors:
a) Make sure there is a checkmark placed
on the "Use Windows colors" square
b) On the same card,make sure that the
"Use hover color" square is empty
Click the OK button on this "color" card first,
and then click the OK button of the Internet Options card
3. Internet Explorer 5.0/Tools/General/Accessibility:
Make sure that all squares are empty
Single or Double Mouse Click
Windows Explorer/View/Folder Options/
Customs, based on settings you choose/Settings
Shudown Icon on Desktop
Desktop/RightMouseClick/New/Shortcut/
1. Type in the Command line: rundll32.exe user,ExitWindows
2. Click the Next tab
3. Type a Name of your choice
4. Click the Finish tab
To create a shortut on the Desktop of a Folder that
is to be opened up in a Windows Explorer viewing way,
just specify the root and the path of the folder
For example:
Desktop/RightMouseClick/New/Shortcut/Command Line:
C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /e,/root,C:\WINDOWS
At any place in an opened up text file, if the key F5 is struck,
a time stamp is left on the place the cursor is blinking
Open any Notepad file and as a first line type: .LOG
Every time this Notepad text file is closed,
a timelog stamp will be inserted to the text
To Open a file with a program other than the Default one,
press the Shift key and RightMouseClick on it
You now have the "Open with" option available
Shutdown Icon on Desktop
Desktop/RightMouseClick/New/Shortcut/
Command Line:rundll32.exe user,ExitWindows;
Name: FastExit
Restart Icon on Desktop
1. Write in the notepad: @Exit
2. Save file as: RESTART.BAT
3. Create a shortcut to RESTART on the Desktop
4. RightMouseClick on RESTART Desktop Icon/
Properties/Program/Advanced
5. In Advanced program settings,
checkmark MSDOS Mode, and remove checkmark from:
Warn before entering MSDOS Mode
Sound Volume Icon on Desktop`s Taskbar Tray
Start/Programs/Accessories/Entertainment/
Sound Recorder/Edit/Audio Properties
Checkmark the box: Show volume control on the taskbar
Remove Task Scheduler From Desktop`s Taskbar Tray
Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Scheduled Tasks/
Advanced/Stop Using Task Scheduler
Desktop/RightMouseClick/Properties/Settings/
Advanced/General/Show settings Icon On Taskbar
Cookies
Control Panel/Internet Options/Security
Select the Internet icon and click on the Custom Level tab
Scroll down to find the Cookies settings
Auto Compllete Forms
Control Panel/Internet Options/Content/Auto Complete/
Clear Forms and/or Passwords
View Thumbnails of Files
Select the Properties of a folder and checkmark the box:
Enable thumbnail view
Open the folder, and in the View Menu select Thumbnails
Advanced - Registry
Modify the MSDOS.SYS
A. Windows 98 Start Up Options
[Options]
BootMenu=1
BootMenuDelay=7
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
(The nr 7 is the delay time in seconds)
B. StartUp to be in MSDOS Mode
[Options]
BootMulti=0
BootGUI=1
Note:BootGUI=0
Registered Username and Company
In Run type REGEDIT, and press Enter
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/
Registered Owner or Registered Organization
Type in a new name, and view the new name(s)
in the System Properties
Windows Version
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion
Search in the right pane for:
product id
product key
BIOS Version
Hkey_Local_Machine\Enum\Root\*PNP0C01\0000
Removing the Shortcut Icon Arrows
1. Open REGEDIT.EXE
2. Open the Key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
3. Open the Key LNKFILE
4. Delete the value IsShortcut
5. Open the next Key PIFFILE
6. Delete the value IsShortcut
7. Close REGEDIT
8. Restart
Removing Log Off Username from the Start Menu
Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Create a new DWORD value, and name it NoLogOff
Modify this entry with the value: 1
Logoff and back on again so as to reset the Registry
Safely Delete Files
Search for files having the extention:
BAK, GID, FTS, ~MP and TMP, and delete them
Open the C:WINDOWS\TEMP folder,
and delete all in there
Clear the Run Menu entries
Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\runMRU
Delete everything in the right pane,
EXCEPT the value named Default
Restart Windows and the Run Menu will be empty
Remove Program Names in Control Panel Add/Remove List
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
Windows Users Profiles List
Hey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
Internet Connections
Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Connections
Hkey_Current_User\RemoteAccess\Addresses
Hkey_Current_User\RemoteAccess\Profile\
Microsoft Internet Referral Service
Internet Route Tracer
In MSDOS Prompt type:
C:\>WINDOWS\START TRACERT URL>C:\FileName.TXT
In this way, Results will be saved in a specified TextFile
For example:
C:\>WINDOWS\START TRACERT www.geocities.com
IP Configuration
At the MSDOS Prompt Command type:
IPCONFIG>C:\FileName.TXT
Ping
While connected to the internet
at the DOS prompt type PING,
followed by the internet address you wish to check
Repositioning Background Bitmap
Normally, your only options for displaying
a background bitmap are tiled, centered, or stretch to fit
Edit the registry to have a third option,
which is to place the bitmap anywhere on your screen,
by specifying the X and Y coordinates
1. Go to Hkey_Cyrrent_User/Control Panel/Desktop
2. Create new Strings called WallpaperOriginX
and WallpaperOriginY
3. Give them values to position them around your Desktop
The bitmap must be smaller than your Desktop size
Windows Startup Logo
If you don't want to see the Logo,
edit the MSDOS.SYS under the [options] section,
and type the line: Logo=0
To restore the Logo, Logo=1
Windows startup and shut down screens
are just standard bitmaps that can be modified
The Startup screen while booting is LOGO.SYS,
and is a file hidden in the Root Directory
The wait screen while you shut down is LOGOW.SYS,
and the "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen,
is the LOGOS.SYS, both files in the Windows folder
They all are 320x400 bitmaps
You can use the LOGOW.SYS file as a starter
Use your graphic editor to edit them
They just need to be the same size
Intel Pentium CPU Info
Hkey_Local_Machine\Hardware\
Description\System\CentralProcessor\0
In the right pane modify VendorIdentifier,
by placing a space between Genuine and Intel
Have a look at the System Properties card
Support Information Button
Create or edit the OEMINFO.INI file, located in the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder
Enter or edit the lines:
[General]
Manufacturer=whatever
Model=whatever
[Support Information]
Line1="whatever"
Line2="whatever"
Line3="whatever"
When you open the System Properties dialog box,
you will see a Support Information button
A click on this, will display the information entered
Manufacturer's Logo
Create a 210x105 pixels (max) bitmap
Save the file as OEMLOGO.BMP in
Windows\System Folder
When you open the System Properties there will your logo be
You need to have the OEMINFO.INI file in place, noted above
StartMenu Cascading History
1. RightMouseClick on the Start button
2. Choose Explore
3. RightMouseClick on the right pane
4. Choose New/Folder
5. Name: History .{FF393560-C2A7-11CF-BFF4-444553540000}
The name History isn't critical
The period, braces and CLSID number are
StartMenu Cascading Control Panel
RightMouseClick on the Start Menu, select Open,
then create a new folder named:
Control Panel .{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
File Type Icon
Select Options from the folder's view menu
In the Options dialog, select the File Types tab
and scroll down the list to the Folder item
With the Folder item selected, click Edit,
then click the Change Icon button. Select a new icon
NoName Icons
1. Make sure NumLock is on
2. Highlight the Icon you want to change
3. RightMouseClick and select Rename
4. While holding down the Alt key, type 0160
Now the icon will have no name below it
To Create Multiple Icons with No Name,
simply add one space-bar character after the 0160 number
Each successive icon gets an additional spacebar character
Deletable and Renamable Recycle Bin
Hkey_Classes_Root\CLSID\
{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\ShellFolder
Enter the Attributes value in the right pane,
and change it from "40 01 00 20" to "70 01 00 20"
Deleted All the Way
Hold the Shift key down,
then drop the file on the Recycle Bin icon,
or just hit the Delete button on selected item,
confirm the deletion, and its gone forever
Bitmap Files Icons
Hkey_Classes_Root\Paint.Picture\DefaultIcon
Replace value: C:\Progra~1\Access~1\mspaint.exe,1
With: %1
Internet Explorer BackGround Bitmap
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
Create in the right pane the String: BackBitmap
As the Only supported graphic file format is BMP,
give it a Data Value, which is to be the path
to a Bitmap file. For example: C:\Image.BMP
HTTP Simultaneous Requests
Hkey_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
In the right pane, create or modify
these two DWORD values:
A. MaxConnectionsPerServer
Give it a Decimal value of 4
B. MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server
Give it a Decimal value of 8
Forced Program Exit
Hkey_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop
Create or modify the String: AutoEndTasks
Enable it by giving to it the value of 1
End Task TimeOutFile System
Hkey_Current_User\Control Panel\Desktop
Create two new Strings in the right pane:
A. HungAppTimeout
Give to it, in milliseconds, the value of 1000
B. WaitToKillAppTimeout
Give to it, in milliseconds, the value of 1000
Try different values to find the optimal timeouts
Modem Log File
Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\
Services\Class\Modem\0000
Look in the Keys 0001, 0002, and so on,
for the String: LoggingPath
Modify it by changing the location path,
or delete all characters found in there,
so that is to no longer log the Modem
MSDOS Prompt RightMouseClick Add Option on Folders
Windows Explorer/View/Folder Options/File Types/New Type/
Scroll down to "File Folder"/Edit/New/
Type the Name you want in the Action box/
If the COMMAND.COM happens to be in C,
type in the Application box:
C:\COMMAND.COM /k cd %1
Open with... Context Menu Option on Files
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
Create new key: shell
Create a subkey to shell: openas
Create a subkey to openas: command
Default string value to the command key:
C:\WINDOWS\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1
View as Text Option
Present a NotePad option when RightMouseClick on a file
of unknown type, or when Shift+RightMouseClick
on a known file type, so as to open that file in NotePad
Hkey_Classes_Root\Unknown\shell
Create a New Key named: View as Text
(The key's name "View as Text" is optional,
as you may use any other name of your choice)
Create a subkey to "View as Text" named: command
Modify in the right pane, the command's Default Value Data:
C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE %1
(The path's name characters, are not case sensitive)
You may create such option for any Program,
using the same method
Word 97 Scroll Bar
Hkey_Current_User\Software\
Microsoft\Office\8.0\Word\Options
Create a new String Value: LiveScrolling
Give it a Data value of 1
Programs menu displayed in Multiple Columns
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced
Create a New String Value: StartMenuScrollPrograms
It's Data value is to be: false
Register for the Windows Update Site
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\
Add/Edit the string value: RegDone
Let it have the Value of 1
Supervisor Password
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ratings
There will be a key labeled "key"
Delete the key and it will set
the Content Advisor Password to blank
PCI steering settings
Control Panel\System\Device Manager\
System Devices\PCI Bus\IRQ Steering
Uncheck everything except the box:
Get IRQ table using MS Specification table
Customize Internet Explorer
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Main\Window Title
Modify or create the right pane String: Window Title
Give to it your value, that is to become it's new Name
Long File Names Enabled
Hkey_Local_Machine\System\Current Control Set\
Control\File System
In the right pane there is: NameNumericTail
Enter NameNumericTail and delete the 00 00 00 00 code
StartUp Programs
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
In the right pane, delete the Program to be removed
Shortcut on the Taskbar's Quick Launch Toolbar
Type the lines as typed below, and save them
as a file named ShowDesktop.SCF in
C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\
Internet Explorer\Quick Launch
[Shell]
Command=
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop
Control Panel/System/Performance/File System/
In the Troubleshooting section, checkmark the squares:
Disable Synchronous buffer commits
Disable write-behind caching for all drives
Increase the vcache memory
Open the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI file
Under the [vcache] Section add the following:
A. For a RAM Memory of 64MB:
[vcache]
MinFileCache=8192
MaxFileCache=16384
ChunkSize=512
B. For a 128MB of RAM:
[vcache]
MinFileCache=16384
MaxFileCache=32768
ChunkSize=512
MSDOS Prompt
MSDOS - MicroSoft Disk Operating System
MSDOS Prompt within Windows
Start/Programs/MSDOS Prompt
Alt+Enter - Toggles between a Windowed
and a Full MSDOS Screen, while operating
MSDOS Prompt within Windows
Start MSDOS Prompt as a Window
1. Start/Programs
2. RightMouseClick on the line: MSDOS Prompt
3. Properties/Screen
4. Place a checkmark on "Window"
5. Place a checkmark on "Display Toolbar"
MSDOS Working Path
Start/Programs/MSDOS Prompt/Properties/Program
In the "Working" box, type the path for the Program to start in
For example, for the program to start in the Desktop Directory:
C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP
Activate the DOSKEY
Start/Programs/MSDOS Prompt/Properties/Program
In the "Batch file" box type: DOSKEY/INSERT
The DOSKEY, along with the INSERT switch,
helps navigating along the command line
and going through all the typed commands
If you want to see all the commands you typed so far,
starting with a certain letter, type the character for that letter,
and hit the F8 key repeatedly
If you want to see all the commands you typed so far,
hit F7, and if you further wish to pick one out of them,
hit F9 and enter the corresponding number
to that command line
Copy and Paste
1. LeftMouseClick on the MSDOS Window Icon,
located on the upper left corner
2. Edit/Mark
3. LeftMouseClick+Drag so as to select a text area
4. Edit/Copy, or press the Enter key
5. You can now paste it into any other program
You may ofcourse paste in this way, text selected
from any other program into the MSDOS Window
Open in MSDOS Prompt a Specific Directory
Open up Explorer and Drag&Drop the Directory
in the MSDOS Window
Display Help for an MSDOS command
Type the name of the command followed by /?
For example, type DIR /? to get Help on the DIR command
To Display one screen at a time, type: DIR /? | MORE
The | MORE extention to a command may ofcourse
be applied to any other lengthy Outcome
C:\>
C:\>A: - Go to Disk Root Directory A
C:\>CD Directory - Go to Directory named
C:\>CD C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP - Goes to the Desktop Folder
C:\Directory\Directory>CD\ - Return to Root C
C:\Directory\Directory\CD.. - Go back steps, as many as the dots
C:\>DIR - Show all items in Root Directory C
Swiches
C:\>Dir /S - Display all Directories and SubDirectories of C
C:\>DIR /P - Present Outcome in PageBreak
C:\>DIR /W - Display Outcome in Wide Directory Format
C:\>DIR /B - Display File Extentions
C:\>DIR /L - Display Items using Lower Case Letters
C:\>DIR /OD - By Date
C:\>DIR /OS - By Size
C:\>DIR /ON - By Name
C:\>DIR /OE - By Extention
C:\>DIR /OG - Organize Display to present first Directories, then Files
C:\>DIR /AH - Find Hidden files
C:\>DIR /AA - Find Archived files
C:\>DIR /AR - Find Read Only files
C:\>DIR /AS - Find System files
C:\>DIR /OGEN/4/V/P - The number 4 denotes a Display
for a 4 Digit for the year, and V stands for Verbose
The Verbose Switch gives Details on Items
C:\>START C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE - Run the NotePad
C:\>START /M FILE.TXT - Start File in a Minimized Window
C:\>START /MAX FILE.TXT - Start File in a Maximized Window
C:\>REN WORDS.TXT REMIX.DOC - Rename the WORDS file,
and change its extention as well
C:\>ATTRIB PROGRAM.EXE - Display the attributes of the File
C:\>ATTRIB +R FILE.TXT - Assign the Read Only attribute
Edit a File
1. Remove File Attributes
C:\>ATTRIB MSDOS.SYS -R,-H,-S
2. Edit the File
C:\>EDIT MSDOS.SYS
3. Save and Exit
Alt+F, S, Alt+F, X
4. Return the Attributes:
C:\>ATTRIB MSDOS.SYS +R,+H,+S
EXTRACT
C:\>WIN98>EXTRACT /A /D BASE4.CAB>C:\ALLCABS.DOC
Create a catalogue of all files within all cabinet files
in WIN98 Directory, starting with the BASE4.CAB cabinet file,
and save the results in a word doument file named ALLCABS.DOC,
to be located at C:\ALLCABS.DOC
C:\>MD Directory - Make a New Directory
C:\>RD Directory - Delete Directory named
C:\>COPY File A: - Copy File named from
the current Directory into Drive A
C:\>Directory>COPY *.TXT C:\Directory\Directory -
Copy all text Files of one Directory into another
C:\>Directory>Copy *.* C:\Directory\Directory -
Copy all contents of one Directory into another
C:\>COPY *WARE*.* C:\Directory -
Copy all archives that contain "ware" within their name
C:\>COPY LOW.* C:\Directory -
Copy all archives named "LOW"
C:\>COPY P*.* C:\Directory -
Copy all archives starting with the letter P
MSDOS in Windows allows for expanded use
of the *, Wildcard symbol, in that you can specify the
Wildcard BEFORE as well as AFTER text to search for
For example, DIR *5*.TXT will display all .TXT files
with a 5 in their name
C:\>DIR /S FILE.TXT - Searches File named in Drive C
C:\>DIR /S *.TXT - Find All Files with the extension TXT
C:\>DIR /S *.TXT>RESULTS.TXT - Save the Search Results
into a text file named RESULTS
C:\>MEM - Current Memory Usage
C:\>MEM /P/C - Conventional and Upper Memory Location
C:\>MEM /F - Conventional Segments and
Upper Memory Regions that are free
You can use this to your gain and optimize
your memory for best performance
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