To Add A Shortcut To The Classic Start Menu!

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, some network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure.

1. Right-click the Start button, and then click Open All Users.
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
3. Follow the instructions in the Create Shortcut Wizard.

Side Notes:
- Any shortcuts you add will appear on the menu you specified for all users who log on to the computer.
- An administrator can cut, copy, delete, rename, or move shortcuts for a group of users. For example, an administrator might want all users to have WordPad listed in the Start menu.
- To add a shortcut on the Start menu to each user's personal profile folder, on the first screen of the Create Shortcut Wizard, type %userprofile%, click Next, and then in Type a name for this shortcut, type a generic name (for example, Your user profile folder).

Gary Chambers

To Add A Standard TCP/IP Port You Need To?

1. Open Printers and Faxes.
2. Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to open the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next.
3. Click Local printer or stand-alone network printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next.
4. Click Create a new port, and then click Standard TCP/IP Port.
5. Click Next to run the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installing the TCP/IP printer.

Side Notes:
- To open Printers and Faxes, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Printers and Faxes.
- Most network printers support the TCP/IP protocol. The standard TCP/IP port simplifies connecting to remote printers using the TCP/IP protocol. A computer that acts as a print server must run the TCP/IP protocol in order to print.
- To connect to a Novell print server, you need to install client services for NetWare (CSNW).
- You can also add ports using the Print Server Properties dialog box.
- For print servers that need to communicate with host computers (such as UNIX or VAX computers), it is best to install an LPR port

Gary Chambers

Avoiding Windows Messenger Spam!
 
If you're using Windows XP or Windows 2000 and connect directly to the Internet, you can fall victim to Windows Messenger Service pop-ups. This is not related to any instant messaging app, but to an arcane network utility called Net Send.
 
The Net Send message service was used and is still used by network administrators to send pop-up messages to all users (like "The server's going down in 5 minutes, so save your work and shut down"), and to let users send notes to one another.
 
By default, Windows XP and 2000 both have this service running when you start your computer, with the result that when you are connected to the Internet, anyone who knows your IP address can send you a pop-up message that looks like a Windows alert, not an ad. Some spammers scan through a series of Internet addresses and find computers that have this service turned on. When they find one, they send it a message.
 
In order to turn off net send you must do the following. In Windows 2000 and XP, you can turn off the Messenger Service by clicking on the Start button, then selecting Run and typing Services.msc. Press Enter. In the Services window, scroll down to the Messenger entry. Double-click on it to bring up the Messenger Properties window. First click the Stop button to end the Messenger Service. Once the Service status is tagged Stopped, click on the Startup type drop-down box and select Disabled. Now click on OK. You will be brought back to the Services window, and the Messenger Properties window will now say Disabled under Startup type. Close the window and you're done.

Gary Chambers