Add and Remove items from the "Send To" menu!
The Send To menu is simply a directory on your
hard disk (WindowsSendTo in Windows 95, 98, & Me
- Documents and Settings{username}SendTo in
Windows 2000 and XP). Just drag-drop any
folders, programs, or drive icons into this
folder to add their shortcuts to the Send To
menu.
Hint: if you create a shortcut to the Send To
folder in the Send To folder itself, it makes it
easy to add new objects later on!
Windows says it's "Dangerously Low on System
Resources"
The way Windows 9x/Me handles a small area of
memory called System Resources is one of the
biggest shortcomings of the Windows 9x/Me
architecture. Understanding the concept of
System Resources is key to reducing system
crashes and helping to maintain your sanity in
an average workday.
Every time you open an application, it loads all
of its visual components, such as windows,
menus, text boxes, buttons, checkboxes, and
lists, into memory. Windows keeps track of the
visual components of all the applications so
that, for example, when you drag a window across
the screen, it knows what was behind the window
and is able to redraw it. These visual
components are stored in System Resources.
Regardless of the amount of physical memory
installed in your computer and regardless of the
number of open windows, the amount of memory
allotted to System Resources never increases.
What’s more, not all of the System Resources
an application uses are released when the
application is closed. So, you could open and
close an application several times and actually
run out of System Resources. That’s why
Windows may complain that you’re out of
memory, even when you have only two or three
applications open.
The symptoms of low System Resources include
slow performance, error messages when starting
programs, application windows not updating
properly, applications hanging, and the entire
system crashing. The fix, at least as far as we
lowly users are concerned, is to restart
Windows. When Windows is restarted, the System
Resources are cleared, and everything returns to
normal.
More quick key tips!!
More quick key tips
Windows Key + F - Launch Find tool
Windows Key + M - Mimimize all open windows
Windows Key + R - Launch the 'Run' button
Windows Key + U - Launch the utility manager
(win2k & XP only?)
Alt + Tab (Hold Alt & Press Tab repeadly) - Task
Switcher
Alt + F4 - kills the 'active' application -
fun(?) for killing web popup windows quickly
when they are coming at you like spam madness!
Ctrl+Alt+Del - In Win9x/ME (why are you using
that?) it launches a 14m3 version of NT/2K/XP's
Task Manager. In NT/2K/XP you get a menu with
useful options for lock computer, logoff,
shutdown, change password, task manager etc.
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