Customize the 98 user interface with TweakUI !
The Windows 98 Resource Kit contains a tool that allows you to
control many elements of the Windows user interface. TweakUI lets
you easily customize Windows to meet your needs. Here's how to
install TweakUI:
1. Open the PowerToy folder of your Windows 98 Resource Kit
installation. If you don't have this folder, reinstall the
Resource Kit with all of the options.
2. Right-click the Tweakui.inf file, and select Install.
3. Open Control Panel, and browse for the TweakUI tool. You may
want to drag the icon to the desktop and create a shortcut for
future use.
After you've installed TweakUI, you can use it to overcome some
annoying interface features. For example, you may have a Windows
98 computer in your organization that's used by many different
people. From the Paranoia tab of TweakUI, you can remove traces of
previous user activity. Here are some of the available options:
1. Clear Document History At Logon
2. Clear Find Computer History At Logon
3. Clear Internet Explorer History At Logon
4. Clear Last User At Logon
5. Clear Network Connection History At Logon
6.Clear Telnet History At Logon
You can also use TweakUI to hide drives. From the My Computer tab
of TweakUI, deselect the drives that you don't want users to see,
and those drives will no longer be displayed in the list of drive
letters. While there are ways of getting around this, it may
discourage users from using drives that you'd rather they left
alone.
In addition, you can use TweakUI to control what your users are
able to access via Control Panel. This helps you prevent power
users from making alterations that create time-consuming
administrative problems. From the Control Panel tab of TweakUI,
deselect the check boxes next to each of the items you want to
hide from view. When you click Apply, they disappear.
To reverse this setting, open the command prompt and type control
tweakui.cpl. The TweakUI Control Panel will open, and you can
select the check boxes so those items reappear.
Where's that taskbar in Windows 2000 ?
You might have been eyeing the Windows XP desktop and thinking
you'd like that kind of clean, uncluttered appearance for your
Windows 2000 desktop. No icons, no taskbar, no Start menu. . .just
wallpaper (or a black screen, if you prefer).
You probably already know that you can auto-hide the taskbar. Just
right-click the taskbar, choose Properties, and select the Auto
Hide option. The taskbar then hides below the bottom of the
display, reappearing if you move the pointer to the bottom of the
display.
If you turn off Always On Top for the taskbar, the taskbar won't
reappear if an application or Explorer window is maximized. That's
not a major inconvenience, but it does mean that you have to
restore or minimize the window to access the taskbar. If you
prefer not to have to do that, just open the Properties for the
taskbar and turn on Always On Top.
Manually install the Backup utility in Windows XP Home!
Inexplicably, the Backup utility is not included in the default
installation of Windows XP Home Edition, as it is in Windows XP
Professional. Therefore you'll need to manually add it to your
system from your CD-ROM before taking advantage of its data backup
features.
Insert your XP Home installation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive,
and then navigate to the ValueAddMSFTNTBACKUP folder. Double-click
on the Ntbackup.msi file to start the Backup installation wizard.
Follow the on-screen prompts to install the wizard, and once it's
complete, you'll have access to the Backup utility by clicking the
Start button and choosing All Programs | Accessories | System
Tools | Backup.
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