How to Install Windows 98 From CD Step by Step

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrLDZcaesVkGSqvI8tlBEdym4_t-dOM18bqLjTJf-_GMgyuzzkOpmp-dojIEzBh8X6M0_d5aiaSyzj4JrGEZz1WQgYLzo_Jjaw_aeaP2fLUBQgAiQ3qRCiF3lVog8Sjmy17a5fgIIPT8/s1600/how+to+install+windows+98+from+CD+step+by+step.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrLDZcaesVkGSqvI8tlBEdym4_t-dOM18bqLjTJf-_GMgyuzzkOpmp-dojIEzBh8X6M0_d5aiaSyzj4JrGEZz1WQgYLzo_Jjaw_aeaP2fLUBQgAiQ3qRCiF3lVog8Sjmy17a5fgIIPT8/s200/how+to+install+windows+98+from+CD+step+by+step.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> This is a step-by-step on how to perform a Fresh Install of Windows 98. What you are going to need for this:<br /> <br /> 1) <strong class="bbc">Windows 98 CD</strong><br /> 2) <strong class="bbc">Windows 98 Product ID/Key</strong><br /> 3) <strong class="bbc">About 1-2 Hours</strong><br /> <br /> The screen shots on this page are taken from a Windows 98SE OEM install using only the CD, on a unpartition Hard Drive. If you all ready have Windows 98 installed, you can skip to <strong class="bbc">(Step 07)</strong> and continue on or skip to <strong class="bbc">(Step 13)</strong>, to delete the partition and start at <strong class="bbc">(Step 01)</strong>. If you cant find your Windows 98 Product Key then skip to <strong class="bbc">(Step 14)</strong> before doing any of this.<br /> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <strong class="bbc"><span style="font-size: 36px;">Installing Windows</span></strong><br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 01)</strong><br /> You need to make sure that you have the BIOS/Startup, so that the CDROM drives boots before the Hard Drive. To do this, you need to enter the BIOS/Startup by pressing: ESC, F1, F2, or DEL. Usually during POST (boot up) there should be something on the bottom stating on how to enter the BIOS/Startup. Press the button that it says to press or try one of the above until you enter BIOS/Startup Menu. Now using the arrow keys, there should be a tab that says, Startup/Boot Order. Under that should be a list with a list of options, make the 1st Boot - Floppy/3.5 Floppy, 2nd Boot - CDROM, 3rd Boot - Hard Drive, 4th Boot - Other. Place the CD in the CDROM Drive, save and exit the BIOS settings.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 02)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_001.PNG" /><br /> After exiting the BIOS the computer will restart. You will get the above screen after the computer finishes POST. Select Boot from CD.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 03)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_002.PNG" /><br /> After selecting Boot from CD the above screen will come up. Select Start computer without CD-ROM support.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 04)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_003.PNG" /><br /> When if finishes loading, you will see the above screen with A:\. Type fdisk and then press enter. This is how the screen should look:<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">A:\fdisk</strong><br /> <br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 05)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_004.PNG" /><br /> You will come to the screen above. Press Enter.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_005.PNG" /><br /> After that you will come to this screen, press 1 then Enter.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_006.PNG" /><br /> You will then come to this screen, press 1 then Enter.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_007.PNG" /><br /> Now the program will check the Hard Drive, and then will make the partition. Press Y then Enter.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_008.PNG" /><br /> After that is done you will come to this screen, press ESC. You will then come back to the black screen with A:\. Press <strong class="bbc">Ctrl+Alt+Del</strong>. This will restart the computer.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 06)</strong><br /> You will then come back to the Boot Select Screen. Select Boot from CD-ROM.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 07)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_009.PNG" /><br /> Select Start computer with CD-ROM support. The computer will now have CDROM support; you will come to the black screen with the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\format C:<br /> <br /> This is how the screen will look:<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">A:\D:\WIN98\format C:</strong><br /> <br /> <br /> You will be asked if you want to proceed with the format. Press Y, and then Enter. Depending on the size of the Hard Drive, this may take a while. After it is done formatting, press Enter (Do not enter a label).<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 08)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_010.PNG" /><br /> Now it is time to start the install of Windows 98. After pressing Enter, you should be at the A:\. Now type D:\WIN98\setup. This is how the screen should look:<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">A:\D:\WIN98\setup</strong><br /> <br /> Before the install can start the Windows 98 setup need to check the Hard Drive. Press Enter, this also takes long time depending on the size of the Hard Drive.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 09)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_011.PNG" /><br /> After scandisk has finish, and the files have been copied, you will come to this screen. Click Continue.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_012.PNG" /><br /> Select C:\Windows, and then click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_013.PNG" /><br /> Select Typical, and then click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_014.PNG" /><br /> Select Install the most common components, then click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_015.PNG" /><br /> This here is optional; change the values for Computer Name, Workgroup.<br /> <br /> Computer Name: MyComputer<br /> Workgroup: Home<br /> <br /> After you have made the changes, click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_016.PNG" /><br /> Select your location, click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_017.PNG" /><br /> Click Next, you can choose to make a Windows 98 Startup Disk, if so then insert a floppy then click OK, if not the click Cancel.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_018.PNG" /><br /> After the Startup Disk is completed, if you choose to make it, click Next to start copying Windows 98 files.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_019.PNG" /><br /> After the files have finished copying, remove the Windows 98 Startup Disk, and click OK to restart the computer.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 10)</strong><br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_020.PNG" /><br /> You will come to the Boot Select Screen, select Boot from Hard Drive.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_021.PNG" /><br /> The next screen you will see will be the Windows 98 Splash Screen.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_022.PNG" /><br /> Enter the User Information, and then click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_023.PNG" /><br /> Read and agree to the EULA, then click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_024.PNG" /><br /> Enter the Windows 98 Product ID/Key, and then click Next.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_025.PNG" /><br /> Click Finish.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 11)</strong><br /> The computer will restart, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen will come up. Windows is now finishing the last minute settings.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_026.PNG" /><br /> During those last minute settings, you will need to set the clock. Once done, click Apply then OK<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_027.PNG" /><br /> The Windows Install is also most complete, and after it finishes the computer will restart.<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 12)</strong><br /> For the last time the Boot Select Menu will come up, select Boot from Hard Drive. The Windows 98 Splash Screen will appear; after it goes away Windows will install any drivers need.<br /> <br /> <img alt="Posted Image" class="bbc_img" src="http://dhooper.geekstogo.com/GeeksToGo/Win98Fresh/Step_028.PNG" /><br /> Congratulations, you have installed Windows 98.<br /> ----------------------------------------------------------<br /> <strong class="bbc"><span style="font-size: 36px;">Deleteing Partitions</span></strong><br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 13)</strong><br /> To delete a partition, when at the <strong class="bbc">A:\</strong> type <strong class="bbc">fdisk</strong>. This is how it should look:<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">A:\fdisk</strong><br /> <br /> When in the fdisk program press <strong class="bbc">Enter</strong>. Press <strong class="bbc">3</strong>, if there are any <strong class="bbc">Logical</strong> they have to be deleted before the <strong class="bbc">Extended</strong>. Before the <strong class="bbc">Logical</strong> partition can be deleted the <strong class="bbc">Extended</strong> partition has to be deleted. When all of the partitions have been deleted then exit the fdisk program and restart the computer by pressing <strong class="bbc">Ctrl+Alt+Del</strong>. To finish the install of Windows 98 goto <strong class="bbc">(Step 02)</strong>, read the last sentence.<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc"><span style="font-size: 36px;"></span></strong></span><br /> <span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc"><span style="font-size: 36px;">Recovering Windows Product Key</span></strong></span><br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">(Step 14)</strong><br /> To recover the Windows Product Key:<br /> <br /> <span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc">Start</strong> </span>-> <span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc">Run</strong> </span>-> type <span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc">regedit</strong></span><br /> <br /> This will open the <strong class="bbc"><span style="color: blue;">Registry Editor</span></strong>. From there navigate to:<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion</strong><br /> <br /> Click on the <span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc">CurrentVersion</strong> </span>folder, and on the right pane there will be a key that says <span style="color: blue;"><strong class="bbc">ProductKey</strong></span>. There will be a 25 digit key(both numbers and letters), copy it down. If you still cant find it, then:<br /> <br /> <strong class="bbc">Edit</strong> -> <strong class="bbc">Find</strong><br /> <br /> Type <strong class="bbc">ProductKey</strong> in the find box and click <strong class="bbc">Find Next</strong>.</div>

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How to Change The Windows Vista Product Key

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jb96VW-u6ogjuDL3h9hBaT9SAkEKhULNm2pfurGqb_V9hDKMfXUgnVukABszia22Aq5CaOB0khsOGNJ_JEPy-71TePbCQm9c-OSAOvjv6kA0hGVvhE1xzvL1S0FwozbKEOrhxC-Cl5s/s1600/vista_topcorner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jb96VW-u6ogjuDL3h9hBaT9SAkEKhULNm2pfurGqb_V9hDKMfXUgnVukABszia22Aq5CaOB0khsOGNJ_JEPy-71TePbCQm9c-OSAOvjv6kA0hGVvhE1xzvL1S0FwozbKEOrhxC-Cl5s/s1600/vista_topcorner.jpg" /></a></div> A Windows Vista installation disk essentially has all of the various editions of Vista included on that one disk. Which version gets installed is dependent on what product key you enter during the installation process. At some point you may want to upgrade your current version to a version with more bells and whistles, which would require a new Product Key. <br /> Or you may want to Activate your Windows Vista under a different Product Key for some reason. The easiest way to change your Product Key is through the System applet in the Control Panel. (See <b>Figure E</b>)<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">(See <b>Figure E</b>) </span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIZbOQDntNXOmQ9vj4MCEm3SEjKbWbTrOkZ9fZLtW7hlPb7GqJaKFjkFk3jS2WIk7e8FU9ZoZtbPVyqEMgrBo2qlPYAmflKnGE6uyarhe_Qtm191srR6qF1fTU9u0X93ejHr_jakDXlw/s1600/vista_tweaks1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIZbOQDntNXOmQ9vj4MCEm3SEjKbWbTrOkZ9fZLtW7hlPb7GqJaKFjkFk3jS2WIk7e8FU9ZoZtbPVyqEMgrBo2qlPYAmflKnGE6uyarhe_Qtm191srR6qF1fTU9u0X93ejHr_jakDXlw/s1600/vista_tweaks1.jpg" /></a></div> Under the Windows Activation section there is a link: Change Product Key. Clicking that link brings up the screen shown in <b>Figure B</b> where you can enter in a different Product Key.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Figure B</b> </span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeb8K2waP1Fh8R5fqQryxXUoFniq7uYsNGXNG2_QPx6lNFcafdmQYpB4qRttDaHmOblLYKxMDCc5UCBQYzEqGnefAFJZK0PLCePsHWuckx74sT4yDEkxEYalqcpvCxZtEOuNTdzuz9KA/s1600/vista_tweaks2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeb8K2waP1Fh8R5fqQryxXUoFniq7uYsNGXNG2_QPx6lNFcafdmQYpB4qRttDaHmOblLYKxMDCc5UCBQYzEqGnefAFJZK0PLCePsHWuckx74sT4yDEkxEYalqcpvCxZtEOuNTdzuz9KA/s1600/vista_tweaks2.jpg" /></a></div> </div>

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MacRumors Forums hacked, 860,000+ users data compromised

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfWm0_Ui7gIARYXpJpdfhXGsitnjsoFPImD0Moy7P0EBiEkBeseQEQHxYE_d9iuo09XC1r9P5fycFdeMuODpivXkHnWgCzlGyxx15CAcvsks7Wo2LxHJQdSqUYKZgGoRgZsvH2FdaUXI/s1600/macrumors-forums-hacked-database-stolen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfWm0_Ui7gIARYXpJpdfhXGsitnjsoFPImD0Moy7P0EBiEkBeseQEQHxYE_d9iuo09XC1r9P5fycFdeMuODpivXkHnWgCzlGyxx15CAcvsks7Wo2LxHJQdSqUYKZgGoRgZsvH2FdaUXI/s1600/macrumors-forums-hacked-database-stolen.jpg" /></a></div> MacRumors forums have been breached by hackers who managed to obtain the information belonging to 860106 users that includes hashed passwords.<br /><br />"In situations like this, it's best to assume that your MacRumors Forum username, email address and (hashed) password is now known." Editorial Director Arnold Kim wrote.<br /><br />The hacker who behind the attack also made a post in MacRumors forum regarding the breach saying "We're not 'mass cracking' the hashes. It doesn't take long whatsoever to run a hash through hashcat with a few dictionaries and salts, and get results."<br /><br />Hackers also claimed that they are not going to use the compromised credentials to log into gmail, apple accounts or any other accounts unless they target users specifically for some reason.<br /><br />"Stop worrying, and stop blaming it on Macrumors when it was your own fault for reusing passwords in the first place." the hacker added.<br /><br />It appears hackers have gained access to the database by logging into the forum with the stolen credentials of a single moderator.<div id="stcpDiv" style="left: -1988px; position: absolute; top: -1999px;"> MacRumors forums have been breached by hackers who managed to obtain the information belonging to 860106 users that includes hashed passwords.<br /><br />"In situations like this, it's best to assume that your MacRumors Forum username, email address and (hashed) password is now known." Editorial Director Arnold Kim wrote.<br /><br />The hacker who behind the attack also made a post in MacRumors forum regarding the breach saying "We're not 'mass cracking' the hashes. It doesn't take long whatsoever to run a hash through hashcat with a few dictionaries and salts, and get results."<br /><br />Hackers also claimed that they are not going to use the compromised credentials to log into gmail, apple accounts or any other accounts unless they target users specifically for some reason.<br /><br />"Stop worrying, and stop blaming it on Macrumors when it was your own fault for reusing passwords in the first place." the hacker added.<br /><br />It appears hackers have gained access to the database by logging into the forum with the stolen credentials of a single moderator.ns like this, it's best to assume that your MacRumors Forum username, email address and (hashed) password is now known." Editorial Director Arnold Kim <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/12/macrumors-forums-security-leak/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrote</a>.<br /> <br /> The hacker who behind the attack also made a post in MacRumors forum regarding the breach <a href="http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=18355633&postcount=518" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">saying</a> "We're not 'mass cracking' the hashes. It doesn't take long whatsoever to run a hash through hashcat with a few dictionaries and salts, and get results."<br /> <br /> Hackers also claimed that they are not going to use the compromised credentials to log into gmail, apple accounts or any other accounts unless they target users specifically for some reason.<br /> <br /> "Stop worrying, and stop blaming it on Macrumors when it was your own fault for reusing passwords in the first place." the hacker added.<br /> <br /> It appears hackers have gained access to the database by logging into the forum with the stolen credentials of a single moderator. - See more at: http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/11/macrumors-hacked-data-stolen.html#sthash.djSkbfiX.dpuf</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Unless you’ve updated your PC to Microsoft Office 2007 or Word 2007 (by no means a given, since earlier versions of Microsoft’s suite still work well for many folks), you might be confounded on occasion if you’re presented with a file with the DOCX extension. (DOCX is the native word-processing file format that the latest version of Word uses.)<br /> Rather than fussing with and installing Microsoft’s Compatibility Packs, you can use Windows 7’s version of WordPad to open DOCX. To track down WordPad (it’s a bit buried, as usual), from the Start menu, go to <b>All Programs > Accessories > WordPad</b>. Once you're in WordPad, you can simply use the Open command to open a DOCX file:<br /> <br /> <div class="object-center noborder"> <div class="content-view-embed-inline"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="attribute-image" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="6-450-Open-DOCX" height="323" src="http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/6-450-open-docx/392249-1-eng-US/6-450-open-docx.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="6-450-Open-DOCX" width="450" /> </div> <br /> <div class="noborder"> </div> </div> </div> <br /> This is a handy solution if you only encounter DOCX files once in a while. WordPad has semi-adopted the ribbon interface of the latest Office, so it might take some getting used to, but you should be able to save your DOCX document into a more amenable file format (including the earlier DOC format for Word files) without too much trouble. Most of the formatting should be maintained. (Puzzlingly, Windows 7 WordPad seems to be less competent at opening “original” DOC files, losing the formatting and peppering the files with header gibberish, in our tests. Hmmm.)</div>

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Access The Windows Desktop Without Minimizing Anything

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> In the first tip, we showed you how to get to the Windows Desktop by hovering over or clicking on the new transparent zone in the lower-right corner of the screen—a.k.a., the Aero Peek feature. But perhaps you access your Windows Desktop constantly, or it contains lots of nested folders that are home to your everyday working files. You can get fast-click access to them from the taskbar without minimizing all your windows and losing your place.<br /> You’ll have to set this up, though. Right-click on the taskbar, and choose Properties, to launch the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog. Under the Toolbars tab, check off the Desktop button.<br /> <div class="object-center noborder"> <div class="content-view-embed-inline"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="attribute-image" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="5a-Access-Windows-Desktop" height="473" src="http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/5a-access-windows-desktop/392241-1-eng-US/5a-access-windows-desktop.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="5a-Access-Windows-Desktop" width="400" /> </div> <br /> <div class="noborder"> </div> </div> </div> Hit OK, and a mini-menu called “Desktop” appears in the taskbar, followed by two angle brackets (>>). Click it, and you’ll see all of the items on your Windows Desktop, complete with nesting folders. Now it’s easy to access anything on your Windows Desktop without having to navigate back to it. Especially useful: The Computer entry in this menu lets you browse your PC’s entire drive-and-folder hierarchy from here (including any networked drives).<br /> <div class="object-center noborder"> <div class="content-view-embed-inline"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="attribute-image" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="5b-Access Windows Desktop" height="151" src="http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/5b-access-windows-desktop/392245-1-eng-US/5b-access-windows-desktop.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="5b-Access Windows Desktop" width="400" /> </div> <br /> <div class="noborder"> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Install Control Panel submenus in the Start menu

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> If you’re any kind of PC tweaker, like we are, you spend way too much time inside the Windows Control Panel. One of the quibbles we’ve had with past versions of Windows was the several layers of clicks you’d have to negotiate to get into the depths of Control Panel—especially with the Category as opposed to Classic view of the panel that was the default with Vista.<br /> In Windows 7, you can set up the OS to allow you direct access to individual Control Panel items straight from the Start menu. To set this up, right-click the Start button in the taskbar, and choose <b>Properties</b> from the resulting context menu. In the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box that pops up, click the <b>Start Menu tab</b>, then the <b>Customize</b> button. Under the subcategory named <b>Control Panel</b> on the ensuing screen, choose <b>Display as a menu</b>. It's here:<br /> <br /> <div class="object-center"> <div class="content-view-embed"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="attribute-image" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="3-400installcontrol-panel" height="529" src="http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/3-400installcontrol-panel/392166-1-eng-US/3-400installcontrol-panel.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="3-400installcontrol-panel" width="400" /> </div> <br /> <div class="class-image"> </div> </div> </div> <br /> Now, when you click Control Panel in the Start menu, you’ll get a selection list that shows all the same Control Panel sub-items that you’d get if you launched the Control Panel into its own window. It looks like this:<br /> <br /> <div class="object-center noborder"> <div class="content-view-embed-inline"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="attribute-image" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img alt="3-controlpanel-c" height="550" src="http://www.computershopper.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/media/images/3-controlpanel-c/399805-1-eng-US/3-controlpanel-c_maxwidth.jpg" style="border: 0px none;" title="3-controlpanel-c" width="548" /> </div> <br /> <div class="noborder"> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Install Control Panel submenus in the Start menu

If you’re any kind of PC tweaker, like we are, you spend way too much time inside the Windows Control Panel. One of the quibbles we’ve had...

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