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Gilbert Nolander Maniac (V) Inmate From: Washington DC Insane since: May 2002	posted 04-21-2005 10:23 I thought I would post this for you guys... One in particular is pretty handy. quote: XP Tips - Arranging windows on your desktop You can display any two windows side by side on the desktop by first clicking a window's button on the Taskbar. Next, press and hold the Ctrl key and right-click the second window that you want to open, then click Tile Vertically. This works great when you want to view two Word or Internet Explorer windows at the same time. Note: On the create your own icons, you have to save them as type 24-bit Bitmap, but you add the .ico extension in the file name. If you guys know of any other useful things, post them here. ----\| Asylum Quotes (Edited by Gilbert Nolander on 04-21-2005 10:26)
Blaise Bipolar (III) Inmate From: London Insane since: Jun 2003	posted 04-21-2005 10:52 Ok I got a few tips about using the Windows key (WK)... WK + E: Opens up Windows Explorer (I use this every day!). WK + D: Shows the desktop (same as using the QuickLaunch Desktop link) WK + M: Minimises all windows WK + Shift and M: maximises all windows WK + L: Locks the machine WK + F: Opens the find window WK + R: opens the run dialogue WK + Pause/Break: Opens the Systems Properties window. Cheers,
GRUMBLE Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Omicron Persei 8 Insane since: Oct 2000	posted 04-21-2005 13:49 but most importantly: ctrl+alt+delete
FatRod Bipolar (III) Inmate From: #UK SURREY Insane since: May 2002	posted 04-21-2005 14:13 Not really any usability tips but more system related but... http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm has some useful tips, especially on services (was looking for the blackviper site but its gone!!!) http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/2992 Some good stuff! would quite like to add a new theme to XP but dont really know much about it. Would quite like a OSX theme! Cheers
poi Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: France Insane since: Jun 2002	posted 04-21-2005 14:19 Ctrl+Shift+Esc = task manager Windows+Pause = System Properties Windows+Tab / Windows+Tab+Shift = browse the tasks in the directly in the taskbar
Blaise Bipolar (III) Inmate From: London Insane since: Jun 2003	posted 04-21-2005 14:43 To change the theme of Windows XP you first need to patch the UXTheme.dll to allow non-Microsoft themes to be applied, you can do this using the Multipatcher. Themes can be found at a number of places, but I recommend using deviantArt or Customize.Org, I'd also recommend going for themes that are highest rated or have the most downloads, as there are a hell of a lot of ropey themes out there. Oh and if you want to search for them, they're usually called XP Visual Styles, not 'Themes' Cheers, [doh]typo[/doh] (Edited by Blaise on 04-21-2005 14:45)

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Gilbert Nolander
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Washington DC
Insane since: May 2002

posted 04-21-2005 10:23

I thought I would post this for you guys...
One in particular is pretty handy.

quote:
XP Tips - Arranging windows on your desktop
You can display any two windows side by side on the desktop by first clicking a window's button on the Taskbar. Next, press and hold the Ctrl key and right-click the second window that you want to open, then click Tile Vertically. This works great when you want to view two Word or Internet Explorer windows at the same time.

Note: On the create your own icons, you have to save them as type 24-bit Bitmap, but you add the .ico extension in the file name.

If you guys know of any other useful things, post them here.

----| Asylum Quotes

(Edited by Gilbert Nolander on 04-21-2005 10:26)

Blaise
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: London
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted 04-21-2005 10:52

Ok I got a few tips about using the Windows key (WK)...

WK + E: Opens up Windows Explorer (I use this every day!).
WK + D: Shows the desktop (same as using the QuickLaunch Desktop link)
WK + M: Minimises all windows
WK + Shift and M: maximises all windows
WK + L: Locks the machine
WK + F: Opens the find window
WK + R: opens the run dialogue
WK + Pause/Break: Opens the Systems Properties window.

Cheers,

GRUMBLE
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Omicron Persei 8
Insane since: Oct 2000

posted 04-21-2005 13:49

but most importantly:

ctrl+alt+delete

FatRod
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: #UK SURREY
Insane since: May 2002

posted 04-21-2005 14:13

Not really any usability tips but more system related but...

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/windowsxp_tips.htm

has some useful tips, especially on services (was looking for the blackviper site but its gone!!!)

http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/2992

Some good stuff!

would quite like to add a new theme to XP but dont really know much about it. Would quite like a OSX theme!

Cheers

poi
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: France
Insane since: Jun 2002

posted 04-21-2005 14:19

Ctrl+Shift+Esc = task manager
Windows+Pause = System Properties
Windows+Tab / Windows+Tab+Shift = browse the tasks in the directly in the taskbar

Blaise
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: London
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted 04-21-2005 14:43

To change the theme of Windows XP you first need to patch the UXTheme.dll to allow non-Microsoft themes to be applied, you can do this using the Multipatcher.

Themes can be found at a number of places, but I recommend using deviantArt or Customize.Org, I'd also recommend going for themes that are highest rated or have the most downloads, as there are a hell of a lot of ropey themes out there.

Oh and if you want to search for them, they're usually called XP Visual Styles, not 'Themes'

Cheers,

[doh]typo[/doh]

(Edited by Blaise on 04-21-2005 14:45)