The essence of the forum Windows operating system application skills

Windows operating system as a very powerful desktop OS, while providing powerful features, but also created a lot of constraints for us, but we can simplify the steps by some techniques to reach us fast, Convenient use of the system for the purpose. In the following article, we will introduce some tips in this area.

★ "Lock Computer" shortcut

I want to create a shortcut "Lock Computer" on the desktop, will be how to achieve it?

First right click on the desktop, and select the "New → Shortcut" command from the pop-up menu, then enter "%windir%System32 undll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation" in the "Location of the project" ", at the same time enter "lock computer" in the name, so that you can double-click the icon to lock the computer operation.

★Optical drive letter adjustment

My laptop is using Windows XP system, when I installed the software today, I found that my CD-ROM drive letter became D drive, the other partitions of the hard drive were discharged. Later, how can I adjust the drive letter of the optical drive to all partitions of the hard disk?

in Windows XP can be adjusted directly through the system built-in disk-drive letter, run the "Computer Management → Disk Management" command first, then right-click the disk you want to change the drive letter, and from the pop-up menu Select the "Change drive name or path" command so that you can reset the drive letter.

★ NTFS partition to FAT32 partition

my D drive is NTFS partition, how to convert a FAT32 partition?

Windows 2000 /XP only provide FAT32 to NTFS partition function, if you need to convert NTFS partition to FAT32 partition must use third-party software PQMagic like.

example, by selecting PQMagic required to convert the partition, then click the "Convert" button, and the pop-up window, select "the FAT32", to start the conversion operation after confirming the partition. However, it is necessary to remind everyone that the non-Simplified Chinese version of PQMagic does not support Chinese file names. In the conversion process, the data files originally saved on the hard disk will be destroyed. Therefore, it is necessary to do a backup job in advance.

★ Open the default folder

to open a letter or folder in Windows, the default is not a resource manager, how can the default Explorer to open the folder it?

If you want to open all the folders with Explorer, just run the "Tools→Options" command in the Explorer, enter the "File Type" tab from the pop-up window, and then select "Folder". Then set Explorer as the default open program, so double-click the drive letter or folder to open it directly with Explorer.

★The sound card is occupied by two programs at the same time

I always want to try to use MSN and QQ to chat with two people at the same time, but when I open QQ voice, MSN will prompt the sound card to be occupied by other programs. How to solve the problem?

There are two reasons for this problem. On the one hand, the driver of the sound card must support multiple audio streams, preferably

using WDM driver under Windows XP; the other is application The program also needs to be supported, otherwise voice conversations cannot be used in both chat software at the same time.

★Reinstall Office

How to reinstall Office after reinstalling Windows 2000?

There are two solutions: one method is to install Office on a non-system partition, and then perform a mirror backup of the system partition where Windows is located, so that there is no need to install Office after restoring the system. Another way is to use Desktop DNA software, which can integrate identical personal settings, applications and files from one computer to another.

★Disable the Windows logo key

The standard Windows keyboard has a Windows logo key (the key with a window pattern on the keyboard), which works with other keys to complete some For Windows shortcuts, such as "Windows Logo Key + D" can immediately display the desktop, "Windows Logo Key + L" can quickly lock the computer (for Windows XP), etc., providing us with a faster way to use the computer.

However, some users do not like the Windows logo key, then you can modify the registry to disable the Windows logo key: Open the Registry Editor, expand [HKEY_LOCAL_MacHINESystemCurrentControlSetControlKeyboard Layout] branch, and then in the right window Find or create a new "REG_BINARY" subkey named "Scancode Map", double-click the subkey and set its key value to "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 5B E0 00 00 5C E0 00 00 00 00", exit the Registry Editor, restart your computer and you will find that the Windows logo key has lost its effect.

★Let the driver signature is no longer annoying

In Windows 2000/XP, usually when we install the driver of the device, the system will check whether the driver has passed Microsoft's signature authentication. If it does not pass, the system will pop up a warning dialog box asking if you want to continue to install the driver. In fact, many drivers are not a problem in their own right, just not certified by Microsoft. So this dialog will waste a lot of our time. Below we will close this nasty warning box: right click on "My Computer" on the desktop, select the "Properties" command to open the "System Properties" dialog box, switch to the "Hardware" tab.

Then click the "Driver Signature" button, then select the "Ignore" item in the pop-up dialog box, that is, "Install the software, do not ask for my consent", be careful to ensure that "this operation as the system default The check box before the value application option is selected, and the last "OK" exit will take effect. Later, when we install the driver again, we can finish it quickly, and Windows 2000/XP will no longer pop up a warning dialog box!

★Hide part of the file extension

Click "Tools → Folder Options" in the Explorer, you can select "Hide extensions of known file types" to expand all files The name is hidden. However, if you only want to hide some file extensions, then use the Registry Editor: Click "Start → Run", type "Regedit" and press Enter. Expand the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT] branch in the Registry Editor and find To hide the file extension and expand it, and then create a new string value "NeverShowExt" in the right window, exit the registry editor and restart the computer, the extension of the type file will be automatically hidden.

★Restore download dialog

Q: When I downloaded ZIP, EXE, RAR and other files, the browser will prompt me whether to save or open directly, but now it is automatically clicked Start downloading to the temporary folder and open it directly with the ZIP or RAR software! There is no room for choice. How can I restore the previous "Save As" dialog box?

A: Many people abolition of the "Always ask before opening this type of file" on the dialog box, causing the disappearance of the dialog box "Save As." At this time, as long as you change the default operation mode of the file type downloaded at that time, you can recover it.

RAR file as an example to introduce the following steps in the default mode of operation at recovery. First open "My Computer", select "Tools → Folder Options → File Type", then find the item of the RAR file in the "Registered File Types" list, select the item, and click the "Edit" button, note In the four check boxes below, "Confirm open after downloading", select the check box and click "OK" to exit. After that, when you download the Zip file again, the browser will redisplay the "File Download" prompt dialog box.

★Forbid media file preview

Q: I am using Windows XP/2000 dual system, because the computer configuration is too low, often open some folders with video files such as AVI, computer The speed is very slow, so I always want to remove the system's media file preview function. Is there a way to ban it?

A: The preview video file in Windows XP files "shmedia.dll" plays a decisive role, mainly close the dynamic link files on it. Enter "regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll" in "Start → Run" and press the "DllUnregisterServer in shmedia.dll" dialog box to indicate that the preview function is successfully disabled. If you want to restore it, type "regsvr32 shmedia.dll". If it is forbidden in Windows 2000, open the folder to prohibit preview, right click on the blank space, select "Customize Folder", the Customize Folder Wizard will appear, there is a "Please select template" item, select " Easy to disable previews.

★Add five strokes to the input method list

Q: I installed Universal Wubi in Windows 2000, but it is not automatically added to the input method list. Every time I use it, I must start. Start in the menu. How can I add it to the input list in the lower right corner?

Answer: After installing the Universal Wubi, click “Right → Properties” on the input method icon to pop up the input method setting window, select “Add”, drag the slider to find the universal pen and then click OK. . This method is not necessarily able to solve the problem, and some can not find the universal pen in the list. Therefore, it is recommended that you use the five-stroke input method that comes with Office 2000, which can be found in the Msime directory of the first disk.

★How to organize the disk partition

Q: I installed the Windows 98/XP dual system, I heard that the disk fragmentation is faster under Windows XP, but I also heard that it seems to be sorted out. Not very thorough, may I have to organize the hard disk under Windows 98? Still installed under Windows XP?

A: I suggest that you better organize your partitions under Windows 98 and organize their partitions under Windows XP. Because each system's defragmentation program is tailored to the actual needs of the system. If you defragment the Windows XP system partition under Windows 98, it may cause Windows XP related files to be confusing or corrupted, resulting in Windows XP system not working properly. So it is best not to defragment across systems.

★Start IIS error

Q: When I manually start IIS, I get an error message box saying "Address is occupied, start" Failure!" How can I solve this?

A: Try to re-install IIS again to see if it works. If it still doesn't work, it is estimated that you have installed other server software, such as apache. If the software is installed on the computer and it is running all the time, then the IIS will start to display the address is occupied. You must stop or delete other service software before IIS can run.

★Chkdsk tool use

Q: I am using the Windows XP operating system. Recently I have always prompted on the taskbar to say "Winlogon.exe corrupted files, files or directories\\" Winodws\\Debug\\UserMode\\userenv.log is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk tool." How can I run the Chkdsk tool by following this prompt?

A: Chkdsk is a command to check the current state of the disk. It can display the disk status, memory status and the number of discrete files specified in the specified path. Select "Start → Run" and enter "Chkdsk" to enter, you can start Chkdsk, it will