Windows XP Desktop Shortcuts

Quickly Lock Your Computer

If you need to leave because you are in a hurry, but don't want your computer to log out, what should you do? Ha, we can quickly lock the keyboard and display by double-clicking the desktop shortcut without using the CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination or screen saver. First click the right mouse button on the desktop, select "New"→"Shortcut" on the shortcut menu that appears, and then the system will start the Create Shortcut Wizard. Enter "rundll32.exe user32" in the text box. .dll,LockWorkStation", click "Next", enter the name of the shortcut in the pop-up window. For example, we can name it ""lock computer" or use whatever name you like, click "Complete". At this point there will be a blank icon on the screen. If you are not satisfied with the style of the icon, we can also modify the shortcut icon, right click on the shortcut, select "property", click "shortcut" ; tab, click the "change icon" button, enter Shell32.dll in the "Find icons in this file" text box, click "OK", then select the desired icon from the list, and click "OK". how about it? Is it becoming much better?

Remote Desktop Shortcuts

Windows XP provides a powerful "Remote Desktop Connection" through which we can put in the company Do a good job and take it home to finish. We can add a shortcut to the desktop of your computer at home to quickly launch Remote Desktop Connection and connect to computers in your company.

Click “Start” → “Programs” → “Accessories” → “Communication” → “Remote Desktop Connection”, click “Options” in the pop-up window, then configure for The connection settings for your computer in your company. Click "Save As", enter a name (such as "Connect Company"), and click "Save". Then open the folder where you just saved the connection settings and right-click on the file named "Connecting Company". Click "Create Shortcut" from the shortcut menu that appears, then drag and drop the shortcut to the desktop of your home computer. To start "Remote Desktop Connection" and establish a connection with the computer in your company, just double-click this shortcut. Everything is OVER.

Default operation for double-clicking

In some cases, browsing folders with Windows Explorer is more important than opening each folder directly And see the content is more intuitive and convenient. In general, we can right-click on the folder and select the resource manager from it. However, if you have the habit of double-clicking the mouse, we can open the folder in a faster way. First open my computer, select "Folder Options" from the Tools menu, click the "File Types" tab. In the file type list, select "Folder" and click the "Advanced" button. In the Edit File Type dialog box, select Explorer and click the "Set as Default" button. Click OK and then click Close. Now, when you double-click on any folder, the Windows Explorer view will open automatically.

Synchronizing with Internet Time

I wonder if you noticed that there are many softwares that can make your computer's clock accurate. That is, the software selects a server. When you are online, the clock in the computer is compared with the clock of the server. If it is not accurate, it can be automatically adjusted. This feature is now also integrated in Windows XP. We can double-tune the clock in the lower right corner of the taskbar to make adjustments in Internet time. It should be noted that if your computer has a firewall installed, it is very likely that Internet time adjustments will not be possible.

Connecting to the firewall

Malicious hacking is a terrible thing for many users, but if a firewall is installed, The degree of damage will be greatly reduced. Windows XP has added a free "Internet Connection Firewall", which enables dynamic packet filtering and prohibits all unsolicited connections from the Internet, thus protecting the resources of networked machines from unauthorized access and deletion. . Click "Start" → "Settings" → "Network Connection", click the dial-up connection to access the Internet, select "Properties", click the "Advanced" tab, select "Internet Connection Firewall", if you want to the firewall For some detailed settings, you can click on "Settings" and make some choices from it.

Desktop Display System Icons

When you first enter the Windows XP desktop, you find that there is only one recycle bin on the desktop, and the system icon But not on the desktop. If you want to view the contents of the computer or browse with IE, you have to find it in the start menu, which is very inconvenient. At this time, we can right-click in the taskbar, select "Start Menu 2" in "Properties", select the "Classic [Start] Menu 2" radio button, and press "OK". At this point you will find that not only does the start menu become familiar, but the icons on the desktop are also back in front of you.