Windows tips
Thursday, February 20, 2003 by MarkMcQ | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I was just reading IPlural's handy shutdown shortcut tip, and I figured a thread full of such tips would be cool.
I don't know a whole lot, but one handy tip I can pass on is something that I came up with on my old system.
It was very slow, and at that time I had 2050 fonts installed, so it took ages for me to open my fonts folder to install new ones.
I found that if you create a shortcut to it in your 'send to' folder, you could then install fonts, both single and large groups, by simply right-clicking them and choosing that option.
I don't know a whole lot, but one handy tip I can pass on is something that I came up with on my old system.
It was very slow, and at that time I had 2050 fonts installed, so it took ages for me to open my fonts folder to install new ones.
I found that if you create a shortcut to it in your 'send to' folder, you could then install fonts, both single and large groups, by simply right-clicking them and choosing that option.
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JamMeister33
Reply #2 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:04 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:04 PM
I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me the correct way to backup your saved emails folder in Outlook Express... thanks.. 
IPlural
Reply #3 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:14 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:14 PM
Jam, the folloing is form the help (correct as MS dictates) inside OE for compacting and backing up your email....
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To compact and back up mail folders
Select a mail folder, click the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.
To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express mail folders have a .dbx extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx").
Notes
Some message files might be too large to back up onto a floppy disk.
If you are using a program other than Outlook Express to send e-mail messages to newsgroups, check your e-mail program's documentation for information about compacting and deleting mail folders.
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the way I explained it, did the whole thing for instan recovery of everything, if you only want to save certain emails, delete the ones you don't need or want and follw the help file way, or zip after deleting and compacting like I mentioned before...
That or you can buy a number of utilities to do it for you that range from 25.00 - $$$
sorry, thats about all the options there are...
Blame it on Bill!!
ah GATES!
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To compact and back up mail folders
Select a mail folder, click the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.
To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express mail folders have a .dbx extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx").
Notes
Some message files might be too large to back up onto a floppy disk.
If you are using a program other than Outlook Express to send e-mail messages to newsgroups, check your e-mail program's documentation for information about compacting and deleting mail folders.
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the way I explained it, did the whole thing for instan recovery of everything, if you only want to save certain emails, delete the ones you don't need or want and follw the help file way, or zip after deleting and compacting like I mentioned before...
That or you can buy a number of utilities to do it for you that range from 25.00 - $$$
sorry, thats about all the options there are...Blame it on Bill!!
ah GATES!
IPlural
Reply #4 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:17 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:17 PM
oh and make sure you do back up your address book perodically... thats the main thing for most people really...
just in case, to add people who sent you email that you want in it..
click on their email and down on the bar abvoe the viewing paine right click on their from address and then click add to address book, it will open the addy book, then click save and close and they are now there...
just in case, to add people who sent you email that you want in it..
click on their email and down on the bar abvoe the viewing paine right click on their from address and then click add to address book, it will open the addy book, then click save and close and they are now there...
IPlural
Reply #5 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:18 PM
Reply #5 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:18 PM
Hippy that is an excellent tip for sure, I bet most of use were bit by the font flu bug and foudn out just hooooooooooow sloooooooooooow windows can really really be
wish you could do that with plugins and filters in Photoshop
wish you could do that with plugins and filters in Photoshop
Angel_Wings
Reply #6 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:21 PM
Another mail save tip:
http://email.about.com/library/daily/et/02/10/bl_et102502.htm
IP...I think you can make a send to command to any folder on your puter I think...I think...I think
Angel_Wings must now test her own theory to see if it's not gonna gel
Reply #6 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:21 PM
Another mail save tip:
http://email.about.com/library/daily/et/02/10/bl_et102502.htm
IP...I think you can make a send to command to any folder on your puter I think...I think...I think
Angel_Wings must now test her own theory to see if it's not gonna gel
JamMeister33
Reply #7 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:24 PM
Reply #7 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:24 PM
Thanks for the tips good peoples... IPlural, that zip way you told me earlier didn't work. That's why I asked again. Thanks for all the help.......
Angel_Wings
Reply #8 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:24 PM
Reply #8 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:24 PM
Send to tips http://www.theeldergeek.com/send_to_menu_command.htm
http://www.theeldergeek.com/send_to_menu_command.htm
IPlural
Reply #10 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:27 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:27 PM
you can not have OE open when you zip and you also have to turn on view hidden and system files and folders in your windows explorer of file manager to see the stuff or for winzip to see it.
I use DirectoryOpus for a file manager, good app...
sorry it didn't work, though it is basically the same thing as what is in the help file in OE, just not doing it from inside OE...
I use DirectoryOpus for a file manager, good app...
sorry it didn't work, though it is basically the same thing as what is in the help file in OE, just not doing it from inside OE...
Angel_Wings
Reply #11 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:39 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:39 PM
My theory worked.
I was thinking if you make a 'send to' shortcut to your Photoshop plugins folder and dropped the shortcut into your send to folder...you can send a copy to your plugins folder and yep...it can work...but this would only be successful for plugins that don't need an installer (such as the freebie ones and such).
I have too much time on my hands this morning...
I was thinking if you make a 'send to' shortcut to your Photoshop plugins folder and dropped the shortcut into your send to folder...you can send a copy to your plugins folder and yep...it can work...but this would only be successful for plugins that don't need an installer (such as the freebie ones and such).
I have too much time on my hands this morning...
Koasati
Reply #12 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:39 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:39 PM
I was under the impression that a large number of fonts in the Windows Font Folder, would slow the whole system down. Is this not true?
I keep most of my additional fonts in a seperate folder on my second HD, and open it with Font Lister when I need them.
I keep most of my additional fonts in a seperate folder on my second HD, and open it with Font Lister when I need them.
Angel_Wings
Reply #13 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:42 PM
Reply #13 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:42 PM
Yeah...it does, Koasati. That's why I trade off fonts a lot rather than keeping them all in the font dir. otherwise...it's slows to a snail's pace...even on my 500 mb ddr ram drive puter. 
IPlural
Reply #14 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:47 PM true Fontlister is sweet
yep to many fonts knocks windows to it's knees
also, directory, file structure, and huge 120 - 340 gig trees/partitions do also slow it down...
It still has to address MBR and there is a DAT it has to scan each command if it doesn't ind what your looking for in the registry...
DAT = ( Directory Allocation Table )....
Starts at the root and then just kind of graindes along
I guess that is why this new files system in Longhorn is supposed to be so much better?
Reply #14 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:47 PM
true Fontlister is sweet yep to many fonts knocks windows to it's knees
also, directory, file structure, and huge 120 - 340 gig trees/partitions do also slow it down...
It still has to address MBR and there is a DAT it has to scan each command if it doesn't ind what your looking for in the registry...
DAT = ( Directory Allocation Table )....
Starts at the root and then just kind of graindes along
I guess that is why this new files system in Longhorn is supposed to be so much better?
Angel_Wings
Reply #15 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:50 PM
Reply #15 Thursday, February 20, 2003 12:50 PM
Hmmm. Fontlister...a new toy for me to look into. 
Angel_Wings wonders when Longhorn will be released...
Angel_Wings wonders when Longhorn will be released...
jennyc
Reply #16 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:08 PM
Reply #16 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:08 PM
Good tips
Thanx for helping me with PSP Shmoopy. I think I finally got some of it down
Thanx for helping me with PSP Shmoopy. I think I finally got some of it down
Angel_Wings
Reply #17 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:10 PM
Reply #17 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:10 PM
Jen, I had a hard time with text on a path too...but at least you have the Manual...much easier to point to a page
jennyc
Reply #18 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:12 PM
Reply #18 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:12 PM
Yeah. I'm gonna practice some more.
Maybe I'll submit something soon
Maybe I'll submit something soon
Angel_Wings
Reply #19 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:13 PM
Reply #19 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:13 PM
Good! Can't wait to see what you come up with
Hell Dragon
Reply #20 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:36 PM
Reply #20 Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:36 PM
Here's a tip I use quite a bit...
Windows key + pause key, brings up the System properties window.
Simple, but handy
Windows key + pause key, brings up the System properties window.
Simple, but handy
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Reply #1 Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:52 AM
(I keep a shortcut to my windows font file right on top of my desktop for convenience).
AND WOW! 2050 FONTS? WOW!
Angel_Wings keeps a whole backup of her win font folder for safe keeping and then installs and uninstalls fonts to her heart's content keep her font file from getting too big (since she's a dingbat addict).