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Table of Contents for this page:

Hidden Title Bar
Max Memory in Windows
Open Windows Explorer in Specific Folder
Replace Your C: Drive in Windows 95 and Windows 98
Multiple Email Accounts with One Eudora

Hidden Title Bar
Ever have a window that has wandered partially off the screen? Not a big problem, unless you can't get to the title bar to move it, right? For example, what do you do if you have a window that has its title bar hidden above the TOP of the screen? (It happens, sometimes due to a system error, sometimes due to a change in screen resolution). The problem is, you can't grab the title bar with your mouse to move the window. Don't worry, there's an easy way to move the window. Here's how:

1. Make sure the window has focus (i.e. it's the active window). Click in the window if you are not sure.

2. Depress and hold the Alt key.

3. Press and release the space bar.

4. Press and release the letter M.

5. Release the Alt key.

6. Now, use your arrow keys to move the window back to where you want it, and press Enter.
 

Max Memory in Windows
PROBLEM: I recently read that Windows 98 Second Edition can recognize only 128MB of RAM, and that purchasing more memory is not productive. Is this true?

SOLUTION: No. It's an urban legend. From time to time you'll see postings claiming that Windows 98, SE, ME, NT, 2000 (take your pick) can recognize only 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, or who-knows-how-many megabytes of memory. In fact, all modern versions of Windows can handle 2GB of memory-far more than most of us are likely to encounter in the foreseeable future.

There's one minor gotcha, though: A bug in Windows 95, 98, SE, and ME crops up if you have more than 512MB of memory installed. The part of Windows that moves files in and out of the main computer sets aside enough memory so it can work with big files, and if the amount of available memory is large, the memory chunk that's set aside is large, too. Unfortunately, if the amount of available memory is huge—more than 512MB-the file—handling routines can grab so much memory that nothing is left for more mundane functions. Paradoxically, if Windows hits this bug, it may report the problem to you by saying "There is not enough memory available to run this program. Quit one or more programs, and then try again." Or it may hang completely.

To warn Windows that you have more than 512MB of memory installed, add the following line to the [VCache] section of your win.ini file: MaxFileCache = 524288.

Open Windows Explorer in Specific Folder

To make the shortcut of Windows Explorer open in a specific folder
modify the following highlighted in RED:

C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /n,/e, C:\internet\download

Remember to right click the icon and select properties then
just change the path in the target box after the /e, to a directory of your choice

Replace Your C: Drive in Windows 95 and Windows 98

Currently available hard drives are relatively inexpensive, and it makes sense to replace an older, small-capacity drive with one of the new drives.  Here are the step-by-step instructions for this process.  Note – this procedure does not apply to SCSI drives.

1. With your computer operating normally, on the Desktop display select Start*Settings*Control Panel and double-click Add/Remove Programs.  Click the Startup Disk tab in the resulting dialog box, click Create Disk, and follow the instructions.  This Start-up Disk is needed later. (If you have already created a start-up disk, you may skip this step).

2. Turn off your computer and install the new EIDE hard disk as a slave drive following the drive manufacturer's instructions for setting jumpers.  Note – a few hard drives will not operate with a slave and it will be necessary to set up the system with two masters – a primary and a secondary.  The original drive must remain as the primary master (C:) and the new drive becomes the secondary master (D:).

3. Close up the computer, insert the Start-up disk, and turn on the computer.  In the computer’s Setup Mode, enter the new drive's settings in your system's BIOS setup program.  (You may be able to select a built-in automatic hard drive detection).  If your BIOS has already recognized and configured the drive, exit from Setup and save the settings.

3. After the computer has booted to a DOS screen, type fdisk at the DOS prompt, press Enter, and partition all or part of the new D: drive as a primary partition (extended partitions aren't bootable).  (Don’t change the settings of the C: drive).

4. Reboot using the Start-up Disk, and type format d: /s at the DOS prompt (d is the new hard disk).

5. Remove the Start-up disk and re-boot into Windows.  On the Desktop display, click on Start and then Run. 

In the Open field, type xcopy c:\*.* /e/c/f /h/r/k   d: and click OK.  This will open a DOS window and display all of the activity as the files are copied from the original C: drive to the new D: drive.

6. Shut down Windows and turn off your PC.  Remove the original C: hard drive, reset the jumper on the new drive (if necessary, following the manufacturer's instructions), and install it as your C: drive.  Insert the Start-up disk and turn on the PC.  Edit the CMOS drive tables if necessary to reflect the change, then continue booting with your start-up disk.

7. Using fdisk, make partition one of the C: drive the active partition, then exit fdisk and reboot.  Remove the Start-up disk and Windows will boot from the new hard disk.

Description of  XCOPY Switches for Windows 95 and 98

XCOPY source [destination] [/E]] [/C] [/F [/H] [/R] [/K]

Multiple Email Accounts with One Eudora

With just a bit of up-front work, several people can check their own mail using the same copy of Eudora. (If you're using Eudora Pro, remember that you're obligated to obtain either a site license or multiple copies of the package.) Our instructions assume that Eudora is already installed and set up for a single user on the machine.

Light and Pro for Windows (all) First, create an empty directory for each user in the root directory of the C: drive. Ex: c:\email\user1 c:\email\user2 c:\email\user3

In Windows 3.x, create a new Program Manager icon for each user; then go to each icon's Properties Item dialog box. Type the following line in the Command Line field:

c:\eudora\eudora.exe c:\name of new directory
Ex: c:\eudora\eudora.exe c:\email\user1

In the Working Directory field, enter:

c:\name of new directory
Ex: c:\email\user1

Click OK.

With Windows 95/NT, create a Shortcut to Eudora for each user. (On the desktop, right-click, and then select New/Shortcut from the pop-up menu. Browse for the eudora.exe file; then click Next. Give the Shortcut a name, and click Finish.) Right-click each new Shortcut, select Properties from the pop-up menu, and select the Shortcut tab. Use the above entries, but place them in the Target and Start In fields, respectively.

Next, in all versions of Windows, place a copy of the eudora.ini file (from the C:\eudora directory) in each new directory. To launch Eudora, each user clicks his or her own program item or shortcut. Each user must open Tools/Options and make changes to entries in sections such as Getting Started, Personal Info, Hosts, Checking Mail, Sending Mail, and Personalities to enter his or her own email and mail server information. Each user can make additional changes to other options, build filters, and generally treat the program as his or her own domain; these alterations are stored in the eudora.ini file in the individual user's directory.

Hint: although individual users can protect their accounts to some extent--make sure the Save Password box is left unchecked in the Checking Mail section of Tools/Options--received and sent mail can be read by anyone with access to the machine.

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