UK HOtelsWhat's on the Win98 CD? - Don't just install Win98 and toss the CD aside. Be sure to browse the disk for some interesting programs and files you may decide to use. Sure, the disk mostly contains the core Win98 files and a bunch of multimedia demos of Microsoft or Microsoft-related products, but there's plenty more to see.
Free Resource Kit - The Windows 98 Resource Kit contains some useful information on using and administering Win98 systems.Do you want to read the Win98 Resource Kit? Don't want to pay for it? Check your CD under \tools\reskit\help\rkbook.exe.
Sofia hotelsYour Keyboard as a mouse? - Some people have reported problems getting their mice to work under Win98. If you have such problems or just do not want to use your mouse, access the Accessibility Options Control Panel. (If you don't see Accessibility Options in your Control Panel, go to Add/RemovePrograms and install the option). Click the "Mouse" tab on the multi-tabbed dialog box that appears. Check "Use Mouse Keys," modify the settings as desired, and you can now use the keyboard to control your mouse.
Quick Desktop Access (Windows 98) - If you have a Windows keyboard, you can hide cluttered windows and get back to your desktop in a hurry by holding down the Windows key and pressing the 'D' key. To show the hidden windows, repeat the procedure.
The Boss is Coming - Want to close a window fast, try double clicking the window icon in the top left corner of the window and "poof" it's closed.
Skip that Re-Cycle Bin - When deleting items from windows you can by-pass the "Re-Cycle Bin" by holding down the shiftkey when you press the delete key. (just make sure you want to permanentlydelete the file)
Healthy is Goodhotel a Verona - Keep Your Hard Drive Healthy (Here are fivegolden rules for keeping a healthy hard drive.)
Astempting as it sometimes seems, never smack, kick or otherwise physicallyabuse your computer. The read heads on your hard drive can get bouncedaround and cause irreparable damage to the disk surfaces.
Neverhit the reset button or turn off your computer's power while the hard driveis being accessed. Listen for the usual noises, or check for the flashinghard drive access indicator light on the front of the case.
Checkfor bad sectors regularly with a hard disk scanning utility such as ScanDisk,which is included with Windows 95 and 98. This can prepare you for possibleproblems and even let you fix them before they get serious.
Defragyour hard drive once a month; if you've been installing lots of softwarelately, do it more often than that. If your hard drive access indicatorlight flashes a lot before your program or file comes up, then perhapsit's time for a little defragging.
Keepat least 10 percent of your hard drive free so your swap files have plentyof room to play. If you're running low on space, delete the files fromyour browser cache, recycle bin, temp directory, and any other files youdon't need. When in doubt, move the files to a new directory. If you cancontinue to use your computer as you normally do, then those files arenonessential and ripe for deletion.
Windows NT System Sluggish? Check your Services If your NT system is running a little sluggish, you may want to check and see if you have unneeded services running. Click on the "Start" button, choosing "Settings," and then "Control Panel." Double-click the "Services" icon, and look at the list of services. From the "Services" menu, you have many options including shutting down services temporarily or forcing them outright to never start up again. It is recommended, when attempting to disable services that you are unsure about it, to only temporarily disable such services at first and examine how NT reacts. Then, force the service to run manually instead of automatically, and if all goes well after a testing period, outright disable such service.
Windows NT Changing Process Priority - Is a program or process running too slowly, or is one hogging all of the CPU time? Go into the task managerand click on the "Processes" tab. Right click on one of the processes and change the priority class to one of your choosing. Give mission-critical processes high priority and lower those of non-essential tasks.
Windows NT - Take Care with your Screensaver Choice - If you like to use screensavers, carefully decide which screensaver you wish to use on a server computer. Some of the fancier screensavers, such as the OpenGL screensavers, use a high percentage of CPU time, slowing down your running services. Stick with simple screensavers or use none at all for servers.
Linux - RPM database maintenance: troubleshootinghotels in Malmo - Occasionally, you might be installing RPMs and your system could lock up. If this happens, try to wait and see if the process completes itself. If it doesn't and you have to reboot, or kill the process during installation, your systems RPM database might get corrupted. Fortunately, this is easy to fix. From a command line, use su to log into your system as the superuser root. at the command prompt, enter the following command to rebuild your RPM database: #rpm --rebuilddb This should clear up any lockfile or lockup problems installing RPMs in the future.
Linux - RPM from the command line - There are several methods to managing *.rpm files from graphic user interfaces under KDE and GNOME desktop environments. However, many long time Linux users prefer the command line method for installing, updating and removing packages using the rpm command. To use rpm from the command line, open a terminal window and use the "su" command to become the superuser root. As a general rule, the following command will work for installing almost all new program files: #rpm -ivh packgename.0.2-5.i386.rpm To update an rpm with the command line, use the command: #rpm -Uvh packgename.0.2-5.i386.rpm To remove an rpm with the command line, use the command: #rpm -evh packgename.0.2-5.i386.rpm
DOS -Temporary file spec - Most machines when they are configured have a DOS environmental variable named TEMP set to the DOS directory. The variable is used by various programs to create intermediate files while performing certain tasks. The problem is these files are not always deleted when a program ends. This leaves files out on your disk using your valuable disk space. Unless you are aware of these files, know where to find them and how to delete them they could live on your disk drive indefinitely. The problem with putting these files in with your DOS files is that they are much harder to clean out safely. You must know which files are used for DOS and which are the garbage files. In my opinion there should be a directory made on your hard drive just for these temporary files so there is no question as to the files you can delete. You can do this by first creating the temporary directory as follows: CD \ MD TEMP Then edit your autoexec.bat file and change the line that reads SET TEMP=C:\DOS to SET TEMP=C:\TEMP Reboot PC Now all temp files that honor this variable will be put in this directory and from time to time can be deleted. NOTE: These files are temporary files and should be able to be deleted with no ill side effects but it is always a good idea to make copies of the files before deleting just in case!
DOS - Creating Boot Disks - One thing that everyone should have for their DOS system is a boot disk. A boot disk is a diskette which enables you to start your PC should something happen to your system. Some computer systems are shipped with DOS diskettes and some people may have DOS upgrade diskettes. While these disks are also important they are not boot disks and can not start a system that does not have DOS already loaded on it. While hard drives have become very reliable, they are still physical devices that will inevitably fail. While you may not experience a hard disk failure there are other things that can happen which can keep you from accessing data on your hard drive. Viruses, software conflicts, failed software installs, etc can all keep you from accessing data on your hard drive. A boot disk will allow you access to your hard drive if it has not failed. To create a boot disk place a blank disk or a disk you can erase in your A: drive. It must be your A: drive because a PC will only boot from your A: drive not your B: drive. Type in FORMAT A: /S and hit enter. The PC will prompt you to enter a disk and hit enter. When you hit enter the PC will start formatting the disk and copy the operating system to it. One thing to be aware of is that older DOS versions neglected to copy a critical file to the diskette called COMMAND.COM. DOS 5.0 and above do not have this flaw. To check your diskette type in DIR A: and hit enter. You should see a listing of files on the A: drive. If the file COMMAND.COM is not in the file listing you can manually copy it from your hard drive. luxury hotels in GentType in COPY C:\COMMAND.COM A:\COMMAND.COM and hit enter. This will complete the process if not done already. You may also want to copy some utilities that you use often to this disk so that you will have them if needed. Remember you only get less then 1MB for utilities because you are working from a diskette. One utility that I like to put on a boot disk is SYS.COM. This utility can be used to reload the system back to the hard drive if needed. To do this type: COPY C:\DOS\SYS.COM A:\SYS.COM and hit enter. Now you should write protect this diskette and keep it near your computer in case it is ever needed.
