If you're having trouble running older programs originally developed for previous versions of Windows, you're not out of luck. Luckily for consumers, Microsoft built Compatibility Mode into XP. Compatibility Mode allows you to run a program using the shell of the original program it was developed for.
Here's how to access a program's Compatibility Mode in XP:
Find the executable or program shortcut icon you'd like to run.
Right-click the icon and select Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab and place a checkmark next to the text labeled "Run this program in compatibility mode."
Select the operating system that the program was originally intended to run on.
You may need to fine-tune the three fields under "Display Settings" if an older program requires 640x480 resolution or 256 colors.
Click Apply.
Try starting the program after making these changes. If it still gives you trouble, try a different operating system. If the program was written for Win95 and worked fine in Win98, there's nothing that says it still won't work fine with Win98.
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136. Load Applications Faster
Microsoft has this command in which to start up applications much faster just like Microsoft's Windows Media Player.
1) Choose an application that you want to start up quicker.
2) Create a shortcut and place it on the desktop.
3) Right click the shortcut item and click properties.
4) In the target field you will have it pointing to the location of the application. For Example it will say "C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe"
5) Add /prefetch:1 right after the last " marks in the target field. So you will have something that looks like this..
"C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe" /prefetch:1
6) Amazingly the application will start up quicker.
NB: For some applications like Kazaa Lite and some other 3rd party applicatins, this tweak will not work. You will get an error messege if it doesn't work properly. If you get the error, just simply remove the /prefetch:1 from the target field of the shortcut and the original shortcut will work fine again.
1) Choose an application that you want to start up quicker.
2) Create a shortcut and place it on the desktop.
3) Right click the shortcut item and click properties.
4) In the target field you will have it pointing to the location of the application. For Example it will say "C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe"
5) Add /prefetch:1 right after the last " marks in the target field. So you will have something that looks like this..
"C:\Program Files\Washer\washer.exe" /prefetch:1
6) Amazingly the application will start up quicker.
NB: For some applications like Kazaa Lite and some other 3rd party applicatins, this tweak will not work. You will get an error messege if it doesn't work properly. If you get the error, just simply remove the /prefetch:1 from the target field of the shortcut and the original shortcut will work fine again.
107. Find out what programs are installed
To find out what Microsoft products are installed on your computer, follow the instructions below:
1. Go to Start>> Help and Support
2. In the left column of the Help and Support window and under "Pick a Help Topic", select "Windows basics".
3. In the left pane, click the plus (+) symbol to expand "Core Windows tasks".
4. Click "Searching for information".
5. In the right pane, under "Pick a task:", click "Get information about your computer".
6. In the right pane, under "What do you want to do?", click "View a list of Microsoft software installed on this computer".
Once you have the information in view, you can Print this information by clicking the Print button located in the toolbar above the list of information.
1. Go to Start>> Help and Support
2. In the left column of the Help and Support window and under "Pick a Help Topic", select "Windows basics".
3. In the left pane, click the plus (+) symbol to expand "Core Windows tasks".
4. Click "Searching for information".
5. In the right pane, under "Pick a task:", click "Get information about your computer".
6. In the right pane, under "What do you want to do?", click "View a list of Microsoft software installed on this computer".
Once you have the information in view, you can Print this information by clicking the Print button located in the toolbar above the list of information.
92.Remove Unwanted Hidden Programs
If you want to remove programs that are installed with Windows but are not visible in "Add/Remove Windows Components" (such as MSN Messenger in WinXP), edit a file called "C:\WINDOWS\INF\SYSOC.INF".
Go to: Start>> Run>> type in: C:\WINDOWS\INF\SYSOC.INF [Enter]
In there you will find a listing of programs, and you will note that some programs have the word 'hide' at the end. Simply remove the word 'hide' but leave the preceding comma. Examples:
BEFORE:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
AFTER:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Exit saving changes.
Now when you open Add/Remove Windows Components, you will see the now viewable, in this example, "Windows Messenger".
Go to: Start>> Run>> type in: C:\WINDOWS\INF\SYSOC.INF [Enter]
In there you will find a listing of programs, and you will note that some programs have the word 'hide' at the end. Simply remove the word 'hide' but leave the preceding comma. Examples:
BEFORE:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
AFTER:msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Exit saving changes.
Now when you open Add/Remove Windows Components, you will see the now viewable, in this example, "Windows Messenger".
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