Some tips on Windows Xp

[Singachea]

Most you who are reading this forum may be using Windows XP, but what is Windows XP?

Windows XP is one of the Operating Systems belonging to Microsoft.

Why does it have the name "XP"?
CambodiaXP is from Cambodia eXplore, but Windows XP is from Windows eXperiences.

Using Hibernate
Hibernation is one of the powerful methods of Windows 2K family that allows user to return back to their works immediately after turning on the pc. Let's see an example; suppose that you are using MS word and you want to turn the pc off, you can choose Hibernate choice. When you boot the pc up again, it will immediately load into your workplace (your previous MS word).

Method:
Click on Start-->Settings-->Control Panel
Double clicks on Power Options-->select Hibernate tab-->check Enable hibernation-->OK

Note: when you go to closing panel (Stand by, Turn off, Restart) and if you don't see Hibernate, you just simply click Shift + H

Disable Error Reporting message
Sometimes you may face the Windows crash(not responding), and it shows the error reporting message in which there are two choice "Send Error Report" and "Don't Send". To disable this window message, you can use the follwing steps:

Method:

Click on Start-->Settings-->Control Panel
Double clicks on System-->select Advanced tab
Click on Error Reporting button and you can choose the option you want and click OK


(to be continued)

[simple*]

Using Hibernation or Stand By mode in Windows XP Professional helps to save the power usage in laptops too, which enable your laptop battery to last longer.

However, both functions save power differently.

Hibernation only power down your laptop after it saves an image of the desktop with all the open files and documents.

When Stand By mode is applied, the power comsumption is reduced by cutting power to the hardware components that you are not using at that time. Even though it cuts power to your hard disk drive, computer's memory is maintained, thus not losing your work.

++ Windows XP wakes from Hibernation faster than the other earlier Window version. It removes the trouble to save and close and then open back the files and documents again. Another benefit of having your computer auto set to Hibernation is that when your computer is low in battery, Windows XP also wakes from Hibernation faster than the other earlier Window version. It removes the trouble to save and close and then open back the files and documents again. Another benefit of having your computer auto set to Hibernation will save your work before the battery fails.

[guitarman]

Good topic
unlike other family of windows, Window XP has a rich set of cool visual appearance pleasant to users. However, this comes with a price of memory. User's PC will have to have enough memory to support those nice cool visual effect such as fading in and fading out when you click on start > programe file.

For those users who prefer to have a better performance and would not mind to have less visual appearance, window xp allows you to do so as well by follow the following instruction:

1- Use mouse's right click onto your "my computer" icon, usually sits on the top left of the desktop. Then choose "Properties"
2- Click on "Advanced" tab. Here you would 3 sections namely: Performance, User Profiles and Startup and Recovery.
3- Under "Performance" frame, click on setting.
4- From here, choose your desire effect you would like

[Singachea]

There are many kinds of menus in Windows Xp such as Start menu, Quick Launch, short-cuts on desktop; however, i'm interested in a simple menu, and i call it mobile menu.



As you see above, I drag this menu to the top of the screen(wherever you want). I thought that it was very useful for me since i have many folders and it was really troublesome if i loaded into window explorer first and browsed my files.

After I created a top menu, I did less job than before. The good thing about it is that it will show up when we want to navigate the specific folders and it will hide when we don't need them.

Any one interested in this tip?

[guitarman]

Sounds a good ideas, at my workplace i have so many folder to keep track of and what i make use of is my "desktop". So my desktop is full of "short cut to " different folder.

Hey, can you share how to create that so called "mobile folder" in window xp? Should be a good window xp tips to have

[simple*]

Hi Singachea,

actually i'm more interested in how is your method more efficient then WindowXP Quick Launch Bar?

[Singachea]