How to Faster Connections to Internet Service Provider

You may be able to reduce the time it takes to connect to your InternetService Provider (ISP) by going to the Dial-Up Networking connection that you use, right-click and select Properties, then on the Server Types tab, unchecking the Log On to Network. You should then verify that you can still connect. Most ISPs don't use this setting, and it can take up to 60 seconds to time-out.

How do I fix the "greyed-out" Save Password Box in

If you find the Save Password Box greyed out when you go to start up your Dial Up Networking connection, ensure that the Client for Microsoft Networks is installed in your Network Protocols. You can check this under Control Panel - Networks.

How do I turn on auto-redial for Dial Up networking

Open the Dial-Up Networking window, Select Settings from the Connections menu, and Turn on Redial, and set the desired parameters.

How do I change my CD-ROM drive letter

To change the drive letter of your CD-ROM you first need to boot into "Windows 95 Safe Mode" which allows you to make system changes. You can boot into safe mode by hitting "F8" on startup and selecting Safe Mode from the menu that appears.
Right click on My Computer,
Select Properties,
Click on the Device Manager Tab,
Click on the '+' next to CD-ROM Drives,
Select the CD-ROM drive whose letteryou want to change,
Click on Properties,
Select the Settings Tab, and Change the drive letter to what you want.

Note: Apparently this also works for Zip, Bernouli and Syquest drives although this has not yet been tested.

How do I turn off CD-ROM Autoplay

In device manager double click your cd rom drive, select settings, uncheck the box "Auto insert notification". Note: if you dont want to disable auto insert but dont want a CD to load Automatically, hold down the shift key when you put the CD in the drive.

How do I expand the directory tree in File Explore

If you want to expand the directory structure in explorer, highlight the folder you want to expand from and hit the "*" on the numeric keypad.

How do I re-associate file types? How do I change it

Quickly re-associate a program to a file type so you can open the file by clicking it. Highlight the file, hold down shift, right click, select open with, browse to program you want to open the file with.

How do I find files more quickly

If your in explorer or any folder view, hit f3 to bring up the find files or folders utility. Your search will begin from the folder that you are currently in.

How do I remove "delete this file" confirmation

To remove that annoying "are you sure you want to delete this file box", right click the recycle bin, goto properties uncheck the box "Display Deleted confirmation "

How do I automatically delete files in the Recycle

You can automatically delete files in the Recycle Bin when you boot up windows by adding the following lines to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file :
CD \Recycled
Echo Y|Del *.*
CD \

How do I get to my Device Manager more quickly

To goto device manager quickly, make a shortcut to it on the desktop!
Right click on the desktop/new/shortcut,
In the command line enter "C:\WINDOWS\CONTROL.EXE Sysdm.cpl,
System,1" chose an icon for the new shortcut

How do I speed up screen refresh rates

Run the Registry Editor (Start - Run - C:\WINDOWS\REGEDIT.EXE),
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ CURRENTCONTROLSET\UPDATE
Modify, change value from 01 to 00
Click OK ,Close Regedit and all programs and reboot system

How do I clear unwanted entries from Explorer's

Run the Registry Editor (Start - Run - C:\WINDOWS\REGEDIT.EXE),
Select Find from the Edit menu, type ShellNew, and press OK,
Every ShellNew that is found will be a branch of a particular file type - If that file type is not wanted in the New menu, delete the entire ShellNew branch.
Note: New templates can also be removed (and created) with TweakUI,
one of Microsoft's PowerToys

How do I refresh the Desktop

To refresh the desktop, click anywhere on the desktop and press the "F5"key.

How do I exit to dos when I shutdown Windows

If you delete the shut-down logos (LOGOS.SYS and LOGOW.SYS) from your Windows directory, you will be returned to the DOS prompt whenever you choose "shut down your computer". Alternatively, if you edit MSDOS.SYS and change the line BOOTGUI=1 to BOOTGUI=0 then Windows will start up in DOS everytime - To make it so that it only does this on shutdown, add the following lines to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file :
WIN.COM
MODE CO80
CLS

How to fix crashes KERNEL32.DLL

The following has solved many people's Windows Explorer KERNEL32.DLL crashes. It is given solely as information In the root directory of C:\, modify or create a CONFIG.SYS file to include the following lines:
FILES=65
BUFFERS=40
STACKS=64,512
SYSTEM.INI > [386Enh]:
; Increases default stack pages from 2 to 6
MinSPs=6
(The default is 2. If required, increase by increments of 2 until you find a value that solves the problem. The ; [semicolon] works the same as REM works in AutoExec.Bat.)
Click Edit, Save, Edit, exit. Shut down and restart for the changes to take effect.
Additionally, repeat KERNEL32.DLL errors can often be resolved by deleting your Windows swap file, WIN386.SWP, and letting it rebuild itself.

How do I stop windows from performing a SCANDISK

When windows hangs, scandisk prompts you to hit a any key when you reboot. To remove the prompt, open msdos.sys under [options] put a line"autoscan=2". Note: To disable the autoscan altogether put a line "autoscan=0"