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- If you work in DOS then you can change directory on another disk without
logging onto it. For example if your prompt is C: you can type CD A:\TEST to work on the floppy in the TEST
sub-directory.
- Making folders for Word, Excel, etc under "My Documents", if you are using
the Windows 95 defaults, will simplify your backups and allow you to find your programs faster.
- After a period of time or substantial changes, it is advisable to update or
create a new "Rescue" disk. This can be done via Windows 95 or other programs such Vet or McAfee scanning
software.
- To view what happens in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT during the startup of
Windows 95, just press Esc as soon as the Windows logo appears.
- To format a floppy: From DOS type FORMAT A: /Q or from Windows 95,
right-click on "My Computer" icon, the floppy drive, Format then Quick (erase). Do not double-click the disk
icon, because you can't format a disk if it is open in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
- If you have System Agent installed (it comes with Windows 95 Plus) you can
easily use it to run your applications unattended. Click on its icon on the task bar, open and get more help,
if needed.
- There is a shortcut in Windows 95 to delete a print job once the
application has finished printing. Just click on the Printer icon that appears in the task bar. Note that if
your printer has a lot of memory then a large part of that job may already be in the printer. In that case,
reset the printer using its reset button.
- If you are trying to modify your spreadsheet to make everything fit on one
page use the "Print to Fit" feature that all spreadsheet programs have to make life easier.
- If you have problems printing from a newly installed printer under Windows, then from a DOS box type DIR C:\ >LPT1: to bypass all Windows printer drivers and direct the output directly to the printer. If nothing prints then this is not a Windows problem but must be the cable, the printer or printer port.
