20th August 1997

To open to a certain folder on your hard drive, you usually have to click through several levels of folders in Explorer. Did you know you could use the Run Command to get there in a jiffy? If you know the folder's name, type it in the Run Command Line
(WinKey + R) and it should open (test it with 'Cursors' or 'Recent'). That I know of, the folder can't have any spaces in order to be launched from the Run Command Line.

Try right-clicking on an open program in your taskbar. You'll discover that you can Maximize, Minimize, or even Close the window without even touching it!

If you don't have profiles set up on your machine, but more than one person uses it, why not set up your Start Menu Program Groups so that the first level has the individual's name? That way, you don't have to mull through shortcuts and folders which you don't care to use. Like set up a "Mom" folder or a "Dad" folder, "Person 1", "Person 2", etc.. How can you do that? Right click on the Start Button, choose Explore, double Click the 'Programs' folder and then start setting up individual 'accounts'.

Ever use Program Manager? If not, delete all the *.GRP files in your Windows directory... they're just wasting space. And while you're deleting files, get rid of any *.GID file... trust me, they'll reappear only after you launch the associated *.HLP file. For the most part, *.GIDs aren't worth having around. Neither are *.FTS files (Help File Find Speedup) or *.CNT files (Help File Table of Contents) if you're an expert user.