Computer user manual: Fix some common errors

This section will introduce you to some tips and tricks to help you use your computer and network in the most effective way.

Fix the remaining large and small errors of Windows 98SE operating system

- Although the generations of Microsoft's later operating systems have a better, more stable interface, the most important thing is that they take up more and more system resources. Therefore, we cannot use these operating systems on low-end computers based on Pentium II and III processors, which are very common in public Internet stores. In addition to requiring only the average hardware configuration, the Windows 98 operating system is also a special environment that is very well compatible for most current circulating Game applications. This explains why there are still so many people, especially in public Internet stores, that are using Microsoft's Windows 98SE operating system.

- As we all know, Microsoft has no longer provided Windows 98SE support for a long time. Therefore, serious system conflicts that lead to crashes still cause many difficulties for users of this operating system. But with the help of author Alper Coskun, many programmers around the world have come together to find, detect and repair the remaining bugs of this operating system. Then integrate the patch into the product called UNOFFICIAL Windows98 Second Edition Service Pack 2.01 Final and is provided completely free at the website: http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html

- With the latest version 2.0.1 the major bugs that have been fixed can be mentioned as:

+ Solve problems when using RAM memory larger than 512 MB
+ Integrating the MetalPad component with many features to replace the simple and slow capital Notepad
+ Optimize the "swap file usage" component to run better
+ Better multimedia communication and USB support
+ Add Adaptec ASPI driver version 4.60.1021
+ Upgrade Dial-Up Networking version 1.4
+ Support running Microsoft Installer 2.0 components well
+ Add library files of the Visual Basic 5.0 SP2 runtime; Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 runtime; Visual C ++ 6.0 SP6 runtime
+ Support software version 98Lite version 4.7 to shorten the default components of unused installation in Windows 98
+ Add icon of Windows 2000 / ME operating system
+ More than 100 minor bugs are updated and corrected and some of Tweak's actions are very good.

Secure important data without using specialized software

- To secure important information on the hard drive, most of us often use the support tools provided a lot on the Internet from free to charge. However, with this tip, you won't need any third-party software.

- As we know, the structure of any file in the operating system consists of two basic components as follows: The first part is called the name of the file and there is no content character limit. The last part is called the file format, which consists of the only 3 characters specific to the software that makes up that format. These two parts are separated by a dot. For example: the file has the content: dulieu.doc, the user can guess this data created by Microsoft Word. Based on this feature you can make the protected data invisible by changing the 3 character format behind. Only you know the original format of the data that can open the right program that created it to see it only.

- Pros and cons: No need to ask for software support from third parties so you save a lot of costs. Advantages in manipulating and editing content. Relatively high security. However, this method requires you to remember the exact software that corresponds to each format you have changed.

- First open the Windows Explorer data browser by right-clicking on the Start menu and selecting Explorer. Next select the Tools menu and click on the Folder Options line. Scroll to the View tab and drag the slider down the line of Hide extensions for known file types. Click on the checkbox to uncheck this item. This action makes Windows Explorer fully display the content of the data. From there you can easily change the extension for security purposes.

- When you want to see the content of the changed data, you double-click it. Next select the line Select the Program from a list and click Ok. The Open With dialog box will appear. Scroll down the corresponding application line to support the data format you changed and click the OK button. Immediate data will be displayed.

Enable the ability to save the content of offline messages in Yahoo Messenger

- In Yahoo Messenger instant messenger, it allows people to leave a message when your chat is not online. All will be displayed in the dialog box of Offline Messages at your next online chat. However, they only appear once and will disappear if you turn off that dialog. This is convenient for users but sometimes it is impossible to review previous messages. To overcome this situation, you can do the following.

- After logging in to your account with Yahoo Messenger, click on the Messenger menu and select Preferences. Then scroll down to the Archive section and check the Enable Archiving box. Next select the number of days in Automatically delete Files Older than . days for the program to automatically delete old messages after the corresponding time you plan to. And finally click OK for the changes to take effect. From now on all offline messages will be stored on your computer.

- To view the contents of offline messages, select Contacts menu and select Message Archive. A new dialog box will appear with all the information along with the message's nickname.

How does your keyboard malfunction some key presses?

Maybe on a good day, some of the keys on your keyboard no longer work. The only solution is to buy a new keyboard, but strictly, you have to complete the report as soon as possible to submit for approval. You should then use the 'virtual but real use keyboard' built into Microsoft Windows XP operating system with the name On-Screen keyboard.

In fact, this is a small software that simulates the computer keyboard. Just like when you type any character on a real keyboard, the binary signals will be transmitted to the processor and signaled back to display the correct character on the computer screen, the On-Screen keyboard works. The action is similar, but the only difference is that you have to . click the mouse.

To use this feature. First click the Start icon in the lower left corner of the screen and select All Programs. Scroll to the Accessories section, select the Accessibility line and select the On-Screen Keyboard item. A virtual keyboard will appear and you just need to click the corresponding letter on the keyboard.

To get more accurate print results in Word

- By default of Microsoft Word, the paper size used for the presentation is Letter with standard size of 8.5x11 inches but when printing, we use A4 paper size of size 8.27x11.69 inches so it will there is a difference in the way the content is presented. To overcome this situation, we can correct the paper size but thus force us to adjust the entire content of the data. If the number of pages is small, it may be possible, but with a few hundred pages of essay, it may be a bit confusing. However, you should not worry too much because Microsoft Word has a choice that can completely solve the problem.

- Very simple, first open the file to print.Then click on the Files menu and look in the Zoom section.Click on Scale to paper size line and select A4.This feature allows when printing will proceed to shrink in a certain scale (Scale) without changing the layout of all data equal to the size of the corresponding paper size selected.There are so good results.