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How to
Delete AOL Instant Messenger
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AOL Instant Messenger is installed when you
download and install Netscape Communicator (since Netscape is now owned
by America Online). However, it can be VERY annoying since the little
yellow "running man" icon will load every time your system is connected
to the Internet.
Follow these instructions to rid your system of
the AOL Instant Messenger:
If you simply would like to disable the Instant
Messenger icon from activating do this:
Start AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
Click on Setup.
Click the "Misc." tab.
Uncheck "Start Netscape AIM when Windows starts".
Click OK.
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However,
if you'd like to completely remove it from your system, you'll have to
follow this more complicated procedure (BEWARE: this
involves editing the registry - PLEASE do not do this if you are not
comfortable with the Windows registry and are willing to accept the
consequences if something goes wrong).
Remove AIM
from Personal Bookmark folder as follows. In Netscape Navigator, go to
the Communicator menu and click "Bookmarks". Click "Edit Bookmarks" and
then select and delete the "Instant Message" reference.
Using the
FIND command under the Start Menu, delete the file "launch.aim" from
every user profile directory on your hard drive. You'll likely find it
in c:\program files\netscape\users\yourname, where "yourname" is the
name of your user profile.
Next, close
all Netscape windows that you are currently running. In Windows
Explorer, find the "AIM" folder, likely in c:\Program
Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\". Delete the AIM folder.
Run the
program Regedit, by going to START/Run and type regedit. This will
start the Registry Editor. Be careful, one wrong move will destroy the
registry.
Click on
Edit, then "Find" and type in "AIM" (no quotes). Delete all references
to AIM that are found..
Now, exit
Regedit and restart your computer.
Once the
computer is restarted, you should be rid of the AOL Instant Messenger
icon.
Iomega Zip Drives are
becoming more popular as a storage alternative for files. However, when
a Zip Drive is added to a Windows 95 computer system, it often changes
the drive letter of the CD ROM. If your Zip drive has a Floppy disk
icon in 'My Computer', then try these steps to switch the drive letters
between the Zip Drive and CD-ROM drive.
- Open
Device Manager and double click on the Disk Drives line.
- Highlight
the Iomega Zip Drive line and click on Properties.
- Click on
the Settings tab.
- In the
Reserved Drive Letters section, there is a Start Drive Letter and an
End Drive Letter setting. Enter the desired drive letter for the Zip
Drive in both the Start and End boxes. Be sure to use the
same drive letter for both the Start and End sections.
- Click on
OK. Double click on the CD-ROM line.
- Highlight
your CD-ROM drive line and click on Properties.
- Click on
the Settings tab.
- In the
Reserved Drive Letters section, there is a Start Drive Letter and an
End Drive Letter setting. Enter the desired drive letter for the CD-ROM
in both the Start and End boxes. Be sure to use the same
drive letter for both the Start and End sections.
- Click on
Ok, Click on OK to close Device Manager
- Shutdown
and Restart your computer.
This
should change the Zip and CD-ROM drive letters.
To see a
list of all the sites that have links to your home page, do the
following:
- Copy the
following text to the clipboard
+link:http://yoursite.com/ -url:http://yoursite.com/
- Link to Alta Vista
- Paste
the text into the search box
- Replace
"your.site" with your site's URL
- Click
the Submit button
- Alta
Vista will display a list of sites that have links to your home page
In Google, do this:
- Go to Google
- Type in
the following (replacing your domain name where appropriate)
link:yoursite.com
- Click on
Google Search and it will display sites linking to you.
Is
it possible to chmod a cgi-script from ws_ftp?
- Right
click your mouse in on the WS_FTP window and select FTP COMMANDS
- Click on
SITE
- Then, in
the site window, type in the CHMOD command
Although
this might seem basic, here are three keyboard shortcuts that
definitely save time when working in Windows or Windows 95. Almost all
Windows programs have an edit menu where the user can CUT, COPY, or
PASTE information, but those options are not always available all the
time and some programs disable them. So, listed below you will find the
keyboard shortcut keys to accomplish these tasks.
- To COPY
an item from a page and place it on the clipboard. Simply highlight the
piece of text, graphic, etc. with your mouse and then press CTRL-C.
To press CTRL-C simply hold down the CTRL
key and press the C key at the same time.
This will COPY the item to the clipboard.
- To CUT
an item. Highlight the text, and press CTRL-X.
The text or graphic will disappear and be cut to the clipboard.
- To PASTE
an item. Make sure you have something on the
clipboard to paste by either copying or cutting an item beforehand.
Then, place your cursor where you want the item and press CTRL-V
to paste it there.
What's the WinKey used for on the
Windows keyboards?
- WinKey
= Displays taskbar and Start Menu
- WinKey
+ E = Opens Explorer
- WinKey
+ F = Opens Find
- WinKey
+ R = Opens Run
- WinKey
+ D = Maximize/Minimize all windows
- WinKey
+ M = Minimize all windows
- WinKey
+ Pause = Opens System Resources
- WinKey
+ Tab = Flip between open application in the taskbar
- WinKey
+ CTRL + F = Finds a computer
- WinKey
+ Shift + M = Maximize all "WinKey + E" minimized windows
- WinKey
+ Break = Displays the System Properties sheet
Here are a
few interesting Windows XP Tweaks that may be helpful.
Adding Favorites to Start Menu
1) Click on
Start, Run, Type REGEDIT and Click OK
2) Click on the pluses (+) next to the following keys
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Software
- Microsoft
- Windows
- Current
Version
- Explorer
- Advanced
3)
Right-click in the Right Side Panel and choose New > DWORD Value
4) Type StartMenuFavorites as the name of the key
5) Double-click on the StartMenuFavorites Key and
Change the value to 1 and click OK
6) Close the Registry Editor and Reboot
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