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WindowsME Tips
Here are a few of the WindowsME Specific Tips I have been
able to find.
Most previous tips work fine as well
Increasing
File Handles for DOS Programs
Cascading My
Computer Folder
Detailed
Error Message Log
Installing MS
Backup
Enabling
System File Protection PopUp Windows
Bypass
Installation Processor Check
Disabling
PC Health
Running
ScanReg
Deleting
Unnecessary Files
Automated
WindowsME Installation
Turning
Off System Restore
Locking the
Taskbar in Place
Installing
WindowsME Without a Previous OS
Removing
Personalized Menus
Creating a
Quick Boot Disk
Displaying
More File Information in Explorer
Monitoring
the Dial-Up Adapter Performance
Configuring MS-DOS VM Based FILES Variable
Windows Millennium does not process the CONFIG.SYS file as Windows 95/98 and
MS-DOS do, therefore a new setting has been added to Windows ME that allows
specification of the "FILES" variable previously available only in
CONFIG.SYS
on older operating systems.
Windows ME runs DOS applications in a DOS VM [Virtual Machine], similar to
how Web browsers use a Java VM to run Java applets. The "FILES"
setting in
CONFIG.SYS is used to determine the file handles in the applications Job File
Table. In Windows ME, instead of the FILES variable in CONFIG.SYS, the
"PerVMFiles" new setting is instead located in SYSTEM.INI, under the
[386Enh]
section. By default this value is set to 30 file handles. The maximum a DOS VM
[DOS session] can have is limited to 255. Because the number of file handles
cannot exceed 255, plus the 30 default handles allocated for each DOS VM, the
setting can only be set to a maximum of 225. This is because 225 + 30 = 255.
For more information see:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=269030
Having Windows Explorer Open "My Computer" Not
"My Documents"
Windows Explorer, launched in Windows Millennium, by default will open the
"My
Documents" folder. Many people prefer the behavior from previous versions
of
Windows, where Windows Explorer would open and display "My Computer"
instead
of the new way. To revert to the old way [My Computer by default rather than
My Documents as the default], simply edit the shortcut to Windows Explorer, by
right clicking on it, and left clicking "Properties" and changing the
"Target"
box to: "C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE /n,/e," [adjust the path/drive letter
if
needed]. The key is to add the "/n,/e," to the end of the shortcut
(don't type
the quotes).
Customize The Start Menu And The TaskBar
Windows Millennium includes several new options for configuring and
customizing the appearance and behavior of the Taskbar and the Start Menu.
Simply click Start, Settings, Taskbar. The General and the Advanced tabs allow
a great deal of flexibility in making your Start Menu and your Taskbar behave
the way you want them to. You can adjust cascading menus, clear the
"Documents" menu, enable or disable personalized Start Menu items
[enabled
makes it so that Windows hides the items you seldom use, and you click the
small down arrow to show those items, should you need them at some point in
time. Disabled simply behaves the same way Windows 98's Start Menu items do].
Adjust NUMLOCK Status
Windows Millennium no longer supports the "NUMLOCK=OFF" / "NUMLOCK=ON"
settings that were previously available in CONFIG.SYS on Windows 95/98
systems. You can work around this by using Notepad or any plain text editor to
save a .VBS file (Visual Basic Script) that will change NUMLOCK's status to
the opposite of the boot-up/power-on status. If NUMLOCK is on when your
computer is powered on, this script file will turn it off, and visa versa.
I suggest placing it in your C:\Windows\Command folder and creating a shortcut
to it in your Start -> Programs -> Startup group. The VBS file should
contain
these lines exactly as follows:
set shell=createobject("WScript.Shell")
if WScript.Version="5.1" then
shell.SendKeys "{NUMLOCK}"
end if
Restoring Ability To Use MS-DOS Real Mode With Windows ME
Some MS-DOS based applications, especially games, will not run very well with
Windows ME's DOS Virtual Machine (VM) system. Windows Millennium also no
longer allows you to boot to a "Command Prompt only", as Windows 95/98
do.
However, there are some workarounds you can try, which have been effective on
many WinME computers. Try:
and also:
http://www.geocities.com/mfd4life_2000/
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