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Backing Up / Restoring Windows Registry
Windows 95 ONLY
Backing up Windows Registry - This ONLY applies to Windows 95.
To back up and restore the Windows 95 registry files, use one of the following methods:
Method 1
To back up your registry files, follow these steps:
1. Restart your computer. Press the F8 key when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
2. At the command prompt type the following lines, pressing ENTER after each line:
cd\
cd windows
attrib -r -h -s system.dat
attrib -r -h -s user.dat
copy system.dat *.bu NOTE there is a space between the .dat and the * that IS important!!!
copy user.dat *.bu NOTE there is a space between the .dat and * that IS important!!!
NOTE: This procedure assumes you do not have any files named System.bu or User.bu. If you do have files by this name, such as a backup of the System.ini file, select a file name extension that is not currently in use.
3. Restart your computer.
To restore your registry files, follow these steps:
1. Restart your computer. Press the F8 key when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.
2. Type the following lines at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each line:
cd\
cd windows
attrib -r -h -s system.dat
attrib -r -h -s system.da0
attrib -r -h -s user.dat
attrib -r -h -s user.da0
ren system.dat system.daa
ren system.da0 system.da1
ren user.dat user.daa
ren user.da0 user.da1
copy system.bu system.dat
copy user.bu user.dat NOTE the spaces are important!!!
NOTE: This procedure assumes you do not have any files named System.daa, System.da1, User.daa, or User.da1. If you do have files by this name, select a file name extension that is not currently in use.
3. Restart your computer.
Notes:
You may want to back up more than one version of the registry in case the registry becomes damaged but the damage is not detected until later. If you want to do this, when you are following the steps above, replace the .bu extension with .bu1, .bu2, and so on.
If you have more than one hard disk or a network drive is available, you may want to copy the backup files to the other drive so the backup files do not reside in the same location as the original registry files.
Method 2
You can use the Windows 95 Emergency Recovery Utility to create a backup of your system configuration and registry files and restore these files in case a problem should occur.
Backing Up / Restoring Windows
Windows 98 / 98SE / Me ONLY
Manually Backing up your Windows Registry - This ONLY applies to Windows 98 / 98SE and Me
There may be situations where you need to edit the Windows registry. Before you edit the registry, you should make a backup copy of the registry using the following steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type scanregw, and then click OK.
2. When you receive a prompt to back up the registry, click Yes.
3. When you receive the "Backup complete" message, click OK.
NOTE: When you back up the registry, the Rb0x.cab file is created in the Windows\Sysbckup folder (where x is a number from 0 to 5). Each time you back up the registry, the oldest Rb0x.cab file is overwritten. Windows Registry Checker backs up the System.dat, User.dat, System.ini, and Win.ini files, as well as registry configuration information (including user account information, protocol bindings, software program settings, and user preferences).
Manually Restoring Windows Registry- This ONLY applies to Windows 98 / 98SE and Me
Under normal circumstances, Windows is capable of detecting and recovering from registry errors automatically. If Windows is incapable of this, a previous copy of the registry can be restored manually. Windows makes and stores a backup of the registry when you start your computer successfully each day. By default, five previous copies or the registry are stored. To restore one of these previous copies:
1. Start your computer, press and hold CTRL, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Windows 98 Startup menu. If you are running Windows Me, start your computer with the startup disk.
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, type cd\ and then press the ENTER key then cd\windows\command, and then press ENTER. Where windows is the name of the folder in which Windows is installed.
3. At the C: prompt, type scanreg /restore, and then press ENTER. NOTE the space between scanreg and / it is important
4. Select the previous registry you want to restore, and then press ENTER. NOTE: A properly working registry has the word "Started" next to the date.
5. When you receive notification that you restored a properly working registry, press ENTER to restart your computer.
One-click Shutdown
windows Me
For this, you will need to create a shortcut. In the path name, type in C:\windows\rundll.exe user.exe.exitwindows. You can also add this shortcut to your quick launch bar. Now, if you click on the shortcut, the machine shuts down instantly.
Hiding a desktop icon
windows 98
It is not easy to remove icons, such as My Computer, from your desktop, but they can be hidden. To do this, create a 32 x 32 pixel image in Paint, with the same colour as your desktop background. When creating the image in Paint, go to the Image menu, click on Attributes and set the size as 32 x 32 pixels. Use the Fill tool to fill in the desktop background colour. Save the image with a .ico extension. Now, right click on the desktop, and select Properties. This will open the Display Properties settings. Go to the Effects tab, select the My Computer icon, and click on Change Icon. Finally, specify the path to the file you just created, and press the Apply button. You will not see the My Computer icon anymore, but the text will still be there. To get rid of this, right click on the My Computer text, select Rename, and rename it to [Spacebar], so that it will appear blank. You have to do this, as Windows needs at least a single character to name an icon.
or go here and download the tweak if you wish <http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wtweakui.htm>
Disabling Autoplay / Autorun for CD's
Windows 95
Permanently Disabling Autoplay
To prevent Windows 95 from automatically playing your audio CD's,
1. Start Explorer
2. Select 'View/Options/File Type'
3. Scroll through the list until you reach 'AudioCD'
4. Select that listing
5. Press the 'Edit' button
6. Select the action 'Play'
7. Press the 'Edit' button
8. Delete the command "/play" after CDPLAYER.EXE
9. Press 'Okay'
10. Press 'Close'
Or ...
Disabling Autoplay and Autorun of CD's
1. Right-click on 'My Computer'
2. Open 'Properties'
3. Choose the 'Device Manager'
4. Double-click on your CD-ROM
5. Select the 'Settings' tab
6. Uncheck 'Auto insert notification'
7. Click okay until closed, and restart Windows 95
Full ShortCut Key List[/b
Windows 95 / 98 / 98SE / Me
F1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Program Key Combinations
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+V: Paste
CTRL+Z: Undo
CTRL+B: Bold
CTRL+U: Underline
CTRL+I: Italic
Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects
SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
General Keyboard-Only Commands
F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts
For a selected object:
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To Copy a File
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To Create a Shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General Folder/Shortcut Control
F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer Tree Control
Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties Control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility Shortcuts
Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+F1: Help
Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed
Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Dialog Box Keyboard Commands
TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item
Some short-cut keys
windows 98.
Windows Key + D will go directly to the Windows Desktop
Windows Key + R will go directly to the "Run" command
Windows Key + F will take you to the "Find" dialog box
To get to the properties of any file highlight it and then press the ALT + Enter
To get to System Properties, Hold Down the Windows Logo Key and then press the Pause-Break Key.
Printing without opening Document
Windows 98
Create a icon for your printer on the desktop (Open My Computer, double-click the Printers folder, right-click and drag your printer icon out to the desktop, release the mouse button, and select Create Shortcut(s) Here)
print a document, drag and drop its icon on the printer icon. (Again, Windows will open the file's native application for you and then print the file.)
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