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PC World.Top.Windows.Tips TECHNOLOGY ADVICE YOU CAN TRUST TM ◆ WWW.PCWORLD.COM ◆ PC WORLD MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS >>SPECIAL BONUS COLLECTION C OV E R S T O RYWINDOWSSECRETS smart tips that unleash Windows’ hidden powers—whether you’ve upgraded to XP or not. By Scott Dunncall it the clark kent syndrome: Hidden beneath INSIDEWindows’ mild-mannered exterior lurks an operating 70 File Management Musclesystem that’s more powerful than a locomotive. 71 Ten Quick Changes—No Phone Unleashing Windows’ superpowers lets you work Booth Requiredsmarter, whether you use XP or one of its predecessors. 72 Powerful Features WithoutWindows’ many configuration options allow you to over- the Upgradecome the limitations of its one-size-fits-all interface and 73 Speeding-Bullet Performancetransform the operating system to fit your work style. 74 Fixes for XP’sThese tips will help you get the look you want and the Super-Annoyancespower you need to manage files, pump up performance, 78 The Mighty Morphin’ OSand customize Windows to your liking. 80 Up, Upload, and AwayI L L U S T R A T I O N S B Y A L E X G R O S S APRIL 2002 W W W. P C W O R L D.C O M 69 C OV E R S T O RY FILE MANAGEMENT MUSCLE tice that the Large Icons view has become simply ‘Icons’ in XP’s Explorer.) the quality of the file with each rotation. If you don’t see the Filmstrip option in under ‘Folder pictures’ select Choose Pic- ture. Select the picture you want to show OU DON’T NEED X-RAY VISION to see what’s inside a Tiles seem to be part of the Microsoft the View menu, choose View•Customize in the thumbnail (see the following bonus effort to simplify XP to the level of the This Folder, click the Customize tab, select tip), and click Open. If the preview image Windows file without opening it. And XP adds even more most unsophisticated computerphobe, Photo Album in the drop-down list at the is to your liking, click OK. If not, click tools and techniques for identifying files and determining but they’re not without redeeming quali- top, and click OK. Choose Picture again to find another pic- ties. For example, to the right of each tile XP A New Thumbnails View The Thumb- ture, or select Restore Default to remove their contents. You still have to spend time arranging your files, but is a brief summary of file information nails view in XP has a new twist. If a fold- the picture from the folder thumbnail. knowing all of Windows’ tricks will make the chore less, well, chorelike. specific to that file type. Some of this er contains images saved in a common Bonus tip: You needn’t scroll through a information isn’t visible by default in Web format, such as .gif, .png, or .jpg, XP list of file names to find the image file you ME 2K XP Give Me the Details If you pre- play or hide (see FIGURE 1). Not all cate- Details view (see “Give Me the Details,” will create an icon for the folder that dis- want to show in the thumbnail. Instead, fer Details view in your Explorer or folder gories appear in this context menu, but if above). Tiles view works best if your fold- plays up to four of the images it contains, set the Browse dialog box (which appears windows (choose View•Details), you may you don’t see one that you want, select ers contain only a few items or if you want providing a glimpse of its contents. To ...