Speed up Menu Display

Speed up Menu Display

You can use this tip to speed up the way menus display in Windows XP.

• Click Start, click Control Panel, and click Performance and Maintenance, and the click System.
• Click the Advanced tab, and under Performance, click the Settings button.
• Clear the Fade or slide menus into view check box, and then click OK.
• Now when you bring up a collapsed menu, it will expand without delay.

Compress Files and Folders in Windows XP

Running out of room on your hard disk? Need some extra space to install a new program? Don’t worries, Windows XP come to the rescue.

Both Windows XP Professional and Home Edition now include a zip compression utility that you can use to compress files and folders on your hard disk.

To compress a file or folder:

• Right-click the file or folder.
• Point to Send To.
• Then click Compressed (zipped) Folder.

This will make a compressed folder, identified by a zipper icon, which displays the same name as the file you compressed.

You can also make a compressed folder from scratch, by following these steps:

• Right-click the desktop.
• Point to New.
• Click Compressed (zipped) Folder.
• Open the new compressed folder and drag files inside that you would like compressed.