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Tips & Tricks   Win98 /ME Win NT Win 2K Win XP   1. You can press the Windows key and the "E" key  at the same time and it will open windows explorer! x x x x 2. You can copy items (Pictures or Text) by selecting what  you want to copy and then hold the <ctrl> key and  pressing the 'c' key.  You can paste by clicking where you  want to paste and then hold the <ctrl> key and pressing  the 'v' key. x x x x 3. Running Scandisk and Defrag regularly will help keep your  system running more efficiently. x x x x 4. Passwords that are actual words or names can be hacked  in seconds, very simply, by free downloadable software  from the internet. Almost all proper names and any word  found in a dictionary will be deciphered in seconds. Better  passwords combine both numbers and letters using upper  and lowercase when possible. The best passwords are  more that 8 characters long and use numbers, letters, and  special characters (!@#$%^&...etc.). x x x x 5. You can get more stability from your system by applying  all of the critical updates provided by Microsoft for your  operating system. Go to Windows Update, select  "Product Updates" for 98/ME/NT/2K systems, and  download and install all CRITICAL UPDATES. x x x x 6. If you are getting errors when you go to certain web  pages, you probably need to update your internet browser.  You can do this from Windows Update. Update to Internet  Explorer 6.0! x x x 8. Spyware and Adware can greatly diminish your system  performance.  There are a number of FREE anti-spyware  and anti-adware programs out there. Try 'Spybot Search & Destroy', SpywareBlaster, and  'Adaware SE Personal' from www.download.com or from  the Downloads link on this site. x x x x