Posts by FortyPoundHead
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Add album art to any music folder
This is easily my favorite tip! One of the coolest new features in Windows XP is its album thumbnail generator, which automatically places the appropriate album cover art on the folder to which you are copying music (generally in WMA format). But what about those people that have already copied their CDs to the hard drive using MP3 format? You can download album cover art from sites such as cdnow.com or amguide.com, and then use the new Windows XP folder customize feature to display the proper image for each folder. But this takes time--you have to manually edit the folder properties for every single folder--and you will lose customizations if you have to reinstall the OS. There's an excellent fix, however.
Add an Expanding Control Panel to Start Menu
Want easy access to the Control Panel options? With this tip you can add an expanding Control Panel folder to the start menu.
Add Command Prompt Here to Every Folder
If you're from the old school and still use the DOS prompt regularly, then this tip is for you! It creates a new right-click option to open a command prompt window at the directory you are currently working from.
Add Contacts Quickly in Outlook 2000
If you receive an e-mail message from a person whom you want to add to your Outlook contact list, here's a quick way to do it:
Add Custom Folder to My Computer or the Desktop
Create your own custom system folder on the desktop or in My Computer, that can't be deleted or renamed.
Add Explore From Here to Every Folder
When you right click on any folder this will give you an option to Explore From Here, which will open up an explorer window of that folder.
Add File Management to Context Menu
Adds "Copy To" and "Move To" options in files and folders right-click context menu.
Add Google Search to XP Task Bar
In this age desktop indexers, browser toolbars, and the like, maybe you want just simple search box. Here's how.
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