mairving
02-03-2001, 07:36 AM
Here is a little trick that works in 95/98 but is especially potent in ME.
<UL>
<LI>Right click on the <B>Start Button</B>, click <B>Open</B>
<LI>Create a folder called Drives or something similar.
<LI>Open <B>My Computer</B>
<LI>Drag your drives and/or partitions into this folder. It will tell you that you can't do this, do you want to create a shortcut instead. YES
<LI>Rename the drives/partitions as they are labeled. In other words, rename your C partition to <B>(C) Windows, etc.</B> This will make sure that they fall in proper order.
<LI> Now when you click on the start button you have easy access to your drives.
<LI>In Windows ME, it will expand those drives, so you can drill down to any progam. You can add a new folder, delete items, etc. You can also put the highlight on a folder and right click and open that folder.
</UL>
With these tips, you will never have to use My Computer again. You can put your floppy drive here also, but if you highlight it, it will search for a floppy. If one is not in the drive, it will eventually tell you. So you may not want the floppy there.
<UL>
<LI>Right click on the <B>Start Button</B>, click <B>Open</B>
<LI>Create a folder called Drives or something similar.
<LI>Open <B>My Computer</B>
<LI>Drag your drives and/or partitions into this folder. It will tell you that you can't do this, do you want to create a shortcut instead. YES
<LI>Rename the drives/partitions as they are labeled. In other words, rename your C partition to <B>(C) Windows, etc.</B> This will make sure that they fall in proper order.
<LI> Now when you click on the start button you have easy access to your drives.
<LI>In Windows ME, it will expand those drives, so you can drill down to any progam. You can add a new folder, delete items, etc. You can also put the highlight on a folder and right click and open that folder.
</UL>
With these tips, you will never have to use My Computer again. You can put your floppy drive here also, but if you highlight it, it will search for a floppy. If one is not in the drive, it will eventually tell you. So you may not want the floppy there.