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Help Desk TV: Windows XP

Hey, you know your way around a desktop - so now dig into Windows XP and really put your PC to work! Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Windows Mastery! Released every Thursday at midnight Pacific.

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  1. 31

    031: Making Your Windows XP Computer Speak To You

    Host: Rudy Stebih ‘Narrator’ is a text-to-speech utility for users who are blind or have impaired vision. Running time: 4:12

  2. 30

    030: Viewing Blocked Content In An Email Message

    Host: Rudy Stebih Outlook Express blocks pictures and other content from appearing in your messages to help you avoid viewing potentially offensive material. Running time: 2:03

  3. 29

    029: Customizing The Mouse For Left Handed People

    Host: Rudy Stebih If you are left-handed, you may want to change the way your mouse works to make the mouse easier to use. Running time: 2:10

  4. 28

    028: Printing Your Address Book from Outlook Express

    Host: Rudy Stebih When printing your address book, you can choose to print the contact information for every contact or only a specific contact. Running time: 3:17

  5. 27

    027: Saving A Picture You See On A Web Page

    Host: Rudy Stebih When browsing through Web pages, you may see a picture of your favorite celebrity, animal, painting or building that you want to save on your computer. Running time: 1:58

  6. 26

    026: Stop Adding People To Your Address Book Automatically

    Host: Rudy Stebih When you reply to an e-mail message, Outlook Express automatically adds the person who sent you the message to your address book. Running time: 1:14

  7. 25

    025: Customizing Toolbars

    Host: Rudy Stebih Toolbars can be displayed with or without their titles. Their icons can also be displayed with either large or small icons, and with or without text. Running time: 3:01

  8. 24

    024: Docking Toolbars To The Edge Of The Desktop

    Host: Rudy Stebih In the last video, we should you how you could size and reposition toolbars on the desktop. You can also dock a toolbar or the taskbar to anyone of the edges on your desktop. Running time: 2:03

  9. 23

    023: Sizing And Positioning Toolbars

    Host: Rudy Stebih Before you can move or resize toolbars on the taskbar, the taskbar must be unlocked. We then show you how to move and resize your taskbar located on the bottom of your screen. Running time: 2:33

  10. 22

    022: Getting Rid of The Language Toolbar

    Host: Rudy Stebih Windows keeps track of all the settings on the toolbars submenu from one startup to the next except for the Language Bar. Here we will show you how to get rid of the pesky language bar. Running time: 1:28

  11. 21

    021: Installing and Removing Toolbars

    Host: Rudy Stebih A toolbar is a collection of icons that simplifies your everyday tasks by making icons visible for you to see on your desktop that you can quickly make use of. Running time: 2:45

  12. 20

    020: Making A Window Fill The Screen

    Host: Rudy Stebih Sometimes it’s difficult to work in a small window and you would like to just see it fill the whole screen. Well, you can very simply. Running time: 1:25

  13. 19

    019: Making A Window Bigger Or Smaller

    Host: Rudy Stebih Sometimes, moving the window around isn’t enough. They still cover each other up. By using your mouse to yank on a window’s corner border, and you can change its size. Running time: 1:25

  14. 18

    018: Moving A Window Around On Your Desktop

    Host: Rudy Stebih Today we'll show you how to move a window around the desktop to see what's hidden beneath or to bring it into view from the edge of the screen. Running time: 1:03

  15. 17

    017: Finding A Hidden Window Using A Keyboard Shortcut

    Host: Rudy Stebih We'll show you how to bring a completely hidden window to the front of your screen using a keyboard shortcut. Running time: 1:29

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    016: Moving A Window On Top Of The Pile

    Host: Rudy Stebih We'll show you how to bring a window that is hidden to the front of the screen. Running time: 1:44

  17. 15

    015: Start Menu Frequently Used Programs List

    Host: Rudy Stebih Managing the most frequently used programs list. Running time: 2:00

  18. 14

    014: Start Menu Internet and Email Items

    Host: Rudy Stebih Controlling the Pinned Internet and Email items on the Start menu. Running time: 1:38

  19. 13

    013: Controlling The Content Of The Start Menu

    Host: Rudy Stebih You can add, delete, move, copy, sort and rename most menu items. Running time: 3:53

  20. 12

    012: Start Menu Appearance

    Host: Rudy Stebih Setting the Appearance of the Start Menu. Running time: 1:34

  21. 11

    011: Working With User Accounts

    Host: Rudy Stebih Through User Accounts, Windows XP provides a simple method for creating new accounts, making routine changes to existing accounts, and deleting accounts. Running time: 1:52

  22. 10

    010: Assign A Shortcut Key

    Host: Rudy Stebih Assign a shortcut key to start a program instead of using your mouse. Running time: 1:23

  23. 9

    009: Uninstalling Programs

    Host: Rudy Stebih Uninstall programs no longer needed to free up hard disk space. Running time: 0:56

  24. 8

    008: Turn Off Start Menu Notifications

    Host: Rudy Stebih Turn off those start menu highlights after installing a program. Running time: 0:54

  25. 7

    007: Using System Restore

    Host: Rudy Stebih Using System Restore to return your system to an earlier state. Running time: 1:40

  26. 6

    006: Set A Restore Point First

    Host: Rudy Stebih Setting A Restore Point First Running time: 1:16

  27. 5

    005: System Restore Options

    Host: Rudy Stebih Configuring System Restore Options Running time: 1:35

  28. 4

    004: Windows XP Security Centre

    Host: Rudy Stebih Monitoring Windows XP Security Running time: 1:25

  29. 3

    003: Automating Your Updates

    Host: Rudy Stebih Automatic updates checks for new high priority updates, downloads them in the background and installs them automatically. Running time: 1:07

  30. 2

    002: Using Windows Update Manually

    Host: Rudy Stebih Keeping your system secure with windows update. Running time: 2:59

  31. 1

    001: Finding Basic Information About Your Computer

    Host: Rudy Stebih Answers to basic questions about your operating system and computer. Running time: 1:54

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Hey, you know your way around a desktop - so now dig into Windows XP and really put your PC to work! Discover the best and fastest ways to perform everyday tasks, and challenge yourself to new levels of Windows Mastery! Released every Thursday at midnight Pacific.

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