Restart Windows and Tweak UI
When you need to restart Windows, here's how to cut short the sometimes lengthy reboot process. Launch Notepad and type the following line:
@EXIT
Save the file as C:\Windows\Desktop \Restart.bat. An icon for the file will show up on your desktop. Right-click on the icon; choose Properties, then the Program tab. Make sure the Close on Exit option is enabled. Click the Advanced button, and make sure that the MS-DOS mode option is selected and that the "Warn before entering MS-DOS mode"option is deselected. Click OK to close both dialog boxes. A second icon (Restart.pif) will be created. Double-click on this icon whenever you need to restart Windows.
Tweak UI to Speed Up Windows
Tweak UI, a utility that offers some helpful options to speed up Windows, also gives you impressive power to customise your desktop further than you can without it. UI is included on the Windows 98 CD under Tools\Reskit\Powertoy\Tweakui.inf. The utility installs itself as a Control Panel applet.
Under the Boot tab in Tweak UI, you can prevent ScanDisk from automatically running at start-up, further speeding the boot process.
Another way to use TweakUI to speed up your system is to uncheck all the check-box items in the Paranoia tab that clean up parts of your system, such as the Documents folder and your Internet Explorer history, at log-on.
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