| 4) Editing explorer in windows xp
Editing explore in windows xp is very easy with available
tools its not as difficult like old dos based tedious method here
u need just one tool called RESOURCE HACKER
It is a resource viewer it will show u Resources
in any 32bit Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 executable files (including
exe’s, dll’s, ocx’s and cpl’s) . ok go
in to ur windows directory and find explorer.exe and make its
two copies name them
As explorer_1 and explorer_2 .exe respectively
and keep them in windows folder only. We will edit explorer_1
and will keep explorer_2 as backup copy if anything goes wrong.
Open explorer_1.exe in resource hacker and go to String table
and edit whatever u want to even u can change start button by
ur name or anything else
After editing even a single word do not forget
to click the COMPILE button. Change icon or u can change animated
message such as when u install a new programs so when u go to
all programs a animated message comes “New Program Installed”
u can change it by ur sentence etc. now we have edited the explore_1
now go To File menu in Resource hacker and save it as explorer_1.exe
it will ask u that explorer_1.exe is already present do u want
to replace it, click YES. Now we have our edited explorer.
Now restart ur computer in safe mode with command
prompt by pressing F8 during booting process . Now we will copy
explorer_1.exe on explorer.exe by typing command Copy C:\windows\explorer_1.exe
C:\windows\explorer.exe
Now restart ur computer and what u will seeing
that u r working with ur edited explorer. If anything goes wrong
than just copy explorer_2.exe on explorer.exe by same process.
5) Speed Up Detailed View in Explorer
If you like to view your files in Windows Explorer using the "Details"
view here is a tweak to speed up the listing of file attributes:
Viewing files in Windows Explorer using the "Details"
mode shows various attributes associated with each file shown.
Some of these must be retrieved from the individual files when
you click on the directory for viewing. For a directory with numerous
and relatively large files (such as a folder in which one stores
media, eg: *.mp3's, *.avi's etc.), Windows Explorer lags as it
reads through each one. Here's how to disable viewing of unwanted
attributes and speed up file browsing:
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Navigate to the folder which you wish to optimize.
- In "Details" mode right-click the bar at the top
which displays the names of the attribute columns.
- Uncheck any that are unwanted/unneeded.
- Explorer will apply your preferences immediately, and longs
lists of unnecessary attributes will not be displayed.
- Likewise, one may choose to display any information which
is regarded as needed, getting more out of Explorer.
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