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Dell XPS-8500: Change The Folder Name, However. This Is Because The Folder Is Hard-Linked To Your

This document provides instructions for common tasks in Windows such as changing the default operating system at boot, accessing files and folders quickly, determining drive letters and available space, selecting multiple files, changing the account name, deleting or retrieving items from the trash, and viewing available free space.

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Dell XPS-8500: Change The Folder Name, However. This Is Because The Folder Is Hard-Linked To Your

This document provides instructions for common tasks in Windows such as changing the default operating system at boot, accessing files and folders quickly, determining drive letters and available space, selecting multiple files, changing the account name, deleting or retrieving items from the trash, and viewing available free space.

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Dell XPS-8500

Working with Windows


How To Change Default OS at Boot
1. Boot into Windows XP
2. Open EasyBCD program
3. Click Edit Boot en!"
#. $elect t%e O$ yo! want as de&a!lt 'oot O$
(. Click $a)e $ettings" '!tton
*. Close program
astest !""ess to Windows #$%lorer &' (ethods) -
+ig%t click start" '!tton, t%en select e-plore"
.old down Windows key on key'oard and press e" key
astest Wa* to !""ess Dire"tories and iles +iew in Windows #$%lorer
Press /olders" '!tton &rom tool 'ar.
astest Wa* to !""ess Deskto%
+ig%t click task'ar, select s%ow t%e desktop"
astest Wa* to Deter(ine Dri+e ,etters - !+aila.le ree S%a"e on Dri+es
0n Windows E-plorer, select y Comp!ter"
astest Wa* to Sele"t /ulti%le iles in Windows #$%lorer
$elect &irst &ile, t%en press s%i&t" key and select last &ile. 1ll &iles in 'etween will
'ecome %ig%lig%ted.
How to Change !""ount 0a(e in Windows 1
1. Click $tart '!tton, type a""ounts into t%e searc% &ield, t%en c%oose t%e 2ser
1cco!nts link t%at appears.
2. Click t%e option link to c%ange yo!r !ser name and sa)e t%e c%anges.
3%is will c%ange t%e name s%own on t%e login screen and t%e $tart en!. 0t will not
change t%e &older name, %owe)er. 3%is is 'eca!se t%e &older is %ard4linked to yo!r
acco!nt in many 5%!ndreds, t%o!sands6 o& places, and c%anging t%e &older name will
render yo!r acco!nt !n!sa'le.
3%e only way to c%ange t%e &older name is to create a new acco!nt, mo)e yo!r &iles
o)er to t%at acco!nt, t%en delete t%e old acco!nt.
To Delete or 2etrie+e 3te(s ro( Trash
+ig%t click on +ecycle Bin" icon on desktop, t%en select open" or empty"
1lternati)ely, rig%t click on +ecycle Bin" icon in Windows E-plorer to empty, or
rig%t click &ile5s6 in rig%t pane and select restore"
3o )iew a)aila'le &ree space, %ig%lig%t y Comp!ter in Windows E-plorer.
3otal $i7e" and /ree $pace" col!mns appear on rig%t pane.

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