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| STREAMLINE WINDOWS STARTUP |
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Remove Unwanted Items from the StartUp Group |
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2 | (1) |
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Turn Off Hidden Startup Programs |
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Turn Off Unnecessary Device Drivers |
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| GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR DISPLAY |
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Install the Latest Drivers |
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10 | (1) |
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Change the Screen Resolution |
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11 | (3) |
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Increase the Number of Colors in Your Display |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
| PERSONALIZE YOUR DESKTOP |
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Delete the Shortcuts You Never Use |
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18 | (2) |
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Create a Folder Full of Shortcuts |
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20 | (2) |
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Create New Program Shortcuts |
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22 | (1) |
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Create Shortcuts to Text or Data Files |
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22 | (1) |
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Create Shortcuts to Web Sites |
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23 | (1) |
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Create Up the Desktop's Layout |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (4) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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Change the Desktop's Appearance |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (2) |
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Make Your Desktop Look Like Windows 3.1 |
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37 | (3) |
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Make Your Desktop Look Like a Macintosh |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (2) |
| CUSTOMIZE THE TASKBAR |
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45 | (10) |
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46 | (1) |
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47 | (2) |
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Add an Address Field to the Taskbar |
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49 | (1) |
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Move the Desktop Shortcuts to the Taskbar |
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50 | (1) |
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Create Your Own Set of Taskbar Buttons |
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51 | (2) |
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Add Color to Your Taskbar |
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53 | (2) |
| CUSTOMIZE YOUR SYSTEM TRAY |
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55 | (10) |
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Get Rid of Unnecessary Icons |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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Add the Date to the System Tray |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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Add the Phase of the Moon |
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63 | (2) |
| ORGANIZE AND IMPROVE YOUR START MENU |
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65 | (18) |
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Eliminate Useless Shortcuts |
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66 | (3) |
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Organize Your Programs Submenu |
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69 | (2) |
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Add Top-Level Links to the Start Menu |
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71 | (2) |
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Add Links to Text and Data Files |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Expand the Settings Menus |
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75 | (1) |
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Expand the Documents Menu |
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76 | (1) |
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Remove Documents and Help from the Menu |
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77 | (1) |
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Hide Favorites and Log Off |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (4) |
| WAKE UP YOUR MOUSE |
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83 | (10) |
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Load a Better Mouse Driver |
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84 | (2) |
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Fine Tune Your Mouse Configuration |
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86 | (2) |
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Track Your Mouse's Travel |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (4) |
| MANAGE YOUR FILES AND FOLDERS |
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Organize Your Files and Folders |
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94 | (2) |
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Associate Programs with File Types |
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96 | (3) |
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Load Files into More than One Program |
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99 | (2) |
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Send Files Directly to Standard Destinations |
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101 | (1) |
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Customize Your New...Menu |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Preview Images in Folder Windows |
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104 | (1) |
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Customize Your Windows Toolbars |
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105 | (2) |
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Customize Your Explorer Windows |
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107 | (1) |
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Open New Folders in New Windows---Or Not |
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108 | (1) |
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Twelve Ways to Open a File |
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109 | (2) |
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An Alternative to Windows Explorer |
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111 | (4) |
| MORE WAYS TO PERSONALIZE YOUR SYSTEM |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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Tweak Internet Explorer and the Start Menu |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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Tweak the My Computer Window |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Tweak the Add/Remove Programs Window |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (2) |
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Tweaks for the Truly Fanatic |
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135 | (6) |
| SUPERCHARGE YOUR COMPUTER'S PERFORMANCE |
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141 | (18) |
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142 | (1) |
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Defragment Your Hard Drive |
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143 | (1) |
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Remove Programs You Never Use |
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144 | (2) |
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Clean Out Dead Registry Entries |
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146 | (3) |
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Don't Load Fonts You Don't Use |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (3) |
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Optimize Your Disk Cache Usage |
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155 | (2) |
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Plug the Windows Memory Leak |
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157 | (2) |
| PROTECT YOUR DATA |
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159 | (10) |
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160 | (1) |
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161 | (3) |
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164 | (2) |
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Protect Your Computer from Viruses |
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166 | (3) |
| LEARN WHAT YOUR COMPUTER IS DOING |
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Use Windows System Information |
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170 | (2) |
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Use Dr. Watson to Save a System Snapshot |
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172 | (2) |
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View System Properties in the Device Manager |
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174 | (2) |
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Use Dr. Hardware to See More Information |
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176 | (3) |
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Dig Deeper into Your System |
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179 | (2) |
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Monitor Your Motherboard's Temperature and Voltage |
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181 | (2) |
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Identify All the Tasks Running on Your System |
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183 | (4) |
| SHARE YOUR COMPUTER AND PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY |
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187 | (10) |
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188 | (2) |
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Customize Your User Profile |
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190 | (1) |
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Move a User Profile to Another Computer |
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191 | (1) |
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Control Access to Your Computer |
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192 | (2) |
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Use a Screensaver to Protect Your Data |
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194 | (3) |
| USE MORE THAN ONE MONITOR |
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197 | (10) |
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199 | (3) |
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Move Images between Screens |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (2) |
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View Several Windows at the Same Time |
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205 | (1) |
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Display the Same Images on Two or More Monitors |
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206 | (1) |
| USE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS |
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207 | (14) |
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Move Around Your Desktop from the Keyboard |
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208 | (1) |
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Use a Keyboard in Windows Explorer and My Computer |
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209 | (2) |
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Use the Keyboard in Dialog Boxes and Menus |
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211 | (2) |
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Create Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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Move Your Mouse Cursor from the Keyboard |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
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Use an On-Screen Keyboard |
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219 | (2) |
| LISTEN TO YOUR COMPUTER |
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221 | (8) |
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222 | (1) |
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Load a Different Sound Scheme |
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223 | (2) |
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Use Your Own Sound Effects |
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225 | (1) |
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Play Audio Compact Disks on Your Computer |
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226 | (3) |
| On the CD... |
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229 | (4) |
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