Find Passwords

How to find out what the passwords are that are covered with asterisks
All you have to do is open up the program that keeps a password hidden by asterisks, open up Asterisk Key, click "Recover" and the password under the asterisks is revealed. Simple to use and it works like a charm. While there oodles of theses kinds of program available (some not free) Asterisk Key it works on Windows 98, ME, 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. You can get it free by visiting this site.
NOTE: Some security software will detect password discovery software as a threat. It's not a threat as long as you're using it on your own computer to discover your own passwords. Now it would be threat if it were installed on someone else's computer to surreptitiously discover their passwords. That's not the purpose of these sorts of programs - and what we're recommending is for the legitimate use of password-discovery programs. So, if you install Asterisk Key and get some sort of warning from your security software, you can ignore it. Simple to use and it works like a charm. While there oodles of theses kinds of program available (some not free) we're partial to Asterisk Key it works on Windows 98, ME, 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. You can get it free by visiting this site.
NOTE: Some security software will detect password discovery software as a threat. It's not a threat as long as you're using it on your own computer to discover your own passwords. Now it would be threat if it were installed on someone else's computer to surreptitiously discover their passwords. That's not the purpose of these sorts of programs - and what we're recommending is for the legitimate use of password-discovery programs. So, if you install Asterisk Key and get some sort of warning from your security software, you can ignore it.

You can arrange your desktop any way you like by using any of the many ways Windows offers for moving and arranging your desktop icons.

If you want to position your icons in a specific arrangement, first you'll have to make sure you have "auto-arrange" turned off. To turn "Auto-arrange" off, right-click your desktop, choose "Arrange icons by" and uncheck "auto-arrange" if it is checked.

You can drag icons on your desktop to a new location on your desktop by holding down the left-mouse button while dragging it. When you have it where you want it, let go of your mouse button. The icon will be in the spot you want it!

You can also right-click an icon on your desktop, and chose cut (or press your control key + the "X" key) and position your cursor in the location where you want to move the icon and right-click and choose "Paste" (or press your control key + the "V" key).

If you want to arrange your icons by type, right-click on your desktop and choose "Arrange by type"; if you want them arranged alphabetically, right-click your desktop and choose "Arrange by name". You can also arrange by "modified" (date) or by file size. Works in Vista too although in Vista you'll see "Sort by" instead of "Arrange by".

Customize your desktop anyway you like and organize your favorite desktop icons in any pattern you like. You don't have to let Windows arrange your icons anymore. You are in control!

To change the font or font size that Windows uses for displays in Windows Explorer, here's how:

1. Open the Display Properties dialog box by right-clicking on an empty area of the desktop and select "Properties"
2. Click the Appearance tab and then the "Advanced" button.
3. Select Icon from the Item drop-down menu
4. Use the Font drop-down arrow to select a font from the list of fonts
5. Now, click "OK" twice (one time to close the "Advanced Appearance" dialog box and once again to close the "Display Properties" dialog.

To check your handiwork just open Windows Explorer or My Computer. If you don't like what you see, you can always go back to the default 8-point Tahoma you started with, or try a different font by retracing the steps above.

If you want to look into your hardware and software in Windows XP you probably use "System Information" (Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools). But, digiknow that Windows XP provides you with another way to look at your computer's hardware and software? Indeed, it does - and it's "another way to skin a cat" in Windows. We're going to show you how to skin the System Tools cat another way, and you might find you like it better.

You can use Windows XP's Help and Support Center to view the same information as you can view using "System Information" but instead of showing you a directory-like folder view, Help and Support center creates a Web page for you - replete with colorful tables and graphics. It's much more pleasant to look at assuming you like to look at pleasant thing

To access the Help and Support Center's System Information tool:

1. Click Start, then "Help And Support"
2. Under "Pick A Task" on the Help And Support Center dialog, click "Use Tools To View Your Computer Information And Diagnose Problems"
3. On the Tools dialog, choose "My Computer Information" in the "Tools" column
4. On the "My Computer Information" page, choose any of the displayed links to view a graphical report about your system

If you've done everything right you'll see all the information artistically displayed and, if you're like most people, you'll find the views of your system information in this display much easier to read and understand than in the standard "System Information" dialog. Another nice feature of using this method is that you'll also notice there are links to other resources, both in Windows itself as wAnother nice feature of using this method is that you'll also notice there are links to other resources, both in Windows itself as well as on the Internet - so you can easily find more information or find the answer(s) to any problem(s) that you may be having.

If you want to look into your hardware and software in Windows XP you probably use "System Information" (Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools). But, digiknow that Windows XP provides you with another way to look at your computer's hardware and software? Indeed, it does - and it's "another way to skin a cat" in Windows. We're going to show you how to skin the System Tools cat another way, and you might find you like it better.

You can use Windows XP's Help and Support Center to view the same information as you can view using "System Information" but instead of showing you a directory-like folder view, Help and Support center creates a Web page for you - replete with colorful tables and graphics. It's much more pleasant to look at assuming you like to look at pleasant things.

How do you do this? Here's how

To access the Help and Support Center's System Information tool:

1. Click Start, then "Help And Support"
2. Under "Pick A Task" on the Help And Support Center dialog, click "Use Tools To View Your Computer Information And Diagnose Problems"
3. On the Tools dialog, choose "My Computer Information" in the "Tools" column
4. On the "My Computer Information" page, choose any of the displayed links to view a graphical report about your system

If you've done everything right you'll see all the information artistically displayed and, if you're like most people, you'll find the views of your system information in this display much easier to read and understand than in the standard "System Information" dialog. Another nice feature of using this method is that you'll also notice there are links to other resources, both in Windows itself as wAnother nice feature of using this method is that you'll also notice there are links to other resources, both in Windows itself as well as on the Internet - so you can easily find more information or find the answer(s) to any problem(s) that you may be having.

If you want to look into your hardware and software in Windows XP you probably use "System Information" (Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools). But, digiknow that Windows XP provides you with another way to look at your computer's hardware and software? Indeed, it does - and it's "another way to skin a cat" in Windows. We're going to show you how to skin the System Tools cat another way, and you might find you like it better.

You can use Windows XP's Help and Support Center to view the same information as you can view using "System Information" but instead of showing you a directory-like folder view, Help and Support center creates a Web page for you - replete with colorful tables and graphics. It's much more pleasant to look at assuming you like to look at pleasant things.

How do you do this? Here's how

To access the Help and Support Center's System Information tool:

1. Click Start, then "Help And Support"
2. Under "Pick A Task" on the Help And Support Center dialog, click "Use Tools To View Your Computer Information And Diagnose Problems"
3. On the Tools dialog, choose "My Computer Information" in the "Tools" column
4. On the "My Computer Information" page, choose any of the displayed links to view a graphical report about your system

If you've done everything right you'll see all the information artistically displayed and, if you're like most people, you'll find the views of your system information in this display much easier to read and understand than in the standard "System Information" dialog. Another nice feature of using this method is that you'll also notice there are links to other resources, both in Windows itself as wAnother nice feature of using this method is that you'll also notice there are links to other resources, both in Windows itself as well as on the Internet - so you can easily find more information or find the answer(s) to any problem(s) that you may be having.