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Fade or slide menus/ToolTips into view option
fans, improving processor performance with
Fast Boot (BIOS setting)
Fast User Switching
FAT (File Allocation Table) filesystem
FAT to NTFS Conversion Utility
FAT32 (File Allocation Table, 32-bit) filesystem
Favorites
     hide infrequently used items
     links (show/hide)
     navigation key
     relocate folder
     show in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)
     show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only)
Favorites (CLSID)
Fax service, install support
features
     poor design compared to bugs
     upgrading considerations
File and Settings Transfer Wizard, backing up before installing
File Compare utility
file compression [See ZIP files]
file dialogs, options
file extensions
     context menus and
     displaying
     identifying, web site for
     shared, linking to existing type
File sharing for Microsoft Windows networks
file sharing, peer-to-peer (P2P)
file-type keys
     protecting file types
file types
     containing version information
     customizing context menus and
     DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) and
     overview
     protecting
File Types dialog box
     context menus and
     icons, selecting
File Types window, missing Advanced button
file-type associations
     changing
     extension keys/file-type keys
     preserving
     protecting
FileCopy subroutine
FileDate function
FileDelete subroutine
FileExists function
FileExtension function
FileMove subroutine
FileName value (Registry)
filenames, using long in Command Prompt
files
     accessing FTP sites in Explorer
     Autorun.inf
     boot manager configuration file, editing
     comparing contents
         VBScript example
     configuration files
     console, creating
     copying/moving, methods
     corrupted
         startup errors
    customizing
         protecting file types
         thumbnail previews as icons
     defragmenting
    deleting
         in-use
         Recycle Bin settings
         unnecessary files
         what not to
         Windows folder
     determining version of
     differentiate encrypted or compressed NTFS files with a different color
     display size in folder tips
     double-click sensitivity
     downloads (enable/disable)
     drag-drop (enable/disable)
     drag-drop sensitivity
     duplicating within folders
     encrypting
     executable, dragging and dropping 2nd
     extensions (show/hide)
     filename completion in Command Prompt
     hidden
     hidden files (show/hide)
     Indexing Service
     missing (startup errors)
    offline [See offline files]
     operating on with VBScript
     organizing
     printing directory listings
     Properties sheets, viewing
     renaming
         methods
     renaming with search and replace
    right-clicking [See context menus]
     sharing over networks
     system files (show/hide)
     system path and
     System.ini
     virus carriers
     Win.ini
    ZIP
         Search tool and
         working with
FileSize function
FileSystemObject object
filesystems
     choosing right
     multiboot systems and
         compatibility
     multiple drives and
     supported types
Finger
firewalls 2nd
     logging
     reasons for
     routers
     solutions
    Windows Firewall
         alternatives
         poking holes in
         setting up
firmware
First Boot Device (BIOS setting)
fish tank, Internet
Flash BIOS Protection (BIOS setting)
flashing (updating) BIOS
floppy disks
     backups 2nd 3rd
     bootable, creating
Floppy Drive A/B (BIOS setting)
Floppy Drive Seek (BIOS setting)
floppy drives, troubleshooting
Floppy Write Protect (BIOS setting)
flow control
     DOS batch files
     VBScript scripts
focus, preventing applications from stealing
Folder Options (Explorer)
     customizing context menus
     file extensions, displaying
     General tab
     hidden files, showing
     properties
     Registry customization options, adding
     View tab
Folder Shortcuts
     creating
     deleting, cautions about
     dismantling and removing
     enhancements to
     FTP sites, accessing in Explorer
     mirroring a folder with 2nd
folder tree (Explorer), expanding/collapsing
FolderCopy subroutine
FolderCreate function
FolderDelete subroutine
FolderExists function
FolderMove subroutine
FolderParent function
folders
     accessing FTP sites in Explorer
     cache settings for offline access
     close automatically when Favorites or History folder is shown
     closing all open
     columns in details view
     context menus, customizing
     copying/moving, methods
    customizing
         icons
         New items in context menus
    deleting
         unnecessary
         what not to
     display file size in folder tips
     duplicating
     encrypting
     Explorer window, opening
     files, duplicating
     group similar items
     history settings
     Indexing Service
    movable [See moveable folders]
     My Music
     My Pictures
     My Videos
     open each folder in its own window
     open in separate process
     opening, changing Explorer default
     operating on with VBScript
     parent windows, opening
     permissions, inheritance
     previously opened, navigating to
     printing directory listings
     Properties sheets, viewing
     Recent, disabling
     Recycle
     refresh view
     remember individual settings
     renaming multiple files
     renaming, effect on view settings
     reopen all folder windows that were left open when system was last shut down
     reset default appearance to Windows default
     reuse folder windows
     reuse folder windows when launching Internet shortcuts
    right-clicking [See context menus]
     selecting all contents
     selecting items by letter
     selecting multiple items within
     set default appearance
     settings, changing defaults
     share on network
     Shared Documents, deleting
     sharing over networks
     show background images
     show common tasks
     show contents of system folders
     show Digital Camera memory as a folder (still camera only)
     show FTP site as folder in Internet Explorer
     show full path in address bar
     show full path in titlebar
     show lines in Explorer tree view
     show/hide hidden folders
     Startup, performance and
     system path and
     Temp, performance issues
     thumbnail display, disabling
     user system
         removing
    virtual [See virtual folders]
     wiping
FolderSize function
fonts
     change DPI of all screen fonts
     determine link between font filename and font screen name
     downloads (enable/disable)
     eliminate duplicates
     in web pages
     in windows, menus, and icons
     install
     performance issues
     repair folder
     size in applications
     smooth edges (enable/disable)
     smooth edges (settings)
     uninstall
     view & compare
Fonts (CLSID)
FOR...IN...DO statement (DOS)
For...Next loop (VBScript) 2nd
Free Download Manager
Fresh Download
frozen applications, closing
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
     accessing sites in Explorer
     script for creating Internet fish tank
     server restrictions
     show as folder in Internet Explorer
     use passive mode
full-duplex connections
Function statement (VBScript)
functions
     in VBScript
     that return properties of drives
     used to manipulate files
     used to manipulate folders