Windows Tasks How - To


To pull up HTML source code of a Web page in
Windows 9x / NT
Find a File in Windows 9x / NT
Back Up a Disk in Windows 9x / NT

To pull up HTML source code of a Web page in
Windows 9x / NT

1.  Open Notepad  -  Start | Programs | Accessories | Notepad
2.  Choose File | Open from the menu bar
3.  Choose your file on the A:\ drive (You will have to change the file type in the Open
dialog since your file should be named something.htm or something.html)
4.  Choose your filename and click Open
5.  Choose Edit | Wordwrap, (Wordwrap should be checked)
6.  Choose File | Print
7.  You are done!

To Find a File in Windows 9x / NT

1.  Right Click the Start Button at the bottom left comer of the screen and click Find
2.  Fill in the filename that you would like to locate in the "Named" text box
3.  Change the path statement in the "Look in" textbox so that it searches on the drive
where you think the file is located. (Eg. C:\ )
4.  Ensure that the "Include subfolders" check box is checked
5.  Click "Find Now"
6.  A link to the file that you have found should appear in the lower portion of the dialog
if it is in fact saved on the drive that you are searching.

To Back Up a Disk in Windows 9x / NT

1. Select (double click) My Computer
2. Right Click the icon for Floppy [A:]
3.  Select (single click) "Copy Disk" from the context menu
4.  Insert your "Source Disk"
(Good disk with all of the data files that you want to back up)
5.  Follow the prompts and when requested insert the 'Target Disk" in the drive
(Disk that will hold your backup data)
*ATTENTION!!!*  All files on the target disk will be erased!!! Either insert a blank disk or one that has data that you don't mind losing.  Do not make the mistake of reversing this process or you will end up with a copy of a blank or useless floppy.
6.  Label each disk and make sure to date the backup disk.