how do i change the control panel icon as seen on the
right side of the start menu?
if i change the desktop control panel icon, the icon as
seen on the right side of the start menu for the control

In the Windows Explorer, how do I enable the Console windows with the
right-mouse-click.
Many time I'm in a particular directory and wants to be there with the
console windows I have to "Start->Run->command" then cd to that directory.

Hi, I have a partitioned hard drive with seperate partition for my
applications. How do I set the default installation path to be E:\Program
Files not C:\Program Files? This will make it much more convenient for me.
Plus, some installation programs just install in the default ...

How do you change the settings in xp so your active
window automatically refreshes?

how does one get spell check on the menu so that it can
be used to check for spelling b/4 you print...resumes
etc......

can I change my screensaver to a new one

    Can I install 98 operating system on a computer
purchased with xp Professional on it without reformating
the harddrive?

For some reason lately windows xp refuses to acknoledge
outlook express as my default e-mail program.  I have
reset it as the default numberous times and it appears to
apply the change but doesn't.  I can't click on "contact"

Open windows explorer and click view-details.
In windows 98 when i click on date to display newest
files first, explorer would show the subfolders FIRST,
then it would list the files.  In Win XP, the files are

I just upgraded to XP Pro and I want to configure my
desktop so that if I have a .jpg on my desktop it will
display a small icon showing the contents of the file
rather than just a generic jpg icon that looks the same

i've created a new toolbar in my start bar by right
clicking and going to toolbar-->new toolbar. i then
browsed to the folder containing shortcuts to certain
programs, and then i chose that folder as my new toolbar.

I asked for notifications and update information when I
registered my software.  Now I want to get rid of the
annoying pop-ups from Microsoft.  How do I do this?

I'm hoping someone can help.
I like working with my start bar on the left hand side of
the screen rather then on the bottom.  After installing
XP Pro (previously used W2K pro), the start changes width

Is there any way to create custom desktop icons?
(Note, I'm NOT referring to creating a shortcut. I want to create an icon
like My Computer, My Network Places, or Internet Explorer.)
Or is there a way to make it so that the Internet Explorer icon starts up a

Working with AOL and Windows XP programs.  Downloaded
baseball team .jpg graphics during the World Series via
local web site. Have been trying to "remove and/or delete"
this series of graphics but my PC is not recognizing my