can anyone there tell me where in the registry the visual styles of xp are stored?

With Windows 2000, if I had Windows Explorer open with a
list of files (dislayed in detail view), and a .jpg, .gif
or .bmp file was highlited, a miniature view of the
contents of the file would display to the left of the

I saved an image as a background. The image is fuzzy.
How can I delete it?

I just got a new Gateway PC w/ WinXP but it won't accept the software
for my Samsung LCD so the display comes in washed out & hard to read.
Samsung says that they have no software for XP but only Win95 & 98.
Is there any software to make other softwares think my XP is a Win98?

I modified my start menu under Windows XP using the reg
files from Kelly's corner. This worked great and I added
menus for office and adobe folders in place of my music
and my pictures.

I use the classic desktop setting, putting the task bar on
the left hand side of the screen, with a single icon on
the screen "My Computer".  I have used XP for a long time
now, and have run it on three different processors, as

i have 2 user profiles in XP pro so i have 1 'shared documents' folder and 2
user specific 'my documents' folders
what i want to do is lose the 2 user specific 'my documents' folders so
that the only folder visible in explorer is the shared folder (for

Anyone dual booting windows 98 and xp?  Can I install win
98 after xp?  Then install xp again in case of file
changes?

When I open Internet Explorer the windows is small instead of full
screen. How can I make it open in full screen only ?
BTW this only happens when I click on a link or open a second IE
window. The first window (if I open it from the IE icon) is full but

Hi, all.  I accidentally clicked "cascading" after right-clicking on the toolbar and hate it.  But I can't find a way to reset it so that program windows re-open to full screen.  I tried clicking cascade again, that didn't work.  I also tried the tiling options but don't like ...

What's the best way to backup data over a network with minimal human
intervention?
Currently, I use a VB Script with FileSystemObject's CopyFolder method to copy a
folder (and it's sub-folders) to a shared directory.

When I try to do a shortcut with %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe ,/N ,/E, C:\ or
any of it's derivatives Explorer does not expand C: ... as a matter of fact,
the expand is disabled on the menu. The only way I can get the expand and
the + to the left of C: to show up is to open a lower ...

how do i change a name on my customized account.  we have
one for each person in the family, however my son has the
original with all the icons.  i need that to be mine.

How do i go about getting XP to boot right into the
desktop skipping any logon or the welcome screen?

i  have windows xp  pro  and  my  kids were playing with
me puter  and  now i  have a tool bar that  i cant  get  
to dissappear  it is  on the main  desk top  it  sits on
the left  hand  side of the screen  and  contains folder