Folders on the desktop have a "change icon..." accessable
through Properties. Documents (ie. an actual
Word document) on the desktop do not. Is there anyway to
change the icon associated with a document on the desktop?

Other folders when I close them in Explorer they are
closed when I go back into Explorer. Documents and
Settings folder are open even after I have closed it
prior to exiting. Does any one have a fix?

I recently downloaded the "Set access and controls" feature
from the download/update section. But when I try to use it
to change my default media player, it keeps going back to
the original setting of "use my current player", which is

as system administrator, under "change default prefs," i
can't get the line under "call preferences," "disconnect
a call if idle for more than __ mins," to be avilable to
me.  it remains grey, untouchable, immutable.  help.

How can I change settings in certain applications so that
their icons do not automatically show up in the system
tray on start-up?

Don't know why but after doing numerous windows updates I
have several new directories in the Documents and
settings folder. They look like backup ones and I can't
delete them.  Any ideas?

Is there a way, (I'm sure there is) to place a volume
control button, on my taskbar? Or better yet, is there a
way to set up a mute button on my keyboard? My old
keyboard had a volume control on it, and it's hard

I want to limit a certain user's posibilities to run
programs, connecting to network resources etc. on a
specific XP client by setting local group policies. The
changes in policy seem to affect every user of this

When I turn my computer off and walk away i find after a
couple hours or so it is on again? no matter how I shut
it down it does this??

How can I assign a particular function key such as F1 to
open a specific program?
Example:  If I want to be able to open Internet Explorer
by hitting the F1 key.  

WHAT MEANS HALTED?

I have a big problem with one of our domain users.
He was installing software and changing local security
He also kept removing Domain Admins from admin group
His domain user was only a power user

i have managed to lose my desktop icons & start up
menu.all i get is my desktop picture.i can get into my
files etc only by using alt,control,delete and opening
them through the task manager.any ideas what i have done

Does XP Pro have this capability?
If so, how does one set this up?
Thanx.

I unknowingly deleted my shortcut on the quick launch bar
that minimizes all windows that are currenly open and
takes you directly back to your desktop. I would like to
know if there is anyway I can re-create this command. I