94.Place a custom popup menu on your taskbar

If you would like to create a popup menu on your taskbar that contains all of your frequently accessed programs, here's how:

1. Go to Start>> Accessories>> Windows Explorer.
2. With Windows Explorer open, select a location for a new folder. Then, go to File>> New>> Folder.
3. Name the new folder whatever you would like and then place all of your frequently used programs in this folder.
4. Next, right click an empty portion of your taskbar then select Toolbars>> New Toolbar from the resulting menu.
5. With the New Toolbar window showing, browse to the location of your new folder. Once the new folder is selected, click OK.

Your newly created folder will now reside within the taskbar. To easily see the contents of this folder, click the double arrows (usually to the right of the name) to view its contents. If you would like to remove this new folder from the taskbar, right click an empty portion of the taskbar and select Toolbars. Then click the "New Folder" entry within the resulting list.

93.Create invisible titles for desktop icons

In this first step, you will need to make sure that Windows XP is configured to use drop-shadow icon titles. Here's how:

1. Right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
2. Click the Advanced tab in the resulting window.
3. Click the Settings button inside the Performance pane
4. Click the Visual Effects tab.
5. Scroll down until you see the entry "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop". If it's not checked, go ahead and check it now.
6. Click OK.

Now Windows will not include a rectangular background around the icon text.

In this next step, we will create our invisible title. Since Windows will not accept a space as a file name, we will need to use a character that is invisible. The ANSI character "0160" is a non-breaking space and is visually indistinguishable from a space. We will need to insert this ANSI character into the icon title box, here's how:

1. Right click an icon and select Rename (or single click the icon and press F2)
2. Hold down the Alt key and type 0160 on your numeric keypad, then release the Alt key.
3. Press Enter.

Note: You will now see a highlighted rectangle that represents the invisible title but a single click on a blank area of your desktop will make this disappear.

To make a second icon have an invisible title, just insert the special ANSI character twice into the icon title box. (eg: ALT + 01600160) This is necessary because Windows will not allow duplicate file names.

84.Transparent Desktop Icons

If you would like the background of the desktop icons to have a transparent appearance, here's how:

1. Go to Start>> Control Panel>> System
2. Once at the System Properties windows, select the Advanced tab
3. Under the Performance category, select the Settings button
4. In the Performance Options windows select the Visual Effects tab
5. Scroll down the list of settings and place a checkmark next to the entry titled: Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop.

66.How can I add the Administrative Tools icon to the desktop in Windows XP?

The administrative Tools folder is in fact a sub-folder of the Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs folder, but dragging it or moving it around your computer might cause it to stop functioning.

There are 2 methods of adding the Administrative Tools folder to the Quick Launch toolbar:

• One method is by dragging it from the Control Panel folder, and NOT from the Programs folder.

• The other method is by editing the registry.

Follow these steps to add the Administrative Tools icon to the Windows XP/2003 desktop by editing the registry:

1. Open Registry Editor.

2. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry key:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace

3. Create the following key:

{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}

(just copy/paste, including the brackets)
Note: As always, before making changes to your registry you should always make sure you have a valid backup. In cases where you're supposed to delete or modify keys or values from the registry it is possible to first export that key or value(s) to a .REG file before performing the changes.

4. Close Registry Editor.

There is no need to reboot. Just wait a few seconds and see how the icon appears:

Done!

57.Turn a folder into a taskbar toolbar.

First, unlock your taskbar.
Next, drag the icon of the desired folder to the space between the taskbar buttons and the clock. (Wait for the no-entry cursor to change to an arrow. It's a very tiny space; you will have to hunt for it.)
You can rearrange and resize the taskbar toolbar you just created.
You can even turn the taskbar toolbar into a menu by resizing it until only its name is visible.

56.Turn folder into a desktop toolbar

You can turn a folder into a desktop toolbar by dragging the icon of the desired folder to the edge of the screen. You can then turn it into a floating toolbar by dragging it from the edge of the screen into the middle of the screen. (It helps if you minimize all application windows first.)

25. How to remove recycle bin from your desktop ?

Open Regedit by going to START - RUN and type Regedit and hit enter. Then you should navigate to following entry in registryHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and delete it. This action should remove recycle bin from your desktop.