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Basic PC TroubleshootingTom and Mary Screen and desktop questionsa. How can I get the list of common tasks on the left side of every folder window?In Windows XP or Me, select Tools => Folder , then click "Show common tasks infolders". Unfortunately, Windows 98 does not have this How can I control whether "My Computers", "My Documents", "My Network Places",and "Internet Explorer" are displayed on my desktop?Right-click on the desktop, select Properties. Click on the Desktop tab, then click CustomizeDesktop. Click the items in the list to add to or remove from the How can I view details of files in a folder, such as size, type, and date created?Select View => Details. To select which details to show, select View => Choose Details. d. How can I view thumbnails of photo files in a folder?Select View => Thumbnails. Works in Windows XP, Me, and 2000, but not in 98. To seepreviews of selected photo files in Windows 98, select View => as Web Page.

Basic PC Troubleshooting Tom and Mary O'Haver toh@umd.edu ohaverma@verizon.net 1. Screen and desktop questions a. How can I get the list of common tasks on the left side of every folder window? In Windows XP or Me, select Tools => Folder Options ... disks on the computer and all the folders on the desktop. 2. Click on the little + next to a ...

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