Easy Access to Folders from the Toolbar

You can quickly access commonly used folders from your Toolbar

1. Right click on an open area of the Toolbar

2. Select Toolbars / New Toolbar

3. Browse to the directory you want to add

4. Now on the toolbar you will see the name of that folder displayed.

5. Click on the >> to open any sub-folders as well.

Organizing the Start / Programs Listing

As you add more and more programs, the listing of them in Start / Programs can get fairly long.
One solution is to categorize your programs into several groups, create a folder for those groups, and move the shortcuts to those folders.

For example:

1. Start the Explorer

2. Go to Windows / Start Menu / Programs

3. Create new folders with the categories you want (e.g. Graphics, Utilities, Internet etc.)

4. Now move the shortcuts to those programs in Windows / Start Menu / Programs to whichever category you decide.

This can greatly reduce clutter and make it a lot easier to find your programs.

Note: Windows2000 and Windows XP Users will need to go to the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs directory

Restoring a Lost Desktop

If you ever lose the Desktop but Explorer is still running with the Start Button, 
you can do this to bring back your Desktop in a Windows box.

1. Click Start

2. Click Run

3. Type a period " . "

4. Then press Enter

Creating a New E-Mail Shortcut

To create a shortcut that will open your default e-mail program starting a new e-mail,

1. Right click on an open area of the desktop

2. Select New / Shortcut

3. For the Command Line, enter mailto:

4. For the title enter something like New E-Mail

5. When you click on this your default Email program should start with a new Email form.

Creating 3D Window Effect

You can create a nice 3D effect for your windows

1. Start Regedit

2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Colors

3. Make sure the following setting are there:

• ButtonHilight=128 128 128

• ButtonShadow=255 255 255