Not sure how you lost those, but when you put the Start menu into classic mode, it puts My computer, My Network Places, and My documents on the desktop for you. When you first install XP, Start menu is not in classic mode. You can also click start then right click My computer in that menu if you are not using the Classic start menu. (if your Start button is green, you are not in classic mode)
-- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ----- Original Message ---- From: DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 7:24:27 AM Subject: Re: [H] How do I do this... John, It took many tries, but I finally got this sort of done. I now have the taskbar back to windows classic gray! It turns out that I've somehow lost my default "My Computer" icon from the desktop(s). The icons I do have are shortcuts (with the little arrow symbol). I never saw the "Advanced" TAB. I did see an "Advanced" button, but this only opened another window for advanced properties for this "Shortcut" : [] Run with different credentials (grayed out and unchecked) [] Run in separate memory space (grayed out and Checked) Once I clicked the Find Target button, I found the real "My Computer" icon in a folder called "Desktop." At least it is not completely lost. I just can not promote it back to the actual desktop display yet. More play for today............... :) Thank you so much. Best, Duncan At 16:50 05/20/2008 -0700, you wrote: >Right click 'My Computer' >Left click 'Properties' >Click the 'Advanced' tab >Click 'Settings" in the 'Performance' area >Click 'Adjust for best performance' >Click 'Apply' > >That turns all Windows and settings in XP into Windows Classic Mode, >or Windows 2000 mode as it's >also been called... > >The Blue task bar goes to Gray, the Windows opening and closing >effects and such go away, >and your whole system feels a bit faster. :) > >I do this first thing on almost all my Windows XP builds... > > > > >On May 20, 2008, at 3:04 PM, DHSinclair wrote: > >>John, >>Yes. This is what I do see; two tops. OK, I'll try the lock and/or >>try to revert to Classic view mode (though I have not found how to >>do this >>yet - or thought I had already done this!). Thanks, >>Best, >>Duncan >> >>At 16:38 05/19/2008 -0700, you wrote: >>>Are you talking about the top of the blue taskbar where it looks like >>>two tops? That goes away if you lock the taskbar, or use Classic >>>view >>>mode with it's Win2000 style grey taskbar... >>> >>>It's not another task bar, just some sort of graphic that shows when >>>the taskbar is unlocked... >>> >>> >>> >>>On May 19, 2008, at 4:01 PM, DHSinclair wrote: >>> >>>>Have WXP-SPE2. >>>>Allowed MS to make it WXP-SP3. >>>>I am still testing. No, I do not have pre-SP3 XP platforrn to >>>>discuss. >>>> >>>>My Question is about WHY I now have 2 taskbars? >>>>Is this normal? >>>> >>>>I have a tashbar that I can use. But I have another, locked behind >>>>the visual taskbar, >>>>that I can not deal with. WinXP does not seen to offer much help. >>>> >>>>I am not a WinXP fanboy. I do not care for XP a whole bunch!!!!! >>>>(I do know that I will have to live with it in the end.) >>>> >>>>Can I REMOVE what appears to be a 2d taskbar? >>>> >>>>WinXP SP3, (KBKB936929), v.20080414.031525. >>>> >>>>WTF did I miss??????????? >>>> >>>>Best, >>>>Dunccan >>> >>>-- >>>JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Please remove **X** to reply... >>>Facts do not cease to exist just >>>because they are ignored. > >-- >JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Please remove **X** to reply... >Facts do not cease to exist just >because they are ignored.
