The Taskbar
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`Now you can drag the taskbar to any edge of the screen, using any blank spot in the
`central section as a handle. Release the mouse when the taskbar leaps to the edge
`you've indicated with the cursor.
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`When the taskbar is on the left or right edge of the screen, Windows XP widens it
`automatically so that you can read the button names, which remain horizontal (Er(cid:173)
`gonomic studies have indicated that keeping your neck bent at a 90 degree angle to
`read vertical buttons isn't so hot for your spine.)
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`Tip: No matter which edge of the screen holds your taskbar, your programs are generally smart enough to
`adjust their own windows as necessary. In other words, your Word document will shift sideways so that it
`doesn't overlap the taskbar that you've dragged to the side of the screen.
`
`Resizing the taskbar
`Even with the new button-grouping feature, the taskbar can still accumulate a lot
`of buttons and icons. As a result, you may want to enlarge the taskbar to see what's
`what.
`
`Begin by making sure that the taskbar isn't locked, as described earlier. Then position
`your pointer on the inside edge of the taskbar ( the edge closest to the desktop). When
`the pointer turns into a double-headed arrow, drag toward the desktop (to enlarge
`the taskbar) or toward the edge of your monitor (to minimize it).
`
`Note: If you're resizing a taskbar that's on the top or bottom of the screen, the taskbar automatically changes
`its size in full taskbar-height increments. You can't fine-tune the height; you can only double or triple it for
`example.
`
`If it's on the left or right edge of your screen, however, you can resize the taskbar freely.
`
`Hiding the taskbar
`If you're working on a smallish monitor, you may wish that the taskbar would make
`itself scarce now and then-like when you're working on a word processing or Web
`page document that needs every pixel of space you can get.
`
`Fortunately, it's easy to make the taskbar hide itself until you need it. Start by right(cid:173)
`clicking a blank spot on the taskbar, and then choose Properties from the shortcut
`menu. The Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box appears, offering these
`options:
`
`• Keep the taskbar on top of other windows. This option-the factory setting-per(cid:173)
`mits no other window to cover up the taskbar. Your program windows automati(cid:173)
`cally shrink as necessary to accommodate the taskbar's screen bulk. (If you turn
`off this option, full-screen application windows overlap the taskbar.)
`
`Tip: To open the taskbar when it's not visible, just press Ctrl+Esc, or press the Windows logo key on your
`keyboard.
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`• Auto-hide the taskbar. This feature m akes the taskbar disappear whenever you're
`not using it-a clever way to devote your entire screen to application windows,
`and yet have the taskbar at your cursor tip when needed.
`
`When this feature is turned on, the taskbar disappears whenever you click elsewhere,
`or whenever your cursor moves away from it. Only a thin blue line at the edge of
`the screen indicates that you have a taskbar at all. As soon as your pointer moves
`close to that line, the taskbar joyfully springs back into view.
`
`Hiding the taskbar manually
`When, on some random Tuesday, you decide to get the taskbar out of your hair
`temporarily-when reading a vast spreadsheet, for example-don't bother with the
`checkboxes described in the previous paragraphs. There's a quicker way to hide the
`taskbar: just drag it forcibly off the screen. Point to the inside edge of the taskbar, so
`that your cursor becomes a double-headed arrow, before dragging down.
`
`Once again, a thin blue line represents the hidden edge. You can grab that line like a
`handle to pull the taskbar back onto the screen when you want it.
`
`Taskbar Toolbars
`Taskbar too/bars are separate, recessed-looking areas on the taskbar that offer special(cid:173)
`function features. You can build your own toolbar, for example, stocked with docu(cid:173)
`ments related to a single project. (Somewhere in America, there's a self-help group
`for people who spend entirely too much time fiddling with this kind of thing.)
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`To make a toolbar appear or disappear, right-click a blank spot on the taskbar and
`choose from the Toolbars shortcut menu (Figure 2-15). The ones with checkrnarks
`are visible now; select one to m ake the toolbar (and checkrnark) disappear.
`
`Taskbar Toolbars
`
`Quick Launch Toolbar
`The Quick Launch toolbar, once you've made it appear, is fantastically useful. In fact,
`in sheer convenience, it puts the Start menu to shame. It contains icons for functions
`that Microsoft assumes you'll use m ost often. They include:
`
`• Show Desktop, a one-click way to m inimize (hide) all the windows on your screen
`to make your desktop visible. Don't forget about this button the next time you need
`to burrow through some folders, put something in the Recycle Bin, or perform
`some other activity in your desktop folders. Keyboard shortcut: Windows key+D.
`
`• Launch Internet Explorer Browser , for one-click access to the Web browser in(cid:173)
`cluded with Windows XP.
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`• Wmdows Media Player, for one-click access to the music and movie player included
`with Windows XP (see Chapter 7).
`
`The buttons detailed above are only hints of this toolbar's power, however. What makes
`it great is how easy it is to add your own icons-particularly those you use frequently.
`There's no faster or easier way to open them (no matter what mass of cluttered windows
`is on your screen ), since the taskbar displays your favorite icons at all times.
`
`Figure 2-IS:
`Top: Make too/bars appear
`by right-clicking a blank area
`on the taskbar, if you can
`find one.
`Bottom: Too/bars eat into your
`taskbar space, so use them
`sparingly. If you've added too
`many icons to the too/bar, a
`» button appears at its right
`end. Click it to expose a list of
`the commands or icons that
`didn't fit.
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`Taskbar Toolbars
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`To add an icon to this toolbar, simply drag it there, as shown in Figure 2-16. To remove
`an icon, just drag it off the toolbar-directly onto the Recycle Bin, if you like. (You're
`not actually removing any software from your computer.) If you think you'll somehow
`survive without using Windows Media Player each day, for example, remove it from
`the Quick Launch toolbar.
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`Rgure2•16:
`You can odd almost any kind of icon (on ap(cid:173)
`plication, document file, disk, folder, Control
`Pone/, or whatever) to the Quick Launch
`too/bar just by dragging it there (top); a thick
`vertical bar shows you where it'll appear.
`The only challenge is to find the folder that
`houses the icon you wont to odd. If it's on ap(cid:173)
`plication, see page 63 for hints on finding the
`oduo/ icon of the program in question.
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`Desktop Toolbar
`The Desktop toolbar offers quick access to whichever icons are sitting on your desk(cid:173)
`top-Windows Media Player, Word, and so on. This toolbar also provides quick ac(cid:173)
`cess to icons that used to appear automatically on previous versions of Windows: My
`computer, My Network Places, My Documents, Recycle Bin, and Internet Explorer.
`
`When it first appears, the Desktop toolbar may take the form of a>> button at the
`right end of the taskbar. The button is actually a pop-up menu that lists your desktop
`stuff. This could be useful if your screen becomes filled with windows, thus obscur(cid:173)
`ing the desktop.
`
`Address Toolbar, Links Toolbar
`These toolbars are exactly the same as the window toolbars described on page 90--ex(cid:173)
`cept that they appear in the taskbar at all times, instead of in desktop windows.
`
`Language Bar Toolbar
`The floating Language bar, shown in Figure 2-17, automatically appears on your
`computer's desktop and in the Toolbars menu when you install either of two com(cid:173)
`ponents:
`
`• Text services. That's Microsoft's catch-all phrase for certain text-related add-on
`software programs: a second keyboard layout, handwriting recognition, speech
`recognition, or an Input Method Editor (IME), which is a system that lets you
`input for example, Asian language characters with a standard I 01-key keyboard.
`
`• Another language. As described in Appendix A, you can install multiple in put lan(cid:173)
`guages on your computer and, using the Language bar, switch between them when
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`the mood strikes. The language for the operating system doesn't change-only
`what characters appear onscreen when you type.
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`Taskbar Toolbars
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`The buttons and options available on the Language bar depend on which text services
`you've installed and what application you're using. Microsoft Excel 2002 accepts speech
`recognition, for example, but Notepad doesn't.
`
`Right-clicking the Language bar displays a shortcut menu where you can change its
`settings (see Figure 2-17). The shortcut menu lets you minimize the Language bar
`(Figure 2-17), make it transparent, shorten the bar by hiding its text labels, and so
`on. Only two of these options aren't self-explanatory:
`
`• Additional icons in taskbar. When you minimize the Language bar, the taskbar
`shows only the icon for the language you're currently using (like EN for English,
`as shown in Figure 2-17.) If you'd like to run the Language bar minimized with
`all of the installed text-service icons at your disposal, turn on this option and then
`minimize. Now you can click the text-service icons on the taskbar.
`
`• Settings. This option opens the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box,
`shown in Figure 2-17. In this dialog box, you select the installed input language you
`want to use when you boot up your computer, the text services that you prefer for
`each installed input language, and the Advanced keystroke settings for switching
`between input languages. For example, you can assign Left Alt+Shift+E to change
`to English (United States).
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`'
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`Rgure2-11:
`Top left: The floating Language bar.
`Right-clicking this too/bar displays its
`shortcut menu.
`Middle left: The shortcut menu for
`the Language bar lets you change
`Language bar settings, such as
`transparency, vertical (orientation),
`and minimize.
`Bottom left: When you minimize the
`language bar, it shrinks down to the
`taskbar for easier access.
`Right: The Text Services and Input
`Languages dialog box appears when
`you select Settings from the shortcut
`menu. Here you can change the cur(cid:173)
`rent input language, set hot keys for
`language switching, and so on.
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`To change the look of a toolbar, unlock the taskbar (using its shortcut menu), and
`then right-click any blank spot within the toolbar. (If the taskbar isn't unlocked, you
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`won't see the toolbar's shortcut menu. When you're finished making changes to the
`toolbar, lock the taskbar again if you wish.)
`
`Tip: How much horizontal taskbar space a toolbar consumes is up to you. Drag the perforated border at
`the left edge of a toolbar to make it wider or narrower. That's a good point to remember if, in fact, you can't
`find a blank spot to right-click.
`
`The resulting shortcut menu offers these choices:
`
`• View lets you change the size of the icons on the toolbar.
`
`• Open Folder works only with the Quick Launch and Links toolbars ( or toolbars
`you've created yourself). It opens a window that lists what's in the toolbar, so that
`you can delete or rename the icons. ( Of course, you can also delete or rename any
`icon on these toolbars by right-clicking it and choosing Delete or Rename from
`the shortcut menu. But the Open Folder command is a better bet when you're
`performing more extensive surgery on the toolbar, since you're able to work in a
`window that isn't nearly as claustrophobic as the toolbar itself.)
`
`• Show Text identifies each toolbar icon with a text label.
`
`• Show Title makes the toolbar's name (such as "Quick Launch" or "Desktop") ap(cid:173)
`pear on the toolbar.
`
`• Close Toolbar makes the toolbar disappear.
`
`• Always on Top and Auto-Hide appear on a toolbar's shortcut menu only when
`you've detached the toolbar, turning it into a floating palette as described in the
`next section. They make any toolbar as flexible as the taskbar, at least when it comes
`to hiding itself on cue.
`
`If you turn on Always on Top, then document windows can't cover up your toolbar.
`And if you turn on Auto-Hide, a toolbar that you've attached to one edge of your
`screen hides almost completely, until you point to it with your cursor.
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`Moving too/bars
`You don't need to keep toolbars on the taskbar; you can move them to any spot on
`the screen that you find handy, as shown in Figure 2-18. (The taskbar must first be
`unlocked, as described on page 96.) To return the toolbar to its original location, drag
`its title bar back onto the taskbar.
`
`Taskbar Toolbars
`
`Figure 2- 18:
`To pork a too/bar in a different location, drag upward on
`the "perforated" handle at the left edge (top). The result is a
`strange sort of floating too/bar (bottom); it's now on onscreen,
`perpetually available launcher. (Use too/tips, or choose Show
`Text from its shortcut menu, to identify the icons.) If you drag
`the too/bar to on edge of the screen, it glues itself there like a
`second toskbor.
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`Creating too/bars
`The Quick Launch area of the taskbar is such a delight that you may actually develop
`a syndrome called Quick Launch Envy- you'll find that having only one isn't enough.
`You might wish to create several different Quick Launch toolbars, each stocked with
`the icons for a different project or person. One could contain icons for all the chapters
`of a book you're writing; another could list only your games.
`
`Fortwrntely, it's easy to create as many different custom toolbars as you like, each of
`which behaves exactly like the Quick Launch toolbar.
`
`The short way
`Windows XP creates tool bars from folders; so before creating a toolbar of your own,
`you must create a folder (unless you already have a folder that's filled with the stuff
`you want to toolbarize).
`
`Here's the easiest way to turn a folder into a toolbar: Just drag the folder icon until your
`cursor strikes the edge of your monitor (any edge except the one where the taskbar
`is). When you let go, you'll see a brand-new toolbar whose buttons list the contents of
`the folder you just dragged. From here, it behaves just like any other toolbar. You can
`right-click it to make the icons smaller, you can drag it into the center of the screen
`to make it a floating palette, and so on.
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`The long way
`The drag-and-drop method is new to Windows XP. The old way is still around, how(cid:173)
`ever, for people who bill by the hour.
`
`To begin, right-click a blank spot on the taskbar. From the shortcut menu, choose
`Toolbars(cid:157) New Toolbar to open the New Toolbar dialog box, as shown in Figure 2-
`19. Find and click the folder you want, and then click OK.
`
`Rgure2-19:
`The major folders of your computer are displayed in the
`New Too/bar dialog box. Click the + sign to expand a disk
`or folder-and continue to expand disks and folders-until
`you find the folder you're seeking. Or you can create a
`new folder for your too/bar anywhere on the hard drive.
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`Choose a folder, or type an Internet address
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`Your new toolbar is on the taskbar. Feel free to tailor it as described in the previous
`discussions-by changing its icon sizes, hiding or showing the icon labels, or adding
`new icons to it by dragging them from other desktop windows.
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`CHAPTER
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`3
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`Organizing
`Your Stuff
`
`Every disk, folder, file, application, printer, and networked computer is repre(cid:173)
`
`sented on your screen by an icon. To avoid spraying your screen with thou(cid:173)
`sands of overlapping icons seething like snakes in a pit, Windows organizes
`icons into folders, puts those folders into other folders, and so on.
`
`This folder-in-a-folder-in-a-folder scheme works beautifully at reducing screen clut(cid:173)
`ter, but it means that you've got some hunting to do whenever you want to open a
`particular icon.
`
`Helping you navigate and manage your files, folders, and disks with less stress and
`greater speed was one of the primary design goals of Windows-and of this chap(cid:173)
`ter.
`
`Tip: To create a new folder to hold your icons, right-click where you want the folder to appear (on the
`desktop, or in any desktop window except My Computer), and choose New(cid:157)
`Folder from the shortcut
`menu. The new folder appears with its temporary "New Folder" name highlighted. Type a new name for
`the folder and then press Enter.
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`The Folders of
`WindowsXP
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`The Folders of Windows XP
`The top-level, all-encompassing, mother-ship window of your PC is the My Computer
`window. From within this window, you have access to every disk, folder, and file on
`your computer. Its slogan might well be: "If it's not in here, it's not on your PC."
`
`To see it, choose Start(cid:157) My Computer, or double-click its icon on the desktop, if
`you've put it there (page 22). (And if it is on your desktop, remember that you can
`rename it something that's a little more, well, dignified, by clicking it and then press(cid:173)
`ing the F2 key.)
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`No matter how you open the My Computer window (Figure 3-1), you generally see
`several categories of icons:
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`network PC is the starting point
`for any folder-digging you want
`to do. It shows the disk drives of
`your PC. If you double-click the
`icon of a removable-disk drive
`(like your CD-ROM drive, Zip
`drive, or Jaz drive), you receive
`only an error message unless
`there's actually a disk in the drive.
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`Bottom: The My Computer win(cid:173)
`dow on a workgroup computer
`(that is, not part of a corporate
`domain network) includes all the
`perks included on a network com(cid:173)
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`The Folders of
`WindowsXP
`
`• Hard Disk Drives. These icons, of course, represent your PC's hard drive ( or drives,
`if you've installed or attached additional ones). Most people, most of the time, are
`most concerned with the Local Disk (C:), which represents the internal hard drive
`preinstalled in your computer. (You're welcome to rename this icon, by the way,
`just as you would any icon.)
`
`• Files on This Computer. This category appears only if your computer is a member
`of a workgroup, not if it's part of a domain network (see page 14). These folders,
`which b ear the names of people with accounts on that PC (Chapter 16), store links
`to all files and preferences for each person.
`
`• Devices with Removable Storage. Here, Windows is talking about your floppy
`drive, CD or DVD drive, Zip drive, USB flash drive, and so on.
`
`Tip: Ordinarily, if your name is, say, Chris, you're not allowed to open the Frank's Documents folder; if you've
`been given a Limited XP account (page 492), then double-clicking it produces only an error message. That's
`the Windows XP security system at work.
`
`But My Computer also contains a folder called Shared Documents. This folder is like the community bulletin
`board, in that everybody who uses this PC is free to deposit things, take things out, and read whatever resides
`there. See Chapter 18 for details.
`
`• Scanners and Cameras. This is where you see the icons for any digital cameras or
`scanners you've installed.
`
`• Other. You may also see a Control Panel icon here-if, for example, you added it
`as directed on page 83.
`
`What's in the Local Disk (C:) Window
`You might be surprised to learn that your main hard drive window doesn't actually
`contain anything much that's useful to you, the PC's human companion. It's organized
`primarily for Windows' own benefit.
`
`If you double-click the Local Disk C: icon in My Computer-that is, your primary
`hard drive's icon-a direly worded m essage lets you know that these files are hidden.
`"This folder contains files that keep your system working properly;' it says. "You should
`not modify its contents." (Figure 3-2 shows a similar message.)
`
`All of this important-sounding prose is aimed at the kind of person who, before the
`invention of this warning message, fearlessly or na:ively cruised through the important
`system files of their PCs, deleting and moving files until the computer was inoperable
`(and then calling Microsoft for tech support).
`
`Truth is, the C: drive also contains a lot of stuff that doesn't belong to Windows-in(cid:173)
`cluding your files. So when you're just looking (but not touching) the Windows sys(cid:173)
`tem files, or when you want to burrow around in your own folders, it's perfectly OK
`to click the "Show the contents of this folder" link. Suddenly the C: drive's formerly
`invisible contents appear. They include these standard folders:
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`The Folders of
`WindowsXP
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`Documents and Settings
`Windows XP has been designed from the ground up for computer sharing. It's ideal
`for any situation where different family members, students, or workers share the
`same machine.
`
`In fact, in Windows XP, each person who uses the computer will turn on the machine
`to find his own secure set of files, folders, desktop pictures, Web bookmarks, font col(cid:173)
`lections, and preference settings. (Secure, at least, from other people who don't have
`administrative accounts. Much more about this feature in Chapter 16.)
`
`Like it or not, Windows considers you one of these people. If you're the only one
`who uses this PC, fine-you can simply ignore the sharing features. But in its little
`software head, Windows XP still considers you an account holder, and stands ready
`to accommodate any others who should come along.
`
`In any case, now you should see the importance of the Documents and Settings folder.
`Inside are folders named for the different people who use this PC. In general, Limited
`account holders (page 492) aren't allowed to open anybody else's folder.
`
`If you're the sole proprietor of the machine, there's only one account folder here-and
`it's named for you, of course. If not, there's a folder here for each person who has
`an account on this PC. (As noted above, if your PC isn't part of a corporate domain
`network, icons for these folders also appear in the My Computer window. Those are
`only pointers to the real folders, which are here in Documents and Settings.)
`
`This is only the first of many examples in which Windows imposes a fairly rigid folder
`structure, but this approach has its advantages. By keeping such tight control over
`which files go where, Windows XP keeps itself pure---:-and very stable. Furthermore,
`keeping all of your stuff in a single folder will make it very easy to back up your
`work.
`
`Program Files
`This folder contains all of your applications-Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, your
`games, and so on. But that isn't the impression you get when you first open the folder
`(Figure 3-2).
`
`Fortunately, making them appear on your screen is easy enough: Simply click the
`words "Show the contents of this folder." They appear just below the "These files
`are hidden" message, and also in the task pane. (The Local Disk (C:) drive window
`works the same way.)
`
`This peculiar behavior requires some explanation. A Windows program isn't a single,
`self-contained icon. Instead, each is accompanied by a phalanx of support files and
`folders like the ones shown in Figure 3-2. Nestled among all of these auxiliary files
`is the actual application icon, which can't even run if it's separated from its support
`group.
`
`As mentioned previously, Microsoft and other software companies grew weary of
`taking tech-support calls from people whose programs stopped working after being
`moved around. Finally, as a preemptive strike, Microsoft simply made them invis-
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`ible. The "These files are hidden" message is meant to say: "Nothing to see here, folks.
`Move along."
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`The Folders of
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`So how are you supposed to launch your programs if you can't see them in the Pro(cid:173)
`gram Files folder? Just take your pick of a half-dozen ways, all of which are described
`in the beginning of Chapter 5.
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`Windows or WINNT
`Here's another folder that Microsoft wishes its customers would simply ignore. This
`m ost hallowed folder contains Windows itself, the thousands of little files that make
`Windows, well, Windows. Most of these folders and files have cryptic names that
`appeal to crypt ic people.
`
`Note: This folder is usually called Windows; however, it's called WINNT if you upgraded your operating
`system from Windows 2000. In the remaining pages of this book, let the term 'Windows folder" refer to
`"the folder called Windows or WINNT, depending on whether or not you upgraded your machine from
`Windows 2000."
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`The Folders of
`WindowsXP
`
`In general, the healthiest PC is one whose Windows folder has been left alone. (One
`exception: The Fonts folder contains the icons that represent the various typefaces
`installed on your machine. You're free to add or remove icons from this folder. )
`
`Your Account Folder
`Everything that makes your Windows XP experience your own sits inside the Local
`Disk (C:)(cid:157) Documents and Settings(cid:157)
`[Your Name] folder. This is where Windows
`stores your preferences, documents, pictures and music, Web favorites and cookies
`(described below), and so on.
`
`In general, you won't have much business interacting directly with this folder, except
`perhaps to back it up. But understanding how Windows works-and how it keeps
`your stuff separate from that of everybody else who uses the machine-is much easier
`once you've had a tour of your own account folder.
`
`• Cookies. A cookie is a small ( and controversial) preference file that some Web sites
`deposit on your hard drive. This special file is how sites recognize you when you
`visit them again. A cookie is responsible for the "Hello, (Your Name]!" message
`that greets you when visiting Amazon.com, for example. Windows keeps them in
`this folder.
`
`• Desktop. When you drag an icon out of a folder or disk window and onto your
`Windows XP desktop, it may appear to show up on the desktop. But that's just an
`optical illusion-a visual convenience. In truth, nothing in Windows XP is ever
`really on the desktop; it's just in this Desktop folder, and mirrored on the desktop
`area.
`
`Remember that everyone who shares your machine will, upon logging on ( Chapter
`16), see his own stuff sitting out on the desktop. Now you know how Windows XP
`does it: There's a separate Desktop folder in every person's account folder.
`
`You can entertain yourself for hours trying to prove this. If you drag something
`out of your Desktop folder, it also disappears from the actual desktop. And vice
`versa.
`
`• Favorites. See page 582 for a definition of favorites. For now, it's enough to note
`that this folder stores shortcuts of the files, folders, and other items you designated
`as favorites. This information can be handy if you want to delete a bunch of your
`favorites all at once, rename them, and so on.
`
`Tip: This folder may also contain a Links folder. It's the folder representation of the Links tool bar described
`on page 87