Real estate on your computer desktop is about to become a lot more valuable. It is all due to Windows XP, the new version of Microsoft's ubiquitous computer operating system that hits stores this fall ...

PC makers that choose to ship Windows XP with icons on the desktop will have to include at least three Microsoft-mandated icons, the company said. News of the requirement that PC makers include an MSN ...

The small size of the icons on the Windows XP taskbar can make it difficult to distinguish between them when you're trying to quickly open a program. Although Microsoft provides business users with ...

The New York Times tech Q&A covers how to change the icons Windows XP and Vista use on the desktop and for folders: One way to change the standard Windows desktop icons (like the Recycle Bin) is by ...

Want to change the boring user icon Windows XP set by default? Want to change the boring user icon Windows XP set by default? 4. Click on Change Picture and Browse for more pictures. 5. Just pick a ...

If you want to customize your Windows XP desktop and add a new, interesting effect, you can make your desktop icons have a background color. You can use the advanced settings of the Appearance menu to ...

Hi<BR><BR>I have been given XP pro computer from a friend who's asked me to fix it but it seems to be more than the usual malware problem so I am stuck.<BR><BR>When it boots up there are no icons only ...

Windows 10 may be essentially an ex-operating system, but that doesn't mean Microsoft has relinquished its appetite for really ancient code. For proof, look no further than the icons contained within ...