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By default, Windows XP’s desktop displays only the Recycle Bin icon. However,
most people like to have the normalWindows icons displayed. The most common desktop
icons are listed in WIN
Common Windows Desktop Icons
Icon Purpose
My Documents Access the My Documents folder located on the hard drive
My Computer Access hardware, software, and files located on the
computer
My Network Places Access network resources such as computers, printers,
scanners, fax machines, and files
Recycle Bin Holds files and folders that have been deleted.
Internet Explorer Used to start the Internet Explorer application used to
access the Internet
Connect to the Internet Wizard used to set up an Internet connection
The Connect to the Internet icon shown in the previous figure is a common type of
desktop icon called a shortcut. A shortcut is an icon that has a bent arrow in the lower left
corner. A shortcut represents a path (a location on a drive) to a file, folder, or program. It
is a link (pointer) to where the file or application resides on a disk. When a shortcut icon
is double-clicked,Windows knows where to find the specific file the icon represents by the
path. Users and technicians frequently place shortcuts on the desktop and it is important
to know how to create or troubleshoot one.
To discover the path to the original file used to create the shortcut, right-click on the
shortcut icon and select Properties. Click on the Shortcut tab and look in the Target textbox
for the path to the original file. The Find Target button can be used to locate the
original file.
Sometimes the desktop is cluttered with icons the user puts on it. To keep users from
moving things around on the desktop, right-click on an empty desktop space, point to the
Arrange icons option, and click on the Auto Arrange option. Exercises at the end of the
chapter demonstrate how to clean up the desktop.
An important desktop icon is the Recycle Bin, which is used to hold files and folders
that the user deleted. When a file or folder is deleted, it is not really gone. Instead, it goes
into the Recycle Bin, which is actually just a folder on the hard drive. (If you hold down
the Shift key when deleting a file, it is permanently deleted and does not go into the
Recycle Bin.) The deleted file or folder can be removed from the Recycle Bin just as a
piece of trash can be removed from a real trash can. Deleted files and folders in the Recycle
Bin take up hard drive space. A technician must remember that some users cannot (or do
not) empty the Recycle Bin. When hard drive space is needed, this is one of the first tasks
to perform.
One way to modify the desktop is by changing the wallpaper scheme. A wallpaper
scheme is a background picture, pattern, or color. Other changes to the desktop include
altering the color scheme that is used in displaying folders and enabling a screen saver,
which is the picture, color, or pattern that displays when the computer is inactive. Exercises
at the end of the chapter explain how to change these settings.
Whenever anything is double-clicked in Windows, a window appears. Windows are a
normal part of the desktop as are the taskbar, Start button, and Quick Launch bar. The
taskbar is the bar that normally runs across the bottom of the screen. The taskbar holds
buttons that represent applications or files currently loaded into the computer’s memory.
The taskbar also holds icons that allow access to system utilities such as a clock for the
date and time and a speaker symbol for access to volume control. Look back to WIN

The Start button is located in the desktop’s lower left corner and is used to launch
applications and utilities, search for files and other computers, obtain help, and add/remove
hardware and software. If the Start button does not appear on the desktop, hold the CTRL
key down and press the ESC key. Another way to bring up the Start menu is by pressing
the Windows key on the keyboard. This key has the Windows graphic on it. WIN Figures
2 and 3 show the Windows 98 and Windows XP Start buttons respectively.
Common Windows Elements

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