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To: thecow who wrote (25203)	2/2/2002 7:03:00 AM
From: thecow	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 110653

A couple of Windows XP tips from the Scot Finnie newsletter. "Keep Your Favorite Programs at the Top of the Start Menu — Windows XP's Start Menu automatically populates with program icons based on the last programs you launched. But what if you want to make a program stay on Start permanently? You can make it permanent by pinning it to the top area of the Start Menu, ensuring the program will cannot be bumped by other programs, even if you use the others more frequently. It's easy to do. If the program isn't already on the lower area of the Start Menu, launch it to add it there. Then right-click the program icon and select "Pin to Start menu." The program will be moved permanently to the top part of Start. Change your mind? You can right-click it again and choose "Unpin from Start menu." — Customizing Explorer Folders — Every Windows XP folder provides a list of contextually-selected hyperlinked tasks to the left of the folder contents. For example, the "My Pictures" special folder offers a list of "Picture Tasks" that are unique to the folder. What you might now know is that you can use a folder type as a template for other folders. This feature also lets you change the icon of a specific folder, and Microsoft has added several new folder icons with descriptive images. And your changes can also affect all subfolders. Follow these steps to try it: 1. Right-click a newly created folder and click Properties. 2. Click the Customize tab. 3. From the "Use this folder type as a template" drop-down list, choose the template type you want to apply. Choose the folder icon you want to apply. Decide whether to apply your changes to all subfolders, and when you're done, press Apply. Now, when you open the new folder, it will contain a hyperlinked task list common to the type of folder you selected as the template. Microsoft includes several folder types, including Documents, Pictures, Photo Albums, three types of Music folders, and Videos. One thing XP still doesn't offer is a way to make color-coded folder icons — something I know many people would like to do, and that the Mac has offered for years and years. Oh well. Maybe next time."