desktop – Ask The Computer Lady

February 18, 2010 Windows 7 2 Comments

Floating Toolbar for Windows 7

Dear Computer Lady, Seems like MSN decided to remove the ability for an individual to add toolbars as you could in XP & Vista. Know of any good program or way to add the Toolbars back. I used to have one on the left that had my Desktop icons like Word, Excel etc. It would […]

May 20, 2009 Vista, Windows XP No Comments

Can’t Arrange Desktop Icons

Dear Computer Lady, I am having problems with my desktop. The icons, for a reason I cannot explain, have all bunched up on the left side of the screen and when I try to move one, it moves all right, but then it flips right back to where it was. I have tried everything […]

February 19, 2009 Basics No Comments

Delete Desktop Shortcuts

Dear Computer Lady, I enjoy reading your newsletter. I have a quick question – how do I get rid of some of the icons on my desktop that I’m not using on a regular basis? I don’t want to get rid of the program itself, but I don’t need all those icons on my […]

November 3, 2005 Windows No Comments

Hidden Desktop Icons

Dear Computer Lady, I am new at computer stuff and love reading your news letters. You have helped to so much. Well I have a problem and I hope you can help me. I have Windows XP home edition and in my random clicking to explore my computer I have somehow clicked on something […]

October 12, 2005 Windows No Comments

Return Icon To Start Menu

Dear Computer Lady, I love your newsletter! I am a relatively new user and the computer sometimes boggles me. You recently answered a question about removing icons from the desktop. I have another question relating to that. I was lazy clicking on a game from the start menu, and accidentally dragged it onto […]

April 7, 2005 Windows XP No Comments

AutoArrange Desktop Icons

Dear Computer Lady Sure hope you can help me with this problem, I can no longer click on to the icons on my desk top and move them .When I do they zip right back to where they were. For some reason they have all moved to the left side of my desk top […]