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11) Use the Desktop Cleanup Wizard
in Windows XP
To start the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:
Click Start , and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes under Pick
a category.
Under or pick a Control Panel icon , click Display. The
Display Properties dialog box is displayed.
In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Desktop
tab, and then click Customize Desktop. The Desktop Items dialog
box is displayed.
Under Desktop cleanup , click to clear the Run Desktop Cleanup
Wizard every 60 days check box if you do not want the Desktop
Cleanup Wizard to automatically start every 60 days.
Click Clean Desktop Now. The Desktop Cleanup Wizard starts.
12) Remove Unwanted Shortcuts
In the Welcome to the Desktop Cleanup Wizard dialog box,
click Next.
In the Shortcuts dialog box, a list of shortcuts are displayed
in the Shortcut to Clean Up list. The shortcuts that you click
are removed from the desktop and placed in the Unused Desktop
Shortcuts folder on the Windows desktop.
If you do not want a shortcut to be removed from the desktop,
click to clear the check box for that shortcut, and then click
Next when you are finished.
In the Completing the Desktop Cleanup Wizard dialog box,
view the items in the Shortcuts box to confirm that you want
them removed from the desktop, and then click Finish.
The Desktop Cleanup Wizard moves the selected shortcuts
to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder and then quits.
13) Restore Shortcuts
If a shortcut that you want is removed, follow these steps
to restore the shortcut:
On the Desktop, double-click the Unused Desktop Shortcuts
folder. The Unused Desktop Shortcuts dialog box is displayed.
Note: If the Unused Desktop Shortcuts dialog box is maximized,
click the Restore Down button (appears to the left of the
red Close button).
Drag the shortcut that you want to the Windows desktop.
Close the Unused Desktop Shortcuts dialog box.
14) How to Turn On Automatic Updates
Click Start , click Control Panel , and then double-click
System.
Click the Automatic Updates tab, and then click one of the
following options:
- Download the updates automatically and notify me when
they are ready to be installed. (This is the default setting.)
- Notify me before downloading any updates and notify me
again before installing them on my computer.
15) How to Turn Off Automatic Updates
Click Start , click Control Panel , and then
double-click System.
Click the Automatic Updates tab, and then click
Turn off automatic updating. I want to update my computer manually.
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