| Running Applications in Compatibility
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| | also allows you to turn on or disable
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| Mode With Windows XP, you can run
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| | cascading menus and other options that
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| programs as if though they were being run
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| | are useful, such as large or small icons
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| under a different operating system. (This
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| | and more.
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| is known as "emulation".) Simply
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| | Bring Back Those Desktop Icons After you
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| right-click a shortcut, select
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| | install Windows XP, you probably noticed
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| "Properties" and then check "Run in
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| | that some of your icons from previous
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| compatibility mode" and select the
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| | versions of Windows you've used are
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| operating system you wish to make the
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| | missing. Microsoft did this intentionally
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| program believe it is being run under.
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| | to help simply and reduce clutter. Of
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| This fools or tricks the program into
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| | course, for some people, this isn't the
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| thinking you are really using a previous
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| | best choice or the user preference. So,
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| version of Windows, such as NT, 2000, 98,
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| | if you want those icons like "My
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| or 95. This is especially useful for
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| | Computer" and "My Network Places" back,
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| certain games that won't run properly. Be
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| | just open Display Properties (right click
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| careful *not* to use this with certain
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| | Desktop Wallpaper, left click
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| system utilities, such as antivirus,
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| | "Properties") and click the "Desktop"
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| defrag, registry, and disk tool
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| | tab. Click the "Customize Desktop" button
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| applications.
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| | and on the "General" tab check the items
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| Customizing the Start Menu Right click
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| | you want. You can also change the icons
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| on the "Start" button and left click
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| | used by these desktop items in the same
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| "Properties". From here, you can select
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| | screen. One final tip related to this
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| the new Windows XP style Start Menu, or
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| | screen is the "Clean Desktop Now" button,
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| return to the Windows 2000/Millennium
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| | which notifies you of unused icons on the
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| style one. You can also customize the two
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| | desktop and offers to remove them if you
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| possible choices using their
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| | choose.
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| corresponding "Customize" buttons. This
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