Learn how to create a system repair disc for XP or Vista, add icons to the Windows 7 System Tray, and keep desktop icons in their places.

Until Windows 7 came along, it was challenging at best to control what did and didn’t appear in the System Tray. It wasn’t uncommon to see a dozen or more icons littered down there.

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Figure 3. Windows Desktop Icon Settings screen At this screen you can select the icons that you want to appear on your desktop.

Using this panel, in Windows 7 and earlier, you could customize or change the width of the window border, icon spacing, and other settings.