On Sunday 01 June 2003 09:04, Paul Tansom wrote:
I also don't have any icons on the desktop apart from a trash can - it doesn't affect my usage, but is a little concerning since I'm sure there should be some!
Just the Trash can is perfectly normal for XP. There was a paragim shift in the user interface with XP whereby MS want you to launch everything from the start menu. You can put icons on the desktop (actually right clicking on the properties of some things in the start menu will give you the option of "Show on Desktop") But often XP will prompt to ask you if it can clean up the desktop and delete unused icons.
Actually this is the way I work on most of my machines. There is nothing I hate more than a desktop cluttered with icons.
As to Windows users who use the Desktop as a home directory.....ahhhhhhgggghhhhh.