create a few new folders on the desktop (right click/New/folder) and give them GROUP names, such as GAMES, GRAPHICS, OFFICE, etc. and then drag the shortcuts that start those programs from the Start Menu (right click, and drag them, choose COPY HERE) to the appropriate folders. Then when she wants to do some photo editing, just click the Graphics folder and all programs relating to that type of thing will be in there without all the rest of the clutter).
Something else that is really handy is a side toolbar and that's free and very customizable regarding icon size.....here's how.
INSTANT TOOLBAR:
Left click and drag the MY COMPUTER icon to the left and drop it. Instant Toolbar with all your drives, etc.
Now, right click in the gray area and configure it the way you want (no text, small icons, auto hide, etc.).
Now go into Windows Explorer and in the C: drive make a new folder and call it Utilities or whatever and drag shortcuts to your main tools like scandisk, defrag, backup, System Information Tools, anything you want into that folder.
Now go back to the toolbar that you made, right click in the gray area again, and choose New Toolbar... scroll to the new folder you made, and choose it. You now have another toolbar separated by a divider bar underneath the first one.
Help !
My mother used to call all the time about the vcr but now she calls about the demon box sitting on top of her desk ( 2 year old dell 2400 pos running sp2 pos).
The most common complaint is she loses track of where programs are on her desktop. She has even caused a few to disapear (don't ask me, I couldn't tell ya how).
What I was thinking would be great is if I could find a custom icon program for XP that creates a large button that has the label directly printed on it. This way we can make her desktop look more orderly and less like the cereal aisle at the grociery store.
Free would be the right price but I would pay a little more to avoid those panicked phone calls at 10 pm.
Grim

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