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Microsoft® Windows® XP Features 247
4 When the Desktop Cleanup Wizard welcome screen appears, click
Next>.
5 In the Shortcuts list, deselect any shortcuts you want to leave on the
desktop, and then click Next>.
6 Click Finish to remove the shortcuts and close the wizard.
The shortcuts are moved to the folder C:\Desktop Icons.
To access desktop icons removed by Windows XP, click the Start button,
and then click Dell Solution Center.
Taskbar Grouping
The Windows taskbar is a row of buttons that typically displays across the
bottom of the screen. The taskbar includes the Start menu button and a
button for each open application. (The taskbar also includes the Quick
Launch icons and the notification area.) Windows XP groups multiple
instances of the same application on the taskbar. For example, if six
instances of Internet Explorer are open, each displaying a button on the
taskbar, Windows XP groups the buttons next to one another on the taskbar.
If space becomes an issue on the taskbar, Windows XP consolidates all the
Internet Explorer buttons into a single button. When clicked, that button
expands to a menu of the six Internet Explorer active sessions.
Notification Area Cleanup
Over time, software icons tend to proliferate in the notification area, the
area in the bottom right corner of the Windows desktop. Windows XP
detects when icons in the notification area are not being accessed and hides
them. A caret, or chevron, button indicates that there are hidden icons that
can be viewed by selecting the button. You can also configure the
notification area manually by right-clicking the taskbar, selecting Properties,
and then clicking Customize... in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties
window. For example, you may choose to hide the antivirus program icon
because it is rarely accessed, but display the audio volume icon because it is
used frequently. The notification area cleanup feature is automatically
enabled when the operating system is installed, but you may disable it by
unchecking Hide inactive icons in the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties
window.