It takes a few minutes from switch on to get to icon page. How to shorten this time.?
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Run virus scanners then check your startup applications.  You might have too many applications starting up when you boot your computer.\n\nI also recommend a reformat atleast once a year or every other year.
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Go to start>task bar and start menu> advanced make sure enable dragging is checked or try tools >internet options.  restore defaults or try system restore maybe you did something by accident.
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I can only give my advice about what I think has happened to your task bar (the bar on the bottom).  I am thinking you normally have a couple of icons such as for your internet browser, on the right hand side of your task bar...\nIf you want these back, right click on the task bar and go to Toolbars and make sure Quick Launch has a tick by it.  Other than that, the task bar has very little else on it.  Maybe your clock has gone? Then right click on the task bar and choose Properties.  Make sure Show the Clock is selected.  Have a play with all the other options to see what suits you.\nAbout the tool bar on top, are you talking about within your browser?  Try right clicking just below the address and make sure there is a tick by Menu Bar.  Choose any other menus to suit you.  If I am completely getting the wrong end of the stick, sorry.
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You can right click on the item on the desktop and go to properties...\n\nOR\n\nGo to control panel, display, desktop, customize desktop (at the bottom) and then you can change the icons.
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Right-click on the taskbar\n\nChoose Properties\n\nMake sure Quick Launch is checked on\n\nMake sure Hide inactive Icons is checked off\n\nClick the Customize button\n\nClick Restore defaults
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Do you mean you want it to take less time for pages to load? Or?
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Click on the top middle icon.
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if u r talking about those next to start menu:\nright click on any free space on the taskbar at the bottom of ur screen, point to toolbars and click 'quick launch'\nif u r talking about those next to the time display:\nright click on the icon and press exit
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right click on your start button and choose properties then set your start menu to xp style, you will see icons then.  also, if your task manager is not pulling up, you probably have to much stuff running in the background and your system is struggling with what little memory it has to work with.  Try this:  click on start>Run>type in the open field:  msconfig and click ok.  click on the startup tab at the top and disable all start-up items and then reboot.  i bet your task manager will open then.
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Go to Control Panel> User Account> Change the way user log on and off\nThen tick "use welcome screen" and use fast user switching
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I know of no other way. I keep mine minimized on task bar while on the net.
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This is the third time this question is appearing on Yahoo Answers in this one week !\nRight click "My Computer", click "Properties". In the "Adnvanced" tab, click "Settings" under "Performance", check (put a tick beside) "Use drop shadows for icon labels". Click "OK" and "whew", ur prob is solved !
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Right click the icon, go to properties, click the shortcut tab and click "change icon" at the bottom.
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Best thing to do is to keep in on standby mode. This does not eat up your battery as much and any key tap will bring it back up in about4 seconds. Thats the closest you will come to instant on. The time windows takes to load up is long compared to instant on so the only way around that is not to shut down windows so it does not need time to turn on. (cause its already on!) Check out microsofts website here for more details on power management. Good luck!
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Typically, off the Start Button, go to Control Panel and select Power Options.  On the Power Options Properties dialog box, there is usually a Power Meter tab or an Advanced tab, one of them should have a checkbox to "Always show the icon on the taskbar".
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Check under the catagory. The main page updates so fast that it only passes through for a second.
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Right click on desktop.\n\ngo to \nArrange Icons by - > Show Desktop Icons