when i turn on my computer,my computer icon starts automatically?
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Open 'StartMenu ' folder - You can do this by exploring the folders.\n\nUnder 'Startmenu' find out what are the programmes scheduled for startup. Remove 'My computer' from startup folder, it would be fine.
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You REAAALLLLY do NOT want IE to open automatically when you boot up do you???? I sincerely hope NOT!!! THAT is a very good way to get your puter infected with all kinds of mal-ware, i.e.: viruses, spyware and WORSE!!!\n\nTo get the IE ICON on your desktop, simply right-click on an open area of your desktop, choose Properties, choose the Desktop Tab, then the Customize Button, then put a check-mark in the box next to "Internet Explorer" at the top of the 'popup', then exit by clicking the OKs until you're out. Then you can move the Icon anywhere you want it by holding a right-click and dragging it to where you want it. You will then be able to click on it whenever you want to go on-line.
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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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Maybe you have a lot of programs in your startup folder. Check \nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;All Users&#92;Start Menu&#92;Programs&#92;Startup \nand \nC:&#92;Documents and Settings&#92;yourname&#92;Start Menu&#92;Programs&#92;Startup\n\nAnother good place to check is the Services in Control Panel to make sure there are not a lot of unnecessary services starting automatically. If you are not comfortable with stopping services, see if a computer savvy friend will help you.
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Start / Control Panel / Power Options\n\n Set to "always on". Press Okay
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go to the start menu, then go to MY COMPUTER, right click, then check SHOW ON DESKTOP
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select my computer icon on desktop and press alter+enter key
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This is normally a setting in the BIOS. Look for a message right after you turn on your PC, saying something like "Press F10 for setup".\n\nOr, you can create a small script and put it in your startup folder. See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314879
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click    START\nclick    RUN\ntype    MSCONFIG\nclick    OK\nclick on STARTUP tab\nunclick green checkmarks of progs u don't want. Really you don't need anything at startup.\n\nclick   APPLY\n\nRestart Computer
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any desktop is the main screen where your icons are etc.  When you turn on your computer.. after all the initializing happens.
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Even if you click exit on them, they will return because most of them are automatically starting up. If you need the program running, most will have a "hide taskbar icon" somewhere in the preferences. Also, look for something like "automatically  startup with windows".\n\nYou can download a free utility called Winpatrol at http://www.winpatrol.com where you can disable various startups from hidden places on your computer.
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open the start menu, go to run, and type msconfig\n\ngo to the startup tab\n\nselect which items to disable / enable\n\n>>>be careful what you are turning off<<<
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There may be programs that are set to start up automatically when Windows starts.  The should be a folder in the Windows directory that has a folder called Start Up.  Inside may be icons to these programs.  Delete the icons for the programs you don't want or need to automatically start when Windows boots up.
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Or, if you want to actually keep the program but don't want the icon in your task bar, go into the program & look under Options or Preferences (will be under something else on the menu bar) & look for something that talks about the program starting when Windows starts or removing it from your system tray. You can also go Run ->MSCONFIG & go to the Startup tab & look for it there. When you find it, simply uncheck the box & it should disable it from starting with Windows. I would suggest, however, that you should leave MSCONFIG alone unless you are VERY comfortable with Windows or that you don't click anything unless you are CERTAIN it is the right thing as the wrong change to MSCONFIG can cause Windows not to boot up properly.
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Right click My Computer icon\nselect properties\nE
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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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The START button appears in the lower-left corner of your screen. It has a cute little Windows flag on it.\nWhen you click on the START button with your mouse, a menu pops up. At the bottom of that menu, it says "All Programs". Click on it to see a list of all programs on your computer.