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It varies depending on your operating system, but in general the bar along the bottom is the taskbar, the picture you see is called the desktop background, and the programs on the desktop background are called icons.
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What are the names of the small dynamic programs that run on the desktop in windows 7?
Icons
What command can you use to load the windows desktop?
What command can you use to load the windows desktop?
Why does the Windows XP desktop reorganize itself?
To Eliminate desktop Clutter. Windows XP periodically moves unused desktop icons into a folder named Unused Desktop Shortcuts.
How much does a windows 2000 desktop cost?
It is no longer possible to purchase a new desktop with Windows 2000.
Why is the windows xp user interface is called a desktop?
Why is the windows xp user interface is called a desktop?
What feature must you install to implement Windows desktop themes on a Windows Server 2008 computer?
Desktop Experience
What do you see first when you turn on the computer?
If you just logged on, you will see a welcome screen, and possibly your desktop and icons.
The desktop is typically found is located in what drive?
In Windows, the default installation drive letter is C:, and the desktop folder will be in C:\Users\\Desktop\ (Windows Vista and newer) or C:\Documents and Settings\\Desktop\ (Windows XP), and for GNU/Linux distributions, /home//Desktop/(or simply ~/Desktop/ for any user that's logged in, will be directed to their own desktop folder)
What is the right side of the desktop called in windows?
The right side of the desktop.
What is a difference between desktop and wallpaper?
Actually the wallpaper is just the background screen of the desktop and the desktop is where you can see the taskbar, icons and the wallpaper. Wallpaper is only the background while the desktop is the whole screen including the other things in it (ex: icons, files, windows etc.)
Are the Windows 95 and Windows 98 interface the same?
No. They both use the same desktop paradigm, but Windows 98 integrated Internet Explorer into the desktop shell.
What causes my computer after the desktop opens to have to wait several minutes for the desktop icon to appear?
A program called Windows Explorer, controls the Icons, The taskbar, and the windows, such as folders, My Documents, and My Computer. Your computer starts up more essential things first, then loads up Windows Explorer (Windows Explorer should not be confused with Internet Explorer.)
