http://ask-leo.com/windows_user_interface.html en-us 2008-09-07T10:15:00-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://ask-leo.com/do_icons_on_my_desktop_mean_programs_are_running_or_will_they_otherwise_slow_down_my_system.html Many desktops are completely cluttered with icons for various shortcuts. It doesn't affect the computer's performance, but it's still messy. 12666@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2008-09-07T10:15:00-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/why_are_some_of_my_file_names_blue.html Windows Explorer will display compressed files in blue. Files can be compressed to save disk space, but there are ramifications to consider. 12590@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2008-07-31T18:09:10-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/ive_lost_the_password_to_my_windows_administrator_account_how_do_i_get_it_back.html It turns out that resetting an Windows account password is frighteningly easy, as long as you have access to the machine. 12414@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2008-05-12T10:31:28-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/pages_i_visit_open_in_a_tiny_window_how_do_i_make_it_bigger.html Occasionally a program will open up in a tiny window, too small to be useful. We'll look at a couple of approaches to dealing with tiny windows. 12172@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2008-01-14T10:56:40-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/why_do_i_get_access_is_denied_when_trying_to_copy_a_file.html Copying a file requires that you have access to both the source file and the intended destination. There are several reasons you might not. 11976@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-11-07T09:57:58-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/why_is_there_more_than_one_recycler_folder_on_my_machine_and_why_dont_they_all_empty_when_i_empty_the_recycle_bin.html Windows tries to help protect you from accidentally deleting files with the Recycle Bin. How the Recycle Bin appears on disk can be a little confusing. 11841@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-09-23T09:00:00-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/where_did_file_associations_go_in_windows_vista.html Several things are slightly different in Windows Vista, and the location of the File Associations dialog is just one. 11791@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-08-28T11:43:01-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/i_accidentally_deleted_my_recycle_bin_in_vista_how_do_i_get_it_back.html It turns out to be fairly easy to accidentally delete the desktop Recycle Bin in Vista. Getting the Recycle Bin back is easy, just not obvious. 11779@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-08-23T16:18:20-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_remove_the_documents_item_on_my_start_menu.html Documents, or my Recent Documents, is Windows trying to be helpful by making it easy to access recent work. Sometimes it's a little too visible. 11774@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-08-21T10:51:39-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/why_can_i_not_find_a_file_that_windows_search_tells_me_is_there.html In an effort to avoid confusion, Windows will hide certain files and folders by default. Naturally that often leads to more confusion. 11735@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-08-12T11:13:43-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_change_the_icon_of_a_desktop_shortcut.html Creating a shortcut is easy and there's an interface for changing the icon. Though not obvious, there's a large selection of icons to choose from. 11702@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-07-25T08:30:52-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/where_is_the_run_command_on_windows_start_menu.html Depending on your configuration and customization the Run command may not be visible on the Start menu. It's easy to make it show up. 11507@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-05-19T14:45:16-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_find_a_file_on_my_machine.html It's very easy to have Windows locate a file on your machine, but it's also easy to overlook a setting that will allow it to miss some as well. 11439@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-04-30T15:52:10-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/can_i_copy_and_rename_a_file_in_a_single_step.html Windows Explorer is a fine tool, but there are still a few things you can't easily do with it. This calls for the Windows Command Prompt. 11230@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-03-07T11:58:09-08:00 http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_get_a_windows_program_to_always_open_maximized.html Some folks like to run programs maximized; taking up the entire screen. If a program doesn't do that automatically, here are some steps that may help. 11106@http://ask-leo.com/ Windows User Interface 2007-01-25T14:17:48-08:00