I just successfully install of the XP OEM, full version. No icons
appeared on my desktop. I figured out how to put on My Computer. Don't
know for Network Places. The others I'll deal with as I install.

An old drive is now in the place of D. It has lots of folders and files.
I tried searching a folder there, and all Search would allow is D. How
do I get to Browse a selected folder? I noticed some file suffixes or
empty. I thought properties for a folder would fix that, but not.

W. eWatson wrote:
> I just successfully install of the XP OEM, full version. No icons
> appeared on my desktop. I figured out how to put on My Computer. Don't
> know for Network Places. The others I'll deal with as I install.
>
> An old drive is now in the place of D. It has lots of folders and files.
> I tried searching a folder there, and all Search would allow is D. How
> do I get to Browse a selected folder? I noticed some file suffixes or
> empty. I thought properties for a folder would fix that, but not.
I've sorted these difficulties out, and am progressing nicely.

W. eWatson wrote:
> W. eWatson wrote:
>> I just successfully install of the XP OEM, full version. No icons
>> appeared on my desktop. I figured out how to put on My Computer. Don't
>> know for Network Places. The others I'll deal with as I install.
>>
>> An old drive is now in the place of D. It has lots of folders and
>> files. I tried searching a folder there, and all Search would allow is
>> D. How do I get to Browse a selected folder? I noticed some file
>> suffixes or empty. I thought properties for a folder would fix that,
>> but not.
> I've sorted these difficulties out, and am progressing nicely.

Have you considered transferring your settings from another
machine ? I mean, you can probably find all the fiddly little
settings that make Windows the way you want it, but it takes
a while to rediscover all of them. I don't enjoy that part.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ovember12.mspx

Paul