If your Desktop wallpaper is truly a work of art, there's little point letring a bunch of ugly icons ruin it. To quickly remove all trace of your Desktop icons, all you need do is right-elick the Desktop, click View and, from the resulting list, uncheck TI&II the Show Desktop leons option. All I your icons will now disappear, leaving you to admire your wallpaper. Don't worry, your icons haven't been lost forever - simply repeat the same process to make them reappear in exactly the same place.

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When you first run Vista, the Sidebar appears by default down one side of the screen. The standard components of the Sidebar, commonly known as Gadgets, include a clock, calendar and RSS feed. However, you can replace these with other Gadgets available at no cost online. You'll need a broadband internet connection to take full advantage of the Sidebar, but once you've got it running the way you want, it's a great way to stay up to date.