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.



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.