How to Move My Documents Folder in Windows XP

This process is useful when you dont have more space in your windows drive. By default My Documents folder is located on the drive that contains the Windows XP operating system. Moving your My Documents folder generally frees up a lot space on your c (windows) drive. It is easy to move your My Documents folder to another partition or hard drive.

To Move My Documents Folder in Windows XP

1.Right click on My Documents and select properties.

2.Click the General tab.check the size of the My docuent folder and also check the available size on your destination partition or hard drive.
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How to disable balloon tips in windows XP

Pop-up notifications from system tray is called ballon tips.To disable balloon tips in windows XP

1.Click start button and click Run menu.

2.Type regedit and press OK.

3.Go to

 HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVerion\Explorer\Advanced 

4.Right-click in the right hand side pane and select New and choose DWORD Value from the popup menu.
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How To Make File Types Visible in Windows Explorer

By default, Windows Explorer does not show extensions for known file types. To Make File Types Visible in Windows Explorer

1. Open Windows Explorer (or My Computer) on your computer.

2. Click Tools->Folder Options.

3. Select View tab.

4. Under Advanced Settings option, uncheck ‘Hide extensions for known file types’.

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How to adjust the vertical space between desktop icons in windows xp

To adjust the vertical space between desktop icons in windows xp follow the below steps

Step 1:
Right click the desktop and then click Properties.It opens the display properties window.

Step 2:
Click the Appearance tab and then click Advanced button in the bottom of window.It opens the Advanced Appearance box.
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