David,

The beauty of Win7 and I learned this from Carl Siechert author of "Win7 Inside & Out" who is on another list I subscribe, is the search feature. Using just the Windows key just start typing 'services' and it will appear right now. Use this to run any program, feature, or to find any document. It's fast and for me keeps all the desktop clutter away.

As to the mouse did you have IntelliPoint software with an MS mouse installed under XP? Or a Logitech? Most of the mouse mfg. have software that adds these features to the standard MS pointers. I just upgraded IntelliType for my keyboard from MS Downloads. 

Brad Loomis

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  I've recently got a new machine running Windows 7, and there were two
ways I had customized XP that I haven't yet found how to duplicate with
this new OS.  I'll be slightly disappointed if these functions are
actually missing -- I'm hoping I just need pointers to how to achieve
these effects:

1.  I've found it convenient to have a desktop shortcut directly to the
"Services" management applet.  (This is so I can turn off Apple's
unnecessary services, especially "Bonjour", after each time I update
QuickTime/iTunes.)  I can live with navigating there throgh the Control
Panel if I must, but a direct shortcut is nice.  Under XP, I just
dragged the icon to the desktop and I think chose "Create Shortcut
Here".

2.  I continue to have minor visual issues as a result of a mild stroke
back in January.  I found most of the XP features intended to assist
users with impairments or disabilities unhelpful, if not outrightly
antagonistic, but there was an option (under Control Panel->Mouse, I
think) to load a set of oversize mouse cursors, and I think it was that
that also made it so if I press and release the Ctrl key, a concentric
circular "wave" on the screen shows me where the cursor has got to. 

  Are these effects available in Win 7?  If so, how?

David Gillett

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