Loy wrote:
>one thing that I do not like is that the
>"thumbs.db" file now becomes visible on the Desktop. >>


Thumbs would only appear on the desktop if you have stored pictures on the 
Desktop.  No data (pictures or otherwise) should be stored on the 
desktop.  It is not good practice.

Why?

Well, because Desktop is part of Windows.  If you ever have to reformat 
your C-Drive and reinstall Windows in the event of Windows suddenly failing 
for any reason, anything residing on the desktop will be gone without trace.

Unfortunately, there's always a possibility of this happening without 
warning.  I therefore recommend that your desktop entries should be 
shortcuts only.  That way, you won't be bothered by the pesky thumbs file.

For the same reason, the default folders "My documents", "My Pictures" etc 
should not be used for storing data, unless you move them to a drive other 
than C, and make sure you "save" to the new location.  Sure, you can backup 
everything in those folders every day if you are so inclined.  But why 
create that extra work?

As to your other difficulties with XP, I'm wondering if they are a legacy 
of installing XP over the top of an older installation, or not reformatting 
the hard drive first, thus it is picking up remnants off an older system 
still lurking.

I've never noticed any obvious differences between XP Home and Pro.  On the 
surface they are pretty identical.  There are, of course, considerable 
differences in functionality, though most of the additional functions of 
Pro aren't a lot of use to the average home user.

Any gross differences would come from your installation methods, or perhaps 
from your initial configuration of XP.  This usually takes some time to get 
to your liking, and some of its settings are not easy to find.

TweakUI is very good for that, it saves an awful lot of hunting around 
trying to find those odd settings.

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