25th May 1999
Having quick & easy access to all the applets in your Control Panel is just a drag & drop away, gang. NOTE: this tip is only for those of you with IE4/5. Open 'My Computer' and select the 'Control Panel' folder (but don't open it). Then, drag the icon down onto a free area of your Taskbar and drop it. At that point, a new toolbar will be created; you can right-click on the leftmost handlebar and toggle 'Show Text' and 'Show Title' to tweak its appearance. Try dragging & dropping the 'Control Panel' folder icon onto the side of your screen, too. These toolbars can also be created with other "special" folders by following the same steps. Experiment!