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WINDOWS USER INTERFACE
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How to Determine the Source of a File {KB 304590} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME, Win XP
How to Recreate the Show Desktop Icon on the Quick Launch Bar {KB 190355}
Download the Show Desktop Repair Kit, unzip it, and launch showdesk.bat.

Clock on taskbar, and in date/time tool, loses time {KB 189706} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
Command-line Switches for Windows Explorer {KB 130510} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME, Win NT4
Open & Save dialogue boxes sorted incorrectly {KB 233526}
System Tray Icons {KB 128129} Win95, Win98, Win ME (Systray)
Taskbar Missing {KB 247502} Win95, Win98, Win98SE, Win ME After reading the article, click here to download a Registry patch to do this repair.
Thumbnail Views Not Displayed for Some File Types {KB 178746} IE for Win95; Win98 See here also.
Unable to Create Shortcuts on the Desktop {KB 177909} (Damaged Registry key.)
Viewing with Single Window Does Not Save Sort Order {KB 131325}
Windows Explorer Does Not Display Item’s Contents in Right Pane {KB 179875} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts {KB 126449} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME

Clock on taskbar, and in date/time tool, loses time {KB 189706} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
Command-line Switches for Windows Explorer {KB 130510} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME, Win NT4
System Tray Icons {KB 128129} Win95, Win98, Win ME (Systray)
Open & Save dialogue boxes sorted incorrectly {KB 233526}
Taskbar Missing {KB 247502} Win95, Win98, Win98SE, Win ME After reading the article, click here to download a Registry patch to do this repair.
Thumbnail Views Not Displayed for Some File Types {KB 178746} IE for Win95; Win98 See here also.
Unable to Create Shortcuts on the Desktop {KB 177909} (Damaged Registry key.)
Unable to display contents of CAB files in Windows 98 {KB 195834}
Windows Explorer Does Not Refresh View in Left-Side Window Pane {KB 246957} Win98 SE (after launching IE 5.0)
Windows Explorer Does Not Display Item’s Contents in Right Pane {KB 179875} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts {KB 126449} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME

Clock on taskbar, and in date/time tool, loses time {KB 189706} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
Command-line Switches for Windows Explorer {KB 130510} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME, Win NT4
System Tray Icons {KB 128129} Win95, Win98, Win ME (Systray)
Taskbar Missing {KB 247502} Win95, Win98, Win98SE, Win ME After reading the article, click here to download a Registry patch to do this repair.
User Interface Changes in Windows ME {KB 261433}
Uninstalling WinZip Removes Compressed Folders Functionality {KB 258575} (This problem also occurs with Zip-It.)
Windows Explorer Does Not Display Item’s Contents in Right Pane {KB 179875} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts {KB 126449} Win95, Win98, Win98 SE, Win ME

How the Recycle Bin stores files {KB 136517} Win95, Win98, WinNT4 This is the most general KB article on the Recycle Bin, and helps resolve the majority of all Recycle Bin problems. I suggest you try it first, unless one of the titles below exactly addresses your Recycle Bin problem.