How do I make the Windows My Computer icon the first icon?

Question

How do I make the Windows My Computer icon the first icon?

Answer

By default Microsoft Windows XP will place the My Documents folder as the first icon on the desktop. Users who don't use My Documents or are used to previous versions of Microsoft Windows may wish to have the My Computer icon as their first icon instead. To do this follow the below steps.

  1. Download and install TweakUI onto the computer.
  2. Once installed open TweakUI.
  3. In TweakUI click the + next to Desktop and select First Icon.
  4. Select My Computer to be the first icon and click Ok.

Alternatively if you never use the My Documents folder or never find yourself opening it. You can also remove this icon from the Desktop making the My Computer icon the first icon. This can be done by un-checking the My Documents icon under the Desktop category in TweakUI.

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