Hide all the Desktop icons !!!!
Here is a simple trick to hide all your desktop icons .
Just go to Start->run.Type regedit.
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER,then go to Software,then Microsoft,then to Windows,go to Current version,then policies and then click on explorer.

On the right hand side,right click and click on New.Then select DWORD value.
Rename this value as "NoDesktop" (without the quotes).Click on it and set its value to 1 in the value data space.Now restart your pc or just log off and log in back.
You will see that all your Desktop icons are gone.
To get back your icons,go to the DWORD value you created,now either delete it or set its value to 0.
In both cases you will get back all your icons.Try it out.

see ur logo on ur startup screen

see ur logo on ur startup screen
Design an appropriate BitMap and save it in the "C:\Document and setting\ All users\ApplicationData" Directory as logoname.bmp

since the ApplicationData Directory is a hidden directory, you may need to unhide it by
"Tools>folder option> Click viewtab" and check the "show unhidden files and folders" option click on Apply and then OK.

now go to Start menu> run > type "regedit" then press enter.

now nevigate to the key "HKEY USERS\DEFULT\control palel\Desktop".
in the right panel duble click on the string called "wallpaper". Under the "value data" enter the full path of ur bitmap image for example: "C:\Document and setting\all users\applicationData\logoname.bmp".

Now duble click on the string called "TileWallpaper" and change the value according to ur preference.

Value "0" will not tile the image but Value "1" will tile the image.

Next dubleclick on the string called "Wallpaper style"
"0" for normal
"2" will stretch the image to fit the screen.
now close the registry editor and reboot your system to see ur hand work.

Here is the step by step procedure how to hide any partition/drive

Here is the step by step procedure how to hide any partition/drive:

1. Go to Start > run > type "diskpart".

A DOS window will appear with following discription.
DISKPART>

2. Then type "list volume"

The result will look like :


Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
--------------- --- -------- ---- ------ ---- ------ ----

Volume 0 F CD-ROM
Volume 1 C Window_XP NTFS Partition 7000MB Healthy System
Volume 2 D Softwares NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy
Volume 3 E Songs NTFS Partition 8000MB Healthy


3. Suppose u wanna hide drive E then type "select volume 3"

Then a message will appear in same winwods {Volume 3 is the selected volume}

4. Now type "remove letter E"
Now a message will come {Diskpart Removed the Drive letter}
sometime it requires the reboot the computer .

Diskpart will remove the letter. Windows XP is not having capabilty to identify the unkown volume.

Your Data is safe now from all unauthorised users.

To access the content of hidden Drive repeat the process mentioned above. But in 4th step replace "remove" to "assign", i mean type "assign letter E"