If you ever get tired of the new icons with Windows XP+ operating systems provide you, you can always go back to the original/classic icons that existed back in Windows 3.x and Windows 9x days.

To access the icon library that holds these classic icons, follow the steps provided below:

1. Right click the icon on your desktop that you would like to change and select Properties. A program properties window will appear.
2. Select the Shortcut tab (if it does not appear automatically) and click on the Change Icon button. This will present the program’s current icon library to you.

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Microsoft ads always garner a lot of attention. With the spotlight shining directly upon the übercool Windows 7 right now, one can be sure that any new Windows ads will get a lot of attention. But do the ads cast Windows 7 in the most favorable light?

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Now is the chance for Windows techies to get their hands on the soon-to-be-released Windows 7 Enterprise. Windows is extending a rather nice offer for a 90-day, full-feature, trial usage for network administrators and other IT professionals. The operating system is slated for release on October 22, but it still needs to be run through the gauntlet by those who know what they’re doing—people like you.

Steve Rose, Windows Senior Community Manager, blogged about the release yesterday, writing “I get the honor of announcing the availability of a resource so many of you have been asking for—a Windows Enterprise Trial edition you can use to continue testing Windows 7 in your own environment.” While basement-dwelling computer-lovers may wish to get their hands on the software, Rose makes it clear that “This evaluation release is specifically intended for IT professionals responsible for desktop administration; consumers will be able to purchase Windows 7 on October 22, 2009.”

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