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Chapter 7 I Can’t Find It! In This Chapter B Finding lost windows B Finding lost files B Finding downloaded files B Finding misplaced snippets of information B Finding lost things on the Internet ooner or later, Windows XP gives you that head-scratching feeling. “Golly," you say, as you frantically tug on your mouse cord, “that stuff was right there a second ago. Where did it go." When Windows XP starts playing hide-and-seek with your information, this chapter tells you where to search and how to make it stop playing foolish games. Then, when you find your Solitaire window, you can get back to work. Finding Lost Windows on the Desktop Forget about that huge, 1940s roll-top mahogany desk in the resale shop window. The Windows XP peewee desktop isn’t any bigger than the size of your monitor. In a way, Windows XP works more like a spike memo holder than an actual desktop. Every time you open a new window, you’re tossing another piece of information onto the spike. The window on top is rela- tively easy to see, but what’s lying directly underneath it. If you can see a window’s ragged edge protruding from any part of the pile, click it. The window magically rushes to the top of the pile. But S
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