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Chapter 11 ThatScary My ComputerProgram In This Chapter B Finding out why the My Computer program seems so scary B Looking at folders B Loading a program or file B Deleting and undeleting files, folders, and icons B Copying and moving files, folders, and icons B Copying to a disk B Getting information about files, folders, and icons B Finding files that aren’t shown B Working with files, folders, and icons on a network B Formatting new .oppy disks he My Computer program is where people wake up from the easy- to-use computing dream, clutching a pillow in horror. These people bought a computer to simplify their work — to banish that awful filing cabinet with squeaky drawers. But click the little My Computer icon from the Start menu, and that fil- ing cabinet reappears. Folders, bunches of them, appear. And where did that file go. Unless you understand the basics behind the My Computer program, you might not be able to find your information very easily. This chapter explains how to use the My Computer program, and, along the way, it dishes out a big enough dose of Windows file management for you to get your work done. Here, you find out the wacky Windows way to create folders, put files inside, and move everything around with a mere mouse. T
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