Gina Trapani at Lifehacker lists some personal Windows tweaks she uses to make her operating system workplace somewhere she can get work done.
- Relocate the Windows Taskbar
- Enable Quick Launch with Large Buttons
- Remove MSN Messenger, MSN Explorer and Outlook Express
- Install Windows PowerToys: Clear Type Tuner and Alt-Tab Replacement
- Set Start Menu to Classic View
- Disable Error Reporting
- Show the Underlying File System
I agree, I think these are some great tweaks for the Windows OS. Be sure and visit the full-article to get all the details and reasons behind her choices.