To change the Startup and Logoff screens

Startup Screen

1. Create a 320x400 bitmap in the root directory and name it LOGO.SYS
2. You can use LOGOW.SYS file in the Windows directory as a starter

Logoff Screens
1. There are several files called LOGOX.SYS
2. They are actually bitmaps 320x400 that just have a different extension
3. The hidden one in the root directory LOGO.SYS is the startup logo.
4. There are two files in the Windows directory.
5. LOGOW.SYS is the Wait while Shutting down ... screen
6. LOGOS.SYS is the You may now shut-off or Reboot screen
7. To edit them, rename them with a BMP extension and use your favorite graphic editor
8. You can edit these files or create you own.
9. They just need to be the same size

Changing Drive Icons

To change a drive's icon when you open My Computer
1. Create a file called AUTORUN.INF on the root of your hard drive
2. Enter the lines
[autorun]
ICON=Name of the ICON file

For the name of the icon file you can either specify the path and name
(e.g. ICON=C:\WINDOWS\ICONS\MY_ICON.ICO) ora specific icon in a library (e.g. ICON=ICONFILE.DLL,2)

Having Icons with No Name

Normally you have to have a name for an icon, just spaces are not allowed.To create an icon with no name attached:
1. Make sure NumLock is on
2. Highlight the Icon you want to change
3. Right-Mouse click and select Rename
4. While holding down the Alt key, type 0160
5. Now the icon will have no name below it.

Removing the Recycle Bin

To remove Recycle Bin from the desktop:
1. Run REGEDIT.
2. Find NAMESPACE key in left pane (HKEY_Local_Macine \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows\ Current Version \ Explorer \ Desktop \ Namespace)
3. Expand NAMESPACE (click '+' box)
4. Delete the value RECYCLE BIN in right pane

Removing Shortcut Arrows

An easy way to remove those irritating arrows from your desktop shortcut icons and not change their properties
1. Right click the Desktop / Properties / Appearance tab
2. Select Item
3. Scroll for Icon
4. The default size is 32
5. Change this to 30
6. Clicking Apply