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Anonymous   12-08-2004 at 12:39:05 AM

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I want to be able to display the windows operating system and version
on my desktop, can this be done by enabling an item in the registery or in
windows

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Anonymous   12-08-2004 at 08:07:41 PM
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;Sets Windows version displayed on desktop.
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Advanced\Desktop\VersionOnDesktop]
"RegPath"="Control Panel\\desktop"
"Text"="Display Windows version on desktop"
"Type"="checkbox"
"CheckedValue"="1"
"UncheckedValue"="0"
"DefaultValue"="1"
"ValueName"="PaintDesktopVersion"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
;"HelpID"="iexplore.hlp#50107"


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"dggearhart1255" <dggearhart1255@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3CB56AA1-2EA2-4120-9A4B-FF51AC820C61@microsoft.com...
>I want to be able to display the windows operating system and version
> on my desktop, can this be done by enabling an item in the registery or in
> windows

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Anonymous   12-08-2004 at 07:19:57 AM
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Hi,

Using TweakUI, navigate to the 'General' section and put a check next to "Show windows version on
desktop".

Download TweakUI;
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] ertoys.asp

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"dggearhart1255" <dggearhart1255@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3CB56AA1-2EA2-4120-9A4B-FF51AC820C61@microsoft.com...
>I want to be able to display the windows operating system and version
> on my desktop, can this be done by enabling an item in the registery or in
> windows

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