Hi Rick, Go to the blind-geek-zone web site, and click on audio, then do a find, then type in vista goes classic then hit enter, and you should be on a link for a tutorial by Rick Harmon about how to make vista look like classic view in xp. Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Roderick To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 1:48 PM Subject: [guispeak] hiding desktop most of the time Hello everyone, Last year, after a computer crash, I upgraded from Windows XP to Vista. One feature annoys me. In XP and earlier, the Desktop was hiddem most of the time when not fpecifically invoked. Of course, Windows-M would invoke it. I find that the behavior of screen readers to read it when I switch application to be annoying. This sometimes happens, even when I am not on the Desktop. I mostly use the start and programs menu for what I do. Is there a way to get Vista to behave more like XP in this regard? ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq