Software for Creating an Appealing Computer Desktop

Here's some other ideas to make your desktop attractive.

Easy Desktop Keeper- Keep Your Desktop Consist

You designed an ideal desktop. Then, somebody, who shared computer with you, changed your desktop to his or her own idea. How can you turn it back to your favorite desktop setting?

If that happens to you, you may want to use "Easy Desktop Keeper". This program's main function is to save, restore or lock your desktop layout. You can download the program here.

Before using "Easy Desktop Keeper", you should decorate your desktop. Be meticulous in color, icon and especially your taskbar. After designing, let "Easy Desktop Keeper" to capture everything of your desktop. At first, activate "Easy Desktop Keeper". Then, click "Save" and type in file name. The saved file will appear in the window below. The extension is *.DKB.

When somebody changed your desktop, you only have to select the saved file and click "Load". You can also design your wallpaper and use "Easy Desktop Keeper" to change it. The saved file is located in default folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\Windows Desktop Backups.

The symbol of "Easy Desktop Keeper" is always in your system tray. You can set the password by go to "Option" -> "Enable Password Protection". "Easy Desktop Keeper" is a good idea to keep your favorite computer desktop but not bother other's.

UberIcon Plugins- Create Effect When Opening Folder

To make your computer desktop attractive when you double-click a folder or an application, you should use "UberIcon Plugins" to create unique opening effect for the desktop. At first, you have to download the free version of "UberIcon Plugins" here. After installing the program, download all plug-ins (there are 7 effects) here and decompress them into the folder, where you install "UberIcon Plugins". You will see the icon of "UberIcon Plugins" in the system tray.

In order to use "UberIcon Plugins", right-click to its symbol locates in system tray and choose "Run at Startup". Find your downloaded plug-ins and click your favorite one. They include Fly (your icons will mutlply into tiny ones as they spin out), Ripple (give your icons a watery effect), Runaway (icons fly in random directions off the monitor), Blur (faintly blurs your icons as they fade out), Roll (watch your icons peal off to the side), Break (have your icons break up into little squares and drip down as they fade out)... Then, open a folder or an application to watch your result.

If you want to exit this software, right click on its symbol and choose "Disable". It would be great if you add screensaver and wallpaper in the same theme of your opening effect.

CursorXP- Make Your Cursor Stylish

When you feel boring with your mouse cursor, you can change them in many different styles with CursorXP. After installed, go to menu Start -> Control Pannel > Mouse and pick CursorXP tab. Under "Theme", you can find many different kind of XP cursor waiting for you to pick.

You can download Cursor XP here. Each cursor is very simple and unique. This software is only compatible with Windows XP