ok first give examples of what you would like to add to your desk top then we can offer the solutions...for example for a clock/ system meters you would use sysmetrix..

OK, what I would like to do is put the current weather, clock, and calendar on my desktop. Pretty basic. I tried d/ling and installing desktopx and when I went to it in my programs, it make all my icon huge. Is that normal? Again, thanks for you help with this!

So, which is better for what I want to do? Desktopx, samurize, or sysmetrix? Oh and yes....free! Trial is OK to though.

I would think that desktopx is better. I don't think sysmetrix will do all you want. And samurize has a sharp learning curve (meaning it will take a while to figure out how to do certain things), but it will also do what you want to do. So for what you want to do desktopx and samurize can both do it. They both have pros and cons: desktopx is easier to set up and get going while Samurize is difficult if you don't know what you are doing, and samurize is free, but the normal version of desktopx isn't. In my opinion you get what you pay for when you buy desktopx, and you get more if you buy object desktop which includes desktopx and many other stardock programs, like windowblinds.

I think I messed up something. I went to delete the item at the top it was a thing for google search and one below it a dictionary search icon. Now it is sitting on top of my icons on the left of the desktop. I think I need to slowdown and wait for your advice!!!!!

what happened was you deleted an object upon which others were dependent. since it went away they didn't know where to go and went where they thought they should, not where you wanted them to stay.

For the calender, you want Rainlender. For the meters and clock choose Sysmetrix. For the weather, choose ObjectDock or Sysmetrix. All are free.

Here we go again! I had put the things that I wanted on my deaktop and when I restarted the pc, they were all gone. Did I miss something? And, my Desktopx icon in my sys tray was not there either. Do I have to re-do this everytime I restart my pc?? Or is there someway to lock them into place so they don't disappear? Sorry to bother you again.....

First the tray icon. You can find these settings by right clicking the systray icon for DesktopX under Configure DesktopX. If you don't see the systray icon, you can get these settings by clicking on DesktopX in the start menu. If the systray icon isn't there, you can turn it on by unchecking the "No tray icon" in the DX settings/advanced tab. You can also unhide the icon by right clicking the start button and choose properties then taskbar and customize. Highlight your icon there and in the drop down choose how you want it to display that icon.

You can unhide the icons in the Configure DesktopX under the theme settings/desktop tab.(Note. Sometimes, if your icons are at the edge of the screen you can't see them, regardless of this setting. Unload DX move the icons away from the edge and reload it.)

If you don't save your settings for the theme(preferably as a new name), it will revert to the last saved theme after a computer restart. Right click the systray icon for DX and choose save theme before you exit windows.