To create a shortcut that will open your default e-mail program starting a new e-mail

right click on an open area of the desktop; Select New/ Shortcut; for the Command Line, enter mailto: for the title enter something like New E-Mail. When you click on this your default e-mail program should start with a new e-mail form.

Programs

Go to Start/Run and you'll see a box. If a program is in the Window's folder or System32, you can launch it by typing in the name.

Notepad anyone? Type in "notepad". Explorer? Type in "explorer". How about Paint? That's a little trickier: type in "MSpaint". And for calculator, type in "calc". For an on-screen keyboard type "osk".