Also, let's assume you want to know the size of your hard drive, how much of its space is used and how much is free. Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Right click Open on the context sensitive menu that pops up. Right click Properties on the context sensitive menu that pops up. In the Properties box that appears you will see one or more tabs.
Some icons appear on the desktop by default.
The icon for My Computer and Recycle Bin are in this category. You can create icons on the desktop which are shortcuts to programs or files. You can then use these shortcut icons by double left clicking them to open the programs or files that they point to. Left click the program to select it. Right click the program and choose Copy.