Taskbar Disappeared
Thumbnails - Automatically View Bitmap
Time Zone - City not on the map
Tips - Disable Tips - Add

Taskbar Disappeared?

If your taskbar has disappeared from the desktop then it may be due to a corrupt registry key.
Open the registry and find the key below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\StuckRects

Highlight the key and press the DELETE key to remove it from the registry.
Restart Windows to restore the taskbar.

Automatically View Thumbnails of Bitmap Files

Explorer will show a thumbnail version of bitmaps files in the current folder rather than the generic icon ordinarily used. This is a great way to preview .BMP files without having to open them first. Go to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.Picture\DefaultIcon

Modify the value of (Default) to equal '%1'.

My city isn't on the time zone map.

Highlight the section on the world map that contains your city. Write down the string of cities, or whatever other wording.
Example "Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney"
Open Registry Editor, and search for that string Edit that string. You have very easily edited a string that was not meant to be edited, but of course with Windows 95 you are given the option to edit nearly all strings.

Disable Balloon Tips

Tip supplied by Max (Endeavor)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Advanced

Create DWORD, name= EnableBalloonTips, value = 0

Tips - Add your own

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Tips
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: Tip Text

Create a new string valued named by incrementing the existing value names and set it to the required tip text.