About microsoft® windows® xp, Help and support center, Switching to classic view – Dell Latitude C840 User Manual

Page 117: Desktop cleanup wizard, Control panel, Start menu, Window and button appearance

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About Microsoft® Windows® XP

 

  

Help and Support Center

  

Switching to Classic View

  

Desktop Cleanup Wizard

  

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

  

Program Compatibility Wizard

  

User Accounts and Fast User Switching

  

Home and Small Office Networking

  

Internet Connection Firewall

Help and Support Center

 

To access help with the Windows XP operating system and other support and educational tools, click the Start button and click Help and Support.

Switching to Classic View

 

You may change the appearance of the Control Panel, the Start menu, and the Windows desktop to the classic view of earlier operating systems.

Control Panel

 

The Control Panel presents information as task-oriented categories. If you are accustomed to performing a particular task with the icon-oriented classic
Control Panel, you can switch to the classic icon view:

1.

Click the Start button, and click Control Panel.

2.

Click Switch to Classic View or Switch to Category View in the upper left area of the Control Panel window.

Start Menu

1.

Right-click the empty area on the taskbar.

2.

Click Properties.

3.

Click the Start Menu tab.

4.

Select Classic Start Menu and click OK.

Window and Button Appearance

1.

Right-click anywhere on the main desktop screen and click Properties.

2.

Click the Appearance tab.

3.

From the Windows and buttons drop-down menu, select Windows Classic style.

4.

To customize color, font, and other classic desktop options, click Advanced.

5.

When you have completed your appearance selections, click OK.

Desktop Cleanup Wizard

 

By default, the Desktop Cleanup Wizard moves programs that are not frequently used to a designated folder 7 days after you first start your computer and
every 60 days after that. The appearance of the Start menu changes as programs are moved.

 

To turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:

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