Using microsoft® windows® xp, Help and support center, Microsoft® windows® classic view – Dell Latitude D510 User Manual

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Using Microsoft® Windows® XP

 

  

Help and Support Center

  

Microsoft® Windows® Classic View

  

Desktop Cleanup Wizard

  

Transferring Information to a New Computer

  

User Accounts and Fast User Switching

  

Setting Up a Home and Office Network

  

Network Setup Wizard

  

Internet Connection Firewall

Help and Support Center

 

The Help and Support Center provides help with Windows XP and offers other support and educational tools. With the Help and Support Center, you can:

 

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Access user's guides for your computer hardware and software.

 

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Find detailed information about your computer, including configuration and error logs.

 

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Access support and educational tools installed on your computer.

 

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Search for topics based on words you provide.

 

To access the Help and Support Center, click the Start button and click Help and Support.

Microsoft® Windows® Classic View

 

You can change the appearance of the Windows desktop, Start menu, and Control Panel so that they look more like previous versions of the Windows
operating system.

Desktop

1.

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2.

Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes.

3.

Under Pick a task..., click Change the computer's theme.

4.

In the Theme drop-down menu, click Windows Classic.

5.

Click OK.

Start Menu

1.

Right-click the Start button and click Properties.

2.

Click the Start Menu tab.

3.

Click Classic Start menu and click OK.

Control Panel

1.

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

NOTE:

The Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional operating systems have different features and appearances. Also,

options available in Windows XP Professional vary depending on whether your computer is connected to a domain.

NOTE:

The procedures in this document were written for the Windows default view, so they may not work if you set your Dell™ computer to the 

Windows classic view.

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