Using microsoft® windows® xp, Help and support center, Switching to classic view – Dell Precision M60 User Manual
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Using Microsoft® Windows® XP
Dell Precision™ M60 Series Mobile Workstation User's Guide
User Accounts and Fast User Switching
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
Home and Small Office Networking
Help and Support Center
The Help and Support Center provides help with the Windows XP operating system and other support and educational tools. To access the Help and Support
Center, 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 previous Windows 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 program icons that you don't frequently use from your desktop 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 program icons are moved.
To turn off the Desktop Cleanup Wizard:
1.
Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click Properties.
2.
Click the Desktop tab and click Customize Desktop.
3.
Click Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days to remove the check mark.
4.
Click OK.
To run the Desktop Cleanup Wizard at any time:
1.
Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and click Properties.
2.
Click the Desktop tab and click Customize Desktop.