Chapter 10. The Control Panel


  • Navigating the Panel

  • Accessibility Options

  • Add Hardware

  • Add or Remove Programs

  • Administrative Tools

  • Automatic Updates

  • Bluetooth Devices

  • Date and Time

  • Display

  • Folder Options

  • Fonts

  • Game Controllers

  • Internet Options

  • Keyboard

  • Mail

  • Mouse

  • Network Connections

  • Network Setup Wizard

  • Phone and Modem Options

  • Power Options

  • Printers and Faxes

  • Regional and Language Options

  • Scanners and Cameras

  • Scheduled Tasks

  • Security Center

  • Sounds and Audio Devices

  • Speech

  • System

  • Taskbar and Start Menu

  • User Accounts

  • Windows Firewall

  • Wireless Network Setup Wizard

The control panel is an extremely important window in Windows XP. It's teeming with miniature applications that govern every conceivable setting for every conceivable component of your computer. Some are so important, you may use them (or their corresponding notification-area controls) every day. Others are so obscure, you'll wonder what on earth inspired Microsoft to create them. This chapter covers the most useful portions of the Control Panel.




Windows XP for Starters. The Missing Manual
Windows XP for Starters: The Missing Manual: Exactly What You Need to Get Started
ISBN: 0596101554
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 162
Authors: David Pogue

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