Starting Windows XP

Windows XP automatically starts when you turn on your computer. When you first start Windows XP, you see a Welcome screen, or a Log On dialog box depending on your installation. The Welcome screen identifies you on a shared or workgroup computer, while the Log On dialog box identifies you on a domain network. After you enter a user name, password, and in some cases a domain name (for large network purposes), you see the Windows XP desktop.

Start Windows XP Using the Welcome Screen

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Turn on your computer, and wait while Windows XP loads and displays the Welcome screen.

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Click your user name.

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Type your password. Be sure to use the correct capitalization.

graphics/four_icon.jpg Click the green arrow, or press Enter.

The first time you start Windows XP, a ScreenTip pointing to the Windows XP Tour icon on the taskbar appears, asking if you want to take a tour of Windows XP. Click the ScreenTip to take the tour, or click the Close button.

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Did You Know?

You can start the Windows XP tour later . Click the Start button on the taskbar, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Tour Windows XP.

The Windows password is case-sensitive . Windows makes a distinction between uppercase and lowercase letters . Your password should be at least seven characters long, the optimal length for encryption, which is the process of logically scrambling data to keep a password secure.


Start Windows XP Using a Network Log On Dialog Box

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Turn on your computer and wait while Windows XP loads and opens the Welcome to Windows dialog box.

graphics/two_icon.jpg Press and then release the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time.

The Log On to Windows dialog box opens.

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Type the name that your network administrator assigned you, and then press Tab.

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Type your password. Be sure to use the correct capitalization.

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Select a domain from the list arrow, or type the network domain. If you're logging on locally, select the computer name.

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Click OK.

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Did You Know?

A domain network and a workgroup are different . A domain network is a group of computers connected together to share and manage resources by an administrator from a central computer called a domain controller. A workgroup is a network of computers connected together to share resources, but each computer is maintained and shared separately.


What you see at start up

Means you have a

Desktop

Nonshared (single user) computer; no user name and password required

Welcome screen

Shared (multiple users) or workgroup computer; user name and password required

Log On dialog box

Networked (connected to a computer on a domain network) computer; user name and password required




Show Me Microsoft Windows XP
Show Me Microsoft Windows XP (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0789733366
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 391

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