Running Applications in Compatibility Mode
With Windows XP, you can run programs as though however they were being keep running under an alternate working framework. (This is known as "imitating".) Simply right-click an alternate way, select "Properties" and after that check "Keep running in similarity mode" and select the working framework you wish to influence the program to trust it is being keep running under. This boneheads or traps the program into supposing you are truly utilizing a past form of Windows, for example, NT, 2000, 98, or 95. This is particularly helpful for specific amusements that won't run legitimately. Be watchful *not* to utilize this with certain framework utilities, for example, antivirus, defrag, registry, and plate apparatus applications.
Modifying the Start Menu
Right tap on the "Begin" catch and left snap "Properties". From here, you can choose the new Windows XP style Start Menu, or come back to the Windows 2000/Millennium style one. You can likewise modify the two conceivable decisions utilizing their comparing "Redo" catches. This additionally enables you to turn on or incapacitate falling menus and different alternatives that are helpful, for example, huge or little symbols and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
Present to Back Those Desktop Icons
After you introduce Windows XP, you likely saw that some of your symbols from past variants of Windows you've utilized are missing. Microsoft did this purposefully to help essentially and lessen mess. Obviously, for a few people, this isn't the best decision or the client inclination. Along these lines, on the off chance that you need those symbols like "My Computer" and "My Network Places" back, simply open Display Properties (right snap Desktop Wallpaper, left snap "Properties") and tap the "Desktop" tab. Tap the "Alter Desktop" catch and on the "General" tab check the things you need. You can likewise change the symbols utilized by these desktop things in a similar screen. One last tip identified with this screen is the "Spotless Desktop Now" catch, which tells you of unused symbols on the desktop and offers to evacuate them in the event that you pick.
Give Me My ClearType
Windows XP incorporates an awesome new visual innovation, called "ClearType" which builds even neatness by roughly 300% and it looks incredible. Backpedal into "Show Properties" [see tip: "Present to Back Those Desktop Icons" for instructions] and this time, go to the "Appearance" tab. Snap "Impacts" and for the second drop down box, marked "Utilize the accompanying strategy to smooth edges of screen text styles", select "ClearType". Snap OK twice and you're good to go.
Bolt Computer versus Welcome Login Screen
You should go into Control Panel and open the "Client Accounts" applet to change this setting. Snap "Change the way clients sign on or off". For greatest security, uncheck the "Utilization the Welcome screen" alternative. This re-empowers the utilization of the "Bolt Computer" choice from the ALT CTRL DELETE menu, yet keeps various clients from being signed on locally at a solitary time. This additionally comes back to the Windows 2000 style login screen. In the event that you'd rather can *not* have the capacity to utilize "Bolt Computer" and would rather enable different clients to logon to the PC at a solitary time locally, leave this setting checked and furthermore check "Utilize Fast User Switching".
With Windows XP, you can run programs as though however they were being keep running under an alternate working framework. (This is known as "imitating".) Simply right-click an alternate way, select "Properties" and after that check "Keep running in similarity mode" and select the working framework you wish to influence the program to trust it is being keep running under. This boneheads or traps the program into supposing you are truly utilizing a past form of Windows, for example, NT, 2000, 98, or 95. This is particularly helpful for specific amusements that won't run legitimately. Be watchful *not* to utilize this with certain framework utilities, for example, antivirus, defrag, registry, and plate apparatus applications.
Modifying the Start Menu
Right tap on the "Begin" catch and left snap "Properties". From here, you can choose the new Windows XP style Start Menu, or come back to the Windows 2000/Millennium style one. You can likewise modify the two conceivable decisions utilizing their comparing "Redo" catches. This additionally enables you to turn on or incapacitate falling menus and different alternatives that are helpful, for example, huge or little symbols and that's only the tip of the iceberg.
Present to Back Those Desktop Icons
After you introduce Windows XP, you likely saw that some of your symbols from past variants of Windows you've utilized are missing. Microsoft did this purposefully to help essentially and lessen mess. Obviously, for a few people, this isn't the best decision or the client inclination. Along these lines, on the off chance that you need those symbols like "My Computer" and "My Network Places" back, simply open Display Properties (right snap Desktop Wallpaper, left snap "Properties") and tap the "Desktop" tab. Tap the "Alter Desktop" catch and on the "General" tab check the things you need. You can likewise change the symbols utilized by these desktop things in a similar screen. One last tip identified with this screen is the "Spotless Desktop Now" catch, which tells you of unused symbols on the desktop and offers to evacuate them in the event that you pick.
Give Me My ClearType
Windows XP incorporates an awesome new visual innovation, called "ClearType" which builds even neatness by roughly 300% and it looks incredible. Backpedal into "Show Properties" [see tip: "Present to Back Those Desktop Icons" for instructions] and this time, go to the "Appearance" tab. Snap "Impacts" and for the second drop down box, marked "Utilize the accompanying strategy to smooth edges of screen text styles", select "ClearType". Snap OK twice and you're good to go.
Bolt Computer versus Welcome Login Screen
You should go into Control Panel and open the "Client Accounts" applet to change this setting. Snap "Change the way clients sign on or off". For greatest security, uncheck the "Utilization the Welcome screen" alternative. This re-empowers the utilization of the "Bolt Computer" choice from the ALT CTRL DELETE menu, yet keeps various clients from being signed on locally at a solitary time. This additionally comes back to the Windows 2000 style login screen. In the event that you'd rather can *not* have the capacity to utilize "Bolt Computer" and would rather enable different clients to logon to the PC at a solitary time locally, leave this setting checked and furthermore check "Utilize Fast User Switching".