Changing the "look" of your desktop

Spice up your life! Live dangerously! Why stick with the same boring desktop when you can easily change its look?

The first question is whether you like the new XP look or the traditional Windows 95 look. Click on the appropriate link below to learn the three settings that changes between these looks:

Windows95 Look

Windows XP Look

Are you a troublemaker and really want to customize your desktop? This is the place for you! Windows has four main areas that you can control. Click on a link for that area and learn all the neat things you can change.

Desktop – Overall screen settings, screensaver settings.
Taskbar – Yeah, it’s a simple bar across the bottom of your screen, but you can make it do lots of surprising things.
Start Menu – When you click on the Start button, this controls what you see.
My Computer – Change what you see when you browse files.

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