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Getting to Know Windows XP
Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop
Lesson 1: Exploring the desktop
The desktop is the launching pad for everything you can do in the
Windows
programs, find documents, set up system components, and
perform most other computing tasks.
HINT: The illustrated examples in this guide may appear
slightly different from the screens displayed on your
computer. However, the differences are not significant and do
not indicate any change in the functionality of your system.
Finding your way around the desktop
Your computer's desktop includes several standard features: icons,
Start button, shortcut tray, taskbar, system tray, and the desktop
background pattern.
Icons
Start button
Sample desktop
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XP operating system. You use its features to start
Taskbar
System tray