This document provides information about the Windows XP Control Panel. It explains that the Control Panel allows users to install and manage hardware components connected to their computer. It can be accessed through the Start menu or My Computer window. The Control Panel window opens and displays options in either a Category View or Classic View. It provides brief descriptions of some of the Control Panel applets, such as those for adjusting accessibility settings, changing the date/time, customizing the desktop appearance, managing fonts, and configuring keyboard, mouse, printer, language, and user account settings.

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Control Panel

2. Control Panel
The Control Panel allows you to install and manage the different hardware
components attached to your computer. You can open the Control Panel window
by clicking on the Start button, and then Control Panel.
Opening Control Panel
You can also access Control Panel from My Computer window. Doubleclick
on My Computer icon on the desktop and select Control Panel from the icons
displayed in the My Computer window

3. Control Panel
The Control Panel window opens in front of you. Windows XP Professionals
provides completely a new look to the Control Panel. It provides two views to
Control Panel.

4. Control Panel
It provides two views to Control Panel. The default view is Category View and the other
one is Classic View. Classic View is similar to the one available in Windows 98. Both views
are shown in Fig Whatever be the view all the Control Panel applets work in the same
manner (applet is a small program). Many dialog boxes have new names, new tabs and new
functionality. If you are in Category View you can click on Switch to Classic View.
 This will take you to the Classic View. When you are in Classic View, you will be shown
Switch to Category View. If you click on Switch to Category View, you will be taken to
Category View. Category View Fig and Classic View Fig of the Control Panel are shown
below.
Category View Classic View

5. Control Panel
This allows you to adjust your computer settings for vision, hearing and
mobility deficiency
This allows you to set the date, time and the time zone for your computer
This allows you to change the appearance of your desktop, such as the
background, screen saver, colour, font size and screen resolution.
This allows you to add, change and manage fonts on your computer.
This allows you to customise your keyboard settings such as the blink rate
and character repeat rate.

6. Control Panel
This allows you to customise settings such as the button configuration,
double click, speed, mouse pointer and motion speed.
This allows you to install printer and fax Printer and helps you add new
ones.
This allows you to customize setting for the display of languages, numbers
times and dates.
This allows you to change user account setting and password to people who
share this computer

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