Alienware Sentia 3450 Technical Reference
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Windows XP Start Menu & Control Panel
Most of the control panels, utilities and programs within Windows XP are accessed
from the Start menu. When you install programs and utilities they will be installed on
your hard disk drive, and a shortcut will usually be placed in the Start menu and/or
the desktop. You can customize the look of the Start menu by right-clicking the Start
menu and selecting Properties from the menu.
In many instances throughout this manual you will see an instruction to open the
Control Panel. The Control Panel is accessed from the Start menu. The Control Panel
allows you to configure the settings for most of the key features in Windows (e.g.
power, video, network, audio etc.). Windows XP provides basic control panels for many
of the features, however many new control panels are added (or existing ones are
enhanced) when you install the drivers listed in Table 4 - 1, on page 4 - 6. To see all
controls it may be necessary to toggle off Category View.
Figure 1-8
Start Menu & Control Panel
