Chapter 4. Personalizing Your Work Environment
With each new version of Windows, its designers make more assumptions about the preferences and abilities of the “average” user. Because this user doesn’t exist, Microsoft lets you twiddle Windows XP’s factory settings.
Hundreds of configuration options range from superficial to deep. Changes to graphics, colors, and fonts, for example, are cosmetic, whereas other settings—the language used or adaptations for disabled users—profoundly change the way you work with Windows.
Using Control Panel
Control Panel is a central container of customizing tools for changing preferences, configurations, and settings. These miniature programs are commonly called applets or extensions. Many experienced Windows users ...
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