Microsof t ® Windows ® XP Fe atures 137To open Help and Support Center, click the Start button, and then clickHelp and Support. From the home page, you can conduct a search or selectcategories of information, leading to task and information topics coveringthe use of your computer. Click User and System Guides for information onusing your Dell™ computer, including installed hardware devices andsoftware.New User InterfaceWindows XP features a redesigned user interface with a new visual style, aless cluttered desktop, and built-in desktop cleanup features. Windowlayout has also been changed for Windows XP and, as in the Control Panel,emphasizes task presentation. The Start menu has been redesigned. Theleft half of the new Start menu includes the most frequently used icons. Asyou use your computer, the icons in this area are changed and rearrangeddepending on your computer usage patterns. If you wish to keep one of theicons permanently in its location, right-click the icon and click Pin to Startmenu.To access all the programs installed on the computer, click All Programs atthe bottom of the Start menu. The right half of the new Start menucontains useful icons for accessing your files, configuring the computer, andfinding information and assistance. The Dell Solution Center icon opens aportal to services and application programs installed on your Dell computer.Switching to Classic ViewIf you wish, you may change the appearance of the Start menu, desktop andwindows, or Control Panel layout to that of earlier Windows operatingsystems. These classic view options are independent of each other.You can easily switch back and forth between the new Control Panelcategory view and the classic icon view by clicking Switch to Classic View orSwitch to Category View in the upper left area of the Control Panelwindow. This can be handy if you would like to take advantage of the new,task-oriented features of the Windows XP Control Panel, but you areaccustomed to performing a particular task with the icon-oriented classicControl Panel.To change the appearance of the Start menu to the classic view:
