Create and customize user accounts
Do you have more than one person using your home computer? If you do, you can create user accounts for everyone in your home so that they can set up Windows XP with unique favorites, colors, wallpaper, and private files. You can even create a guest account for visitors to use.
Set up your computer so that only authorized people can use it
If someone needs to use your computer for a brief amount of time, activate a Guest account and then deactivate it when he or she is done.
Change the default folder opened in Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer opens showing the My Documents folder by default. Change the default opening folder so it displays other folders and drives.
Speed up menu display
Slow computer? Save time by making your menus display more quickly.
Set your windows so they all have the same view
When you open a folder, do you prefer to see a detailed list of files, a row of thumbnails, or something else? Make all your folders open with your favorite view.
Simplify using your mouse: change double-click to single-click
Want to open files and folders with a single click? Follow these steps to change your settings.
Tired of chasing your mouse? Use keyboard shortcuts
Why use your mouse if using your keyboard is faster? Save time with these shortcuts.