CLASSIC WINDOWS XP

TO USE THE CLASSIC WINDOWS LOOK:
1. Open Display in Control Panel.
2. On the Themes tab, under Theme, click Windows Classic.

Note:
• To open Display, click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance
and Themes, and then click Display.
• After you select Windows Classic, you can change individual Windows
elements, such as window borders, icons, and menus. Click the
Appearance tab, and then click Advanced to make your changes.


TO SET CONTROL PANEL TO CLASSIC VIEW:
1. Open Folder Options.
2. Under Tasks, click Show common tasks in folders, and then click
OK.
3. In the Control Panel box in the upper-left corner of Control
Panel, click Switch to Classic View.

Note:
• Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
• Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.


TO USE WINDOWS CLASSIC FOLDERS:
1. Open Folder Options in Control Panel.
2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3. Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.
4. On the General tab, under Tasks , click Use Windows classic
folders.

Note:
• Choosing this option hides the default task links in the left pane
of Windows folders, such as My Documents. It also makes the Category
view in Control Panel unavailable.


TO CHANGE THE START MENU STYLE (XP vs Classic):
1. Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
2. On the Start Menu tab, click one of the following options:
  • To select the default (XP style) Start menu, click Start menu.
  • To select the style from an earlier version of Windows, click
Classic Start menu. The next time you click Start, the Start menu
displays the new style.

Note:
• To make additional selections for the Start menu style, click
Customize. Additional selections include specifying the items you
want to display on the Start menu, setting submenus to open when you
pause on them with your mouse, and clearing your list of recently
used programs, documents, and Web sites.

TO SHOW FILETYPE, HIDDEN FILES AND FOLDERS, AND PATHS:
Windows XP's default settings deal with the display of
extensions/filetypes in My Computer/Windows Explorer by hiding them if
they are already 'associated' with an application. This can get
disconcerting sometimes when it's important to see the .XXX at the
right end of a filename and it's hidden. Also, hidden files & folders
and paths are not visible. So here is how to change your settings so
that extensions/filetypes are displayed all the time, and that paths,
hidden files and folders are visible in My Computer/Windows Explorer:

1. Double-click on My Computer.
2. Click on 'Tools' (on the Menu bar).
3. Click on 'Folder Options' (at the bottom of the drop-down menu).
4. Click on the 'View' tab (of the Folder Options window).
5. Check the box for 'Display the full path in the address bar.
6. Check the box for 'Display the full path in the title bar.
7. Under 'Hidden files and Folders', choose the 'Show all files and
folders' radio button.
8. Uncheck the box for 'Hide extensions for known file types'.
9. Click on the OK button.
10. 'X out' of the My Computer window.

TO ENABLE SEARCHES FOR HIDDEN FILES & FOLDERS
In WinXP, the default settings for the Search feature exclude
searching for hidden files and folders. This should be enabled. Here’s
how to do it:

1.	Click on Start | Search | Files or Folders | All files and folders
| More advanced options.
2.	Make sure that the first three of the five boxes have checks in
them.
3.	You can ‘X Out’ of the Search Results window, or continue with
your search.

These new settings will be remembered – no need to do this for each
search.

(XPClassLook.txt)