The Windows XP Interface - The Start Menu

The Start Menu is the first place you will see the most dramatic change in the Windows XP interface. Your simple one-columned look of the old Start Menu is gone - replaced by the two-columned Start Menu & Desktop replacer all-in-one.

Everything on the Start Menu is customizable, so if you want to change the icons or the way it looks, it's possible. On the left hand side, you see icons for the Internet and E-mail (you can change these to your browser or favorite email program), and a list of the most recently used applications, then the "All Programs" menu, which used to be your Programs menu.

On the right hand side, you see the icons which you previously accessed through desktop icons, some settings, and other commands from the former Start Menu.

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The recently opened applications list is built by Windows to be your most commonly access applications. If you find icons on there you want removed, simply right-click on them and choose "Remove from This List".

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