Change out Your Pointer Scheme
Tired of seeing your pointer as an arrow or an hourglass all the time? Windows XP offers a number of alternative pointer schemes, such as Dinosaur, Ocean and Sports:
Tired of seeing your pointer as an arrow or an hourglass all the time? Windows XP offers a number of alternative pointer schemes, such as Dinosaur, Ocean and Sports:
• Open the Control Panel, double-click Mouse, and select the Pointers tab.
(If you start in Category view, select Appearance and Themes, then click Mouse Pointers under "See Also").
• Next to Schemes, click the down arrow and select a scheme to preview its pointers.
• Click OK to apply the scheme to your desktop.
Use the Ultimate Configuration Tool (Professional Edition Only)
One of the most full featured Windows XP configuration tools available is hidden right there in your system, but most people don't even know it exists. It's called the Local Group Policy Editor, or gpedit for short.
To invoke this editor:
• Select Start and then Run, then type the following:
gpedit.msc After you hit Enter, you'll be greeted by gpedit, which lets you modify virtually every feature in Windows XP without having to resort to regedit.
• Next to Schemes, click the down arrow and select a scheme to preview its pointers.
• Click OK to apply the scheme to your desktop.
Use the Ultimate Configuration Tool (Professional Edition Only)
One of the most full featured Windows XP configuration tools available is hidden right there in your system, but most people don't even know it exists. It's called the Local Group Policy Editor, or gpedit for short.
To invoke this editor:
• Select Start and then Run, then type the following:
gpedit.msc After you hit Enter, you'll be greeted by gpedit, which lets you modify virtually every feature in Windows XP without having to resort to regedit.
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