Picture on the Welcome Screen

Change the Picture on the Welcome Screen

If your computer is a member of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer, you can replace the picture on the Welcome screen with another picture. First, store a head shot that you've scanned or taken with a digital camera in the My Pictures folder. The picture will be automatically resized to fit the picture box, so don't worry too much about getting an exact size, and then follow these steps:

• Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
• Click your account name, and then click Change My Picture.
• Click the picture you like, and then click Change Picture.
• To find the user's picture, click Browse for more pictures, click the picture you want to use, and then click Open.

Now, when you open the Welcome screen, you will see the new picture.

Change the Start Menu Style

Does the new Windows XP Start menu take up too much space on your desktop? You can easily change the look back to the Windows Classic Start menu by following these steps:

• Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
• Click Classic Start menu.
• Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.

By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.

Add an Item to the Send to Menu

You can create a new shortcut on the Send To menu, for example, one that goes to a frequently-used folder.

• Open My Computer, and double-click the drive where Windows is installed, which is usually drive C.
• Double-click the Documents and Settings folder, and then double-click the folder for the particular user.
• Double-click the Send To folder. The Send To folder is hidden by default. To see the Send To folder, click Tools, click Folder Options, and then click Show hidden files and folders.
• On the File menu, point to New, and then click Shortcut.
• Follow the instructions to create a shortcut.
Now, when you right-click a file, and click Send To, the shortcut to the item you selected will be an option. You can create shortcuts to local or network programs, files, folders, computers, or Internet addresses.