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Chapter 14 Customizing Windows XP (Fiddling with the Control Panel) In This Chapter B Exploring the Control Panel B Customizing the display B Changing colors B Changing video modes B Changing desktop themes B Understanding TrueType fonts B Installing or removing programs B Installing new computer parts B Changing to a different printer B Making Windows XP recognize your double-click B Setting the computer’s time and date fter releasing more than a dozen versions of Windows, the guys and gals at Microsoft have realized that they can’t please every- body. Whenever Microsoft added a new feature to its latest release, many Windows users began complaining that they preferred the old version. And the new users. They’d complain that the new version didn’t let them do something the way they wanted. No matter how many changes Microsoft made to the software, Microsoft either upset its older users or didn’t satisfy the new crop. So, Microsoft is trying something new with Windows XP. People who prefer the look and feel of old versions can choose the Classic settings: Windows XP immediately behaves like Windows’ previous version. To A
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