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Windows XP themes can be shown in three basic color schemes

In Windows XP you can use your collection of pictures as a screen saver. You have to select a folder containing your pictures only. You can select various options on how those pictures will be displayed.

In the Windows versions prior to Windows XP, the Control Panel shortcut was shown inside the My Computer. This has changed since Windows XP. But if you want to access the Control Panel right from the My Computer, you can do that.

Windows XP Control Panel has two views – category and classic. The category view lists items grouped according to their behavior or functionality. The classic view lists all the items in the same window. You can toggle between the two views easily.

The Control Panel in the modern Start Menu of Windows XP is shown as a link. But if you want to show it as an expandable menu, then you can do so very easily. This way you can select a Control Panel item right from the Start Menu.

Windows XP automatically hides the unused icons from the system tray

You can add the Desktop toolbar to the Windows taskbar in Windows XP to access all the shortcuts on your Desktop from the comfort of the taskbar. The Desktop toolbar opens up into a menu containing all the shortcuts on your desktop including My Computer icon too.

The command prompt window in Windows is the favorite tool for geeks. If you frequently use the command prompt window, then you can create a shortcut to the command prompt window on your Desktop.