Let XP have old-fashioned Windows faces (2)

Exile dull blue

Do you hate XP's rounded blue or silver title bar? If yes, right click on the blank area of ​​the desktop, select "Properties" → "Appearance", and select "Windows Classic Style" from the "Window and Buttons" drop-down list. If you want to customize the color, click on "Advanced" and select the appropriate color from the palette for the current project. Click on "Effects" to adjust the visuals of the windows, icons and menus. Once everything is done, click "OK" twice to close the Display Properties dialog.

Retrieving lost desktop icons

XP desktops do not display "My Computer", "My Documents" and other icons by default. The way to retrieve these icons is: right click on the desktop, select "Properties" → "Desktop" → "Customize Desktop", under "General" select the icon to be displayed, as shown in Figure 4.

Figure 4

Classic Start Menu

XP's new Start menu is automatically adjusted, first listing the most commonly used programs However, the position of the menu changes frequently, and sometimes it is inconvenient to use. If you prefer the old, stable (but not so automatic) Start menu, just right click on the "Start" button, select "Properties" → "Classic [Start] menu", then click "OK".

Locking naughty menus

The Win 98 type "Start" menu does not automatically hide menu items that are not commonly used. You also don't need to click on the indentation under the menu to open those menus. The order to hide. If you miss the Win 98 style menu, you can right click on the "Start" button and select "Properties". In the "Start Menu" page, if "Classic Start Menu" is not selected, select it, then click "Custom", in In the "Advanced Start Menu Options" list, uncheck the "Use Personalized Menu" option and click "OK" to approve the settings.

Hide common tasks

In previous versions of Windows, the folder window was able to display web content and also to join the preview pane. If you don't like these tricks, you probably don't like the Common Tasks pane on the left side of the Windows XP folder window. The way to close it is to select "Tools" → "Folder Options" and under "General" select "Use Windows Traditional Style Folders".

Let the tray icon no longer hide

XP's new taskbar tray (the "notification area" next to the clock) allows you to selectively hide some of the icons, click on the "<" on the left side of the tray. The tag can see the icon that was automatically hidden. If you want to see a complete list of icons, right-click on the taskbar and select "Properties". Under the "Notification Area" there is a "Hide Inactive Icons" option. Cancel this option to restore the tray to the old Windows habits; check this option, Click "Custom" to customize the behavior of each icon, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5