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Windows XP Preview
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The Taskbar
The Taskbar really just has a new look to it. There is little in the way of new features in this area, with the exception of a Lock Taskbar feature, which prevents the various bars from being moved, and also prevents the whole bar from being moved to one of the sides or the top of the screen. The only other change I've noticed is that the clock also shows the date when you make the taskbar more than one line tall.
The Start Menu
As you can see here, the Start Menu has had a major overhaul done to it. In WinXP Home Edition, or WinXP Pro in a Workgroup, the blue area at the top will show the chosen picture for the user, and also that user's name.
The Internet and Email links will link to whatever applications are the default web browser and email programs. So if you have Netscape set up to handle web browsing and Eudora set up for email, then those would be in those two spots. If you don't want these icons to be there, they can be turned off.
Below those icons are the 5 most recently used programs. The amount of programs shown there can be adjusted to be any number you want, and is set to 5 by default.
On the right side, you can customize what appears there and how the items there react - whether they expand like a menu or if they just link to the intended destination.
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Of course, if you don't like the new, fancy shmancy Start menu, you can always go back to the good old Classic design. Even the classic menu has some customizable features, being able to select if items expand or link, and to some extent, if they appear at all. |
