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Windows XP Preview
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The first thing you'll notice when you first open the Control Panel window is that there are a lot less icons there than there used to be. "Wait a sec. Where'd all those familiar control panels go?!?" They're really still there.
The default view of the Control Panel in XP has been designed for those who might be new to computers, and wouldn't know what control panel does what. They've grouped the control panels into categories and tasks. As with the start menu, you can always switch to the Classic View, and be presented with the familiar list of all the control panels for direct access.
When you click on a category, you're presented with a list of tasks relating to that category. For example, if you click on Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, you're presented with a list of things you can do, like set the volume, set the event sounds, and a number of other sound/multimedia settings that can be changed.
Now, one of the beautiful things about Windows XP that wasn't implemented as well in Windows 9x/ME is the user profile. Each user that is created on the system has THEIR OWN profile to do with as they please! They can change the colors, theme, sounds, folder settings, and more just the way they want to, and they won't effect anyone else's settings! Each person also gets their own My Documents folder and Desktop, so you don't have to worry about deleting one of your parents' important work documents just because you didn't know what it was.