LG Electronics USA DT-EH Users Manual

21Using the system

2-2.Using Windows XP

Windows XP is new, brilliant and easy-to-use. Background and title bar have been
rearranged concisely, and it became easier to access the application programs
from the start menu. Also, it allows users with more diverse options to choose
from when decorating desktop's appearance.

Click [Start] - [Tour Windows XP] to explore the features and tools available in
Windows XP.

Windows XP is an operating system that runs a computer. Learning the basics
features in Windows is recommended to utilize a computer effectively.

Overview

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Windows XP desktop

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Click [Start] button to open the [Start] menu. Click [All
Programs] to open the list of programs installed in the

computer.

[Start menu] shows everything you need to start work­ing in the Windows XP environment.

Taskbar shows programs that are currently open and
running.

Taskbar icons show and let you configure ongoing
activities such as display properties, LAN settings, etc.

Put your unused items and files in the Recycle Bin.
Right-click the Recycle Bin and select [Empty Recycle
Bin] to permanently delete the items inside the Recycle
Bin.

℘ [Start] button

ℙ [Start] menu

ℚ Taskbar

ℛ Taskbar icons and clock

ℜ Recycle Bin

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Start menu

Clicking [Start] button enables you to easily access
computer programs.

℘ Pinned items

ℙ Recently used items

ℚ All Programs

ℛ Control Panel lets you change the settings in your computer.

ℜ My computer shows the drive and network information for

your computer.

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Changing the look of the Start menu

1.Right click [Start] button and select [Properties]. Choose from either Start menu or

Classic Start menu.

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2.If you want default start menu, click [Start menu] from [Start Menu Properties].

3.Click [Classic Start menu] if you want to use the menu style from earlier versions of
Widow.

4.Click [OK]. New start menu style appears on the desktop.

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Fixed
items

Control Panel

Category View

Classic View

Showing the recently used items on the Start menu

1.Right-click on [Start] button and click [Properties].

2.In [Start Menu] tab, select [Start menu] and click
[Customize].

In [Advanced] tab, check [List my most recently
opened documents] and click [OK].

3.In Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window, click

[Apply]

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[OK].

If you click [Start] button the next time, recently used
items appear on the Start Menu.

Changing the pinned items in the Start menu

1.Right-click the item you want to pin to the Start menu.

2.Select [Pin To Start Menu].

3.The item is pinned at the top of the Start menu.

ã To delete recently opened documents, select [Clear list] from [Advanced] tab. The files

are not deleted in the system even if the lists are cleared.

Note

[Switch to Category View] is added to the Control panel to gather similar items in

group. Classic view shows each item in window. You can choose either Classic or
Category view.

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Using the Windows Classic Theme

Using a different theme

1. Click [Start]⍛⍛[Control Panel]⍛[Switch to Classic View]⍛⍛[Display].

2. Click [Themes] tab.

3. Select another theme from the [Theme] drop down menu.

Changing the Themes and Desktop background

1.Click [Start]⍛[Control Panel]⍛⍛[Switch to Classic View]⍛[Display].

2.Click [Themes] tab.

3.Select [Windows Classic] from the [Theme] drop down menu.

ã In Appearance tab, you can click [Advanced] button and change the color scheme, font

size, and windows and button styles.
In Themes tab, you can change the overall appearance of the desktop.
If there are more than one user using the computer, each user can apply different

theme and desktop appearances.

Note

You can customize the appearance of desktop by using Theme option such as desktop back­ground, screen saver, icon, window, mouse pointer or sound. For more than one user, each user
can use different theme.

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Changing the desktop background

1.Click [Start]⍛⍛[Control Panel]⍛[Switch to Classic View]

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[Display].

Click [Desktop] tab. (OR you can right click on the mouse
while in desktop background. When a short cut menu pops up,
choose [Properties].

2.Scroll down the [Background] drop down menu and select an
image for the background. You can also click [Browse] button
and select an image you have saved.

Setting the Screen Saver

1.Click [Start]⍛[Control Panel]⍛⍛[Switch to Classic View]

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[Display]. Click [Screen Saver] tab.

2.Select the idle time before activating the Screen Saver from

[Wait] drop down menu. Check [On resume, password pro-
tect] to protect the computer from. It protects your computer

from other users to log on and use without permission.

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Desktop cleanup

Desktop Cleanup Wizard removes unused desktop items to a folder. The Desktop
Cleanup Wizard runs every 60 days but you can also run it manually.

1.Click [Start] - [Control Panel]

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[Switch to Classic view]⍛[Display].

2.Click [Desktop] tab.

3.Click [Customize Desktop]

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[Clean Desktop Now] button.

Taskbar

Taskbar displays programs and files that are currently open. If there are many pro­grams running on the computer, the Taskbar group together files from the same
program to prevent taskbar icons from cluttering up the Taskbar.

To personalize your desktop themes.

1. Click [Control pannel]

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[Switch to

classic view]⍛[Display]

2. Select theme from the theme drop
down menu.

3. Theme changes.

4. After making a selection, click [Apply]
and then click [Save as].

5. Enter a theme name and press [OK].

ã To open Display Properties, click [Start]

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[Control pannels]⍛[Switch to classic

view] and then double-click [Display].

If you do not save the theme, the name
of the theme does not change.

The new theme is saved in My docu
ments folder. To open My document
folder, click [Start] and select [My docu

ments].

Note