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by ljackson.desoto

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I was prepping some computers in December with Windows XP installed and I ran accross an option to make the desktop look more like Win 98. I no longer have the computer, but someone needs to know how to do this. Does anyone know where this option is? I thought it was part of the taskbar properties customization. Thanks in advance.

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by ann777

http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20011204S0009

To adjust XP's desktop animations and visual effects, right click on My Computer and select Properties/Advanced/Performance Settings. You can choose to activate/deactivate individual items or use the general "best performance/best appearance" buttons. When you've made a change, click Apply, and you'll see the effects almost immediately.

By the way: Selecting Best Performance makes your desktop look very much like the classic desktopin Win98/Win2K.

Experiment until you've found the mix of speed and visual effects that works best for you.

by dmiles

The Option to cahnge XP interface to Windows Classic

To open Display,click Start,click Control Panel,click Appearence and Themes,then click Display

Click on the Appearence tab
Under Windows and buttons,click on arrow next to box,select Windows Classic style
Click Apply,then OK

by designpolice

The last piece is on the taskbar - you can right click the taskbar and select properties - then on the start menue tab you can choose the classic start menu view as well.
between all of the answers that about covers it - good luck!

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