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Accessibility Tutorials / Windows XP

Apply All Accessibility Settings to the Logon Desktop

When this option is selected, all of the accessibility settings selected for the current user will be applied to the logon desktop. In this way, all users will be able to use accessibility features to help them log on to the computer. You can only set this option if you are part of the Administrator's group or the Computer Administrator's group. This procedure tells you how to turn on this option through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.

Mouse actions
Keyboard actions
1
On the Start menu:
  • Select Control Panel
Display the Start menu by pressing CTRL+ESC (or the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] ).
  • Select Control Panel by pressing C.
2
In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View.
  • Select Accessibility Options.
In Control Panel:
  • Be sure you are in Classic View (all Control Panel icons are showing).
  • If not, under Control Panel in the left pane, select Switch to Classic View by pressing TAB.
  • Press ENTER.
  • Press the RIGHT ARROW key, and then the LEFT ARROW key to select Accessibility Options.
  • Press ENTER.
3
In the Accessibility Options dialog box:
  • Select the General tab.
In the Accessibility Options dialog box:
  • Select the General tab by pressing CTRL+TAB.
4
On the General tab, under Administrative options:
  • Select the Apply all settings to logon desktop check box.
  • Select OK.
On the General tab, under Administrative options:
  • Select the Apply all settings to logon desktop check box by pressing O.
  • Press ENTER.
5
To close Control Panel:
  • Select the Close button.
To close Control Panel:
  • Press ALT+F, C.

[image: Control Panel: Accessibility Options: General tab: Administrative Options: Apply all settings to logon desktop]

Control Panel: Accessibility Options: General tab: Administrative Options: Apply all settings to logon desktop


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