Classic View

Using Control Panel in Windows Classic View

Published: February 4, 2002

You can view the Control Panel in Windows XP just as it appears in Windows 2000, Windows Me, and their predecessors.

To see all Control Panel icons in Classic View

•	In the upper left of the Control Panel window, click Switch to Classic View. To change back, click Switch to Category View.

If you choose a view, and then close the Control Panel, next time you open Control Panel it maintains the last view that you selected.

Tip You can quickly access all Control Panel items when you point to Control Panel on the Start Menu as shown in Figure 3 below.

To access all Control Panel items from the Start Menu

1.	Click Start, click Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes, and then click Taskbar and Start Menu
2.	Click the Start Menu tab, select Start menu, and then click Customize.
3.	Click the Advanced tab.
4.	Under Start menu settings, select the Open submenus when I pause on them with my mouse check box.
5.	In the Start menu items list, under Control Panel, select Display as a menu. Click OK. Figure 3. Control Panel items on Start< Menu

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