Examples of the XP desktop

(I love XP. Appearance and function are much improved)

Now Vista is released & it's even nicer

Above is the basic desktop with the "Azul" Wallpaper. Note that the only icon that will show on a fresh XP installation is the Recycle Bin. My example above shows an added icon for AOL. The text effect is very 3 dimensional. I really like the appearance.

Here is the same desktop with shortcut icons added looking more like the 95/98/Me style. The idea with XP is to keep the desktop uncluttered. All the shortcuts are in the start menu and look different. See the figure below.

This is the new XP Start Menu. The list on the left represents recently opened programs. The list on the right are the kind of shortcuts that used to be on the desktop. If you still want them on the desktop, right click the item and choose "Show On Desktop". Notice the "Log Off" and "Turn Off Computer" appear different than previous versions.

Finally, check out the next picture:

Clicking the "All Programs" brings up the classic program list. This list has been added to considerably by the programs we have added. A default installation may have much less, but will represent all installed programs. Also, this list has already been reorganized by creating categories and moving shortcuts into the categories.