The Windows XP Screen Layout 38
Understanding the Start Menu

The St art menu includ es ever ything requir ed to st art Win dows. F rom the Start me nu it is possib le to

run a program, open a file, assign system users with the Control Panel, receive support by selecting

Help and Support, and search for items on the computer or on the Internet by selecting Search.

My Computer Displays the contents of the hard disk, the CD-ROM drive, the network
drive(s), and floppy disks. It can also be used to search and open files and
folders.
Control Panel Enables users to configure settings on the computer.
Help and
Support Provides on-line help, information on Windows and troubleshooting.
Search Enables users to search for information in files or the Internet.
Run Runs programs or documents.
My Computer
Control Panel
Help and Support
Start Button
All Programs
Frequently used
programs