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Getting to Know the Windows® XP Operating System
Lesson 6: Starting programs
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This lesson teaches you how to launch programs from the
Start menu, using two of the programs that are built into the
operating system: Paint and Windows® Explorer.
1Click Start, then All Programs.
2Point to Accessories, then click Paint.
The operating system opens Paint—a basic drawing
program.
Sample Paint window
3To open the second program:
Click Start, then click All Programs.
Point to Accessories, then click Windows Explore r.
The operating system opens Windows® Explorer, which
provides access to all your computer’s resources. For
example, it lets you see all the files in a particular folder
on the computer’s hard disk.