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Exploring Your Computer’s Features

Exploring the desktop

 

 

 

 

TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a file from a diskette or flash media, it does not go into the Recycle Bin. For more information on the Recycle Bin, see Windows online Help.

Internet Explorer — The Microsoft® browser that provides access to the Internet.

Windows® Media Player — Plays and organizes digital media files on your computer and on the Internet.

NOTE

If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup description of the

 

file contents appears.

 

 

Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your configuration. See Windows® online Help for more specific information on each icon and how to use it.

Start button

You use the Start button to:Start programsAccess Microsoft® Windows® operating system updateOpen documentsAdjust system settingsFind filesAccess Windows® HelpRun programsSuspend system activity and shut down the computer