Give Windows XP a classic look

12/19/03

Have you gotten used to the views of the older Windows operating systems?  Well with Windows XP you can use these classic views for your PC.  Here is how:

  1. Right click your desktop and click properties
  2. Click the Appearance tab
  3. Under Windows and Buttons click the arrow and select Windows Classic
  4. Under Color Scheme also select Windows Classic

This will give your Windows the classic look, now for the classic Taskbar:

  1. Right click your taskbar and click properties
  2. Click the Start Menu tab
  3. Click the Classic Start Menu radio button and then click OK

Finally for the classic Control Panel:

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Settings
  3. Click Control Panel
  4. On the left side under the text "Control Panel" Click "Switch to Classic View"

Your computer now has the classic Windows look and feel.  Just follow these same steps (with a few variations that you should be able to see) to change them back to the Windows XP look.