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Getting to Know the 
Windows

®

 XP Operating 

System

This chapter introduces the Windows

®

 XP operating system 

by guiding you through a few basic tasks.

If you have used a Windows

®

 operating system before, you 

will find the Windows

®

 XP operating system familiar. 

Whether you have used a Windows

®

operating system or not, 

the skill and confidence you will gain from this chapter will 
more than offset the short amount of time spent going 
through these lessons. 

As you explore your computer’s operating system further, 
you will often discover alternative ways of accomplishing a 
particular task.

For more detailed information on your operating system, 
refer to the Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP operating system 

documentation that came with your computer.

The desktop is the launching pad for everything you can do in 
the Windows

®

 XP operating system. You use its features to