Changing Screen Resolution Settings To Suit Your Preferences Is Easy!

Screen resolution settings determine the amount of information your monitor displays. At low settings, screen contents appear as if viewed through a close-up camera lens - you see a relatively small amount of information (only part of a spreadsheet or Web page, for example), but the items themselves (text, pictures, etc.) appear relatively large. High-resolution settings provide a bird's-eye view - more information is visible but the items on the screen appear smaller. In Windows XP, changing screen resolution settings to suit your preferences is easy.

Change screen resolution

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Appearance and Themes.
3. Under Pick a task, click Change the screen resolution.

On the Settings tab, under Screen resolution, drag the slider to the resolution you want, and then click Apply.

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You Can Also Add Sound Effects When Customizing Features Of Windows XP!

The customizing features of Windows XP offer more than just visual tweaks. You can also add sound effects - silly or sensible - to orchestrate any move, from opening and closing folders to emptying the Recycle Bin. Sound effects are a perfect complement to any customized desktop and a great way to express your personality. Adding them is easy, too. Here's how:

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices.
3. Under Pick a task, click Change the sound scheme.
4. On the Sounds tab, under Program events, click the event to which you want to apply a sound.
5. In the Sounds list, click the sound you want to link to the event.
6. To hear the sound, click the playbutton to the right of the Sounds list. If you are satisfied with your choice, click OK. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have linked sounds to as many program events as you want.
7. To save your settings into a personalized sound scheme, click Save As. Type a name for the sound scheme, and then click OK.

Click OK to complete the procedure and save your sound scheme.

While Windows XP contains many sound effects to choose from, you can create your own by copying them from other sources, such as CDs or the Internet, and storing them on your hard drive.

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To Configure Client For Microsoft Networks In XP!

1. Open Network Connections in you Control Panel
2. Click a connection, and then then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
3. Do one of the following:
- If this is a local area connection, on the General tab, in "This Connection" uses the following items, click Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click Properties.
- If this is a dial-up, VPN, or incoming connection, on the Networking tab, in "This Connection" uses the following items, click Client for Microsoft Networks, and then click Properties.
4. In Name service provider, click an RPC name service provider.
5. If you selected DCE Cell Directory Service in Network address, type the network address of your provider.
6. If you use Banyan Vines networking software, select the Enable RPC support for Banyan check box.

Side Notes:
- To open Network Connections, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
- Only change your name service provider if instructed to do so by your system administrator.
- Windows Locator is the default name service provider.
- The Client for Microsoft Networks component is the equivalent of the Workstation service in Windows NT 4.0.

Gary Chambers