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Most of your activity will begin with the button which displays a menu where you can launch applications, utilities and accessories. When you click on the button, a pop-up menu appears, as shown in the diagram below:


Windows displays a list of available items (e.g., programs, documents, settings) to choose from.

Items containing an arrow indicate additional choices are available. For example, if you select Windows will provide a sub-menu displaying all programs installed on your system.
The following items are available within the Start menu:

Select this item to run Internet Explorer and begin browsing the Net.


Choose this item to open Outlook Express so that you can work with your e-mail.


This program is a basic video-editing application which allows you to transfer home movies from your video camera to your computer for editing purposes. You can capture stills from the video and add narration or sound tracks to it.


This multimedia program is used to play your audio and video files. You can also copy CDs to your hard drive using this application.


If you use MSN as your Internet provider, click on this item to connect to the Internet.


Click on this item to take a tour of Windows XP and learn the basics.


Select this item to display the folder labeled My Documents where Windows automatically stores your standard data files. These files typically do not include video, music or graphics. They, instead, are stored in separate folders.