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If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out how Windows has changed, click one of the buttons
below.   How do I start programs?   What happened to my program
groups?
   What happened to File Manager?
   What happened to Control Panel?
   More questions and answers
          
     


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out more about how Windows has changed, click one of the
buttons below:   Where did the MS-DOS prompt go?   What happened
to the Run command?
   How do I copy files?
   How do I switch between tasks?
   Back
               


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out how Windows has changed, click one of the buttons
below:   How do I start programs?   What happened to my program
groups?
   What happened to File Manager?
   What happened to Control Panel?
   More questions and answers
          Your programs are in groups just like in Windows 3.1.
To start a program, click the Start button, point to Programs,
point to the folder that contains the program you want, and then
click the program.  


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out how Windows has changed, click one of the buttons
below:   How do I start programs?   What happened to my program
groups?
   What happened to File Manager?
   What happened to Control Panel?
   More questions and answers      You can find your program
groups by clicking the Start button, and then pointing to
Programs. Your program groups appear as folders on the Programs
menu. Point to the folder that contains the program you want, and
then click a program to open it.   


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out how Windows has changed, click one of the buttons
below:   How do I start programs?   What happened to my program
groups?
   What happened to File Manager?
   What happened to Control Panel?
   More questions and answers      Windows Explorer works a lot
like File Manager but has the added benefit of displaying all of
your drive connections in one window.To open Windows Explorer,
click the Start button, point to Programs, and then click Windows
Explorer.      


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out how Windows has changed, click one of the buttons
below:   How do I start programs?   What happened to my program
groups?
   What happened to File Manager?
   What happened to Control Panel?
   More questions and answers      To open Control Panel, click
the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control
Panel.    


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out more about how Windows has changed, click one of the
buttons below:   Where did the MS-DOS prompt go?   What happened
to the Run command?
   How do I copy files?
   How do I switch between windows?
   Back        The MS-DOS prompt is now located in the Programs
folder. To open an MS-DOS window, click the Start button, point
to Programs, and then click MS-DOS Prompt.   


 If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out more about how Windows has changed, click one of the
buttons below:   Where did the MS-DOS prompt go?   What happened
to the Run command?
   How do I copy files?
   How do I switch between windows?
   Back        To use the Run command, click the Start button,
and then click Run.      


If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out more about how Windows has changed, click one of the
buttons below:   Where did the MS-DOS prompt go?   What happened
to the Run command?
   How do I copy files?
   How do I switch between windows?
   Back        You can copy files the same way you copy and paste
text. First, select a file in either My Computer or Windows
Explorer. Click the Edit menu, and then click Copy. (A dialog box
no longer appears.) Open the folder in which you want to put the
file you are copying, click the Edit menu, and then click Paste.
     

If you've used Windows before: answers to common questions
To find out more about how Windows has changed, click one of the
buttons below:   Where did the MS-DOS prompt go?   What happened
to the Run command?
   How do I copy files?
   How do I switch between windows?
   Back        To switch between windows, click the button on the
taskbar that represents the window you want to switch to.   


This is just an illustration. Click one of the buttons on the
left to learn about Windows.


You cannot practice here. If you want to try opening Windows
Explorer, click the Start button.


You cannot practice here. If you want to try opening a program,
click the Start button in the lower-left corner of the screen.


You cannot practice here. If you want to view your program
groups, click the Start button, and then click Programs.


You cannot practice here. If you want to open Control Panel,
click the Start button, and then click Settings.


You cannot practice here. If you want to use the MS-DOS prompt,
click the Start button, click Programs, and then click MS-DOS
Prompt.


You cannot practice here. If you want to enter a command by using
the Run dialog, click the Start button, and then click Run.


You cannot practice here. If you want to copy and paste, you must
open a document first. If you need more help, click the Start
button, and then click Help.
You cannot practice here. 


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