Datasheet

Figure 1-6: The Windows XP Welcome screen
When the computer is fully booted up, you should see the Windows desktop
and taskbar. I can’t say exactly what those will look like on your computer. The
desktop is basically the entire screen and may appear as a photo, a solid color,
a pattern, or your computer manufacturer’s logo. The taskbar is the colored
strip along the bottom of the screen, as in the example shown in Figure 1-7.
Figure 1-7: The Windows XP desktop
Windows desktop
Taskbar Notification areaStart button
10 Part I ✦ Beginner’s Crash Course
03 55722x ch01.qxd 1/27/04 9:23 AM Page 10