Display Control Panel Applets in a Cascading Menu

If you're a "just the facts, ma'am" type, you'll want to bypass the Control Panel altogether. Rather than clicking effete icons, you can instead force XP to display Control Panel applets in a cascading menu when you choose Control Panel from the Start button, as shown in Figure 2-4.


Figure 2-4. Turning the Control Panel into a cascading menu for quick access to applets


To force the Control Panel to display as a cascading menu, right-click the taskbar and choose Properties Start Menu. Click the Customize button and choose the Advanced tab. In the Control Panel heading, choose "Display as a menu." Click OK twice.