Dell XPS-8500
Working with Windows
How To Change Default OS at Boot
1. Boot into Windows XP
2. Open EasyBCD program
3. Click Edit Boot en!"
#. $elect t%e O$ yo! want as de&a!lt 'oot O$
(. Click $a)e $ettings" '!tton
*. Close program
astest !""ess to Windows #$%lorer &' (ethods) -
+ig%t click start" '!tton, t%en select e-plore"
.old down Windows key on key'oard and press e" key
astest Wa* to !""ess Dire"tories and iles +iew in Windows #$%lorer
Press /olders" '!tton &rom tool 'ar.
astest Wa* to !""ess Deskto%
+ig%t click task'ar, select s%ow t%e desktop"
astest Wa* to Deter(ine Dri+e ,etters - !+[Link] ree S%a"e on Dri+es
0n Windows E-plorer, select y Comp!ter"
astest Wa* to Sele"t /ulti%le iles in Windows #$%lorer
$elect &irst &ile, t%en press s%i&t" key and select last &ile. 1ll &iles in 'etween will
'ecome %ig%lig%ted.
How to Change !""ount 0a(e in Windows 1
1. Click $tart '!tton, type a""ounts into t%e searc% &ield, t%en c%oose t%e 2ser
1cco!nts link t%at appears.
2. Click t%e option link to c%ange yo!r !ser name and sa)e t%e c%anges.
3%is will c%ange t%e name s%own on t%e login screen and t%e $tart en!. 0t will not
change t%e &older name, %owe)er. 3%is is 'eca!se t%e &older is %ard4linked to yo!r
acco!nt in many 5%!ndreds, t%o!sands6 o& places, and c%anging t%e &older name will
render yo!r acco!nt !n!sa'le.
3%e only way to c%ange t%e &older name is to create a new acco!nt, mo)e yo!r &iles
o)er to t%at acco!nt, t%en delete t%e old acco!nt.
To Delete or 2etrie+e 3te(s ro( Trash
+ig%t click on +ecycle Bin" icon on desktop, t%en select open" or empty"
1lternati)ely, rig%t click on +ecycle Bin" icon in Windows E-plorer to empty, or
rig%t click &ile5s6 in rig%t pane and select restore"
3o )iew a)aila'le &ree space, %ig%lig%t y Comp!ter in Windows E-plorer.
3otal $i7e" and /ree $pace" col!mns appear on rig%t pane.