The default desktop is clean and devoid of icons, except for the Recycle Bin.
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The new Start Menu offers one-click access to the most recently used programs and frequently visited locations.
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My Computer has been updated with new icons and a new context-sensitive Web view panel.
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The Whistler user interface includes numerous new graphical cues, including yellow highlighting on selected items.
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System Restore is significantly improved over the version in Windows Me, with per-drive settings.
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The new Control Panel--shown here in Category view--is a far more logically arranged than before.
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Users with LCD monitors, like those on laptops, should enable ClearType for cleaner text displays.
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Workgroup (non-domain) users will find the new User Accounts applet much easier to use.
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You can control a variety of visual effect options to fine-tune how your system looks and responds.
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Soft blocks, like the one shown here in the root of the system drive, benefit from visual make-overs.
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A new "film strip" view makes working with images much easier.
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All context-sensitive menus have been enhanced significantly to give you quick access to any option you'll need.
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A new Photo Printing Wizard lets you print images directly from the shell.
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The Layout selection capabilities are designed specifically to help print digital photos on consumer-level ink jet printers.
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Windows Media and MP3 audio formats are integrated into the shell so that you can access commonly-needed options easily.
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