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Tutorial To Change The Display Settings In Windows XP OS


Windows XP is one of the most popular operating systems of all time. Microsoft created this masterpiece of an operating system, and it has gone on to become a global favorite. One feature that has definitely helped in warming the users towards this OS is its impeccable user interface.
The users can change the different settings of the operating system with considerable ease. Here are some guidelines provided by the Windows help and support team, which you can follow if you want to configure the display settings on your Windows XP computer. The instructions given here are quite easy and simple to carry out. Make sure that you follow these steps carefully.
Guidelines to change the display settings in Windows XP
• First of all, click on the “Start” button located in the bottom left corner of your Windows desktop screen in order to view the Start Menu. Select the “Control Panel” option from the Start Menu so as to open the Control Panel window.
• In order to open the “Display Properties” dialog box on the screen, click on the “Display” button located on the Control Panel window.
• In this Display Properties window, you can configure the display settings of the computer you are using. To change the screen resolution, slide the bar displayed under the “Screen Resolution” option. Once you reach the desired resolution, it will be displayed below the sliding bar.
• You can change the color quality of the display by choosing the desired setting from the “Color quality” drop down menu. The various color quality options available are “Medium”, “High” and “Highest”.
• Click on the “Apply” button displayed at the bottom of the "Display Properties" dialog box, in order to apply the settings that you have just changed.
• Check once again the display properties that you have configured and if you are not satisfied with it, you can change it now. Once you are satisfied with the changes that you have made, click on the “Ok” button. This action will ensure that the settings that you have configured are saved and you will be brought out of the Display Properties window.
These are the instructions, recommended by the ever reliable and helpful Windows help and support team, which you should follow in order to change the display settings on your computer.

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