Running Your Applications

If you’re just upgrading from Windows 9x, you already know how to run applications, how to switch between them, and how to manage them. But, if you are new to Windows OSes, here is a quick how-to guide.

How to Launch Your Apps

Applications are launched under Windows XP in a number of different ways, as is the case with many other things in Windows. You’ll probably end up employing the technique that best fits the occasion. To run an application, perform one of the following tasks (ranked in order of ease of use):