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5-22 Chapter 5 Configuring Windows XP Professional
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On the Advanced tab, in the Performance section, click Settings to display the Performance
Options dialog box. There are three tabs on the Performance Options dialog
box: Visual Effects, Advanced, and Data Execution Prevention.
Visual Effects Tab
The Visual Effects tab of the Performance Options dialog box is shown in Figure 5-8.
There are a number of options that you can select to manually control the visual effects
on your computer. Windows XP Professional provides four options to help you control
the visual effects: Let Windows Choose What’s Best For My Computer, Adjust For Best
Appearance, Adjust For Best Performance, and Custom. If you want to manually indicate
which visual effects to apply, click Custom.
Figure 5-8 Use the Visual Effects tab to control performance options.
Table 5-5 lists the visual effects along with descriptions of those that are not selfexplanatory.
Table 5-5 Windows XP Visual Effects
Visual Effect Description
Animate windows
when minimizing and
maximizing
Fade or slide menus
into view
Fade or slide ToolTips
into view
Causes a zoom effect when you minimize or maximize a window. Disabling
this effect makes windows minimize and maximize faster.
Causes menus to fade or slide into view instead of simply appearing.
Disabling this effect makes menus appear faster.
Causes ToolTips to fade or slide into view instead of simply appearing.
ToolTips are the pop-up descriptions that appear beside certain items
when you hold your pointer over them. Disabling this effect makes
ToolTips appear faster.