XP Configuration with the Control Panel

The Control Panel consists of a group of tools that you can use to manage every aspect of Windows XP. Settings for both hardware and software can be viewed and altered in the Control Panel. Using the information in this article you can perform important configuration and management tasks, set up new users and provide them with access rights and modify the components of your computer via the Device Manager. The Control Panel on Windows XP is very different from earlier operating systems in that it now gives the user much more control over their computer.