Windows XP User Picture

Windows XP reached its first birthday last month. Yet, as with all other versions of Windows, learning all the tricks takes a lot of time OR just listening to my show and reading the Tip of the Week!

If you use Windows XP and use the default 'two column' Start menu, then you see your Windows user name and picture at the top of the menu. The stock pictures that come with Windows XP include a frog, cat eye, butterfly, space ship and more. They are nice enough pictures, but hardly representative of our individual personalities. Follow the steps below to change your user name and the user picture at the top of the Windows XP Start menu:

1. Click the Start button
2. Click on the picture next to your name at the top of the Start menu
3. In the User Account window that opens, click "Browse for more pictures"
4. This will open the "My Pictures" folder where you can add your own picture (if you don't have any photos in "My Pictures" click in the Look in box and navigate to your photos
5. Click on the photo you want to use
6. Click Open
7. If you want to change your name as well, click Change my name or simply close the window
8. Click on the Start button and admire your new picture!