Windows XP Customization Tips - How to Assign a Picture to Your Account

Assigning a picture to a user account is likely to be one of the most popular account changes made in Windows XP. When you first set up your user account, Windows automatically assigns a picture to your account. However, you can select a different picture for your user account that better suits your personality and interests.

Windows provides pictures that you can choose from for your user account, or you can select a picture you have stored on your computer to place beside your user name at the top of the Start menu. The picture for a user's account can be of the BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, or TIF file type.

When you select a new picture for your user account, the new picture will appear on the Welcome screen each time you log on to your computer. The Welcome screen displays all the user accounts that are set up on your computer and allows you to select the account you want to use.

To make changes to other accounts you must be logged on as an administrator. If you have a limited account, you can change the picture for only your own account.

Follow the step by step instructions to change the picture displayed on your account and make your windows more personalized.

Step 1

Click on Start menu and select Control Panel. In Control Panel Window click on User Accounts.

Step 2

The new window will ask you to Pick a Task. Click on Change an Account.

Step 3

In the User Accounts window select the account you want to change.

Step 4

A list of tasks that you can perform appears here for the account you selected. Click on Change my Picture.

Step 5

The new area displays the pictures you can use for the account. Browse through the pictures and select the picture you want.

Step 6

Click on Change Picture button to change the picture of the user account.

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