Changing Start menu to classic view in Windows XP

If you are used to Windows 95/98/ME then when you first install Windows XP the start menu may look strange.

Thankfully you can change this back to the "classic view" very easily, follow the guide below to change your start menu

First right-click on the START button, then click on Properties from the menu that appears.
click on the Start Menu

Now simply select the Classic Start Menu option as shown on the left and then click OK

Now the start menu will look more familiar to those users of previous versions of windows.