Starting A Program From Windows Explorer - Toshiba P105-S9337 User Manual

Starting a program from Windows
If a program is not listed in the All Programs menu, you can
start it from Windows
you a view of your computer's contents as a hierarchy or
"tree." You can easily see the contents of each drive and
folder on your computer. To use this method, you should
know the file name and location of the program's executable
file (this file ends with .exe).
This example opens WordPad using Windows Explorer.
1 Click Start, and then All Programs.
2 Click Accessories.
3 Click Windows Explorer.
4 Click My Computer to expand the window.
5 In the left part of the window, click the line that ends in
"(C:)."
6 In the left part of the window, under the C: icon, double-
click the folder containing the program, in this case
Program Files.
Windows
Files folder on the right side of the window. The left side
of the window shows all the folders contained within the
Program Files folder.
7 In the left part of the window, click Windows NT.
8 In the left part of the window, click Accessories.
Windows
Accessories folder on the right side of the window.
9 In the right part of the window, double-click wordpad.
The operating system opens WordPad.
To close the program, click the Close button in the upper-
right corner of the program's window.
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