Windows 95/98/ME/XP comes with a number of applications that can make you productive immediately without having to install expensive software on your system. Clicking on the Start button, pointing to All Programs, pointing to Accessories, and then clicking on the application name can start most of these applications. You should find the following applications if they have been installed on your system and we'll take a look at each of these:

 Calculator
 Character Map
 Clipboard
 Clock
 Notepad
 Paint
 WordPad

 Hughes Glantzberg