It may be in the "classic" colour scheme. Change this by either right-clicking on the task bar and selecting a different view.
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When you say button, the start button is called the power button and it turns power on/off. There is no start icon as you see on a windows computer. On Mac the equivalent is the Finder icon.
Go to Start button and into your control panel and look at the programs you have installed.
I use windows explorer for all file organization. Right click Start button then "Explore", look in "My Documents". You can Drag and Drop
its ooks like a fan
Yes, you can find free software on the internet that will allow you to tweak your computer's looks and feels to make it seem more like Windows 8, and plus you can also change the Start button, all you need to do is search google for 'make windows 7 look like windows 8' and download the programs/tweaks from there, I also suggest you look up a YouTube tutorial before you do it, as these can sometimes corrupt your system if not done correctly.
If you look at your task bar, you will see an icon that looks like a couple of file folders. click on that and it will open the windows explorer for windows 7. alternatively if you right click on the start menu button, there will be the option to open windows explorer. but clicking the icon mentioned above will bring about the same result.
You must click the start button on the bottom left of your screen. From there go to Control Panel. Click on the 'Add or Remove Programs' button and there is a list of all the programs you have on your computer. A lot of people have difficulties here. Do not look for Windows Messenger, but for Windows live Essentials. Then click the change/remove button.
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If you're using Windows Vista or Windows 7, the easiest way is simply to type 'cmd' into the search box on the Start menu, then choose cmd.exe from the results. If you have any older Windows, like Windows Xp, windows 98 etc. You will have to search for it, click start, and look under accessories.
Look for the power button and press it to start the camera.
if you want to make an icon than you look up the program in the button on the lower left corner and look up windows live HOLD the left mouse button and drag it onto the desktop