Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible
by Alan Simpson ISBN: 0764548603
Hungry Minds © 2001, 902 pages
This book covers both the Personal and Professional editions of the Microsoft Windows XP.
Table of Contents
Alan Simpson's Windows XP Bible
Preface
Part I Know This or Suffer
Chapter 1 - What Is Windows XP?
Chapter 2 - Getting Around Like a Pro
Chapter 3 - Opening Programs and Documents
Chapter 4 - Shortcuts and Other Cool Tricks
Part II Becoming an Internet Guru
Chapter 5 - Connecting to the Internet
Chapter 6 - Browsing the World Wide Web
Chapter 7 - Maximum Web
Chapter 8 - Internet E-Mail
Chapter 9 - Participating in Usenet Newsgroups
Chapter 10 - Windows Messenger, Games, and Such
Chapter 11 - Online Conferencing with NetMeeting
Part III Have It Your Way
Chapter 12 - General Housekeeping (Copying, Deleting, and So On)
Chapter 13 - Organizing Your Virtual Office
Chapter 14 - Personalizing the Screen
Chapter 15 - Speech, Handwriting, Joysticks, and More
Part IV Growth, Maintenance, and General Tweaking
Chapter 16 - Installing and Removing Programs
Chapter 17 - Installing and Removing Hardware
Chapter 18 - Disaster Prevention and Recovery
Chapter 19 - Updates, Maintenance, and Monitoring
Chapter 20 - Managing Multiple Users
Chapter 21 - Road Warrior Tools and Techniques
Part V Work and Play
Chapter 22 - Numbers, Text, and Pictures
Chapter 23 - Cameras, Scanners, and Faxes
Chapter 24 - Sounds, Music, Video, and DVD
Chapter 25 - Fun with Windows Movie Maker
Part VI Local Area Networks
Chapter 26 - Create Your Own LAN
Chapter 27 - Sharing Resources on a LAN
Chapter 28 - Cool LAN Tricks
Chapter 29 - Beefing Up Security
Part VII Advanced Stuff
Chapter 30 - File Icons, Associations, and Properties
Chapter 31 - Partitions, Volumes, and NTFS
Chapter 32 - Advanced Security Administration
Chapter 33 - Dealing with the Windows XP Registry
Chapter 34 - Special Features of Windows XP Professional
Part VIII Appendices
Appendix A - Installing Windows XP
Appendix B - What's New in Windows XP
Appendix C - Special Folders and Shortcut Keys
Back Cover
With a new kernel, a new interface, and loads of new multimedia and connectivity features, Windows XP is the most significant Windows upgrade since Windows 95. Written by renowned Windows guru Alan Simpson, this soup-to-nuts guide is just what you need to master XP, whether you want to customize your system so you can work faster, harness the digital media features so you can experience music or movies, or make the most of remote connectivity and networking so you can stay in touch.
About the Author
Alan Simpson is a computer guru and bestselling author with over 2 million books in print. Many of his works -- including Understanding dBASE IV, Mastering WordPerfect for Windows, Mastering WordPerfect 5.1, and Understanding Microsoft Access -- are considered classics in the computer book industry.
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