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Windows XP for Dummies 2nd Edition

By: Andy Rathbone
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ISBN-13: 9780764573262
ISBN: 0764573268
Format: Paperback
Date Published: September 2004
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Windows is the world’s most popular operating system, and Windows For Dummies is the bestselling computer book ever. When you look at Windows XP For Dummies, 2nd Edition, it’s easy to see why. Here’s all the stuff you want to know, served up in plain English and seasoned with a few chuckles. But make no mistake, this book means business.

Author Andy Rathbone listened to what you wanted to know, and this edition is loaded with additional information about:

  • E-mail, faxing, and troubleshooting
  • Maximizing security features
  • Customizing and upgrading Windows XP
  • Multimedia applications—CDs, digital music and photos, video, and more
  • Answers to questions asked by thousands of Windows users

    If you’re just getting started with Windows XP, you’ll find Windows XP For Dummies, 2nd Edition is a lot easier than trying to get the fourth-grader next door to explain it to you. (Andy Rathbone is a lot more patient.) There’s a whole section devoted to “Windows XP Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know,” so you can get the hang of the basics quickly and in the privacy of your own home. And if you’ve been around a couple of generations of Windows, you’ll be especially interested in how to squeeze maximum security from the beefed-up anti-spam and firewall features in Service Pack 2.

    Windows XP For Dummies, 2nd Edition is sort of like a buffet—you can sample everything, or just stick with the stuff you know you like.

    You’ll find out how to:

  • Locate programs and files, organize your information, and fax, scan, or print documents
  • Get online safely, send and receive e-mail, work with Internet Explorer’s security toolbar, and steer clear of pop-ups, viruses, and spam
  • Make Windows XP work the way you want it to, share your computer while maintaining your privacy, set up a network, and perform routine maintenance
  • Transfer and organize pictures from your digital camera, edit digital video, and create custom CDs of your favorite tunes
  • Use Windows XP’s troubleshooting wizards and become your own computer doctor

    With its task-oriented table of contents and tear-out cheat sheet, Windows XP For Dummies, 2nd Edition is easy to use. You can quickly find what you want to know, and you just may discover that this book is as important to your computer as the power cord.

    About the Author:

    Andy Rathbone may be the bestselling technology author ever. He has written 35 For Dummies books and is also an authority on PC hardware and entertainment technology.

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    Table of Contents:


    What is Windows XP?p. 9
    The desktop, start menu, and other Windows XP mysteriesp. 15
    Basic Windows mechanicsp. 41
    Flipping through files, folders, floppies, and CDsp. 61
    Playing with programs and documentsp. 85
    I can't find it!p. 107
    Printing, faxing, and scanningp. 115
    Cruising the Webp. 141
    Sending mail and instant messagesp. 163
    Safe computingp. 185
    Customizing Windows XP with the control panelp. 205
    Keeping Windows from breakingp. 229
    Sharing one computer with several peoplep. 243
    Connecting two or more computers with a networkp. 255
    Playing and copying music in Media Playerp. 275
    Fiddling with photos and moviesp. 295
    The case of the broken windowp. 323
    Strange messages : what you did does not computep. 333
    Moving from an old computer to a new onep. 347
    Help on the Windows XP help systemp. 359
    Ten aggravating things about Windows XP (and how to fix them)p. 369
    Ten things to remember about Windows XPp. 375
    Ten things to look forward to in the next version of Windowsp. 379
    Upgrading to Windows XPp. 381
    Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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    ISBN: 0764573268
    ISBN-13: 9780764573262
    Number Of Pages: 406
    Publisher: 10127532
    Format: Paperback
    Language: English
    Dimensions (cm): 23.393 x 18.694  x 2.387
    Weight (kg): 0.63
    Audience: General

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