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Windows XP Bible
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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? - 7
Chapter 2 - Getting Around Like a Pro - 22
Chapter 3 - Opening Programs and Documents - 55
Chapter 4 - Shortcuts and Other Cool Tricks - 67
Part II Becoming an Internet Guru
Chapter 5 - Connecting to the Internet - 74
Chapter 6 - Browsing the World Wide Web - 89
Chapter 7 - Maximum Web - 107
Chapter 8 - Internet E-Mail - 120
Chapter 9 - Participating in Usenet Newsgroups - 170
Chapter 10 - Windows Messenger, Games, and Such - 178
Chapter 11 - Online Conferencing with NetMeeting - 187
Part III Have It Your Way
Chapter 12 - General Housekeeping (Copying, Deleting, and So On) - 203
Chapter 13 - Organizing Your Virtual Office - 227
Chapter 14 - Personalizing the Screen - 248
Chapter 15 - Speech, Handwriting, Joysticks, and More - 262
Part IV Growth, Maintenance, and General Tweaking
Chapter 16 - Installing and Removing Programs - 280
Chapter 17 - Installing and Removing Hardware - 287
Chapter 18 - Disaster Prevention and Recovery - 301
Chapter 19 - Updates, Maintenance, and Monitoring - 312
Chapter 20 - Managing Multiple Users - 326
Chapter 21 - Road Warrior Tools and Techniques - 332
Part V Work and Play
Chapter 22 - Numbers, Text, and Pictures - 347
Chapter 23 - Cameras, Scanners, and Faxes - 357
Chapter 24 - Sounds, Music, Video, and DVD - 370
Chapter 25 - Fun with Windows Movie Maker - 401
Part VI Local Area Networks
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Chapter 26 - Create Your Own LAN - 414
Chapter 27 - Sharing Resources on a LAN - 423
Chapter 28 - Cool LAN Tricks - 432
Chapter 29 - Beefing Up Security - 437
Part VII Advanced Stuff
Chapter 30 - File Icons, Associations, and Properties - 445
Chapter 31 - Partitions, Volumes, and NTFS - 455
Chapter 32 - Advanced Security Administration - 459
Chapter 33 - Dealing with the Windows XP Registry - 468
Chapter 34 - Special Features of Windows XP Professional - 481
Part VIII Appendices
Appendix A - Installing Windows XP - 487
Appendix B - What’s New in Windows XP - 491
Appendix C - Special Folders and Shortcut Keys - 499
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.