Synopsis
XP (short for experience) is a powerful version of Microsoft Windows. Whether you use Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional, you′ll get colorful graphics and pumped up computing capability. With Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference at your side, you′ll be a Windows wonder in no time.
This handy guide is right for you if
- You just got a new computer with Windows XP preinstalled and don′t know what to do with it
- Your computer crashes a lot when using an older version of Windows (it may be time to upgrade)
- You already use Windows XP and want to know more about its advanced features
- You want quick, accessible answers to questions about Windows XP
Windows XP offers exciting improvements over earlier versions; new features include remote assistance, CD–burning capability, a built–in firewall, and multiple–user accounts. Figuring out how to work all those cool, new features is easy with Windows XP For Dummies Quick Reference. Here′s a sampling of the easy–to–access information that you′ll find in this guide:
- Customizing your Windows desktop
- Saving music with Windows media Player
- Troubleshooting annoying XP problems
- Using the Task Manager like a pro
- Browsing the Web
- Mastering Windows basics such as renaming or deleting files and folders
- Controlling desktop icons, adding and removing software and printers
- Creating sound files
- Using Windows Update to get the latest XP updates and bug fixes from Microsoft
Author Greg Harvey has written numerous technical books, including the best–selling Excel 2003 For Dummies and Microsoft Windows XP Millennium Edition For Dummies Quick Reference.
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About the Author
About the Author Greg Harvey, the author of more than 50 computer books, has had a long career of teaching business people the use of IBM PC, Windows, and Macintosh software application programs. From 1983 to 1988, he conducted hands–on computer software training for corporate business users with a variety of training companies (including his own, PC Teach). From 1988 to 1992, he taught university classes in Lotus 1–2–3 and Introduction to Database Management Technology (using dBASE) in the Department of Information Systems at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. In mid–1993, Greg started a new multimedia publishing venture, Mind over Media, Inc. As a multimedia developer and computer book author, he hopes to enliven his future online computer books by making them into true interactive learning experiences that will vastly enrich and improve the training of users of all skill levels.
From the Back Cover
Fast answers to frequently asked questions
Windows XP essentials at your fingertips! If you like your answers quick and your information up–to–date, look no further. With this concise, superbly organized reference, you get authoritative, cut–to–the–chase advice on how to make the most of Windows XP. This handy little guide is packed with tips on the many new Windows features and enhancements – from the revamped interface and the new music search feature to Internet Explorer 6 and Media Player 8 – so you can start getting more done and having more fun right away.
The Dummies Way
∗ Concise, "get it done" information
∗ Helpful alphabetical organization
∗ Convenient lay–flat binding
∗ Icons and other navigational aids
∗ A dash of humor and fun
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