Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
Author(s): Woody Leonhard
The ultimate reference for Windows users who have recently upgraded and are looking for a comprehensive guide to installing Windows XP, setting it up, and taking advantage of all of its new features, in addition to anyone who is downloading the new service pack (SP2) or purchasing a new PC The nine minibooks include Windows XP basics, customization, the Internet, Internet Explorer, America Online, Microsoft network, hardware, multimedia, and home networking This edition covers new security features (including Windows Firewall), the new wireless user interface, Windows Media Player 9, Windows Movie Maker 2, and changes to Internet Explorer Includes an entirely new chapter on Windows Media Center The new edition also boasts a full chapter devoted to broadband Internet connections, coverage of new of MSN and AOL versions, and expanded coverage of wireless networking and wireless security
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Woody Leonhard is the author of Windows XP Timesaving Techniques For Dummies. He's won more Computer Press Awards than any other writer, and his newsletters reach 500,000 subscribers.
Introduction.Book I: A Windows XP Overview.Chapter 1: Introducing Windows XP.Chapter 2: A Windows XP Orientation.Chapter 3: Running Windows from Start to Finish.Chapter 4: Getting Help with Windows XP.Chapter 5: Searching Your Machine and Beyond.Chapter 6: Getting the Basic Stuff Done.Chapter 7: Maintaining Your System.Chapter 8: Focusing on Windows XP/Professional.Book II: Customizing Your Windows eXPerience.Chapter 1: Personalizing Your Desktop.Chapter 2: Organizing Your Windows XP Interface.Chapter 3: Lock Down: Spies, Spams, Scams, and Slams.Chapter 4: Security Center: Windows Firewall.Chapter 5: Security Center: Automatic Updates.Chapter 6: Security Center: Virus Protection.Book III: Windows XP and the Internet.Chapter 1: Expanding Your Reach through the Internet.Chapter 2: Connecting to the Internet.Chapter 3: Managing E-Mail and Newsgroups with Outlook Express.Chapter 4: Chatting with Windows Messenger.Book IV: Adventures with Internet Explorer.Chapter 1: Finding Your Way around the Internet Explorer Window.Chapter 2: Advanced Browsing and Searching with Internet Explorer.Chapter 3: Making Internet Explorer Your Own.Book V: Connecting with Microsoft Network.Chapter 1: MSN: Who Needs Ya, Baby?Chapter 2: MSN Explorer.Chapter 3: Taking MSN Explorer for a Spin.Chapter 4: Hotmail (a.k.a. MSN E-Mail).Chapter 5: MSN Messenger.Book VI: Adding and Using Other Hardware.Chapter 1: Finding and Installing the Hardware You Want.Chapter 2: Working with Printers.Chapter 3: Getting the Scoop on Scanners.Book VII: Joining the Multimedia Mix.Chapter 1: Jammin' with Windows Media Player.Chapter 2: Lights! Action! Windows Movie Maker.Chapter 3: Discovering Digital Cameras and Recorders.Book VIII: Windows Media Center.Chapter 1: Windows Media Center: Should You Buy One?Chapter 2: Setting Up a Media Center PC.Chapter 3: Running Windows Media Center.Book IX: Setting Up a Network with Windows XP.Chapter 1: Those Pesky Network Things You Have to Know.Chapter 2: Building Your Network.Chapter 3: Putting the Why in Wi-Fi.Chapter 4: Protecting Your Privacy.Index.
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- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
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- : 2.65
- : 22 October 2004
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- : 26 May 2004
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- : Woody Leonhard
- : Paperback
- : 2nd Revised edition
- : English
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- : 2004112223
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- : Illustrations