Summary
Praise for the #1 Bestseller* Windows 98 For Dummies " This book feels your pain and prescribes a chuckle." -- G. David Wallace, Business Week " Informative, friendly, conversational, and slightly irreverent... . It could help save you time and ease your frustration level." -- Suzanne A. Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune " Written in a humorous style that gets the job done." -- Don Crabb, Chicago Sun-Times *Publishers Weekly (Computer Bestsellers, Operating Systems) Covers Internet Explorer 5.5, Media Player, and Outlook Express! Get up to speed on the new Internet and e-mail tools Keep Windows under control! Windows Me controls your computer. But how do you control Windows Me? Don't worry! With bestselling computer-book author Andy Rathbone at your side, you'll figure out how to tame those buttons and boxes, install software or a peripheral, connect to the Internet, and take advantage of those cool multimedia features. Discover how,to: Handle Windows Me basics Have fun with audio, video, and images Connect to the Internet Personalize your PC Give your system a tune-up Deal with common aggravations Get smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers
Author Biography
Andy Rathbone's computer books, which include Windows<SUP>®</SUP> 2000 Professional For Dummies<SUP>®</SUP> and Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies<SUP>®</SUP>, have more than 11 million copies in print.
Table of Contents
Introduction |
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1 | (6) |
Part I: Bare-Bones Windows Me Stuff |
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7 | (56) |
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9 | (8) |
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Ignore This Chapter on Computer Parts |
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17 | (26) |
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Windows Me Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know |
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43 | (20) |
Part II: Making Windows Me Do Something |
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63 | (122) |
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65 | (18) |
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Field Guide to Buttons, Bars, Boxes, Folders, and Files |
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83 | (24) |
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107 | (16) |
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123 | (12) |
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That ``Cut and Paste'' Stuff (Moving Around Words, Pictures, and Sounds) |
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135 | (12) |
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Customizing Windows Me (Fiddling with the Control Panel) |
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147 | (38) |
Part III: Using Windows Me Applications (And Surfing the Web, Should the Mood Strike) |
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185 | (108) |
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The Windows Me Desktop, Start Button, and Taskbar |
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187 | (24) |
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Those Scary Windows Explorer and My Computer Programs |
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211 | (24) |
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235 | (34) |
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Cruising the Web, Sending E-Mail, and Using Newsgroups |
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269 | (24) |
Part IV: Help! |
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293 | (28) |
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The Case of the Broken Window |
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295 | (8) |
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Error Messages (What You Did Does Not Compute) |
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303 | (6) |
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Help on the Windows Me Help System |
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309 | (12) |
Part V: The Part of Tens |
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321 | (36) |
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Ten New Windows Me Goodies |
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323 | (10) |
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Ten Aggravating Things about Windows Me (And How to Fix Them) |
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333 | (8) |
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Ten Expensive Things You Can Do to Make Windows Me Run Better |
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341 | (6) |
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Ten (Or so) Windows Me Icons and What They Do |
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347 | (4) |
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Ten Most Frequently Asked Windows Questions |
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351 | (6) |
Appendix A: Installing Windows Me |
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357 | (12) |
Appendix B: Glossary |
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369 | (6) |
Index |
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