Windows<sup>®</sup> XP For Dummies<sup>®</sup>,9780764508936

Windows® XP For Dummies®

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ISBN13: 9780764508936
ISBN10: 0764508938
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary

Windows XP is the most powerful of Microsoft's Windows software - software that's been updated many times since starting to breathe in January 1985. XP is short for Experience, but Microsoft calls it Windows XP to give it a more modern-day, "at-this-happening-moment" sound. Someday, sometime, something in Windows XP will eventually leave you scratching your head. No other program brings so many buttons, bars, and babble to the screen.Windows XP For Dummies is for everyone who has a clue about what they want to do with their computers. Bypassing the technical hoopla, this friendly reference comes to the rescue when Windows XP stumps you or when you're feeling spunky and want to dig into deeper details of the ever-popular operating system. In either case, you can expect to pick up information onFinding the file you saved or downloaded yesterdayMoving those little windows around on the screen with the mouseMaking Windows XP run like your older versions of WindowsStarting and closing programs by clicking the mouse buttonMaking Windows XP work again when it's misbehavingBeginning with the basics, this book explains all the Windows XP stuff that everybody thinks they already know - until the program starts tossing them stumbling blocks. Windows XP For Dummies clears the way to Navigating the new Start menu and taskbar with easeSetting up a secure Internet connectionHaving a good time with digital photos, music, and videosPersonalizing XP for each member of your familyFixing common problems using System Restore and online resourcesMost people meet up with Windows XP by something other than choice. Their new computer probably came with a version already installed; maybe the workplace introduced a Windows XP update; or perhaps the latest version of their favorite program required Windows XP. Any in case, Windows XP For Dummies helps you adjust easily to the new Windows kid in town - and even enjoy his company!

Author Biography

Andy Rathbone has more than 15 million For Dummies books in print, including Windows ME For Dummies and Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(7)
Part I: Bare-Bones Windows-XP Stuff 7(52)
What Is Windows XP?
9(6)
Ignore This Chapter on Computer Parts
15(24)
Windows XP Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know
39(20)
Part II: Making Windows XP Do Something 59(86)
Starting Windows XP
61(14)
Field Guide to Buttons, Bars, Boxes, Folders, and Files
75(22)
Moving Windows Around
97(6)
I Can't Find It!
103(12)
That ``Cut and Paste'' Stuff (Moving Around Words, Pictures, and Sounds)
115(10)
Sharing It All on the Network
125(20)
Part III: Using Windows XP Applications (And Surfing the Web) 145(123)
Your Desktop, Start Button, and Taskbar (And Free Programs)
147(34)
That Scary My Computer Program
181(28)
Cruising the Web, Sending E-Mail, and Using Newsgroups
209(30)
Sound! Movies! Media Player!
239(29)
Part IV: Help! 268(72)
Customizing Windows XP (Fiddling with the Control Panel)
269(32)
The Case of the Broken Window
301(10)
Figuring Out Those Annoying Pop-Up Messages
311(16)
Help on the Windows XP Help System
327(13)
Part V: The Part of Tens 340(27)
Ten Exciting New Windows XP Features
341(8)
Ten Aggravating Things about Windows XP (And How to Fix Them)
349(6)
Ten (Or So) Windows XP Icons and What They Do
355(4)
Ten Most Frequently Asked Windows Questions
359(8)
Appendix: Glossary 367(6)
Index 373

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