- Paperback: 768 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; illustrated edition edition (1 Dec 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0764515489
- ISBN-13: 978-0764515484
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.8 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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The cover of Windows XP All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies boasts that it's "nine books in one". That's a stretch--it's really a book about Microsoft Windows XP for novices, with supplementary information about America Online and MSN--but cover claims aside, this book represents good value for someone new to computing. Woody Leonhard--a respected Windows authority who writes with enough humour to keep things light but not so much as to obscure the facts--begins with how to use a mouse and works all the way through installing printers and setting up a little network in a home or small office. Granted, if you've found this page on the Internet you probably don't need Leonhard's "how-to-click" tutorial, but you may be shopping for someone unfamiliar with Windows. This book is good for such people.
While the nine separate indexes (one at the end of each included "book") will annoy you--the unified one at the back of this book is much easier to find and use--Leonhard's style will compensate. He's very good at explaining how to do what Windows XP was meant to do, up to a certain level. Want to add a music file to a Windows Media Player playlist? There's a procedure for that. Want to cancel AOL because you can't stand it? He explains how. He does not, however, provide detail on more complicated jobs like setting up a cable modem or dealing with the specific security risk posed by Universal Plug and Play. Overall, this is a nicely written, friendly book that covers Windows XP well, but to a limited depth. --David Wall
Topics covered: Microsoft Windows XP for home users, particularly novices. Windows XP fundamentals (like windows and the mouse pointer), customisation, Internet tools (including Outlook Express and Internet Explorer), America Online (AOL), Microsoft Network (MSN), printers, small networks, and Internet connectivity are all addressed.
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Windows XP is one of the more sophisticated computer programs ever made. It cost more money to develop and took more people to build than any computer program. For many people, Windows XP rates as the first must–have version of Windows ever – which is not to say the software′s absolutely "intuitive" or "seamless" or "user friendly" or (fill in most often–observed marketing jargon).
Windows XP All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies not only takes you through the introductory material and stuff any computer newbie can comprehend, but also ventures into more advanced areas, where you can really put Windows to work every day. Without dwelling on technical mumbo–jumbo and baffling jargon, this nine–books–in–one reference tackles the tough problems you’re likely to encounter, shows you the major road signs, and gives you lots of help with
- Personalizing your Desktop
- Organizing your Windows XP interface
- Connecting to the Internet
- Finding and installing the hardware you want
- Joining the multimedia mix
- Building your network
In the majority of cases, Windows XP works far more reliably than any other version of Windows. One of the main reasons why: Windows XP successfully protects itself from programs that try to overwrite its crucial files. Windows XP All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies shares insight into protecting your network and your privacy, and delivers invaluable information on
- Upgrading from your current version of Windows
- Befriending the Help and Support Center
- Using sneaky key commands
- Differentiating between XP/Pro and XP/Home
- Getting started with Outlook Express
- Finding your way around the Internet Explorer window
- Acquiring and installing AOL in Windows XP
- Sending and receiving e–mail with MSN Explorer
- Discovering digital cameras and video devices
With a couple dozen computer books under his belt, six Computer Press Association awards, and a handful of fiercely independent electronic newsletters covering Microsoft products, this All–in–One′s author lays it all out in simple, sensible, often funny terms: Your Windows of opportunity is wide open for a stress–less computing experience.
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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for its intended market - beginners.,
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This review is from: Windows XP All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies (Paperback)
To be honest, I felt disappointed at first that this book didn't go beyond the simple aspects. I know it's a Dummies book, but it has a lot of content & it is from Woody. Hence my expectations were higher. Unfortunately a lot of it is non O/S related - e.g. MSN, IE6, AOL.Then I realised how much I didn't know about XP! Great for beginners, and it turns out even the more experienced of us can pick-up something if we haven't yet used XP.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies (Paperback)
As good a book as we expect from the "dummy" series. Takes one step by step through the various stages to get the most from the computer. I can do anything as long as the book is at hand.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what us 'dummies' need!,
By Patty Pooh "patricia Harris" (Calasparra. Spain.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies (Paperback)
I had my computer serviced recently and it came back with a few programs missing, this book helped me to get a few of them back. ph
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