Amazon.co.uk Review
The fact is, Windows Me isn't much different from its predecessor, Windows 98. If you are already familiar with the older operating system, you don't need this book, or any other Windows Me book. If you are using Windows Me as your first or second stepping stone into personal computing, however,
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Step by Step will be a worthy resource as you work your way to mastery of the system.
The authors--a team from a technical training company--chose to organise this book as an extended hands-on exercise. You start with a virgin machine (it's assumed that you or your PC vendor chose the Typical setup option from the Windows Me installation CD-ROM) and work your way through various configuration changes and other experiments. The approach yields a book that is great for gaining fundamental knowledge of Windows Me, and better than you would expect as a reference volume.
This book, as you might guess from its title, is heavy on procedures. There is a sequence of steps to follow for all popular Windows Me features, and it is easy to locate the procedure you want in the index. Step by Step is not well illustrated, though, and novice Windows users might get nervous without visual assurances that they are seeing the right windows and messages on their screens. The book ships with a CD-ROM that contains files for use with Windows Me. They are meant to help you get familiar with using the multimedia tools and other little applications. --David Wall
Synopsis
Demonstrates the personal computer operating system's enhanced features, covering customizing the destop, organizing data, Internet integration, digital media, and home network installation and management.
