Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072226641 ISBN 13: 9780072226645

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2002

Get comprehensive coverage of Windows XP Home Edition with this one-stop resource. You’ll learn to set up and configure XP on your PC or laptop, work with multimedia applications, connect to the Internet, optimize your system for maximum performance, and much more.

From the Back Cover:

The Definitive Resource on Windows XP Home Edition

Covers basic, intermediate, and high-end features of Windows XP Home--including Service Pack 1

This step-by-step resource gives you the skill and confidence to run XP like a pro--in home or small office settings. Set up your desktop, menus, and taskbar for one-click access to your most important files and programs. Install software and peripherals, secure your Internet connection using XP's built-in firewall, and maximize the entertainment features of your system--including playing CDs and games, and viewing and sharing digital camera images. Plus, network computers to share an Internet connection, CD burner, and printer. Windows XP Home Edition: The Complete Reference will help you get the most out of the remarkable XP operating system.

• Configure your desktop and efficiently run applications
• Learn about Service Pack 1 upgrades and new diagnostic and troubleshooting tools
• Set up your computer for multiple users with private folders
• Back up and manage files and folders--and burn storage CDs
• Listen to Internet radio stations, copy tracks from your audio CDs, and create your own play lists
• Play digital videos with Windows Media Player
• Use the latest Internet technologies--including online conferencing, alternate browsers, and site blocking
• Create slideshows with your digital photos
• Design and create a local area network for your home or small office and share an Internet connection

About the Author:

Margy Levine Young (Cornwall, VT) is the author of many computer books for beginners and intermediates, including The Internet for Dummies.

John Levine (Trumansburg, NY) is an internationally acclaimed Internet authority, author, and the host of his own radio show. He’s the author of two dozen books ranging from Linkers and Loaders (O’Reilly) to The Internet for Dummies(Hungry Minds). He also runs online newsgroups and mailing lists, hosts a hundred Web sites, and consults on programming languages and Internet topics.