Microsoft Windows Xp Unleashed - Softcover

Ogletree, Terry William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672322803 ISBN 13: 9780672322808

Publisher: Sams, 2001

Synopsis

Windows XP Unleashed guides the advanced reader through nearly every Windows XP topic imaginable giving ideas and solutions practical to typical problems encountered by professionals. Examples of topics covered are:

• Installations, use, and maintenance;
• Performance tuning;
• Optimizing memory;
• Detailed registry info;
• Pushing hardware profiles to their limits;
• XP system tools;
• How to build network bridges between Dissimilar operating systems;
• Working with compatibility modes to enable older O/S to interact with XP;
• Device driver rollback;
• Automatic driver update;
• Ensuring perfect printing always;
• Maximizing XP for the internet, intranet, and security.

About this title

About the Author

Terry Ogletree is a consultant who has worked with Windows operating systems for many years now, as well as Unix, Linux, and OpenVMS. He is currently working through The Computer Merchant of Norwell, MA (http://www.tcml.com). He is the author of several recent books, including Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing Networks, 3rd Edition, Practical Firewalls, and Windows NT 4.0 Networking. In addition, he has contributed chapters to many other computer books published by other authors, and is the co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating Your Own CDs, 2nd Edition. You can email him at two@twoinc.com, or visit his Web site at http://www.twoinc.com. Your comments and suggestions for improving this book are welcome!

From the Back Cover

Windows XP Unleashed guides the advanced reader through nearly every Windows XP topic imaginable giving ideas and solutions practical to typical problems encountered by professionals. Examples of topics covered are:

* Installations, use, and maintenance;
* Performance tuning;
* Optimizing memory;
* Detailed registry info;
* Pushing hardware profiles to their limits;
* XP system tools;
* How to build network bridges between Dissimilar operating systems;
* Working with compatibility modes to enable older O/S to interact with XP;
* Device driver rollback;
* Automatic driver update;
* Ensuring perfect printing always;
* Maximizing XP for the internet, intranet, and security.

Reviews

These four guides approach Microsoft's newest operating system (which may or may not be generating requests at your library) from different perspectives. TechTV focuses only on Windows XP Home Edition yet assumes some familiarity with previous Windows versions and is more appropriate for upgraders or those buying an additional PC than for first-time Windows users. A valuable addition to XP collections, it will supplement more basic guides. On the other hand, Teach Yourself, Norton's, and Unleashed clearly target intermediate to advanced users and include information on both XP Home and Professional editions. A self-study resource for patrons who quickly need to get up to speed with XP, Teach Yourself is a solid series addition, with helpful summaries, Q&As, quizzes, and exercises. Norton's is a characteristically thorough reference packed with tips for power users and resources for further information. Unleashed mostly covers Windows XP Professional and features useful appendixes on related topics such as TCP/IP, but it is less clear and less detailed than Norton's. All three will suit larger public libraries with a business and technical population. [For more reviews of XP titles, see Computer Media, LJ 11/1/01. Ed.]
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0672322803
• ISBN 13: 9780672322808
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 912