Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows Xp - Softcover

Norton, Peter; Mueller, John Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0672322919 ISBN 13: 9780672322914

Publisher: Sams, 2001

Synopsis

Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Microsoft Windows XP is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide written in the highly acclaimed Norton style. This unique approach teaches the features of Windows XP with clear explanations of the many new technologies designed to improve your system performance. The book demonstrates all of the newest features available for increasing your OS performance. You will find Peter's Principles, communications, networking, printing, performance, troubleshooting, and compatibility tips throughout the book. Whether you're just starting out or have years of experience, Peter Norton's Guide to Microsoft Windows XP has the answers, explanations, and examples you need.

About this title

About the Author

Peter Norton flagship titles, Peter Norton's DOS Guide and Peter Norton's Inside the PC, have provided the same insight and education to computer users worldwide for nearly two decades. Peter's books are among the best selling and most-respected in the history of personal computing.

John Paul Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor, having produced 35 books and nearly 200 articles in topics ranging from networking, artificial intelligence, and database management. Some of his current book include a Windows 98 user level book, and ActiveX/ISAPI programmer's guide, and a Windows NT Web server handbook. John wrote the previous edition of this book on Windows 2000 Professional.

From the Back Cover

@Headline = The book will introduce and discuss all of the new XP features in a style that is both conceptual and informative. * @Bullet1 = Why and when to upgrade to XP and if so, how to do it* @Bullet2 = Understanding services and their configurations* @Bullet3 = Explanation of the new internet options, such as 3rd party cookie alert, firewalls, and web publishing wizard,* @Bullet4 = Registry configurations and why the configurations work as they do* @Bullet5 = Networking topics and integration ideas for home networks as well as explanations about using the networking wizards.@Headline = Understanding how XP works with software and hardware

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.]
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Edition details

• Publisher: Sams
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0672322919
• ISBN 13: 9780672322914
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 731