Microsoft Windows XP Plain and Simple

Get fast answers in full color that make learning the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system plain and simple! This no-nonsense guide uses easy numbered steps and concise, straightforward language that show the most expedient ways to learn a new skill or solve a problem. With MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PLAIN & SIMPLE, you'll discover how to perform everyday tasks and answer your own questions quickly-learning the essentials for customizing your desktop, setting up a home network, managing digital media, publishing files on the Web, and lots more. With PLAIN & SIMPLE, you don't have to wade through all kinds of superfluous detail. This easy-to-use book delivers fast, precise information-exactly how and when you need it!

Jerry Joyce has had a long-standing relationship with Microsoft: He has been the technical editor on numerous books published by Microsoft Press and has written manuals, help files, and specifications for various Microsoft products. As a programmer, he has tried for many years to make using a computer as simple as using a toaster but has yet to succeed.

Marianne Moon has worked in the publishing world for many years as proofreader, editor, and writer--sometimes all three simultaneously. She has been editing and proofreading Microsoft Press books since 1984 and has written and edited documentation for Microsoft products such as Microsoft Works, Flight Simulator, Space Simulator, Golf, Publisher, the Microsoft Mouse, and Greetings Workshop.