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Dewey Decimal Number: 005.446 Edition: 2 Format: Bargain Price Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 816 Publication Date: October 22, 2004 Publisher: For Dummies Studio: For Dummies Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: The cover of Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies boasts that it's "nine books in one." That's a stretch--it's really a book about Microsoft Windows XP for novices, with supplementary information about America Online and MSN--but cover claims aside, this book represents a good value for someone new to computing. Woody Leonhard--a respected Windows authority who writes with enough humor to keep things light but not so much as to obscure the facts--begins with how to use a mouse and works all the way through installing printers and setting up a little network in a home or small office. Granted, if you've found this page on the Internet you probably don't need Leonhard's "how-to-click" tutorial, but you may be shopping for someone unfamiliar with Windows. This book is good for such people. While the nine separate indexes (one at the end of each included "book") will annoy you--the unified one at the back of this book is much easier to find and use--Leonhard's style will compensate. He's very good at explaining how to do what Windows XP was meant to do, up to a certain level. Want to add a music file to a Windows Media Player playlist? There's a procedure for that. Want to cancel AOL because you can't stand it? He explains how. He does not, however, provide detail on more complicated jobs like setting up a cable modem or dealing with the specific security risk posed by Universal Plug and Play. Overall, this is a nicely written, friendly book that covers Windows XP well, but to a limited depth. --David Wall Topics covered: Microsoft Windows XP for home users, particularly novices. Windows XP fundamentals (like windows and the mouse pointer), customization, Internet tools (including Outlook Express and Internet Explorer), America Online (AOL), Microsoft Network (MSN), printers, small networks, and Internet connectivity are all addressed. Product Description: Windows XP is one of the more sophisticated computer programs ever made. It cost more money to develop and took more people to build than any computer program. For many people, Windows XP rates as the first must-have version of Windows ever – which is not to say the software's absolutely "intuitive" or "seamless" or "user friendly" or (fill in most often-observed marketing jargon). Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies not only takes you through the introductory material and stuff any computer newbie can comprehend, but also ventures into more advanced areas, where you can really put Windows to work every day. Without dwelling on technical mumbo-jumbo and baffling jargon, this nine-books-in-one reference tackles the tough problems you’re likely to encounter, shows you the major road signs, and gives you lots of help with
In the majority of cases, Windows XP works far more reliably than any other version of Windows. One of the main reasons why: Windows XP successfully protects itself from programs that try to overwrite its crucial files. Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies shares insight into protecting your network and your privacy, and delivers invaluable information on
With a couple dozen computer books under his belt, six Computer Press Association awards, and a handful of fiercely independent electronic newsletters covering Microsoft products, this All-in-One's author lays it all out in simple, sensible, often funny terms: Your Windows of opportunity is wide open for a stress-less computing experience. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Handy resource....This is a great quick-reference book to have around. I have found the tips and shortcuts very useful. I even recommend it for a beginner. Rating: - WINDOWS XP FOR DUMMIESBOOK ARRIVE AS PROMISED. WIFE ENJOYS THE WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION COVERED AND THE HANDY EXAMPLES. Rating: - Why You Should Buy It, and Why You Should Skip ItThis is a solid effort and about 750 pages long and close to the limit of what you can comfortably read - limited by weight and thickness. The good thing is that author covers all the basic topics on Windows XP and spends a lot of time on the mysteries of peripherals and media. So, in effect he tries to cover every topic of interest from basics such as turning on Windows to movie making and does so all in one thick book. This book is similar to but larger and more up to date than Dan Gookin's "Troubleshooting ... Read More Rating:  - Either Get the Book From the Library or Buy It UsedIf you are not familiar with Leonhard's books, you might want to check this book out of the library, or buy it cheaply used. In my opinion, this book is a sad example of a publisher and editors allowing an author's personality to destroy what would have been an excellent reference book. There is lots of useful information in this book explained very clearly. Yet, to read it all, you must put up with Leonhard's constant adolescent remarks. Or are they "geek" remarks? Or possibly both? Or maybe one ... Read More Rating: - Not really a reference -- more like a rambleThis book could have used a thorough editing. It is supposed to be a "desk reference," which to me means you can look up information quickly. However, it's hard to find what you're looking for here. The worthwhile information is buried in the everyday stuff that I already knew, so to find what I wanted, I had to wade through many pages of material I was already familiar with. Take Chapter 2, "Finding Your Way from Start to Finish," for example. It explains very basic stuff such as changing user settings, ... Read More 
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