Mastering Windows XP Home Edition - Softcover

Hart-Davis, Guy

 
9780782143843: Mastering Windows XP Home Edition

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The Only Windows XP Home Edition Resource You Need--Now Completely Updated?Here's the insider knowledge you need to maximize Microsoft's powerful home operating system, whether you're moving straight to XP or upgrading from Windows 98 or Me. This encyclopedic guide delivers full coverage of every topic from installation and multimedia, to security and networking. Beginners can start off by using Windows XP on a stand-alone computer and connecting to the Internet, while experienced users can quickly build and secure a home network, work with the Registry to change XP's behavior, and optimize and troubleshoot Windows XP.

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Well into his second decade of rebooting Windows PCs, Guy Hart-Davis has written dozens of computer books, including Internet Piracy Exposed, Mastering Microsoft Works Suite 2000,Word 2000 Developer's Handbook, Mastering VBA 6, Word 97 Macro & VBA Handbook, two editions of the best-selling MP3--I Didn't Know You Could Do That and MP3 Complete,and the 1st and 2nd editions of Mastering Windows XP Home Edition.

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The Only Windows XP Home Edition Resource You Need Now CompletelyUpdated

Here's the insider knowledge you need to maximizeMicrosoft's powerful home operating system, whether you're moving straight to XPor upgrading from Windows 98 or Me. This encyclopedic guide delivers fullcoverage of every topic from installation and multimedia, to security andnetworking. Beginners can start off by using Windows XP on a stand-alone computerand connecting to the Internet, while experienced users can quickly build andsecure a home network, work with the Registry to change XP's behavior, andoptimize and troubleshoot Windows XP.

Coverage includes:

  • Upgrading from Windows 98 or Me
  • Taking full advantage of XPmulti-user support
  • Customizing Windows XP
  • Installing, removing, andrunning programs
  • Sharing files securely--or keeping them private
  • Addinghardware and installing drivers
  • Connecting your computer or network to theInternet
  • Sending secure e-mail and minimizing spam
  • Communicating via thelatest versions of Windows Messenger
  • Using Windows Firewall
  • Getting andgiving help via the Internet
  • Enjoying audio, video, and DVDs with WindowsMedia Player 10
  • Burning audio and data CDs
  • Building a secure homenetwork
  • Using Microsoft PowerToys
  • Using VPNs and connecting to a companynetwork
  • Setting up wireless networks with Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
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