Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual 2e - Softcover

Pogue, David

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9780596008970: Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual 2e

Softcover

ISBN 10: 059600897X ISBN 13: 9780596008970

Publisher: O′Reilly, 2004

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Windows XP Home Edition offers dozens of new features for consumers: an elegant user interface, drag-and-drop CD burning, and powerful ways to view and manage digital photos and music, among other features. With the release of Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows XP now provides better protection against viruses, worms, and malicious hackers. But it still comes without a single page of printed instructions. Fortunately, the new edition of Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual fills the void. With its wealth of tips, instructions, and expert advice, this comprehensive resource is your ticket to making your time at the computer safer, easier, and more fun. And best of all, it's been updated to include detailed coverage of Service Pack 2. Written in easy-to-follow, jargon-free language, Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual, Second Edition is perfectly suited for both first-time PC fans and budding power users. And like the rest of the Missing Manual series, it also relies...

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Review:

"....It is truly "the book that should have been in the box" and will help you get the most out of your Windows XP computer." -- Gerhard R. Fischer, Charlotte Bytes, July 2002

"....I’d recommend it to you as the book you need to get more out of the ‘document free’ Windows XP Operating System." -- Bob Esch, The DataBus, June 2002

"....The Missing Manual is an ideal companion for both first-time XP users and more experienced users who find themselves flummoxed by the software." -- Larry Blasko, Associated Press, June 24, 2002

"....this book offers rock-solid advice as well as terrific tips on every crumb XP has to offer." -- Michael Cahlin, Emerging Tip World, July 19, 2002

"a great reference book...this book will help first-time and intermediate PC fans greatly, and it has enough depth to aid experienced Windows users, too...." -- Bob Esch, The Databus, July 2002

A masterful treatment of Windows XP, written in a direct and lively style -- Ed Laskowski, The Vista PC Journal, August 2002

Definitely worth the $24.95 investment. I would recommend it to any level of Windows XP user. -- Linda Tyler, Mid-Hudson Computer User Group, Dec 2002

I enjoyed following the pages in this sensibly written guide. It is the way to go for first-time and intermediate PC fans. -- Sam Gardner, PC News, August 2002

I would recommend buying this book if you have Windows XP! -- Karen Willingham, Bayou Browsers PC Users Group, Feb 2003

If you are looking for a good book on Windows XP, this is it. I highly recommend it for beginners as well as for more advanced users. -- Gerhard R. Fischer, Charlotte Bytes, September 2002

About the Author:

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

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