Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 380 pages
- Published by: Techtv
- Edition: 1st Edition October 25, 2001
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0789726513
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0789726513
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.8 pounds
Product Review
Nearly every new Windows PC for personal and family use comes with Windows XP Home Edition, and more than a few users of older Windows versions have opted for an upgrade.
Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users looks inside the candy shell of
Windows XP Home Edition, providing its readers with the information they need to use their computers productively and enjoyably. Jim Louderback doesn't, unfortunately, explain how to use the
Microsoft Office suite or any other popular applications, but he does a good job of showing his readers how Windows XP itself works. In other words, you get full coverage of most of the
software that ships with the operating system, including Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Media Player, and Messenger.
Louderback's coverage gets straight to the point, and generally assumes that features will work as advertised. In explaining some element of the operating system, he typically provides a quick background briefing (one on the relative strengths of different kinds of broadband Internet access is typical), then gets into procedures that explain how to carry out typical tasks. These procedures could be better illustrated, as novices usually appreciate visual confirmation that they're doing things right. A chapter on troubleshooting explains Safe Mode and the System Restore utility in a comfortable way.
--David Wall Topics covered: The book covers
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition for people who aren't too familiar (or very comfortable) with it. Everything a home user would typically want to do with the operating system itself (that is, not with subsequently installed applications) is covered, including sending mail, surfing the Web, managing files, and using peripherals such as printers and digital cameras.
From Library Journal
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 greater public libraries with a business and technical population. [For more reviews of XP titles, see Computer Media, LJ 11/1/01. Ed.]
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Reader Reviews
This book offers a great over view of Windows XP, focused on the home user. Other books I looked at try to have it both ways. If you are buying XP for home, either as an upgrade, or on a new system, this is the book for you. Chock full of fun details, tips, tricks and secrets. It has already saved me hours and hours of pain... Good for beginning and intermediate users, advanced technical details are not here, though.
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