Windows XP: The Complete Reference

Get up-to-date details on installing, running, and maximizing Microsoft's new operating system. This comprehensive reference explains how to connect to the Internet, design a LAN, share drives, printers, and much more. Covering both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Business, this one-top resource also includes tips on improving performance and troubleshooting techniques.

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Good reference book
Have 2-3 other XP ref books. This is now the first one I always grab.

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Windows XP: The Complete Reference
This book is great!!! I liked the way the information is presented. Easy to read print. No complicated jargon. Covers every subject I've needed so far. I've gotten burned out on all the beginners books, yet I was'nt sure I could handle the Pro tech versions. This was a perfect way to compromise. I've been wanting to puchase this book to have my own copy. So far I'd been using the Libraries. Without Amazon's help I'd never have known I could afford it. Thanks

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Very helpful
I've been using Windows 98 for years, but my friend has a fairly new computer with Windows XP. I'm constantly going over there to help him correct his mistakes, as he likes to change settings, sometimes with disastrous results. So I looked for a book that wasn't only for beginners, but was easy enough for a somewhat novice to understand. It is very useful to both of us!

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Windows XP; The Complete Reference is `the best`
I found this book to be most helpful. Being a new computer user this has bailed me out so to speak many times. I found the information to be very helpful. I appreciated seeing the pictures in the book matched what was showing up on my computer. I'm not one to sit and read from the beginning of a book I guess I kind of fly by the seat of my pants so when I encounter a problem I need something to refer to that explains in easy to understand terms the information I need to solve my problem. I would recommend this book to anyone who has windows
XP you won't be dissapointed.

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Manual for WinXP Pro
It is an excellent book. I consider it to be the right manual for WinXP. It contains everything that an average user needs (although not for computer technicians). It is also good for more advanced users who want to explore some hidden power of WinXP.

The most difficult part of WinXP is the network configuration (wireless network, domain network, and private network). I find the book sufficient for a beginner to setup the networks.

The best of all about this book is that it includes an e-book version of the whole book on a CD(about 18MB). Thus, the book can be with the computer wherever you go. There are a lot of other advantages of an e-book over a hardcopy. In an e-book, you can (1) search for key words, (2) move from page to page and from chapter to chapter more easily, (3) have access to additional information on the internet by clicking the mouse (the e-book has many useful links to pages on the World Wide Web), (4) take some notes by cut-and-paste.