Master VISUALLY Windows XP Service Pack 2 Edition [Paperback]

Rob Tidrow (Author), David J. Clark (Author), Michael S. Toot (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0764576410 | ISBN-13: 978-0764576416 | Publication Date: September 9, 2005 | Edition: Service Pack 2 Edition

Master Visually Windows XP, Service Pack 2 Edition

"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 170 Windows XP tasks, including:
* Installing the Service Pack 2 upgrade
* Disabling automatic updates
* Using speech recognition or text-to-speech
* Configuring the Security Center
* Securing Outlook(r) and Outlook Express
* Working with Windows(r) Media Player 10
* Managing multiple users

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Master Visually Windows XP, Service Pack 2 Edition

"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 170 Windows XP tasks, including:? Installing the Service Pack 2 upgrade

• Disabling automatic updates
• Using speech recognition or text-to-speech
• Configuring the Security Center
• Securing Outlook® and Outlook Express
• Working with Windows® Media Player 10
• Managing multiple users

About the Author

Rob Tidrow is a writer and computer consultant for Tidrow Communications, Inc., a firm specializing in content creation and delivery. Rob has authored or co-authored over 30 books on a wide variety of computer and technical topics, including Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Outlook 2003, Windows 2000 Server, and Microsoft Internet Information Server. His most current work is Microsoft Outlook 2003 Bible. Rob also is the Technology Coordinator for Union School Corporation, Modoc, Indiana. He lives in Centerville, Indiana with his wife Tammy and their two sons, Adam and Wesley. You can reach him at www.tidrow.com or via e-mail at [e-mail].

David J. Clark has been working with some form of Windows since the beta version of 1.0 and with Windows XP since the early beta while working at Microsoft. He has been explaining how Windows works to others for just as long, with over 15 years experience as an author, editor, translator, and technical editor of computer books, working at major computer book publishers from 1984 through 1994, and then at Microsoft from 1994 through 2002. He now runs DJC Productions and works as a freelance author and editor living in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two daughters. His clients include John Wiley & Sons and Intel Corporation. He hasn’t given up hope on finding time to finish that inevitable novel.

Michael S. Toot is a Seattle-based author and consultant. When he’s not writing books, customer case studies, or marketing materials for various software products, he is remodeling his 1908 home, reading, sailing, cleaning up cat hair from his two Maine Coon cats, or exploring the great outdoors of Washington state. You can visit his Web site at www.miketoot.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 415 pages
• Publisher: Visual; Service Pack 2 Edition edition (September 9, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764576410
• ISBN-13: 978-0764576416
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,359,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Easy to Use for Beginners, November 27, 2003

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A. Wolverton (Crofton, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Master Visually Windows XP (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

Here's an oddity. A computer book that's both comprehensive and easy to use. For anyone wanting to learn all about Windows XP without intimidation, look no further. The book is well organized, starting with elementary basics (such as general computer basics), then moving on to a wide range of topics:

Working with digital cameras
Setting up a home network
Web publishing
Creating/editing videos
Creating audio CDs
Customizing your computer
And much more.

Each task is explained in easy-to-read text and, of course, with visuals. Very helpful, but written primarily for beginners, NOT for XP or computer veterans.

CD-ROM contains an evaluation version of Paint Shop Pro, FreeAmp music player,
AbyssAudio Collection, and an e-version of the book.

621 pages

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can I Say Fantastic?, January 11, 2004

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Zach Scott "zzscotty" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Master Visually Windows XP (With CD-ROM) (Paperback)

This book is an excellent way to learn how to configure and use Windows XP from basics such as desktop, files, multimedia (playing and creating), setting up an internet connection and outlook express to more advanced topics such as networking. Between the pictures and the simple verbal description you are never at a loss to figure out what to do. Also it's simplicity can be misleading. It tells you about the windows built-in firewall which you can turn on or off--I keep it on because it never causes me any problems--as well as the great built-in fax program which you can install without using the Windows CD. I have been using this fax program and it works very well, but I could not find it mentioned in the index of Microsoft's own "Windows XP Inside Out" book. I can strongly recommend this book. It is excellent for the average user. I have used other books in the "Master" series and they are all excellent.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of detail for Windows XP beginners, February 14, 2007

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John D. Mandes (Hershey, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Master VISUALLY Windows XP Service Pack 2 Edition (Paperback)

Many neophites who know that Windows XP exits but not yet sure how it exists to what makes it tick -- this is especially dificult for Mac users who are also working with Windows now that the new Apple MacBooks make it possible to work with Mac OS X and Windows XP at the same time. The differences between the two OSs can be confusing. "Master VISUALLY Windows XP Service Pack 2 Edition" can be very helpful in this regard. The author goes a long way to help the reader understand Windows XP and how to make it work to their advantage.