Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step (Step by Step (Microsoft)) [Paperback]

Online Training Solutions Inc. (Author), Joan Preppernau (Primary Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0735621144 | ISBN-13: 978-0735621145 | Edition: 2nd

Fully Updated Second Edition!

Quickly teach yourself how to get up and running—and do more with your PC—with the Windows XP operating system. With STEP BY STEP, you can take just the lessons you need, or work from cover to cover. You drive the instruction. Plus, this popular guide now covers the latest updates to Windows XP and related technologies—and features an eBook and other new resources on the CD!

• Personalize your PC?from screen savers to system settings
• Set up your e-mail, instant messaging, and Internet connections
• Hook up printers, CD/DVD burners, and multiple monitors
• Share digital photos and create your own music playlists
• Tune your system—from defragmenting disks to routine backups
• Use new security features and system updates from Windows XP Service Pack 2—ready to download from Microsoft.com/windows

Your CD includes:

• Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2 software
• Plus! Photo Story 2 LE software
• Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition, eBook—10,000+ entries!
• Complete STEP BY STEP eBook
• Skill-building practice files
• Links to Windows XP-related downloads and additional information

A Note Regarding the CD or DVD

The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to [e-mail].

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About the Author

Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI) is a traditional and electronic publishing company specializing in the creation, production, and delivery of computer software training. OTSI publishes the Quick Course® and Practical Business Skills™ series of computer and business training products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; 2nd edition (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735621144
• ISBN-13: 978-0735621145
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,156 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joan Lambert Preppernau has worked in the training and certification industry for 14 years. As President of OTSI, Joan is responsible for guiding the translation of technical information and requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable training and certification tools.

Joan is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a Microsoft Certified Applications Specialist (MCAS) Instructor,a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), and the author of more than two dozen books about Windows and Office (for Windows and Mac).

Customer Reviews

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93 of 100 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking XP step by step, December 9, 2001

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Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step (Cpg-Other) (Paperback)

Whenever a new Operating system from Microsoft comes along I like to make sure that I understand the basics to ensure that I can support the end user community when the transition takes place. Microsoft Press step by step series is a great way to work with the application and learn what it takes to support it at the same time.

The book begins right at the very beginning with the login process to both the Professional and Home versions of the software. The book has you working with the desktop and the user profiles. I found that the coverage of both versions is good but there could have to separate books produced.

Setting up user accounts, the taskbar, shortcuts are the next areas you will work with. From there you move to the hardware section, working with local and network printers, scanner and cameras to name a few of the hardware components.

Files management is given serious coverage and well as folders and the personalization of the XP environment. Working with the communication section you'll be able to link up to others, the internet and a network.

Games, Music, Photos and troubleshooting round out this very complete book. With the practice files on cdrom included and the ability to learn at your pace maybe the new trend in the learning process.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ONE STEP AT-A-TIME, November 25, 2002

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reviewer (Zurich, Switzerland.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step (Cpg-Other) (Paperback)

Like "Windows XP for Dummies", this "Windows XP Step by Step" was designed for beginners. It is a gentle guide which will make your understanding of Microsoft's latest Windows less energy-sapping. The chapters are easy to follow: they let you maintain the gear at your own pace. The emphasis of this book (and its accompanying CD-ROM) is on training. Trouble-shooting tips were outlined in an easy-to-find manner. The quick-reference sections give a bird's-eye view of the chapters. The only weakness is that this book is not detailed enough as to meet the needs of most advanced learners. For that purpose, a bigger, more detailed text may be required.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars O.K. for a start, April 13, 2002

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miamisith (Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Windows XP Step by Step (Cpg-Other) (Paperback)

If you have any prior experience with windows, get another book! Provides a good overview of Windows XP but no real depth. I will only recommend this book to anyone who has never used Windows before. For them, it is a great book! For me, it was a waste of time. Thats why I'm giving it a 3.