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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 21 Days

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I learned more about a Windows operating system in a week with this book than I learned since I first used Windows 3.1 up thru last week. I'm a home user now, but this book will teach and inform users from home PC novices to office professionals. It covers both the Home and Professional Editions, and if you don't need the latter, it's easily skipped. Full of helpful tips and warnings when you might get into dangerous waters. Wish I'd have had a manual like this when I was an office administrator. One of the best computer manuals I've used!

This is a great example of a book that can be used quickly and efficiently. The author is obviously very experienced with every aspect of windows, and covers each element, then offers experience advice on how to better utilize the feature. highly recommended.

I bought this book, like the title says, to teach myself everything I needed to know about Microsoft Windows XP in 21 days. As a novice, I quickly discovered that it would take me quite a bit longer to grasp most of the concepts in this book, because a certain level of understanding, especially vocabulary, is assumed by the author. I simply didn't understand most of it. It is probably a good book for advanced users, but with my limited knowledge of computers, I really could not say. In fact, since it is too advanced for me, I am going to give the book to a computer expert as a gift. The book is 746 pages long and has complete chapters about subjects which I have never heard of. The author himself says that this book is for intermediate and advanced users. I would recommend going to a book store to really check out a computer reference book this this before ordering it online. That might save you some disappointment and money!

Although I have used many flavors of Windows in both business and at home, Windows XP offers many new features. This book glides the reader through all aspects of the operating system with just the right amount of detail without otherwhelming you. I found the book to be very useful and have referred to it many times. The author is very knowledge of the entire suite of features built into Windows XP.

Many of the books on the market today are cutesy and lack the content that someone who needs an answer now demands. This book contains a lot of hands on information. So far, I haven't run into a situation where I needed help and this book couldn't provide it. I usually don't have more than five minutes to find an answer to questions, so most of the books I've tried don't come close to helping me. The organization of this book makes it a snap to find any answer. If you want a no nonsense answer to your questions fast, this is the book to get. Make sure you contact the author too. I saw his message asking for reader input and thought he'd ignore me like other authors do. This guy is serious--he really does want to hear from you.