Windows XP for Dummies Quick Reference (For Dummies) [Import] [Paperback]

GREG HARVEY (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HUNGRY MINDS INC,U.S.; 3Rev Ed edition (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764584804
• ISBN-13: 978-0764584800
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,160,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Harvey has authored tons of computer books, the most recent being Excel Timesaving Techniques For Dummies and Roxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies, and the most popular being Excel 2003 For Dummies and Excel 2003 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He started out training business users on how to use IBM personal computers and their attendant computer software in the rough and tumble days of DOS, WordStar, and Lotus 1-2-3 in the mid-80s of the last century. After working for a number of independent training firms, he went on to teach semester-long courses in spreadsheet and database management software at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
His love of teaching has translated into an equal love of writing. For Dummies books are, of course, his all-time favorites to write because they enable him to write to his favorite audience, the beginner. They also enable him to use humor (a key element to success in the training room) and, most delightful of all, to express an opinion or two about the subject matter at hand.
Greg received his doctorate degree in Humanities in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Asian Studies and Comparative Religion last May. Everyone is glad that Greg was finally able to get out of school before he retired.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Horrible- unless you know absolutly nothing about computers!, January 21, 2002

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Dillon (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Windows XP for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

This book had to be the most horrible book for novices in the world! First of all, this book covers the bare-bone basics. It's basically only for the people that don't even know hwat Windows XP is. Second, most of the book is devoted to showing only what everyone else knows how to do in previous Windows versions. It does explain a little about XPs new features such as fast user switching and the welcome screen, but not enough. I also find some of the "Go get your system administrator for this one!" extreemly annoying! The type of people who would buy this book are home users. Now how many of us have system administrators running about in our home?
Save yourself the money, and the frustration, and buy yourself another book. You'd have to be a real big dummy to get this one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Book!, May 12, 2003

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Bill "billsrrempire" (Southern Maryland, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Windows 95 for Dummies Quick Reference (Paperback)

Some of us are still using Windows 95 and Windows 95 for Dummies Quick Reference is a great reference tool when used alone or along with Windows 95 for Dummies. It's compact size and alphabetical format assists in finding the answers quickly.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, October 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Windows XP for Dummies Quick Reference (Plastic Comb)

I have been referring to this guide for six months now and have not taken a single item of help from it.