Windows XP Professional: The Ultimate User's Guide

by Joli Ballew

This edition contains new chapters and new material on Windows security and on troubleshooting and tweaking Windows XP, and was written by a ""Microsoft Windows Expert Zone"" columnist. Most PCs sold... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588802280
• ISBN13: 9781588802286
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
• Length: 804 Pages
• Weight: 2.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

What a Great Book!

This book is the best I've seen on Windows XP. The chapters on small business networks really helped me out. I would highly recommend this book for anyone using Windows XP Professional at home or at work, and also that business owners buy it for their employees. I know my employees use the book a lot!This book is a one-stop shop!

A great book to understanding XP.

With the release of Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows XP, there needs to be reference manuals to help the new user and technicians out. Coriolis, famous for Exam Prep, has released a book that will just about everyone in being able to learn the OS is short time.While not written as a certification manual, this 800 plus page book will help with the exam objectives. Covering topics like personalizing the desktop, sounds schemes, creating users and accounts, rights, permissions and policies.From there you also learn about printing, faxing, installing and removing software and hardware, email, MSN Explorer, IE version 6, outlook express and the internet. Coverage of networking is very well done with the home network, small office setup, and remote access and LAN coverage.Finally disk and file management, security, backup strategies, restoring files and mobile users setup and configuration round out the areas covered. There are exercise included and they seem to be setup in a step by step format. Overall for those new to XP or those wanting a better understating this book may be just what you need.