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Title: Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual by David Pogue, Craig Zacker, L. J. Zacker ISBN: 0-596-00348-X Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: This book is not worth the paper it is written on
Comment: When I go to a book that gives details about an Operating System, I expect more than I can find in the built in help. This book contained too many errors, was incomplete in areas that most people would be looking for, and is in my opinion a waste of not only money, but time. I deserve a refund for this. Stick to Mark Minasi for titles like this, you will rarely be disappointed.
Rating: 4
Summary: Needs more 'missing' information
Comment: I have always been a fan of the 'missing manual' and 'nutshell' books. This one is no different, but there is a catch. If you use the XP operating system or are planning on migrating to it or getting a new machine then this book might be for you; the pivotal word being might.
Typically, the 'missing manual' books provide some insight to the respective product by providing useful information that the original manual writer deemed unnecessary or might not have known. The XP Missing Manual does provide a lot of useful information, but I feel that it was a bit too rudimentary. I will agree that O'Reilly has to cater to a wide audience in a given number of pages, but this book was just too simplistic for my liking. Don't get me wrong I will still highly recommend this book, but I don't find myself referring to it as much as I have with previous OS missing manuals.
If you decide to purchase this book I must recommend purchasing the Windows XP Annoyances book along with it. The Annoyances book is more on the level that I felt the XP Missing Manual book should've been. Those two books teamed up make a great reference set for beginners and power users alike.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not recommended
Comment: I can't in good conscious recommend this book to anyone. The only thing right about this book is the title AND the manual is still MISSING. Skip this one. Poorly presented, multiple glaring errors. Shame on you David Pogue!!
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Title: Windows XP Annoyances by David A. Karp ISBN: 0596004168 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out by Ed Bott and Carl Siechert, Carl Siechert ISBN: 0735613826 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 25 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Windows XP in a Nutshell by David A. Karp, Tim O'Reilly, Troy Mott ISBN: 0596002491 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Windows XP Pocket Reference by David A. Karp ISBN: 0596004257 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Administrator's Pocket Consultant by William R. Stanek ISBN: 0735613818 Publisher: Microsoft Press Pub. Date: 26 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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