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Title: Special Edition Using Microsoft(R) Windows XP, Home Edition by Robert Cowart, Brian Knittel ISBN: 0-7897-2627-0 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Intoduction to Concepts with Plenty of Detail
Comment: I sat down and read its 950+ pages from cover to cover. It is well written and organized and is successful in 2 ways. First, it offers an excellent overview and explanation of arcane and cryptic things like the Windows registry, disk partitioning, and Network Address Translation in a way that suffices perfectly for the educated but causal user who wants to know more about his computer. Secondly, it provides detailed descriptions of specific thing a user can do, from monitoring CPU usage to sharing files across networks to configuring the desktop. There are also numerous troubleshooting sections where you can learn what to do when things inevitably go wrong. I have been using Windows for 5 years and XP for 4 months, and only just decided to educate myself about all it can do. This book added tremendously to my knowledge, and I feel inspired to learn even more. Now I can diagnose problems more easily, plan new computer projects, and save money on software, since a lot of software that is available does things that Windows can do already. Highly recommended for anyone who is not already a power user.
Rating: 2
Summary: Not for the experienced user
Comment: This book is probably good for a new or infrequent user, but for anyone who uses Windows heavily/frequently, this book just does not offer enough information. I wanted to find out the details of how user account management works, especially shared files and special directories like My Documents, My Pictures. While this book shows how to access these, it does not tell enough about how these features really work (or don't work - i.e. why My Documents is named "My Documents" for me, but "Laura's Documents" for my daughter Laura's account... and why I cannot rename these folders.
Or, how does XP pick the "Special" applications to run when you insert a audio CD or picture CD, or data CD, and why can't I add my own custom application to that list (i.e. Sonique instead of
Windows Media Player?)
The key to a good user interface (which I'll admit XP is getting there) is that it needs little or no documentation, and this book does not really add much that can't be inferred from the interfaces directlly or learned from the on-line help (which I'm glad to say is also improved in XP.)
I wish there was more depth on using/owning XP and less coverage of the obvious aspects of using Windows that anyone who uses Windows regularly knows.
Rating: 5
Summary: Anything you want to know, and some you don't...
Comment: I bought this book as a resource and an overview of XP Home Edition. I got much more than I bargained for. I read the entire book, cover to cover (skimming parts that didn't apply to me, of course); and over-all I found the book to be written in understandable language and in a tone that will appeal to many lay readers of computer literature. The authors have done an excellent job of relaying technical information in a way that is not stuffy and actually holds the reader's attention (most of the time). This is worth the money.
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Title: Windows XP Tips & Techniques by Walter J. Glenn, Rowena White ISBN: 0072223340 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Easy Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition by Shelley O'Hara, Kate Shoup Welsh, Kate Welsh ISBN: 0789726599 Publisher: Que Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Windows XP: The Complete Reference by John R. Levine, Margaret Levine Young , Margaret Levine Young, John Levine ISBN: 0072192976 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 28 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.99 |
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Title: Peter Norton's Complete Guide to Windows XP by Peter Norton, John Paul Mueller, John Mueller ISBN: 0672322919 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 29 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Microsoft Windows XP Unleashed by Terry W. Ogletree ISBN: 0672322803 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 11 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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