Windows XP for dummies 2001

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Windows XP for dummies 2001

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... Chapter 1: What Is Windows XP? What version of Windows XP I need? Windows XPcomes in two basic versions: Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional Chances are, you’ll use Windows XP Home, the version... DOS For Dummies author/legend Dan Gookin teamed up to write PCs For Dummies Andy subsequently wrote the award-winning Windows For Dummies series, Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies, MP3 For Dummies, ... version of Windows designed for business users That means Windows XP is much more difficult to crash than Windows Me or Windows 98 Unfortunately, it also means Windows XP is more difficult for beginners

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  • About This Book

  • How to Use This Book

  • And What about You?

  • How This Book Is Organized

  • Icons Used in This Book

  • Where to Go from Here

  • Bare-Bones Windows XP Stuff

  • What Is Windows XP?

    • What Are Windows and Windows XP?

    • What Does Windows Do?

    • How Does Windows XP Affect My Older Programs?

    • Should I Bother Using Windows XP?

    • Bracing Yourself (And Your Computer) for Windows XP

  • Ignore This Chapter on Computer Parts

    • The Computer

    • The Microprocessor (CPU)

    • Disks and Disk Drives

    • The Mouse and That Double-Click Stuff

    • Video Cards and Monitors

    • Keyboards

    • Modems and the Internet

    • Printers

    • Networks

    • Sound Cards (Making Barfing Noises)

    • Ports

    • Parts Required by Windows XP

  • Windows XP Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know

    • Activation

    • Backing Up a Disk

    • Clicking

    • The Cursor

    • Defaults (And the Any Key)

    • Desktop (And Changing Its Background)

    • Double-Clicking

    • Dragging and Dropping

    • Drivers

    • Files

    • Folders (Directories)

    • Graphical User Interfaces

    • Hardware and Software

    • Icons

    • The Internet

    • Kilobytes, Megabytes, and So On

    • Loading, Running, Executing, and Launching

    • Memory

    • The Mouse

    • Networks

    • Pointers/Arrows

    • Plug and Play

    • Quitting or Exiting

    • Save Command

    • Save As Command

    • ScanDisk

    • Shortcuts

    • Temp Files

    • The Windows

    • The World Wide Web

  • Making Windows XP Do Something

  • Starting Windows XP

    • Logging On to Windows XP

    • Pull-Down Menus

    • Printing Your Work

    • Saving Your Work

    • Logging Off of Windows XP

  • Field Guide to Buttons, Bars, Boxes, Folders, and Files

    • A Typical Window

    • Bars

    • Borders

    • The Button Family

    • The Useless Control-Menu Button

    • Filling Out Bothersome Forms in Dialog Boxes

    • Just Tell Me How to Open a File!

    • Hey! When Do I Click, and When Do I Double-Click?

    • When Do I Use the Left Mouse Button, and When Do I Use the Right One?

  • Moving Windows Around

    • Moving a Window to the Top of the Pile

    • Moving a Window from Here to There

    • Making a Window Bigger or Smaller

    • Making a Window Fill the Whole Screen

  • I Can’t Find It!

    • Finding Lost Windows on the Desktop

    • Finding Lost Files, Folders, Music, Photos, Videos, People, or Computers

  • That “Cut and Paste” Stuff (Moving Around Words, Pictures, and Sounds)

    • Examining the Cut and Paste Concept (And Copy, Too)

    • Highlighting the Important Stuff

    • Cutting, Copying, or Deleting What You Highlighted

    • Pasting Information into Another Window

    • Leaving Scraps on the Desktop Deliberately

  • Sharing It All on the Network

    • Fiddling with User Accounts

    • Skip the Rest of This Unless You Have or Want a Network

    • How Do I Create My Own Computer Network?

    • Letting the Network Setup Wizard Set Up Your Network

  • Using Windows XP Applications

  • Your Desktop, Start Button, and Taskbar (And

    • Rolling Objects along the Windows XP Desktop

    • The Way-Cool Taskbar

    • Controlling the Printer

    • The Start Button’s Reason to Live

    • The Start Menu’s Free Programs

    • My Version of Windows XP Doesn’t Have the Right Freebie Programs!

  • That Scary My Computer Program

    • Why Is the My Computer Program So Frightening?

    • Getting the Lowdown on Folders

    • Peering into Your Drives and Folders

    • Loading a Program or File

    • Deleting and Undeleting Files, Folders, and Icons

    • Copying or Moving a File, Folder, or Icon

    • Selecting More Than One File or Folder

    • Renaming a File, Folder, or Icon

    • Using Legal Folder Names and Filenames

    • Copying a Complete Floppy Disk

    • Creating a Folder

    • Seeing More Information about Files and Folders

    • What’s That Windows Explorer Thing?

    • How Do I Make the Network Work?

    • Making My Computer and Windows Explorer List Missing Files

    • Formatting a Disk

  • Cruising the Web, Sending E- Mail, and Using Newsgroups

    • What’s the Difference between the Internet, the World Wide Web, and a Web Browser?

    • Who Can Use the Internet and World Wide Web?

    • What’s an ISP, and Do I Need One?

    • What Do I Need to Access the World Wide Web?

    • Setting Up Your Internet Account with the Internet Connection Wizard

    • What is a Web Browser?

    • How Do I Navigate the Web with Internet Explorer?

    • But How Do I Do This?

    • Managing E-mail with Outlook Express

  • Sound! Movies! Media Player!

    • Understanding Media Player

    • Using Media Guide to Find Videos, Music, and Movie Trailers on the Internet

    • Finding and Playing Internet Radio Stations

    • Finding Media on Your Computer and Putting It into the Media Library

    • Creating Playlists

    • Playing CDs

    • Playing DVDs

    • Playing MP3s and WMAs

    • Creating WMAs or MP3s

    • Storing Files in Your My Music and Shared Music Folders

    • Playing Videos

    • Moving Music or Video to an MP3 Player or Pocket PC

    • Burning Your Own CDs

    • Adding Skins to Media Player

    • Fixing Media Player Muckups

    • Bizarre Multimedia Words

  • Help!

  • Customizing Windows XP (Fiddling with the Control Panel)

    • Finding the Right Control Panel Option

    • Appearance and Themes

    • Network and Internet Connections

    • Add or Remove Programs

    • Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices

    • Performance and Maintenance

    • Printers and Other Hardware

    • User Accounts

    • Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options

  • The Case of the Broken Window

    • Restoring Calm with System Restore

    • My Mouse Doesn’t Work Right

    • Making Older Programs Run under Windows XP

    • It Says I Need to Be an Administrator!

    • I’m Stuck in Menu Land

    • Keeping Windows Up-to-Date

    • All My Desktop Icons Vanished

    • I’m Supposed to Install a New Driver

    • His Version of Windows XP Has More Programs Than Mine!

    • I Clicked the Wrong Button (But Haven’t Lifted My Finger Yet)

    • My Computer Is Frozen Up Solid

    • The Printer Isn’t Working Right

    • My Double-Clicks Are Now Single Clicks!

  • Figuring Out Those Annoying Pop-Up Messages

    • Access Is Denied

    • AutoComplete

    • Click Here to Activate Now

    • Connect To . . .

    • Error Connecting To . . .

    • File Name Warning

    • Found New Hardware

    • Hiding Your Inactive Notification Icons

    • If You Remove This File, You Will No Longer Be Able to Run This Program

    • Missing Shortcut

    • New Programs Installed

    • New Updates Are Ready to Install

    • Open With . . .

    • Privacy Alert — Saving Cookies

    • Rename

    • Safe to Remove Hardware

    • Stay Current with Automatic Updates

    • There Are Unused Icons on Your Desktop

    • When You Send Information to the Internet

    • You Have Files Waiting to Be Written to the CD

  • Help on the Windows XP Help System

    • Get Me Some Help, and Fast!

    • Consulting a Program’s Built-In Computer Guru

    • Using Windows Help and Support Center

  • The Part of Tens

  • Ten Exciting New Windows XP Features

    • Way Cool Folders

    • Remote Assistance

    • Burning (Writing Information onto) CDs

    • Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

    • User Accounts

    • Increased Stability

    • Built-in Firewall against Internet Hackers

    • Automatically Sets Clock

    • Windows XP Must Be Activated

    • Making Windows XP Run Like Your Old Version of Windows

  • Ten Aggravating Things about Windows XP (And How to Fix Them)

    • How Do I Change the Volume?

    • What Version of Windows Do I Have?

    • I Want to Click Instead of Double- Click (Or Vice Versa)!

    • My Bar Full of Buttons Just Fell Off!

    • Keeping Track of All Those Windows Is Too Hard

    • The Taskbar Keeps Disappearing!

    • My Print Screen Key Doesn’t Work

    • Lining Up Two Windows on the Screen Is Too Hard

    • The Folder Lists the Wrong Stuff on My Floppy Disk

    • It Won’t Let Me Do Something Unless I’m An Administrator!

  • Ten (Or So) Windows XP Icons and What They Do

  • Ten Most Frequently Asked Windows Questions

    • How Do I Remember All the Stuff I Can Do to a File?

    • Should I Upgrade to the Windows XP Home or Professional Version?

    • How Do I Add a Picture of My Face to My User Account?

    • Why Can’t Windows XP Play My DVDs?

    • Why Can’t Windows XP Create MP3 Files?

    • How Do I Get Rid of the Welcome Screen?

    • How Can I See Previews of My Pictures?

    • How Can I Make All My Web Pages Open in a Full-Screen Window?

    • What Will I Miss If I Don’t Use the Internet with Windows XP?

  • Glossary

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