Page 3 - Third Edition; Curt Simmons
Windows ® XP Third Edition Curt Simmons McGraw-Hill /Osborne New York Chicago San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Blind Folio FM: iii FM.indd 3 3/21/05 ...
Page 6 - About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer
About the Author Curt Simmons is a technology author and trainer, focusing on Windows operating systems, Internet technologies, and digital photography. He is the author of more than 50 computing books, including Windows XP Headaches, Second Edition and How to Do Everything with Your BlackBerry, Sec...
Page 7 - Contents at a Glance; vii
PART I Get to Know Windows XP 1 Explore the XP Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Manage Your Computer with the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3 Configure System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 8 - viii; How to Do Everything with Windows XP
viii How to Do Everything with Windows XP HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter PART IV Optimize, Troubleshoot, and Fix Windows XP 19 Take Care of Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 20 Manage Disks . . ....
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HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter ix Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xixIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi PA...
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Contents xi HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Offline Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Configur...
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xii How to Do Everything with Windows XP HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 WordPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents xiii HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Configure Your Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Install a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Configure...
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xiv How to Do Everything with Windows XP HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Manage Your Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Customize Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents xv HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Configure Local Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Use Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Use Remote Desktop Web C...
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xvi How to Do Everything with Windows XP HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Add Audio to Your Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Adding Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Contents xvii HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter CHAPTER 20 Manage Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Manage Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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xviii How to Do Everything with Windows XP HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Creating Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372Running System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 19 - Acknowledgments; xix
I would like to thank everyone at McGraw-Hill/Osborne for giving me the opportunity to write the third edition of How to Do Everything with Windows XP . Thanks to Megg Morin, my acquisitions editor, for getting me started. Also, a big thanks to Agatha Kim, Bill Bruns, and Lisa Theobald for their edi...
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HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter xxi Introduction Welcome to the third edition of How to Do Everything with Windows XP ! In my opinion, Windows XP is the best operating system Microsoft has produced to date, no matter if you are using Windows XP Home o...
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xxii How to Do Everything with Windows XP HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Palm/Johnson & Broida/2490-3/Chapter 23 HowTo-Tght (8) / How to Do Everything with Windows XP/Simmons/953-1/Front Matter Blind Folio FM: xxii how to make the most of digital photos on Windows XP and how to exten...
