WINDOWS XP FOR BEGINNERS

By MATTHEW MARTINEZ

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PART I: WINDOWS XP STUFF EVERYBODY THINKS YOU ALREADY KNOW CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS WINDOWS XP? CHAPTER 2: THE DESKTOP, START MENU, AND OTHER WINDOWS XP MYSTERIES CHAPTER 3: BASIC WINDOWS MECHANICS CHAPTER 4: FLIPPING THROUGH FILES, FOLDERS, FLOPPIES, AND CDS PART II: WORKING WITH PROGRAMS AND FILES CHAPTER 5: PLAYING WITH PROGRAMS AND DOCUMENTS CHAPTER 6: I CAN’T FIND IT! CHAPTER 7: PRINTING, FAXING, AND SCANNING PART III: GETTING THINGS DONE ON THE INTERNET CHAPTER 8: CRUISING THE WEB CHAPTER 9: SENDING MAIL AND INSTANT MESSAGES CHAPTER 10: SAFE COMPUTING PART IV: CUSTOMIZING AND UPGRADING WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 11: CUSTOMIZING WINDOWS XP WITH THE CONTROL PANEL CHAPTER 12: KEEPING WINDOWS FROM BREAKING CHAPTER 13: SHARING ONE COMPUTER WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE CHAPTER 14: CONNECTING TWO OR MORE COMPUTERS WITH A NETWORK PART V: MUSIC, MOVIES, MEMORIES (AND PHOTOS, TOO) CHAPTER 15: PLAYING AND COPYING MUSIC IN MEDIA PLAYER CHAPTER 16: FIDDLING WITH PHOTOS AND MOVIES PART VI: HELP! CHAPTER 17: THE CASE OF THE BROKEN WINDOW CHAPTER 18: STRANGE MESSAGES: WHAT YOU DID DOES NOT COMPUTE CHAPTER 19: MOVING FROM AN OLD COMPUTER TO A NEW ONE CHAPTER 20: HELP ON THE WINDOWS XP HELP SYSTEM PART VII: THE PART OF TENS CHAPTER 21: TEN AGGRAVATING THINGS ABOUT WINDOWS XP (AND HOW TO FIX THEM) CHAPTER 22: TEN THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT WINDOWS XP CHAPTER 23: TEN THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO IN THE NEXT VERSION OF WINDOWS