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Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition
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With the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Microsoft latest and most
reliable corporate desktop operating system now provides better protection against
viruses, worms, and malicious hackers. SP2 includes Windows Firewall, Pop-up Blocker
for Internet Explorer, and the new Windows Security Center. But it still comes
without a single page of printed instructions.
This superbly written guide fills the gap. Coauthored by David Pogue, New York
Times technology columnist and Missing Manuals creator, Windows XP Pro: The
Missing Manual uses wit, technical insight, and scrupulous objectivity to light
the way for first-time and intermediate network and standalone PC users. In
fact, this jargon-free book explains XP's features so clearly revealing which
work well and which don't that it should have been in the box in the first place.
The book reveals which features work well and which don't, such as the Remote
Desktop software that enables people to connect to the office from home, the
encryption file system that protects sensitive information, and the Windows
Messenger that enables real-time text, voice and video communication. Contents
include:
- Getting started. The book's early chapters cover using menus, finding lost
files, reducing window clutter, and taming the new, multi-column Start menu.
- Mastering the network. Special chapters help you navigate the corporate
network, dial in from the road, and even set up your own small-office (peer-to-peer)
network, step by step.
- Understanding security. User accounts, file encryption, and the NTFS file
system keep your private files private, while still offering network access
to coworkers you specify.
- Flying the Net. This book demystifies Outlook Express 6 for email, Internet
Explorer 6 for Web browsing, and the new Windows Messenger for voice, chat,
and video conferencing.
Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual isn't for system administrators or OS theory
geeks; it's for the novice or budding power user who wants to master the machine
and get down to work. Yet, anyone who uses XP Pro (including hardcore techies)
will find this new system much easier-- and more fun--to digest with this new
Missing Manual.
About the Authors
David Pogue, Yale '85, is the personal-technology columnist
for the New York Times. With nearly 3 million books in print, he is also one
of the world's bestselling how-to authors, having written or co-written seven
books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and
Classical Music), along with several computer-humor books and a technothriller,
"Hard Drive" (a New York Times "notable book of the year").
Pogue is also the creator and primary author of the Missing Manual series of
complete, funny computer books, a joint venture with O'Reilly & Associates.
Titles in the series include Mac OS X, Windows XP, iPod, Microsoft Office, iPhoto,
Dreamweaver, iMovie 2, and many others.
Craig Zacker has published numerous books and articles on networking
topics and Windows NT.
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