Master Visually Windows XP 2nd Edition

Description

Master Visually Windows XP, Service Pack 2 Edition

  
"One picture is worth a thousand words." If you prefer instructions that show you how rather than tell you why, then this intermediate to advanced level reference is for you. Hundreds of succinctly captioned, step-by-step screen shots reveal how to accomplish more than 170 Windows XP tasks, including:
  
* Installing the Service Pack 2 upgrade
  
* Disabling automatic updates
  
* Using speech recognition or text-to-speech
  
* Configuring the Security Center
  
* Securing Outlook(r) and Outlook Express
  
* Working with Windows(r) Media Player 10
  
* Managing multiple users

CONTENTS:

Part I: Installation, Configuration, and Customization.

  
1) Preparing for Installation.

  
2) Installing Windows XP.

  
3) Customizing and Updating Windows XP.

  Part II: Managing the Desktop Environment.

  
4) Using the Windows XP Interface.

  
5) Customizing the Desktop.

  
6) Managing Users.

  
7) Managing Files and Folders.

  
8) Managing Security.

  
9) Mastering Multimedia with XP.

  PART III: Networking with Windows XP.

  
10) Networking and the Internet.

  
11) Working with Network Services.

  
12) Working with IIS Components.

  
13) Integrating with Active Directory.

  PART IV: Managing the Hardware Environment.

  
14) Working with Windows Internals.

  
15) Working with Hard Drives.

  
16) Managing Portable Computers.

  
17) Optimizing Performance.

  
18) Troubleshooting Windows XP.