Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out (Deluxe Edition) by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, Craig Stinson

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The Barnes & Noble Review
When the first edition of Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out was published, we raved about it, calling it the XP guide for power users. Now Microsoft’s released an even better Deluxe Edition.

This one’s been fully updated for Service Pack 1, the latest computer security issues, and the newest Windows digital media offerings. Its CD-ROM now contains the new Windows Media Bonus Pack, with loads of media utilities, visualizations, and skins, and the complete Windows Movie Maker Creativity Kit. It even contains two outstanding full-length e-references: the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, and the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition.

But the heart of the book remains its incredibly deep, no-holds-barred coverage of Windows XP Home and Professional editions -- now 1,500 pages strong. Want to set up a wireless network with Windows XP? Protect your data via XP’s built-in personal firewall and email encryption? Get around XP Home’s limitations on setting file and folder permissions? Download web pages at a scheduled time for offline viewing? Make a folder private, so your kids can’t get into it? Find a world music station with Windows Media Player? Whatever you want to do, we’ll bet it’s here. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.

From the Publisher

Hey, you know your way around a desktop-so now dig into the Windows XP operating system and really put your PC to work! The deluxe edition of this popular reference provides updated coverage of Windows XP Professional and expanded coverage of Windows XP Home Edition-plus all-new information on Service Pack 1 and the latest developments in computer security, Windows digital media, and technologies such as the Tablet PC. With INSIDE OUT, you'll discover smarter ways to perform everyday tasks and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery. Topics include configuring smarter setup and shutdown options; using remote access; setting up a wired or wireless Windows-based network; using encryption, the personal firewall, and other security tactics; optimizing Microsoft Internet Explorer; editing the Registry; and automating routine tasks. In addition to third-party utilities, scripts, and batch programs, your Deluxe Edition CD-ROM now features the Windows Media(tm) Bonus Pack and eBooks of the Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, Second Edition, and the Microsoft Computer Dictionary, Fifth Edition-more than 2000 additional pages of e-reference!

Booknews

Clearly, the three authors want readers to find the information they seek. On the flyleaf, before the title page, are 20 frequently asked questions and pages to go in the book for answers; on the verso, ten best tips. The "Contents at a Glance" pages are followed by a detailed table of contents; and the hefty volume is also thoroughly indexed. Coverage includes new content for Service Pack 1 and the latest on Windows XP Professional, Windows XP at home, security, the Table PC, and other developments. The included CD-ROM contains, among other things, Microsoft Encyclopedia of Networking, 2d ed., Microsoft Computer Dictionary, 5th ed., Windows XP Service Pack 1, and a Media Bonus Packbonus pack. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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