Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual

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. But it still comes without a single page of printed instructions. This superbly written guide fills the gap. Co-authored by David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist and Missing Manuals creator, this book 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.

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. His funny tech videos appear weekly on CNBC. And with 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how- to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "For Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music). In 1999, he launched his own series of amusing, practical, and user-friendly computer books called Missing Manuals, which now includes 100 titles.

David and his wife Jennifer Pogue, MD, live in Connecticut with their three young children. His web site is www.davidpogue.com.

Craig Zacker has published numerous books and articles on networking topics and Windows NT.

L.J. Zacker has published numerous books and articles on networking topics.

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The Missing Credits
Introduction
The Windows XP Desktop
The Desktop and Start Menu
Windows, Folders, and the Taskbar
Organizing Your Stuff
Getting Help
The Components of Windows XP
Programs and Documents
The Freebie Software
Pictures, Sound, and Movies
The Control Panel
Windows Online
Hooking Up to the Internet
Security, Firewalls, and Service Pack 2
Web, Chat, and Videoconferencing
Outlook Express 6
Plugging into Windows XP
Printing, Fonts, and Faxing
Hardware
Joining, Compressing, and Encrypting Disks
Maintenance, Backups, and Troubleshooting
Life on the Network
Accounts, Permissions, and Logging On
Setting Up a Workgroup Network
Introducing Network Domains
Sharing Network Files
Three Ways to Dial In from the Road
Appendixes
Installing Windows XP Pro
Windows XP, Menu by Menu
Fun with the Registry
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Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual

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