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Copyright

The Missing Credits

About the Authors

About the Creative Team

Acknowledgments

The Missing Manual Series

Introduction

About This Book

Part I: The Windows XP Desktop

Chapter 1. A Welcome to Windows XP

1.1 What It's For

1.2 Getting Ready for Windows

1.3 What's New in Windows XP

1.4 Professional Edition vs. Home Edition

1.5 The Dark Side of Windows XP

Chapter 2. The Desktop and Start Menu

2.1 Logging In

2.2 The Elements of the XP Desktop

2.3 The Start Menu

2.4 Start'Log Off

2.5 Start'Shut Down (Turn Off Computer)

2.6 Start'All Programs

2.7 Start'Run

2.8 Start'Search

2.9 Start'Help and Support

2.10 Start'Control Panel

2.11 Start'My Network Places

2.12 Start'My Computer

2.13 Start'My Music, My Pictures

2.14 Start'My Recent Documents

2.15 Start'My Documents

2.16 Customizing the Start Menu

Chapter 3. Windows, Folders, and the Taskbar

3.1 Windows in Windows

3.2 The Desktop Window Overhaul

3.3 Window Toolbars

3.4 The Taskbar

3.5 Taskbar Toolbars

Chapter 4. Organizing Your Stuff

4.1 The Folders of Windows XP

4.2 Life with Icons

4.3 Copying and Moving Folders and Files

4.4 The Recycle Bin

4.5 Shortcut Icons

4.6 Burning CDs from the Desktop

Chapter 5. Getting Help

5.1 Navigating the Help System

5.2 'What's This?': Help for Dialog Boxes

5.3 Remote Assistance

5.4 Getting Help from Microsoft

Part II: The Components of Windows XP

Chapter 6. Programs and Documents

6.1 Launching Programs

6.2 Switching Programs

6.3 Exiting Programs

6.4 When Programs Die

6.5 Saving Documents

6.6 Closing Documents

6.7 The Open Dialog Box

6.8 Moving Data Between Documents

6.9 Filename Extensions

6.10 Installing Software

6.11 Uninstalling Software

6.12 Running Pre-XP Programs

Chapter 7. The Freebie Software

7.1 The Windows XP Accessories

7.2 Windows XP Games

7.3 Everything Else

Chapter 8. Pictures, Sounds, and Movies

8.1 Digital Photos in XP

8.2 Scanning

8.3 Windows Media Player

8.4 Making WAVs with Sound Recorder

8.5 Windows Movie Maker 2

Chapter 9. The Control Panel

9.1 Category View: The Big XP Change

9.2 Accessibility Options

9.3 Add New Hardware

9.4 Add or Remove Programs

9.5 Administrative Tools

9.6 Date and Time

9.7 Display

9.8 Folder Options

9.9 Fonts

9.10 Gaming Options

9.11 Internet Options

9.12 Keyboard

9.13 Mouse

9.14 Network Connections

9.15 Phone and Modem Options

9.16 Power Options

9.17 Printers and Faxes

9.18 Regional and Language Options

9.19 Scanners and Cameras

9.20 Scheduled Tasks

9.21 Sounds and Audio Devices

9.22 Speech

9.23 System

9.24 Taskbar and Start Menu

9.25 User Accounts

Part III: Windows Online

Chapter 10. Hooking Up to the Internet

10.1 Five Degrees of Online Readiness

10.2 How to Get Online

10.3 Establishing a Brand-new Internet Account

10.4 Manually Plugging in Internet Settings

10.5 Connecting to the Internet

10.6 Advanced Modem Settings

Chapter 11. Web, Chat, and Videoconferencing

11.1 Internet Explorer 6

11.2 Windows Messenger

Chapter 12. Outlook Express 6

12.1 Setting Up Outlook Express

12.2 Sending Email

12.3 Reading Email

12.4 Configuring Outlook Express

12.5 Newsgroups

Part IV: Plugging into Windows XP

Chapter 13. Printing, Fonts, and Faxing

13.1 Installing a Printer

13.2 Printing

13.3 Controlling Printouts

13.4 Fancy Printer Tricks

13.5 Printer Troubleshooting

13.6 Fonts

13.7 Faxing

Chapter 14. Hardware

14.1 The Master Compatibility List

14.2 Hardware Connections

14.3 Connecting New Gadgets

14.4 When Plug and Play Doesn't Work

14.5 Driver Signing

14.6 The Device Manager

14.7 Hardware Profiles

Chapter 15. Joining, Compressing, and Encrypting Disks

15.1 Dynamic Disks

15.2 Compressing Files and Folders

15.3 Encrypting Files and Folders

Chapter 16. Maintenance, Backups, and Troubleshooting

16.1 System Restore

16.2 Disk Cleanup

16.3 Disk Defragmenter

16.4 Hard Drive Checkups

16.5 Disk Management

16.6 Task Scheduler

16.7 Microsoft Backup

16.8 The Briefcase

16.9 Safe Mode and the Startup Menu

16.10 The Registry

Part V: Life on the Network

Chapter 17. Accounts, Permissions, and Logging On

17.1 Introducing User Accounts

17.2 Windows XP: The OS With Two Faces

17.3 Local Accounts on a Workstation

17.4 Local Accounts on a Domain Computer

17.5 Local Users and Groups

17.6 Setting Up the Logon Process

17.7 Logging On

17.8 Profiles

17.9 NTFS Permissions: Protecting Your Stuff

Chapter 18. Setting Up a Workgroup Network

18.1 Kinds of Networks

18.2 Installing Drivers

18.3 Sharing an Internet Connection

18.4 The Network Setup Wizard

Chapter 19. Introducing Network Domains

19.1 The Domain

19.2 Joining a Domain

19.3 Five Ways Life Is Different on a Domain

Chapter 20. Sharing Network Files

20.1 Accessing Other Computers

20.2 Working with Network Files

20.3 Shared Folders Online

20.4 Mapping Shares to Drive Letters

20.5 Two Roads to File Sharing

20.6 Simple File Sharing

20.7 Standard File Sharing

20.8 Offline Files

Chapter 21. Three Ways to Dial In from the Road

21.1 Remote Access Basics

21.2 Dialing Direct

21.3 Virtual Private Networking

21.4 Remote Desktop

Part VI: Appendixes

A. Installing Windows XP Pro

A.1 Before You Begin

A.2 Upgrade vs. Clean Install

A.3 Dual Booting

A.4 Choosing a File System

A.5 Installing Windows XP

A.6 Setup Wizard

A.7 Network Identification Wizard

A.8 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

A.9 Backing Out of Windows XP

A.10 Ditching Windows XP

A.11 Ditching the Older Windows

B. Windows XP, Menu by Menu

B.1 File Menu

B.2 Edit Menu

B.3 View Menu

B.4 Favorites Menu

B.5 Tools Menu

B.6 Help Menu

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