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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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