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Summary: Windows XP Solutions
Comment: Suject matter covered is clearly explained. The topics selected are very practical and not usually found in other books.
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Summary: PC Magazine Windows XP Solutions
Comment: What I ordered is Hacking Windows XP by Steve Sinchak.
you suggested PC magazine Windows XP Solutions unfortunate it is basic book for beginner and what I'm looking for advance book to increase my knowledge in Windows XP.
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Summary: Well suited for sysadmins
Comment: Microsoft's Windows XP is indeed a considerable improvement over its predecessors. But to the chagrin of many users, it is certainly not bug free. In response, Randall offers you many ways to improve the security and user experience.
Of course, he assumes that you are already fairly familiar with your machine. This book is not meant for the total novice. But going through it can turn you into a power user. He starts by showing how to better control the user interface. There are things you can do with the control panel that are neat and often ignored in simpler texts.
Actually, most if not all of the book can also be used by a system administrator. Very useful in answering those tricky questions from inquisitive users that want to push the envelope of the machine. The book helps you stay ahead of them.
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Summary: Having it my Way
Comment: Excellent Book! Neil Randall is obviously well versed in all Windows platforms as well as Mac. Extolls Windows XP virtues and points to it's weaknesses. The premise of this book is: "Having it my Way". He steps through Windows explaining how to do things, many of which are deeply hidden. Not a novice book, certainly, but filled with step by step instruction with pictures for a clear and precise understanding.
In my years working in computers, studying operating systems, including Mac, I found this book to be the simplest to understand while delving deep into what Windows XP has to offer and how to use all the options. In addition safety measures are recommended, third party software is discussed and web links provided.
Highly recommend this book to learn Windows XP.
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Summary: Learning lots of new tricks
Comment: I've had the book for a couple of weeks now, and I keep learning new tricks. Most recently the book taught me how to create screen capture movies that I can e-mail to others. I'm using this trick mostly to create "here's how you do this" videos for my parents, which is a lot easier than trying to talk them through the computer challenge du jour over the phone.Probably the next most useful sections of the book for me have been the parts covering User Profile managment. I've never found those tasks to be intuitive in WinXP, and the book does a great job of showing me how I can finally get some benefit out of Profiles, rather than the headaches they've been giving me since I got WinXP. The book has other chapters on these topics, too:
*Working With Digital Cameras
*Making Videos
*Recording & Ripping Music
*Remote Control of Windows XP via the internet
*Using Windows XP as an Internet Server Plus, of course, chapters on security, backups, installing hardware/software, and the other sorts of topics you'd expect from PC Magazine.
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