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Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual, Second Edition

By David Pogue, Craig Zacker, L.J. Zacker
November 2004
Pages: 704
Series: The Missing Manuals
ISBN 10: 0-596-00898-8 | ISBN 13: 9780596008987
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Completely refreshed and updated for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), this bestseller is for the novice or budding power user who wants to master Microsoft's latest operating system and get down to work. This is easily the most accessible and comprehensive book for XP Pro on the market today.
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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. SP2 includes Windows Firewall, Pop-up Blocker for Internet Explorer, and the new Windows Security Center. But it still comes without a single page of printed instructions. This superbly written guide fills the gap. Coauthored by David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist and Missing Manuals creator, Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual 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. Contents include:
  • Getting started. The book's early chapters cover using menus, finding lost files, reducing window clutter, and taming the new, multi-column Start menu.
  • Mastering the network. Special chapters help you navigate the corporate network, dial in from the road, and even set up your own small-office (peer-to-peer) network, step by step.
  • Understanding security. User accounts, file encryption, and the NTFS file system keep your private files private, while still offering network access to coworkers you specify.
  • Flying the Net. This book demystifies Outlook Express 6 for email, Internet Explorer 6 for Web browsing, and the new Windows Messenger for voice, chat, and video conferencing.
Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual isn't for system administrators or OS theory geeks; it's for the novice or budding power user who wants to master the machine and get down to work. Yet, anyone who uses XP Pro (including hardcore techies) will find this new system much easier-- and more fun--to digest with this new Missing Manual.

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Learning from the Pros,  August 21 2006
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Submitted by Benny Kellogg   [Respond | View]

I have considerable knowledge regarding Windows 98SE, having had that OS since 1998, and even though Windows XP is simular, I have found untold new information in the Windows XP Pro, The Missing Manual. It definately gives those of us who enjoy exploring deeper into the hidden world of Windows. I find the book to be very precise and easy to comprehend, no mater if advanced or beginner. My hat is off to the authors of the book.

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"From converting a basic disc to dynamic disc to setting up user accounts with passwords, Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition is the best handbook a user could buy."
-- Diane Donovan, The Bookwatch


"One of the beauties of the Missing Manuals is that there is always something new to discover and the research is quite thorough...I kept finding snippets of information, in the way of Tips or Notes, that would give just that bit extra."
-- Graham K. Rogers, Bangkok Post


"There are a lot of good books, but I keep returning to the Missing Manual series because they are inexpensive, easy to read and full of cool tricks and tips."
-- Bob Brooks, The South Bay Apple Mac User Group

"Thank the cosmic muffin that Pogue Press has put out Windows XP Pro, Second Edition, in their Missing Manual series...I have to say the book delivered beyond my expectations...I'm not going to go into specifics on what you will get from the book, it would just take too long. I will tell you that once you get into it you will be able to correct all the little helper junk Microsoft is hell bent to include, and even fix the activation issue when you replace your hard drive. You can also make XP look and act like Windows 2000, which MS refers to as “Classic” Windows. One specific tip of note: page 37 tells you how to get rid of that idiotic dog on the Search Results window. That alone is worth the price of the book. Recommended."
--Jim Huddle, Kickstartnews.com, April 2005


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"From converting a basic disc to dynamic disc to setting up user accounts with passwords, Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition is the best handbook a user could buy."
--Diane Donovan, The Bookwatch