April 2002
Beginner
640 pages
27h 54m
English
Content preview from Windows XP in a NutshellBecome an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Name
MSN Gaming Zone
Synopsis
A collection of games that can be played with other users over the Internet.
To Open
Start → Programs → Games → Internet Backgammon
Start → Programs → Games → Internet Checkers
Start → Programs → Games → Internet Hearts
Start → Programs → Games → Internet Reversi
Start → Programs → Games → Internet Spades
Description
Windows XP ships with eleven games, five of which are part of the MSN Gaming Zone and support play with other users over the Internet. All five games, while different in gameplay, work similarly. When you first start one of the games, you are automatically connected to a gaming server provided by Microsoft that is designed to post the communication between all of the different users. In addition to allowing collaborative play, a simple chat session is initiated in which the players can type text messages to communicate. Consult Help in any game window for playing tips.
Notes
The MSN Gaming Zone randomly assigns players to games, so you never know who you’re up against. By default, the selected skill level is beginner, which unfortunately pits you against other users who’re most likely just goofing around, probably trying these games for the first time. Your best bet to find a more serious opponents is to select an Intermediate or Advanced skill level by going to Game → Skill Level.
If the gaming server can’t find a human opponent at any given time, one or more computer opponents will be used. However, there is no way to specify a computer opponent. ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.