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Windows® XP Third Edition

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Windows® XP Third Edition

Curt Simmons

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How to Do Everything with Windows® XP, Third Edition

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This book is for my daughter, Hannah, with much love.

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About the AuthorCurt Simmons is a technology author and trainer, focusing on Windows operating systems, Internet technologies, and digital photography. He is the author of more than 50 computing books, including Windows XP Headaches, Second Edition and How to Do Everything with Your BlackBerry, Second Edition, both published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne. When he is not writing or training, Curt spends time with his wife and two daughters. Visit Curt on the Internet at http://www.curtsimmons.com, or send him an e-mail at [email protected].

About the Technical ReviewerBill Bruns is the coordinator of technology and media at the College of Education and Human Services at Southern Illinois University. For eight years, he has also been a technical editor, working on more than 125 books relating to the Internet, web servers, HTML, operating systems, and office applications. Bill, his wife Debbie, his daughter Marlie, son Will, and his three bearded dragons live on the edge of the Shawnee National Forest in Carbondale, Illinois. You can reach him at [email protected].

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PART I Get to Know Windows XP

1 Explore the XP Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Manage Your Computer with the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 Configure System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

4 Manage Components, Programs, Folders, and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

5 Use the Accessories that Come with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

6 Manage Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

7 Use Printers, Fax Machines, Scanners, and Digital Cameras . . . . . . . . . . 111

PART II Get Connected

8 Create Connections to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

9 Surf the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

10 Run Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

11 Create a Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

12 Manage Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

13 Windows XP Security and Remote Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

PART III Cool Things You Can Do with Windows XP

14 Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

15 Use Windows Media Player 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

16 Create Movies with Windows Movie Maker 2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

17 Manage Digital Photos on Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

18 Explore Windows XP Plus! Packs and PowerToys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

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PART IV Optimize, Troubleshoot, and Fix Windows XP

19 Take Care of Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

20 Manage Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

21 Solve Problems with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Appendix Install Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

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Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xixIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

PART I Get to Know Windows XP

CHAPTER 1 Explore the XP Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Start Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Get to Know Your Windows XP Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Check Out the Recycle Bin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Manage Your Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Explore the Start Menu to Get to All the Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Log Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Restart or Turn Off Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

CHAPTER 2 Manage Your Computer with the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Access the Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Accessibility Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Add Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Add or Remove Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Administrative Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Folder Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Game Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Internet Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Pointer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Network Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Phone and Modem Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Printers and Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Regional and Language Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Scanners and Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Scheduled Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Security Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Sounds and Audio Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Taskbar and Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Windows Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CHAPTER 3 Configure System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Customize Your Start Menu and Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Use the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Customize the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Customize the Taskbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configure Your Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Configure Folder Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Offline Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Configure Folder Views and Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Explorer Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Icon Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

CHAPTER 4 Manage Components, Programs, Folders, and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Manage Programs with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Use a Program’s Setup Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Install Programs Using Add / Remove Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Uninstall a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Download Programs from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Use Windows XP’s Compatibility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Manage Windows XP Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Install Windows Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Remove Windows Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Manage Folders and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Create, Rename, and Delete Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Use Folder Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Share a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Use Folder Compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81About Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

CHAPTER 5 Use the Accessories that Come with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Accessibility Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Magnifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Utility Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Command Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Notepad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Synchronize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Making Files Available Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Setting Up Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Windows Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93WordPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

CHAPTER 6 Manage Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Understand Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96The Golden Rules of Windows XP Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Install a Plug-and-Play Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Remove a Plug-and-Play Device from Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Install a Non-Plug-and-Play Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Use Device Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Examine a Device’s Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Driver Signing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Use Hardware Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Create a New Hardware Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Configure the Hardware Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Delete a Hardware Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Hardware Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

CHAPTER 7 Use Printers, Fax Machines, Scanners, and Digital Cameras . . . . . 111Check Out the Printers and Faxes Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Install a New Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Configure Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Security and Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Manage Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Troubleshoot Common Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Printed Text Is Garbled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122The Printer Does Not Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Printing Is Very Slow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123A Certain Document Will Not Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Print Quality Is Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Use Fax Support in Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Use Scanners and Digital Cameras with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Install Scanners and Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Manage Scanner and Camera Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

PART II Get Connected

CHAPTER 8 Create Connections to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Internet Connections 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Connecting with a Dial-Up Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Connecting with a Broadband Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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Configure Your Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Install a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Configure Modem Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Create Connections to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Create Connections Using the Network Connections Folder . . . . . . . . . 139Edit a Dial-Up Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Options Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Security Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

CHAPTER 9 Surf the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Understand Internet Terms and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Understand the Internet Explorer Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Configure Internet Explorer Through Internet Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Security Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Privacy Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Content Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Connections Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Programs Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Advanced Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Windows Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Set Up Windows Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Use Windows Messenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Use MSN Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Use the Web Publishing Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

CHAPTER 10 Run Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161How E-Mail Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Set Up Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Check Out the Outlook Express Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Send and Receive E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Send an E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Attach a File to an E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Receive Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Receive Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Change Outlook Express Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Create Message Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Create a New Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172Manage Message Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Block Senders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Use Identities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Create an Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Manage Identities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

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Manage Your Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Customize Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Use the Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Add a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Manage Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Manage Address Book Identities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

CHAPTER 11 Create a Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Windows Networking Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Plan Your Home Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183Understand Internet Connection Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Use the Network Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Set Up Your ICS Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Use My Network Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189Create a Direct Cable Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190Set Up a Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191Use Windows XP Professional on a Large Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192Virtual Private Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Configure Your Windows XP Computer for a VPN Connection . 194Allow Other Computers to Connect to Your Computer . . . . . . . . 194

CHAPTER 12 Manage Users and Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197Understand User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198Manage User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Create a New Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Change an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201Select User Logon / Logoff Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Manage User Accounts with Computer Management . . . . . . . . . 203

Manage Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Understand Advanced Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

CHAPTER 13 Windows XP Security and Remote Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211Use Windows Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Understand How Windows Firewall Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213Enable Windows Firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214Configure Windows Firewall Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Configure Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Enable Remote Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Configure the Remote Desktop Client Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Make a Remote Desktop Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222Manage Remote Desktop Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Manage the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

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Configure Local Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Use Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Use Remote Desktop Web Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Use Remote Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Turn On Remote Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Request Remote Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

PART III Cool Things You Can Do with Windows XP

CHAPTER 14 Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Manage Game Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Play Games with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Playing Games Installed with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Playing Games on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Installing and Playing Your Own Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Troubleshooting Game Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Use Volume Controls and Sound Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

CHAPTER 15 Use Windows Media Player 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243Now Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Adding an Item to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Creating a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Rip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Configuring CD Audio Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Skin Chooser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Media Player Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

CHAPTER 16 Create Movies with Windows Movie Maker 2.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Why Use Windows Movie Maker? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

What Is Not So Great About Movie Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261Get Ready to Use Windows Movie Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Transferring Digital Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262Converting Analog to Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Get to Know the Movie Maker Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Record and Import Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Work with Collections and Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Make Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Splitting Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Combining Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Getting Familiar with the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

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Add Audio to Your Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Adding Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Save Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Use Your Movies on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

CHAPTER 17 Manage Digital Photos on Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275Connect to Your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276View and Manage Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Order Prints Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Print Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283Publish Photos on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285E-Mail Your Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Burn Your Photos to a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

CHAPTER 18 Explore Windows XP Plus! Packs and PowerToys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289Use Microsoft Plus! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Plus! System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291Exploring the Plus! Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Use Plus! Digital Media Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295Analog Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296CD Label Maker and Plus! Dancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Party Mode for Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297Photo Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299Effects and Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Sync & Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Use PowerToys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Downloading and Installing PowerToys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

PART IV Optimize, Troubleshoot, and Fix Windows XP

CHAPTER 19 Take Care of Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311Hard Disk Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312File System Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

FAT32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313NTFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314

Set Hard Disk Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323If You’re Using NTFS Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Schedule Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326Scheduled Task Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326Managing Scheduled Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Use Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

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CHAPTER 20 Manage Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333Manage Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334

Understanding Dynamic Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334Understanding Disk Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Formatting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337Creating a New Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338Assigning a Different Drive Letter and Path to a Volume . . . . . . 339Extending a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339Other Volume Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Use Windows XP Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341Backing Up Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341Using Backup Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344Using Backup Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Use Removable Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345

CHAPTER 21 Solve Problems with Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347Use System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348

System Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350Hardware Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350Software Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351Internet Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352System Information Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Use the Performance Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354Performance Monitor Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354Using the Performance Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Use System Properties to Optimize Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359Performance Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359

Use Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363

Using CTRL-ALT-DEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363Use Windows Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364

Help Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368Searching Windows Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368Using Windows Troubleshooters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

Use Safe Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369Use System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

System Restore Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372Enabling System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372

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Creating Restore Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372Running System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373Undoing a Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375

APPENDIX Install Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377Upgrade to Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378

Check the System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379Back Up Your Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381Check Out Your Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381Check for Viruses and Disable Antivirus Software . . . . . . . . . . . 382Shut Down All Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382Upgrade to Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383

Install Windows XP on a Computer with No Operating System . . . . . . 384Prepare for a Clean Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384

Activate Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387

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I would like to thank everyone at McGraw-Hill/Osborne for giving me the opportunity to write the third edition of How to Do Everything with Windows XP. Thanks to Megg Morin, my acquisitions editor, for getting me started. Also, a big thanks to Agatha Kim, Bill Bruns, and Lisa Theobald for their editorial eagle eyes and for keeping things moving in the right direction. Finally, thanks to my agent, Margot Maley, and to my family for being so supportive of my work.

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IntroductionWelcome to the third edition of How to Do Everything with Windows XP! In my opinion, Windows XP is the best operating system Microsoft has produced to date, no matter if you are using Windows XP Home or Professional Edition, Windows XP Media Center, or Windows XP Tablet PC. How would you like an operating system that is friendly, easy to use, makes the best use of the Internet and digital media, and rarely—if ever—locks up or acts weird? I thought so. Windows XP is all of these things and more. In fact, no matter what you need, Windows XP can probably do it!

In this book’s third edition, you’ll find out about the new developments with Windows XP, including Service Pack 2 and Media Player 10.

Seeing as the XP in Windows XP stands for experience, you might be wondering, “Then is Windows XP right for me if I’m new to computing?” The answer: absolutely! XP provides for a full range of experience with this new operating system. Not only is it the easiest operating system to learn that Microsoft has ever produced—you’ll be a pro in no time—but it is also the most powerful. If you’re just starting out, all you need is Windows XP and this book, you’ll have the operating system mastered in no time.

Speaking of this book, How to Do Everything with Windows XP is designed to be your one-stop source for help in using Windows XP. This book helps you get started in Chapter 1 and takes you through everything you might want to know how to do. You’ll learn what you need to know quickly and easily, often using a step-by-step format.

This book starts you out at the beginning:In Part I, “Get to Know Windows XP,” you learn all about the Windows XP interface (such

as the Start menu). You also learn how to launch the computer and shut it down, manage your computer with the Control Panel, configure system settings and folders, install applications, use accessories, and manage hardware and printers—plus much more!

In Part II, “Get Connected,” you learn all about getting connected to the Internet with your Windows XP computer. You’ll find out how to use Internet Explorer 6, Outlook Express, plus you’ll learn how to create a home network using Windows XP. This part also covers more advanced networking topics, such as Remote Desktop and Windows Firewall.

In Part III, “Cool Things You Can Do with Windows XP,” we check out the fun stuff XP provides. You learn about playing games on Windows XP, how to use the XP Media Player, and how to use the Movie Maker tool for editing and saving your own home movies. You’ll also see

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how to make the most of digital photos on Windows XP and how to extend Windows XP with Plus! packs and PowerToys.

In Part IV, “Optimize, Troubleshoot, and Fix Windows XP,” you learn about the tools and utilities Windows XP provides to make your work much easier. You’ll learn about disk management, System Information, Windows Help and Support, System Restore, and much more!

Within this book, you’ll also find a special Spotlight section that gives you a look at how to create a custom CD, along with custom jewel case graphics. Be sure to check it out!

Finally, the book wraps up with the Appendix, which covers installing Windows XP. In fact, if there is something you can do with Windows XP, this book covers it!

I’ve written this book in an easy-to-read format. You can read it cover to cover, or you can skip around and find specific information you need—the choice is yours. To help you along the way, this book includes

■ How To sidebars These boxes tell you how to do things, usually in a step-by-step format. Be sure to check them out—they are full of quick and helpful information.

■ Did You Know? sidebars These boxes contain ancillary information you might find useful and even entertaining.

■ Voices from the Community These sidebars contain helpful tips, tricks, and fixes from other Windows XP experts.

■ Notes These provide you with helpful information. You should always read every Note.

■ Tips These provide you with a friendly piece of advice or a little extra information that might make your work and play with Windows XP easier. Be sure to read them!

■ Cautions These point out a potential problem or pitfall—so beware!

Are you ready to experience Windows XP? Then it’s time to get started. Before you do, though, I would love to hear from you. Visit me on the Internet at http://www.curtsimmons.com, or send me e-mail at [email protected].

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