| | | 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 |
| | | | Section 1.1. What It's For |
| | | | Section 1.2. Getting Ready for Windows |
| | | | Section 1.3. What's New in Windows XP |
| | | | Section 1.4. Professional Edition vs. Home Edition |
| | | | Section 1.5. The Dark Side of Windows XP |
| | | | Chapter 2. The Desktop and Start Menu |
| | | | Section 2.1. Logging In |
| | | | Section 2.2. The Elements of the XP Desktop |
| | | | Section 2.3. The Start Menu |
| | | | Section 2.4. Start Log Off |
| | | | Section 2.5. Start Shut Down (Turn Off Computer) |
| | | | Section 2.6. Start All Programs |
| | | | Section 2.7. Start Run |
| | | | Section 2.8. Start Search |
| | | | Section 2.9. Start Help and Support |
| | | | Section 2.10. Start Control Panel |
| | | | Section 2.11. Start My Network Places |
| | | | Section 2.12. Start My Computer |
| | | | Section 2.13. Start My Music, My Pictures |
| | | | Section 2.14. Start My Recent Documents |
| | | | Section 2.15. Start My Documents |
| | | | Section 2.16. Customizing the Start Menu |
| | | | Chapter 3. Windows, Folders, and the Taskbar |
| | | | Section 3.1. Windows in Windows |
| | | | Section 3.2. The Desktop Window Overhaul |
| | | | Section 3.3. Window Toolbars |
| | | | Section 3.4. The Taskbar |
| | | | Section 3.5. Taskbar Toolbars |
| | | | Chapter 4. Organizing Your Stuff |
| | | | Section 4.1. The Folders of Windows XP |
| | | | Section 4.2. Life with Icons |
| | | | Section 4.3. Copying and Moving Folders and Files |
| | | | Section 4.4. The Recycle Bin |
| | | | Section 4.5. Shortcut Icons |
| | | | Section 4.6. Burning CDs from the Desktop |
| | | | Chapter 5. Getting Help |
| | | | Section 5.1. Navigating the Help System |
| | | | Section 5.2. "What's This?": Help for Dialog Boxes |
| | | | Section 5.3. Remote Assistance |
| | | | Section 5.4. Getting Help from Microsoft |
| | | Part II: The Components of Windows XP |
| | | | Chapter 6. Programs and Documents |
| | | | Section 6.1. Launching Programs |
| | | | Section 6.2. Switching Programs |
| | | | Section 6.3. Exiting Programs |
| | | | Section 6.4. When Programs Die |
| | | | Section 6.5. Saving Documents |
| | | | Section 6.6. Closing Documents |
| | | | Section 6.7. The Open Dialog Box |
| | | | Section 6.8. Moving Data Between Documents |
| | | | Section 6.9. Filename Extensions |
| | | | Section 6.10. Installing Software |
| | | | Section 6.11. Uninstalling Software |
| | | | Section 6.12. Running Pre-XP Programs |
| | | | Chapter 7. The Freebie Software |
| | | | Section 7.1. The Windows XP Accessories |
| | | | Section 7.2. Windows XP Games |
| | | | Section 7.3. Everything Else |
| | | | Chapter 8. Pictures, Sounds, and Movies |
| | | | Section 8.1. Digital Photos in XP |
| | | | Section 8.2. Scanning |
| | | | Section 8.3. Windows Media Player |
| | | | Section 8.4. Making WAVs with Sound Recorder |
| | | | Section 8.5. Windows Movie Maker 2 |
| | | | Chapter 9. The Control Panel |
| | | | Section 9.1. Category View: The Big XP Change |
| | | | Section 9.2. Accessibility Options |
| | | | Section 9.3. Add New Hardware |
| | | | Section 9.4. Add or Remove Programs |
| | | | Section 9.5. Administrative Tools |
| | | | Section 9.6. Date and Time |
| | | | Section 9.7. Display |
| | | | Section 9.8. Folder Options |
| | | | Section 9.9. Fonts |
| | | | Section 9.10. Gaming Options |
| | | | Section 9.11. Internet Options |
| | | | Section 9.12. Keyboard |
| | | | Section 9.13. Mouse |
| | | | Section 9.14. Network Connections |
| | | | Section 9.15. Phone and Modem Options |
| | | | Section 9.16. Power Options |
| | | | Section 9.17. Printers and Faxes |
| | | | Section 9.18. Regional and Language Options |
| | | | Section 9.19. Scanners and Cameras |
| | | | Section 9.20. Scheduled Tasks |
| | | | Section 9.21. Sounds and Audio Devices |
| | | | Section 9.22. Speech |
| | | | Section 9.23. System |
| | | | Section 9.24. Taskbar and Start Menu |
| | | | Section 9.25. User Accounts |
| | | Part III: Windows Online |
| | | | Chapter 10. Hooking Up to the Internet |
| | | | Section 10.1. Five Degrees of Online Readiness |
| | | | Section 10.2. How to Get Online |
| | | | Section 10.3. Establishing a Brand-new Internet Account |
| | | | Section 10.4. Manually Plugging in Internet Settings |
| | | | Section 10.5. Connecting to the Internet |
| | | | Section 10.6. Advanced Modem Settings |
| | | | Chapter 11. Web, Chat, and Videoconferencing |
| | | | Section 11.1. Internet Explorer 6 |
| | | | Section 11.2. Windows Messenger |
| | | | Chapter 12. Outlook Express 6 |
| | | | Section 12.1. Setting Up Outlook Express |
| | | | Section 12.2. Sending Email |
| | | | Section 12.3. Reading Email |
| | | | Section 12.4. Configuring Outlook Express |
| | | | Section 12.5. Newsgroups |
| | | Part IV: Plugging into Windows XP |
| | | | Chapter 13. Printing, Fonts, and Faxing |
| | | | Section 13.1. Installing a Printer |
| | | | Section 13.2. Printing |
| | | | Section 13.3. Controlling Printouts |
| | | | Section 13.4. Fancy Printer Tricks |
| | | | Section 13.5. Printer Troubleshooting |
| | | | Section 13.6. Fonts |
| | | | Section 13.7. Faxing |
| | | | Chapter 14. Hardware |
| | | | Section 14.1. The Master Compatibility List |
| | | | Section 14.2. Hardware Connections |
| | | | Section 14.3. Connecting New Gadgets |
| | | | Section 14.4. When Plug and Play Doesn't Work |
| | | | Section 14.5. Driver Signing |
| | | | Section 14.6. The Device Manager |
| | | | Section 14.7. Hardware Profiles |
| | | | Chapter 15. Joining, Compressing, and Encrypting Disks |
| | | | Section 15.1. Dynamic Disks |
| | | | Section 15.2. Compressing Files and Folders |
| | | | Section 15.3. Encrypting Files and Folders |
| | | | Chapter 16. Maintenance, Backups, and Troubleshooting |
| | | | Section 16.1. System Restore |
| | | | Section 16.2. Disk Cleanup |
| | | | Section 16.3. Disk Defragmenter |
| | | | Section 16.4. Hard Drive Checkups |
| | | | Section 16.5. Disk Management |
| | | | Section 16.6. Task Scheduler |
| | | | Section 16.7. Microsoft Backup |
| | | | Section 16.8. The Briefcase |
| | | | Section 16.9. Safe Mode and the Startup Menu |
| | | | Section 16.10. The Registry |
| | | Part V: Life on the Network |
| | | | Chapter 17. Accounts, Permissions, and Logging On |
| | | | Section 17.1. Introducing User Accounts |
| | | | Section 17.2. Windows XP: The OS With Two Faces |
| | | | Section 17.3. Local Accounts on a Workstation |
| | | | Section 17.4. Local Accounts on a Domain Computer |
| | | | Section 17.5. Local Users and Groups |
| | | | Section 17.6. Setting Up the Logon Process |
| | | | Section 17.7. Logging On |
| | | | Section 17.8. Profiles |
| | | | Section 17.9. NTFS Permissions: Protecting Your Stuff |
| | | | Chapter 18. Setting Up a Workgroup Network |
| | | | Section 18.1. Kinds of Networks |
| | | | Section 18.2. Installing Drivers |
| | | | Section 18.3. Sharing an Internet Connection |
| | | | Section 18.4. The Network Setup Wizard |
| | | | Chapter 19. Introducing Network Domains |
| | | | Section 19.1. The Domain |
| | | | Section 19.2. Joining a Domain |
| | | | Section 19.3. Five Ways Life Is Different on a Domain |
| | | | Chapter 20. Sharing Network Files |
| | | | Section 20.1. Accessing Other Computers |
| | | | Section 20.2. Working with Network Files |
| | | | Section 20.3. Shared Folders Online |
| | | | Section 20.4. Mapping Shares to Drive Letters |
| | | | Section 20.5. Two Roads to File Sharing |
| | | | Section 20.6. Simple File Sharing |
| | | | Section 20.7. Standard File Sharing |
| | | | Section 20.8. Offline Files |
| | | | Chapter 21. Three Ways to Dial In from the Road |
| | | | Section 21.1. Remote Access Basics |
| | | | Section 21.2. Dialing Direct |
| | | | Section 21.3. Virtual Private Networking |
| | | | Section 21.4. Remote Desktop |
| | | Part VI: Appendixes |
| | | | Appendix A. Installing Windows XP Pro |
| | | | Section A.1. Before You Begin |
| | | | Section A.2. Upgrade vs. Clean Install |
| | | | Section A.3. Dual Booting |
| | | | Section A.4. Choosing a File System |
| | | | Section A.5. Installing Windows XP |
| | | | Section A.6. Setup Wizard |
| | | | Section A.7. Network Identification Wizard |
| | | | Section A.8. Files and Settings Transfer Wizard |
| | | | Section A.9. Backing Out of Windows XP |
| | | | Section A.10. Ditching Windows XP |
| | | | Section A.11. Ditching the Older Windows |
| | | | Appendix B. Windows XP, Menu by Menu |
| | | | Section B.1. File Menu |
| | | | Section B.2. Edit Menu |
| | | | Section B.3. View Menu |
| | | | Section B.4. Favorites Menu |
| | | | Section B.5. Tools Menu |
| | | | Section B.6. Help Menu |
| | | Colophon |
| | | Index |