Learn from the undisputed Windows heavyweights. Robert Cowart and Brian Knittel are plugged into the Windows community in a way that most authors only dream of achieving. Written for and by real-people. While many authors spend time trying to impress the reader with their technical expertise, Bob and Brian drive right to the point with clear, natural language that their readers have come to love and expect. Their books explain deep technical concepts in a way that is truly meaningful to people who have better things to do with their lives than pour over stately and obtuse computer tomes. Hands-on, roll-up-your-shirt-sleeves advice. Bob and Brian don't just tell readers how to use the Windows features and point them elsewhere for networking or hardware advice. Instead, they help the readers choose, install and configure network hardware and software that work in concert with Windows.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Introducing Windows XP Professional

1: Introducing Windows XP Professional

2: Getting Your Hardware and Software Ready for Windows XP

3: Installing Windows XP Professional

Part II: Getting Your Work Done

4: Using the Windows XP Interface

5: Using the Simple Supplied Applications

6: Printing and Faxing

7: Multimedia and Imaging

Part III: Windows XP and the Internet

8: Internet and TCP/IP Connection Options

9: Browsing the World Wide Web with Internet Explorer

10: Sending E-mail with Outlook Express

11: Reading Newsgroups with Outlook Express

12: Voice and Video Conferencing with NetMeeting

13: Hosting Web Pages with Internet Information Server

14: Troubleshooting Your Internet Connection

Part IV: Networking

15 Overview of Windows XP Networking

16: Creating a Windows XP Pro Network

17: Using a Windows XP Network

18: Windows Unplugged: Remote and Mobile Networking

19: Connecting Your LAN to the Internet

20: Networking Mix and Match

21: Network Security

22: Troubleshooting Your Network

Part V: System Configuration and Customization

23: Tweaking the GUI

24: Configuration via Control Panel Applets

25: Maintaining and Optimizing System Performance

26: Font Management

Part VI: Sys Admin and System Maintenance

27: System Utilities

28: Managing Users

29: Managing the Hard Disk

30: Installing and Replacing Hardware

31: Multibooting Windows XP with Other Operating Systems

32: The Registry

33: Troubleshooting and Repairing Windows XP

A What's on the CD?

Index