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41. |  Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition By: Preston Gralla Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 23-FEB-2005 Insert Date: 12-APR-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition
A smart collection of insider tips and tricks, Windows XP
Hacks, Second Edition covers the XP operating system from start
to finish. Among the multitude of topics addressed, this must-have
resource includes extensive coverage of hot-button issues such as:
securityweb browsingcontrolling the control panelremoving uninstallable XP componentspop-up ads
You'll also find timesaving hacks for file distribution; digital
media, such as iTunes; and high-visibility web software, services,
and exploits that have emerged since the book's last edition. Each
hack in the book can be read easily in just a...
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42. |  Skinning Windows® XP: Creating Your Custom Windows XP Interface By: Joe Habraken Publisher: Que Publication Date: 15-APR-2005 Insert Date: 22-MAR-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Skinning Windows® XP: Creating Your Custom Windows XP Interface When you pick out something to wear in the morning, you choose
the clothes that best fit your mood and personality that day. Same
with the music we listen to and even the cars we drive. We
instinctively surround ourselves with the things that are
reflective of our personalities, so why not our computers? Skinning
Windows XP will show you how to take the Microsoft Windows
Graphical User Interface to a whole new visual and functional
level. Through step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to
customize your Windows XP theme, icons and backgrounds using
skinning software. Not sure what...
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43. |  Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition By: David A. Karp; Tim O'Reilly; Troy Mott Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 31-JAN-2005 Insert Date: 01-MAR-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition documents
everything there is to know about the world's most widely used
operating system. Updated to include information on Service Pack 2
(SP2), this compact guide is the ultimate resource for IT
professionals and Windows XP power users everywhere. Written in
O'Reilly's time-tested in a Nutshell format, Windows XP in a
Nutshell, Second Edition cuts through the hype and delivers
practical details in a no-nonsense manner. At the heart of the book
is an invaluable 200-plus-page section titled Windows XP
Application and Tools. In it, readers will find:
A...
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44. |  Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Third Edition By: Robert Cowart; Brian Knittel Publisher: Que Publication Date: 06-DEC-2004 Insert Date: 08-FEB-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Third Edition This updated edition covers all of the updates to Windows XP
since it was released, including Service Packs 1 and 2, and
Reloaded. From-the-trenches advice on upgrading to Windows XP Pro -
including detailed rollout advice for IT managers. Plan and manage
deployment of Windows easily and efficiently - whether you're
upgrading just a handful of computers, or an entire corporation!
Includes hands-on coverage of installing, configuring and surviving
on a Windows XP-based network. We not only show you how to set up
Windows networking features, we show you how to install and set up
basic...
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45. |  Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Third Edition By: Robert Cowart; Brian Knittel Publisher: Que Publication Date: 01-DEC-2004 Insert Date: 08-FEB-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Third Edition If you want to go beyond the basics of learning the Windows XP
operating system, this is the book for you. Special Edition
Using Microsoft Windows XP Home, 3rd Edition has been updated
to include Service Pack 2 features and coverage of Windows XP Media
Center. Windows XP Home touches everything you do with your
computer, so this book is full of hands-on,
roll-up-your-shirtsleeves advice that will help you learn to
choose, install and configure network hardware and software for
Windows XP. Topics include:
Gettins Your Hardware and Software Ready for Windows XP
Using the Simple...
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46. |  Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, Second Edition By: David A. Karp Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 16-NOV-2004 Insert Date: 28-JAN-2005 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, Second Edition
In an ideal world, an operating system would do its job in the
background, while you did yours in the foreground. In reality,
though, operating systems often get in the way, fouling up the
process at the most inopportune times. And Windows XP is no
exception. O'Reilly's popular series for customizing and
troubleshooting Windows once again comes to the rescue with
Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks. Offering dozens of
on-target tips, workarounds, and warnings, Windows XP Annoyances
for Geeks allows users to improve their overall experience with
the Windows XP operating system in every way...
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47. |  By: Walter Glenn Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 02-JUN-2004 Insert Date: 19-DEC-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Help maximize your performance on Exam 70-272, one of two required exams for the new Microsoft Desktop Support Technician Certification (MCDST), with this all-new MCDST TRAINING KIT. This kit packs the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from an expert, exam-certified author; and a robust testing suite. It also provides real-world scenarios, case studies, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job.
Focusing on building your...
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48. |  By: Kackie Cohen; Andrew Daniels Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 02-AUG-2004 Insert Date: 16-DEC-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Networking Windows XP: practical solutions for working network
administrators
Deploying, managing, or supporting networks with Windows XP
clients? Here's all the information you need to maximize
reliability, security, and performance... and minimize hassles and
aggravation!
Kackie Cohen and Andrew Daniels share the extraordinary
experience they've gained deploying and running some of the world's
largest Windows networks. They don't waste time on the "basics" you
already know. Rather, they focus on the specific challenges you
face as a working professional.
You'll find best practices and real-world...
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49. |  By: Preston Gralla Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 30-SEP-2004 Insert Date: 23-NOV-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Power Hound
Windows XP can be a great tool, but it is all too easy to trip over
Windows XP's annoying traits more often than you leverage its
productivity. Windows XP power-users troll online resources,
documentation, and the expertise (or lucky finds) of friends for
valuable tips and tricks--a keyboard shortcut here, an undocumented
double-click there--to eliminate annoyances, save time, and take
control of their Windows XP. But what if there was an easier way?
This new book presents literally hundreds of problems and
solutions, amazing power tips, cool tricks, and clever workarounds
in one clearly...
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50. |  By: Walter Glenn; Michael T. Simpson Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 25-AUG-2004 Insert Date: 05-NOV-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Announcing an all-new MCDST TRAINING KIT designed to help maximize your performance on EXAM 70-271, one of two required exams for the new Microsoft Desktop Support Technician Certification. This kit packs the tools and features exam candidates want most—including in-depth, self-paced training based on final exam content; rigorous, objective-by-objective review; exam tips from an expert, exam-certified author; and a robust testing suite. It also provides real-world scenarios, case studies, and troubleshooting labs for the skills and expertise you can apply to the job.
Focusing on building...
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51. |  By: Diana Huggins; Felicia Buckingham Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 19-MAY-2004 Insert Date: 04-NOV-2004 Slots: 1.0 | The new Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
credential proves that you have the skills to successfully support
end users and successfully troubleshoot desktop environments
running on Windows XP. MCDST candidates must pass two core exams
(70-271 and 70-272). The 70-272 exam, when combined with the 70-271
(the operating system exam for desktop support technicians),
validates that a candidate can successfully answer (or escalate)
all calls from end users. The MCDST 70-272 Exam Cram 2 gives
readers the essential information they need to know to pass the
70-272 exam, which...
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52. |  Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows® XP Operating System Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam 70-27) By: Dan Balter; Philip Wiest Publisher: Pearson Certification Publication Date: 15-JUL-2004 Insert Date: 01-OCT-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows® XP Operating System Exam Cram™ 2 (Exam 70-27) The new Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
credential proves that you have the skills to successfully support
end users and successfully troubleshoot desktop environments
running on Windows XP. MCDST candidates must pass two core exams
(70-271 and 70-272). The 70-271 exam, when combined with the 70-272
(the application exam for desktop support technicians), validates
that a candidate can successfully answer (or escalate) all calls
from end users. Co-written by best-selling author Dan Balter, the
MCDST 70-271 Exam Cram 2 gives readers the essential
information they need to...
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53. |  By: Preston Gralla Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 30-JUL-2004 Insert Date: 01-OCT-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows® XP in a Snap You have a great computer with the Windows XP operating system.
You surf the web, send e-mail and play the occasional game of
Solitaire. There are more programs on it than you know what to do
with, but you don't delete any of them in case you ever figure out
what they do. Windows XP In a Snap can show you all of that
and more than you even knew was possible. Did you know you can
learn to set up a wireless network at home? Customize your desktop
to launch your favorite programs upon start-up? Even build a music
library from your CDs? More than 140 essential tips, tricks and
techniques will...
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54. |  MCSE Training Kit—Microsoft Windows XP Professional By: Rick Wallace Publisher: Microsoft Press Publication Date: 15-JAN-2001 Insert Date: 23-JUN-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: MCSE Training Kit—Microsoft Windows XP Professional With this official MCSE TRAINING KIT, IT professionals learn how to install, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows XP Professional-the next edition of the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. As they build these essential system-support skills, they're also getting in-depth preparation for one of the new core exams on the Windows MCSE certification track. Topics map directly to the objectives measured by the exam; students learn through an integrated system of lessons, hands-on exercises, and self-assessment. An economical alternative to classroom instruction, this kit enables...
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55. |  Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual By: David Pogue Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 06-MAY-2002 Insert Date: 25-MAY-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual
Windows XP is the latest, most reliable, and best-looking version
of the world's most widely used operating system. The new Windows
combines the same stress-tested, extremely stable engine that
drives Windows 2000-Microsoft's corporate operating system-with the
far superior compatibility of Windows Me. Windows XP offers dozens
of important new features. In addition to the vastly more elegant
user interface, it offers drag-and-drop CD burning, powerful
built-in features for viewing and managing digital photos and
music, and a Remote Assistance feature that lets invited PC gurus
or help-desk...
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56. |  Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center® By: Steve Kovsky Publisher: Que Publication Date: 10-FEB-2004 Insert Date: 27-MAR-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Absolute Beginner's Guide to Microsoft Windows® XP Media Center® Absolute Beginner¿s Guide to Windows XP Media Center
teaches the reader all about the technology that Microsoft Chairman
and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates calls the centerpiece of
his vision for the home of the future. After all, why settle for
just a television set, a DVD player/recorder, an MP3 audio jukebox,
a game machine, a digital photo viewer or a personal video recorder
when you can have all of the devices wrapped up inside a nimble
Windows XP computer with online access? Windows XP Media Center
brings it all together for the first time, and adds push-button
access to rich...
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57. |  Windows XP Professional: The Missing Manual By: David Pogue; Craig Zacker; L.J. Zacker Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 03-JAN-2003 Insert Date: 27-FEB-2004 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Windows XP Professional: The Missing Manual
Windows XP is the latest, most reliable, and best-looking version
of the world's most widely used operating system, combining the
extremely stable engine of Windows NT and 2000 with the
user-friendliness of the Windows 98 and Me consumer models. In its
first year, XP became the fastest-selling Windows OS ever. But one
major failing remains unaddressed: XP Pro 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,...
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58. |  Show Me Microsoft® Windows® XP By: Steve Johnson - Perspection, Inc. Publisher: Que Publication Date: 19-AUG-2003 Insert Date: 04-DEC-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Show Me Microsoft® Windows® XP Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional editions provide an
elegant new user interface and powerful new tools with which to
burn a CD, view and manage digital photos and music, and invite PC
experts to see and manipulate what's on your screen over the
Internet. This book covers all the important tasks that readers
need to know, from using WordPad, Paint, and Outlook Express to
configuring a firewall and backing up data. Service Pack 1 coverage
is included. Show Me Microsoft Windows XP offers readers a
fast, visual way to solve problems and get work done with Windows
XP, covering the tasks...
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59. |  Complete Home Wireless Networking: Windows® XP Edition By: Paul Heltzel Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 12-JUN-2003 Insert Date: 16-SEP-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Complete Home Wireless Networking: Windows® XP Edition
Set up your home wireless network-the quick and painless
way
Learn time-saving tricks and troubleshooting tips from an
expert
Enjoy the freedom of wireless computing at home-no experience
required!
Get simple instructions and tips for Windows 98 through XP
Fast, reliable, secure home wireless networks-the easy way!
Today's home wireless networks offer tremendous advantages over
hard-wired networks-among them, unprecedented portability and, of
course, the freedom from wires strung all over your house! Unless
you have a firm grasp on all the latest networking...
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60. |  Easy Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, Second Edition By: Shelley O'Hara Publisher: Que Publication Date: 05-AUG-2003 Insert Date: 05-SEP-2003 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Easy Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition, Second Edition Easy Windows XP, Home Edition 2nd Edition covers more
than 150 of the most important tasks, ranging from the simple
features such as opening a folder to more advanced topics such as
installing new hardware or restoring a system. This book uses
visual learning to appeal to the most common users of Windows XP -
the home user....
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