Windows XP Personal Trainer [With CDROM]

by CustomGuide Inc.

The most widely used operating system in the world, XP is certainly the most reliable and best-looking version of Windows. But it comes with a baffling multitude of features and functionality that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596008627
• ISBN13: 9780596008628
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Windows XP Personal Trainer

I bought this whole set for my daughter and she loves it. It is a great useful guide for any library.

A training manual for all levels of user, covering everything from customizing the taskbar to playin

XP users will discover Windows XP Personal Trainer provides a training manual for all levels of user, covering everything from customizing the taskbar to playing and customizing DVD options. What makes this excel over others is the attention to sample screens on every page, alternate methods of doing shortcuts, and much, much more. Whether you're browsing or looking for answers, Windows XP Personal Trainer Works On All Levels.

best of its kind for beginners to intermediate

If you are looking at becoming a certified network engineer, then this book is not for you. If you are someone who is quite familiar with Windows but want to learn how to do a lot of the cool things you hear about, then this is the book for you. I've searched around a lot, and this is the only easy to understand Windows book that talks about Wi-Fi. There is also a really cool chapter about multimedia. The feature that makes this book the most unique is the interactive CD ROM that comes with it. My mom is the most computer illiterate person in the world so I gave her the CD that came with the book.

Serious contents

O'Reilly has been experimenting with several series of books. Most in a sombre, serious format. But we also has the vivid Personal Trainer series, which includes this book on XP. It's targeting a new user. New to both XP and computers in general. So there is a lot of attention paid to basic operations in any operating system with a GUI. Like opening, moving, resizing and closing a window. And how to graphically navigate through the filesystem, using the metaphor of folders. Experienced users will have internalised this a long time ago, as automatic. But it's important to realise that it is not so obvious to new users. You have to start somewhere. The book is suitable as a guide to the XP newcomer. Oh, as for the cartoon aspect of the cover. It really isn't used inside to any great extent. (As contrasted to the Head First series.) In spite of the cover, the contents have a serious demeanour.