Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 24 Hours

By Greg Perry

• Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think!
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Wake Up with Windows XP
  • Hour 1. Taking a Bird's-Eye Look at Windows XP
    • Windows XP Simply Works Better
    • Windows XP Comes in Several Flavors
    • Do You Have the Necessary Hardware?
    • Getting a Feel for Windows XP
    • Mouse Around
    • Windows XP Knows Multimedia
    • Make Sure You Understand Windows Controls
    • Taking the Taskbar to Task
    • The Start Menu: Your Windows Cockpit
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Workshop
  • Hour 2. Getting Started with Windows XP
  • Hour 3. Managing the Windows XP Interface
  • Part II: Morning Windows Desktop Exploration
  • Hour 4. Working with the My Computer Window
  • Hour 5. Navigating Files with Windows Explorer
  • Hour 6. Calling for Help
  • Hour 7. Improving Your Windows Desktop Experience
  • Part III: Early Afternoon Windows Exploration
  • Hour 8. Installing Programs with Windows XP
  • Hour 9. Finding Files, Folders, and Friends
  • Hour 10. Using the Desktop Accessories
  • Part IV: Late Afternoon Internet Integration
  • Hour 11. Surfing the Web with Internet Explorer
  • Hour 12. Tying Windows into the Web
  • Hour 13. Networking with Windows XP
  • Hour 14. Managing E-mail and Newsgroups with Outlook Express
  • Part V: An Evening with Advanced Windows
  • Hour 15. Exploring Your Hardware Interface
  • Hour 16. Understanding Printing and Fonts
  • Hour 17. Using Windows on the Road
  • Hour 18. Giving Windows XP a Tune-Up
  • Hour 19. Managing Your Hard Drives
  • Hour 20. Tinkering with the Advanced System Tools
  • Part VI: Having Fun at Nighttime
  • Hour 21. Using Media Player
  • Hour 22. Picturing Windows XP Graphics
  • Hour 23. Making Movies with Windows XP
  • Hour 24. Advanced Windows XP Tips
  • Part VII: Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Differences Between the Windows Home and Professional Edition
  • Appendix B. Glossary
  • Appendix C. Answers to Quizzes

Windows XP Comes in Several Flavors

Windows XP comes in multiple editions:

• Windows XP Home Edition: The Home Edition is more consumer-focused, works well as an Internet-sharing operating systems, and provides the primary upgrade path for Windows 9x and Windows Me users.
• Windows XP Professional Edition: Upgrades Windows 2000 and provides tools needed for typical business-oriented processing such as support for advanced network configuration. Good for small businesses and corporate desktops.
• A Windows XP-based Server Edition: Used for systems that act as network and Internet servers that provide data and programs for large networks connected to the server.
• Windows XP-based Advanced Server Edition: An enterprise server system for massive networking server solutions.

This 24-hour tutorial focuses on the Home Edition of Windows XP. Appendix A, "Differences Between the Windows Home and Professional Edition," explains the primary differences between Windows XP Home Edition and the Windows XP Professional Edition.

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