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
  • 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
    • To Do: Listening to Internet Audio
    • Customizing the Explorer Bar
    • Instant Messaging with MSN Messenger
    • Using Messenger
    • MSN Messenger Is Flexible
    • Introducing the Internet Connection Firewall
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Workshop
  • 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

Workshop

The quiz and exercise questions are designed to test your knowledge of the material covered in this hour. The answers are in Appendix C, "Answers to Quizzes."

Quiz

1. What can appear on the Explorer bar?

2. True or false: You can control audio playback directly from within Internet Explorer.

3. What is the difference between a Microsoft Passport, MSN Messenger, and Microsoft http://Hotmail.com?

4. What is an emoticon?

5. Which is more critical: limiting access from your side of the Internet connection to the world, or limiting the world's side of your Internet connection to you?

Exercises

1. Sign up for a Microsoft Passport if you don't already have one. Ask a friend to do the same. If you know someone with a Hotmail account, they already have a Passport sign-in name. You can use either their sign-in name or Hotmail e-mail address to add them to your MSN Messenger contacts. Set up an instant messaging session with them. Notice that when you finish, the MSN Messenger icon still appears at the bottom-right of your Windows taskbar. When you want to contact that friend or check e-mail from your Hotmail account, you can right-click the MSN Messenger icon and select the option.

2. Set up a firewall on your computer using the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall. At first, don't check any options on the setup window and see what you can do on the Internet. Send and receive e-mail. As you use your computer more, you will find areas that you have to modify in the ICF setup to gain access.

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