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
    • Using the Add or Remove Programs Window
    • Customizing Windows XP
    • Installed Applications
    • Uninstallation Procedures
    • A Last Resort
    • Summary
    • Q&A
    • Workshop
  • 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

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 Windows Control Panel option helps you install and uninstall application programs?

2. What happens if you insert an application program's CD-ROM in your PC's CD-ROM drive and the application is not already installed?

3. Where can you modify your Windows XP installation options?

4. Name some ways to uninstall application programs?

5. Why would you never want to uninstall Windows XP?

Exercises

1. Open the Add or Remove Programs window. Scroll through the list of installed programs to make sure that programs you no longer use are not installed. If one or more of these programs appear, select them and click the Remove button to remove the application. By regularly checking the installed application list, you will keep your hard disk free of programs you no longer use that consume disk space.

2. Open the Windows Components Wizard. Make sure that all the Windows XP's Accessories options are installed. By doing this, you help ensure that your system is ready for all the remaining lessons in this tutorial.

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