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Summary: Don't overlook the CD
Review: This book, which is excellent, comes with a CD that is a well-conceived course for using Windows XP. You can listen to the lectures, accompanied by visual material, on various topics at your pleasure. They are extremely well done -- usually a course CD like this costs $.... Here, it's included with a great book, and you can get both together for $.... This is an exceptional deal -- highly recommended!
Rating:
Summary: Don't overlook the CD
Review: This book, which is excellent, comes with a CD that is a well-conceived course for using Windows XP. You can listen to the lectures, accompanied by visual material, on various topics at your pleasure. They are extremely well done -- usually a course CD like this costs $.... Here, it's included with a great book, and you can get both together for $.... This is an exceptional deal -- highly recommended!
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Summary: Comprehensive, understandable, with a great video CD
Review: This excellent book has helped me quickly assimilate the many changes and new features in Windows XP. It has extensive coverage of the technical features I wanted to know about, like optimizing system performance, tweaking the new XP interface to suit your needs, and booting XP with other operating systems on your computer. It also has many chapters on networking and on using XP on the Internet.I was pleased by the easy-to-understand writing style in this book. It is readable and even lively, unlike many of the other computer books that I have read. One of my favorite parts of the book is the 45-minute video presentation that comes with it. On the CD-ROM are a series of full-screen Quicktime videos, where the authors (Robert Cowart and Brian Knittel) walk you through the new XP interface, how to configure and "tweak" it, and how to set up and configure a network. You see the author talking while you see them using their computer at the same time, demonstrating what they are talking about. I thought this was a great innovative approach. It was easy to just watch and learn, kind of like being at a class with the authors. ...
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Summary: A valuable XP resource
Review: When you upgrade to Windows XP, you can learn the new features by fumbling through the miniscule manual that comes with the software, struggle with the software's non-intuitive help menu, or read a good third party book. If you opt for the latter, Que's Special Edition Using Windows XP will quickly get you up and running with XP. The book is written in easy to understand language, well organized, and tells you everything you need to know about XP, including customizing the XP interface and setting up a network. You'll also learn how to optimize your system's performance and use XP on the Internet. The book itself is an excellent well written resource and comes with a bonus CD where the authors lead you through a series of video presentations that show you how to get the most out of XP. It's like having your own personal XP tutors, but at a fraction of the cost. I can highly recommend this book and CD ROM combo to anyone who wants to cut to the chase and learn XP quickly and thoroughly.
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