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Windows XP For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Format: Paperback
Author: Andy Rathbone
ReleaseDate: 08 October, 2004
Publisher: For Dummies
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Windows XP For Dummies, 2nd Edition
. As stated and well known to most, the ".. For Dummies" series of books is aimed at beginners. That doesn't take away from the valuable information that is included in their send up of Windows XP and believe or not I still refer to it for it's other stated purpose - "a reference for the rest of us. "
Because of the nature and audience level of expertise, IT STILL IS a fantastic basic reference and I have used it to find broader subjects and to narrow my search in both my higher level references on XP - "Windows XP: The Missing Manual" and "Windows XP Inside Out Second Deluxe Edition". Using a computer and a new operating system is like riding a bike. The Dummies series are the ones to get when you still need training wheels on flat ground. It makes the basis of knowledge found in more advanced references (ones that are well written, anyway as the two I've mentioned)easier to understand and become proficient and confidentwith the subject matter at higher levels.
I think the book is worth the cost when you're first starting out.
John Row.

a life line in deep water
You will find yourself many times looking at the screen wondering what you are looking at and what it all means and what you are supposed to do with it. If you don't know diddly about computers like me when I got mine, don't think you're going to sit down and fool around with one for an hour and have it all figured out. And, the computer world seems to assume you already know all kinds of deep stuff, and when they offer instructions (they call it "help") you don't even understand what the "help" is talking about. This book spells it out plainly in the language we use every day talking about normal things. If you are a commoner like me, if you don't have a book like this you are going to waste very many frustrating, bewildering hours trying to catch on. Also, the book will make you aware of Windows features that are not obvious and that you probably won't discover very soon just by pecking around. Andy Rathbone is funny, and the book is easy and enjoyable to read. If you are finding yourself in deep water like I did, then I recommend it.

Lives up to its promises.
How he gets so much writing done on such a range of subjects is cause for awe-struck wonder in the rest of us. Andy Rathbone is one of the grand old geeks of the Dummies' stable.

Like other books he's written, Windows XP for Dummies is clear and readable, with as helpful an index as any computer self-help book (not that that's aying a whole lot).

A computer klutz myself, I've found this book an invaluable tool for getting unstuck in the cyber muddles I so often fall into. .