Helps to make the beginner more comfortable in using a PC and make computers less terrifying. This guide allows you to work at your own pace and discover what all the fuss is about.
New to Windows XP? Learn everything you need to know to make your computer work for you with the Absolute Beginners Guidefrom Que. Includes the latest coverage of Service Pack 1, the first up20021128 to Windows XP since its 10/01 release. XP is the fastest-selling Windows version ever, selling 32 million copies within 6 months of release. Other guides focus on features rather than how those features are used in everyday computing tasks. This guide is designed to help readers use Windows XP effortlessly. Microsoft Windows continues to dominate the home and corporate desktop, growing in market share from 89 percent last year to 92 percent this year. For the first time, Windows XP brings the power and stability of Windows NT/2000 to the consumer and home computer with Windows XP Home Edition, the successor to Windows 98/Me. Hundreds of thousands of users are looking for straightforward, easy-to-understand information on how to use this version of Windows XP to make computing easier. Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Windows XPis the perfect tool to get new Windows users up and running and making their computer work for them. Shelley OHarais the author of more than 100 books, most of which relate to computers. She specializes in books that explain technical concepts and features, and writes in terms that the average user can understand. She has done training and worked in the publishing industry before becoming a full-time writer. Additional titles written by Shelley are Easy Windows XP, Home Edition,(10/01, 0789726599) and Easy Windows 98,(6/98, 0789714841).
Guides beginning users through basic PC operations in Microsoft Windows, demonstrating how to print letters, manage finances, shop online, send and receive e-mail, and customize the desktop.
This guide delivers critical, unbiased information that other books can't--or won't--reveal about the inside scoop on Windows 98. Bestselling author Paul McFedries offers readers a clear, concise approach to computer topics with an insider's twist. Get answers to your most-asked, hard-to-find-answers-to questions about W98.
Feeling a little overwhelmed by all the hype and hysteria surrounding the release of Microsoft's Windows 98? Looking for a clear, concise guide to all things 98, where you can find what you want quickly and efficiently, without having to search through long-winded manuals the size of big-city telephone books? Let your fingers do the walking through the facets and features of Windows 98 with Windows 98 For Dummies Quick Reference, the fast and friendly one-volume source to answer all your Windows 98 questions. Windows 98 For Dummies Quick Reference is packed with helpful advice and timesaving tips to make your Windows 98 learning curve smooth and gentle. All of the Windows 98 tools, components, commands, and tasks are presented in easy-to-find alphabetical order with clear, step-by-step directions. Whether you're new to Windows or are upgrading from a previous version of Microsoft's world-famous operating system for PCs, you can find everything you need to know packed between the covers of this slim, comprehensive book.
Prepare for the A+ exam with the help of the industry's bestselling PC hardware author of all time. Covering the 2003 update to the 220-221 and 220-222 exams, Soper's book is loaded with informative illustrations, photos and screen captures. The CD-ROM provides study resources, including a PrepLogic test engine, lab exercises, and study notes, plus a pocket study guide in printable PDF format.
A guide to upgrading and fixing common problem on a PC covers such topics a upgrading memory, adding hard drives, installing printers and scanners, and replacing sound cards.
The perfect book for people who know the basics of programming but have little experience creating programs for Windows, this title shows how to create Windows 98 applications using Visual C++ -- and have fun doing it! The book includes the lowdown on the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library, plus the AppWizard and Class Wizard application generators. The CD-ROM includes file and sample code.
The Usborne Computer Guides series is designed to help the complete beginners, as well as those who want to build on their experience, develop a wide-range of word-processing skills, using Word 97 or Office 97. Users are taken step-by-step through all the basics, such as writing letters and creating letterheads with simple graphics. Each double page is filled with screenshots and illustrations and includes tips and advice, using clearly-written jargon-free text.
Includes Step-by-Step Instructions on Using Internet Explorer and Outlook Express — the Web and E-Mail Software from Microsoft Designed for Windows 98! If you've been itching to explore the Internet, now is the time to start! Dummies 101®: The Internet For Windows® 98 brings you easy, step-by-step instructions to quickly connect you to the Net right from your desktop. Research any topic, get tons of free programs, shop online, and more! Inside, Get the Information You Need Now: Click any of 200 hand-picked Web sites on this book's CD-ROM to cruise to the very best sites on the Internet Find virtually any person or fact you need on the Web Choose from thousands of fabulous free programs, picture files, and audio and video clips Send and receive e-mail — and use our software robot to test your e-mail address Join online discussion groups, participate in live chat groups, and subscribe to electronic channels Create and publish your own Web pages Dummies 101®: Companion CD Use the Valuable CD-ROM with This Book to Learn the Fun and Easy Way! The CD includes MindSpring software for connecting to the Internet; Netscape Communicator and Microsoft Internet Explorer: two popular Web browsers; shareware versions of mIRC, GetRight, and WinZip. Use mIRC for chatting live with others on the Net; GetRight and WinZip for grabbing software from the Net. Also includes an evaluation version of ThunderBYTE Anti-Virus for protecting your data from destructive software viruses. Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs, register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like — free — but they have no technical support. System Requirements: 486 or faster PC with Windows 98; 16MB RAM; 14,400 bps or faster modem (needed for Internet connection — regular access charges may apply); and a CD-ROM drive