Covers the latest Windows XP updates including Service Pack 2 Fully revised to quickly answer your XP questions You asked for more coverage of Outlook Express, scanning and faxing, CD burning, and more in Windows XP For Dummies - and we delivered! This updated edition is packed with answers to your Windows XP questions, from getting files and programs to work to troubleshooting common problems. Best of all, it's written in author Andy Rathbone's fun and friendly style that's made this book a bestseller for over 10 years. Praise for Windows For Dummies "This book feels your pain and prescribes a chuckle." G. David Wallace, Business Week "Informative, friendly, conversational, and slightly irreverent. It could help save you time and ease your frustration level." Suzanne A. Smith, San Diego UnionTribune "Written in a humorous style that gets the job done." Don Crabb, Chicago SunTimes Discover how to * Burn CDs, scan, and fax from your desktop * Increase security with a firewall * Exchange instant messages over the Internet * Block annoying pop-ups, viruses, and spyware * Customize your computer screen with your own photos

Andy Rathbone may be the bestselling technology author ever. He has written 35 For Dummies books and is also an authority on PC hardware and entertainment technology.

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Introduction. Part I: Windows XP Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know. Chapter 1: What Is Windows XP? Chapter 2: The Desktop, Start Menu, and Other Windows XP Mysteries. Chapter 3: Basic Windows Mechanics. Chapter 4: Flipping Through Files, Folders, Floppies, and CDs. Part II: Working with Programs and Files. Chapter 5: Playing with Programs and Documents. Chapter 6: I Can''t Find It! Chapter 7: Printing, Faxing, and Scanning. Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet. Chapter 8: Cruising the Web. Chapter 9: Sending Mail and Instant Messages. Chapter 10: Safe Computing. Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows XP. Chapter 11: Customizing Windows XP with the Control Panel. Chapter 12: Keeping Windows from Breaking. Chapter 13: Sharing One Computer with Several People. Chapter 14: Connecting Two or More Computers with a Network. Part V: Music, Movies, Memories (And Photos, Too). Chapter 15: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player. Chapter 16: Fiddling with Photos and Movies. Part VI: Help! Chapter 17: The Case of the Broken Window. Chapter 18: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute. Chapter 19: Moving from an Old Computer to a New One. Chapter 20: Help on the Windows XP Help System. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: Ten Aggravating Things about Windows XP (And How to Fix Them). Chapter 22: Ten Things to Remember about Windows XP. Chapter 23: Ten Things to Look Forward to in the Next Version of Windows. Appendix A: Upgrading to Windows XP. Index.