Build a better desktop, automate maintenance, can the spam, and make your network work

Who’s in charge here — you, or the computer? Take back control with Woody Leonhard’s to-the-point tips for teaching your system to work your way. He’ll help you open your Windows to simpler setup, faster file management, safer, saner Internet use, ways to cheat the Blue Screen of Death, and a whole lot more.

The Dummies Way

   - Tricks and tips for working smarter
   - Explanations in plain English
   - "Get in, get out" information
   - Contents arranged by technique
   - Advice that goes beyond the basics
   - A dash of humor and fun

* For the millions who already know the basics of Microsoft
   Windows, this handy reference shows how to make it work
   faster and better through quick, easy-to-follow lessons   
   loaded with screen shots and step-by-step instructions
* Explores more than sixty Windows XP tasks, including   
   customizing the Windows desktop, protecting online privacy,
   creating CDs and DVDs with Windows XP, working with the   
   Outlook Express e-mail client, dealing with digital photos and
   video, and setting up a home network
* Along with the normal Windows tools, Windows XP is
   packed with rich media features and networking options
   previously available only through separate software packages;
   this book helps readers make the most of these exciting
   additions
* Author is one of the best-known gurus for first-time PC
   users, and maintains a Web site and e-mail subscriptions that
   reach more than 500,000 readers weekly

1 Getting the latest version of Windows
2 Running the activation gauntlet
3 Retrieving your product key
4 Installing a legal copy of Windows XP over a bootleg
5 Making Windows work faster
6 Shut down, restart, and switch users quickly
7 Saving time (and your eyes) on-screen
8 Stopping a thief with your welcome screen
9 Rapid power passwords
10 Windows power management

etc.

Author Description

Woody Leonhard is a Windows guru and author of Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He publishes several e-mail newsletters, including Woody's Office Watch and Woody's Windows Watch.