Windows XP Pocket Reference
by David A. Karp

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• ISBN13: 9780596004255
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Book Review: The little book that could!
Summary: 5 Stars

This book covers a wide range of tasks under Windows XP. Everything from how to schedule tasks, to how to setup user accounts, even an entire section devoted to Windows XP security! The book does a good job of grouping each tip by category, and then going straight into detail with the tips: How do I do it; What are the benefits of doing it; What are the options for doing it?

Advanced topics in this book get into how to use the recovery console (a godsend when needed!), how to boost performance through registry settings, even how to get down to the "brass tacks" of your system through some little-known command-line utility (such as diskpart, a disk partitioner -- something even I had no idea existed until I read about it).

The only thing this book is missing would be a handy "tabbing" along the right side of the book to make it quick to finger over to a particular section. However, the content of this book more than make up for this minor flaw.

This book is good for the moderate to advanced user of Windows XP. It covers many of the advanced tasks and not-so-subtle features that you will find in the OS, including such details as giving a handy class-id listing for common objects under XP. A good "pocket book" for anyone who uses Windows XP on a daily basis.

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