Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Windows XP in 21 Days

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Summary: Very helpful and informative
Review: Although I have used many flavors of Windows in both business and at home, Windows XP offers many new features. This book glides the reader through all aspects of the operating system with just the right amount of detail without otherwhelming you. I found the book to be very useful and have referred to it many times. The author is very knowledge of the entire suite of features built into Windows XP.

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Summary: Highly Informative and User -Friendly
Review: I learned more about a Windows operating system in a week with this book than I learned since I first used Windows 3.1 up thru last week. I'm a home user now, but this book will teach and inform users from home PC novices to office professionals. It covers both the Home and Professional Editions, and if you don't need the latter, it's easily skipped. Full of helpful tips and warnings when you might get into dangerous waters. Wish I'd have had a manual like this when I was an office administrator. One of the best computer manuals I've used!

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Summary: Extremely Helpful
Review: Many of the books on the market today are cutesy and lack the content that someone who needs an answer now demands. This book contains a lot of hands on information. So far, I haven't run into a situation where I needed help and this book couldn't provide it. I usually don't have more than five minutes to find an answer to questions, so most of the books I've tried don't come close to helping me. The organization of this book makes it a snap to find any answer. If you want a no nonsense answer to your questions fast, this is the book to get. Make sure you contact the author too. I saw his message asking for reader input and thought he'd ignore me like other authors do. This guy is serious--he really does want to hear from you.