Windows XP Home Edition Complete

Rating:
Summary: A disgrace to "Complete" series' reputation
Review: 950 pages of non sense.
* If you are a novice, you will only get confused.
* If you are a pro, your intelligence will get insulted.
* At times, incomplete, at other times, misguiding if not totally incorrect information.

If you,like me, looking to evaluate the XP before you burn your pocket for an upgrade or the full version, look else where.

On the contrary, "Windows 2000 Complete" was a success and still is a good reference book published by SYBEX.

Rating:
Summary: Good Intro Book
Review: I bought this book for my father, who is getting a new computer loaded with XP. He is NOT a computer whiz and doesn't really want to be. This is a book for someone who needs a handy printed reference on XP basics, peppered with some useful tips.
I looked at several of the other introductory books in the store and though some had friendly looking, brightly colored pages, none of them had the straightforward organization and succinct writing that this book offers; nor were they as comprehensive. It's very easy to find answers in this book!
If you can get past the unattractive newsprint paper and don't mind the relatively small illustrations, this book will provide enough detail to point a novice in the right direction and help him quickly accomplish tasks without getting bogged down in lengthy descriptions.

Rating:
Summary: Lots of words, LITTLE REAL HELP!
Review: The book appears to be weak in offering real help in configuring a Windows XP machine beyond the most obvious. For example, instead of offering step-by-step help on how to configure a Peer-to-Peer Network, the book goes into detail on how to plug in a NIC card and what the screens look like when its connected to a network, BUT does not go into any details about how to diagnose and configure the network connection by selecting the correct:
1. Protocol
2. Device configuration
3. Other details

for a Peer-to-Peer network with other machines running Windows 95, 98, 2000 and ME.

Rating:
Summary: Good for beginners
Review: The book is good for overall planning of your system. If you are looking for the how-to for the more complex stuff its not the place.

Rating:
Summary: Good for beginners
Review: The book is good for overall planning of your system. If you are looking for the how-to for the more complex stuff its not the place.

Rating:
Summary: Windows XP Home Edition Complete
Review: Unlike the previous reviewer, I found this book to be excellent.
My previous Windows experiences involved using Windows 95, 98, and 98SE. Perhaps I didn't develop my abilities using the operating systems available before Windows XP. This book made things for me vividly clear. The best and useful parts of other Sybex books were gleaned to produce this handy book. It's all here! If one wants to go above and beyond what's presented in this book, he or she only needs to access the many other sources available to the XP user. This book is not only a learning resource but a guidepost for anyone needing to upgrade a present version of Windows, or use a new computer on which Windows XP Home Edition is installed. I am presently running Windows XP on my lap top. Windows XP Home Edition Complete is presently a part of my luggage when I travel. Since it is so complete, I will soon be able to leave it on my bookshelf. If any questions arise, the book will be there to refer to.