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[...]... Focusing on Windows XP/ Professional 201 Differentiating Windows XP/ Pro and Windows XP/ Home 201 Weighing the advantages of Windows XP/ Home 202 Weighing the advantages of Windows XP/ Pro .203 Making a buying decision 206 Changing Your Mind 207 Converting Windows XP/ Home to Windows XP/ Pro 207 Converting Windows XP/ Pro to Windows XP/ Home 208 Installing Windows XP/ Pro... 758 Protecting Personal Privacy 759 Index 761 xxii Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition Introduction W elcome to the second edition of Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies — the no-bull, one-stop Windows reference for the rest of us Microsoft has made many changes to Windows XP since it first rolled off the assembly line in October 2001 Most important:... Chapter 3 Also by design, Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is a reference that you reach for again and again whenever some new question about Windows XP comes up Here are the nine minibooks, and what they contain: Book I: A Windows XP Overview: What Windows can and can’t do What’s inside a PC, and how does Windows control it? Do you really need Windows XP? How do you upgrade?... 27 Making networks easy 28 Do you need Windows XP/ Pro? 28 What about Windows XP Media Center? 29 Upgrading to Windows XP — A Brain Transplant 29 Windows Upgrade Advisor/Hardware Compatibility List 30 Considering a clean install 31 Using the Migration Wizard 33 x Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition Product Activation 35... Book I, Chapter 1 Organization Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, contains nine minibooks, each of which gives a thorough airing of a specific topic If you’re looking for information on a specific Windows XP topic, check the headings in the Table of Contents or refer to the Index By design, this book enables you to get as much (or as little) information as you need at any... universal experience: Taxi drivers in Hong Kong swear at Windows XP with as much fervor as sheepherders in Estonia; hagglers sipping coffee in a souq in Kuwait talk about the latest Windows XP worms with the same awe and worry as hagglers downing lattes in Manhattan We’re all in this big, leaky boat together Sobering thought, that About This Book Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd... .293 Adjusting Windows Update 295 Chapter 6: Security Center: Virus Protection 297 Understanding Antivirus Software 297 Taking Care of Your AV Program .301 Downloading and Installing AVG-Free .303 Making Windows Acknowledge Your AV Program 306 xiv Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition Book III: Windows XP and the Internet... Manipulating files Using the Windows taskbar and shortcuts Getting help Performing searches Cheating at the Windows games Burning CDs The care and feeding of hard drives Using the built-in applications for word processing and image manipulation How is Windows XP Professional different from Windows XP Home? Book II: Customizing Your Windows eXPerience: Personalizing the desktop with themes, colors,... Manager .173 Switching coolly 175 xii Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition Chapter 7: Maintaining Your System 177 Installing and Removing Programs 178 Installing and Removing Parts of Windows .180 Maintaining Disks 182 Formatting: NTFS versus FAT32 .183 Performing periodic maintenance 185 Backup/Restore... that feels comfortable I didn’t design this book to be read from front to back It’s a reference Each chapter and each section is meant to focus on solving a particular problem or describing a specific technique Sections toward the beginning of a chapter are more tutorial Sections near the end of a chapter take the bull by the horns and squeeze Windows XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 2nd Edition, . Leonhard Windows ® XP ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES ‰ 2ND EDITION 00a_574639_ffirs.qxd 9/15/04 9:22 PM Page i Windows ® XP All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, ® 2nd Edition Published. Windows XP/ Pro 203 Making a buying decision 206 Changing Your Mind 207 Converting Windows XP/ Home to Windows XP/ Pro 207 Converting Windows XP/ Pro to Windows XP/ Home 208 Installing Windows XP/ Pro. Leonhard Windows ® XP ALL-IN-ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES ‰ 2ND EDITION 00a_574639_ffirs.qxd 9/15/04 9:22 PM Page i 00a_574639_ffirs.qxd 9/15/04 9:22 PM Page i by Woody Leonhard Windows ® XP ALL-IN-ONE