Way in - Windows XP Home Edition by Andrew Blackburn

WINDOWS XP is an operating system: this is the basic set of elements that makes your computer work. Fine, but why do I have to know anything about my computer's operating system? What work can I really do with Windows?

This easy-to-follow guide will answer that question. You will learn all the essential features of Windows XP so you can find your applications, such as Word and Excel, and organise your documents, pictures and music files efficiently, Discover how to transfer a video into Movie Maker, copy music or speech onto you computer, watch a DVD or write your own CD-ROMs. Other topics covered include changing display settings for specific needs (useful for certain computer games), installing a printer and setting up your own customised working environment.