Product Description

Windows XP Pocket Reference is a handy book for power users and system administrators who need a solid reference with quick answers, but not a lot of explanation. This book is a powerful tool that quickly covers XP's applications and tools, tasks and settings, and commands. Windows XP Pocket Reference covers the following topics:

• Getting Started
• Mouse and Keyboard Shortcuts
• Components of Windows XP
• Setting Locator
• Registry Tweaks
• Command Prompt & Recovery Console
• Error Messages

Packed with information in an easy-to-read format, Windows XP Pocket Reference is perfect for someone familiar with Windows who wants to get the most out of Windows XP or needs to support other users as part of their job.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #507174 in Books
• Published on: 2002-12
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

About the Author
David A. Karp is the original author for O'Reilly's highly successful Annoyances series, including Windows Me Annoyances, and Windows XP Annoyances. A clear and engaging writer, he has been a consistent voice for empowering Windows users to get more out o

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Customer Reviews

Windows XP Pocket Reference
This is a great little reference book, but a little too technical for me.As I get more proficient with this computer it will become more useful.One never stops learning, a new short cut, a new activity, etc. I have a few friends, a lot cleverer than me, that may get to borrow it, but never will they keep it.

As promised, the compact guide to Windows XP
O'Reilly had a brilliant idea when they started their Pocket Reference series. These are small (about 5 x 7 inches) manuals that provide a terse explanation of all or nearly all commands available in whatever subject is being covered, Windows XP in this case.

They are not for beginners: they are for experts, people who know the system, but need a handy prompt when they can't quite remember a command. This book serves as a memory jogger and provides the proper syntax but little, if any, explanation.

A great tool to keep handy.

Jerry

This book is okay but
This book is okay, but it has no index.
This is a cardinal sin, especially for a reference book.
The publisher should be ashamed. They know better.
They're just trying to save a few bucks.

Also, in the Command Prompt Commands section, instead of providing the commands which have been added with XP, over the ones available in Windows 2000, it gives the commonly-used commands which are already provided in their Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference book.