Windows XP (Zambak)

INSTALLING WINDOWS XP 
OPERATING SYSTEM .........................................................8
Controls Hardware ..................................................................... 8
Runs Programs .......................................................................... 8
Organizes Files. .......................................................................... 8
MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP ...............................................9
Differences between Windows XP and other versions of 
Windows  ......................................................................... 9
Improved Interface .................................................................... 9
Personalized Menus ................................................................... 9
INSTALLING WINDOWS XP .............................................10
More Reliable ........................................................................... 10
Better File and Folder Management ......................................... 10
Better Help and Support ........................................................... 10
BEFORE YOU INSTALL WINDOWS XP ........................................11
Hardware Requirements .................................................. 11
Checking Hardware Compatibility .................................... 11
Obtaining Network Information ........................................ 12
Backing Up Your Files ...................................................... 12
Choosing Upgrade or Installing a New Copy .................... 12
Installing a New Copy (Clean Install) ........................................ 14
Upgrading Windows ................................................................. 14
SET UP WIZARD ....................................................................15
WINDOWS XP TOUR ..............................................................19
SUMMARY ............................................................................21
QUESTIONS ...........................................................................22
GETTING STARTED 
STARTING AND LOGGING ON TO WINDOWS .................24
WINDOWS XP INTERFACE .......................................................25
Windows XP Components. .............................................. 25
Desktop .................................................................................... 25
Taskbar ..................................................................................... 26
Start button .............................................................................. 26
Time ......................................................................................... 26
Window .................................................................................... 26
Start menu ................................................................................ 26
Quick Launch bar ...................................................................... 26
Recycle Bin .............................................................................. 26
Shortcuts .................................................................................. 26
Icons ......................................................................................... 27
Switching User or Logging Off ......................................... 27
Turning Off Computer ....................................................... 27
Windows Help and Support Center .................................. 28
USING MOUSE ......................................................................29
Point to an object ..................................................................... 29
Click .......................................................................................... 29
Double-click .............................................................................. 29
Right-click ................................................................................. 30
Drag and drop ........................................................................... 30
Rotate the wheel ...................................................................... 30
Tips for using the mouse buttons and wheel ................... 31
USING KEYBOARD ..................................................................32
WORKING WITH WINDOWS ............................................34
UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS ....................................................34
Title Bar .................................................................................... 35
Toolbar ..................................................................................... 35
Status Bar ................................................................................ 35
Using the Program or Folder Icon .................................... 35
Using the Scroll Bars ....................................................... 36
MANIPULATING WINDOWS  .....................................................36
Closing a Window ............................................................ 36
Minimizing a Window ...................................................... 36
Maximizing a Window ..................................................... 37
Restoring a Window ........................................................ 37
Moving a Window ........................................................... 37
Resizing a Window .......................................................... 38
Switching Between Windows ......................................... 38
Tiling and Cascading Windows ........................................ 39
Tiling Windows Horizontally or Vertically ................................. 39
Cascading Windows. ................................................................ 39
WINDOWS MENUS ................................................................40
File Menu ......................................................................... 40
View Menu. ...................................................................... 40
Tools Menu ...................................................................... 40
Favorites Menu ................................................................ 41
Help Menu ....................................................................... 41
Edit Menu ........................................................................ 41
DIALOG BOXES ......................................................................41
RUNNING PROGRAMS .....................................................43
Startup ............................................................................. 43
Run Command ................................................................. 43
SUMMARY ............................................................................44
QUESTIONS ...........................................................................45
CUSTOMIZING WINDOWS XP 
CUSTOMIZING DESKTOP ..................................................48
Applying a Desktop Theme .............................................. 48
Applying Background ............................................................... 48
Applying an Image to the Desktop Background ....................... 49
Changing Desktop Items .................................................. 49
To change a desktop icon ........................................................ 49
Applying a Screen Saver .................................................. 50
Adjusting the Energy-Saving Features of Computer. ........ 50
Changing Window Appearance ....................................... 51
Changing Screen Settings ................................................ 52
To change the screen resolution .............................................. 52
To change the color quality ...................................................... 52
Changing Screen Refresh Rate ........................................ 53
CUSTOMIZING TASKBAR .................................................54
To lock/unlock the taskbar. ....................................................... 54
To move the taskbar ................................................................. 54
To resize the taskbar ................................................................ 54
To auto hide the taskbar ........................................................... 54
Grouping Similar Taskbar Buttons .................................... 55
The Quick Launch Toolbar ........................................................ 55
To show the Quick Launch toolbar ........................................... 55
To add a shortcut to Quick Launch bar ..................................... 55
The default buttons on the Quick Launch toolbar ..................... 55
Notification Area .............................................................. 56
Language Bar ................................................................... 56
Volume Icon ..................................................................... 57
START MENU ....................................................................57
To change to the Classic Start menu ............................... 57
Menu Items Icon Size ...................................................... 58
Pinned Programs List ....................................................... 58
To add programs to the pinned items list: ................................ 58
Most Frequently Used Programs List ............................... 58
To show Internet and e-mail programs on Start menu ............. 58
The Way to Display Submenus ........................................ 58
Start Menu Items ............................................................. 59
To modify Start menu items ..................................................... 59
To show your most recently used documents on the Start menu  59
MANAGING THE START MENU .................................................59
To add shortcut by opening Start Menu folder: ........................ 59
To add shortcut by dragging and dropping ............................... 60
To remove shortcut from All Programs. .................................... 60
To remove shortcut from pinned items list or most frequently used 
programs list ............................................................................ 60
To rename shortcut .................................................................. 60
CUSTOMIZING FOLDERS ..................................................61
To open each folder in the same window or in its own window 61
To change the way to open items ............................................ 61
To change folder view .............................................................. 61
Folder Views .................................................................... 62
Advanced Settings ........................................................... 62
File Type Association or Open With. ................................ 62
To change a file name extension's association ........................ 62
To associate a file name extension with a program ................. 62
REGIONAL SETTINGS .......................................................65
To change Numbers, Currency, Time, and Date formats .......... 65
Adding Other Languages .................................................. 65
KEYBOARD SETTINGS ......................................................66
To modify speed options .......................................................... 66
MOUSE SETTINGS ............................................................66
Mouse Buttons ......................................................................... 66
To change primary mouse button ............................................. 67
To adjust double-click speed .................................................... 67
Pointers ............................................................................ 67
To choose a mouse pointer scheme ......................................... 67
To change pointer speed .......................................................... 67
To snap the mouse pointer ....................................................... 67
DATE AND TIME SETTINGS .............................................68
To add a trail to the mouse pointer .......................................... 68
To adjust the wheel behaviour ................................................. 68
To adjust date and time ............................................................ 69
SUMMARY ............................................................................70
QUESTIONS ...........................................................................72
WINDOWS EXPLORER 
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................74
COMPONENTS OF WINDOWS EXPLORER .......................74
To open Windows Explorer .............................................. 75
Common Tasks ................................................................ 75
WORKING WITH FILES AND FOLDERS ............................75
Creating a new Folder ...................................................... 75
Changing the name of a file or folder ............................... 75
Selecting files or folders. .................................................. 76
Copying a file or folder ..................................................... 76
Moving a file or folder ...................................................... 77
Deleting a file or folder ..................................................... 77
Creating a shortcut on the desktop .......................................... 78
Searching for files and folders .................................................. 78
Compressing files and folders .......................................... 79
Changing File Attributes ................................................... 79
WORKING WITH DISKS ....................................................80
Creating a Partition or Logical Drive ................................. 80
Formatting a Partition ...................................................... 80
Copying of a floppy disk. .................................................. 81
Copying files and folders to a CD ..................................... 81
MS-DOS : THE OLD FRIEND .............................................81
To start Command Prompt ....................................................... 81
To end your MS-DOS session ................................................... 81
SUMMARY ............................................................................82
QUESTIONS ...........................................................................83
ACCESSORIES 
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................86
NOTEPAD ..........................................................................86
Introduction ...................................................................... 86
Components of Notepad .................................................. 86
To start Notepad .............................................................. 87
Entering Text .................................................................... 87
Wrapping Text  ................................................................ 87
Saving the Document ....................................................... 87
Opening a New Document ............................................... 87
Page Setup. ...................................................................... 88
Printing a Document ........................................................ 88
Selecting Text .................................................................. 88
Moving, Copying and Deleting Text ................................. 88
Finding Text ..................................................................... 89
Replacing Text ................................................................. 89
Changing Font Properties ................................................. 89
Inserting Current Time/Date ............................................. 89
WORDPAD ........................................................................91
Introduction ...................................................................... 91
Components of Wordpad ................................................. 91
To open WordPad ............................................................ 91
Customizing WordPad ...................................................... 92
Entering Text .................................................................... 92
Formatting Text. ............................................................... 92
Inserting Objects ...................................................................... 93
Creating a Bullet list ................................................................. 94
PAINT ................................................................................96
Introduction ...................................................................... 96
Opening Paint ................................................................... 96
Components of Paint ........................................................ 97
Drawing Geometric Shapes ............................................. 97
Changing the Thickness and Color of a Shape ................. 98
Filling Shapes with Color ................................................. 98
Using Pencil ..................................................................... 99
Using Brush ..................................................................... 99
Using Airbrush ................................................................. 99
Adding Text .................................................................... 100
Erasing a Drawing ........................................................... 100
Selecting an Area ............................................................ 100
Inserting a Picture ........................................................... 100
ADDRESS BOOK ...............................................................102
Introduction ..................................................................... 102
Opening Address Book. ................................................... 102
Adding a New Contact .................................................... 102
Changing Contact Information ......................................... 103
Organizing Contacts and Folders ..................................... 103
Creating a Group of Contacts .......................................... 103
Organizing Names ........................................................... 104
Deleting a Contact .......................................................... 104
Printing Address Book .................................................... 104
WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER ..............................................105
Introduction ..................................................................... 105
System Requirements for Windows Movie Maker .................. 105
Opening Windows Movie Maker .................................... 106
Components of Windows Movie Maker ......................... 106
Understanding Windows Movie Maker File Types ......... 106
Project File. .............................................................................. 106
Movie File ................................................................................ 106
Collections File  ....................................................................... 107
Understanding Windows Media Technologies ................ 107
Getting Content into Windows Movie Maker ................. 107
Editing Project ................................................................. 108
Adding a Clip to the Project ..................................................... 108
Playing Clips in Windows Movie Maker .................................. 108
Using Transitions ..................................................................... 109
Adding Audio to the Project .................................................... 109
Splitting a Clip ......................................................................... 110
Saving the movie ............................................................ 110
WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER .............................................111
Introduction ..................................................................... 111
Opening Windows Media Player ..................................... 111
Components of Windows Media Player .......................... 111
Understanding Digital Media Concepts ........................... 112
Supported File Types ...................................................... 112
Playing Media Files ......................................................... 113
Playing Files ............................................................................ 113
Playing Audio CDs ................................................................... 113
Playing VCDs ........................................................................... 113
Playing DVDs ........................................................................... 113
Finding Digital Media on the Internet .............................. 113
Copying Digital Media Files from a CD ........................... 114
Organizing Digital Media Files  ........................................ 114
Listening to Internet Radio Stations ................................ 115
Copying Media Files to a CD or Portable Device ............. 116
Setting Media Library options ......................................... 116
Changing the Skin ........................................................... 116
SOUND RECORDER ..........................................................117
Introduction ..................................................................... 117
Opening Sound Recorder ................................................ 117
Recording and Playing Sounds. ....................................... 117
Modifying Sound Files .................................................... 118
Adding a Sound File to a Document ............................... 118
CHARACTER MAP ............................................................119
SYSTEM INFORMATION ..................................................119
SCHEDULED TASKS .........................................................120
ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS ...........................................122
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................122
Magnifier ......................................................................... 122
Narrator ........................................................................... 123
On-Screen Keyboard ....................................................... 123
On-Screen Keyboard has three typing modes ......................... 123
SUMMARY ...........................................................................124
QUESTIONS ..........................................................................125
ADD REMOVE SOFTWARE/HARDWARE 
ADD OR REMOVE PROGRAMS ........................................128
CHANGING OR REMOVING PROGRAMS .......................................128
ADDING NEW PROGRAMS ......................................................129
To Add a Program from a CD-ROM or Floppy Disk ......... 129
To Add a Program from Microsoft .................................. 129
ADD REMOVE HARDWARE .............................................131
USING THE ADD HARDWARE WIZARD ......................................131
To use the Add Hardware Wizard ................................... 131
USING THE DEVICE MANAGER .................................................132
MODIFYING HARDWARE PROFILES ...........................................132
To Modify Hardware Profiles .......................................... 132
INSTALLING MODEMS ............................................................133
ADDING AND MANAGING PRINTERS ............................134
Installing a Plug and Play Printer. .................................... 134
To install a Plug and Play printer. .................................... 134
Installing a non Plug and Play Printer .............................. 134
Connecting to a Network Printer ..................................... 135
SUMMARY ...........................................................................136
QUESTIONS ..........................................................................137
USERS, SECURITY, QUOTA 
LOCAL USERS AND GROUPS ..........................................140
Managıng Local Users and Groups ................................. 140
USER ACCOUNTS ..................................................................141
COMPUTER ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT .....................................141
LIMITED ACCOUNT .................................................................141
GUEST ACCOUNT ...................................................................142
CREATING A NEW USER ACCOUNT ............................................142
SHARING A FOLDER ...............................................................143
SECURITY PERMISSIONS .........................................................143
DISK QUOTA. ....................................................................144
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DELETE before logging on ........... 144
SUMMARY ...........................................................................145
QUESTIONS ..........................................................................146
OPTIMIZING and MAINTAINING 
SYSTEM RESTORE  ..........................................................148
Accessing System Restore  ............................................ 148
Turning off/on System Restore ....................................... 148
Creating a Restore Point ................................................. 149
USING THE SYSTEM RESTORE WIZARD .....................................149
Welcome to System Restore .................................................. 149
Select a Restore Point ............................................................. 149
Confirm Restore Point Selection .............................................. 149
Restoration Complete .............................................................. 150
MANAGING YOUR COMPUTER'S PERFORMANCE .........150
CHANGING VISUAL EFFECTS .....................................................150
Performance of Foreground and Background Programs .. 151
MANAGING COMPUTER MEMORY ..............................................151
Changing the size of the virtual memory paging file ....... 151
USING DISK CLEANUP ...........................................................151
POWER OPTIONS ..................................................................152
To choose a power scheme ............................................ 152
USING WINDOWS TASK MANAGER ..............................153
Opening Windows Task Manager ................................... 153
Programs that are running .............................................. 153
Processes that are running ............................................. 153
Performance measures ................................................... 154
Viewing Network performance ....................................... 154
Monitoring Sessions ....................................................... 155
FONTS ..............................................................................155
To view a font on your computer .................................... 155
To add new fonts to your computer. ............................... 156
DISK DEFRAGMENTER ............................................................157
To start Disk Defragment ................................................ 157
Analysis and Defragmentation displays .......................... 157
Defragmentation Report .................................................. 158
DETECTING AND REPAIRING DISK ERRORS ..................................158
Using Dr. Watson .................................................................... 158
SUMMARY ...........................................................................159
QUESTIONS ..........................................................................160
NETWORKING 
INTRODUCTION ......................................................................162
NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES .............................................162
NETWORK ARCHITECTURES .....................................................162
LAN ................................................................................. 162
Peer-to-Peer Network .............................................................. 162
Client/Server Network ............................................................. 162
WAN ............................................................................... 163
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES ..........................................................163
Physical Topologies ........................................................ 163
Logical Topology  ............................................................ 164
BASIC LAN DEVICES ............................................................165
NIC  ......................................................................................... 165
Medium ................................................................................... 165
Repeater .................................................................................. 165
Hub .......................................................................................... 166
Bridge ...................................................................................... 166
Switch ..................................................................................... 166
PROTOCOLS ..........................................................................166
CONFIGURING A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK ...................167
DIRECT CONNECTION .............................................................167
USING A HUB BETWEEN THE PCS ............................................168
MAKING NETWORK SETTINGS WITH WIZARD .............................169
For the First Workstation ................................................ 169
For the Second Workstation ........................................... 171
MAKING NETWORK SETTINGS MANUALLY .................................172
Understanding IP Addressing .......................................... 172
For the First Workstation ................................................ 173
Extracting of the network address. .......................................... 173
For the Second Workstation ........................................... 174
TESTING THE CONNECTION ......................................................174
USING THE NETWORK  ....................................................175
BROWSING THE NETWORK .......................................................175
SHARING FILES AND FOLDERS ..................................................175
SHARING PRINTERS ...............................................................176
MAPPING FOLDERS AND DRIVES .............................................177
SENDING MESSAGES  ............................................................178
USING REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION ....................................178
To Let Users Connect Remotely to your Computer ................. 178
To Connect to WORKSTATION1 Remotely .............................. 179
USING WINCHAT ..................................................................179
SUMMARY ...........................................................................180
QUESTIONS ..........................................................................181
ANSWERS 184
INDEX 185-188