TechTV, the only cable television channel covering technology news, information, and entertainment from a consumer, industry, and market perspective 24 hours a day, brings you the flavor and charisma of their network in a book that will teach the fundamentals of Windows XP. This highly accessible book teaches how to get up-to-speed quickly and how to connect XP to the online world of web browsing, e-mail, and instant messaging. In addition, this second edition contains updated information on multimedia capabilities, wireless networks, broadband connections, and the release of MSN Messenger 8. You'll learn how to set up XP for all the members in a family, install on portable PCs, and how to have some fun with this operating system.

TechTV's Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users is written in a lighthearted and conversational style but at the core is clear, practical information. This book shows readers how to customize and configure their systems, how to prevent and fix problems, how to add hardware and software, and how to have fun with Windows XP by exploring its many features. The entertaining style makes it fun to read, but readers will come away feeling as if the have learned a lot, too. It is assumed that most readers will have this software, although someone might buy the book as an introduction to Windows XP before upgrading from an earlier version. This book focuses almost exclusively on Windows XP and how earlier versions worked differently.

This book is written in a lighthearted and conversational style but at the core is clear, practical information. This book shows readers how to customize and configure their systems, how to prevent and fix problems, how to add hardware and software, and how to have fun with Windows XP by exploring its many features. The entertaining style makes it fun to read, but readers will come away feeling as if the have learned a lot, too. It is assumed that most readers will have this software, although someone might buy the book as an introduction to Windows XP before upgrading from an earlier version.

Time doesn¿t stand still¿which means your perfect computer setup from a year ago,perhaps even six months ago, is no longer the latest and greatest. Here to help you navigate the maze of decisions involved in any major upgrade is TechTV¿s popular upgrade guide, completely updated to cover the latest upgrade-worthy hardware and software. In clear, jargon-free language,TechTV¿s Upgrading Your PCanswers all your upgrade questions:When is it time to upgrade? How do you know when an upgrade is worth the price of admission? How do you protect your current applications and data? In the first section of this guide, veteran authorMark Edward Sopertackles the pre-upgrade process, detailing everything you need to do (and ask)beforeyou upgrade. Each of the remaining chapters focuses on a different device or technology¿from hard disks to Surround Sound¿beginning with a list of the top ten reasons for upgrading. The book¿s companion DVD includes a zoomable, interactive tour of a typical computer; interactive tutorials on using the Windows Control Panel and other Windows software components to configure and control new hardware; video clips from TechTV shows demonstrating upgrading issues, and more.

A guide to upgrading and fixing common problem on a PC covers such topics a upgrading memory, adding hard drives, installing printers and scanners, and replacing sound cards.

Learn to turn your PC into a recording studio!TechTV's Secrets of the Digital Studio: Insider's Guide to Desktop Recordingenables audio do-it-yourselfers to turn a home PC into a nearly professional recording studio and provides the guidance necessary to use this desktop studio to produce high quality sound. This book covers a wide array of basic (and not so basic) audio techniques, from recording and mixing to burning CDs to developing a home set-up.

Everything users need to use their new Pocket PC hardware and software in a handy compact guide. Compatible with all brands of Pocket PC, including Compaq iPaq, Hewlett Packard Jordana, Toshiba Genio, and Casio Cassiopeia.