Learning Windows XP
- 1). Read an introductory Windows XP text such as "Windows XP for Dummies" by Andy Rathbone, "Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out" by Ed Bott et al, "Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual" by David Pogue, "Windows XP for Beginners" by N. Kanataris and P.R.M. Oliver or the "Absolute Beginner's Guide to Windows XP" by Shelley O'Hara. Select a text with many screenshots and step-by-step tutorials.
- 2). Visit the Microsoft XP website; although Microsoft no longer sells XP, you'll find information such as XP trouble shooting, downloadable service packs, user-generated questions and answers and a help section including information on browsing the Web, setting up XP, keeping the computer running, securing your information and using multimedia.
- 3). Check your local community college for a Windows XP course; many classes are still offered, especially ones targeted towards seniors (though you need not be a senior to enroll). Schools such as Brookhaven College offer a short-term "Introduction to Computers/Windows XP" class that teaches the operating system terminology, hardware, toolbars, menus, shortcuts, printing and saving files and using the word processing system.
- 4). Review free online tutorial sites, such as the Baycon Group, Teacher Click and Help With PCs, which offer step-by-step tutorials on XP issues such as renaming programs, finding menus, clearing document lists, putting the computer in standby mode, changing wall paper, cutting and pasting and installing fonts.
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