Book Recommendations

[Rhonda Lea Kirk]

Hello all,

Before I start buying books at random (the selection at the library is
terrible--every book they have is about Windows XP Home Edition, and I'm
running Professional SP2), I would be grateful to anyone who would be kind
enough to recommend the books I should be reading so as to understand what
I'm doing. <grits teeth> I have spent the last month on the computer (almost
18 hours a day), and while it has been mostly fun, it would be handy to have
written resources that don't require googling.

Any other clues would also be appreciated. I *will* understand the
inexplicable things this computer is doing if it kills me. And it may.

Oh, and just as an aside to Kurt--because I know what's coming--Windows XP
for Dummies is written at a more basic level than I'm looking for.

TIA,

rl
--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff

 

[David Candy]

Read the help file. And it's free.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Before I start buying books at random (the selection at the library is
terrible--every book they have is about Windows XP Home Edition, and
I'm running Professional SP2), I would be grateful to anyone who
would be kind enough to recommend the books I should be reading so as
to understand what I'm doing. <grits teeth> I have spent the last
month on the computer (almost 18 hours a day), and while it has been
mostly fun, it would be handy to have written resources that don't
require googling.

In my experience, most books cover both Home and Professional. The one that
I like the best is "Windows XP Inside Out, Second Edition" by Bott,
Siechert, and Stinson.

 

[Jone Doe]

Really not that much difference between home and pro when it comes to XP.
Another good resource without any cash out is
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp.htm

 

[ANONYMOUS]

I have got these two books:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...104-4667874-8522356?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/07...104-4667874-8522356?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

The first one was free given to me by Microsoft (with Office 2003
Resource Kit) by attending their free seminars on deployment (in London,
UK). This book is also on Microsoft website for reference and downloads
of kits for deployment.

The second book I bought it for my library.

hth

 

[Rick]

Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:





In my experience, most books cover both Home and Professional. The one that
I like the best is "Windows XP Inside Out, Second Edition" by Bott,
Siechert, and Stinson.

Excellent book very useful.

Rick

 

[Doug Kanter]

In my experience, most books cover both Home and Professional. The one
that I like the best is "Windows XP Inside Out, Second Edition" by Bott,
Siechert, and Stinson.

Two votes for that one. Good book.

 

[kurttrail]

Hello all,

Before I start buying books at random (the selection at the library is
terrible--every book they have is about Windows XP Home Edition, and
I'm running Professional SP2), I would be grateful to anyone who
would be kind enough to recommend the books I should be reading so as
to understand what I'm doing. <grits teeth> I have spent the last
month on the computer (almost 18 hours a day), and while it has been
mostly fun, it would be handy to have written resources that don't
require googling.
Any other clues would also be appreciated. I *will* understand the
inexplicable things this computer is doing if it kills me. And it may.

Oh, and just as an aside to Kurt--because I know what's
coming--Windows XP for Dummies is written at a more basic level than
I'm looking for.
TIA,

rl

Hey, before I even owned a computer I started learning about it with the
Dummies series.

--
Peace!
Kurt Kirsch
Self-anointed Moderator
http://microscum.com
"It'll soon shake your Windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'."

 

[David Candy]

Does self anointing make your eyes sting?

 

[kurttrail]

Does self anointing make your eyes sting?

No, but they used to tell young boys that they could go blind in the
process of self-anointing. ;-)

--
Peace!
Kurt Kirsch
Self-anointed Moderator
http://microscum.com
"It'll soon shake your Windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'."

 

[Rhonda Lea Kirk]

Thanks to Ken and ANONYMOUS for the book recommendations and to Rick and
Doug for the seconds. I'm going to wait on the Resource Kit and Registry
Guide until I'm a little less dangerous--or maybe next week, whichever comes
first --but I'll order the Bott book today.

Thanks also to David and Jone Doe for very helpful advice. I will say,
however, that the help file and I are on a first name basis, and Kelly's
Korner has been in my list of favorites for some time. But falling asleep
with book in hand won't hurt the book, whereas I can imagine all sorts of
damage if I conk out with the laptop open.

As for you, Kurt...

When I started, there were no "Dummies" books. In 1976, when I learned Basic
(on a terminal connected to the college mainframe), I didn't even have a
text book, just the syllabus. In 1984, I was working on a C/PM system (the
good old Xerox 820-II) and while I had the documentation that came with it
(real manuals, go figure), it was a "beat head against wall" process. When
my daughter was two, she had a Commodore 64 to pound on, and later she had
an Apple II-...e, I think it was. I have a passing acquaintance with DOS,
but I mostly missed the Windows revolution by buying a Mac in...I guess it
was '89 or so, because that's when I got online. (Yes, I used MS-DOS and
Windows and a couple other things at work, but it's not quite the same.)
Support was a pipe dream and there still weren't very many books--although I
did buy such books as did exist, and I'm pretty sure I have my Postscript
programming book, (along with a few others that survived the termites in
storage) in a box somewhere.

I don't exactly remember when the "Dummies" books started to proliferate,
but I'm pretty sure it was after I'd traded hobbies (gave up computers for
parachutes) and was living on a dropzone, in a tent, with only limited
computer access.

Again, I appreciate the help from all of you.

rl
--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks to Ken and ANONYMOUS for the book recommendations and to Rick

You're welcome, Rhonda. Glad to help.

 

[Rick]

Hello all,

Before I start buying books at random (the selection at the library is
terrible--every book they have is about Windows XP Home Edition, and I'm
running Professional SP2), I would be grateful to anyone who would be kind
enough to recommend the books I should be reading so as to understand what
I'm doing. <grits teeth> I have spent the last month on the computer (almost
18 hours a day), and while it has been mostly fun, it would be handy to have
written resources that don't require googling.

Any other clues would also be appreciated. I *will* understand the
inexplicable things this computer is doing if it kills me. And it may.

Oh, and just as an aside to Kurt--because I know what's coming--Windows XP
for Dummies is written at a more basic level than I'm looking for.

TIA,

rl

Windows XP Inside and Out by Bott,Siechert and Stinson
Published by Microsoft Press.

It is a very good book and easy to understand.

Rick

 

[Rhonda Lea Kirk]

Windows XP Inside and Out by Bott,Siechert and Stinson
Published by Microsoft Press.

It is a very good book and easy to understand.

Thanks, Rick. There were several others who recommended this as well, so
when I finished doing battle with IRS today, I ordered a copy.

I figure that survivng Form 1040 et al. entitles me to a reward.

rl

--
Rhonda Lea Kirk

Insisting on perfect safety is for people
without the balls to live in the real world.
Mary Shafer Iliff