learning win xp - for geeks (ideas?)

Q

q_q_anonymous

Somebody posted saying they were an old geek but a basic user of win
xp

to learn win xp, when I first got it I raced through an Easy Steps book
on it. Maybe a "visual quickstart guide" too. A few other basic
aspects are standard. though not covered there.
Off the CD - Install , and XP (NT really) has a repair option
and recovery console - since win xp can't boot to dos. 3 useful
commands there like fixmbr(equiv to 9x's fdisk /mbr ).
And, NT you should use cmd.exe not command.exe. 9x(which i knew
before) uses command.exe

Not sure the best way to go about the Networking side. Besides aiming
to see files on other comps, and googling for instructions.

The other thing is the win xp crashing issue. event logs.
A few annoyances like not hiding extensions and not restarting if crash
, and, that's the main stuff I think, dunno what else there is!
any1?
 
J

Jerry

Some reading might help

Windows XP Booklist

Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-2044-X
www.microsoft.com/mspress
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 3rd ed ISBN 0-7356-2167-5
www.microsoft.com/mspress
Microsoft Windows Command-Line ISBN 0-7356-2038-5
www.microsoft.com/mspress
Microsoft Windows Registry Guide 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-2218-3
www.microsoft.com/mspress

Windows XP Pro 2nd ed The Missing Manual ISBN 0-596-00898-8
www.missingmanual.com
Home Networking The Missing Manual ISBN 0-596-00558-X
www.missingmanual.com

Windows XP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition ISBN 0-596-00900-3 www.oreilly.com
Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-00876-7 www.oreilly.com
Windows XP Hacks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-0000918-6 www.oreilly.com
PC Hardware in a Nutshell ISBN 0-596-00513-X www.oreilly.com
PC Annoyances 2nd Edition ISBN 0-596-00882-1 www.oreilly.com
PC Hardware Annoyances ISBN 0-596-00715-9 www.oreilly.com
Internet Annoyances ISBN 0-596-00735-3 www.oreilly.com
Home Networking Annoyances ISBN 0-596-00808-2 www.oreilly.com

Windows XP Solutions 2nd ed ISBN 0-471-74752-1
www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
Windows XP Speed Solutions ISBN 0-7645-7814-6
www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
Guide to Home Networking ISBN 0-7645-4473-X www.wiley.com/compbooks/pcmag
Windows XP MVP (Most Valuable Professional) ISBN 0-7645-9786-8
www.wiley.com/compbooks

Hacking Windows XP ISBN 0-7645-6929-5 www.TweakXP.com

The BIOS Companion ISBN 0-9681928-0-7 www.electrocution.com
Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier ISBN 0-13-145536-2 www.rojakpot.com

Downloadable Guides

XP Tweak Guide (TweakGuides_XPTC.zip) from www.TweakGuides.com
Windows Registry Guide (registryguide2003.exe) from www.winguides.com
Error Message for Windows (MSWinErr.zip) from www.gregorybraun.com
 

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