• Using third-party interface and application compatibility tools
• Working with digital media applications
• Managing power, security, hardware, and software
• Auditing files and restoring data
• Setting up wireless, workgroup, and remote networks
• Applying Service Pack 1 for improved security, compatibility, and stability
• Maximizing system performance
• Having fun with Windows XP Power Toys

Learn how you can harness all the power of Windows XP

If you’re ready to use all the features of Windows XP to your best advantage, here’s how to sharpen your skills as a power user. This book enables you to take control of the system, configure operating system services, build and manage networks, handle the interface, expand XP’s capabilities with scripting, enhance security features, experiment with Power Toys, and a whole lot more. Packed with step-by-step instructions and thorough coverage of configuration and performance, it takes you to a new level of Windows expertise.

About the Author
Curt Simmons is a technical trainer and author of more than thirty books on Microsoft® and Internet technologies, including several bestsellers. Considered an expert on Microsoft Office and Windows, he recently penned Windows XP Secrets, Windows XP Headaches, Windows XP Networking Inside Out and How to Do Everything with Windows XP.