Customizing Windows XP

Every new PC sold comes installed with Windows XP, so there are millions of XP users out there, so why not make your Windows XP machine work and look the way you want it to and stand out from the rest? Customizing Windows XP: Visual QuickProject Guide shows you how to customize you machine so you can work the way you want to. Each chapter uses large, four-color screenshots and focused instructions to lead you through common customizing tasks. This guide will help you learn the hidden productivity tricks, inside tips, and little known shortcuts to navigating and customizing your windows; changing backgrounds and screensavers; altering icons and mouse pointers; customizing and arranging folders; configuring for multiple users; and much more!

John Rizzo has been writing about computers for nearly 20 years. His work has appeared in CNET, eWeek.com, the San Francisco Chronicle, PC Magazine, and other publications. Rizzo is the author of a numerous books, including the Little Network Book for Peachpit Press. He also publishes MacWindows.com, a news and information web site devoted to helping Macs users get along in a Windows world.