Chapter 1 The Lay of the Land

1. The Big Picture
2. What's New in Windows XP
3. Windows XP Home and Professional Editions
4. Windows Update

Chapter 2 Using Windows XP

1. The Desktop
2. Point and Click Operations
3. Starting Up Applications
4. Styles and Consequences of Styles
5. Windows and Menus
6. Keyboard Accelerators
7. Common Controls
8. Files, Folders, and Disks
9. The Command Line
10. Online Help
11. Shutting Down

Chapter 3 The User Interface

Chapter 4 Windows XP Applications and Tools

1. Using the Command Prompt
2. Alphabetical Reference to Windows Components
3. Accessibility Options
4. Accessibility Wizard
5. Activate Windows
6. Active Connections Utility
7. Add Hardware Wizard
8. Add or Remove Programs
9. Address Book
10. Administrative Tools
11. At
12. Attrib
13. Backup
14. Boot Configuration Manager
15. Cabinet (CAB) Maker
16. Calculator
17. Character Map
18. Chat
19. Chkdsk
20. Chkntfs
21. Clipbook Viewer
22. Command Prompt
23. Component Services
24. Computer Management
25. Connection Manager Profile Installer
26. Control Panel
27. Create Shared Folder
28. Date and Time Properties
29. DDE Share
30. Device Manager
31. DirectX Management Tool
32. Disk Cleanup
33. Disk Defragmenter
34. DiskPart
35. Display Properties
36. Dr. Watson
37. Driver Verifier Manager
38. DriverQuery
39. Event Viewer
40. Explorer
41. FAT to NTFS Conversion Utility
42. Fax Console
43. Fax Cover Page Editor
44. File Compare (comp)
45. File Compare (fc)
46. File Expansion Utility
47. File and Settings Transfer Wizard
48. Finger
49. Folder Options
50. Font Viewer
51. Fonts Folder
52. ForceDOS
53. Format
54. FreeCell
55. FTP
56. Game Controllers
57. Group Policy Refresh Utility
58. Hearts
59. Help and Support Center
60. HyperTerminal
61. IExpress
62. Internet Backgammon
63. Internet Checkers
64. Internet Explorer
65. Internet Hearts
66. Internet Reversi
67. Internet Options
68. Internet Spades
69. Java Command-Line Loader
70. Keyboard Properties
71. Label
72. Local Security Policy
73. Logoff
74. Microsoft Chat
75. Microsoft Magnifier
76. Microsoft Management Console
77. Microsoft NetMeeting
78. Minesweeper
79. Mouse Properties
80. Msg
81. MSN Explorer
82. MSN Gaming Zone
83. My Computer
84. My Network Places
85. Narrator
86. Net
87. Netstat
88. Network Connections
89. Network Setup Wizard
90. New Connection Wizard
91. Notepad
92. NSLookup
93. NTFS Compression Utility
94. NTFS Encryption Utility
95. Object Packager
96. ODBC Data Source Administrator
97. On-Screen Keyboard
98. OpenFiles
99. Outlook Express
100. Paint
101. Pentium Bug Checker
102. Performance Log Manager
103. Performance Logs and Alerts
104. Phone and Modem Options
105. Phone Dialer
106. Pinball
107. PING
108. Power Options
109. Printers and Faxes
110. Private Character Editor
111. Product Activation
112. Program Manager
113. Query Process
114. Regional and Language Options
115. Recycle Bin
116. Registry Console Utility
117. Registry Editor
118. Remote Assistance
119. Remote Copy
120. Remote Desktop Connection
121. Route
122. Rundll32
123. Run As
124. Scanners and Cameras
125. Scheduled Tasks
126. Scheduled Tasks Console
127. Security Template Utility
128. Send a Fax
129. Services
130. Shutdown
131. Signature Verification Tool
132. Solitaire
133. Sound Recorder
134. Sounds and Audio Devices
135. Speech Properties
136. Spider Solitaire
137. SQL Server Client Network Utility
138. Start Menu
139. Subst
140. Synchronization Manager
141. System Properties
142. System Configuration Editor
143. System Configuration Utility
144. System Information
145. System Restore
146. Task Manager
147. Taskbar and Start Menu Properties
148. Taskkill
149. Tasklist
150. Telnet
151. Telnet Administrator
152. Tracert
153. User Accounts
154. Utility Manager
155. Volume Control
156. Windows Explorer
157. Windows File Checker
158. Windows Help System
159. Windows IP Configuration
160. Windows Media Player
161. Windows Messenger
162. Windows Movie Maker
163. Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
164. Windows Script Host
165. Windows Update
166. WordPad

Chapter 5 Task and Setting Index

Chapter 6 The Command Prompt

1. Using the Command Line
2. Command Prompt Choices
3. Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection
4. Alphabetical Reference to DOS Commands
5. cd or chdir
6. cls
7. copy
8. date
9. del or erase
10. dir
11. echo
12. exit
13. find
14. md or mkdir
15. more
16. move
17. path
18. prompt
19. rd or rmdir
20. ren or rename
21. set
22. sort
23. time
24. type
25. ver
26. xcopy
27. MS-DOS Batch Files
28. call
29. choice
30. errorlevel
31. for
32. goto
33. if
34. pause
35. rem
36. shift

Chapter 7 Networking

1. Networking Terminology
2. General Procedures

Chapter 8 The Registry

1. What's in the Registry
2. Adding and Deleting Registry Keys and Values
3. Organization of the Registry
4. Hives
5. Backing Up the Registry
6. Exporting and Importing Registry Data with Patches
7. Ten Cool Things You Can Do in Your Registry

Chapter 9 The Windows Script Host

1. What Is WSH?
2. Additional Resources
3. Executing Scripts
4. Creating a Script
5. VBScript
6. Object Model
7. Wscript Object
8. Shell Object
9. Registry Routines
10. Shortcuts
11. Popup
12. Network Object
13. Network Printer-Related Functions
14. FileSystem Object
15. TextStream Object
16. Object Browser
17. Database Example
18. Messaging