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Preface
I. The Big Picture
1. The Lay of the Land
The Big Picture
What's New in Windows XP
Windows XP Home and Professional Editions
Windows Update
2. Using Windows XP
The Desktop
Point and Click Operations
Starting Up Applications
Styles and Consequences of Styles
Windows and Menus
Keyboard Accelerators
Common Controls
Files, Folders, and Disks
The Command Line
Online Help
Shutting Down
II. Alphabetical Reference
3. The User Interface
4. Windows XP Applications and Tools
Using the Command Prompt
Alphabetical Reference to Windows Components
5. Task and Setting Index
6. The Command Prompt
Using the Command Line
Command Prompt Choices
Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection
Alphabetical Reference to DOS Commands
MS-DOS Batch Files
III. Advanced Topics
7. Networking
Networking Terminology
General Procedures
8. The Registry
What's in the Registry
Adding and Deleting Registry Keys and Values
Organization of the Registry
Hives
Backing Up the Registry
Exporting and Importing Registry Data with Patches
Ten Cool Things You Can Do in Your Registry
9. The Windows Script Host
What Is WSH?
Additional Resources
Executing Scripts
Creating a Script
VBScript
Object Model
Wscript Object
Shell Object
Registry Routines
Shortcuts
Popup
Network Object
Network Printer-Related Functions
FileSystem Object
TextStream Object
Object Browser
Database Example
Messaging
IV. Appendixes
A. Installing Windows XP
B. Migrating to Windows XP
C. Keyboard Shortcuts
D. Power Toys and TweakUI
E. Keyboard Equivalents for Symbols and International Characters
F. Common Filename Extensions
G. Services
Index