"Carl" <carlhammel1 RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all -
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> I have been using a Mac at home for about 15 years and Windows at work
> for about the same period of time, so Windows is not an entirely foreign
> operating system to me but, since the IT folks at work keep it up and
> running, I really haven't had to know its inner working, so to speak. By
> that I mean, for example, how to install downloads, what folders to put
> them into, how to move them there, etc.
> I have a new dual-core Mac and have installed Windows XP Home Edition,
> SP2, on one partition and need to know more about Windows. I checked
> out the Dummies series of books on Amazon and there are about a dozen
> titles just for Windows XP. Everything from WINDOWS XP FOR DUMMIES QUICK
> REFERENCE to Windows XP Gigabook for Dummies.
> Can anyone suggest which of the many books on the subject might be best
> for a guy like myself?
> And while we are on the subject, can anyone recommend any sites or
> books on the security aspects of running a Windows machine on the web?
> Many thanks,
> Carl
Just get a "Dummies" book for whatever OS the machine at work uses.
You may want to go to a book store and browse through the books first
though.
BTW: you probably don't need a book as Windows Help or a Google search will
probably cover most of your questions
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