Windows XP SP2 Advanced, 2nd Edition Study Guide

1-4188-9059-6 © 2007 Publish date: April 20, 2006 126 pages

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Do you have the basics of using Windows XP down? Are you ready to fully explore all that Windows XP (Service Pack 2) has to offer? If so, consider the Windows XP SP2 Advanced study guide from our complete collection of computer training books.

The Windows XP SP2 Advanced courseware builds on the concepts, techniques, and skills you learned in our basic course. By following our advanced-level course, you will learn how to customize the user interface, how to manage printers and print jobs, how to work with files and folders on a more advanced level, and how to create and administer user accounts. You will also learn about the built-in system utilities and how to use them, how to maintain your system's security, and how to share resources over a Local Area Network (LAN).

This course will allow you to fully understand the capabilities and built-in features of Windows XP. You can complete the Windows XP SP2 Advanced courseware in about a day or you can schedule your studies according to your own pace. By choosing a self-directed format such as this one, you are in charge of your learning. After completing the course, you can refer to the book as a useful reference anytime.

Course Objectives

By the end of this courseware, you will know how to customize the taskbar, the Start menu, and folder views. You will also be able to change file attributes and associations, work with advanced folder options, manage printers and print jobs, manage user accounts, set up user-level security features, use fast user switching, use System Restore and Backup, use Disk Cleanup, use Disk Defragmenter, Backup, work with the Security Center, and share folders, printers, and other resources on a Local Area Network.

Course Contents

Unit 1 discusses how to customize Windows XP's user interface

• Customizing the Start menu
• Customizing the taskbar
• Customizing folders

Unit 2 discusses files and folders

• File and folder attributes
• Advanced folder options
• File associations

Unit 3 covers print management

• Adding printers
• Managing print jobs

Unit 4 discusses how to manage multiple users

• A look at Windows XP user accounts
• Fast user switching
• Setting up user security

Unit 5 covers system utilities

• How to use System Restore
• Disk maintenance
• Working with Backup
• Setting up Windows security

Unit 6 discusses sharing resources

• Sharing files, folders, and drives
• How to map network drives
• Sharing printers