New to XP, are there any tutorials online?

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Learned computers with the first Dos, advanced from there... now I am over my head. I have a new Windows XP Professional setup with no manual. The folders make no sense to me... I am also fairly new at using the Internet. Does anyone know where I might find some really basic explanations of how and why XP is so different on-line, or the name of a good reference book I might find at the book store? I have been struggling for 3 days and haven't gotten very far... but then I sat in front of my first computer for 3 days trying to figure out what to do with that black screen with a C:\ on it.
Thanks to anyone who has a suggestion... I'm about to go back to Win98 again.
 
Louise said:
Hi
Learned computers with the first Dos, advanced from there... now I am over my head. I have a new Windows XP Professional setup with no manual. The folders make no sense to me... I am also fairly new at using the Internet. Does anyone know where I might find some really basic explanations of how and why XP is so different on-line, or the name of a good reference book I might find at the book store? I have been struggling for 3 days and haven't gotten very far... but then I sat in front of my first computer for 3 days trying to figure out what to do with that black screen with a C:\ on it.
Thanks to anyone who has a suggestion... I'm about to go back to Win98 again.
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Seriously - try the dummies books. Or the 24-7, I think they are by
SAMS publishing.
 
Start button>Settings>Task Bar and Start Menu Properties>Start Menu tab. Select "Classic Start Menu". This will make XP more Win98-like. You can also go to Help & Support on the Start menu, type in .. tutorial .. for the search and take the Tour.
 
Using Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/default.asp

Louise said:
Hi
Learned computers with the first Dos, advanced from there... now I am over
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my head. I have a new Windows XP Professional setup with no manual. The
folders make no sense to me... I am also fairly new at using the Internet.
Does anyone know where I might find some really basic explanations of how
and why XP is so different on-line, or the name of a good reference book I
might find at the book store? I have been struggling for 3 days and haven't
gotten very far... but then I sat in front of my first computer for 3 days
trying to figure out what to do with that black screen with a C:\ on it.
Thanks to anyone who has a suggestion... I'm about to go back to Win98
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again.
 
Thank you, Brad, I've had the Dummies books before, just have gone brain-dead lately
Thank you, Pavey... I took the tour... had to do the writing version as the old ears gave out a while ago and wasn't able to grasp the difference. I will try the Classic Start... just to get started and can move on from there
Thank you, Mike... the url will definitely go in my Favorites... I feel I will need it for awhile

Thanks to all of you... since I spend most of my time on the computer, I needed some help to slow my stress down..

Louis
 
Louise,
The best thing I can recommend is going to www.google.com and doing a search on "Windows XP Tutorial" and make sure you use the quotation marks. There you will find a long list of information to choose from.
Good Luck!
Jeanne
 
The finest book about using windows xp is Teach Yourself Visually. It cuts out all that confusing reading and show
you step by step with wonderful pictures of what you should expect to see on your screen and they take you throug
every step . step by step and dont leave you hanging or confused....Its a REAL must for any new user of window
xp. They have a website at www.hungryminds.com. This book is one of a Teach Yourself Visually and is calle
Teach Yourself Visually Windows XP and you should be able to pick it up and any decent bookstore
Hope this will help you.... Good Luck
 
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