How-to Article Topics For Windows XP Professional
How-to Article Topics For Windows XP Professional
Find out how Windows XP can help you work smarter. How-to articles are grouped by topic on this page. You can also view a complete list of all how-to articles. If you manage Windows XP in a corporate environment, or for advanced how-to information, see the Windows XP Professional How-to Articles for IT Pros page. There is also a list of How-to Articles for Small Business.
ON THIS PAGE
Getting Started
Personalize Your Computer
Communication and the Internet
Go Mobile
Work with Multimedia
Networking
Security and Maintenance
Get Help and Support
It's all right 
HERE
Set Up Windows XP Professional
Find out how to perform a quick upgrade, make a new installation, and join a network. Learn how to configure your computer for connecting to a network, creating accounts, and logging on, along with procedures that allow you to backup and recover. Find answers to common questions about installation and configuration, plus information about troubleshooting, accessibility, and finding support.
Transfer Files and Settings to Your New PC
The Files and Settings Transfer Wizard helps you automatically gather your files and settings from your old computer and transfer them to your new computer.
Finding Driver Information
Making sure you have all the right drivers is a good place to start troubleshooting problems.
Multiboot with Windows XP
Read about multibooting with Windows XP, including how to install Windows XP and Windows 2000; Windows XP and Windows NT Workstation 4.0; or Windows XP and MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me).
Personalize Your Computer Settings
Find out how to change your desktop background, add a screen saver, work with themes, change your screen size, work with sound effects, and customize your mouse and pointer and your Start menu.
Microsoft ClearType Tuner: Customize Your Screen for Your Eyes
Use the ClearType Tuner to increase font readability on your monitor.
Take Advantage of Accessibility Tools
Learn about using the Accessibility Wizard; adjusting accessibility, display, mouse, keyboard, Internet, sounds and audio, taskbar and menu, user accounts, and speech options; and using the Utility Manager, On-Screen Keyboard, Narrator, and Magnifier.
Expand Your Workspace with Multiple Monitors and Dualview
Find out how to maximize your resources with Multiple Monitors and Dualview.
Share a Computer with Fast User Switching
Fast User Switching lets two or more users share a computer and easily switch in and out of individual accounts without closing applications.
Restore Windows Classic View When You Want It
The new task-based design of Windows XP makes it easier to use a computer regardless of your experience. But if you prefer some things in the classic design you can use the Windows Classic View.
Stay in Touch with Windows Messenger 4.5
Learn how to use the latest version of Windows Messenger for instant messaging, online voice communications, video conferencing, sending files and photos, and application and whiteboard sharing, plus find out how to control what others see of your online status.
Enable Remote Desktop
Here's what you need to know to use Remote Desktop, including how to enable your computer as the host, install client software, and start a Remote Desktop session.
Use Offline Files When You're off the Network
Find out how to use Offline Files in Windows XP Professional to help you be more productive.
Make Web Pages Available for Offline Viewing
Learn how Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP can make a Web page available offline so you can view it when your computer is not connected to the Internet.
Transfer Internet Data Securely with Virtual Private Networks
Here's how to make your Internet communications secure and extend your private network with a virtual private network (VPN) connection.
Get Started with Windows Movie Maker
Find out how to get started with Windows Movie Maker, how to transfer film from your camera to your computer, and how to edit movies.
Enjoy a World of Music
Get acquainted with Windows Media Player and learn how to copy tracks from a CD onto your computer, find music on the Internet, create playlists, burn your own CDs, use portable devices, tune in Internet radio, and change the appearance of Windows Media Player.
Organize and Work with Your Photos
Start working with photos and find out how to e-mail photos, print photos, order prints online, publish photos to the Web, use photos for your desktop background, organize your photos, and store photos on CD.
Planning a Home or Small Office Network
These steps help you define your home networking goals and identify what you need.
Create a Home or Small Office Network
Get an understanding of small network technologies and find out how to determine your small network layout, put it together, and protect it.
Configure Broadband Connections Using PPPoE
Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) is a protocol used by some ISPs who provide broadband connections. Here's how to make sure it works with Windows XP.
Use Automatic Configuration for Multiple Networks
Find out how to use automatic configuration to make it easy to move your mobile computer from your home network to the local area network in your office, without the need to manually reconfigure TCP/IP settings.
Secure Your Small Network with Internet Connection Firewall
Learn how to enable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP to restrict what information is communicated between the Internet and your home or small office network.
Set Up and Use Internet Connection Sharing
Find out how you can connect one computer to the Internet, then share the Internet service with several computers on your home or small office network.
Connect Computers and Devices with Infrared Data Transfer
Read about how you can connect your computer to other nearby computers and devices without wires, using infrared light to transfer data, the same way your TV remote control sends signals.
Keep Your Computer Current with Windows Update
Learn how to use Windows Update, a Web site where you find the most recent updates for your operating system, software programs, and hardware.
Restrict Who Can Use Files with Access Control
Find out how to use the access control features that allow you to restrict access to a specific user, a computer, or a group of users.
Use Backup to Protect Data
Here's how to protect your data from accidental loss if your system hardware or storage media fails.
Copy Files and Folders to CDs
Learn how to use a CD-recordable (CD–R) or CD–rewriteable (CD-RW) drive to copy data to a CD as easily as you can to a floppy disk.
Encrypt Your Data to Keep It Safe
Find out how to take advantage of the advanced Encrypting File System (EFS) security feature in Windows XP.
Conserve Batteries with Hibernate and Standby
Here's how to use the Hibernate and Standby functions in Windows XP Professional to make the batteries in your laptop computer last longer.
Use Security and Privacy Features in Internet Explorer 6
Find out how Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP helps protect your privacy on the Web by giving you more control over cookies and more information on a Web site’s privacy policy.
Step-by-Step Guide to Securing Windows XP Professional in Small and Medium Businesses
Learn how to implement the security measures recommended in the Windows XP Security Guide in a small or medium business environment without an Active Directory deployment.
Using the Help and Support Center in Windows XP
Learn how to use the new Windows XP Help and Support Center that consolidates Online Help, support, tools, how-to articles, and other resources in one convenient spot.
Roll Back a Device Driver
If a new driver does not work properly, Windows XP lets you restore the previous driver. Here's how.
Use System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur
Find out how to use System Restore to remove any system changes that were made since the last time you remember your computer working correctly.
Take Advantage of Program Compatibility Mode
Learn how Windows XP lets you run older games and other programs that were written specifically for an earlier version of Windows.
Get Help Anywhere with Remote Assistance
With Remote Assistance in Windows XP, you can get the help you need when you run into problems with your computer, even if the person helping you is on the other side of town. Find out how to start sessions with instant messaging, e-mail, or by sending files.
Back To The Top
Bud's CDs FREE MP3s Alphabetical Index Of Everything In This Site