Mark L. Chambers
ISBN: 0-471-77082-5
Paper
768 pages
February 2006

The best-selling PCs All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies shows novice and intermediate PC users how to use a PC and work with it on the various popular PC applications, such as Windows XP, Microsoft Works, and Office 2003. It also shows readers how to work with PC hardware, use the PC on the Internet, set up a home network (wired and wireless), and upgrade and repair their PCs.

This new 3rd Edition has at least 30% new content with 24 additional pages. New material includes the following:

• Entire minibook on Office is being updated for Microsoft Office Version 2003
• Coverage of Windows XP is being updated for the system-wide Service Pack (SP2) security changes
• Coverage of Windows XP Media Player is being updated for Version 10
• A brand new chapter on securing your wired and wireless home networks is being added
• Latest leading-edge hardware releases, software specs, and PC standards, including expanded coverage of USB 2.0, Serial ATA, FireWire 800, 802.1n
• Wireless networking, and Bluetooth hardware
• Entire minibook on Microsoft Works is being updated for Works Version 8,
• Digital media chapters are being updated to reflect the popular ShowBiz DVD Version 2 (a tool for creating movies) and MyDVD Studio Version 6 (a tool used to burn movies onto DVDs).

PCs All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, 3rd Edition, consists of the following eight comprehensive minibooks, which give readers a vast array of PC knowledge:

• Book I: PC Hardware
• Book II: Windows XP
• Book III: The Internet
• Book IV: Microsoft Works
• BookV: Office 2003 Book
• VI: Fun with Movies, Music, and Photos Book
• VII: Upgrading and Supercharging, and Book
• VIII: Home Networking.