Product Description
This "Do It Yourself" guide features friendly, step-by-step instruction plus tips and tricks to help the new user get up and running quickly with Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). It introduces the many cool new features for the home user, such as the Pictures Acquisitions Wizard, utilities for networking multiple PCs and peripherals, and direct voice play, which lets game players talk to one another over the Internet. The author's close relationship with the Windows Me software team makes this book the definitive introduction and how-to for users wanting the richest Internet and entertainment experience possible from their home PCs.
Amazon.com Review
There's one thing that you can count on whenever Microsoft releases a major upgrade to its Windows operating system: a slew of books that tell you how to get the best from the new OS. The release of Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (better known by the more personable Microsoft Windows Me) has been no exception--about two dozen reference books already have been published, and several more are on the way. But the competition will be hard-pressed to beat Do It Yourself Microsoft Windows Me for the ease with which it guides you through the key features of Microsoft's latest OS for the home PC.
Given that Windows Me is essentially Windows 98 with more multimedia support, Hartsfvang could have spent less time on the ins and outs of using the OS and more on how to exploit the new features. Not that the basics of Windows should be ignored--new users will find the information valuable--but, assuming that most computer users are familiar with Windows conventions, it would've been wise to delve more into what's new. With that in mind, Hartsfvang does a nifty job of detailing the multimedia features of Windows Me, including step-by-step guides to completing such tasks as merging digital pictures, editing movies, and creating digital-music playlists. Hartsfvang also delves into setting up a home network without making it seem like the troublesome task that it often can be. This must be attributed to the author's conversational tone, which is appropriately light without being overly cute. Although you'll have an ample selection of Windows Me reference books from which to choose, it's hard to imagine any book getting you up and running faster than Do It Yourself Microsoft Windows Me. --John Frederick Moore
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