This friendly, easy-to-use guide is now repackaged with a new cover to attract a brand-new mass-market audience-none of the content is changing from the previous edition. Using clear, jargon-free explanations, and humorous illustrations by John Grimes, The Little PC Book, Windows XP Edition explains the rudiments of working with and setting up a PC with Windows XP, Microsoft's popular operating system. Readers can find answers to some of these common questions: What kind of hardware is best for me? How can I protect my computer from viruses? Where can I get free software? How and why should I back up my files? How do I find what I want online? And how do I use Windows XP? This book covers the basics of PC hardware and software, upgrading to and using Windows XP, using your PC with the Internet, and cool things you can do with your PC, including listening to MP3s, working with digital video and digital cameras, and more.