Dan Gookin has written more than 30 bestselling computer books, including PCs For Dummies, Buying a Comptuter For Dummies, Illustrated Computer Dictionary For Dummies, and Word 2000 For Windows For Dummies.

• Introduction. PART I: The Absolute Basics. Chapter 1: Getting On with It. Chapter 2: The PC Hokey-Pokey (Or That's What It's AllAbout). Chapter 3: Life at the DOS Prompt. Chapter 4: Easier DOS: The DOS Shell. Chapter 5: The Way Windows Was. Chapter 6: DOS in Windows 95/98. PART II: The Non-Nerd's Guide to PC Hardware. Chapter 7: Your Basic Hardware: What It Is and Why. Chapter 8: RAM (Or Memory, the Way We Were). Chapter 9: The Video Display (That's the Computer Screen). Chapter 10: Keyboard and Mouse (Or Where Is the "Any" Key?). Chapter 11: The Printer (Making the Right Impression). Chapter 12: More on Modems. Chapter 13: All You (Don't) Want to Know about Disks. PART III: The Non-Nerd's Guide to PC Software. Chapter 14: Basic Software Setup. Chapter 15: Software Mystery Grab Bag. Chapter 16: Playing with the Editor. Chapter 17: The Hard Drive: Where You Store Stuff. Chapter 18: File Fitness (Stuff You Do with Files). Chapter 19: Files -- Lost and Found. PART IV: Yikes! (Or Help Me Out of This One!). Chapter 20: When It's Time to Toss In the Towel (And Call a DOSGuru). Chapter 21: After You Panic, Do This. Chapter 22: Diagnosing, Disinfecting, and Getting Help. Chapter 23: DOS Error Messages (What They Mean, What to Do). PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 24: Ten Things You Should Do All the Time. Chapter 25: Ten Common Beginner Mistakes. Chapter 26: Ten Things You Should Never Do. Chapter 27: Ten Favorite DOS Commands. DOS Command Reference. Glossary. Index. Book Registration Information.

“…excellent and fun to read…” (Mourne Observer & County Down News, 23 July 2003)

Dan Gookin has written more than 30 bestselling computer books, including PCs For Dummies, Buying a Comptuter For Dummies, Illustrated Computer Dictionary For Dummies, and Word 2000 For Windows For Dummies.

• Introduction. PART I: The Absolute Basics. Chapter 1: Getting On with It. Chapter 2: The PC Hokey-Pokey (Or That's What It's AllAbout). Chapter 3: Life at the DOS Prompt. Chapter 4: Easier DOS: The DOS Shell. Chapter 5: The Way Windows Was. Chapter 6: DOS in Windows 95/98. PART II: The Non-Nerd's Guide to PC Hardware. Chapter 7: Your Basic Hardware: What It Is and Why. Chapter 8: RAM (Or Memory, the Way We Were). Chapter 9: The Video Display (That's the Computer Screen). Chapter 10: Keyboard and Mouse (Or Where Is the "Any" Key?). Chapter 11: The Printer (Making the Right Impression). Chapter 12: More on Modems. Chapter 13: All You (Don't) Want to Know about Disks. PART III: The Non-Nerd's Guide to PC Software. Chapter 14: Basic Software Setup. Chapter 15: Software Mystery Grab Bag. Chapter 16: Playing with the Editor. Chapter 17: The Hard Drive: Where You Store Stuff. Chapter 18: File Fitness (Stuff You Do with Files). Chapter 19: Files -- Lost and Found. PART IV: Yikes! (Or Help Me Out of This One!). Chapter 20: When It's Time to Toss In the Towel (And Call a DOSGuru). Chapter 21: After You Panic, Do This. Chapter 22: Diagnosing, Disinfecting, and Getting Help. Chapter 23: DOS Error Messages (What They Mean, What to Do). PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 24: Ten Things You Should Do All the Time. Chapter 25: Ten Common Beginner Mistakes. Chapter 26: Ten Things You Should Never Do. Chapter 27: Ten Favorite DOS Commands. DOS Command Reference. Glossary. Index. Book Registration Information.

“…excellent and fun to read…” (Mourne Observer & County Down News, 23 July 2003)

Dan Gookin has written more than 30 bestselling computer books, including PCs For Dummies, Buying a Comptuter For Dummies, Illustrated Computer Dictionary For Dummies, and Word 2000 For Windows For Dummies.

• Introduction. PART I: The Absolute Basics. Chapter 1: Getting On with It. Chapter 2: The PC Hokey-Pokey (Or That's What It's AllAbout). Chapter 3: Life at the DOS Prompt. Chapter 4: Easier DOS: The DOS Shell. Chapter 5: The Way Windows Was. Chapter 6: DOS in Windows 95/98. PART II: The Non-Nerd's Guide to PC Hardware. Chapter 7: Your Basic Hardware: What It Is and Why. Chapter 8: RAM (Or Memory, the Way We Were). Chapter 9: The Video Display (That's the Computer Screen). Chapter 10: Keyboard and Mouse (Or Where Is the "Any" Key?). Chapter 11: The Printer (Making the Right Impression). Chapter 12: More on Modems. Chapter 13: All You (Don't) Want to Know about Disks. PART III: The Non-Nerd's Guide to PC Software. Chapter 14: Basic Software Setup. Chapter 15: Software Mystery Grab Bag. Chapter 16: Playing with the Editor. Chapter 17: The Hard Drive: Where You Store Stuff. Chapter 18: File Fitness (Stuff You Do with Files). Chapter 19: Files -- Lost and Found. PART IV: Yikes! (Or Help Me Out of This One!). Chapter 20: When It's Time to Toss In the Towel (And Call a DOSGuru). Chapter 21: After You Panic, Do This. Chapter 22: Diagnosing, Disinfecting, and Getting Help. Chapter 23: DOS Error Messages (What They Mean, What to Do). PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 24: Ten Things You Should Do All the Time. Chapter 25: Ten Common Beginner Mistakes. Chapter 26: Ten Things You Should Never Do. Chapter 27: Ten Favorite DOS Commands. DOS Command Reference. Glossary. Index. Book Registration Information.

“…excellent and fun to read…” (Mourne Observer & County Down News, 23 July 2003)