Microsoft Windows XP Networking and Security Inside Out is officially released. It covers all the changes in SP2 and has very thorough treatment of viruses, spyware, and firewalls.
I haven’t seen a copy yet, so if you get one first, let me know what you think!
Ed Bott 
Ed, congratulations.
The blurb at Amazon suggests that it is directed primarily to computers on a network. How useful would this book be to someone in my situation? My home computer is not on a network. I have SP2 with the latest updates. I use the Windows firewall and the Trend Micro antivirus program. I have a broadband connection. I have never had any known security or privacy problems of any kind in years. But I am always curious about how XP and IE works, including security and privacy issues. TIA.
Ken, if you have an Internet connection, you’re on the world’s largest network!
Although this book has several chapters that are specifically focused on small business networks, most of it is perfectly relevant to someone in your circumstances.
Excellent. Thanks.
Hi Ed,
still time for XP books? Some months ago I released a small book on XP SP2, in italian
http://www.bol.it/libri/scheda/ea978882033521.html
I thought I was late in writing on such an argument, but now I see it’s never too late, there’s always the need for a good book to help 😉
Giorgio, Windows XP is a stable released product that has been on the market a long time and will still be on many users computers after Vista is released which is still in development and release date still uncertain.
I agree Andre. So many Win 2000 still on the edge 😉
Congratulations, Giorgio. And I agree with Andre that Windows XP will still be with us for quite a while.
In fact, if you follow the link to Amazon.com and look closely at my new book that just came out, you’ll see that it cover Windows 2000 as well as Windows XP!
Hey Ed, I don’t see a hardback version on Amazon. Do you know if one will be released, or will I have to switch to paperback?
No hardback version. The Deluxe edition of Windows XP Inside Out is in hardback primarily because of its size; the standard edition is a few hundred pages less and is in paperback.
Technical book publishers generally don’t like hardback versions because of their extra cost.
Ah, I didn’t realize XP was paperback as well. Ah well, too bad I suppose.
Now I’ll have to go buy a book end so all these paperback books on my shelf will stand up!