Re: best way to learn about specific issues or windows generally

tryintowork wrote:

> I have questions about where to go for information, and how to go
> about it, before posting:
>
> 1) Does the knowlege base article numbering system mean anything?
> E.g., if a search returns 20 articles, should I read the highest
> number or the highest number in a series first?

The first items returned in a search will be the ones that the search
program thinks have the highest probability of being what you want.
>
> 2) Is there a glossary or some why of first trying to learn terms of
> art. In this case, I was looking into a "clean isntall" which I
> believe means start over trying to getr the software you already own
> back on the computer. I wated time researching "reinstall" and
> "uninstall."

Google Is Your Friend - Your Best Friend.

Seriously, the way most pros research a question is to immediately jump
over to Google, plug in a search term, and go. For instance, if you use
the search term "clean install", you will get over 7 million hits. The
first few are the best ones.

>
> 3) Is there an organized table of contents for KB articles or other
> support documents such that I can scan to learn what I don't even know
> to look for?

Use Google.

>
> 4) In additiona or as an alternative to 3, does anuone have a
> personal favorite for a book that would be useful to a generic home
> user?

Use Google. ;-) Seriously, for books you should just go over to your
local Big Bookstore (like Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.) and look over
the "For Dummies" series (bad title, good books) and just page through
some books that look like they might be helpful to you. You can usually
find what you want online, but some people prefer a book.

Malke
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