"GO" <aa***@remove.this.chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to find a very basic introductory book for Windows 2000 Pro for
> an extremely computer illiterate person (my father :).  Win2k books are
> becoming quite rare in books stores and I have found it difficult to
narrow
> down any searches on rudimentary books at the online retailers.  Two that
I
> already have in mind are "Windows 2000 Professional for Dummies" and
"Teach
> Yourself Windows 2000 in 24 Hours".  I'm not sure if either would be ideal
> as I think the Dummies' style of humor would turn him away and the "Teach
> Yourself" books tend to be a little more beyond just the basics.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions are most welcome.
>
>
> TIA,
>
>
> Greg

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.***@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "GO" <aa***@remove.this.chebucto.ns.ca> wrote in message
> news:us1CddWOFHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to find a very basic introductory book for Windows 2000 Pro
for
> > an extremely computer illiterate person (my father :).  Win2k books are
> > becoming quite rare in books stores and I have found it difficult to
> narrow
> > down any searches on rudimentary books at the online retailers.  Two
that
> I
> > already have in mind are "Windows 2000 Professional for Dummies" and
> "Teach
> > Yourself Windows 2000 in 24 Hours".  I'm not sure if either would be
ideal
> > as I think the Dummies' style of humor would turn him away and the
"Teach
> > Yourself" books tend to be a little more beyond just the basics.
> >
> > Any thoughts or suggestions are most welcome.
> >
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> >
> > Greg
>
> I'm not sure if a book would help your father. It depends on his
> age, his willingness to explore totally unknown concepts and his
> ability to follow other people's trains of thought. Older people
> often have quite specific requirements when wishing to use a PC,
> and these requirements are only a tiny subset of what a PC can
> to. Text books, unfortunately, have to cover the whole ground.
> He might get overwhelmed by the wealth of information.
>
> If you can afford the time then personal tuition might be the
> answer, backed up by remote assistance to answer the countless
> questions that pop up in the early stages. I speak with experience:
> My mother was 84 when she started computing, and she got
> there with my brother's patient assistance. These days I support
> her much of the time by remotely controlling her PC when
> required. She lives in Europe, I live in Australia. Distance is
> irrelevant. I might add that she loves it - it's the window to her
> shrunken world!
>