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Neowin Essential staff & member submitted guides Forum is essential reading if you need to find out how to improve your relationship with your computer [I use a big hammer... -Ed]. The member/staff submitted articles and guides cover most areas and have been deemed both accurate and helpful for our community, there are a wide range of topics covering Hardware, Windows OS', OSX and Applications.

This and future roundup's of the guides forum follow the same format as Reviews by Members for Members roundup - the best and most helpful guides get published on the front-page. Anyone is welcome to write a review, along as you are a registered on the forum. There are many ways to find help here at Neowin, Read More for links to the best and most helpful places.

First up is Installing OS X (10.2/10.3) on a PC by Emon. This excellent step-by-step makes installing OSX on regular Windows hardware, rather than the iMac. OSX has “The world’s most elegant user interface” as Apple proclaims, now you could dual boot with XP to judge for yourself.

Next we go back to WindowsXP with [deXter]’s guide - Automatic Installation of windows updates, the batch file method . If you regularly download the latest windows updates and security patches manually and don’t fancy or need AutopatcherXP, or just prefer to do it yourself you can save time, customize, automate and install them all at once by creating a simple batch file.

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Last but not least, we cover the daddy of them all - All about Windows XP CDs and install keys by Xirus1701 - Everyone asks about Windows XP CDs, versions, install keys, which are legal and which should be avoided along with licensing questions (e.g. Can You make copies of XP CDs). Inside we dispel the myths and give you the facts.

Well that’s it for this, the first week. I welcome any comments or recommendations for the weekly Guide roundup:-

• Did you like this editorial style?
• Or maybe you prefer the more formal Member Reviews style?
• Do you have your own guide you would like share with Neowin?
• If you want to get involved, help other members from the entire Neowin community.
• Maybe even your name and guide posted on the front page?

It couldn’t be easier! All you need to do is write your own essential guide and post it in the essential guide’s forum

And to keep you going between now & next weeks roundup…introducing the *drum role* Question of The Week *drum role

Answers on an e-post card if you know which classic US TV action series Neobond’s forum description is referring too. Also don’t forget to include which persona you think would suit him best and why.

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Figured it out? ;) Just time to leave you with some handy links to some of the best places on Neowin to find help & find answers

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