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Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks
Tips, Secrets and Solutions
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- Table of Contents
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Preface
- + Getting Started with Windows XP
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Basic Explorer Coping Skills
- + Working with Explorer
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Handling Files and Folders
- Take Charge of Drag-Drop
- + Copy or Move to a Specified Path
- Make a Duplicate of a File or Folder
- + More Ways to Rename Files
- Make It Easier to Delete Files
- + How to Delete or Replace In-Use Files
- + Fix the Search Tool
- A Crash Course on File Organization
- Working with ZIP Files
- + Clean up Windows Shortcuts
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Customizing the Interface
- + The Registry
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Tinkering Techniques
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Customizing Your Desktop
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Covering Your Tracks
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File Types: The Link Between Documents and Applications
- + Customize Context Menus
- Understanding File Types
- Protect Your File Types
- Customize Context Menus for Drives, Folders, and Desktop Icons
- Print Out a Folder Listing
- + Turn File Icons into Thumbnail Previews
- + Disable the Automatic Display of Thumbnails in Certain Folders
- Turn off the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
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Cool Things You Can Do with Drives and Folders
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Customizing Your Desktop
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Maximizing Performance
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Troubleshooting
- + General Troubleshooting Techniques
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Specific Software Issues
- Patching Windows with Windows Update
- What to Do when Windows Won’t Start
- + Error Messages During Startup
- Programs Run by Windows when It Starts
- + Viruses, Malware, and Spyware
- + Check Your Drive for Errors with Chkdsk
- + Error Messages and Crashing Applications
- + Closing Hung Applications
- Programs Commonly Running in the Background
- + What to Do when Windows Won’t Shut Down
- + Blue Screen of Death
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Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting
- Looking for a Driver
- + Updating and Verifying Drivers
- Handling Misbehaving Drivers
- Interpreting Device Manager Errors
- Working with Restore Points
- Understanding Version Control
- Firmware: Software for Your Hardware
- + Resolving Hardware Conflicts
- + The Trials and Tribulations of Plug and Play
- Show Hidden Devices in Device Manager
- Using Multiple Hardware Configurations
- Which Slots to Use for Internal Devices
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Fixing Device-Specific Problems
- Video Cards (Display Adapters)
- Monitors
- Motherboards
- Processors
- Memory
- + USB Controllers and Devices
- Hard Disks
- IDE Controllers
- SCSI Controllers
- CD and DVD Drives, Recordable and Otherwise
- Tape Drives
- Flash Cards and Other Removable Drives
- + Modems
- Network Interface Cards (NICs)
- Wireless NICs and Routers
- Sound Cards
- Printers
- Scanners and Cameras
- + Keyboards
- Mice and Other Pointing Devices
- Power Supplies
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Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery
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Networking and Going Wireless
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Getting Started with Networking
- + Build a Workgroup (Local Area Network)
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Connect to the Internet
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Stuff You Can Do with a Network
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Go Wireless
- + Securing Your System on a Network
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Getting Started with Networking
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User Accounts and Administration
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Scripting and Automation
- + Building a Script with VBScript
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Object References
- Running Applications from Scripts
- Accessing the Registry from Scripts
- Manipulating Files from Scripts
- Creating Windows Shortcuts and Internet Shortcuts in Scripts
- Networking with Scripts
- Manipulating Internet Explorer from Scripts
- Using Command-Line Parameters in Scripts
- Managing Services with Scripts
- Writing CGI Scripts for a Web Server
- + Development Tips
- + Wacky Script Ideas
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The Command Prompt
- + Setting Locator
- BIOS Settings
- TCP/IP Ports
- Class IDs (CLSIDs) of System Objects
- Index
In an ideal world, an operating system would do its job in the background, while you did yours in the foreground. In reality, though, operating systems often get in the way, fouling up the process at the most inopportune times. And Windows XP is no exception. O'Reilly's popular series for customizing and troubleshooting Windows once again comes to the rescue with Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks. Offering dozens of on-target tips, workarounds, and warnings, Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks allows users to improve their overall experience with the Windows XP operating system in every way possible. You'll learn how to use the Registry Editor; how to customize the interface beyond Microsoft's own intentions; and how to master Windows' built-in networking capabilities, including advanced technologies such as Internet Connection sharing, Remote Desktop sharing, and virtual private networking. And now, with this updated edition, you can also expect detailed coverage of the newly released Service Pack 2 (SP2) technology. SP2 is designed to make your work with the Windows XP operating system even easier and safer by providing superior protection against viruses, hackers, and worms. Among the core SP2 components covered in Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks are Windows Firewall, Pop-up Blocker for Internet Explorer, and the new Windows Security Center. David Karp, veteran author of several titles in the Windows Annoyances series, is behind the wheel of this comprehensive guide, as well. Karp points out numerous SP2-related quirks and unaccountable behaviors that are guaranteed to increase your level of perplexity and frustration. By recognizing these shortcomings, Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks arms you with the knowledge to overcome them. Karp leaves no stone unturned in providing the ultimate resource for the ever-expanding Windows XP market. As a result, you'll be able to seize complete control of the Windows XP operating system-- instead of the other way around.
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Computers > Operating Systems > Windows Workstation
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Publication year : 2007
License: All rights reserved ©
Times read: 261
