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Fixing Windows XP Annoyances

ISBN: 0596100531
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 97

Authors: David A. Karp

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• Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd Edition
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• What IS an Annoyance?
• How This Book Came to Be
• Organization of This Book
• Getting the Most Out of This Book
• Software Depository
• Using Code Examples
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Request for Comments
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Getting Started with Windows XP
• Section 1.1. A Brief History of Time, Re: MS Windows
• Section 1.2. Windows Editions and Service Packs
• Section 1.3. What You Get with Windows XP
• Section 1.4. Installing Windows XP
• Section 1.5. Migrating to Windows XP
• Chapter 2. Basic Explorer Coping Skills
• Section 2.1. Working with Explorer
• Section 2.2. Handling Files and Folders
• Section 2.3. Customizing the Interface
• Chapter 3. The Registry
• Section 3.1. The Registry Editor
• Section 3.2. The Structure of the Registry
• Section 3.3. Registry Procedures
• Chapter 4. Tinkering Techniques
• Section 4.1. Customizing Your Desktop
• Section 4.2. Covering Your Tracks
• Section 4.3. File Types: The Link Between Documents and Applications
• Section 4.4. Cool Things You Can Do with Drives and Folders
• Chapter 5. Maximizing Performance
• Section 5.1. Trimming the Fat
• Section 5.2. Hard Disk
• Section 5.3. System Hardware
• Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
• Section 6.1. General Troubleshooting Techniques
• Section 6.2. Specific Software Issues
• Section 6.3. Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting
• Section 6.4. Fixing Device-Specific Problems
• Section 6.5. Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery
• Chapter 7. Networking andGoing Wireless
• Section 7.1. Getting Started with Networking
• Section 7.2. Build a Workgroup (Local Area Network)
• Section 7.3. Connect to the Internet
• Section 7.4. Stuff You Can Do with a Network
• Section 7.5. Go Wireless
• Section 7.6. Securing Your System on a Network
• Chapter 8. User Accounts and Administration
• Section 8.1. Managing Users
• Section 8.2. Permissions and Security
• Section 8.3. Logon Options
• Section 8.4. Sharing Files and Printers
• Chapter 9. Scripting and Automation
• Section 9.1. Building a Script with VBScript
• Section 9.2. Object References
• Section 9.3. Development Tips
• Section 9.4. Wacky Script Ideas
• Chapter 10. The Command Prompt
• Section 10.1. DOS Commands
• Section 10.2. Batch Files: The Other Way to Do It
• Section 10.3. Command Prompt Integration
• Appendix A. Setting Locator
• Section A.1. Alphabetical Listing of All Windows XP Settings
• Appendix B. BIOS Settings
• Appendix C. TCPIP Ports
• Appendix D. Class IDs (CLSIDs) of System Objects
• Colophon
• Index
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