Table of Contents

•	Table of Contents
•	Index
•	Reviews
•	Reader Reviews
•	Errata
•	Academic
•	Going Wireless with Windows XP

Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd Edition
By David A. Karp
Publisher	: O'Reilly
Pub Date	: November 2004
ISBN	: 0-596-00876-7
Pages	: 664

		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.  TCP/IP Ports
		Appendix D.  Class IDs (CLSIDs) of System Objects
		Colophon
		Index