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Page Fault In Nonpaged Area (BSoD error)
Page Table Entries (PTEs)
paging file [See swapfile]
Paint Shop Pro 2nd
     changing Windows startup logo
Panda Anti-Virus Titanium & Platinum
Parallel Port (BIOS setting)
Parallel Port Mode (BIOS setting)
parallel ports, configuring
parameters
     Chkdsk utility
     subroutines (VBScript)
parental control of web sites
PartitionMagic 2nd
     web site
partitions
     creating and deleting
     creating when installing Windows XP
     Disk Management utility
     extended
     installing Windows XP, backups and
     logical drives
     primary
     resizing
         disk fragmentation and
     volumes, mounting
PassMark Sleeper utility
passphrase
passwords
     automatically logging on 2nd
         limiting
         preventing bypassing
     change
     changing 2nd
     expiration
     managing network
     .NET
     preventing forgotten
     preventing forgotten passwords
     require for exiting screensaver
     require for resuming from standby mode
     saving in web pages
     security policies
     setting expiration
     show ÒChange PasswordÓ in Ctrl-Alt-Del window
     user accounts, automatic expiration
patches
    Registry [See Registry, patches]
     Windows Update
paths
     Registry
     show full path in folder windows
     system
PC Flank
pcAnywhere 2nd
PCI
     slots
     video cards
PCI 2.1 Compliance (BIOS setting)
PCI IDE BusMaster (BIOS setting)
PCI IRQ Assignment (BIOS setting)
PCI Latency Timer (BIOS setting)
PCI Pipelining (BIOS setting)
PCL language
PDAs, adding WiFi support
peer-to-peer (P2P)
     creating workgroups
     file sharing 2nd
Perform Additional Tasks (install option)
performance
     animations, disabling
     application timeout, reducing
     BIOS, list of settings
     CD/DVD drives, AutoPlay and 2nd
     compared to previous Windows versions
     games
    hard disks
         defragmenting
         eliminating random activity
         slack space
     increasing typing
     memory requirements
     menus, optimizing
     networks, testing throughput
    NTFS filesystem
         converting to
         optimizing
     overview
     Remote Desktop, connection speeds
     SCSI chain length
     shared resources
    shutdown
         automatic
         optimizing
     speeding up system startup
     startup shortcuts, removing for performance optimization
     swapfile, deleting
     transferring Windows to hard disk
     virtual memory
         eliminating
peripherals [See drivers hardware]
Perl add-on module
Perl, WSH support for
Permissions window, adding users
permissions, user accounts
     inheritance
     setting
Personalized Menus option (Start Menu), disabling
personalized menus, Favorites
Photoshop 2nd 3rd
     Color Table command
Photoshop, changing Windows startup logo
Picture and Fax Viewer, disabling
Pictures
pictures
     user's, selecting
     Welcome screen, customizing
PID (Process Identifier)
Ping utility
Places Bar
     customizing 2nd
     features
Plug and Play (PnP)
     characteristics of
     detection, preventing
     troubleshooting
PME Resume (BIOS setting)
PnP OS Installed (BIOS setting)
Point-to-Point Tunneling protocol
pointer
pointing devices
     fine-tuning/upgrading
polling for AutoPlay-enabled CD/DVD drives 2nd
pop-up help windows
POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3)
port scanners, external
ports
     commonly exploited by worms
     TCP/IP
Power Button Mode (BIOS setting)
Power Lost Control (BIOS setting)
power management
     shutdown issues
Power Management (BIOS setting)
Power On Function (BIOS setting)
Power Rename utility
power supplies
     troubleshooting
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)
     connections
         versus static IP addresses
preferences
     Explorer, saving
     Search tool
Prefetch, launching applications
preventive maintenance
     hardware
Primary Display (BIOS setting)
Primary IDE Master (BIOS setting)
Primary IDE Slave (BIOS setting)
primary partitions
Print Server settings
printers
     adding WiFi support
     advanced settings
     cancel printing of all documents
     cancel printing of one document
     change settings for a single application
     change settings for all applications
     connect to a printer on your network
     install
     pause printing
     print background colors and images when printing web pages
     set default printer
    sharing
         configuring for
         over networks
         with other computers on network
     show as menu in Start Menu (Classic Start Menu only)
     show in Start Menu (XP Start Menu only)
     uninstall
     view status
printers (CLSID)
printing
     directory listings
     PCL language
prioritizing network connections
Process Identifier (PID)
processlibrary.com
processor
     priorities
     show details
Processor Serial Number (BIOS setting)
Processor Speed (BIOS setting)
Processor Type (BIOS setting)
Product Activation
Profile Assistant, enable/disable
profiles (hardware configurations), troubleshooting multiple
Program Files folder
properties
     Folder Options
     network connections
     Recycle Bin
Properties sheets, viewing
protocols
     Point To Point Tunneling
     PPPoE
     seeing which ones are installed
    TCP/IP [See TCP/IP]
     Wake-on-LAN
proxy settings
PS/2 Mouse Support (BIOS setting)
PXE Resume (BIOS setting)