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Fixing Windows XP Annoyances

ISBN: 0596100531
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2005
Pages: 78

Authors: David A. Karp

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• Cover
• Copyright
• Preface
• How This Book Came to Be
• Organization of This Book
• Getting the Most Out of This Book
• Software Depository
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Request for Comments
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Making the Most of Windows XP
• 1.1 What IS an Annoyance?
• 1.2 A Brief History of Time, Re: MS Windows
• 1.3 Transition to Windows XP
• Chapter 2. Basic Explorer Coping Skills
• 2.1 Working with Explorer
• 2.2 Handling Files and Folders
• 2.3 Regaining Control of the Desktop
• Chapter 3. The Registry
• 3.1 Getting to Know the Registry Editor
• 3.2 Registry Tips and Solutions
• Chapter 4. Tinkering Techniques
• 4.1 Customizing Your Desktop
• 4.2 Covering Your Tracks
• 4.3 File Types: The Link Between Documents and Applications
• 4.4 Cool Things You Can Do with Drives and Folders
• Chapter 5. Maximizing Performance
• 5.1 Eliminating Software Bottlenecks
• 5.2 Squeezing Performance Out of Your Hard Disk
• 5.3 Fine-Tuning and Upgrading Hardware Components
• Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
• 6.1 General Troubleshooting Techniques
• 6.2 Specific Software Issues
• 6.3 Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting
• 6.4 Fixing Device-Specific Problems
• 6.5 Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery
• Chapter 7. Networking and Internetworking
• 7.1 Getting Started with Networking
• 7.2 Step-by-Step Procedures
• 7.3 Securing Your System on a Network
• Chapter 8. User Accounts and Administration
• 8.1 Managing Users
• 8.2 Sharing Files and Printers
• Chapter 9. Scripting and Automation
• 9.1 Building a Script with VBScript
• 9.2 Running Applications from Scripts
• 9.3 Accessing the Registry from Scripts
• 9.4 Manipulating Files from Scripts
• 9.5 Creating Windows Shortcuts and Internet Shortcuts in Scripts
• 9.6 Networking with Scripts
• 9.7 Manipulating Internet Explorer from Scripts
• 9.8 Using Command-Line Parameters in Scripts
• 9.9 Managing Services with Scripts
• 9.10 Writing CGI Scripts for a Web Server
• 9.11 Making a Startup Script
• 9.12 Deciphering Script Errors
• 9.13 Finding a Better Editor
• 9.14 Further Study
• 9.15 Automating Scripts with Scheduled Tasks
• 9.16 Wacky Script Ideas
• Chapter 10. Installing Windows XP
• 10.1 Installing the Operating System
• 10.2 Migrating to Windows XP
• 10.3 Making Room for Windows
• 10.4 Advanced Topics
• Appendix A. Setting Locator
• A.1 Alphabetical Listing of All Windows XP Settings: A-M
• A.2 Alphabetical Listing of All Windows XP Settings: N-W
• Appendix B. BIOS Settings
• Appendix C. Command Prompt Crash Course
• C.1 DOS Commands
• C.2 Batch FilesThe Other Way to Do It
• C.3 Turn the Address Bar into a Command Prompt
• Appendix D. TCPIP Ports
• Appendix E. Error Messages (Blue Screen of Death)
• E.1 Alphabetical List of BSoD Errors