Fixing Windows XP Annoyances - page 1
- Cover
- 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
