Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) bus, 23, 23
accessing shares, 235
Accessories menu, 166
activating Windows XP, 208
Add Counters window, 254
Add New Hardware Wizard, 137
Add Printer Wizard, 66, 66, 69
Add/Remove Programs utility, 179
addresses
DNS and IP, 225
I/O, 21, 103
memory, 21
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA), 47
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) bus, 23, 23
Alt+Tab keys, 166
AMIBIOS, 109
antistatic wrist straps, 3, 7
applications
installing, 178–179
launching, 180–182
ASR (Automated System Recovery) disks, 188–190
asterisks (*) in file searches, 176–177
AT computers, 5
motherboards in, 12, 13
power supplies in, 97–98
ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment), 47
ATAPI interface, 100
ATX computers, 5
motherboards in, 12, 13
power supplies in, 97–98
Auto Arrange option, 171
AUTOEXEC.BAT file
for DOS memory, 26
for mouse, 129–130
MSCONFIG for, 266
Automated System Recovery (ASR) disks, 188–190
Autorun, 179
Available Physical Memory category, 33
AWARD BIOS, 109