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Has disaster struck? If you’re reading this, something very bad may have already happened to your PC. Or maybe you’re wisely looking ahead to any of several what-if scenarios. Either way, PC Disaster and Recovery is the book you need to recover from today’s disaster and not lose sleep over the ones that lie around the corner. No matter how dire the situation, expert, step-by-step instructions will keep you cool and focused and get you back on your feet. Coverage includes:

• Understanding how hardware, OS, and applications work together
• Limiting your risks
• Assembling a PC recovery resource kit
• Drafting a disaster recovery plan
• Detecting, analyzing, and diagnosing problems
• Restarting a problem PC
• Fixing problems with upgrades
• Stabilizing your operating system
• Understanding and troubleshooting hardware failures
• Avoiding power and overheating problems
• Diagnosing, monitoring, and troubleshooting performance problems
• Recovering lost and damaged files and applications
• Recovering from small-network disasters
• Finding help online
• Knowing when and how to start from scratch
• Resurrecting a dead hard drive
• Knowing when to call professionals
• Learn to Assess and Minimize Your Computing Risks
• Recover Lost Data and Repair Damaged Applications
• Diagnose Problems Systematically—The Right Way, the First Time
• Know When and Where to Turn for Outside Help

About the Author

Kate J. Chase is an online technical manager who has led professional support communities on America Online, The Microsoft Network, and ZDnet. Her writing has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines (both computing- and non-computing-related), and she has authored, co-authored, and contributed to several other computer books, including Instant E-Commerce, also from Sybex.