Spring Into Windows XP Service Pack 2
Spring Into Windows XP Service Pack 2
ISBN: 013167983X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 275
Pages: 275
Authors: Brian Culp
- spring into Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- spring into series
- From the Series Editor
- Preface
- Who Should Read This Book
- How This Book Is Organized
- What s Unusual About This Book
- Who Helped Me Write This Book
- About the Author
- About the Series Editor
- Chapter1.New Features in Service Pack 2
- What s a Service Pack?
- New Features of Service Pack 2
- How Does Outlook Express Now Combat Spam?
- Defense Against Spam
- New SP2 Security Tools
- Why SP2 Will Improve the Computing Experience
- Get Ready to Install SP2
- Install with Automatic Updates
- Install with Windows Update
- Other Installation Methods
- Post Installation Tasks
- Remove Service Pack 2
- The Security Center
- Wrap Up
- Chapter2.Windows Installation and Upgrade
- A Tale of Two Families
- XP Professional v. Home v. Tablet v. Media Center
- XP s New Features
- Install or Upgrade?
- Upgrade to Windows XP
- Files and Settings Transfer
- Finish XP Migration
- Activate Windows XP
- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
- Wrap Up
- Chapter3.Startup and Shutdown
- Set XP Startup Options
- Set Startup and Recovery Options
- Use the Power Button
- The Startup Folder
- Bypass the Startup Items
- Restrict Shutdown
- Fast User Switching
- The System Configuration Utility
- Clean Up the Desktop
- Wrap Up
- Chapter4.Disk and File System Management
- Add Hard Drive to Increase Storage
- Partition a Drive
- Format a Drive
- Manage the XP File Systems
- FAT16
- FAT32
- NTFS
- Considerations for Dual Booting
- Convert from One File System to Another
- Basic Storage
- Dynamic Storage
- Upgrade a Basic Disk
- Create a Volume on a Dynamic Disk
- Extend a Volume
- Run Disk Cleanup
- Defragment a Volume
- Govern AutoRun Behavior
- Wrap Up
- Chapter5.Customizing the Windows Interface
- Use Desktop Themes
- Change the Appearance
- Change the Desktop Background
- Choose a Screen Saver
- Use the My Pictures Slideshow
- Change Monitor Settings
- Improve Monitor Performance
- Change the Date and Time
- Change the Start Menu
- Create Desktop Icons from the Start Menu
- Use the Quick Launch Toolbar
- Pin a Program
- Start Menu and the Classic Theme
- Change the Start Menu with Group Policy
- Edit the Start Menu with a GPO
- Edit Start Menu Contents
- Use the Explorer Window to Edit the Start Menu
- Add Other Content to the Start Menu
- Wrap Up
- Chapter6.The Command Line and Other Advanced Techniques
- Get Started with the Command Prompt
- Command.com v. Cmd.exe
- Use the Command Prompt s Online Help
- Tips for Using Console Commands
- AutoComplete at the Command Prompt
- The Command Console and the Clipboard
- Open the Command Prompt for a Specific Target
- The Tree Command
- Disk Quotas
- Use Offline Files, Part I
- Use Offline Files, Part II
- Device Manager
- Driver Signing
- Wrap Up
- Chapter7.Clicking Less
- Windows Explorer Defined
- Change the Task Pane
- Work with Explorer Views
- Modify the Details View
- Understand the New Views
- Use the Same View for All Folders
- Add Album Art to Music Folders
- Open Explorer for Specific Targets
- Control the Explorer Bar s Contents
- Customize Explorer
- Navigate the Folder Structure
- Customize the Places Bar in the Open Dialog Box
- Customize the Send To Menu
- Use Ctrl and Shift Keyboard Shortcuts
- The Windows Key
- Recycle Bin Options
- Eliminate Confirmation of Delete Operations
- Change the Size of the Recycle Bin
- Wrap Up
- Chapter8.Print Management
- Printing Vocabulary
- Printer Types
- Use Printers and Faxes
- Set Up a Printer
- Make a Printer Available to All
- Connect to a Network Printer
- Set Permissions on Network Printers
- Manage a Printer
- Use Two Printers, One Device
- Set Hours of Availability
- Print Priority
- Set up a Print Pool
- The Print Queue
- The Print Spool
- Redirect Print Jobs
- Wrap Up
- Chapter9.Playing Nicely with Others
- TCPIP Fundamentals
- TCPIP s Big Three
- Default Gateway
- Automatically Configure TCPIP
- Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
- Alternate Configuration
- IPCONFIG.EXE
- PING.EXE
- Repair a Connection
- Connect Using Dial-Up Networking
- Lend a Hand with Remote Assistance
- Request Remote Assistance
- Remote Assistance Network Considerations
- Remote Desktop
- Wrap Up
- Chapter10.Setting Up a Wireless Connection, or How to Check Your Email in a Coffee Shop
- Types of Wireless Access
- What s Down the Road
- Wireless Network Adapters
- Connect to an Existing Wireless Network
- Additional Wireless Connection Considerations
- Connect Automatically
- Connect to a Secure Network
- Connect to an Unseen Network
- Disable the Existing Network Connection
- Secure the Wireless Connection with 802.1x Authentication
- Secure the Wireless Access Point
- Infrared Communication
- Wrap Up
- Chapter11.Sharing and Securing Information
- What s a Server?
- So What s a Share?
- Allow Network Sharing
- Share with Simple File Sharing
- Classic Sharing in XP Professional
- Control Access to Shared Folders
- Share Permission Interactions
- Secure Files and Folders with NTFS Permissions
- Connect to a Shared Resource
- Map a Drive
- Firewall Settings for Sharing
- Lock Your Computer
- Work with Apple Computers
- Wrap Up
- Chapter12.Email and Internet Browsing Tricks
- Use Email Stationery
- Email a Web Page
- Access Web-Based Email in Outlook Express
- Set Up Outlook Express with AOL
- Back Up Your Email Files
- Back Up Outlook Email
- Restore from Backup
- Protect Your Email: Disable Virus Scanning
- Avoid Virus Hoaxes
- Start Outlook Express from an IE Window
- Stop Automatically Adding to Your Address Book
- Use Multiple Outlook Express Identities
- Use a Messenger Service
- Block People from Contacting You in Messenger
- Prevent Automatic Messenger Sign-In
- Configure the Windows Firewall to Allow IM
- Use Find On Page
- Share Your Internet Favorites
- Clear AutoComplete
- Wrap Up
- Chapter13.XP Backup and Recovery
- Backup Utility Basics
- Select What to Back Up
- Use Advanced Mode
- Types of Backups
- Create an Automated System Recovery
- Restore with an ASR
- Automate Backup
- Change an Existing Scheduled Job
- Use Existing Backup Settings
- Restore a File from Backup
- Understand System Restore
- Use a Restore Point
- Customize the System Restore Interval
- Clean Up after System Restore
- Other Backup Options
- Wrap Up
- Chapter14.Common ProblemsEasy Fixes
- Add Yourself to the Administrators Group
- Never Forget Your Password
- Remove a Stored Network Place Password
- Program Compatibility
- Trouble Using Remote Assistance
- Disable an IE Add-On
- Diagnose Slow Performance
- Disable Pop-Up Balloons
- Manage SP2 s Pop-up Blocker
- Capture Screen Contents
- Close a Frozen Application
- Disable Error Reporting
- Allow Active Content
- Wrap Up
- XP Help and Support
- Use the Help and Support Center
- Features of the Help and Support Center
- Help and Support Center Navigation
- Guided Tours
- Customize the Help and Support Center
- Add and Share Windows Help
- Get Help on the Web
- What to Do If the Help and Support Center Is Not Running
- Wrap Up
- Index
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Spring Into Windows XP Service Pack 2
ISBN: 013167983X
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 275
Pages: 275
Authors: Brian Culp