Index_P

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paging file, 318

Palm devices, 123, 342

Partition Magic, 5

partitioning

tools for, 5

XP Professional installation and, 11

Password Reset Disk, 172-173, 526-527

passwords, 170-173

changing, 171-172

dial-up properties, 384

resetting, 172-173, 525-527

XP Professional installation and, 11

path, 201-202

pathping tool, 275

PC cards, 263

PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), 117

PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card Internation Association), 263

Per Site Privacy Actions dialog box, 435-436

Performance, 320-324

charts, 324-325

counter list, 323

functions of, 320-321

histograms, charts, and reports, 321

information area, 323

logs, 326-329

slow performance problems, 514-515

toolbar, 322-323

Performance Logs and Alerts, 326-329

creating alerts, 328-329

creating logs, 326-328

Performance Monitor. See Performance

Performance Options

applications, 156-157

Virtual memory, 318

Visual Effect tab, 315-317

Performance tab, Windows Media Player, 462

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), 117

permissions

Deny, 187

file and folder, 184-185

file sharing, 182-184

Full Control, 186

Modify, 186

NTFS, 187-190

printer, 249-252

Read, 186

Read & Execute, 186

share-level, 190-192

special, 185

user complaints and, 513

Write, 186

Personal Computer Memory Card Internation Association (PCMCIA), 263

Personal Information Exchange (.pfx) files, 88

.pfx (Personal Information Exchange) files, 88

Phone and Modem Options dialog box, 131

phones. See also modems

dial-up configuration and, 377

dial-up properties, 384

Photo Printer Wizard, 446

photos, printing, 446

pictures

importing, 443-444

My Pictures, 36, 444

printing, 446

scanning, 444-445

ping tool, 273-274

pinning items to Start Menu, 35

Play Animations in Web Pages check box, Internet Explorer, 427

Play Sounds in Web Pages check box, Internet Explorer, 427

Play Videos in Web Pages check box, Internet Explorer, 427

Player tab, Windows Media Player, 461-462

playlists, Media Library, 456-458

adding files to, 456

creating, 456

managing, 457-458

plug and play

hardware installation and, 50

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), 361

Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), 374-375

Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP), 299

pointer options, mouse, 121-122

policies, user, 161-164

pop-up menus, 40

ports

information, 479

infrared, 306

print devices, 229, 243-244

Ports tab, Printer properties, 241-243

power management, 116-117

Power Options, 61-63

Advanced tab, 62-63

APM (Advanced Power Management) tab, 63

Control Panel icon, 53

Hibernate tab, 63

maintenance and, 339-340

Power Schemes tab, 61-62

UPS tab, 63

Power Schemes, 61-62, 339

Power Users, 181

PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), 374-375

PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), 299

Pre-Execution Environment (PXE), 23

preemptive multitasking, 118

Presets, Radio Tuner, 459-460

preventative maintenance. See maintenance

print devices. See also printers

compared with printers, 228

drivers, 245, 479

HCL and, 229

information, 479

print jobs

information, 480

troubleshooting, 531

Print permissions, 250

print queues, 247-249

print spoolers, 228, 245-246, 531

printers. See also faxes

advanced settings, 244-246

compared with print devices, 228

configuring, 239-243

configuring network printers, 233

connecting to network printers, 233-234

device settings, 247

installing, 228-232

installing Internet printers, 236-238

permissions, 249-252

pooling, 243

print queues, 247-249

printing photos, 446

security configuration, 244-246

sharing, 234-236

TCP/IP printer port, 243-244

troubleshooting Internet printers, 239

Printers and Faxes, Control Panel

Add Printer Wizard, 233

Control Panel options, 53

Sharing tab, 234-236

Priorities, Task Manager, 158-159

priority options, printers, 244

privacy, Internet Explorer, 431-436

Advanced Privacy Settings dialog box, 434-435

concepts, 432-433

options, 433

Per Site Privacy Actions dialog box, 435-436

private keys, 87-88

problems. See troubleshooting

processors

CPUs, 331

multiple, 118-119

requirements, 155

product activation, 15-16

Program Compatibility tool, 6, 145-147

Program shortcut icons, Taskbar and Start Menu Properties, 38

programs. See applications

Programs tab, Internet Explorer, 424-425

pulse dialing, 380

PXE (Pre-Execution Environment), 23

PXE boot ROM, 23