- Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd Edition
- Preface
- 1. Getting Started with Windows XP
- 1.1. A Brief History of Time, Re: MS Windows
- 1.2. Windows Editions and Service Packs
- 1.3. What You Get with Windows XP
- 1.4. Installing Windows XP
- 1.5. Migrating to Windows XP
- 2. Basic Explorer Coping Skills
- 2.1. Working with Explorer
- 2.2. Handling Files and Folders
- 2.2.1. Take Charge of Drag-Drop
- 2.2.2. Copy or Move to a Specified Path
- 2.2.3. Make a Duplicate of a File or Folder
- 2.2.4. More Ways to Rename Files
- 2.2.5. Make It Easier to Delete Files
- 2.2.6. How to Delete or Replace In-Use Files
- 2.2.7. Fix the Search Tool
- 2.2.8. A Crash Course on File Organization
- 2.2.9. Working with ZIP Files
- 2.2.10. Clean up Windows Shortcuts
- 2.3. Customizing the Interface
- 3. The Registry
- 3.1. The Registry Editor
- 3.2. The Structure of the Registry
- 3.3. Registry Procedures
- 4. Tinkering Techniques
- 4.1. Customizing Your Desktop
- 4.1.1. Cleaning Up Desktop Clutter
- 4.1.2. Customizing My Computer and Other System Folders
- 4.1.2.1. Renaming My Computer, My Documents, and My Network Places
- 4.1.2.2. Choosing icons for desktop objects
- 4.1.2.3. Customize the contents of My Computer
- 4.1.2.4. Customize the contents of My Network Places
- 4.1.2.5. Redirect the My Computer desktop icon
- 4.1.2.6. Redirect the My Documents Desktop icon
- 4.1.2.7. Getting rid of the Shared Documents folder
- 4.2. Covering Your Tracks
- 4.3. File Types: The Link Between Documents and Applications
- 4.3.1. Customize Context Menus
- 4.3.2. Understanding File Types
- 4.3.3. Protect Your File Types
- 4.3.4. Customize Context Menus for Drives, Folders,and Desktop Icons
- 4.3.5. Print Out a Folder Listing
- 4.3.6. Turn File Icons into Thumbnail Previews
- 4.3.7. Disable the Automatic Display of Thumbnails in Certain Folders
- 4.3.8. Turn off the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
- 4.4. Cool Things You Can Do with Drives and Folders
- 4.1. Customizing Your Desktop
- 5. Maximizing Performance
- 5.1. Trimming the Fat
- 5.2. Hard Disk
- 5.2.1. A Defragmentation Crash-Course
- 5.2.2. Increasing Disk Space (or What to Throw Away)
- 5.2.3. Optimize Virtual Memory and Cache Settings
- 5.2.4. Choosing the Right Filesystem
- 5.2.5. Advanced NTFS Settings
- 5.2.6. What to Look for in a New Hard Disk
- 5.2.7. Transfer Windows to Another Hard Disk or System
- 5.2.8. Working with Partitions
- 5.3. System Hardware
- 6. Troubleshooting
- 6.1. General Troubleshooting Techniques
- 6.2. Specific Software Issues
- 6.2.1. Patching Windows with Windows Update
- 6.2.2. What to Do when Windows Won’t Start
- 6.2.3. Error Messages During Startup
- 6.2.4. Programs Run by Windows when It Starts
- 6.2.5. Viruses, Malware, and Spyware
- 6.2.6. Check Your Drive for Errors with Chkdsk
- 6.2.7. Error Messages and Crashing Applications
- 6.2.8. Closing Hung Applications
- 6.2.9. Programs Commonly Running in the Background
- 6.2.10. What to Do when Windows Won’t Shut Down
- 6.2.11. Blue Screen of Death
- 6.3. Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting
- 6.3.1. Looking for a Driver
- 6.3.2. Updating and Verifying Drivers
- 6.3.3. Handling Misbehaving Drivers
- 6.3.4. Interpreting Device Manager Errors
- 6.3.5. Working with Restore Points
- 6.3.6. Understanding Version Control
- 6.3.7. Firmware: Software for Your Hardware
- 6.3.8. Resolving Hardware Conflicts
- 6.3.9. The Trials and Tribulations of Plug and Play
- 6.3.10. Show Hidden Devices in Device Manager
- 6.3.11. Using Multiple Hardware Configurations
- 6.3.12. Which Slots to Use for Internal Devices
- 6.4. Fixing Device-Specific Problems
- 6.4.1. Video Cards (Display Adapters)
- 6.4.2. Monitors
- 6.4.3. Motherboards
- 6.4.4. Processors
- 6.4.5. Memory
- 6.4.6. USB Controllers and Devices
- 6.4.7. Hard Disks
- 6.4.8. IDE Controllers
- 6.4.9. SCSI Controllers
- 6.4.10. CD and DVD Drives, Recordable and Otherwise
- 6.4.11. Tape Drives
- 6.4.12. Flash Cards and Other Removable Drives
- 6.4.13. Modems
- 6.4.14. Network Interface Cards (NICs)
- 6.4.15. Wireless NICs and Routers
- 6.4.16. Sound Cards
- 6.4.17. Printers
- 6.4.18. Scanners and Cameras
- 6.4.19. Keyboards
- 6.4.20. Mice and Other Pointing Devices
- 6.4.21. Power Supplies
- 6.5. Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery
- 7. Networking andGoing Wireless
- 7.1. Getting Started with Networking
- 7.2. Build a Workgroup (Local Area Network)
- 7.3. Connect to the Internet
- 7.3.1. Connection Types
- 7.3.1.1. DSL, cable, or other high-speed connection with a static IP address
- 7.3.1.2. DSL, cable, or other high-speed connection via PPPoE
- 7.3.1.3. Connection provided by a router or another computer via Internet Connection Sharing
- 7.3.1.4. Dial-up connection, including analog modems over standard phone lines
- 7.3.2. Sharing an Internet Connection
- 7.3.3. Fix Your Shared Internet Connection with a New MTU
- 7.3.4. Test Your Throughput
- 7.3.1. Connection Types
- 7.4. Stuff You Can Do with a Network
- 7.5. Go Wireless
- 7.6. Securing Your System on a Network
- 8. User Accounts and Administration
- 8.1. Managing Users
- 8.2. Permissions and Security
- 8.3. Logon Options
- 8.3.1. Use the Traditional Log On DialogInstead of the Welcome Screen
- 8.3.2. Customize the Welcome Screen
- 8.3.3. Customize the Log On Screen
- 8.3.4. Logging on Automatically
- 8.3.5. Logging in as the Administrator
- 8.3.6. Hiding User Accounts
- 8.3.7. Prevent Users from Shutting Down
- 8.3.8. Working with User Folders
- 8.4. Sharing Files and Printers
- 9. Scripting and Automation
- 9.1. Building a Script with VBScript
- 9.1.1. Using Variables to Store and Manipulate Information
- 9.1.2. Giving Your Scripts an Interface with the InputBox and MsgBox Commands
- 9.1.3. Creating Interactive Scripts with Conditional Statements
- 9.1.4. Using Loops, Using Loops, Using Loops
- 9.1.5. Making Building Blocks with Subroutines and Functions
- 9.2. Object References
- 9.2.1. Running Applications from Scripts
- 9.2.2. Accessing the Registry from Scripts
- 9.2.3. Manipulating Files from Scripts
- 9.2.4. Creating Windows Shortcuts and Internet Shortcuts in Scripts
- 9.2.5. Networking with Scripts
- 9.2.6. Manipulating Internet Explorer from Scripts
- 9.2.7. Using Command-Line Parameters in Scripts
- 9.2.8. Managing Services with Scripts
- 9.2.9. Writing CGI Scripts for a Web Server
- 9.3. Development Tips
- 9.4. Wacky Script Ideas
- 9.1. Building a Script with VBScript
- 10. The Command Prompt
- A. Setting Locator
- B. BIOS Settings
- C. TCP/IP Ports
- D. Class IDs (CLSIDs) of System Objects
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
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