Windows XP cookbook /

Each year, Windows XP is pre-installed on 30 million PCs sold in the U.S.--and 90 million worldwide--making it the world's most popular operating system, and proving to frustrated users everywhere that preponderance does not equate to ease of use. There are literally thousands of programs, tool...

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Main Author: Allen, Robbie
Other Authors: Gralla, Preston
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, ©2005.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Operating system installation and maintenance
  • 3. Managing hardware and devices
  • 4. Installing, uninstalling, and working with applications
  • 5. Customizing the interface
  • 6. System properties, startup, and shutdown
  • 7. Disks, drives, and volumes
  • 8. Files, folders, and shares
  • 9. registry
  • 10. Processes, tasks, and services
  • 11. Digital media
  • 12. Network configuration
  • 13. Internet
  • 14. Wireless networking
  • 15. User, group, and computer accounts
  • 16. Event logs and log files
  • 17. Security and auditing
  • 18. Performance tuning
  • 19. Backup and recovery
  • 20. Crashes and errors
  • App. Summary of Windows XP versions and service packs.