O'Reilly - Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, Second Edition
Windows XP Annoyances for Geeks, 2nd Edition
Table of Contents
Copyright
Preface
What IS an Annoyance?
How This Book Came to Be
Organization of This Book
Getting the Most Out of This Book
Software Depository
Using Code Examples
Conventions Used in This Book
Request for Comments
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Getting Started with Windows XP
Section 1.1. A Brief History of Time, Re: MS Windows
Section 1.2. Windows Editions and Service Packs
Section 1.3. What You Get with Windows XP
Section 1.4. Installing Windows XP
Section 1.5. Migrating to Windows XP
Chapter 2. Basic Explorer Coping Skills
Section 2.1. Working with Explorer
Section 2.2. Handling Files and Folders
Section 2.3. Customizing the Interface
Chapter 3. The Registry
Section 3.1. The Registry Editor
Section 3.2. The Structure of the Registry
Section 3.3. Registry Procedures
Chapter 4. Tinkering Techniques
Section 4.1. Customizing Your Desktop
Section 4.2. Covering Your Tracks
Section 4.3. File Types: The Link Between Documents and Applications
Section 4.4. Cool Things You Can Do with Drives and Folders
Chapter 5. Maximizing Performance
Section 5.1. Trimming the Fat
Section 5.2. Hard Disk
Section 5.3. System Hardware
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting
Section 6.1. General Troubleshooting Techniques
Section 6.2. Specific Software Issues
Section 6.3. Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting
Section 6.4. Fixing Device-Specific Problems
Section 6.5. Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery
Chapter 7. Networking andGoing Wireless
Section 7.1. Getting Started with Networking
Section 7.2. Build a Workgroup (Local Area Network)
Section 7.3. Connect to the Internet
Section 7.4. Stuff You Can Do with a Network
Section 7.5. Go Wireless
Section 7.6. Securing Your System on a Network
Chapter 8. User Accounts and Administration
Section 8.1. Managing Users
Section 8.2. Permissions and Security
Section 8.3. Logon Options
Section 8.4. Sharing Files and Printers
Chapter 9. Scripting and Automation
Section 9.1. Building a Script with VBScript
Section 9.2. Object References
Section 9.3. Development Tips
Section 9.4. Wacky Script Ideas
Chapter 10. The Command Prompt
Section 10.1. DOS Commands
Section 10.2. Batch Files: The Other Way to Do It
Section 10.3. Command Prompt Integration
Appendix A. Setting Locator
Section A.1. Alphabetical Listing of All Windows XP Settings
Appendix B. BIOS Settings
Appendix C. TCP/IP Ports
Appendix D. Class IDs (CLSIDs) of System Objects
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