Windows XP Power Hound

Teach Yourself New Tricks - Covers Windows XP Home & Pro

Preston Gralla

359 pages, parution le 25/11/2004

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Résumé

Windows XP, the world's most widely used operating system, offers many big improvements over previous versions of Windows, including much greater stability and greater security. But it's a complex program, filled with underused features and powerful tricks and shortcuts that few people have taken the time to probe.

This indispensable guide reveals Windows XP's most exciting secrets. Inside, you'll find more than 400 ways to improve your Windows experience from every angle.

Windows XP Power Hound gives you the expert guidance you need to boost your computing skills and become a real pro!

System Speedups Shave precious minutes off your daily startup and shutdown routines; manage memory and use keyboard shortcuts to inject a jolt of efficiency into every task.

Screen Space Turn your favorite Web page into your PC's wallpaper-complete with live links; quadruple your screen real estate with virtual desktops.

Files and Folders Find anything on your hard drive; rename groups of documents in one fell swoop; compress files to save space or make email faster.

Utilities Establish an effective backup system; set up a handy fax program- even if you don't have an extra phone line.

Microsoft Office Use invisible ink in Word; reduce the size of PowerPoint files; nix Clippy, the animated paper clip.

Internet Secure your system; surf faster; take control of your bookmarks; slam spam.

Registry Understand and master the central nervous system of the operating system; make it do everything from speeding up your home network to resolving hardware problems.

L'auteur - Preston Gralla

Preston Gralla est l'auteur de plus de vingt livres sur l'Internet et l'informatique. Passionné du sujet, il a exercé sa plume dès les premiers PC, il a également été rédacteur de PC Computing et a écrit pour CNET/ZDNet, PC Magazine, Computerworld et le Los Angeles Times.

Preston Gralla is the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com and OnDotNet. He is the author of more than 30 books, including Internet Annoyances, PC Pest Control, and Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition, and co-author of Windows XP Cookbook. As an award-winning author and technology expert, Preston has written articles for major national newspapers and magazines and has also appeared on several TV and radio programs.

Sommaire

The Missing Credits
Introduction
Getting Started
The Desktop and Interface
Windows Explorer and Searching
Built-In Utilities
The Internet
Web Browsers
Email
Networking
Hardware
System Speedups
Security
Crash Recovery
Windows Media Player
The Registry
Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts
Index

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Pogue press
Auteur(s)	Preston Gralla
Parution	25/11/2004
Nb. de pages	359
Format	17,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	619g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780596006198
ISBN13	978-0-596-00619-8