Windows XP Hacks & Mods for Dummies - Softcover

Leonhard, Woody

 
9780471748977: Windows XP Hacks & Mods for Dummies
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471748978 ISBN 13: 9780471748977
Verlag: FD, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Windows guru Woody Leonhard gives people the power to fight back against unwanted shortcuts, system slowdowns, spyware infestations, and other perennial PC problems and annoyances in this much-needed book. Step-by-step instructions help even novice users go "under the hood" to modify their systems, whether they want to overhaul XP's look and feel, boost speed, beef up security, perform maintenance and updates, or enhance multimedia performance.
The book covers simple and complex changes including tweaking the taskbar, adding desktop search, making a PC game-friendly, turbocharging browser performance, eradicating viruses and spyware, updating drivers, and augmenting music and video capabilities. Includes special directions on dealing with software, shortcuts, and other unwanted "features" installed on new PCs that slow down computing time.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

In the past fifteen years, Woody Leonhard has written more than computer books, drawing an unprecedented six Computer Press Association awards and two American Business Press awards. Woody was one of the first Microsoft Consulting Partners and is a charter member of the Microsoft Solutions Provider organization. He’s widely quoted — and reviled — on the Redmond campus.
Woody’s Web site, askwoody.com, keeps an eye on the computer industry, covering the latest shenanigans from Microsoft, the best software for your computer, the worst pitfalls (and patches!) to avoid, updates to his books, and all the other information you need to keep your PC chugging away.

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Make Windows XP look, feel, and act the way you want

Simplify searches, find free virus protection, and make Windows love your iPod®

Hacks? Mods? Don't be frightened ? this book walks you through each and every one, and even steers you clear of well-known hacks that don't really accomplish anything. See how some simple tools can help you take control and create settings you can actually use, shortcuts that simplify your life, security measures that really work, and lots more.

Discover how to

  • Remove features you never use
  • Speed up system performance
  • Launch applications more quickly
  • Fight spyware more effectively
  • Get peak performance from your XP games

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Verlag
FD
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471748978
ISBN 13 
9780471748977
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
388
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