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Microsoft Windows XP power optimization /
Annotation Want a Faster and More Powerful PC? It & prime;s There on Your Desk. Eventually, it will be time to buy a new PC or put money into an upgrade, but Microsoft Windows XP Power Optimization shows you how to get the most out of your current equipment right now, simply by tuning your Windo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Alameda, Calif. :
Sybex,
©2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover Acknowledgments Contents at a Glance Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Cleaning for the Novice Before You Begin Cleaning Backing Up Your Hard Drive Creating a System Restore Point Applying All Required Patches An Overview of Tasks to Perform Immediately Cleaning Your Hard Drive Clearing the Cobwebs from Memory Tuning Your Applications Potentially Hazardous Cleaning Aids Getting Bit by the Registry Avoiding the Pitfalls of Programming Zapping Important Application Settings Dodging the Command Line Oops, I Made a Mistake Let s Start Cleaning Chapter 2: A Gentle Introduction to Windows Washing Is Your GUI Gooey? Considering the Effects of Too Many Running Applications Working with Newer Applications Understanding the Need to Archive Old Data Tuning with User Experience in Mind There Is No Magic Bullet Performance Isn t Just Speed Considering Usability Adding Reliability Using Resources Efficiently Making the Application Fast Sources of Grime Locating Dirty Hard Drives Detecting the Ever-growing Registry Assessing Overloaded Memory Let s Start Cleaning Chapter 3: Cleaning the Hard Drive Finding Where Excess Files Hide Windows Explorer Lies to You Indexing the Drive Using the Command Prompt to Your Advantage Command Line Utilities You Should Know About Taking Out the Internet Explorer Trash Getting Rid of Cached Data Killing the Cookie Monster Forgetting History Controlling a Voracious Drive Space Appetite Taking Back Your Identity Controlling Multimedia Scrapping Temporary Files Choosing the Del Command over Windows Explorer Eliminating Files Beginning with ̃Zapping TMP and BAK Files Looking for LOG Files Discovering Who Created a File Choosing a Paging File Size Understanding NTFS Let s Start Cleaning Chapter 4: Performance Tuning Applications Controlling Microsoft Additions You Don t Want Modifying the Sysoc. INF File Removing Unneeded Applications Removing Application Installation Crumbs Discovering Setup Files Removing Temporary Data Removing Sticky Applications Stopping the Errant Application Removing the Application from Your Drive Searching the Registry for Remains Discovering Application Uninstall Remains Archiving Your Personal Settings Removing Unneeded Folders and Files Tweaking Application Feature Sets Removing Demonstration Programs Deleting Training Programs and Sample Files Considering the Features that You Really Use Discovering When You Get Too Much Help Removing Fonts You Don t Need Using the Fonts Folder Using FontView Using Font Runner Using FontFrenzy Controlling Processing Cycle Usage Let s Start Cleaning Chapter 5: Saving Data for Later Compressing Data Files Setting Compression Options for a Drive Compressing Individual Files Locating Hidden Data Compression Features Long-Term versus Short-Term Storage The Amazing Disintegrating CD Speed Issues Using Tape Drives Reliability Issues Using Hard Drives Temporary Storage Online Cataloging and Archiving Data Using the MakeCab and Expand Utilities Using ZIP or Other Files Understanding Alternatives Like WinRAR Preventing Email Overload Organizing and Categorizing Your Email Archiving Email Files Restoring Email Files Using Free Email Accounts Let s Start Cleaning Chapter 6: Detecting Registry Leftovers Using the Registry Editor Exploring the Registry Editor Exporting Data Importing Data Understanding the Data Types Securing the Registry An Overview of Interesting Registry Sections Working with Application Entries Running Applications Automatically Working with Components Following the Flow of Registry Entries Looking for Simple Files Looking for Complex Files Removing Application Tidbits Deleting Old Setup Data Reassigning File Associations Avoiding Common Application Cleansing Mistakes Relying on Registry Cleaning Products Using RegClean Using Registry Mechanic U.