(Ebook) Tune Up Your PC In a Weekend 2nd Edition by Faithe Wempen ISBN 9781931841030 1931841039

(Ebook) Tune Up Your PC In a Weekend 2nd Edition by Faithe Wempen ISBN 9781931841030 1931841039

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ISBN 10: 1931841039
ISBN 13: 9781931841030
Author: Faithe Wempen

(Ebook) Tune Up Your PC In a Weekend 2nd Edition Table of contents:

• How This Book Is Organized

• Conventions Used In This Book

Friday Evening – Assessing Your System

• Hardware

• Operating System

• What Have You Got?

• Evaluating Your Current Processor

• Evaluating Your Current Operating System

• Overall Slowness

• Out Of Memory Errors

• General Protection Faults

• Lockups And Freezes

• Certain Programs Not Working

• What’s Your Solution?

• Reformat And Reload Everything

• Buy And Install Upgrades

• Take A Break

• Backing Up Important Files

• Copying Data Files To A Removable Disk

• Backing Up To CD

• Creating An Emergency Startup Disk

• Creating A Startup CD-ROM

• Testing Your PC’s Ability To Boot From CD

• What Makes A CD Bootable?

• Setting Up Your Software To Create A Bootable CD

• Starting The Recovery Console From Your Hard Disk

• Showing All Files And File Extensions

• Take A Break

Understanding Disk Errors

• Checking For Errors With Scandisk (Windows 95/98/ME)

• Checking For Errors With Check Disk (Windows XP)

• Preventing Computer Viruses

• Antivirus Programs To The Rescue

• Take A Break

If Windows Won’t Start At All…

• Lockups During Startup

• Registry Errors At Startup

• Restoring An Earlier Copy Of The Registry

• Missing File Error Messages At Startup

• Controlling Which Programs Load At Startup

• Enabling Or Disabling The Startup Menu (Windows 98/ME Only)

• Repairing The Windows Registry

Fixing A Specific Device

• Checking A Device’s Status In Device Manager

• Installing Or Updating A Device Driver

• Troubleshooting A Device Conflict

• Solving Printer Problems

Fixing A Specific Program

• Locating A Missing File

• Uninstalling An Application

• Reinstalling An Application

• Configuring A DOS-Based Program (Windows 95/98/ME)

• Using The Program Compatibility Wizard In Windows XP

• Take A Break

Saturday Afternoon – Enhancing System Performance

• Defragmenting The Disk

• Setting Cache Size (Windows 95/98/ME Only)

• Checking For DOS Compatibility Mode (Windows 95/98 Only)

• Configuring Virtual Memory

• Updating Your System

• Updating Windows With Windows Update

• Saving Disk Space

• Uninstalling Unwanted Programs

• Removing Windows Components

• Deleting Unwanted Data Files

• Removing Unnecessary Files With Disk Cleanup

• Compressing A Disk (Windows 95/98 Only)

• Improving The Display

• Selecting A Video Mode

• Configuring The Monitor

• Changing The Display Refresh Rate

• Making The Computer Easier To Use

• Organizing The Start Menu More Efficiently

• Managing Desktop Shortcuts

• Arranging Shortcuts

• Creating Shortcuts

• Customizing The Quick Launch Toolbar

• Running The Maintenance Wizard (Windows 98/ME Only)

• Scheduling Additional Recurring Tasks

• Take A Break

Saturday Evening – Starting Fresh With A Clean Install

• Eradication Of Tough-To-Troubleshoot Problems

• Removal Of Unwanted Files

• What To Try First

• Will You Repartition Your Hard Disk?

• Will You Reformat Your Hard Disk?

• Backing Up Your Important Files

• Making Notes About System Settings

• Testing Your Startup Disk

• What Next?

• Partitioning A Hard Disk With FDISK (Windows 95/98/ME Only)

• Formatting A Hard Disk With FORMAT (Windows 95/98/ME Only)

• Preparing To Install Windows 95/98/ME Without Reformatting

• Preparing The Disk Space

• Cleaning Out The Root Folder

• Preparing To Install Windows XP Without Reformatting

• Take A Break

• Installing Windows XP

• Running Windows 95/98/ME Setup From The CD

• Running Windows 95/98/ME Setup From Your Hard Disk

• Completing Windows 95/98/ME Setup

• Reinstalling Device Drivers

• Installing Network Drivers

• Setting Up Network Access Control

• Sharing A Drive Or Printer

• Sharing A Printer

• Checking The Modem

• Running The Internet Connection Wizard

• Take A Break

Sunday Morning – Planning System Upgrades

• Upgrades That Enhance Performance

• A Faster Processor

• More Memory

• New Hard Disk

• A Larger Or Better Monitor

• Operating System Upgrades

• CD-ROM Drives

• Removable Mass Storage

• Modems And Other Internet Access Methods

• Sound Cards

• Printers

• Scanners

• Video Capture And Digital Cameras

• Mouse Variants

• Special Keyboards

• Joysticks And Game Controllers

• Portable Digital Audio Players

• Name-Brand Or Generic Parts?

• Making Your Buying Decision

• Where To Buy Upgrades

• Computer Superstore

• Office Supply Stores

• Direct From The Manufacturer

• Mail Order Vendors

• Take A Break

Sunday Afternoon – Installing Upgrades

• Need Professional Help?

• Installing A New Version Of Windows

• General Tips

• Monitors

• Printers

• Scanners

• Keyboards

• Processor

• Circuit Boards

• Memory

• Batteries

• Drives

• Modems

• Take A Break

• If You Have A Setup Program

• If Windows Fails To Detect The Device…

• Take A Break

Appendix A – Acquiring And Installing TweakUI

• Downloading TweakUI From The Internet

• What TweakUI Can Do

Glossary
Index

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