Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 379 pages
- Published by: Sybex February 11, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0782143873
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0782143874
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 1.5 pounds
Product Description
Want a Faster and More Powerful PC? It'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 Windows setup. These professional techniques range from the basic to the advanced, and they can be used to achieve both targeted improvement and better overall system performance. In every area, the gains can be immense, and the time it takes is minimal. Coverage includes:
- Enhancing performance by removing unneeded items
- Making smart tradeoffs
- Safely removing unneeded registry entries
- Using command-line utilities
- Keeping Internet Explorer under control
- Making simple but effective system tweaks
- Creating a comprehensive archival system
- Monitoring your system for performance concerns
- Keeping your system in peak operating condition
- Understanding the connection between user activity and system performance
- Automating cleanup and maintenance tasks
- Keeping your PC safe from viruses and human intruders
- Catching and correcting mistakes
System Optimized—What's Next?
Once you've helped your system live up to its potential, help yourself by turning to
Microsoft Windows XP Power Productivity, also from Sybex. You'll find expert instruction on harnessing native Windows functionality and third-party utilities to work faster and smarter.
Back Cover Copy
Want a Faster and More Powerful PC? It'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 Windows setup. These professional techniques range from the basic to the advanced, and they can be used to achieve both targeted improvement and better overall system performance. In every area, the gains can be immense, and the time it takes is minimal. Coverage includes:
- Enhancing performance by removing unneeded items
- Making smart tradeoffs
- Safely removing unneeded registry entries
- Using command-line utilities
- Keeping Internet Explorer under control
- Making simple but effective system tweaks
- Creating a comprehensive archival system
- Monitoring your system for performance concerns
- Keeping your system in peak operating condition
- Understanding the connection between user activity and system performance
- Automating cleanup and maintenance tasks
- Keeping your PC safe from viruses and human intruders
- Catching and correcting mistakes
System Optimized—What's Next? Once you've helped
your system live up to its potential, help
yourself by turning to
Microsoft Windows XP Power Productivity, also from Sybex. You'll find expert instruction on harnessing native Windows functionality and third-party utilities to work faster and smarter.
Reader ReviewsThis is a great book for someone who is tired of paying out mega-bucks to "computer gurus" in order to get some speed out of their computer. With careful attention to the well described information, the common person can do it themselves!
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