Microsoft Windows XP power optimization / John Paul Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mueller, John, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Sybex, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Microsoft Windows XP Power Optimization; Front matter; 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 Font View; Using Font Runner; Using Font Frenzy; 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-52124-4

9786610521241

0-7821-5051-9

1-4175-7102-0

OCLC:

57419447