Windows XP pocket reference / David A. Karpages.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karp, David A. (David Aaron)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Windows XP Pocket Reference is a handy book for power users and system administrators who need a solid reference with quick answers, but not a lot of explanation. This book is a powerful tool that quickly covers XP's applications and tools, tasks and settings, and commands. Windows XP Pocket Reference covers the following topics: Getting StartedMouse and Keyboard ShortcutsComponents of Windows XPSetting LocatorRegistry TweaksCommand Prompt & Recovery ConsoleError MessagesPacked with informat

Contents:

Windows XP Pocket Reference; 1.2. A Crash Course in the Basics of Windows XP; 1.2.2. Point and Click; 1.2.3. Windows and Menus; 1.2.4. Files, Folders, and Disks; 1.2.5. File Types and Extensions; 2. Shortcuts; 2.1.2. Specifying the Destination; 2.1.3. Duplicating Files and Folders; 2.2. Helpful Explorer Keystrokes; 2.3. Keyboard Accelerators Listed by Function; 2.4. Keyboard Accelerators Listed by Key; 3. Components; Accessibility Wizard; Activate Windows; Active Connections Utility; Add Hardware Wizard; Add or Remove Programs; Address Book; At; Attrib; Backup; Boot Configuration Manager

CalculatorCharacter Map; Chkdsk; Clipbook Viewer; Command Prompt; Control Panel; Create Shared Folder; Date and Time; Device Manager; Disk Cleanup; Disk Defragmenter; DiskPart; Display Properties; DriverQuery; FAT to NTFS Conversion Utility; Fax Console; Fax Cover Page Editor; File Compare (comp); File Compare (fc); File and Settings Transfer Wizard; Folder Options; Fonts Folder; Format; Freecell; FTP; Game Controllers; Hearts; Internet Explorer; Internet Options; Keyboard Properties; Logoff; Microsoft Chat; Microsoft Magnifier; Microsoft Management Console; Microsoft NetMeeting; Minesweeper

Mouse PropertiesMsg; Narrator; Network Connections; Network Setup Wizard; New Connection Wizard; Notepad; NSLookup; NTFS Compression Utility; NTFS Encryption Utility; On-Screen Keyboard; Outlook Express; Paint; Phone and Modem Options; Phone Dialer; Pinball; Ping; Power Options; Printers and Faxes; Query Process; Regional and Language Options; Registry Console Utility; Registry Editor; Remote Assistance; Remote Copy; Remote Desktop Connection; Rundll32; Run As; Scanners and Cameras; Scheduled Tasks; Shutdown; Solitaire; Sound Recorder; Sounds and Audio Devices; Speech Properties

Spider SolitaireSubst; Synchronization Manager; System Properties; System Information; System Restore; Task Manager; Taskbar and Start Menu Properties; Taskkill; Tasklist; Telnet; Tracert; User Accounts; Utility Manager; Volume Control; Windows Explorer; Windows IP Configuration; Windows Media Player; Windows Messenger; Windows Movie Maker; Windows Picture and Fax Viewer; Windows Update; WordPad; 4. Setting Index; 5. Registry Tweaks; 5.1.2. Value Types; 5.2. Registry Tweaks; 5.2.1.2. Hide all Desktop icons; 5.2.1.3. Redirect the My Computer icon

5.2.1.4. Get rid of the Shared Documents folder5.2.1.5. Remove an entry from Explorer&s New menu; 5.2.1.6. Allow modification of a file type; 5.2.1.7. Turn off the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer; 5.2.1.8. Customize the icon used for generic folders and drives; 5.2.1.9. Add Encrypt and Decrypt commands to files& context menus; 5.2.1.10. Customize the locations of system folders; 5.2.1.11. Open a command prompt window in any folder; 5.2.2. Performance Tweaks; 5.2.2.2. Change the responsiveness of drop-down menus; 5.2.2.3. Disable programs configured to run at Windows startup

5.2.2.4. Choose how long Chkdsk waits before checking a drive during startup

Notes:

"A compact guide to Windows XP"--Cover.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781306816977

1306816971

9780596529147

0596529147

9780596552206

0596552203

OCLC:

609841229