Windows XP hacks : tips & tools for optimizing your OS / Preston Gralla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gralla, Preston.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Windows (Computer file).

Operating systems (Computers).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (576 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A smart collection of insider tips and tricks, Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition covers the XP operating system from start to finish. Among the multitude of topics addressed, this must-have resource includes extensive coverage of hot-button issues such as: securityweb browsingcontrolling the control panelremoving uninstallable XP componentspop-up adsYou'll also find timesaving hacks for file distribution; digital media, such as iTunes; and high-visibility web software, services, and exploits that have emerged since the boo

Contents:

Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Preface; How This Book Is Organized; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari Enabled; How to Contact Us; Got a Hack?; 1. Startup and Shutdown; 1. Customize Multiboot Startup Options; 1.2.2. Create a Startup Menu Even If You Have Only One Operating System; 1.2.3. See Also; 2. Change the Picture That Appears on the XP Startup Screen; 1.3.2. Build a Startup Screen from Any Graphic; 1.3.3. See Also; 3. Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times; 1.4.2. Hack Your BIOS for Faster Startups

1.4.3. Fine-Tune Your Registry for Faster Startups1.4.4. Speed Up Shutdown Times; 4. Halt Startup Programs and Services; 1.5.1.2. Using the System Configuration Utility; 1.5.1.3. Using the Registry to halt programs running on startup; 1.5.2. Disabling Services That Run at Startup; 6. Create Multiple Startup Profiles with Advanced Startup Manager; 6. Miscellaneous Startup and Shutdown Hacks; 1.7.2. Automatically Turn On Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock; 1.7.3. Stop Error Messages from Displaying on Startup; 1.7.4. Give More Time for Processes to Close at Shutdown

7. Control User Logins by Hacking the Registry2. The User Interface; 8. Customize the GUI with Tweak UI; 9. Control the Control Panel; 2.3.2. Hide Unused Applets with XP Pro&s Group Policy Editor; 2.3.3. Recategorize Control Panel Applets; 2.3.4. Display Control Panel Applets in a Cascading Menu; 2.3.5. Build Customized Control Panels; 10. Hack the Start Menu and Taskbar; 11. Clean Up the Most Frequently Used Programs List; 2.5.1.2. Ban programs from the Most Frequently Used Programs List with Tweak UI; 2.5.2. Change the Number of Programs That Appear on the List

2.5.3. Make Room for the Pinned Programs List12. Rename and Change ""Unchangeable"" Desktop Icons and System Objects; 2.6.2. Change the Desktop Icons of System Objects; 13. Remove ""Nonremovable"" Desktop Icons; 14. Hack Your Way Through the Interface; 2.8.2. Hide Only Certain Icons in the Notification Area; 2.8.3. Add Specific Folders to the Open Dialog Box; 2.8.4. Turn Off System Beeps; 2.8.5. Use Your Own Graphic for Your User Account; 15. Remove ""Uninstallable"" XP Utilities; 16. Make Your PC Work Like a Mac; 2.10.2. Changing the Logon Screen

2.10.3. Changing the Appearance of Windows and Menus2.10.4. Give Your PC Mac-Like Features; 2.10.4.2. Switching between windows and applications; 2.10.4.3. The Dock; 2.10.5. The Results; 2.10.6. See Also; 17. Create Your Own XP Themes and Find Thousands Online; 2.11.2. Get XP Themes Online; 2.11.3. See Also; 18. Give XP a Makeover with WindowBlinds; 2.12.2. Creating Your Own WindowBlinds Skins; 19. Make Your Own Cursors and Icons; 20. Instant Linux; 2.14.2. Boot Knoppix from a CD; 2.14.3. Boot Knoppix from a Floppy; 2.14.4. The Knoppix Boot Prompt; 2.14.5. Explore the Desktop

2.14.5.2. The K Menu

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781306816397

1306816394

9780596153199

0596153198

9780596553203

059655320X

OCLC:

609841173