| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 278 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: You Are Here! (But, Why?) -- What the Experts Know -- Understand How You Got So Gunked Up -- Files Are Stored Everywhere -- Temporary Files Aren't So 'Temporary -- Spam, Spam, Eggs, Bacon, and Spam! -- Unwanted Software and Trialware -- Menu System Is Overrun -- Low Hard Drive Space -- Unorganized Data Files -- Unorganized Web Favorites -- Spyware, Adware, and Viruses -- Configured Service Packs and Updates -- Too Much Music, Photos, Media, and TV -- Too Many Connected Devices -- Are You Gunked Up? -- Ready for Degunking? -- Summing Up -- Strategy Behind Degunking -- Important Questions to Ask Yourself -- Hard Disk and Default Folders -- Programs and Services -- E-Mail -- Updates -- Security -- Backups -- Recovery Tools -- Degunking 12-Step Program -- Summing Up -- Clean Up the Default Folders and Libraries -- Note About Saving Files -- Precautions -- ̂ |
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Note continued: Share a Personal Folder You Create -- Finalize the Organizational Process -- Disk Defragmenter -- Stay Degunked -- Summing Up -- Desktop -- Get Rid of Unwanted Desktop Icons -- Create Desktop Icons You'll Use -- Remove Folders -- Change the Wallpaper and Screen Saver -- Start Menu -- Explore Start Menu Options -- Pin Items to the Start Menu -- Taskbar -- Pin Items to the Taskbar -- Configure Taskbar Settings -- Manage the Taskbar's Notification Area -- Summing Up -- NTFS and FAT -- Get Rid of Unsigned Drivers -- Use File Signature Verification -- Set Driver Signing Properties -- Enhance Performance -- Run Check Disk -- Run Performance Tests -- Tweak Features and Use Advanced Tools to Enhance System Performance -- Schedule Disk Cleanup -- Clean Up the Registry -- Inside the Registry -- Explore the Registry with Regedit -- Know Why You Should Clean the Registry -- ̂ Choose Registry Cleaning Software -- Summing Up -- Improve Performance -- Use Compatibility View -- Remove or Disable Toolbars and Add-ons -- Improve Security -- Review Privacy and Security Settings -- Delete Cookies, Temporary Internet Files, and Auto Fill Data -- Explore InPrivate Browsing -- Organize Favorites -- Explore Alternative Browsers -- Summing Up -- Manage Your Inbox -- Keep, Hold, or Pitch? -- Create Folders and Subfolders and Move E-Mail -- Manage Attachments -- Explore Filtering Options -- Reduce Spam -- Know How Spam Works -- Use Multiple E-Mail Addresses -- Protect Your Primary E-Mail Account -- Take Matters into Your Own Hands -- Avoid Triggering Other People's Spam Filters -- Know How to Back Up E-Mail Data -- Summing Up -- Use, er, User Accounts -- Create User Accounts (or Apply a Password to Yours) -- Use a Guest Account -- ̂ Protect Your Computer with Built-In Windows 7 Features -- Apply a Screen Saver Password |
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Note continued: Use the Action Center to Resolve Known Security Issues -- Configure Automatic Updates for Windows 7 -- Perform a Scan with Windows Defender and Enable Windows Firewall -- Protect Against Viruses, Malware, and Adware -- Consider Free Security Software from Microsoft -- Summing Up -- Verify Your Network Is Secure -- Secure Your Router -- Make Sure Your Network Is "Private" -- Verify Sharing Is Configured Correctly -- Re-create Your Network and/or Create a Homegroup -- Intro to Homegroups -- Locate an Existing Homegroup or Create a New One -- 'Tweak the Homegroup -- Keep Your Network Degunked -- Resolve Network Problems -- Remove Unwanted Wireless Networks -- Summing Up -- General Media Degunking -- Get Updates for All of Your Media Players -- Get Rid of Media Players You Don't Use -- Review and Clean Up Your Playlists -- Work with and Troubleshoot Media Licenses and/or Media -- ̂ Authorize or Deauthorize Computers to Play Media -- Troubleshoot Play To -- Degunk Windows Media Center -- Summing lip -- Explore Device Stage -- Set Up a Sync Partnership in Device Stage -- Troubleshoot Partnerships -- Explore Windows Media Player -- Take Inventory of Third-Party Hardware and Software -- Dump Unwanted Hardware, Software, and Media -- Tweak Settings in Third-Party Media Sync Applications -- Summing Up -- Finalize Software Degunking -- Update Software You Use -- Deal with Unwanted Update Notifications -- Check the Action Center Regularly -- Use Program Compatibility Mode -- Make Multimedia Games and Software Run Better -- Finalize Hardware Degunking -- Troubleshoot Device Drivers -- Replace Incompatible Devices with Compatible Ones -- Upgrade Hardware When You Can -- Add Memory -- Add a Second Monitor -- Add a Backup Device -- Tweak System Restore Settings -- ̂ Repair a Problem Using the Windows 7 Installation DVD -- Physically Clean the Machine |
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Note continued: Keyboard -- Mouse -- Computer Case -- Monitor -- Degunk Inside the Case -- Summing Up -- Make Sure Safeguards Are in Place -- Learn What to Back Up and How Often -- What and How to Back Up -- How Often to Back Up -- Where to Store Backups -- Use the Windows 7 Backup and Restore Application -- Create a Complete Backup -- Create a System Image and Repair Disc -- Drag and Drop Files to a USB Flash Drive -- Understand How to Restore Your Computer -- Summing Up -- How, When, and Why to Buy a New PC -- Prepare and Degunk a New PC -- What to Do Now if You Installed Windows 7 Clean -- What to Do Now if You Want to Degunk Your New PC Manually -- Options for Transferring Your Personal Data -- Summing Up |
| Summary |
Presenting a proven 12-step Degunking program; this do-it-yourself guide shows you how to organize your hard disk; load and run only the programs and processes you need; and restore the speed; responsiveness; and reliability your PC had when it was brand new. -- Edited summary from book |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
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Microsoft Windows (Computer file) blmlsh |
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Microsoft Windows (Computer file) fast |
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Microsoft Windows (Computer software) sears |
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Hard disk management.
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Software maintenance.
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COMPUTERS -- System Administration -- Windows Administration.
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COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- DOS.
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COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Windows Server & NT.
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COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Macintosh.
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COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Windows Workstation.
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Hard disk management
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Software maintenance
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Personal computers -- Maintenance and repair.
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| Genre/Form |
Internet resources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780071760058 |
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0071760059 |
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9780071760065 |
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0071760067 |
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1283021722 |
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9781283021722 |
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9786613021724 |
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6613021725 |
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