Windows Vista Annoyances

28.01.2008

Englisch

9780596527624

O'Reilly and Associates

Nein

David A. Karp

664

1

Taschenbuch

Tips, Secrets, and Hacks for the Cranky Consumer

vista, annoyances, windows

Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Get Started with Windows Vista      Editions of Vista             More Than This      Install Windows Vista             Install Vista on a New (Clean) System             Upgrade from a Previous Version             Potential Problems During Setup             Set Up a Dual-Boot System      Migration to Windows Vista             Sentimental Fool 2. Shell Tweaks      Customize Windows Explorer             Force Explorer to Remember Its Own Settings             Start Explorer with Any Folder             Get to the Desktop             Save Your Desktop Layout             Quick Access to Control Panel             Who Doesn't Love Keyboard Shortcuts?             Massage the Start Menu             Clean Up the Tray             Make Your Own Windows Startup Logo      Working with Files and Folders             Why It Takes So Long to Copy Files             Slicker Ways to Select Files             Take Charge of Drag-Drop             Copy or Move to a Specified Path             More Ways to Rename Files             Delete In-Use Files             Zip It Up             Customize Drive and Folder Icons             Search Tricks 3. The Registry      The Registry Editor      The Structure of the Registry             The Meat of the Registry: Values      Registry Tasks and Tools             Search the Registry             Search and Replace Registry Data             Find the Registry Key That Does.             Create an Interface for a Registry Setting             Export and Import Data with Registry Patches             Prevent Changes to a Registry Key             Back Up the Registry      File Type Associations             Anatomy of a File Type             Change the Icon for All Files of a Type             Customize Context Menus for Files             Lock Your File Types             Expand the Scope of Your File Types             Customize Windows Explorer's New Menu             Fix Internet Shortcuts 4. Working with Media      Playing Video             Repair Broken and Incomplete Videos             Fix Other Playback Problems             Simplify Your Media Players      Handling Online Video             Rewind or Fast-Forward Streaming Video             Control Video Buffering             Download Online Video Clips      Sound and Music             Get Sound Where There Is None             Get Windows to Listen             Fix Garbled Music             Crossfade Your Music             Extract Sound from Video             Convert Audio Files             Fix Music Tags      Photos, Pictures, Images             Choose a New Pictures Folder             Get Thumbnails for RAW Photos             Get Rid of the Windows Photo Gallery             Get Accurate Color Output             Sort Photos Chronologically      Media Center Annoyances             Watch TV on Your TV             Fix Broken TV Listings      CD and DVD Drives             Troubleshoot CD and DVD Playback Problems 5. Performance      Trim the Fat             Tame Mindless Animation and Display Effects             Make Menus More Mindful             Start Windows in Less Time             Start Windows Instantly (Almost)             Shut Down Windows Quickly             Start Applications Faster      Make Your Hardware Perform             Get Glass             Maximize the Windows Performance Rating             Improve Battery Life             Manage IRQ Priority             Overclock Your Processor      Hard Disk             A Defragmentation Crash Course             If in Doubt, Throw It Out             Optimize Virtual Memory and Cache Settings             Choose the Right Filesystem             Advanced NTFS Settings             Transfer Windows to Another Hard Disk             Work with Partitions 6. Troubleshooting      Crashes and Error Messages             Viruses, Malware, and Spyware             What to Do When Windows Won't Start             Manage Startup Programs             Check Your Drive for Errors with Chkdsk             What to Do When a Program Crashes             What to Do When a Program Won't Start             Green Ribbon of Death             Blue Screen of Death      Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting             How to Add Hardware             Interpret Device Manager Errors             Go Back in Time with Restore Points and Shadow Copies             Test for Bad Memory (RAM)             Don't Overlook the Power Supply             Fix USB Power Management Issues             Fix Printer Problems      Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery             Patch Windows with Windows Update             Quick, On-the-Fly Backups             Back Up Your Entire System             Recover Your System After a Crash 7. Networking and Internet      Build Your Network             Terminology Primer             To Wire or Not to Wire             Set Up a Wireless Router             Sniff Out WiFi Hotspots             Troubleshoot Wireless Networks             Lock Out Unauthorized PCs             Connect to a Public Wireless Network             Add Wireless Support to Any Device             Get Bluetooth to Work             Troubleshoot Network Connections             Test an IP Address      Internet Me             Share an Internet Connection             Test Your Throughput             Do Download Accelerators Really Work?             Set Up Virtual Private Networking             Control Your PC Remotely             Manage the Nameserver (DNS) Cache      Secure Your Networked PC             Close Vista's Backdoors             The Security Center and the Firewall             Set Up the Windows Firewall             Scan Your System for Open Ports      Web and Email             Lock Down Internet Explorer             Change Internet Shortcut Icons             Live with Firefox in an IE World             Fix Symbols in Web Pages             Fix Broken Pictures in Web Pages             Improve Any Web Site             Put an End to Pop Ups             Solve the Blank Form Mystery             Stop Annoying Animations             Opt Out of Tabbed Browsing             Surf Anonymously             Change the Default Email Reader             Stop Spam             Send Large Files             Email Long URLs 8. Users and Security      Manage User Accounts      Permissions and Security             Set Permissions for a File or Folder             Protect Your Files with Encryption             Control User Account Control      Logon and Profile Options             Hide the List of User Accounts             Log In Automatically             Reset a Forgotten Administrator Password             Prevent Users from Shutting Down             Log In As the Administrator             Customize the Welcome Screen Background             Customize the Default Profile for New Users             Rename Your Profile Folder             Change the Locations of Personal Folders      Share Files and Printers             Share a Folder             Access a Shared Folder Remotely             Turn Off Administrative Shares             Share a Printer             Use a Print Server Without Software             Stop Sharing Scheduled Tasks 9. Scripting and Automation      Windows Script Host      Build a VBScript Script             Use Variables to Store and Manipulate Information             Give Your Scripts an Interface with the InputBox and MsgBox Commands             Creating Interactive Scripts with Conditional Statements             Using Loops, Using Loops, Using Loops             Make Building Blocks with Subroutines and Functions      Object References             How to Run Applications             How to Access the Registry             How to Manipulate Files             How to Create Windows Shortcuts and Internet Shortcuts             How to Use the Network             How to Control Internet Explorer             How to Use Command-Line Parameters             How to Manage Windows Services             How to Write CGI Scripts for Web Servers             Decipher Script Errors             Find a Better Editor             Further Study             Make a Startup Script      Wacky Script Ideas             Quick and Dirty Backup Tool             Internet Fishtank             Quick SendTo Shortcut Creator             Rename Files with Search and Replace      Command Prompt Scripting             DOS Commands             Batch Files             Variables and the Environment             Flow Control             Command-Line Parameters             Conditional Statements             Loops             Simulating Subroutines             Get to the Command Prompt Quickly      Windows PowerShell             CmdLets and Aliases             Pipelines             PowerShell Variables             PowerShell Scripts             Automate Scripts with the Task Scheduler A. BIOS Settings B. TCP/IP Ports Index