Windows XP Power Hound

Windows XP Power Hound

by Preston Gralla
Released September 2004
Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
ISBN: 9780596552299

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Windows XP can be a great tool, but it is all too easy to trip over Windows XP's annoying traits more often than you leverage its productivity. Windows XP power-users troll online resources, documentation, and the expertise (or lucky finds) of friends for valuable tips and tricks--a keyboard shortcut here, an undocumented double-click there--to eliminate annoyances, save time, and take control of their Windows XP. But what if there was an easier way?This new book presents literally hundreds of problems and solutions, amazing power tips, cool tricks, and clever workarounds in one clearly organized, easy to use, and portable resource. Truly insightful and amusing, Windows XP Power Hound gives Windows XP users practical hints for everything from the desktop to Office programs to the registry, and includes documented (but little-known) tips as well as previously undocumented tricks. Windows XP Power Hound moves far beyond mere productivity and explores what's possible with Windows XP--including cool things you probably never thought of doing.An understanding of Windows XP basics will get the job done. But discovering the most useful I didn't know that! tips and shortcuts will make using Windows XP a far richer and less frustrating experience. The practical, concise format of Windows XP Power Hound makes it easy to dip into for a quick tip from time to time; the warm, jargon-free tone makes it easy to read cover to cover.Anyone who wants to smooth out Windows XP's speed bumps and get some serious speed to accelerate through the bottlenecks will find that even a handful of these useful, to-the-point tips will make Windows XP Power Hound worth its weight in chocolate.

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Table of contents

  1. Windows XP Power Hound
    1. SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with O’Reilly
    2. The Missing Credits
      1. About the Author
      2. About the Creative Team
      3. Acknowledgments
      4. The Missing Manual Series
    3. Introduction
      1. How This Book Works
        1. A Special Note: The Registry
      2. Some Experience Required
      3. About → These → Arrows
      4. About MissingManuals.com
    4. 1. Getting Started
      1. 1.1. Startup and Shutdown
        1. 1.1.1. Instant Startup
        2. 1.1.2. Instant Startup for Laptops
        3. 1.1.3. Nixing the Startup Screen
        4. 1.1.4. Changing the Startup Screen
        5. 1.1.5. Good Housekeeping for Speedier Startups
        6. 1.1.6. Killing the Error Messenger
        7. 1.1.7. Customizing Your Startup Process
        8. 1.1.8. Automating Reboots and Shutdowns
        9. 1.1.9. Speedier Shutdown Times
        10. 1.1.10. Other Software that Can Control Startups and Shutdowns
      2. 1.2. Controlling Your Monitor and Sounds
        1. 1.2.1. Insta-Mute
        2. 1.2.2. The Silence of the Modem
        3. 1.2.3. Personalizing Your PC's Sounds
        4. 1.2.4. Building Sound Themes
        5. 1.2.5. Visual Reminders
        6. 1.2.6. Adding Sounds to Microsoft Office
        7. 1.2.7. More Screen Real Estate with Virtual Desktops
        8. 1.2.8. Expand Your Screen Real Estate with Two Monitors
      3. 1.3. Individual Windows Tricks
        1. 1.3.1. Previewing Windows Before Switching to Them
        2. 1.3.2. Manage Groups of Open Windows
      4. 1.4. User Accounts and Logons
        1. 1.4.1. Using Your Own Picture for Your User Account
        2. 1.4.2. Fast User Switching
        3. 1.4.3. Create a Random Password
        4. 1.4.4. Create a Password Reset Disk
        5. 1.4.5. Set Disk Quotas for Users
          1. 1.4.5.1. Setting quotas that apply to everyone
          2. 1.4.5.2. Setting quotas individually
    5. 2. The Desktop and Interface
      1. 2.1. Desktop Makeover
        1. 2.1.1. The Easiest Way to Customize Your Desktop
        2. 2.1.2. Changing the Standard Desktop Icons
        3. 2.1.3. Cleaning Your Desktop Automatically
        4. 2.1.4. Adding a Run Icon to Your Desktop
        5. 2.1.5. Rearranging Your Desktop Icons
        6. 2.1.6. Slapping Your Favorite Web Page on Your Desktop
        7. 2.1.7. Special Effects for the Windows Desktop
      2. 2.2. The Start Menu
        1. 2.2.1. Making the Start Menu Jump to Attention
        2. 2.2.2. Switching to the Classic Start Menu
        3. 2.2.3. Tweaking the Start Menu
        4. 2.2.4. Customizing the Most Frequently Used Programs List
        5. 2.2.5. More Advanced Start Menu Tricks
        6. 2.2.6. Organizing the All Programs Menu
      3. 2.3. The Taskbar
        1. 2.3.1. Launching Web Pages from the Taskbar
        2. 2.3.2. Adding Files, Folders, and Disks to the Taskbar
        3. 2.3.3. Hiding Icons on the Bottom of Your Screen
        4. 2.3.4. The Quick Launch Bar
      4. 2.4. The Control Panel
        1. 2.4.1. Accessing the Control Panel Faster
        2. 2.4.2. Cleaning up the Control Panel
        3. 2.4.3. Bypassing the Control Panel with Keyboard Shortcuts
        4. 2.4.4. Recategorizing Control Panel Applets
      5. 2.5. Icons and Themes
        1. 2.5.1. Turning Your Photos into a Screen Saver
        2. 2.5.2. Using Themes To Dress Up Your PC
          1. 2.5.2.1. Where to find more themes
        3. 2.5.3. Creating Your Own Theme
    6. 3. Windows Explorer and Searching
      1. 3.1. The Windows Explorer Interface
        1. 3.1.1. Opening Explorer with a Keyboard Shortcut
        2. 3.1.2. Speeding Up Windows Explorer with Keyboard Shortcuts
        3. 3.1.3. Showing the Full File Path in Explorer
        4. 3.1.4. Customizing Windows Explorer Toolbars
        5. 3.1.5. Alternatives to Windows Explorer
          1. 3.1.5.1. PowerDesk
          2. 3.1.5.2. Turbo Browser
          3. 3.1.5.3. Total Commander
      2. 3.2. Working with Files and Folders
        1. 3.2.1. Instantly Jumping to a File or Folder
        2. 3.2.2. Copying and Moving Files Faster
        3. 3.2.3. Customizing the File Details Displayed in Explorer
        4. 3.2.4. Adding Images to Your Folders
        5. 3.2.5. Showing File Name Extensions
        6. 3.2.6. Renaming Groups of Files in One Fell Swoop
        7. 3.2.7. Displaying Hidden and System Files and Folders
        8. 3.2.8. Changing Where Windows Stores Documents
        9. 3.2.9. Making it Easier to Open Files
        10. 3.2.10. Setting the Program Used to Open a File Type
        11. 3.2.11. Displaying Cascading Folders on the Start Menu
      3. 3.3. Compressing Files and Folders
        1. 3.3.1. Getting Extra Disk Space by Using NTFS Compression
          1. 3.3.1.1. Compressing a folder
          2. 3.3.1.2. Compressing an entire drive
        2. 3.3.2. Getting Extra Space by Using Zip Folders
        3. 3.3.3. Using WinZip for More Compression Features
        4. 3.3.4. Automatically Compressing and Emailing a Photo
      4. 3.4. Searching Your Computer
        1. 3.4.1. Customizing Windows XP's Basic Search Tools
          1. 3.4.1.1. Four ways to launch Search Companion
          2. 3.4.1.2. Selecting or deleting an animated helpmate
          3. 3.4.1.3. Types of searches
          4. 3.4.1.4. Advanced search
        2. 3.4.2. Finding Music and Picture Files
          1. 3.4.2.1. Searching for metadata
        3. 3.4.3. Saving a Search for Future Reference
        4. 3.4.4. Using the Indexing Service to Speed Up Searches
          1. 3.4.4.1. Turning on the Indexing Service
          2. 3.4.4.2. Turning off the Indexing Service
    7. 4. Built-In Utilities
      1. 4.1. Better Backups
        1. 4.1.1. Installing the Backup Program in Windows XP Home Edition
        2. 4.1.2. Backing Up Your Goods
          1. 4.1.2.1. Restoring your backup
        3. 4.1.3. Better Backup Programs
          1. 4.1.3.1. Backup Plus
          2. 4.1.3.2. InfoStash
      2. 4.2. Notepad and Clipboard
        1. 4.2.1. Inserting a Time and Date Stamp with Notepad
        2. 4.2.2. Creating Headers and Footers with Notepad
        3. 4.2.3. Better Notepads
          1. 4.2.3.1. NoteTab Light
          2. 4.2.3.2. EditPlus
        4. 4.2.4. Viewing the Contents of Your Clipboard
        5. 4.2.5. A Better Clipboard
      3. 4.3. Other Built-In Utilities
        1. 4.3.1. The Fax Program
        2. 4.3.2. A Better Calculator
        3. 4.3.3. Opening Graphics Documents in Paint
        4. 4.3.4. Inserting Special Characters
        5. 4.3.5. Shortcuts to Open Windows XP Applications and Utilities
    8. 5. Microsoft Office
      1. 5.1. General Office Advice
        1. 5.1.1. Killing Clippy
        2. 5.1.2. Turning Off the Office Clipboard
        3. 5.1.3. Finding Files Faster
      2. 5.2. Microsoft Word
        1. 5.2.1. Using Invisible Ink
        2. 5.2.2. Inserting Special Characters
        3. 5.2.3. Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts
        4. 5.2.4. Turning Word into Your Personal Translator
          1. 5.2.4.1. Translating a word or phrase
          2. 5.2.4.2. Translating a document
        5. 5.2.5. Inserting Your Digital Signature into Word Documents
        6. 5.2.6. Using the Word Count Toolbar
      3. 5.3. Excel
        1. 5.3.1. Automatically Importing Data from the Web
        2. 5.3.2. Creating a Watermark
        3. 5.3.3. Speeding Up Excel with Keyboard Shortcuts
        4. 5.3.4. Quickly Add New Data to a Chart
      4. 5.4. PowerPoint
        1. 5.4.1. Saving Fonts with Your Presentation
        2. 5.4.2. Copying Your PowerPoint Settings to Another Computer
        3. 5.4.3. Putting Your Presentations on a Diet
      5. 5.5. Access
        1. 5.5.1. The Express Route to Creating Tables
        2. 5.5.2. The Database Diet
        3. 5.5.3. Hiding Top Secret Tables
      6. 5.6. FrontPage
        1. 5.6.1. Flowing Text Around a Picture
        2. 5.6.2. Watermarks
        3. 5.6.3. Creating an Online Photo Gallery
    9. 6. The Internet
      1. 6.1. Internet Speed Tricks
        1. 6.1.1. Faster Surfing I
        2. 6.1.2. Faster Surfing II
        3. 6.1.3. Caching Up
        4. 6.1.4. Speeding Up Downloads
      2. 6.2. Pop-Ups and Cookies
        1. 6.2.1. Software that Stops Pop-Ups
        2. 6.2.2. Alternative Browsers that Stop Pop-Ups
        3. 6.2.3. Shooting the Windows Messenger
        4. 6.2.4. Crumbling Cookies
        5. 6.2.5. Custom Cookie Settings
        6. 6.2.6. Share Your Cookies
        7. 6.2.7. Examining and Deleting Cookies
        8. 6.2.8. Managing Cookies with Add-On Software
        9. 6.2.9. Keeping Advertisers Away from Your Cookies
      3. 6.3. Firewalls
        1. 6.3.1. A Basic Firewall
        2. 6.3.2. How to Bypass XP's Firewall
        3. 6.3.3. A Better Firewall: ZoneAlarm
        4. 6.3.4. Testing Your Security with Shield's Up
      4. 6.4. Online Safety You May Not Have Considered
        1. 6.4.1. Controlling Your Internet Security Levels
          1. 6.4.1.1. Adjusting the security level of each zone
        2. 6.4.2. Beware of AutoComplete
        3. 6.4.3. Don't Let the Web Bugs Bite
        4. 6.4.4. Protecting Yourself Against Spyware
        5. 6.4.5. Protecting a Public Wireless Connection
        6. 6.4.6. Surfing Anonymously
      5. 6.5. Evaluating and Troubleshooting
        1. 6.5.1. Peering into Your Internet Connection
        2. 6.5.2. Your Real Internet Connection Speed
        3. 6.5.3. Diagnosing a Broken Internet Connection
      6. 6.6. Windows Messenger
        1. 6.6.1. Are You Using Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger?
        2. 6.6.2. Protecting Your Privacy in Windows Messenger
          1. 6.6.2.1. Blocking others from knowing you're online
          2. 6.6.2.2. Protecting your password
          3. 6.6.2.3. Hiding your phone number and real name
        3. 6.6.3. Split Your Personality with Windows Messenger
        4. 6.6.4. Yes, You Can Skin Messenger
        5. 6.6.5. Turning Off Messenger's Tabs
        6. 6.6.6. Save a Messaging Session to a Text File
        7. 6.6.7. Windows Messenger Add-Ons
      7. 6.7. Other Instant Messengers
        1. 6.7.1. Downloading Other Instant Messengers
        2. 6.7.2. Turn Off the AIM Today Window
        3. 6.7.3. Stopping Online Harassment in AIM
        4. 6.7.4. Sending Text Messages with Yahoo! Messenger
        5. 6.7.5. Spicing up Yahoo! Messenger
        6. 6.7.6. ICQ on the Desktop
        7. 6.7.7. ICQ Shortcut Keys
        8. 6.7.8. Protecting Yourself Against Instant Messaging Dangers
    10. 7. Web Browsers
      1. 7.1. Smarter Surfing
        1. 7.1.1. Address Shortcuts
        2. 7.1.2. Getting the Big Picture
        3. 7.1.3. Making Web Fonts Easier to Read
        4. 7.1.4. Opening a New Web Page in Its Own Window
        5. 7.1.5. Keyboard Shortcuts
        6. 7.1.6. Filling Out Forms Faster
        7. 7.1.7. Revisiting History
        8. 7.1.8. Printing a Wide Web Page
        9. 7.1.9. Saving Web Pages on Your PC
        10. 7.1.10. Saving Web Pages with SurfSaver
        11. 7.1.11. Saving Frequently Updated Web Pages Automatically
      2. 7.2. Searching the Web from Internet Explorer
        1. 7.2.1. The Google Toolbar
        2. 7.2.2. The Google Deskbar (Not just for Internet Explorer)
        3. 7.2.3. Searching from the Address Bar
      3. 7.3. Managing Your Favorites
        1. 7.3.1. Finding Favorites Fast
        2. 7.3.2. Organizing Favorites from A to Z
        3. 7.3.3. Copying Favorites to Another Computer
        4. 7.3.4. Creating Favorite Files and Folders
      4. 7.4. Cache Flow
        1. 7.4.1. Customizing the Cache
        2. 7.4.2. Viewing Your Cache
        3. 7.4.3. Cleaning Out Your Cache
      5. 7.5. Customizing Internet Explorer
        1. 7.5.1. Browser Windows the Size You Want
        2. 7.5.2. Rolling Your Own Toolbar
        3. 7.5.3. Changing the Toolbar Background
        4. 7.5.4. Changing Internet Explorer's Title Bar
        5. 7.5.5. Changing Internet Explorer's Logo
      6. 7.6. Alternative Browsers
        1. 7.6.1. Mozilla vs. Netscape
          1. 7.6.1.1. Firefox
          2. 7.6.1.2. Opera
        2. 7.6.2. A Google Toolbar for Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox
        3. 7.6.3. Speeding Up Netscape with Keyboard Shortcuts
        4. 7.6.4. Dressing Up Netscape with Themes
        5. 7.6.5. Filling in the Blanks with Netscape
        6. 7.6.6. Adding Firefox Features
        7. 7.6.7. Mozilla Firefox Shortcuts
        8. 7.6.8. Rewinding Your Opera Session
        9. 7.6.9. Waving the Opera Wand
        10. 7.6.10. Speeding Up Opera with Keyboard Shortcuts
        11. 7.6.11. Nota Bene Opera
    11. 8. Email
      1. 8.1. Sending and Receiving Email
        1. 8.1.1. Email in a Hurry
        2. 8.1.2. Blind Carbon Copies
        3. 8.1.3. Checking Mail on Your Schedule
          1. 8.1.3.1. Outlook
          2. 8.1.3.2. Outlook Express
        4. 8.1.4. Allowing Time for Second Thoughts
        5. 8.1.5. Cleaning Up Email Conversations
        6. 8.1.6. Revealing Message Headers
      2. 8.2. Sign-Offs
        1. 8.2.1. Customized Signatures
          1. 8.2.1.1. Setting up and using a signature in Outlook
          2. 8.2.1.2. Setting up and using a signature in Outlook Express
        2. 8.2.2. Fancy Signatures
        3. 8.2.3. Using Digital Business Cards
          1. 8.2.3.1. Creating and sending vCards with Outlook
          2. 8.2.3.2. Sending vCards with Outlook Express
      3. 8.3. Slamming Spam
        1. 8.3.1. Hiding Your Email Address from Spammers
        2. 8.3.2. Built-In Spam-Fighting Tools
          1. 8.3.2.1. Spiking spam with Outlook
          2. 8.3.2.2. Canning spam with Outlook 2003
          3. 8.3.2.3. Canning spam with Outlook Express
        3. 8.3.3. Third-Party Spam-Killers
      4. 8.4. Organizing and Handling Mail
        1. 8.4.1. Adding New Contacts in Two Seconds
        2. 8.4.2. Marking Messages Unread
        3. 8.4.3. Clearing Clutter
        4. 8.4.4. Taking Control of Mail Overload
          1. 8.4.4.1. Creating rules in Outlook
          2. 8.4.4.2. Creating rules with Outlook Express
        5. 8.4.5. Opening Blocked File Attachments
          1. 8.4.5.1. Opening attachments with Outlook
          2. 8.4.5.2. Blocked attachments and Outlook Express
      5. 8.5. Getting Email to Play Nicely with Windows
        1. 8.5.1. Killing the "Unread Messages" Notice
        2. 8.5.2. Killing the Windows Messenger
        3. 8.5.3. Contacting Windows Messenger Buddies
        4. 8.5.4. Relocating Outlook on Your Taskbar
      6. 8.6. Outlook-Only Tips
        1. 8.6.1. Opening Outlook in Separate Windows
        2. 8.6.2. Deleting Outlook Items Lickety-Split
        3. 8.6.3. Removing Outlook's Memorized Addresses
        4. 8.6.4. Backing Up Outlook
        5. 8.6.5. Sharing Outlook on Two Computers
        6. 8.6.6. Using Outlook to Keep Up with the News
      7. 8.7. Just for Outlook Express
        1. 8.7.1. Killing the Outlook Express Startup Screen
        2. 8.7.2. Renaming the Outlook Express Window
        3. 8.7.3. Backing Up Outlook Express
      8. 8.8. Beyond Outlook: Other Email Software
        1. 8.8.1. Eudora
        2. 8.8.2. Thunderbird
        3. 8.8.3. IncrediMail
    12. 9. Networking
      1. 9.1. Wireless Networking
        1. 9.1.1. Zero Configuration WiFi Services
        2. 9.1.2. Connecting to Wireless Networks
        3. 9.1.3. Finding Hotspots Before You Travel
        4. 9.1.4. Protecting Your Wireless Network with WEP
        5. 9.1.5. Unplugging the Unplugged Icon
      2. 9.2. Home Networking
        1. 9.2.1. Desktop Shortcuts for Your Network Resources
        2. 9.2.2. Finding Another Computer on the Network
        3. 9.2.3. Stop Searching for Network Resources
        4. 9.2.4. Speeding Up My Network Places and Network Browsing
        5. 9.2.5. A Faster Path to Computers on Your Network
        6. 9.2.6. Coaxing Your Network Card to Run Its Fastest
        7. 9.2.7. Optimizing Your Router
          1. 9.2.7.1. Keeping your connection alive
          2. 9.2.7.2. Changing your router's password
        8. 9.2.8. Sharing Files on a Network
        9. 9.2.9. Chatting on Your Network with WinChat
      3. 9.3. Troubleshooting Network Problems
        1. 9.3.1. Moving Your Laptop from One Network to Another
        2. 9.3.2. Finding Your Network Information
        3. 9.3.3. The Network Diagnostics Tool
        4. 9.3.4. Repairing a Broken Network Connection
    13. 10. Hardware
      1. 10.1. Hardware Troubleshooting
        1. 10.1.1. Getting Help from the Device Manager
        2. 10.1.2. Resolving Conflicts
        3. 10.1.3. Driver Magic
          1. 10.1.3.1. Update a driver
          2. 10.1.3.2. Roll back a driver
          3. 10.1.3.3. Uninstall a driver
      2. 10.2. Laptop Tricks
        1. 10.2.1. Extending Your Laptop's Battery Life
        2. 10.2.2. Helping a Fussy Laptop Enter Standby
        3. 10.2.3. Removing a Useless Warning
      3. 10.3. Printers and Printing
        1. 10.3.1. Printing Font Samples
        2. 10.3.2. Receiving a Message when Your Print Job Is Done
        3. 10.3.3. On-the-Road Printing Strategies
          1. 10.3.3.1. Kinko's
          2. 10.3.3.2. Print workaround: fax it
          3. 10.3.3.3. Create a print queue
      4. 10.4. Of Mice and Keyboards
        1. 10.4.1. Customizing Your Mouse Settings
          1. 10.4.1.1. TweakUI PowerToy
        2. 10.4.2. Stopping Erratic Mouse Behavior
        3. 10.4.3. An Easier-to-See Insertion Point
        4. 10.4.4. The Onscreen Keyboard
    14. 11. System Speedups
      1. 11.1. Managing Your Memory
        1. 11.1.1. DOS Swap
        2. 11.1.2. Eliminating Needless Visual Effects
        3. 11.1.3. Services You Don't Need
        4. 11.1.4. Putting Services on Permanent Leave
        5. 11.1.5. Removing Programs that Run at Startup
        6. 11.1.6. Fancy Memory Trick I
        7. 11.1.7. Fancy Memory Trick II
        8. 11.1.8. Deciding You Need More Memory
      2. 11.2. Processor Tricks
        1. 11.2.1. CPU-Draining Programs You Don't Need
        2. 11.2.2. Focusing Your CPU's Attention
        3. 11.2.3. A Souped-Up Alternative to Task Manager
    15. 12. Security
      1. 12.1. Securing Your System
        1. 12.1.1. Microsoft's Baseline Security Adviser
        2. 12.1.2. Windows Update
        3. 12.1.3. Manually Checking for Updates
        4. 12.1.4. Checking for Viruses
        5. 12.1.5. Stripping Personal Information from Your Documents
        6. 12.1.6. Preventing Word from Stealing Your Files
        7. 12.1.7. Hard-to-Crack Passwords
        8. 12.1.8. Safe Travels with a Laptop
      2. 12.2. Encryption for Windows XP Pro
        1. 12.2.1. Protecting Your Data by Encrypting Files and Folders
        2. 12.2.2. Changing the Color of Encrypted Files and Folders
        3. 12.2.3. A Final Security Measure
    16. 13. Crash Recovery
      1. 13.1. Creating a Restore Point
        1. 13.1.1. Restoring Your System
        2. 13.1.2. Limiting the Size of System Restore's Files
        3. 13.1.3. Deleting Old Restore Points
        4. 13.1.4. Changing System Restore's Backup Schedule
        5. 13.1.5. Getting System Restore to Ignore Certain Folders
        6. 13.1.6. Safe Mode
    17. 14. Windows Media Player
      1. 14.1. Finding the Menu Bar
      2. 14.2. Listening to Music
        1. 14.2.1. The MP3 Factor
        2. 14.2.2. The Graphic Equalizer
        3. 14.2.3. 3D WOW Sound
        4. 14.2.4. Improving CD Playback Sound
        5. 14.2.5. Groovy Visual Displays
        6. 14.2.6. Skinning Windows Media Player
      3. 14.3. Recording, Mixing, and Copying Music
        1. 14.3.1. Turning Off Copy Protection
        2. 14.3.2. Mixing Smoother CDs
        3. 14.3.3. Preventing Skips When You Burn CDs
          1. 14.3.3.1. Look to the source
          2. 14.3.3.2. Change your burning method
        4. 14.3.4. Saving Internet Radio Streams
      4. 14.4. Video
        1. 14.4.1. Watching International DVDs
      5. 14.5. Keyboard Shortcuts
    18. 15. The Registry
      1. 15.1. The five registry hives
        1. 15.1.1. Keys and values
        2. 15.1.2. The Registry Editor
          1. 15.1.2.1. Editing keys and values
          2. 15.1.2.2. Adding keys and values
          3. 15.1.2.3. Deleting keys and values
        3. 15.1.3. An Important Registry Precaution
        4. 15.1.4. Editing the Registry with .Reg Files
        5. 15.1.5. Protecting the Registry
        6. 15.1.6. Creating a Registry Favorites List
        7. 15.1.7. Printing the Registry
    19. A. Windows XP Keyboard Shortcuts
    20. Index
    21. About the Author
    22. Colophon
    23. SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with O’Reilly

Product information

  • Title: Windows XP Power Hound
  • Author(s): Preston Gralla
  • Release date: September 2004
  • Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9780596552299