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Degunking Windows 2nd Edition
Degunking Windows, Second Edition continues on with the
mission introduced in the bestselling first edition--help
all Windows XP users get the most out of their PC. Since the
first edition was published, new software updates, hardware
changes, and more aggressive viruses have all contributed to
creating more gunk for users.
The
new edition is especially designed to help readers clean
up Windows and get much more out of their PCs. The focus is
on Service Pack 2 and all of the new features that have been
added to Windows XP. Degunking Windows, Second Edition
features proven techniques to help users quickly get their
PCs back to top performance. It shows why PCs get gunked up,
and presents the best techniques for degunking including
improving security, dealing with spam, getting rid of unused
programs, making Internet Explorer more secure, dealing with
email programs, getting SP2 working well, cleaning files,
optimizing hard drives to free up valuable space, working
with Windows Media programs, and fixing the Desktop and
Start menus. The new edition presents the easiest ways to
back up precious files, clean and optimize the registry, and
how to do a clean install.
Why is my computer all gunked up
Degunking your PC
Getting rid of files that shouldn't be there
Uninstalling programs
Organizing your remaining files
Start menu
Preventing Spam gunk
Cleaning up e-mail gunk
Installing upgrades
Surviving Service Pack 2
Degunking media
System startup
The registry
Powertoys
Improving security
Backing up precious files
Last resort degunking techniques
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