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Book SynopsisCompletely revised and updated, this collection of tips and tricks covers the XP operating system from start to finish, including all the features that come with Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Table of ContentsCredits; Preface; Chapter 1. Startup and Shutdown; 1. Customize Multiboot Startup Options; 2. Change the Picture That Appears on the XP Startup Screen; 3. Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times; 4. Halt Startup Programs and Services; 5. Create Multiple Startup Profiles with Advanced Startup Manager; 6. Miscellaneous Startup and Shutdown Hacks; 7. Control User Logins by Hacking the Registry; Chapter 2. The User Interface; 8. Customize the GUI with Tweak UI; 9. Control the Control Panel; 10. Hack the Start Menu and Taskbar; 11. Clean Up the Most Frequently Used Programs List; 12. Rename and Change "Unchangeable" Desktop Icons and System Objects; 13. Remove "Nonremovable" Desktop Icons; 14. Hack Your Way Through the Interface; 15. Remove "Uninstallable" XP Utilities; 16. Make Your PC Work Like a Mac; 17. Create Your Own XP Themes and Find Thousands Online; 18. Give XP a Makeover with WindowBlinds; 19. Make Your Own Cursors and Icons; 20. Instant Linux; Chapter 3. Windows Explorer; 21. Generate Folder and File Listings for Printing or Editing; 22. Control Windows Explorer with Command-Line Shortcuts; 23. Empower Windows Explorer with PowerDesk Pro; 24. Better File Rename; 25. Find Files Faster by Mastering the Indexing Service's Query Language; 26. Force Windows Explorer into True Usefulness; 27. Customize Folder Icons and Balloon Text; 28. A Power User's Hidden Weapon - Improve the Context Menu; 29. Take Your Work on the Go with Offline Files and the Briefcase; 30. Get More Hard-Disk Space by Using NTFS Compression; 31. Put a Command-Line Prompt on Your Desktop; Chapter 4. The Web; 32. Give Internet Explorer a Face-Lift; 33. Stop Pop Ups with SP2-and Without It; 34. Kill Spyware and Web Bugs; 35. Take a Bite Out of Cookies; 36. Surf Anonymously Without a Trace; 37. Don't Get Reeled In by Phishers; 38. Read Web Pages Offline; 39. Hack Internet Explorer with the Group Policy Editor; 40. Speed Up File Downloads; 41. Secrets of Web Site Hosting with Internet Information Services (IIS); 42. Surf the Internet Ad-Free; 43. Hack Firefox; 44. Build Your Own Firefox Search Engine; 45. Google Your Desktop; 46. Out-Google Google with MSN Desktop Search; 47. Better Internet Searching from Your Desktop; 48. Run Java Applets Without Crashes or Problems; Chapter 5. Networking; 49. Tweak DNS Settings for Faster Internet Access; 50. Optimize Your Home Router; 51. Troubleshoot Network Connections with ping, tracert, and pathping; 52. Troubleshoot Network Connections with netsh, netstat, and ipconfig; 53. Speed Up Network Browsing; 54. Control Another PC with Remote Access; 55. Make Servers Always Available by Mapping a Hostname to a Dynamic IP Address; 56. Renew Your DHCP-Assigned IP Address; 57. Repair a Broken TCP/IP Connection; 58. VoIP Hacks; Chapter 6. Email; 59. Slam That Spam; 60. Open Blocked File Attachments in Outlook and Outlook Express; 61. Back Up and Restore Outlook and Outlook Express Datafiles; 62. Retrieve Web-Based Email with Your Email Software; 63. Gmail Hacks; 64. Fire Outlook and Outlook Express; Chapter 7
