Big book of Windows hacks
Gralla, Preston.
Big book of Windows hacks [electronic book] / Preston Gralla. - online resource (647 pages) : illustrations - Hacks. . - Hacks series .
Includes index.
Start up and shutdown -- Hacking the interface -- Windows explorer managing files and search -- Internet explorer the web and the internet -- Networking -- Email -- Web and the internet -- Security -- Applications home server and backup -- Graphics and multimedia -- System performance -- Hardware -- The registry and group policy editor.
The Big Book of Windows Hacks includes: expanded tutorials, new background material, a series of quick hacks, and informative sidebars; security hacks, including protection at wireless hotspots, hacking Vista file permissions and user account protection, and more; efficiency hacks, such as tweaking your PC hardware, troubleshooting hardware problems, and speeding up system performance; and fun hacks, like building a custom Media Center PC or turning a PC into a digital video recorder. Beyond Windows hacks for running Linux inside Vista, dual-booting Linux/Windows or XP/Vista, or emulate classic video games on your PC. In all, this remarkable book contains more than 100 hacks so that the power user in you never again needs to be at the mercy of systems and hardware run by Microsoft's omnipotent Vista and XP operating systems.
Electronic reproduction.:
ProQuest LibCentral.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780596528355 (paperback) 0596528353 (paperback) 9780596518721 (e-book)
Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
Operating systems (Computers)
005.446
Big book of Windows hacks [electronic book] / Preston Gralla. - online resource (647 pages) : illustrations - Hacks. . - Hacks series .
Includes index.
Start up and shutdown -- Hacking the interface -- Windows explorer managing files and search -- Internet explorer the web and the internet -- Networking -- Email -- Web and the internet -- Security -- Applications home server and backup -- Graphics and multimedia -- System performance -- Hardware -- The registry and group policy editor.
The Big Book of Windows Hacks includes: expanded tutorials, new background material, a series of quick hacks, and informative sidebars; security hacks, including protection at wireless hotspots, hacking Vista file permissions and user account protection, and more; efficiency hacks, such as tweaking your PC hardware, troubleshooting hardware problems, and speeding up system performance; and fun hacks, like building a custom Media Center PC or turning a PC into a digital video recorder. Beyond Windows hacks for running Linux inside Vista, dual-booting Linux/Windows or XP/Vista, or emulate classic video games on your PC. In all, this remarkable book contains more than 100 hacks so that the power user in you never again needs to be at the mercy of systems and hardware run by Microsoft's omnipotent Vista and XP operating systems.
Electronic reproduction.:
ProQuest LibCentral.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780596528355 (paperback) 0596528353 (paperback) 9780596518721 (e-book)
Microsoft Windows (Computer file)
Operating systems (Computers)
005.446