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Wiley 978-0-470-00924-6 Datasheet

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Make Windows XP Faster and More Efficient
Create Shortcuts for Your Favorite Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Transfer Your Settings from an Old Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Adjust Visual Effects for Best Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Ensure Windows XP Is Optimized for Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Adjust a Program’s Priority for Better Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Turn Off Confirmation for Deleted Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Hear an Alert When You Press the Caps Lock Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Force Windows XP to Use Less Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Disable Fast User Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Display a Network Folder As a Disk Drive on Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Set Up Windows XP the Way You Want
Pin an Item to Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Remove an Item from Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Change the Number of Programs on Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Show Control Panel As a Menu on Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Create a Custom Program Access Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Schedule Automatic Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Synchronize Your System Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Customize Your Desktop Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Make Your Desktop Icons Easier to See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
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Enrich Your Media Experience
Customize a Media Folder by Applying a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Publish Your Images to a Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Open Your Images for Editing by Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Compress Your Image Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Add Your Own Notes to an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Add Sounds to Windows XP Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Activate the Mini Player Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Adjust Playback Settings for Audio and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Disable CD Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Enable Parental Control for DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Get the Most Out of Your Files and Folders
Open Your Files and Folders with a Single Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Open a File with a Different Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Add Destinations to Your Send To Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Protect a File by Making It Read-Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Make Your File Searches Run Faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Move Your My Documents Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Back Up Files to a Recordable CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Change the Default Action for a File Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Work with Network Files Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Interrupt Printing a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
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Maximize Your Internet Connections
Connect to the Internet Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Add an Alternate ISP Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Dial Using Area Code Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Dial a Number to Access an Outside Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Turn Off Your Modem’s Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Share Your Connection on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Disconnect Automatically After Your Computer Has Been Idle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
See an Alert When Your Broadband Connection Has a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Enhance Internet Security and Privacy
Protect Your Computer from Internet Intruders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Guard Your Internet Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Restrict Internet Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Set the Web Security Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Thwart E-mail Viruses by Reading Messages in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Thwart Web Bugs by Blocking Images in Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Maximize Your E-mail Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Prevent Outlook Express from Sending a Read Receipt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Block People Whose Messages You Do Not Want . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Block Spam Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Password-Protect Your Outlook Express Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Play Internet Media Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Play Internet Media Privately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
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Unleash the Power of Internet Explorer
Customize the Links Bar for Easier Surfing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Save an Image to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Turn Off Web Page Sounds and Animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Search from the Address Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Set Up Another Search Engine for Address Bar Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Remove Saved Addresses from the Address Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Block Pop-Up Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Make E-mail Easier
Go to Your Inbox Automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Change How Often You Check for Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Leave Your Messages on the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Change Your Message Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Create an E-mail Distribution List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Change the Location of Your Message Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Create a Backup Copy of Your Address Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Identify Unknown Senders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Exchange Electronic Business Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
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Enhance Your Computer’s Security and Privacy
Add a Password to Your User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Require Ctrl+Alt+Delete Before Logging On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Switch to Advanced File Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Encrypt Confidential Files and Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Prevent Access to Your Computer with a Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Prevent Others from Starting Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Clear Your List of Recently Used Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Clear Your List of Recently Viewed Media Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Prevent Malicious Code from Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Extend Your System with PowerToys
for Windows XP
Download and Install PowerToys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Switch Programs with Alt-Tab Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Quickly Access the Command Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Resize Pictures with Image Resizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
View Multiple Desktops Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Create a CD Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Magnify Your Screen with Taskbar Magnifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Perform Advanced Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Take Webcam Pictures at Regular Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
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