Windows XP Power Hound. Teach Yourself New Tricks

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