Windows XP Hacks. Tips & Tools for Customizing and Optimizing Your OS. 2nd Edition (e-book) Gliwice

A smart collection of insider tips and tricks, Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition covers the XP operating system from start to finish. Among the multitude of topics addressed, this must-have resource includes extensive coverage of hot-button issues such as:securityweb browsingcontrolling the control panelremoving uninstallable XP componentspop-up adsYou'll also find timesaving hacks for file distribution; digital media, such as iTunes; and high-visibility web software, services, and exploits that have emerged since the book's last edition. Each hack in the book can be read easily in just a few minutes, saving countless hours of searching for the right answer.Now completely revised and updated to cover Service Pack 2 (SP2), the second edition of this bestseller carefully breaks down the new features that come with SP2, including IE pop-up blocker, Windows Firewall, and the new wireless client.Written by Preston Gralla, the compact and affordable Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition provides direct, hands-on solutions that can be applied to the challenges facing XP beginners, as well as the more experienced power user. Each year, Windows XP is pre-installed on 90 million PCs worldwide, making it the world's most popular operating system. Spis treści: Windows XP Hacks, 2nd Edition SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with OReilly Credits About the Author Contributors Acknowledgments Preface How to Use This Book How This Book Is Organized Conventions Used in This Book Using Code Examples Safari Enabled How to Contact Us Got a Hack? 1. Startup and Shutdown 1.1. Hacks 1-7 Hack #1. Customize Multiboot Startup Options 1.2.1. Editing Files 1.2.2. Create a Startup Menu Even If You Have Only One Operating System 1.2.3. See Also Hack #2. Change the Picture That Appears on the XP Startup Screen 1.3.1. Choose from Multiple Splash Screens on Startup 1.3.2. Build a Startup Screen from Any Graphic 1.3.3. See Also Hack #3. Speed Up Boot and Shutdown Times 1.4.1. Perform a Boot Defragment 1.4.2. Hack Your BIOS for Faster Startups 1.4.3. Fine-Tune Your Registry for Faster Startups 1.4.4. Speed Up Shutdown Times Hack #4. Halt Startup Programs and Services 1.5.1. Eliminating Programs That Run at Startup 1.5.1.1. Cleaning out the Startup folder 1.5.1.2. Using the System Configuration Utility 1.5.1.3. Using the Registry to halt programs running on startup 1.5.2. Disabling Services That Run at Startup Hack #6. Create Multiple Startup Profiles with Advanced Startup Manager 1.6.1. See Also Hack #6. Miscellaneous Startup and Shutdown Hacks 1.7.1. Create One-Click Shutdown and Reboot Shortcuts 1.7.2. Automatically Turn On Num Lock, Scroll Lock, and Caps Lock 1.7.3. Stop Error Messages from Displaying on Startup 1.7.4. Give More Time for Processes to Close at Shutdown Hack #7. Control User Logins by Hacking the Registry 2. The User Interface 2.1. Hacks 8-20 Hack #8. Customize the GUI with Tweak UI 2.2.1. Create a Speedy, Stripped-Down Interface with Tweak UI Hack #9. Control the Control Panel 2.3.1. Hide Unused Applets with the Registry 2.3.2. Hide Unused Applets with XP Pros Group Policy Editor 2.3.3. Recategorize Control Panel Applets 2.3.4. Display Control Panel Applets in a Cascading Menu 2.3.5. Build Customized Control Panels Hack #10. Hack the Start Menu and Taskbar 2.4.1. Hack the Taskbar with Tweak UI Hack #11. Clean Up the Most Frequently Used Programs List 2.5.1. Banning Programs from the List 2.5.1.1. Another use for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications 2.5.1.2. Ban programs from the Most Frequently Used Programs List with Tweak UI 2.5.2. Change the Number of Programs That Appear on the List 2.5.3. Make Room for the Pinned Programs List Hack #12. Rename and Change "Unchangeable" Desktop Icons and System Objects 2.6.1. The Registry to the Rescue 2.6.2. Change the Desktop Icons of System Objects Hack #13. Remove "Nonremovable" Desktop Icons Hack #14. Hack Your Way Through the Interface 2.8.1. Hide All Icons in the Notification Area 2.8.2. Hide Only Certain Icons in the Notification Area 2.8.3. Add Specific Folders to the Open Dialog Box 2.8.4. Turn Off System Beeps 2.8.5. Use Your Own Graphic for Your User Account Hack #15. Remove "Uninstallable" XP Utilities 2.9.1. Hide Components You Don't Want to Be Uninstalled Hack #16. Make Your PC Work Like a Mac 2.10.1. Get a Mac-Like Boot Screen 2.10.2. Changing the Logon Screen 2.10.3. Changing the Appearance of Windows and Menus 2.10.4. Give Your PC Mac-Like Features 2.10.4.1. Konfabulator 2.10.4.2. Switching between windows and applications 2.10.4.3. The Dock 2.10.5. The Results 2.10.6. See Also Hack #17. Create Your Own XP Themes and Find Thousands Online 2.11.1. Roll Your Own Themes 2.11.2. Get XP Themes Online 2.11.2.1. These are a few of my favorite themes 2.11.3. See Also Hack #18. Give XP a Makeover with WindowBlinds 2.12.1. Downloading Skins from the Internet 2.12.2. Creating Your Own WindowBlinds Skins Hack #19. Make Your Own Cursors and Icons 2.13.1. See Also Hack #20. Instant Linux 2.14.1. Download Knoppix 2.14.2. Boot Knoppix from a CD 2.14.3. Boot Knoppix from a Floppy 2.14.4. The Knoppix Boot Prompt 2.14.5. Explore the Desktop 2.14.5.1. The desktop 2.14.5.2. The K Menu 2.14.5.3. The panel 2.14.6. See Also 3. Windows Explorer 3.1. Hacks 21-31 Hack #21. Generate Folder and File Listings for Printing or Editing 3.2.1. Alternative Method for Users of Outlook XP Hack #22. Control Windows Explorer with Command-Line Shortcuts 3.3.1. Create Desktop Shortcuts for Explorer 3.3.2. Using Globally Unique Identifiers with Command-Line Switches Hack #23. Empower Windows Explorer with PowerDesk Pro Hack #24. Better File Rename Hack #25. Find Files Faster by Mastering the Indexing Service's Query Language 3.6.1. Using the Indexing Service's Query Language 3.6.2. Searching Using Properties 3.6.3. Searching Using Operators and Expressions 3.6.4. Ranking the Order of Search Results 3.6.5. Editing the Indexing Service's "Noise" Filter Hack #26. Force Windows Explorer into True Usefulness 3.7.1. Add Shortcut Menu Items to Specific File Types 3.7.2. Add Global Shortcut Menu Items to All File Types 3.7.3. Edit File Association Actions 3.7.4. Remove Context Menu Items from Explorer 3.7.5. Organize the All Programs Menu with Explorer Hack #27. Customize Folder Icons and Balloon Text Hack #28. A Power User's Hidden Weapon: Improve the Context Menu 3.9.1. Add Copy To Folder and Move To Folder Context Menu Options 3.9.2. Add and Remove Destinations for the Send To Option 3.9.3. Open the Command Prompt from the Right-Click Menu 3.9.4. Clean Up the Open With Option Hack #29. Take Your Work on the Go with Offline Files and the Briefcase 3.10.1. On-Demand and Scheduled Synchronizations 3.10.2. Use the Briefcase for Mobile File Transfers 3.10.3. A Closer Look at the Briefcase 3.10.4. See Also Hack #30. Get More Hard-Disk Space by Using NTFS Compression 3.11.1. How Compressing Folders Affects Underlying Files 3.11.2. Checking How Much Disk Space NTFS Compression Saves 3.11.3. When to Use Zip Files and When to Use NTFS Compression 3.11.4. Convert Your Hard Disk to NTFS 3.11.5. Hacking the Hack Hack #31. Put a Command-Line Prompt on Your Desktop 3.12.1. See Also 4. The Web 4.1. Hacks 32-48 Hack #32. Give Internet Explorer a Face-Lift 4.2.1. Change the Internet Explorer Logo 4.2.2. Add a Background to the Internet Explorer Toolbar 4.2.3. Change the Text of Internet Explorer's Titlebar Hack #33. Stop Pop Ups with SP2and Without It 4.3.1. Use SP2's Built-In Pop-Up Blocker 4.3.2. Download Software to Stop Pop Ups in IE 4.3.3. Ditch IE: Use a Different Browser to Stop Pop Ups 4.3.3.1. Opera 4.3.3.2. Mozilla 4.3.3.3. Firefox 4.3.4. Stop Messenger Service Pop Ups 4.3.5. See Also Hack #34. Kill Spyware and Web Bugs 4.4.1. Watch Out for Web Bugs 4.4.2. Protect Yourself Against Spyware 4.4.3. See Also Hack #35. Take a Bite Out of Cookies 4.5.1. Customizing IE Cookie-Handling 4.5.2. Export, Import, or Back Up Your Cookies 4.5.3. Examine and Delete Cookies Manually 4.5.4. Get a Third-Party Cookie Manager 4.5.5. Opt Out of Cookie-Based Ad Networks 4.5.6. See Also Hack #36. Surf Anonymously Without a Trace 4.6.1. Web-Based Anonymizer 4.6.2. Use Internet Explorer for Anonymous Surfing 4.6.3. Get Software for Anonymous Surfing 4.6.4. See Also Hack #37. Don't Get Reeled In by Phishers 4.7.1. What You Can Do About It 4.7.2. Hacking the Hack 4.7.3. See Also Hack #38. Read Web Pages Offline 4.8.1. Reading Web Pages Offline Using IE 4.8.2. Save Web Pages in an Offline Database with Add-Ins Hack #39. Hack Internet Explorer with the Group Policy Editor 4.9.1. Browser User Interface 4.9.2. Connection 4.9.3. URLs 4.9.4. Security 4.9.5. Programs Hack #40. Speed Up File Downloads Hack #41. Secrets of Web Site Hosting with Internet Information Services (IIS) 4.11.1. Change the Directory and Do a Redirect 4.11.2. Redirect Incorrect Incoming URLs 4.11.3. Use Caching for Better Performance 4.11.4. See Also Hack #42. Surf the Internet Ad-Free 4.12.1. Use a HOSTS File to Kill Ads 4.12.2. Use Ad-Blocking Software 4.12.3. Hacking the Hack 4.12.4. See Also Hack #43. Hack Firefox 4.13.1. Using Firefox Extensions 4.13.2. Hacking the Firefox Interface 4.13.2.1. Put your own graphic on the Firefox toolbar 4.13.2.2. Make it easier to find the active tab 4.13.2.3. Change the width of the search bar 4.13.2.4. Move the sidebar to the right 4.13.3. See Also Hack #44. Build Your Own Firefox Search Engine 4.14.1. Hacking the Hack 4.14.2. See Also Hack #45. Google Your Desktop 4.15.1. Installing the Google Desktop 4.15.2. Searching Your Desktop 4.15.3. Google Desktop Search Syntax 4.15.4. Searching the Web 4.15.5. Behind the Scenes 4.15.6. Twiddling Knobs and Setting Preferences 4.15.7. See Also Hack #46. Out-Google Google with MSN Desktop Search 4.16.1. Installing MSN Desktop Search 4.16.2. Searching Your PC 4.16.3. MSN Desktop Search Syntax 4.16.4. Turning Indexing On and Off 4.16.5. Hacking the Hack 4.16.6. See Also Hack #47. Better Internet Searching from Your Desktop 4.17.1. Google Toolbar 4.17.2. Mastering the Search Companion 4.17.3. See Also Hack #48. Run Java Applets Without Crashes or Problems 4.18.1. Make Sure You Have a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Installed 4.18.2. Uninstall Older JVM Versions 4.18.2.1. Uninstalling an old Sun JVM 4.18.2.2. Uninstalling the Microsoft VM 4.18.3. Change Your Display Settings 5. Networking 5.1. Hacks 49-58 Hack #49. Tweak DNS Settings for Faster Internet Access 5.2.1. Speed Up Web Access with a HOSTS File 5.2.2. Adjust XP's DNS Cache Settings 5.2.3. Fix DNS Problems Hack #50. Optimize Your Home Router 5.3.1. Special Hub/Router Settings for DSL Access 5.3.2. Settings for Using a VPN 5.3.3. Enable Specific Internet Services: Port Forwarding 5.3.4. Cloning a MAC Address for Your Router 5.3.5. Manage Your Network's Bandwidth Hack #51. Troubleshoot Network Connections with ping, tracert, and pathping 5.4.1. Troubleshoot TCP/IP Problems with ping 5.4.2. Trace Your Network and Internet Data Path with tracert 5.4.3. Troubleshoot Network Problems with pathping 5.4.4. See Also Hack #52. Troubleshoot Network Connections with netsh, netstat, and ipconfig 5.5.1. Use netsh to Troubleshoot Network and Internet Connections 5.5.2. Use netstat to Get Information About Open Network Connections 5.5.3. Use ipconfig to Troubleshoot TCP/IP 5.5.4. See Also Hack #53. Speed Up Network Browsing Hack #54. Control Another PC with Remote Access 5.7.1. Configuring the Windows XP Remote Server 5.7.2. Setting Up the Remote Client Hack #55. Make Servers Always Available by Mapping a Hostname to a Dynamic IP Address 5.8.1. See Also Hack #56. Renew Your DHCP-Assigned IP Address Hack #57. Repair a Broken TCP/IP Connection Hack #58. VoIP Hacks 5.11.1. Troubleshoot VoIP Phone/Home Router Problems 5.11.2. Get Your Vonage IP Phone to Work with DSL 5.11.3. Cut Your DSL Costs with VoIP 5.11.4. Make Skype Calls at Work 6. Email 6.1. Hacks 59-64 Hack #59. Slam That Spam 6.2.1. Peer-to-Peer Technology Fights Spam 6.2.2. Slam Spam Before It Starts 6.2.3. Viewing Mail Header Information in Outlook and Outlook Express 6.2.4. Handling Spam in Outlook Express 6.2.5. Handling Spam in Outlook 6.2.6. See Also Hack #60. Open Blocked File Attachments in Outlook and Outlook Express 6.3.1. Force Outlook to Let You Open Blocked File Attachments 6.3.2. Force Outlook Express to Let You Open Blocked File Attachments Hack #61. Back Up and Restore Outlook and Outlook Express Datafiles 6.4.1. Backing Up Outlook Manually 6.4.2. Backing Up Outlook Express Manually 6.4.3. Backing Up Outlook and Outlook Express Using Add-In Software 6.4.4. See Also Hack #62. Retrieve Web-Based Email with Your Email Software 6.5.1. Getting Yahoo! Mail with YahooPOPs! 6.5.2. Getting Hotmail Mail with Hotmail Popper Hack #63. Gmail Hacks 6.6.1. Import Your Contacts into Gmail 6.6.2. Use Gmail as a POP3 Account 6.6.3. Use Gmail as a Virtual Hard Drive 6.6.4. See Also Hack #64. Fire Outlook and Outlook Express 6.7.1. Check Your Mood with Eudora 6.7.2. Move Forward to the Past with Pegasus 6.7.3. Use Open Source Thunderbird 6.7.4. See Also 7. Wireless 7.1. Hacks 65-74 Hack #65. Go War-Driving for WiFi Access 7.2.1. Mapping Wireless Networks 7.2.2. Building a Homemade Wireless Cantenna for War-Driving 7.2.3. See Also Hack #66. Extend the Range of Your Wireless Network 7.3.1. See Also Hack #67. Check WiFi Network Performance with Qcheck to Help Improve Throughput 7.4.1. See Also Hack #68. Protect Your Home WiFi Network 7.5.1. Stop Broadcasting Your Network's SSID 7.5.2. Limit the Number of IP Addresses on Your Network 7.5.3. Check and Filter MAC Addresses 7.5.4. Check Your Router Logs and Traffic 7.5.5. Get Back at the Attacker 7.5.6. Hacking the Hack 7.5.7. See Also Hack #69. Enable WiFi Encryption 7.6.1. Setting Up WEP Encryption 7.6.2. Setting Up WPA Encryption 7.6.3. See Also Hack #70. Stop Moochers from Stealing Your WiFi Bandwidth 7.7.1. Hacking the Hack 7.7.2. See Also Hack #71. Solve Hotspot Woes 7.8.1. Sending Mail from Hotspots 7.8.2. Stop Hotspot Stuttering 7.8.3. Hacking the Hack Hack #72. Set Up Bluetooth on XP 7.9.1. Installing Bluetooth 7.9.2. Securing Your Bluetooth Connection 7.9.3. Networking with Bluetooth 7.9.4. See Also Hack #73. Connect to the Internet with a Bluetooth Phone Hack #74. Set Up an Ad Hoc WiFi Network 7.11.1. Bluetooth File Transfers 7.11.2. Hacking the Hack 8. Security 8.1. Hacks 75-82 Hack #75. Hide Folders and Files with the Encrypting File System 8.2.1. Encrypting Files and Folders 8.2.2. Decrypting Files and Folders 8.2.3. Letting Others Use Your Encrypted Files 8.2.4. Encrypting and Decrypting from the Command Line Hack #76. Test Your Security with Shields UP! Hack #77. Protect Your Computer with the New Windows Firewall 8.4.1. Allow Programs to Bypass the Firewall 8.4.2. Track Firewall Activity with a Windows Firewall Log 8.4.3. Watch Out for Problems with Email and the Windows Firewall 8.4.4. Hacking the Hack 8.4.5. See Also Hack #78. ZoneAlarm: The World's Best Free Firewall 8.5.1. Configuring ZoneAlarm to Block Trojans 8.5.2. See Also Hack #79. Use a Proxy Server to Protect Your PC 8.6.1. Hacking the Hack 8.6.2. See Also Hack #80. Punch an Escape Hole Through Your Firewall 8.7.1. Fix the Windows Firewall's Disabling of File Sharing 8.7.2. Allow Diagnostic Services to Bypass the Firewall 8.7.3. Punch a Hole Through ZoneAlarm 8.7.4. See Also Hack #81. Close Down Open Ports and Block Protocols Hack #82. Set Up a Virtual Private Network 9. The Registry 9.1. Hacks 83-87 Hack #83. Don't Fear the Registry 9.2.1. The Five Logical Registry Hives 9.2.2. Using Keys and Values 9.2.3. Launching the Registry Editor 9.2.4. Adding and Deleting Keys and Values 9.2.5. See Also Hack #84. Hack Away at the Registry 9.3.1. Automatically Close Programs at Shutdown 9.3.2. Disable XP Shutdown 9.3.3. Change the Names of the Registered User and Company 9.3.4. Change the Amount of Time Before Programs Time Out 9.3.5. Disable the Disk Cleanup Warning 9.3.6. Change the Default Location for Installing Programs 9.3.7. Allow Laptops to Enter Power-Saving State (Increase the USB Polling Interval) 9.3.8. Change the Size of Your Mouse and Keyboard Buffer Hack #85. Safely Edit the Registry Using .reg Files 9.4.1. Delete Registry Keys and Values Using .reg Files 9.4.2. Protect the Registry by Changing the Default Action for Double-Clicking a .reg File 9.4.3. Change the Default Editor for .reg Files Hack #86. Better Registry Backups Hack #87. Track and Restore Registry Changes with RegSpy 9.6.1. See Also 10. Applications 10.1. Hacks 88-98 Hack #88. Remove Unruly Applications and Uninstall Entries 10.2.1. Remove Stubborn Uninstall Entries from Already Uninstalled Programs 10.2.2. Remove Access to Certain Microsoft Programs 10.2.3. See Also Hack #89. Force XP-Incompatible Applications to Run 10.3.1. Use the Compatibility Wizard 10.3.2. Use the Application Compatibility Toolkit 10.3.3. See Also Hack #90. Force Older Programs to Use XP Common Controls 10.4.1. See Also Hack #91. Launch Applications with Command-Line Shortcuts 10.5.1. Create Keyboard Shortcuts for Running Applications 10.5.2. Customizing Shortcuts with Switches and Parameters 10.5.3. See Also Hack #92. Open and Create Microsoft Documents Without Microsoft Office 10.6.1. See Also Hack #93. Stop Hidden Fields in Word from Stealing Your Files and Information Hack #94. Speed Up Your Hard Disk by Improving Defragging 10.8.1. Defragment Boot Files 10.8.2. Run the Disk Defragmenter from the Command Line 10.8.3. What to Do If the Disk Defragmenter Won't Defragment Your Drive 10.8.4. Get a Better Disk Defragmenter Hack #95. Extend Your Screen Real Estate with Virtual Desktops 10.9.1. See Also Hack #96. Build a Better Backup Strategy 10.10.1. Map Out a Backup Plan 10.10.2. System Organization Aids the Backup Process 10.10.3. The Backup Utilities in Windows XP 10.10.3.1. I want my CDs! 10.10.3.2. Restoring a backup 10.10.3.3. XP Home, NTBackup, and ASR 10.10.4. Get a Better Backup Program Hack #97. Go Beyond Messaging with Windows Messenger 10.11.1. Using .NET Alerts with Messenger 10.11.2. Collaborate Long-Distance with the Whiteboard 10.11.3. Share Applications with Messenger Hack #98. Universal Messaging: Trillian Unites AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, and ICQ 10.12.1. See Also 11. Graphics and Multimedia 11.1. Hacks 99-107 Hack #99. Image Conversion in a Pinch 11.2.1. IrfanView 11.2.2. Image Converter .EXE 11.2.3. See Also Hack #100. Problem-Free CD Burning 11.3.1. What to Do If Your Digital Music Files Skip and Pop 11.3.1.1. Cleaning up .wav files 11.3.1.2. Other advice for reducing skips and pops 11.3.2. What to Do If Your Burned Music CDs Skip 11.3.3. What to Do If Long Selections Are Interrupted by Skips 11.3.4. See Also Hack #101. Save Streaming Music to Your PC 11.4.1. See Also Hack #102. Import Lyrics into iTunes and iPod 11.5.1. Canto Pod 11.5.2. EvilLyrics 11.5.3. Hacking the Hack Hack #103. Convert from Apple iTunes Format 11.6.1. See Also Hack #104. Use Ogg Vorbis for Digital Music 11.7.1. Ripping CD Audio to Ogg Vorbis 11.7.2. Converting Existing Audio Files to Ogg Vorbis 11.7.3. Playback Choices for Ogg Vorbis 11.7.4. See Also Hack #105. Hack Windows Media Player with TweakMP 11.8.1. General 11.8.2. CD 11.8.3. Full-Screen 11.8.4. See Also Hack #106. Fix Windows Media Player's Privacy Problems 11.9.1. See Also Hack #107. Make Videos with Windows Movie Maker 11.10.1. Capture the Video Properly 11.10.2. Capturing Video with a Digital Video Camera 11.10.3. Best Settings for Recording Video 11.10.4. Tips for Making Your Own DVDs 11.10.5. See Also 12. System Performance 12.1. Hacks 108-114 Hack #108. Track System Performance with the Performance Console 12.2.1. Setting Up Your Logs 12.2.2. What to Watch 12.2.3. Viewing Performance Logs 12.2.4. Performance Alerts Hack #109. Get the Most Out of Your RAM 12.3.1. Make Better Use of Your Memory with the Task Manager 12.3.2. General Advice for Making Better Use of RAM 12.3.3. See Also Hack #110. More Power: Registry Hacks to Speed Up XP 12.4.1. Menu Speed 12.4.2. Place Windows Kernel into RAM 12.4.3. Alter Prefetch Parameters 12.4.4. Disable 8.3 Name Creation in NTFS Hack #111. Repair and Recover with the Recovery Console 12.5.1. Starting the Recovery Console 12.5.2. Looking Around 12.5.3. Fixing the MBR, Boot Sector, or Boot Menu 12.5.4. Fixing Windows 12.5.5. Hacking the Hack Hack #112. Speed Up System Performance with the Task Manager 12.6.1. Applications Tab 12.6.2. Processes Tab 12.6.3. Performance Tab 12.6.4. Monitor CPU Use 12.6.4.1. Finding out how much of the CPU individual programs and processes use 12.6.4.2. Tracking CPU usage in real time 12.6.5. Give Program and Processes More of Your CPU's Attention Hack #113. Hack Your Way to a Cleaner Hard Disk 12.7.1. Create Separate Hard-Disk Cleanup Profiles 12.7.2. Clean Your Hard Disk Without Disk Cleanup 12.7.3. Download a Better Disk-Cleanup Tool Hack #114. Fix SP2 Upgrade Woes 12.8.1. Solve Windows Update Problems 12.8.2. Fix Problems with the Windows Firewall 12.8.2.1. Can't configure the firewall 12.8.2.2. Windows Firewall blocks programs or services 12.8.3. Fix Antivirus Alert Problems 12.8.4. Uninstall SP2 12.8.5. See Also 13. Hardware 13.1. Hacks 115-120 Hack #115. Troubleshoot Hardware by Decoding Device Manager Error Messages 13.2.1. See Also Hack #116. Uncover Hidden Hardware with the Device Manager 13.3.1. Hacking the Hack Hack #117. Check Your PC's Pulse and Tweak It for Better Performance 13.4.1. See Also Hack #118. Remap Your Keyboard Hack #119. Use ClearType for Better Laptop and LCD Resolution 13.6.1. Hacking the Hack Hack #120. Networking on the Cheap: Set Up a Direct Cable Connection 13.7.1. Remember the Boy Scout Creed: "Be Prepared" 13.7.2. Cheap Networking with a Serial or Parallel Cable 13.7.3. Cheap Networking with an Ethernet Cable Index About the Author Colophon SPECIAL OFFER: Upgrade this ebook with OReilly O autorze: Preston Gralla jest autorem ponad 30 książek dotyczących internetu i komputerów. Był założycielem i pierwszym redaktorem naczelnym czasopisma PC Week, a także redaktorem magazynu PC Computing. Był również redaktorem naczelnym serwisów ZDNet i CNET. Preston jest autorem artykułów dotyczących informatyki i komputerów w różnych gazetach i czasopismach. Za swoje artykuły i pracę redakcyjną był wielokrotnie nagradzany. Otrzymał między innymi nagrodę stowarzyszenia Computer Press Association za najlepszą publikację dotyczącą komputerów. Jako znany ekspert, Preston wielokrotnie występuje w programach radiowych i telewizyjnych. Obecnie jest redaktorem serwisu internetowego WindowsDevCenter.com