Résumé
Windows Me Annoyances has the insider information you need for overcoming Windows' many annoyances and limitations. Whether you're looking to finally solve a nagging problem, dramatically improve system performance, or customize the interface to better suit your work habits, the Windows Me Annoyances solution-oriented format makes finding information and implementing solutions easy and pain free. Thanks to the thorough and relevant documentation on the registry, Windows Scripting Host, and Windows' built-in networking capabilities, customizing and improving Windows Me is easier than ever.
Based on the author's extremely popular Annoyances.org web sites, Windows Me Annoyances delivers an authoritative collection of techniques and tools for customizing Windows Me, including:
- Several approaches and hidden tools for working with the Windows registry, the database of system- and application-specific configuration information
- How to bypass Windows roadblocks such as the Home Networking and System Restore wizards, allowing you to take control of the processes quickly and painlessly
- A tutorial and reference on automation with the Windows Scripting Host as a means of eliminating many Windows Me annoyances
- Using third-party software and utilities to handle some of the more complex workarounds and customizations
- Dealing with software that overwrites your file associations and other settings without warning
Contents
Preface
1. Making the Most of Windows Me
- What's Wrong with Windows
- The Windows Family Tree
- Transition to Windows Me
- Coping with Explorer
- Tweaking the Interface
- Regaining Control of the Desktop
- Getting to Know the Registry Editor
- Behind the Scenes: Hives and DAT Files
- Backing Up the Registry
- Restoring a Corrupted Registry
- Using Registry Patches
- Finding the Right Registry Key
- Automating the Deletion of Registry Items
- Search the Registry Effectively
- Compacting the Registry
- Using INI Files
- Understanding File Types
- Registry Tools
- Cleaning Up the Desktop
- Files and Folders
- Making Windows Your Own
- Removing Software Bottlenecks
- Fine-Tuning and Upgrading Hardware Components
- Transfer Windows onto Another Hard Disk
- General Troubleshooting Techniques
- Dealing with Drivers and Other Tales of Hardware Troubleshooting
- Error Messages
- Preventive Maintenance and Data Recovery
- Setting Up a Workgroup
- Connecting to the Internet
- Dealing with Dialing
- Mixing and Matching Networks and Other Tricks of the Trade
- Security and Multiple Users
- The Lowdown on Web Integration Components
- Make Good Use of the Web View
- Using the Active Desktop
- Choosing Your Browser Defaults
- Building a Script with VBScript
- Running Applications from Scripts
- Accessing the Registry from Scripts
- Manipulating Files from Scripts
- Creating Windows and Internet Shortcuts in Scripts
- Networking with Scripts
- Manipulating Internet Explorer from Scripts
- Using Command-Line Parameters in Scripts
- Writing CGI Scripts for a Web Server
- Making a Startup Script
- Deciphering Script Errors
- Finding a Better Editor
- Further Study
- Automating Scripts with Scheduled Tasks
- Wacky Script Ideas
B. DOS Resurrected
C. Class IDs of System Objects
Index
L'auteur - David A. Karp
David A. Karp est déjà connu pour ses livres de la collection Annoyances. A ses moments perdus, il est un redoutable collectionneur et un utilisateur passionné d'eBay. Convaincu, depuis le lancement du site, de l'avenir des transactions entre particuliers par voie d'enchères, David en a exploré toutes les arcanes pour ses besoins propres. Il synthétise son expérience dans eBay à 200% avec l'ambition que le lecteur puisse faire le maximum de profits sans oublier de s'amuser.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | O'Reilly |
| Auteur(s) | David A. Karp |
| Parution | 01/04/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 451 |
| Format | 15,4 x 23 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 614g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780596000608 |
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