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| Introduction | |
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| Who Should Read This Book | |
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| How This Book Is Organized | |
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| Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| Unleashing Day-To-Day Windows XP | |
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| Customizing and Troubleshooting the Windows XP Startup | |
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| The Boot Process, from Power Up to Startup | |
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| Custom Startups with BOOT.INI | |
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| Changing the Default Startup Operating System | |
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| Using the BOOT.INI Switches | |
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| Using the System Configuration Editor to Modify BOOT.INI | |
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| Custom Startups with the Advanced Options Menu | |
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| Useful Windows XP Logon Strategies | |
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| Customizing the Logon | |
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| Setting Logon Policies | |
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| More Logon Registry Tweaks | |
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| Troubleshooting Windows XP Startup | |
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| When to Use the Various Advanced Startup Options | |
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| What to Do If Windows XP Won't Start in Safe Mode | |
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| Troubleshooting Startup Using the System Configuration Utility | |
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| What to Do If Windows XP Still Won't Start | |
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| From Here | |
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| Exploring Expert File and Folder Techniques | |
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| Basic File and Folder Chores: The Techniques Used by the Pros | |
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| Selecting Files and Folders | |
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| Making Sense of Windows XP's Rules for Moving and Copying | |
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| Choosing "No to All" When Copying or Moving | |
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| Expert Drag-and-Drop Techniques | |
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| Taking Advantage of the Send To Command | |
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| The Recycle Bin: Deleting and Recovering Files and Folders | |
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| File Maintenance Using the Open and Save As Dialog Boxes | |
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| Powerful Search Techniques for Finding Files | |
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| Reconfiguring the Search Behavior | |
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| Performing a Search | |
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| Searching Faster with the Indexing Service | |
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| Customizing Windows Explorer | |
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| Changing the View | |
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| Viewing Extra Details | |
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| Running Explorer in Full-Screen Mode | |
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| Sorting Files and Folders | |
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| Exploring the View Options | |
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| Moving My Documents | |
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| Customizing the Standard Buttons Toolbar | |
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| Using Windows Explorer's Command-Line Options | |
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| From Here | |
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| Mastering File Types | |
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| Understanding File Types | |
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| File Types and File Extensions | |
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| File Types and the Registry | |
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| The File Types Tab: A Front-End for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT | |
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| Working with Existing File Types | |
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| Editing a File Type | |
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| Working with File Type Actions | |
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| Example: Opening the Command Prompt in the Current Folder | |
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| Disassociating an Application and an Extension | |
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| Creating a New File Type | |
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| Using Open With to Create a Basic File Type | |
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| Using the File Types Tab to Create a More Advanced File Type | |
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| Associating Two or More Extensions with a Single File Type | |
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| Customizing the New Menu | |
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| Adding File Types to the New Menu | |
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| Deleting File Types from the New Menu | |
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| Customizing Windows XP's Open With List | |
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| Opening a Document with an Unassociated Application | |
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| How the Open With Feature Works | |
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| Removing an Application from a File Type's Open With Menu | |
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| Removing a Program from the Open With List | |
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| Adding a Program to the Open With List | |
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| Disabling the Open With Check Box | |
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| From Here | |
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| Working with Digital Media | |
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| Understanding Digital Audio | |
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| Analog-to-Digital Sound Conversion | |
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| A Review of Digital Audio File Formats | |
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| Displaying Your Installed Audio Codecs | |
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| Troubleshooting: Disabling an Audio Codec | |
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| Troubleshooting: Reinstalling an Audio Codec | |
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| Understanding Digital Video | |
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| Understanding Video Compression Schemes | |
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| A Review of Digital Video File Formats | |
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| Reinstalling a Video Codec | |
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| Tips for Working with Windows Media Player | |
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| Playing Media Files | |
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| Setting Windows Media Player's Playback Options | |
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| Copying Music from an Audio CD | |