Joli Ballew

Take control of Windows XP and get the most out of everything this powerful operating system has to offer. Written by Microsoft Windows XP Expert Zone columnist Joli Ballew, this book shows you hundreds of tips and tricks you’ll be able to use right away. Learn to do everything from kick starting the boot process to disabling unnecessary applications and services to taking advantage of built-in administrative tools. Start at the beginning or jump straight to the task you want to perform. You’ll get full details on security and Service Pack 2, remote access, gaming functions, networking features, multimedia capabilities, and so much more. Work faster, smarter, and more securely with help from this definitive guide.

Billions of PCs and various pieces of hardware – from simple printer cables to CD burners, monitors, printers, digital cameras, wireless devices and more – are sold each year in the U.S. and worldwide. With the wide range of devices functional and for fun available for your PC, it is easy to overload your desk (and hard drive) with a mess of devices and their attending software. Some devices have compatibility issues with others, and nothing is more frustrating than discovering the hard way that your wireless mouse conflicts with your wireless keyboard, or that you are bloating your memory and causing your PC performance to slow down just by uploading the gems from you digital camera. Degunking Your PC will show you the right way to install and use your devices for optimum performance, and now to keep computer gunk at bay.