Optimizing Windows® 7 Pocket Consultant by Stanek, William R. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Optimizing Windows® 7 Pocket Consultant

Introduction

Who Is This Book For? How Is This Book Organized? Conventions Used In This Book Other Resources Support & Feedback

Microsoft Press Errata and Support We Want to Hear from You Stay in Touch

1. Customizing the Windows 7 Interface

Boosting Your Desktop IQ

Optimizing Interface Performance Mastering Desktop Essentials Stretching the Desktop

Making the Start Menu Work for You

Customizing the Programs List Customizing the Important Folders and Tools List

Making the Taskbar Dance

Putting the Taskbar Where You Want It Customizing Taskbar Appearance Pinning Programs to the Taskbar Using Flip Views and Jump Lists

2. Personalizing the Appearance of Windows 7

Customizing Basic Interfaces

Personalizing Menus Personalizing Control Panel Fine-Tuning Control Prompts Creating an Alternate Control Panel View Creating a Dedicated Administrator Command Prompt

Optimizing Desktop Themes, Screen Savers, Backgrounds, and More

Selecting and Tuning Themes Fine-Tuning Windows Aero Colors Customizing and Creating Your Own Desktop Backgrounds Choosing and Configuring Your Screen Saver Configuring and Creating Your System Sounds Customizing Your Mouse Pointers Saving Your Custom Themes and Creating Theme Packs Customizing Your Displays

Customizing and Safeguarding Your User Account

Changing Your Account Name Changing and Creating Account Pictures Changing Your Account Type Creating, Storing, and Restoring Your Account Password

3. Customizing Boot, Startup, and Power Options

Customizing Your Computer’s Firmware Interface

Getting to Know Your Computer’s Firmware Interface Accessing and Setting Your Computer’s Firmware Interface Tracking and Configuring Power On and Resume

Customizing Startup and Boot Configuration

Fine-Tuning Startup and Recovery Settings Changing Your Computer’s Boot Configuration

Using the Selective and Diagnostic Startup Modes Changing the Way Your Computer Boots Disabling Startup Applications and Services for Troubleshooting

Performing an Advanced or Safe Mode Boot Customizing Boot Configuration with the BCD Editor

Resolving Restart or Shutdown Issues

Recovering from a Failed Resume Forcing Your Computer to Shut Down Repairing a Computer to Enable Startup

4. Organizing, Searching, and Indexing

Exploring Your Computer in New Ways

Address Bar Tips and Techniques Keyboard Tips and Techniques for Windows Explorer

Customizing Windows Explorer

Fine-Tuning Folder Views Customizing Folder Options

Searching and Indexing Your Computer

Windows Search Essentials Understanding Localized Searches

Fine-Tuning Windows Search

Customizing Search Options Performing Advanced Searches with Filters Searching by Kind or Type of File Searching Using Date-Related Filters Searching Using Size-Related Filters Saving Your Searches

Indexing Your Computer

Customizing Indexed Locations Including or Excluding Files by Type Resolving Indexing Problems

5. Optimizing Your Computer’s Software

Diving Deep into Software Installation

Understanding and Tweaking User Account Control Understanding Autorun and Tweaking AutoPlay How Windows Installer and Program Compatibility Work How 64-Bit Software Works Installing and Running Your Software

Making Software Work Like You Want It To

Making MS-DOS and 16-Bit Software Work Controlling Software Availability Using Windows XP Mode Resolving Compatibility Issues

Managing Installed Software

Choosing Default Programs Reconfiguring, Repairing, and Uninstalling Software Viewing and Managing Running Programs

6. Tracking System Performance and Health

Tracking Relative Performance

Understanding Your Computer’s Relative Performance Levels Improving Your Computer’s Relative Performance Levels

Checking Current Performance Levels

Tracking Applications and Processes Tracking Performance and Resource Usage

Event Logging and Viewing

Digging into the Event Logs Resolving Performance Issues with the Logs

7. Analyzing and Logging Performance

Resolving Failures and Reliability Issues

Checking for Problems That Are Affecting Performance Analyzing Reliability Issues That Are Affecting Performance Diagnosing and Resolving Problems with Troubleshooters Examining Resource Usage in Detail

Recording and Analyzing Performance Data

Logging Performance Data Choosing Counters to Monitor Identifying Performance Bottlenecks

8. Optimizing Performance Tips and Techniques

Optimizing Power Management Settings for Performance

Selecting and Using Power Plans Creating and Optimizing Power Plans Resolving Power Problems That Are Affecting Performance

Maintaining Performance with Updates

Fine-Tuning Automatic Updates Resolving Update Problems

Optimizing Performance: Final Tune-up Suggestions

Disabling Unnecessary Services and Features Fine-Tuning Virtual Memory Fine-Tuning Data Execution Prevention Enhancing Performance with ReadyBoost Cleaning Up Your Disk Drives Checking Your Disks for Errors Optimizing Disk Performance

A. Firmware Interface Options Index About the Author

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