Fixing Windows XP annoyances how to fix the most annoying things about the Windows OS
Windows XP is the most popular operating system on the planet--and the most annoying. From incomprehensible error messages to inexplicable crashes, from wonky wireless setups to just finding a file, Windows can make your computing life a nightmare. But thanks to Fixing Windows XP Annoyances, you ca...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Beijing ; Sebastopol, California :
O'Reilly
2006.
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| Edición: | First edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627221006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Introduction; How to Use This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Got an Annoyance?; O'Reilly Would Like to Hear from You; About the Author; Acknowledgments; 1: Windows Interface; General Interface; Snappy Scrolling; Sharpen Blurry Text; Make Things Big on High-Res Screens; Drag Windows Intact; Make Windows Translucent While Dragging; Un-Animate Windows Controls; Customize the Windows Look and Feel; Simplify the Control Panel; Desktop; Show the Desktop Without Closing Windows; From Keyboard to Desktop; Save Your Desktop Layout; Make Icon Labels See-Through
- Control the Space Between Desktop IconsStart Menu; Pick a New Username; Clean Up the Start Menu; Block Recent Programs from Appearing in Your Start Menu; Hide the My Recent Documents Menu; Sort Your Start Menu Alphabetically; Solve the Mystery of Disappearing Start Menu Items; Stop Windows from Highlighting New Programs; Show Start Menu Programs in Multiple Columns; Taskbar; Customize the Alt-Tab Window; Ungroup Taskbar Buttons; Clean Out the Tray; Customize the Start Button; Move the Taskbar; Fix Taskbar Bugs; Application Window; Find Missing Program Windows; Seeing Double Windows
- Make Old Windows New AgainWelcome Screen; Get Rid of the Welcome Screen; Fix the Unread Messages Display; Old-Fashioned Logon; Hide the Name of the Last User; Un-Secure Your Screensaver; 2: Windows Explorer; Folders; Show Folder Tree Lines; Get the Details View Every Time; Remember Settings for More Folders; Jump to a Subfolder; Shrink the Address Bar; Copy a Folder Path to the Clipboard; Print a Folder Listing; Print a File from Explorer; Show the Folder Size; Navigate Folders with the Keyboard; Hide the Tasks Pane; Get Back the Folder Tree; Open Explorer in a Custom Folder
- Keep Explorer from VanishingDelete an Undeletable Folder; Clean Up Context Menus; Customize Folder Icons; Faster Folder Fix; Files; Show Filename Extensions; Choose Default Programs; Protect Your File Types; Predict Moves and Copies; Copy Files to a Hidden Destination; File Dialogs; Customize File Dialogs; List Recently Used Folders; Searching; Search in a New Window; Jump to Advanced Search; Take the Dog for a Walk; See the Whole Megillah; Reveal Missing Paths in Search Results; Find Recent Files; Save Your Searches; Save Your Search Results; Find a File Where Search Doesn't Look
- Search Inside FilesFaster Searches; 3: Multimedia; Video; Play Stubborn Videos; Play Incomplete Downloads; Fix the Aspect Ratio; Shed Light on Blank Videos; Skip Intro Ads; Save Videos from the Web; Rewind or Fast-Forward Streaming Video; Reduce Video Buffering; Make Your Own Director's Cut; Make a Montage; Get an Alternative to Real Player; Simplify Windows Media Player; Use Alt-Tab with Windows Media Player; Synchronize Audio and Video; Fix Bad Color in Videos; Sound and Music; Choose an Input Source; Let There Be Sound; Fix Silent CDs; Play Music at the Correct Speed
- Get Crossfades Working
