It's Never Done that Before. A Guide to Troubleshooting Windows XP
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Author(s): J. Ross
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593270763
Format: softback
263pp
Price: $29.95
Review Date: 02 August 2006
Review: This book explains how to understand and fix most personal computer failures, whether they were caused by the computer hardware, by the Windows operating system, or by some other program running on the computer. It describes how to apply troubleshooting techniques and methods to evaluate and solve computer problems, with an emphasis on computers running on XP. There are chapters on: types of windows problems and failures; what to do when Windows won’t start; black screens and blue screens; solving device driver problems; using Microsoft knowledge base and other online resources; using system restore and other rollback techniques; the BIOS; the Windows registry; dealing with individual programs and files; service packs, patches and other updates; viruses and spyware; Internet connection problems; local network problems; hardware problems; troubleshooting and replacing hard drives and other hardware.