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Faster Smarter PCs

Scott H. A. Clark

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"Faster Smarter PC Basics" helps you do what you do with your computer -- manage files, tweak settings, plug in peripherals, get on line -- faster, smarter, and easier! It's your everyday guide for learning just the practicalities of how PCs work and making them run the way you want, with accurate, how-to information that's easy to absorb and apply. The language is friendly and down-to-earth, with no jargon or silly chatter. Use the concise explanations, easy numbered steps, and visual examples to understand exactly what you need to get the job done -- whether you're choosing the right PC for your family or business, troubleshooting hardware and software, or taking advantage of your operating system for better PC performance.

HP Pavilion PCs Made Easy: The Official HP Guide (HP Consumer Series)

Nancy Stevenson

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The HP Pavilion is the number one home computer with 3.6 million sold in 2001 and an even greater number projected for 2002. Have Fun With it! HP Pavilions Made Easy is everything someone new to the Pavilion needs to be productive, from opening the box and getting the computer set up, to exploring pre-loaded software programs and the Windows XP computing environment. Parts one and two will be invaluable to beginning level users who need information on navigating around Windows, getting help, and file management. Readers will discover how to set up their computers with peripherals such as printers and digital cameras, and customize Windows XP. Part three explores the possibilities of computing with pre-installed software to play and edit multimedia files, work with photo imaging and animation, and create word processing and graphics documents. In addition, the book discusses financial software such as Quicken, and utilities such as anti-virus software. Part four covers everything the reader needs to know about how to get on the Internet, be secure online, and use e-mail. Part five covers upgrading the Pavilion computer, and Part six focuses on troubleshooting, with lists of commonly asked questions and answers to help the reader solve problems.

La Biblia PC / The COmplete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, Sixteenth Edition: Actualizacion y mantenimiento, 2006 (La Biblia De / the Bible of) (Spanish Edition)

Mark Minasi, Faithe Wempen, Docter Quentin

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Maldita PC!

Steve Bass

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In every PC user's life, there's a point when desperate measures must be taken. Some push their PC off a pier or chuck it into a landfill. Others turn their former computing ally into a planter box. But don't give up on your PC yet--help is at hand. This easy to read, accessible book from PC World expert Steve Bass covers the waterfront of PC gripes and gremlins, with fixes for everything from Windows glitches to browsers that won't browse. These tips and tricks are served up in bite-sized portions for quick reading and even quicker fixing. Among the topics covered:

Windows--King of Annoyances! You'll learn how to kick Windows in the rear, get past glitches, take charge of the interface, live with the dreaded activation, and more.

Conquer your email, from Outlook to Eudora! Beat back spam, get inside info, avoid mailing lists, send big files, manage folders, and more, for a half dozen email programs.

Master Microsoft Office. From little-known right-click wonders to backing up the unbackable to automating data entry, you'll find workarounds for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Wrassle with hardware--and win! Learn to wake up your DSL, tame your notebook, shut up your PC's fan, save your data, and save paper.

Internet knots untied! Shake up IE, stop Flash, outsmart defaults, control Favorites, add the Google toolbar to Netscape, and more.
Plus, you get access to more than one hundred utilities that will help you squash bugs, enhance your email, untangle a system snarl, and much more. If your PC has ever annoyed you (do we see several billion raised hands?), PC Annoyances is for you. With the flip of a page or two, you can fix that faux pas and have your PC purring again.

Peter Norton's Upgrading and Repairing PCs

Peter Norton, Michael Desmond

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Should be called "A novice look at the PC" 1 out of 5 stars.
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I have two years hands on experience with pc's and win-95. I am used to my employers computer tech entering and saying something like '16 mb of ram is more than enough for this office and adding more would not speed up things or prevent the need to reboot every 3 hours' Then I ask "well why does the same computer you have with 128 mb run faster"? 'well thats just luck'. So I decided to buy a book to explain. I think Peter Norton is the PC tech I have been talking to. The book gives a BASIC DESCRIPTION of the guts of the PC but does not explain in detail the reason you want one upgrade over another and it certainly does not tell you how to do something in enough detail to make it a smooth install. For example what if you change EDO chips and get an error? Just the possibility of that occuring should stop some novices from screwing up there system and finding a tech to perform the install for them. No, this book is not a guide. It provides just enough info for the novice user to screw up his/her computer. BEWARE!!!!! By the way when the tech left the co. and we installed 64 mb of ram the computers ability to receive info from the server doubled and the units quit crashing every 4 hours with lack of resources warnings.

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Peter Norton's Guide to Upgrading and Repairing PCs provides expert advice using a friendly, step-by-step approach. Understand how each component of your PC system functions and why earlier models and technologies can often prove to be bottlenecks in your day-to-day work. Learn about the new technologies, such as MMX-equipped Pentium IIs, DVD, USB, and FireWire, and determine whether each spells death or renewal for your aging PC and existing peripherals. Each chapter begins with an overview that sets forth the underlying technology. Chapters outline the pros and cons of alternative upgrade options without overlooking the costs, future prospects, and timeline for a best buy, and typically end with step-by-step installation and troubleshooting procedures. In addition, Peter's Principles, Upgrade Advice, Buying Tips, Compatibility Notes, and other icons make it easy to find exactly what you need.

Rescued By Upgrading Your PC, 4E

Kris Jamsa

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What's the Most That Could Upgrade 5 out of 5 stars.
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Make existing capabilities better by adding disk-caching software and more RAM, defragmenting the hard disk, doubling disk storage capacity for compressing the hard disk, restarting your system daily, and upgrading to the latest version, especially with a computer less than two years old. Install and plug in to a surge suppressor as the first upgrade. Add a math coprocessor to run complex spreadsheets and math-intensive programs such as computer-aided design. Save money by replacing hardware: only hardware technicians know how to repair most PC hardware devices. Make repairs by beginning with the cheapest, easiest fix and working to the hardest and most costly. Think about basic physics for how computers work, and the problem area may show up. Find an area user technical support group for common fixes to common mistakes. These are some of the many clearly illustrated and reader-friendly comments author Kris A. Jamsa shares in RESCUED BY UPGRADING YOUR PC. His book stands out in a crowd, sharing concerns and information with Wayne N. Kawamoto's BUILD, UPGRADE AND REPAIR YOUR PC NETWORK ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET, Mark Minasi's THE COMPLETE PC UPGRADE AND MAINTENANCE GUIDE, and Aubrey Pilgrim's UPGRADE AND REPAIR YOUR PC.

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Now in it's 4th edition by best selling author Kris Jamsa, Rescued by Upgrading Your PC is a must-have resource for anyone who owns a personal computer or notebook PC. Step-by-step instructions make PC hardware and software upgrading and maintenance easy! Filled with full color illustrations, this edition helps readers take control of their own hardware and software installations. Each lesson is very detailed, requiring only 5-10 minutes of time to complete and will save you money!

Troubleshooting and Repairing PCs

Michael F. Hordeski

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Sure-fire PC diagnostic and repair methods at your fingertips. Now you can maximize PC performance and minimize downtime with the Third Edition of Michael F. Hordeski's Troubleshooting and Repairing PCs: Beyond the Basics. Packed with over 300 how-to-do-it illustrations and troubleshooting flowcharts, this edition of this best-seller gives you the skill and confidence to evaluate and solve most any PC problem. You get step-by-step strategies for keeping IBM and compatible 286, 386, 486, and Pentium systems in peak condition-including the know-how to: disassemble and reassemble PCs quickly and safely; troubleshoot and configure mother-boards and adapter cards; identify and resolve POST faults; fix advanced CMOS setup problems; install and configure memory; recover lost files and directories; revive nonbootable floppies and hard disks; rescue damaged program files; understand networks and keep them operating; get impact, inkjet and laser printers back up and running; configure input devices-from keyboards to scanners; much more.

10 Minute Guide to PC Upgrades (10 Minute Guides)

Galen Grimes

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A Handy Guide to PC Upgrading! 4 out of 5 stars.
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   The growth of the computer industry has been phenomenal. New computers are being designed and built every day. Thousands of computers leave factories around the world every day to be delivered to retail stores, homes, and businesses. Every day it seems that new technologies are being developed and made available to enhance the performance of our machines. New computer processing units (CPU's), memory chips, hard drives, modems, and storage devices lead the way in improvements being made.
     Have you considered upgrading your current system? Ever wonder how to upgrade it? Do you have the skill and patience necessary to do the work yourself? Should you pay someone else to do it? Should you dump it altogether for a new one? Are these and other questions running through your mind? If so, read on!
     Galen Grimes has written the 10 Minute Guide to PC Upgrades to offer valuable insight and help to assist his readers to upgrade their own PC's. This compact 200-page ! guide offers good detail about the art & science of upgrading PC's. Actual hands-on photographs demonstrate how to install CPU's, memory chips, sound cards, modems, SCSI cards, hard drives, internal diskette and tape drives, Zip drives, and a host of peripherals. Emphasis is placed upon installing device cables correctly. Beyond simple installation instructions the author offers brief but helpful information about each device, including how they work and how to select the right ones to meet your computing needs!
     This handy book is easy to read and follow. This book would make a great textbook for a beginner's computer class. It would also make an excellent companion to someone's first computer system! Readers can begin at the front of the book (recommended), or simply thumb through the rest of the book to find the specific instructions they need.
     Before spending big bucks to buy a new computer system consider upgrading your current one. You may be a bit surpr! ised at the savings of money and improved performance your ! current system could provide. Go for it!

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The 10 Minute Guide to PC Upgrades offers simple, practical help for busy people who need fast results. Through goal-oriented, 10-minute lessons, you'll learn how easy it is to perform popular PC upgrades and get faster performance and better results from your PC.Ten minutes is all you need to learn how to: give your PC a diagnostics test on your ownAdd more memory to work with more software and information; replace the motherboard or processor to give your applications a speed boost ; replace the floppy disk drive, keyboard, or mouse; connect to the Internet at top speed with a new modem; add life to your games and presentations with a new sound card or speakers; upgrade to a newer, more powerful operating system; move up to the newest and fastest CD-ROM drives for faster game and multimedia performance; and add popular new PC add-ons such as scanners, digital cameras, and color printers.