Brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your Vista PC - Softcover

Taylor, John; Spick, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132354500 ISBN 13: 9780132354509

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2007

Synopsis

This book provides an antidote to that sinking feeling you get whenever you wonder who is in control – you or the computer.  From now on you will be a confident, virtual-spanner-wielding technician ready and able to deal with (nearly) anything your digital assistant throws at you. Combining a first aid manual with advice on preventative medicine and detailed instructions on emergency response routines this book will soon become your indispensable companion. Now in full colour, and updated to cover all of the new interfaces, features -and error codes - of Windows Vista and Office 2007, this book will make sure that your experiences with your Vista PC are as trouble-and stress free as possible.

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Brilliant Troubleshooting and Repairing Your Vista PC This book provides an antidote to that sinking feeling you get whenever you wonder who is in control -- you or the computer. From now on you will be a confident, virtual-spanner-wielding technician ready and able to deal with (nearly) anything your digital assistant throws at you. Combining a first aid manual with advice on preventative medicine and detailed instructions on emergency response rou... Full description

From the Back Cover:

Spend less time reading and more time doing

 

Brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your Vista PC, 2nd edition, is a visual quick reference book that will show you how to get to grips with the inner workings of your computer. Encouraging you to open the box and learn your way around the motherboard, find out which components can be easily replaced, understand error messages and discover what happens behind the scenes when you switch on, this book strips away the mystique and shows computers for what they are – digital assistants under your control.

 

 

brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your Vista PC

Microsoft Windows Vista UK Edition

 

 

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need:

• Detailed table of contents and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know.
• Each task is presented on one or two pages.
• Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem.
• Numerous screenshots illustrate each step.
• “See also...” boxes point you to related tasks and information in the book.
• “Did you know?...” sections alert you to relevant expert tips, tricks and advice.

 

Brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your PC, now fully updated to cover Windows Vista, provides...

• A confidence-boosting visual tutorial to dip into, find and fix PC problems instantly.
• Detailed instructions on using the integral system tools to identify faulty software and hardware; experience-based advice on how best to maintain smooth and efficient running of your machine; comprehensive tutorials on how to install the necessary security measures.
• Crash recovery. Cold starts. Rejuvenating old and tired processors. Memory boosts. Strategies for countering malicious attack. Recovering data. All this and more, covered in step-by-step detail.

 

This new Windows Vista edition features...

• New Vista screenshots throughout with updated instructions and advice.
• Comprehensive guidelines on navigating the Windows Vista desktop and Control Panel, setting security management options and using Windows Help and Support.
• Detailed instructions on using the new Backup and Restore Centre, recovering lost data and using a System Restore point.
• Step-by-step guidance on installing and reinstalling Windows Vista.

 

 

 

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0132354500
• ISBN 13: 9780132354509
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240