Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows - Softcover

Mueller, Scott; Knittel, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789734036 ISBN 13: 9780789734037

Publisher: QUE, 2005

Synopsis

A new edition of this title is available, ISBN-10: 0789736950 ISBN-13: 9780789736956

 

 

Fans of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, your call has been answered. Scott Mueller, author of the best-selling Upgrading and Repairing PCs, is now bringing you an equally in-depth guide to Windows troubleshooting. Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows explains how Windows works and how to fix it when things go wrong. This comprehensive resource includes information on:

• Installation
• Managing security
• Optimizing performance
• Recovering data
• Configuring settings and the registry
• Protecting Windows from viruses and spyware

Scott also includes references to helpful tools and scripting commands for maximum system controls. A DVD is included that provides you with additional resources and unique how-to video that brings Scott right to you. Find out how to make Windows work with you and not against you with Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The ultimate guide for anyone who wants to know how Windows ticks and how to keep it ticking.

 

Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows, Second Edition, is the book hardcore Windows Vista and XP users have been clamoring for. Mueller, author of the bestselling Upgrading and Repairing PCs, and Knittel, famous for his bestselling Special Edition Using Windows books, now bring you an equally in-depth guide to Windows troubleshooting and repair. This comprehensive resource includes information on:

 

• Installation
• Licensing issues
• Managing security
• Optimizing performance
• Backing up and recovering data
• Networking your Vista and XP computers
• Dealing with annoying User Account (UAC) prompts
• Configuring settings and the registry
• Protecting Windows from viruses and spyware
• Multibooting Vista with other operating systems
• Automated Windows deployment for IT professionals

 

Touted as the greatest operating system to ever be released, Vista is considered by many to be a vast improvement over its predecessors, such as XP and 95/98. All that power, however, comes at a price. As with most major OS revisions, Vista is rife with usability and compatibility issues that frustrate even the most seasoned system techs. If you only buy one book on Windows, this is the one. You won’t find tried and true Vista coverage anywhere else. Find out how to make Windows work with you and not against you with Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows, Second Edition.

 

On the DVD

The DVD contains two hours of all new, studio quality video–playable in your set-top DVD player and your computer! Scott digs deep into both Windows Vista and Windows XP. Topics include the differences between all of the various Windows editions and versions, coverage of the most important improvements in Vista, and reasons why you might even want to stay with

XP instead. Also covered are Vista and XP installation tips and tricks, updating Windows, dealing with product activation,

and more.

 

Scott Mueller is the most trusted, authoritative hardware voice in the industry. In addition to teaching hardware repair to thousands of computer professionals and enthusiasts, he has sold more than 2.2 million copies of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, making him the most world-renowned hardware author in history. Scott has taught hardware repair to a host of agencies in the U.S. and foreign governments and to corporations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Scott also has appeared on Computer America, TechTV, and numerous local and national radio programs and serves as an industry expert for the news media.

 

Brian Knittel has been a software developer for 30 years, with more than 20 years of real-world experience with MS-DOS, Windows, and computer networking in the business world. Previously, he wrote Windows XP Under the Hood: Hardcore Scripting and Command Line Power and is coauthor of several other Que books including Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows editions covering Vista, XP Home, XP Professional, and Windows 2000 Professional.

 

www.informit.com/upgrading

If you don’t have a DVD player or only have a set-top DVD, visit the site to download all the video from the DVD in Windows Media Player format!

 

Category   Windows Operating System

Covers     Microsoft Windows Vista and XP

User Level Intermediate–Advanced

 

About the Author

Scott Mueller is the most authoritative hardware voice in the industry. In addition to teaching hardware repair to more than 10,000 computer professionals and enthusiasts, he has sold 2 million + copies of Upgrading and Repairing PCs, making him a world-renowned hardware author and his book a classic. Scott has taught hardware repair to a host of agencies in the U.S. and foreign governments and corporations in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. The most recent edition of Upgrading and Repairing PCs (16th) published in September 2004, and Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, 2nd Edition publishes in October 2005.

Brian Knittel has been a software developer for nearly 30 years, with over 15 years of real-world experience with MS-DOS, Windows, and computer networking in the business world. Previously, he wrote Windows XP Under the Hood: Hardcore Scripting and Command Line Power, and is co-author of several other Que books including Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows editions covering XP Home, XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional.

Edition details

• Publisher: QUE
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0789734036
• ISBN 13: 9780789734037
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 720