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Hacking Windows Vista: ExtremeTech

ISBN: 0470046872
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2007
Pages: 105

Authors: Steve Sinchak

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• Table of Contents
• Back Cover
• Hacking Windows Vista (ExtremeTech)
• Introduction
• Whom This Book Is For
• How This Book Is Organized
• Conventions Used in This Book
• What You Need to Use This Book
• The Book s Companion Web Site
• Hacking Precautions
• Part I: Customizing Your Computer
• Chapter 1: Customizing the Look of the Startup
• Customizing the Logon Screen
• Summary
• Chapter 2: Customizing User Navigation
• Customizing the Classic Start Menu
• Customizing the Taskbar
• Using the Group Policy Editor to Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar
• Summary
• Chapter 3: Hacking the Desktop
• Customizing the Desktop
• Summary
• Chapter 4: Customizing the Appearance of the Windows Interface
• Customizing Aero Glass
• Skinning Windows Vista
• Summary
• Chapter 5: Hacking Windows Explorer
• Hacking File Associations
• Customizing Your Folders
• Working with Hidden Files
• Summary
• Chapter 6: Customizing IE7
• Tweaking the Tabs
• Fun with RSS
• Using Add-Ons in Internet Explorer
• Summary
• Chapter 7: Customizing Windows Media
• Customizing Windows Media Player 11
• Customizing Media Center
• Summary
• Part II: Increasing Your System s Performance
• Chapter 8: Analyzing Your System
• Benchmarking Your System
• Summary
• Chapter 9: Speeding Up the System Boot
• Modifying the Operating System Boot
• Summary
• Chapter 10: Making Your Computer Log On Faster
• Other Time-Saving Tips
• Summary
• Chapter 11: Speeding Up Windows Explorer
• Speeding Up the User Interface
• Adjusting Explorer s Search
• Summary
• Chapter 12: Optimizing Windows Core Components
• Tweaking the Paging File
• Defragmenting Your Hard Drive
• Adjusting Your Application Priorities
• Summary
• Chapter 13: Speeding Up Your Web Browser and Network Connection
• Speeding Up Your Network Connection
• Summary
• Part III: Securing Your System
• Chapter 14: Windows Security
• Controlling Your Computer Accounts
• Using File Encryption
• Summary
• Chapter 15: Internet Security
• Using a Firewall
• Web Browser Security
• Defending Against Spyware and Malware
• Using Antivirus Software
• Summary
• Chapter 16: Protecting Your Privacy
• Windows Interface Privacy
• Summary
• Index
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X-Y
• Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Sidebars