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The Registry hasn’t gone away. It’s more important than ever–and every bit as cryptic as before–in Windows 2000. Windows 2000 Registry for Dummies explains what the Registry is used for, how it works, and how you (a power user with an interest in optimizing the appearance and performance of your PC) can perform surgery on it. Throughout this book, the emphasis is on exploration and experimentation with the greatest possible degree of safety, so you’re given full information on backing up the Registry before the authors show you how to start paring away at its branches and leaves. You’ll find lots of conceptual information, including a neat explanation of the Registry’s logical structure and the files that hold it. But the best part of Weadock’s work may be his little how-to items, such as the one that explains how to sort the items in the Start menu alphabetically and the one that automatically clears lists of recently used documents (and recently vi (more…)

* This wide-ranging guide helps ordinary users fight back against Windows slowdowns, glitches, and annoyances * Windows is the world’s dominant desktop operating system, with 93.8 percent of the market as of 2002 * Packed with savvy tips for decluttering a system, speeding up access to programs and data, customizing the interface, rooting out resource hogs, tuning up e-mail and Web browser performance, protecting against viruses, and more * Focuses on Windows XP and covers the new Service Pack 2, but many techniques are applicable to older Windows versions

From the Back Cover

Streamline your system and safeguard your computer Eliminate unused programs, organize data, dump stale cookies, and pick up speed If you can brew a pot of coffee while your programs load, it?s time to clean the Windows! Here’s how to clear out stuff you don’t need, create an orderly desktop, scrub away Internet gunk, and keep your system clutter-free by setting up a reg (more…)