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Windows 7 Annoyances: Tips, Secrets, and Solutions |  | Author: David A. Karp
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Category: Book
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Pages: 720
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Product Description
Windows 7 may be faster and more stable than Vista, but it's a far cry from problem-free. David A. Karp comes to the rescue with the latest in his popular Windows Annoyances series. This thorough guide gives you the tools you need to fix the troublesome parts of this operating system, plus the solutions, hacks, and timesaving tips to make the most of your PC. - Streamline Windows Explorer, improve the Search tool, eliminate the Green Ribbon of Death, and tame User Account Control prompts
- Explore powerful Registry tips and tools, and use them to customize every aspect of Windows and solve its shortcomings
- Squeeze more performance from your hardware with solutions for your hard disk, laptop battery, CPU, printers, and more
- Stop crashes, deal with stubborn hardware and drivers, fix video playback issues, and troubleshoot Windows when it won't start
- Protect your stuff with permissions, encryption, and shadow copies
- Secure and speed up your wireless network, fix networking woes, make Bluetooth functional, and improve your Web experience
- Get nearly all of the goodies in 7 Ultimate, no matter which edition you have
"Blunt, honest, and awesome."
--Aaron Junod, Manager, Integration Systems at Evolution Benefits "This could be the best [money] you've ever spent."
--Jon Jacobi, PC World "To use Windows is to be annoyed -- and this book is the best way to solve any annoyance you come across. It's the most comprehensive and entertaining guide you can get for turning Windows into an operating system that's a pleasure to use."
--Preston Gralla, author of Windows Vista in a Nutshell, and Computerworld contributing editor
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 For People Who Like to Remain in Control May 20, 2010
Brett Merkey (Palm Harbor, FL United States)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
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Anyone who has been burned by Microsoft Windows' ability to "help" you at just the wrong time in just the wrong way, will have developed a cautious attitude to any new Microsoft offering. This finely organized and clearly written book will help you stay in control.
You might even save some money as well as time. Right up front in the early pages, the author shows you the scoop on the "Ultimate" version features and how to get them for free.
After the requisite "getting started," the book has the following sections:
- Shell tweaks
- Registry secrets and hacks
- Controlling video, audio and other media
- Performance tuning
- Troubleshooting
- Networking and internet
- Managing users and security
- Command prompt and automation (including PowerShell)
I liked Karp's clear use of language. He will not subject you to the puns, gags and cloying humor inflicted by so many books on computer tech. The illustrations in this 700 page book are simple, perhaps a bit small, but they quite adequately communicate the point being discussed. You will have to do without color. Those famous Windows blue and green screens of death are grayscale screens of death here!
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Great Book For Windows 7 Hackers! July 20, 2010
Daniel McKinnon (Tewksbury, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
'Windows 7 Annoyances: Tips, Secrets, and Solutions' by David Karp is a fantastic book for anyone looking to squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze the most out of Windows 7. Made for hackers or the non-newbie user (let's be honest folks, the average person that gets a Windows 7 computer isn't going to be doing much other than browsing the web and some basic file operations, this is a very detailed analysis of all the goodies (and baddies) that exist in Micro$oft's newest operating system.
If you want to get your hands dirty and have some fun, pick up this great book!!
***** RECOMMENDED
Advanced Hints On Tuning & Customizing Windows 7 Performance May 28, 2010
Ira Laefsky (Philadelphia, PA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an excellent book for a user who is somewhat familiar with the nature of an Operating System on tuning and customizing important aspects of the Windows 7 Operating System. It will be a valuable resource for advanced users of Microsoft's Windows 7 Operating System
in addressing performance barriers and mismatches between their preferred way of managing and using a computer and the default way Windows 7 "acts" with a given hardware configuration. I love the book--but have some concerns that naive users of "WINDOWS" may find
themselves out of their depth in attempting to adjust such features as Registry Manipulations, User Account Control's, and Disk and Network Configuration. The book is exceptionally clear, but not chatty, and inexperienced users trying to modify the Registry may become
flustered if a screen prompt or message occurs that is not explicitly illustrated in the text.
Experienced users of "Real Operating Systems" will find everything they need, clearly explained on issues of Installation and Disk Configuration, Registry, User Account Controls, Networking, Troubleshooting the Operating System, and automating tasks from the Command Prompt. This is a superb book for the experienced computer user in making Windows 7 perform as s/he would like. It is not a book for the Newbie to consult when "Something just happened when I hit the "Any Key".
--Ira Laefsky
MSE/MBA IT Consultant and Former Senior Staff Member of Arthur D. Little, Inc. and Digital Equipment Corporation
Win 7 books August 2, 2010
Len Pasen (Pacoima, CA, US)
Have referred to book 3 times so far. Just what I needed. Came in New cond. Quick Ship.
VERY VERY ADVANCED BOOK, FOR THE MORE ADVANCED USER ONLY! August 27, 2010
Daisy S (Hot Springs, AR)
Bought this book because I very quickly outgrew the "basic" and "visual" type of Windows books! And just as I was expecting this book is very detailed and advanced. I have been reading it like a novel and when I complete all of this very through and lengthy book, I will place it in my bookcase to keep as a reference book. And I must say for the money this is a bargain as it has many details on how to get so much more out of Windows 7. (My true score of this book is a 4.5 because it is very, very advanced and I totally understand it, however, there are some areas in this book that I have had to read twice to wrap my brain around all the details, make notes and then practice it on my computer). To me it is like the GRADUATE SCHOOL of computer (Windows) books!
And yes, it is an amazing book, and if you are a more advanced person with Windows and computers, this is the book for you! If you are a beginner or just past being a beginner this is not the book for you, one of the "basic" or "visual" type of books are better for the beginner or a person who is not that advanced yet.
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