Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies

by Allen L. Wyatt

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076457549X
• ISBN13: 9780764575495
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A must have for XP users

Simple, easy to follow and understand manual for Windows XP. A must have for anyone wishing to keep expensive Technical Assistance at a minimum.

Really cleans up

I found this book excellent for these reasons: - It explains what XP does, to the level you need. - It provides things you can do if you are timid about computers on up to if you are knowledgeable and macho. - It warns about when you need to think first - It warns about things to be avoided, definitely avoided - It recommends both hardware and software aids, in addition to what you can do within XP - It is fun and educational and has ultra clear instructions

Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies

This is an excellant book for keeping your computer in tip top condition, you should have some knowledge of computers, and really should read most of the book, before starting this project, it has to be done in stages. This should be given out with every NEW computer

Great Book!

I thought it was excellent. It had alot of helpful tips and has enticed me to buy other dummies books.

A Book I Wish I'd Written

I run a technical support web site, and this is a book I'd wish I'd written. Since Allen got to it first, I expect I'll be pointing people to it frequently as I answer their questions. One of the major reasons Windows becomes unstable over time is something I've heard referred to as "software rot". Do nothing but use your computer in normal ways, and over time, it will slow down, and possibly even become unstable. The system will "rot" out from underneath you. Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies is a great step-by-step guide to not only "cleaning up" your Windows programs, data, processes, disks and more, but more importantly, keeping your system clean and preventing that rot from happening. It's as much about slightly altering how you use your computer to keep it clean, as much as it is about that initial remedial clean-up. Advanced topics include how Windows uses memory, getting a handle on Security, Windows Networking, the Windows Registry and more. The book closes with 4 "Top Ten" lists ranging from troubleshooting ideas to online resources. The book is an easy read, and targeted at the novice or less experienced user. There are plenty of examples, as well as warnings along the way when you might venture into areas that require caution. I've always been a little leery of the "for dummies" types of books. I've been concerned that they would take too simplistic an approach for the material to actually be useful in the long run. I'm happy to say that Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies is not only a useful how-to book for the average user interested in getting the most out of Windows XP, but will also serve as a handy reference for the life of your Windows XP installation.