Trucos Windows XP

By Preston Gralla
June 2004
This book is also available in English.
Pages: 412
ISBN 10: 84-415-1650-2 | ISBN 13: 9788441516502

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Now power users can rejoice! Windows XP Hacks offers tips, tools, and know-how to bend Windows XP to your will. The book delves into XP topics such as controlling the control panel, changing unchangeable icons, removing uninstallable XP components, stopping pop-up ads, taking a bite out of cookies, speeding up file downloads, protecting yourself with firewalls and proxy servers, and more. Users of both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Pro Edition will find smart, timesaving, fun, and useful hacks for virtually every feature in their operating system. Even if you're not a power user yet, this book will have you well on your way. --- Windows XP convierte a los ordenadores en dispositivos gr ficos y estables, lo cual resulta fundamental para algunos usuarios. Sin embargo, los usuarios avanzados que desean mantener el control del sistema necesitan m s. Windows XP. Los mejores trucos le desvela lo que se encuentra por debajo de la atractiva interfaz de Windows XP, descubre los comandos y controles ocultos, incluye trucos poco conocidos, explica la magia de la l nea de comandos y mucho m s. Si desea adaptar Windows XP (Professional o Home) a sus gustos, necesita este libro. Los usuarios encontrar n trucos inteligentes y tiles que le ayudar n a ahorrar tiempo para pr cticamente todas las funciones de las ediciones tanto Professional como Home de Windows XP. Las serie Los mejores trucos reclama la palabra "experto"?, para los innovadores que quieran explorar y experimentar, descubrir nuevas funciones y aplicaciones, crear herramientas tiles y conseguir soluciones divertidas que puedan probar personalmente.
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Windows XP is the latest, most reliable, and best-looking version of the Windows operating system to emerge yet. As the result of the unification of Microsoft's corporate series (Windows NT and 200) with the home series (Windows 95, 98, and Me), Windows XP offers much that is pleasing to its users: rock-solid stability and a fresh new look. But power users who want to take command of their operating systems will find the same old frustrations: it's never been easy to get under the hood of a Windows system and Windows XP is no exception. Now power users can rejoice! Windows XP Hacks offers tips, tools, and know-how to bend Windows XP to your will. The book delves into XP topics such as controlling the control panel, changing unchangeable icons, removing uninstallable XP components, stopping pop-up ads, taking a bite out of cookies, speeding up file downloads, protecting yourself with firewalls and proxy servers, and more. Users of both Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Pro Edition will find smart, timesaving, fun, and useful hacks for virtually every feature in their operating system. Even if you're not a power user yet, this book will have you well on your way. Each Hack in the book can be read easily in a few minutes, saving countless hours of searching for the right answer. Windows XP Hacks provides direct, hands-on solutions that can be applied to the challenges facing both those meeting Windows XP for the first time as well as long-time users who know what they want from their operating system and just wants tips on how to get it. Windows XP Hacks is the latest in O'Reilly's new Hacks Series which aims to begin reclaiming the term "hacking" for the good guys. In recent years, the term has come to be associated with those nefarious black hats who break into computers to snoop, steal information or disrupt Internet traffic. But the term originally had a more benign meaning, and you'll still hear it used this way whenever developers get together. Our new Hacks books are written in the spirit of the true hackers -- the people who drive innovation.

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First Edition: June 2004
ISBN: 84-415-1650-2
Pages: 412
Additional Languages: English.

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"This is not a specialist book in any one area, but it is an excellent way of learning more about Windows XP and how to make it work for you rather than the other way round. The instructions are easy to follow and don't leave anything out."
--Tim Smith, Personal Computer World, March 2004

Computer Book of the Month
--Dr. Dobb's Journal, January 2004

"Whether you're new to Windows XP or already comfortable with it, if you're using Windows XP, you should consider this book as a must have book. I discovered how to do so many new things within Windows XP that I'm in total AWE of this book. To describe this book in one word.. is very easy.. AWESOME!"
--Diana Arsenault, Charlotte County PC User Group, December 2003

"The hacks series is an outstanding example of the innovation that has become a hallmark of O'Reilly & Associates...The language of this particular title, 'Windows XP Hacks,' is not overly technical, making it suitable for novices interested in mastering the WinXP operating system...If you run WinXP make a point of looking at this title; it is worth a visit to your local bookshop. A must for libraries."
--Major Keary, "PC Update," December 2003

"For those uber-geeks that like to customize their Microsoft Windows XP computer systems, consider this the perfect holiday present. "Hacks" offers some great inside tips, including many ways to boost the machine's performance, customize the interface and even how to change 'unchangeable' components."
--Pittsburg Triune-Review, November 2003
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_165662.html

"Windows XP Hacks is very well thought out from beginning to end: it takes you from tweaking the start up and boot up screen, to making file surfing easier, to internet usage and finally exploring registry hacking...The language used in the book never comes across as dry or 'techy', I never felt as though I was being schooled, rather I was being talked with about hacking XP, which promotes user friendliness and immediately puts the novice reader at ease and in a frame of mind to continue reading...All in all, this is a great read and a definite tool for those willing to get down and dirty with Windows XP." Rating: 9/10
--Dharmendra Sant, JavaRanch, October 2003
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"This is probably the single most valuable book about Windows XP you'll ever come across...The author managed to condense some of the best tips I've come across and no, you can't find them all online. 'Windows XP Hacks' will enable you to get the most out of your XP box and pretty quickly too, since the organization and cross-referencing of the hacks is excellent. All in all, a great reference guide and learning tool. O'Reilly strikes again with another impressive title that deserves a place on your bookshelf. Go and get it now, it's well worth the price."
--Mirko Zorz, Help Net Security Review, November 2003
http://www.net-security.org/review.php?id=113

"As a veteran editor and writer for many top computer magazines, Preston Gralla published countless tips and tricks for computer users. Now he goes one step further as helmsman for a crack team of software wizards to produce 'Windows XP Hacks' for publisher O'Reilly & Associates. The book will earn its $24.95 for many just with Hack No. 4, and expert's explanation of how to delve into the often-annoying startup programs that Windows XP inflicts on users. Grala's time-saving advice includes a wealth of shareware programs to simplify Windows XP and downloadable Windows-fixing software that Microsoft itself offers to developers that ordinary folks can use as well."
--James Coates, Chicago Tribune, September 2003

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