Troubleshooting and Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Diagnose and solve your PC problems with this easy-to-understand guide

Written by veteran For Dummies author Dan Gookin, this straightforward guide shows you how to diagnose and solve the most common hardware and software problems your PC may encounter. In addition, he presents advice for preventing PC problems in the first placeand clearly explains how to create a safe and secure PC environment.

• Walks you through ways to diagnose the most common PC hardware, software, and operating system problems
• Offers clear and easy-to-understand solutions for confidently handling these problems
• Shares valuable advice about maintaining your system to maximize its lifespan
• Reviews an array of useful tools
• Covers Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Internet Explorer 8

Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies, 2^nd Edition helps you to confidently handle whatever PC problems you may encounter.

Table of Contents

Book I: Hardware
Chapter 1: Let There Be PC
Chapter 2: Birth Pangs
Chapter 3: Death Throes
Chapter 4: Mass Storage Issues
Chapter 5: Pain in the Printer
Chapter 6: Seeing Trouble
Chapter 7: Peripheralitis
Chapter 8: Deep Inside the Computer Case

Book II: Software
Chapter 1: Windows Gone AWOL
Chapter 2: Programs, Processes, and Services
Chapter 3: The Safe Mode Chapter
Chapter 4: Putting the Pep Back into Your PC
Chapter 5: User Accounts
Chapter 6: Unexpected Application Situations
Chapter 7: Reporting for Duty
Chapter 8: Recovery Options
Chapter 9: Registry Fixes

Book III: Laptops
Chapter 1: Laptop Asleep, Laptop Awake, Laptop Dead
Chapter 2: A More Usable Laptop
Chapter 3: Out on the Road
Chapter 4: Laptop Maintenance

Book IV: Internet
Chapter 1: Internet Malaise
Chapter 2: Woes on the Web
Chapter 3: Email Postage Due
Chapter 4: Wicked Software
Chapter 5: The File Transfer Chapter

Book V: Networking
Chapter 1: Network Hardware Help
Chapter 2: The Soft Side of Networking
Chapter 3: Peer-to-Peer Networking
Chapter 4: Networking Unplugged

Book VI: Maintenance
Chapter 1: Backup, Backup, Backup
Chapter 2: Pampering the Hard Drive
Chapter 3: On Schedule
Chapter 4: A Time to Clean