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Windows Me Annoyances

By David A. Karp
First Edition March 2001
Pages: 472
Series: Annoyances
ISBN 10: 0-596-00060-X | ISBN 13: 9780596000608
(Average of 2 Customer Reviews)

Book description

Based on the author's popular Annoyances.org web sites, Windows Me Annoyances is an authoritative collection of techniques for customizing Windows Me. Packed with creative and seldom-documented ways to quickly identify and fix a particular annoyance or customize Windows for individual needs, it's the definitive resource for dealing with crashes, unintelligible error messages, unwanted icons, and much more.
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In an ideal world, an operating system is a collection of software that handles a computer's "dirty work" invisibly, quickly, and most of all, painlessly. For many of us, however, Microsoft Windows exists outside this ideal world. We are annoyed by "personalized Menus" that keep changing, icons we don't use cluttering up our workspace, periodic crashes, unintelligible error messages, and inadequate documentation to help us figure it all out. Windows Me Annoyances has the insider information you need for overcoming Windows' many annoyances and limitations. Whether you're looking to finally solve a nagging problem, dramatically improve system performance, or customize the interface to better suit your work habits, the Windows Me Annoyances solution-oriented format makes finding information and implementing solutions easy and pain free. Thanks to the thorough and relevant documentation on the registry, Windows Scripting Host, and Windows' built-in networking capabilities, customizing and improving Windows Me is easier than ever. Based on the author's extremely popular Annoyances.org web sites, Windows Me Annoyances delivers an authoritative collection of techniques and tools for customizing Windows Me, including:

Several approaches and hidden tools for working with the Windows registry, the database of system- and application-specific configuration information
How to bypass Windows roadblocks such as the Home Networking and System Restore wizards, allowing you to take control of the processes quickly and painlessly
A tutorial and reference on automation with the Windows Scripting Host as a means of eliminating many Windows Me annoyances
Using third-party software and utilities to handle some of the more complex workarounds and customizations
Dealing with software that overwrites your file associations and other settings without warning

Windows Me Annoyances is the intermediate and advanced Windows user's best resource for turning Windows into the user-friendly, customizable interface it was meant to be, but doesn't always manage to be on its own.

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First Edition: March 2001
Series: Annoyances
ISBN: 0-596-00060-X
Pages: 472
Average Customer Reviews: (Based on 2 Reviews)

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Windows Me Annoyances Review, December 17 2001

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Submitted by David J. Forrest [Respond | View]

Have regularly bought these Windows books and the disk of utilities which goes with them, "Creative Element Power Tools software". It looks as if the software for the Wimdows Me Annoyances book will be ready when we are all using XP!

Windows Me Annoyances Review, October 19 2001

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Submitted by stanko sopta [Respond | View]

THERE IS ONLY ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION AND THAT IS THAT THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN IN VERY SIMPLE LANGUAGE, WHICH MAKES IT UNDERSTANDABLE TO ALL THE READERS WHERE EVER THEY ARE FROM

THANKS

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"Believe me, this is a book that you want to include in your PC library."
--Inge K. Fisher, Charlotte Bytes, Dec 2001

"a VERY useful book for any owner of Windows ME. I give it two thumbs up."
--John Schuster, The Bridge, Sept 2001

"Windows ME Annoyances now holds a prominent place on my bookshelf and is a useful tool that I find myself referring to frequently."
--Elliott R. Glantz, Cache, Sept 2001

"Well written and packed with cures for common Windows Me problems we all suffer, this book also reveals undisclosed Windows features. Great for beginners who want to progress to be experts one day."
--Computer Buyer, August 2001

Reviews for Windows 98 Annoyances

"...jam-packed with hints, tips and useful information about how to optimize and troubleshoot Windows 98. David Karp does an excellent job of writing a clear, concise book that is easy and enjoyable to read. An excellent source of information on undocumented features of the program. I would give this book a rating of 5 out of 5 stars."
--Barbara Kreiss, Bytes & Bits, Nov 1999

"I recommend the book Windows 98 Annoyances, by David A. Karp. It is fantastic. It has over 400 pages of information that Microsoft has decided you mostly don't need to know. If you are at all serious about learning how to make Windows 98 work for you, then you need this book." --Art Becker, Computer Journal, Jan 2000

"One common complaint about Windows 98 is that it comes with no manuals...for folks who want more than the basics, and don't mind Messing around under the hood,Windows 98 Annoyances by David A. Karp is an excellent choice. It helps you cope with the many quirks of Win98...Annoyances also offers tons of convenience- and performance-enhancing tips."
--Stephen H. Wildstrom, Newsweek, Nov 23, 1998

"Intermediate to advanced users who find dumbed-down Windows 98 help books less than useful, are in for a pleasant surprise. Windows 98 Annoyances (O'Reilly and Associates, 1998; $24.95) goes beyond rehashed tips for beginners to take a serious look at the new operating system and some of its more exasperating 'features.' Despite the title, the author David A. Karp spends little time dwelling on the negative, preferring a 'if it's wrong, let's fix it' approach. ...Karp's style is friendly and witty without getting in the way of the information.... I thought I knew a lot of Windows 98 tricks and workarounds; Windows 98 Annoyances made me feel like a neophyte. If you're fine with Windows the way it is --and you have the patience of a saint--you don't need this book. But if you've ever gritted your teeth while Windows 98 started searching your floppy drive for no apparent reason, this could be the best $25 you've ever spent."
--Jon Jacobi, PC World, Nov 1998

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