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A

access points, locating physically on the network, Locating access points

ad hoc mode versus infrastructure mode, The Fix:

adapter, embedded, The Fix:

alternate configuration, network adapter, The Fix:

AOL annoyances

AOL Broadband

double payments required, The Fix:

mixing with dial-up accounts, The Fix:

AOL web site, The Fix:

multiple dial-up logons not supported, The Fix:

not always compatible with ICS, The Fix:

automatic updating, turning off, The Fix:

B

backups

adding backup device to Send To shortcut menu, The Fix:

automating batch files, The Fix:

CDs, directly to, The Fix:

data not backed up in My Documents, The Fix:

enforcing, The Fix:

favorites and cookies, saving, The Fix:

using a batch file, The Fix:

when Exit command doesn’t work, The Fix:

using batch files to copy files for multiple users, The Fix:

Windows XP Home Edition, The Annoyance:

backward compatibility, wireless equipment, WIRELESS ALPHABET SOUP COMPATIBILITY

Basic Input Output System (BIOS), The Fix:

bidirectional security, The Fix:

bridges, locating physically on the network, Locating access points

C

cable modem speed cap myth debunked, The Fix:

cabling, The Fix:

catalog method for Windows XP updates, ...