The Healthy PC: Preventive Care and Home Remedies for Your Computer (Consumer Education)
Keep Your PC Running Smoothly--Without Spending a Lot of Money!Solve everyday PC problems, improve performance and speed, and protect yourself from malicious attacks with the helpful tips in this user-friendly guide. Easy-to-follow "recipes" show you, click-by-click, how to prevent computer catastrophes and recover completely from unavoidable disasters. If you've had a hard time understanding other computer guides, you'll love this book's clear, accessible approach. PC guru Carey Holzman dispels common myths and explains complicated issues in language that anyone can understand, regardless of their computer experience. Don't be held hostage by hackers or overpaid computer technicians. Learn how to maintain and upgrade your own PC and have fun in the process.Inside, you'll learn to:Avoid disasters caused by computer viruses, hackers, and hard disk crashesUse Scandisk and Defragment to find and repair hard drive problems before it's too lateRemove spyware, Trojan horses, unnecessary temp files, and unused programsEliminate pop-ups, spam, email hoaxes, and unwanted Internet solicitationsManage cookies, temporary Internet files, and Web browser preferencesDefend against worms and Denial-of-Service attacks with firewall and anti-virus softwareUnderstand and optimize DMA, Active Desktop, animations, fonts, and swap filesTweak power and hardware settings, screen savers, and start-up routinesBack up and restore Windows configurations, files, and applicationsObtain and install Windows, application, and driver upgradesOptimize your Internet connectionAbout the Author:Carey Holzman, A+, IBM Quality Service Skill Certified, HP Laserjet Hardware Certified, is the owner of Discount Computer Repair, in Phoenix, Arizona. He also hosts his own Internet radio show featuring the latest computer news, and has been an operating systems beta-tester for Microsoft since Windows 95.