Product Description

Get that snail out of your system
"In these pages, you'll find all kinds of tips, tweaks, hacks, and configuration settings that should help you regain some speed control over Windows XP. I'll also show you how to get rid of the clutter and junk that Windows XP picks up over time..."
—Curt Simmons

When everything seems like slow motion, it's time to call in PC Magazine's favorite system doctor

You have to clean out most things after you use them for awhile. Why should your PC be any different? This indispensable book shows you exactly how to turn that snail into a cheetah by unloading the junk that Windows XP has collected, turbo-charging your system for faster response, cleaning up the Registry, and using all the safeguards provided in Service Pack 2. Just don't be surprised if your PC is faster than on the day you brought it home.

Give Windows XP a power boost

• Make programs start faster with hidden prefetch settings
• Eliminate spyware, adware, and unwanted cookies
• Dump programs you don't need (but know which ones you DO)
• Pre-schedule maintenance tasks
• Boost system startup by disabling features
• Tweak virtual memory
• Learn to work with the Registry
• Update your device drivers
• Beef up your cable or DSL speed
• Learn from special tips and tricks in every chapter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #316026 in Books
• Published on: 2004-10-22
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Curt Simmons (MCP, MCSE, MCSA, A+, CTT, MCT) is a technology author and trainer who focuses on Microsoft products.  The author of almost 50 computing books for a wide-range audiences, including, most recently, Windows XP For Power Users: PowerPack, and Windows XP Secrets.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing waste of money
If you never used XP before, or need to learn how to use something as elementary as Windows XP Disk Clean Up feature, then perhaps this book is for you.

There is far too much space wasted on overly simplistic and obvious elements of XP, things you already know if you have used XP for more than two weeks.

Some of the registry edits that are listed step by step, simply did not work on any of my three machines. Yes they are simple too..but they simply don't work. Deleted Key Values reappear next time you boot up, and this is not dealt with at all.

I can't believe a book that is such a waste of time can get so many rave reviews. I can understand someone taking the time and trouble to post a review if they are disappointed in a product, but how in the world could anyone find a reason to give this waste of time glowing reviews??

Let the buyer beware.

PC Magazine, Windows XP
Contains some good information. Would work better as an online book. A lot of references to different programs and their locations; And they are correct.

Windows XP Speed Solutions
PC Magazine is always a great source for computer technical information, and this book is a good example. It is technical yet easy enough for lay people to read and understand. Each topic is independent of the others, so if you are looking for a specific solution, you can find it. I recommend it.