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