1 Compliance setting (BIOS), 581
PCI cards
BIOS settings, 581, 582
Blue Screen of Death and, 312
Device Manager errors, 319
PCI IDE BusMaster setting (BIOS), 581
PCI IRQ Assignment setting
(BIOS), 581
PCI Latency Timer setting (BIOS), 581
PCI Pipelining setting (BIOS), 582
PCI-Express graphics (PEG) cards, 227,
581??“582, 583
PCs (personal computers)
adding wireless support, 376
anti-aliasing screen fonts, 209
categories of threats, 412??“413
changing shutdown settings, 217
cleaning off malware, 281??“283
connecting to routers, 351
controlling remotely, 403??“409
crossover cables, 349
as gateways, 345, 377, 390
identifying name, 500
inability to read discs, 203
locking out unauthorized, 367??“370
overclocking processors, 240??“242
screen resolution, 198
setting clock, 198, 583
Sleep mode and, 216
troubleshooting, 385
TV connection methods, 198
watching TV, 196??“198
zombies, 413
(see also laptops)
PDAs, 343, 378??“380
PDF file format, 128
peer-to-peer file sharing
audio files and, 176
partitions and, 264
spreading malware, 280, 440
TCP/IP ports, 587, 588
viewing paths when, 495
peer-to-peer networks, 346, 347, 348
PEG Buffer Length setting (BIOS), 581
PEG Force X1 setting (BIOS), 581
PEG Link Latency setting (BIOS), 581
PEG Link Mode setting (BIOS), 581
PEG (PCI-Express graphics) cards, 227,
581??“582, 583
Pentax PEF codec, 186
PerceivedType value (Registry), 130,
141??“142
percent sign (%), 558
PerfectDisk defragmenter, 244, 245, 251
performance
advanced NTFS settings, 256??“257
Aero Glass interface, 226??“231
animation/display effects, 205??“210
BIOS settings and, 580, 582, 584
defragmenting hard disks, 242??“246
device drivers and, 313
DNS cache, 411
download considerations, 397
file fragmentation and, 246
finding balance, 205
fine-tuning video settings, 210
firmware updates and, 351
freeing disk space, 212, 246??“249
improving battery life, 235??“239
improving shutdown, 222, 223
indexes and, 82, 205
Internet Connection Sharing, 390
malware and, 277
managing IRQ priority, 239, 240
maximizing rating, 232??“235
memory and, 327
opening menus, 211
optimizing cache settings, 249??“253
optimizing startup, 215??“222
optimizing virtual memory, 249??“253
overclocking processors, 240??“242
partitions and, 263??“273
Remote Desktop options, 406
selecting filesystems, 254??“256
shortening startup times, 211??“214
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performance (continued)
starting applications faster, 224, 225
system memory and, 241, 261
transferring Windows, 258??“263
tweaking, 205
virus scanners, 284
Performance Information and Tools
page (Control Panel), 232
Performance Options page (Control
Panel), 205??“210, 250
Perl language, 514, 544
permissions
Advanced Sharing window, 30
deleting files and, 71
file ownership and, 19
inheriting, 464
locking file types via, 140
object, 463
preventing changes to settings, 99
restricting Registry
changes, 113??“116
setting for files, 462??“469
setting for folders, 462??“469
share, 463
software and, 469
troubleshooting, 467
UAC and, 457
viewing encrypted files, 475, 476
Permissions window
adding new users, 467??“469
overview, 463??“464
shared folders, 501
Personalization page (Control
Panel), 209, 229, 230
phishing emails, 451, 452
PhotoBucket web site, 454
photos
Bluetooth standard and, 379
changing default application, 186
choosing Pictures folder, 184??“185
improved support, 180
partitions and, 264
photo-sharing web sites, 454
shrinking file sizes, 454
sorting chronologically, 191??“195
Picasa manager (Google), 186
Picasa web site, 454
picture viewers, 186
pictures
choosing Pictures folder, 184??“185
embedded in emails, 451
fixing in web pages, 436, 437
improved support, 1
Pictures and Video template, 182
watermark, 209
Pictures and Videos template, 182
Pictures folder
choosing, 184??“185
naming convention, 22
watermark picture and, 209
PID (Process Identifier), 302, 426
PigFontViewer software, 214
Pilgrim, Mark, 438
Ping utility, 386, 387, 388
pinned items, 50, 51
piping PowerShell Cmdlets, 567, 568
Pixel Shader, 227, 234
PKZip program, 73
plain text (see string value type), 89
Playback tab (Sound), 168
Plug and Play OS /PnP OS Installed
setting (BIOS), 582
Plug and Play (PnP) feature
BIOS settings, 575, 582, 583
disabling device detection, 317
plug-ins
antivirus programs, 284
for FLV files, 162??“163
for MOV files, 163??“164
online video and, 158
uninstalling, 159
viewing installed, 159
PME Resume setting (BIOS), 582
PnP feature (see Plug and Play feature)
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
(see PPPoE)
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (see
PPTP)
polymorphic viruses, 277
POP3 over SSL, 587
POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version
3), 344, 453, 586
pop-up advertisements (see adware)
port forwarding, 401, 404, 418
Index | 621
port scanners, 428
ports
common ranges, 585
commonly used, 344, 586??“588
scanning for open, 425??“428
security and, 415
Windows Firewall support, 422
Post Office Protocol, version 3
(POP3), 344, 453, 586
POST (Power On Self Test), 579
Postini spam filter, 453
power button, 582
Power Button Mode setting
(BIOS), 220, 582
Power Lost Control setting (BIOS), 582
power management
ACPI, 221, 319, 577
APM setting (BIOS), 582
BIOS settings, 220, 221, 575, 577,
579, 582
BSoD messages, 308, 311
disabling for devices, 320
hard disks, 579
Hibernate mode, 215??“217, 220??“222
improving battery life, 235??“239
shutdown process and, 222
Sleep mode, 211, 216??“219, 220??“222
Standby mode, 215, 216
troubleshooting, 220??“222
USB problems, 328
Power Management setting (BIOS), 582
Power Management tab (Device
Manager), 219, 221
Power On By External Modems option
(BIOS), 220
Power On By PCI/PCIE Devices option
(BIOS), 220
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse
option (BIOS), 220
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