.. setting (BIOS), 582
Power On Self Test (POST), 579
Power Options page (Control
Panel), 216, 235
Power Rename tool
downloading, 552
EXIF data and, 195
functionality, 70, 179
power supply, troubleshooting, 328
powercfg command, 216, 217
PowerStrip tool, 198
PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over
Ethernet)
fixing shared connections, 394??“395
routers and, 391
setting up connections, 389, 390,
393
virtual connections and, 387
PPPProtocolType value (Registry), 395
PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling
Protocol)
TCP/IP port numbers, 587
VPNs and, 399, 401, 587
Prefetch feature, 247
premium content, xv
preventative maintenance, 329??“339
Preview pane (Windows Explorer)
hiding, 25
resizing, 23
showing preview handlers, 30
Previous Versions tab (Properties), 323,
324
Previous Versions tool, 5
Primary Display setting (BIOS), 582
Primary hard disk benchmark, 234
Primary IDE Master/Slave setting
(BIOS), 582
primary partition, 259, 267
Pringles can, 357
print$, 507
Print Hood folder, 529
Printers folder, 508, 509, 510
printing
adding wireless support, 376
background processes, 301
fixing problems, 329
parallel port and, 581
(see also shared printers)
Private Profile (Windows Firewall), 423
Problem Reports and Solutions
page, 303
problem solving (see troubleshooting)
Process Identifier (PID), 302, 426
Processes tab (Task Manager), 300
Processor benchmark, 232, 233, 234
Processor Serial Number setting
(BIOS), 582
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Processor Speed setting (BIOS), 582
Processor Type setting (BIOS), 582
processors
BIOS settings and, 578, 581
Blue Screen of Death messages, 313
free disk space and, 246
identifying speed, 582
identifying type, 582
identifying usage, 300
measured temperature, 578
overclocking, 240??“242, 313, 581,
582
power management for, 236
reading cache, 582
serial numbers, 582
Processor-to-AGP Controller, 312
product keys, 8, 11
Program Compatibility Assistant, 225
Program Files folder
changing location, 498
performance, 264
UAC and, 304, 482, 486
%ProgramFiles% environment
variable, 569
ProgramFilesDir value (Registry), 498
ProgramFilesPath value (Registry), 498
Programs and Features tool (Control
Panel), 20, 122, 331
Programs folder, 529
Programs menu (Start menu), 56
programs (see software applications)
Properties window
Compatibility tab, 304, 484
Customize tab, 32
General tab, 474
navigation shortcut, 45
Previous Versions tab, 323, 324
Sharing tab, 500
PropertySheetHandlers key, 138
ProtocolMTU value (Registry), 395
ProtocolType value (Registry), 395
Proxify web site, 447
proxy servers, 437, 444??“447
PS/2 Mouse Support setting (BIOS), 582
PSL files, 570
PTEs (Page Table Entries), 310
Public Profile (Windows Firewall), 423
PutFile web site, 454
PXE Resume setting (BIOS), 582
Python language, 514
Q
QAM tuner, 199
Quadruple Word (QWORD), 93
QUERY_STRING environment
variable, 540
question mark (?), 63, 70
queuing, 301
Quick Boot setting (BIOS), 582
Quick Launch toolbar
accessing desktop, 34
opening, 49
pinned items and, 51
QuickGamma utility, 188
Quickly create new folders tool, 46
QuickTime Player
download location, 159
downloading online video clips, 162
Media Player Classic and, 157
upgrading, 163
QuickTime Pro, 163
Quiet Boot setting (BIOS), 582
quotation marks
batch files and, 563
compilation errors, 542
context menus and, 135
editing Registry patches, 110
renaming files, 69, 70
variables and, 561, 569
VBScript support, 540
QWORD (Quadruple Word), 93
R
radio buttons, 103??“108
RADIUS authentication protocol, 587
RADIUS servers, 355
RAID drives, 267, 336, 580
RAM files, 164
RAM (see system memory)
RapidShare web site, 455
RAR standard, 73
Ratio setting (BIOS), 582
RAW format, 185, 186, 191
RCA plugs, 197, 198
rd command (DOS), 555, 566
RDP files, 406
Read & Execute permissions, 469
Read permissions, 469
Read-Around-Write setting (BIOS), 582
ReadFromFile function, 530, 540
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Read-Only attribute (file), 528
Real Media files, 152
Real Networks RealPlayer
download location, 159
Media Player Classic and, 157
video plug-ins, 164
Real Time Streaming Protocol
(RTSP), 587
RealOne Player, 157
RealPlayer (see Real Networks
RealPlayer)
rebooting computers, 274
Recent folder, 529
recently used applications, 51
Recording tab (Sound), 172
Recovery Console, 286
recovery partitions, 286
Recycle Bin
drag-drop rules, 65
protecting, 28
Startup Control Panel, 294
refreshing current view, 44, 45, 113,
145
REG filename extension, 109, 110
RegBack folder, 120
REG_BINARY value type (see binary
value type)
REG_DWORD value type
DWORD 32-bit value type, 89, 93
DWORD 64-bit value type, 89, 93
REG_DWORD_BIGENDIAN value
type, 89, 93
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