- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US; 2nd edition (1 Oct 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0079136893
- ISBN-13: 978-0079136893
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 18.8 x 4.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,471,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The troubleshooting tips in this text and CD-ROM package armour plates the PC against crashes, glitches, and down time. It examines any problem that can occur in 14 key areas including: installation, memory, legacy software, printing, new hardware, local area networking, and desktop management.
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1. This book is 650 pages in length rather than the 560 indicated. It's big!
1. This book is 650 pages in length rather than the 560 indicated. It's big!
2. Gerry and I took great pains to make this the most accurate Windows 98 book available. Every tip has been tested on at least two different systems. We contacted the reader from Munich who claims that one of the tips rendered his PC unbootable (we haven't been able to duplicate that problem), but he has not responded.
3. The table of contents includes the following subjects:
Bulletproofing vs. Troubleshooting: A New Paradigm
Welcome to Windows 98
Bulletproofing Installation
Bulletproofing Memory
Bulletproofing Legacy Applications
Bulletproofing the File System
Bulletproofing the Display System and Multimedia
Bulletproofing Printing
Bulletproofing Next-Generation Hardware
Bulletproofing Local Area Networking
Bulletproofing Remote Access
Bulletproofing Internet and Intranet Access
Bulletproofing the User Interface
Bulletproofing Desktop Security
Bulletproofing the Registry
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Format:Paperback
Very good practical book on W98. Not just a rehash of MS Resource Kit. I esp. like the way info is organized - easy to find tips on specific questions/problems. The Registry chapter helped me out of a jam. I recomend this book. It does assume you know basics about W98 already.
Format:Paperback
At the first glance it looks great - when you try out the "solutions", they do not work and mess up your PC. However, you learn a lot making it work again.
I had a memory problem on a 32 MB laptop. Not one of the three "Bulletproofing Memory" solutions (Chpater 4) which I tried did actually work. One (long-term bullet-proofing to problem #5) messed up my laptop so badly it would not boot any more.
I finally fixed my problem using information out of this book - but I had to create the solution myself.
My first PC has been an Apple II with Visicalc, and I have had and heavily used PCs ever since. I am not a PC professional and not the brightest guy on earth, but I have been able to use PCs and peripherals without outside help for about 19 years. So I do not believe that it is because I am too dump that I could not get the "bulletproofing solutions" to work.
I bought this book during a trip in Australia and I will not carry it back home.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Excellent reference, clear, easy to find info
7 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
Very good practical book on W98. Not just a rehash of MS Resource Kit. I esp. like the way info is organized - easy to find tips on specific questions/problems. The Registry chapter helped me out of a jam. I recomend this book. It does assume you know basics about W98 already.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A great learning experience - solutions untested
5 Mar 1999
Format:Paperback
At the first glance it looks great - when you try out the "solutions", they do not work and mess up your PC. However, you learn a lot making it work again.
I had a memory problem on a 32 MB laptop. Not one of the three "Bulletproofing Memory" solutions (Chpater 4) which I tried did actually work. One (long-term bullet-proofing to problem #5) messed up my laptop so badly it would not boot any more.
I finally fixed my problem using information out of this book - but I had to create the solution myself.
My first PC has been an Apple II with Visicalc, and I have had and heavily used PCs ever since. I am not a PC professional and not the brightest guy on earth, but I have been able to use PCs and peripherals without outside help for about 19 years. So I do not believe that it is because I am too dump that I could not get the "bulletproofing solutions" to work.
I bought this book during a trip in Australia and I will not carry it back home.
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