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Show your PC who's boss
Nothing's more annoying than a tech malfunction, especially when it's your PC-with the exception of perhaps wading through reams of random, unreliable theories online looking for a solution, or paying an expensive tech geek to show up to perform a five-minute fix. The latest edition of Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies puts all this frustration behind you and gets you straight to work solving the problem yourself!
In his straightforward, friendly style, Dan Gookin-bestselling tech author and all-round Mr. Fixit-packs everything you need to know into 5-books-in-1, giving you the knowledge and process to hit on the right solution, fast. From identifying common problems to methodically narrowing down to the correct fix, you'll save hours of frustrating research-and experience the sweet, righteous satisfaction of having achieved it all yourself.
Boost your PC's performance
Every problem has a solution and PCs are no different: get this book and you'll never catch yourself shouting at your monitor or frustrated with the motherboard again-well, maybe not quite so often.
Auteur
Dan Gookin wrote the very first For Dummies book in 1991. The author of several bestsellers, Dan's books have been translated into 32 languages and have more than 11 million copies in print. Dan is the bestselling author of all editions of PCs For Dummies and Laptops For Dummies.
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It's easy to become your own PC hero!
Toss out that incomprehensible manual and close the how-to videos. This one book arms you with everything you need to diagnose and correct whatever's bugging your PC. Computer won't start? Printer on the fritz? Audio sounding funky? Networking woes? This guide walks you through these solutions and more, in terms you can understand. Plus, you'll learn how you can (fingers crossed) prevent that PC from going haywire next time, with advice on beefing up security, backing up data, and otherwise keeping your computer in tip-top shape!
5 Books Inside. . .
Résumé
Show your PC who's boss
Nothing's more annoying than a tech malfunction, especially when it's your PCwith the exception of perhaps wading through reams of random, unreliable theories online looking for a solution, or paying an expensive tech geek to show up to perform a five-minute fix. The latest edition of Troubleshooting & Maintaining Your PC All-in-One For Dummies puts all this frustration behind you and gets you straight to work solving the problem yourself!
In his straightforward, friendly style, Dan Gookinbestselling tech author and all-round Mr. Fixitpacks everything you need to know into 5-books-in-1, giving you the knowledge and process to hit on the right solution, fast. From identifying common problems to methodically narrowing down to the correct fix, you'll save hours of frustrating researchand experience the sweet, righteous satisfaction of having achieved it all yourself.
Contenu
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
How This Book Works 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 4
Book 1: Solve My Problem Now! 5
Chapter 1: Trouble Comes Hither 7
The Root of All PC Trouble 7
What's Changed? 8
Installing software 8
Adding or removing hardware 9
Changing settings 10
Hardware-versus-Software Problems 11
Dealing with software issues 11
Solving hardware issues 12
Addressing firmware issues 12
When to Give Up 13
Chapter 2: Quick Fixes 15
Things to Try First 15
Checking the Settings app 16
Restarting the PC 16
Restarting a stubborn PC or laptop 18
Running a troubleshooter 18
Repairing a program 19
Fixing Windows 20
Restoring the system 21
Help! 21
Locating Internet support 22
Downloading drivers 24
Perusing forums 25
Contacting tech support 26
Being wary of remote desktop access! 27
Book 2: O, We Got Trouble! 29
Chapter 1: Startup Problems 31
The Onset of PC Heartbreak 31
Phase I: Power On 32
What happens 32
What could go wrong 32
Troubleshooting steps 32
Phase II: The POST 35
What happens 35
What could go wrong 35
Troubleshooting steps 36
Phase III: Startup Options 37
What happens 37
What could go wrong 38
Troubleshooting steps 39
Phase IV: The Search for an Operating System 42
What happens 42
What could go wrong 43
Troubleshooting steps 43
Phase V: Operating System Initialization 44
What happens 44
What could go wrong 44
Troubleshooting steps 45
Phase VI: Sign In to Windows 45
What happens 45
What could go wrong 46
Troubleshooting steps 46
The Last Thing You Do 46
Chapter 2: Disk Disaster 47
PC Storage Overview 47
Understanding computer storage 48
Exploring mass storage devices 48
Finding mass storage in Windows 50
Adding another mass storage device 52
Adding media 52
Replacing drive C 53
Assigning drive letters 54
Resolving AutoPlay issues 55
Removing media and mass storage 57
Mass Storage Tools and Utilities 59
Opening the Disk Management console 60
Finding mere mortal storage media tools 61
Drive Management and Maintenance 62
Understanding fragmentation 62
Defragmenting a hard drive 64
Checking storage media for errors 65
Formatting media 67
Changing drive letters 71
Joining storage media to a folder 73
Fun with Partitions 74
Examining disk partitions 75
Shrinking a volume 77
Creating a new volume in unallocated space 78
Extending a partition 81
Deleting a partition 82
Chapter 3: Monitor Mayhem 83
The PC Graphics System 83
Using the proper monitor terms 84
Exploring the PC's graphics system 84
Connecting the display adapter and monitor 85
Discovering your PC's display adapter 87
Exploring the monitor 88
Adjusting the monitor 90
Saving your eyeballs 91
Orienting a monitor vertically 93
Connecting a second monitor 94
Configuring the second monitor 94
Captain Video Troubleshooter 96
Seeing nothing 96 <...