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Summary: This book has everything
Review: Just when I thought I had seen it all, XP Annoyances comes around. Just a few minutes with this book, and I had improved the performance of my network connection, fixed a nagging problem I was having with the Search tool, and found some registry settings I didn't even know existed. The hype around these books seems justified; highly recommended.
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Summary: Good stuff; some errors; poor index and organization
Review: Lots of good stuff here collected from the discussions on author's Website forum. Found some errors in the content and some basic English errors that made me less trusting about the accuracy. Tone not bothersome to me.The killer is the poor index. Lots of good stuff I found in the book that I could not find in the index. Related topics are scattered around. Light weight and compact size. Yucky cover. I bought "WindowsXP Inside/Out". Has almost the same content on the stuff I looked up. Well organized, accurate index, very heavy, costs more, has searchable disk of the book contents.
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Summary: This is a great book for...
Review: people who use XP and want to learn more about Windows. I support users of Windows XP and I wish they all had a copy of this book. As for me, there is certainly neat information to pick up, but from day to day my copy of Stanek's Administrator's Pocket Consultant has the space on my desk.
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Summary: Good info, bad delivery
Review: Personally, I find Windows very annoying sometimes. It seems to like to make me do things it's way. This book goes a long way to helping solve a lot of those issues. It's an invaluable reference. Unfortunately, the author seems to have very strong opinions of the "right way" of doing things. I found it hard to read this book without feeling like he wanted me to do things his way. That doesn't seem any different than MS.. they just have different opinions on the right way to do things. I'd much more enjoy the book if it simply told me how to make changes without the constant opinions on which changes are right or wrong.
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Summary: Refreshing, no-nonsense approach to solving annoyances
Review: The author knows Windows, and it shows on every page. The book's lighthearted approach is refreshing, and the quality of the information is first-rate. The author does mention some of the bugs in windows xp, but only to end of fixing them, which is not something most writers bother to do. I was finally able to share my internet connection (without spending any money), and even speed up the computer by messing around in the Registry. This book is indispensable.
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Summary: negative tone doesn't help book
Review: This book is a great resource for anyone who has ever run any versions of windows. It is the first serious book I have ever seen that relates all versions of windows (since 3.0) together and explains why each of them behave in their idiosyncratic fashion. The author's negativity toward Windows and Microsoft is unwarranted, because the thesis of the book and website are that Windows is the best thing out there as long as it is tweaked and made more productive by his methods. Thus, he is talking out of both sides of his mouth for most of the book. The writing is a bit convoluted at first, but the soul of the information is absolutely essential for anybody who wishes to run Windows and be productive.
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Summary: Straight to the Point
Review: This book is very logical, the steps are clearly outlined, and you can easily follow what is stated. Also, if there are any ramifications, these are also described in detail. Excellent flow.
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Summary: The best thing you can do for your computer
Review: This is what all computer books should be like. It's concise, quick, interesting, and most of all, very useful. It has the only networking guide I've ever been able to understand. It covers everything from building custom themes to stopping the "blue screen of death." Windows does have its bugs and annoyances, as do most of the programs that run on it, and this book has actual solutions that you can use. Best of all, it's not microsoft propaganda, so you can trust it. It's better than any of those 1000+ page paperweights that pass themselves off as Windows guides - get this book!
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Summary: Plethora of XP information and Registry Hacks
Review: This wonderful book is a Plethora of XP information and Registry Hacks, that will help the average user or IT professional. I loved the Annoyances website so much, that I invested in this hard-copy book, which has proven to be more than worth the money. I was skeptical of messing with the registry, other than basic Hacks to access certain features of Internet Explorer, at work, until I read "Windows XP Annoyances," by David A. Karp. This book is not-only a great time saver, containing tons of information that will speed-up and improve your O.S., by getting-rid of "Annoyances" and tweaking various aspects of the system, but it will also teach you how to hack the registry. The author gives very detailed scenarios--step-by-step, explaining how to do basic registry hacks, then how to put all those hacks together into a script. From there, you can use your imagination. This book will make you feel more confident that you will not blow-up your O.S. with some tweaking and it provides information about various applications that do most of the tweaking for you, if goofing with the registry scares you. I have recommended this book to numerous friends in the IT industry. The site is very helpful, as-well --especially, in a pinch, or on days when there is too much blood in your Caffeine system.
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Summary: Plethora of XP information and Registry Hacks
Review: This wonderful book is a Plethora of XP information and Registry Hacks, that will help the average user or IT professional. I loved the Annoyances website so much, that I invested in this hard-copy book, which has proven to be more than worth the money. I was skeptical of messing with the registry, other than basic Hacks to access certain features of Internet Explorer, at work, until I read "Windows XP Annoyances," by David A. Karp. This book is not-only a great time saver, containing tons of information that will speed-up and improve your O.S., by getting-rid of "Annoyances" and tweaking various aspects of the system, but it will also teach you how to hack the registry. The author gives very detailed scenarios--step-by-step, explaining how to do basic registry hacks, then how to put all those hacks together into a script. From there, you can use your imagination. This book will make you feel more confident that you will not blow-up your O.S. with some tweaking and it provides information about various applications that do most of the tweaking for you, if goofing with the registry scares you. I have recommended this book to numerous friends in the IT industry. The site is very helpful, as-well --especially, in a pinch, or on days when there is too much blood in your Caffeine system.
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