Brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your Vista PC

Description

Spend less time reading and more time doing

Brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your Vista PC, 2nd edition, is a visual quick reference book that will show you how to get to grips with the inner workings of your computer. Encouraging you to open the box and learn your way around the motherboard, find out which components can be easily replaced, understand error messages and discover what happens behind the scenes when you switch on, this book strips away the mystique and shows computers for what they are - digital assistants under your control.

brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your Vista PC

Microsoft Windows Vista UK Edition

Brilliant guides provide the quick, easy-to-access information that you need:

* Detailed table of contents and troubleshooting guide to help you find exactly what you need to know.
* Each task is presented on one or two pages.
* Numbered steps guide you through each task or problem.
* Numerous screenshots illustrate each step.
* "See also..." boxes point you to related tasks and information in the book.
* "Did you know?..." sections alert you to relevant expert tips, tricks and advice.

Brilliant Troubleshooting & Repairing your PC, now fully updated to cover Windows Vista, provides...

* A confidence-boosting visual tutorial to dip into, find and fix PC problems instantly.
* Detailed instructions on using the integral system tools to identify faulty software and hardware; experience-based advice on how best to maintain smooth and efficient running of your machine; comprehensive tutorials on how to install the necessary security measures.
* Crash recovery. Cold starts. Rejuvenating old and tired processors. Memory boosts. Strategies for countering malicious attack. Recovering data. All this and more, covered in step-by-step detail.

This new Windows Vista edition features...

* New Vista screenshots throughout with updated instructions and advice.
* Comprehensive guidelines on navigating the Windows Vista desktop and Control Panel, setting security management options and using Windows Help and Support.
* Detailed instructions on using the new Backup and Restore Centre, recovering lost data and using a System Restore point.
* Step-by-step guidance on installing and reinstalling Windows Vista.

CONTENTS:

1. Basic problems explained

2. Introducing your PC

3. Inside Windows Vista

4. Preventing problems

5. Dealing with crashes.

6. Startup problems

7. Fixing BIOS problems

8. Memory

9. Hard drives

10. CD-Roms

11. Video display

12. Fixing deliberate damage

13. Data recovery

14. The keyboard

15. Reinstalling Windows Vista

16. Using your Common sense

17. Error messages

18. Technical support

Jargonbuster

Troubleshooting guide