Hacking Windows XP (ExtremeTech Series) by Steve Sinchak

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  • Pub. Date: July 2004
  • 384pp
  • Sales Rank: 677,945

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    • Pub. Date: July 2004
    • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
    • Format: Other Format, 384pp
    • Sales Rank: 677,945

    Synopsis

    Check out the view from Steve Sinchak's Windows

    Sure, Windows XP is already superior to its predecessors. But what if you could make it even better? Well, stop reading the cover and buy this book, because that’s exactly what it teaches you. This is the serious stuff–step-by-step hacks that beef up speed and security, customize screens to make your life easier, and kick performance into overdrive. Roll up your sleeves, make your backups, and go for it!

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    Detailed, step-by-step instructions for these hacks and dozens more

    1. Build your own boot screen
    2. Tweak task bar and start button
    3. Speed launch and execution time
    4. Unlock hidden settings
    5. Supercharge network speed
    6. Blast features you hate, for good
    7. Create visual styles
    8. Add special visual effects
    9. Mod Internet Explorer
    10. Lock down system security
    11. Benchmark your hardware
    12. Scrub spyware and adware

    CD-ROMS INCLUDES

    • Registry hacks ready to install
    • Hack templates, and over 45 hacking tools and toys that will help you get the most out of Windows XP

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    Biography

    Steve Sinchak is the creator and proprietor of TweakXP.com, the number one online playground for Windows XP hackers. He owns and operates SSMGi, a Web development firm. Steve is a self-taught hacker and the victim of his own insatiable curiosity about what lies beneath the Windows.

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    Hacking Windows XP (ExtremeTech Series)by Anonymous

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    February 28, 2006: To be honest, I'd have to give this book 2 stars, it's nicely done and the tips/tools are great - BUT, only if you use the software that you have to download - nearly a new package in every chapter. The title is misleading - I thought this would be littered with Registry hacks, but was very disappointed to find that it wasn't but referred to the software from their site. :o(

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    August 28, 2004: Is there a competitive push between publishers concerning books with hacks? O'Reilly has put out a series of these, each detailing 100 hacks. Now from Wiley, Sinchak talks about Microsoft Windows XP and provides us with over 200 hacks. A lot of hacks centre around customising various aspects of the UI. Not surprising. Appeals to those who like to fully explore what XP can do for you, going beyond the standard setup seen by the masses. Of necessity, Microsoft has to make the default setup somewhat of a least common denominator. That is the default UI was probably chosen after a lot of usability studies of what the typical user demands might be. But maybe you have special needs? Other parts of the book let you soup up system performance and beef up its security. (For the latter, especially defending against viruses and spyware.) I don't gainsay this utility. But a nagging feeling says that most of you will end up concentrating on tweaking the UI. Hours of fun.