Each year, thousands of harmless PCs suffer the pain and humiliations, bad cable connections, mismanaged system resources, viruses, and slow internet connections. All too often, these downtrodden PCs end up being scrapped before there time by owners who just can't care for them any longer. The real travesty is that with a little love. These wounded PCs could become useful members of society again. That's where Leo Laporte's PC Help Desk comes in. Using a unique. Medical dictionary approach, this book walks users through the symptoms to diagnose and treat the problem. This one-of-a-kind book helps you self-*diagnose and repair…
- Windows installation wose
- Storage device tragedies
- Printer problems
-Pesky audio, video, and general multimedia mayhem
- Keyboard and mouse afflictions
- Home networking headaches
- Core PC hardware issues
- Application failures
- Viruses, spy ware, and spam infections
- Introduction
1. PC Anatomy 101
2. Troubleshooting Windows XP and Windows Applications
3. Troubleshooting Storage Devices
4. Troubleshooting Your Printer
5. Troubleshooting Graphics and Sound Problem
6. Troubleshooting Multimedia and Imaging Devices
7. Troubleshooting I/O Ports and Input Devices
8. Troubleshooting Your Network and Internet Connections
9. Troubleshooting Memory, Processor, and system performance problems
10. Troubleshooting Power Problems
etc.