Cleaning Windows Vista For Dummies [Paperback]

Allen Wyatt (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471782939 | ISBN-13: 978-0471782933 | Publication Date: January 17, 2007 | Edition: 1

Find out what you should clean, when, and how

Dump programs you don't need, archive data, and bring order to your desktop

Here's a handy household hint - getting control of all the clutter on your PC will make it run faster and more efficiently. This book is like a closet full of cleaning tools that help you organize your data and e-mail, archive the stuff you do need to keep, toss old cookies, tune up your file system, and much more.

Discover how to

• Create a cleaning schedule
• Find out what programs you have
• Clear out your root directory
• Control your Web cache files
• Manage Windows updates
• Get serious about system security

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From the Back Cover

Find out what you should clean, when, and how

Dump programs you don't need, archive data, and bring order to your desktop

Here's a handy household hint — getting control of all the clutter on your PC will make it run faster and more efficiently. This book is like a closet full of cleaning tools that help you organize your data and e-mail, archive the stuff you do need to keep, toss old cookies, tune up your file system, and much more.

Discover how to

• Create a cleaning schedule
• Find out what programs you have
• Clear out your root directory
• Control your Web cache files
• Manage Windows updates
• Get serious about system security

About the Author

Allen Wyatt, an internationally recognized expert in small computer systems, is president of Discovery Computing, Inc., a computer and publishing services company located in Mesa, Arizona. He has worked in the computer and publishing industries for almost two decades, writing more than 50 books and numerous magazine articles. Allen’s popular lectures and seminars have reached audiences throughout the United States, as well as throughout Mexico and Costa Rica.
Besides writing books and technical materials, Allen helps further the computer book industry by providing consulting, production, and project management services. He publishes two free weekly newsletters, WordTips and ExcelTips (www.VitalNews.com).
Allen can be reached by e-mail at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (January 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471782939
• ISBN-13: 978-0471782933
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,173,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Useful, September 16, 2010

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This review is from: Cleaning Windows Vista For Dummies (Paperback)

I was having trouble with my Vista based machine and wanted to figure out what was going wrong and how to fix it. I have purchased quite a few books in the For Dummies series, so based upon my previous experiences bought the book.
Some people might find this book very informative and helpful, but I did not. The one takeaway I had was to purchase a program that would clean and repair my computer's registry.
I went through a couple of highly rated programs to get my computer running smoothly again, but only when I installed Norton 360 was everything cleaned up. After I ran the repairs with Norton, I didn't have a use for this book.
Now that Windows 7 is out, and Norton works on both Vista and Windows 7, I simply do not see value in this book.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless., March 14, 2011

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R. Aparicio "wanwanco" (Havana, Cuba) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleaning Windows Vista For Dummies (Paperback)

The first commentator is right. This book doesn't address the issue of cleaning your Vista OS. This book is pretty much good-for-nothing. I usually don't review books, but this one is one of those exceptions, don't waste your time people.