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Upgrading & Fixing PCs for Dummies 5th Edition

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Ready to repair or upgrade your PC -- the quick and easy way? Want to make your computer hum, but don't want to shell out bucks to a technician? Use this guide to give your system a makeover or successfully complete repairs.

From prepping your PC for high-speed Internet access to adding more RAM, veteran For Dummies author Andy Rathbone will help you create and maintain your dream system.

Helping you to assess the time, money, and tools needed to repair your PC, this is your first aid kit for modem and printer problems, installation nightmares, and Internet traffic jams.

ISBN-10

0764507192
ISBN-13

978-0764507199
Edition

5th
Publisher

IDG Books
Publication date

January 1, 2000
Language

English
Dimensions

7.42 x 0.82 x 9.18 inches
Print length

388 pages
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They layout is clever...it is useful as a quick reference book. -- Computer Shopper, London, June 2000

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Discover how to:

Diagnose problems
Add memory
Install drives, modems, and more
Replace your mouse or monitor
Troubleshoot keyboard glitches
Resolve configuration conflicts

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDG Books; 5th edition (January 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764507192
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764507199
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.42 x 0.82 x 9.18 inches

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Born in San Diego, California, Andy Rathbone began writing for newspapers in the early 1980s. He started freelancing articles to computer magazines soon after, then began writing the "Windows For Dummies" series in 1992. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages worldwide.

He's since written more than 50 books, with more than 15 million copies in print. Recent books include Windows 11 For Dummies, Windows 10 For Dummies, Windows 8.1 For Dummies, Surface For Dummies, and Windows 8 Tablets For Dummies.

His newest book, Windows 11 For Dummies, is available now.

Mr. Rathbone answers a reader's question each week at his website: www.andyrathbone.com.

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Rebecca L. Morrison

I'm paralyzed without my copy.

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2006

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I just cannot find my copy of this book. With this book, I've been brave enough to pop open my computer and install things like a TV-tuner card, more powerful memory cards, cd-burners. People think I'm a computer whiz.

Without this book, my new hard drive sits on the shelf for six months. I open my cpu and say, "Looks like I need one of them ribbon thingees. What's that called?" I'm on Amazon today to buy another copy because I just cannot function otherwise.

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Magda V

Upgrading pc's for dummies

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2009

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I love the for dummies books. This is very good, still needs to include really useful things. Like that part about removing viruses with programs, anybody can do that . I'm looking for a way to learn how to remove them by myself , manually. In overall is a good and useful book.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017

Badly dated.

Needs to be two books, not one

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2000

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I volunteer for a charity that takes donated old PCs from companies, gets them working, and gives them to people who can't afford to buy computers. I bought the book for ideas. The book was useful; there was lots of stuff I needed reminding about. But it tries to help both people with 386s and people with Pentium IIIs at the same time, and it's too wide a range. Also, it needs re-editing (e.g. a reference to a serial printer later in the chapter wasn't there, and there were other minor goofs as well). It probably really needs to be two books: one for fixing up old PCs and one for Pentiums and later.

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D. Klenk

Just what I needed

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2010

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Andy's book gave me the information I needed to get a few more years out of a very old computer.

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2010

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can't always have a computer repair person handy when you need one so this book book is just the ticket.

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2009

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There is more in this book about Vista than XP...which is not what I was looking for. But the color pages with installation instructions are a big help for upgrading components.

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Sherwood V. Brown Sr.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2014

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Robert Dale

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Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2019

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good

Mr. Allan Andrews

Easy to follow.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 4, 2013

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A highly informative guide, ideal for anyone facing the ordeal of an upgrade. Anyone balancing the cost of a new PC against upgrading their old one should buy this guide first. It would certainly make the decision easier, and possibly prevent expensive errors.

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Mr. John Mckenzie

it doesn,t cover windows 10!!

Reviewed in Canada on March 7, 2021

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I said it all in my jheadline.

B. Kearney

Two Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2015

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