You bought your computer to help you work faster, enjoy your entertainment, and make the most of the Internet. This book will help put the fun back into computing so you are spending less time waiting and more time using your computer. In Easy Steps to Speed Up Windows XP, best-selling author Michael Palmer shows you all kinds of ways to speed up your computer. All of the techniques are presented in easy-to-follow steps, like following a recipe. There are plenty of screen captures to illustrate the steps, and there are tips to show you how to get the most out of what you learn. There is no need to be a computer expert to use the techniques presented here-only the desire to make your Windows XP computer run faster. Use this book to: - Help your computer start up faster - Make your programs run faster - Speed up access to information on your disks - Optimize network and Internet access - Learn ways to speed up computer equipment, such as your printer, CD/DVD drives, and CPU