Troubleshooting your PC isn’t as hard as you think. In fact, with a little help from Troubleshooting Your PC for Dummies, 3^rd Edition, you can save yourself lots of time, money, and headaches by diagnosing and fixing those snags, glitches, and predicaments that would otherwise drive you crazy. Bringing a touch of humor and a strong dose of sanity into play PC expert Dan Gookin makes it easy!

This fully updated edition features new and expanded coverage of laptop woes as well as Internet and e-mail issues, broadband connections, spam blocking, and security concerns. You’ll find answers to all of your questions about getting out of PC pickles, recognizing when you’re headed for trouble, keeping Vista on the straight and narrow, creating a safe and secure PC environment, and even preventing problems down the road. Discover how to:

• Remove documents from the file menu

• Recognize warning signs of hard drive failure

• Stop a program that’s misbehaving

• Reclaim missing Internet passwords

• Distinguish hardware problems from software problems

• Mediate conflicts between Windows and your applications

• Solve startup problems

• Diagnose email calamities

• Troubleshoot Internet connection malfunctions

• Understand puzzling error messages

Complete with lists of essential rules of tech support and things you should never or always do, Troubleshooting PCs For Dummies, 3^rd Edition, gives you the tips, tricks, and solid knowledge you need to keep your PC healthy and strong for years to come.

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 4 Ratings

Helpful "geek" in soft cover - 2008-10-09
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This is probably the most helpful book you can have. It has helped me to solve my computer problems, and also, to learn more about computers. I am not new to computers, but every once in a while something goes wrong, and, instead of reaching for the phone, I reach for this book. I recommend it without hesitation to anyone who would like to be independent and enjoy using one's computer.

Troubleshooting your PC for Dummies - 2009-03-23
Reviewer Rating:
I learned so much from this book. It is all written in language that a novice can understand. Great book, I would recommend it to anyone have trouble with their computer.

Good Stuff - 2009-05-07
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This book has been a great aid in lowering my Type A blood pressure... "For Dummies" ... The title is quite fitting in regard to my knowledge of the PC, yet Mr. Gookin has assisted me in solving the few problems that were giving me fits....

Troubleshooting Your PC for Dummies, 3rd Edition - 2009-04-12
Reviewer Rating:
Book helps a lot. Especially helpful for this stupid VISTA. Would rather have the XP back.

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