Insider Power Techniques for Microsoft Windows XP (Bpg-Other)

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handles, 27

hard disk drives

bad sectors, 293

checking, for errors, 264–67

checking, for free space, 267–69

converting FAT16 and FAT32 partitions to NTFS partitions, 254

defragmenting, 272–73

enabling write caching, 253

installing to fastest, 251

NTFS and, 254–55

optimizing, 252–55, 260

hardware. See also devices; hard disk drives

compatibility, 196

configuration profiles, 208–9

Ethernet network, 359–60

resources, 205–6

wireless network, 360–61

Hardware Profile menu, reducing timeout of, 247

hibernation mode, 248–49

History bar, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 338

hives, registry, 31–32

home page, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 337

host, ICS, 361–62

hot docking notebook computers, 208

hot-swapped devices, 198

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) key, 29

HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC) key, 31

HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) key, 30

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) key, 29, 30–31

HKEY_USERS (HKU) key, 31

HTML Slide Show Wizard PowerToy, 22–23

HTTP protocols, 352

hub (concentrator), network, 360