Norton All-in-one Desk Reference For Dummies

By Kate J. Chase

What do you do when your PC is threatening to go on strike, your inbox is groaning with spam, and you have a sneaking suspicion you shouldn't have opened that e-mail attachment with the funny name? First, you give thanks for a fellow named Norton. Then you open Norton All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. This handy one-stop reference guide is made up of nine self-contained minibooks, each covering one of the popular Norton PC tools that make your computing life easier and safer. They include: Norton Essentials Norton Suites Norton Utilities Norton GoBack and Ghost Norton AntiSpam Norton AntiVirus Internet Control Tools Norton PartitionMagic Norton CleanSweep Designed so it's easy to find what you need to know, Norton All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies helps you understand what each tool does and how to use it. You can diagnose what's wrong, take the appropriate steps to fix it, and even prevent a lot of problems from tormenting you in the future. Discover how to: Find out what's in the Norton package you have, and whether it still meets your needs Give your PC a quick check-up with Norton Utilities Choose the right tool to solve the problem at hand Defragment your hard drive and rev up your computer with SpeedDisk Identify and recover files you've accidentally deleted Rescue your system from disaster with GoBack or Ghost Set your antivirus shield to repel intruders, and root out spyware and adware Build a personal firewall, protect your kids with parental controls, and make your inbox off-limits for spammers Sweep your drives clean of program leftovers, clean out your caches, and ditch stale cookies If you've discovered that having a whole box of tools isn't much help if you don't know how to use them, Norton All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is just what the doctor ordered. With these handy minibooks on call, you can handle lots of basic PC first aid and maintenance on your own and feel good about doing it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764579932
• ISBN13: 9780764579936
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Great reference to all Norton software

The Norton applications do a great job, but there are often glitches during the installation and activation process. This book includes useful troubleshooting information to deal with these issues. Norton software also has a tendency to slow down your computer, but the author gives useful advice on how to minimize these problems.