What would you do if the hard drive containing a year's worth of financial data and your wedding photos suddenly stops working? What would you do if Internet hackers run off with your credit card numbers and rack up several thousand dollars in 1-900 calls? Most people never even remotely consider the possibility of a computer disaster, but instead take it for granted that their computer will always work. Inevitably, disaster strikes in various forms, from hardware failures to hackers, fires, floods, and even simple human error.
PC Fear Factor: The Ultimate PC Disaster Prevention Guide is the first line of defense in keeping safe from these all-too-real situations.
This book provides non-technical computer users with the ability to prevent computer disasters wherever possible, and the ability to recover from unavoidable disasters quickly, easily, and completely.

• 1. The Root of All Computer Disasters.
• 2. The Threats and the Tools.
• 3. A Disaster Prevention Plan for Your New Computer: Part 1, Before You Buy.
• 4. A Disaster Prevention Plan for Your New Computer: Part 2, Before You Try.
• 5. Protecting Your Computer from Cyber-Terrorists.
• 6. Backing Up Your Data.
• 7. Backing Up Your Hard Disk.
• 8. Disaster Recovery.
• 9. Keeping Your Computer in Top Shape.
• 10. Tips for Avoiding PC Disasters.
• Appendix A. The System Restore Feature.
• Appendix B. How to Install and Remove Programs from Your Computer.