By Robert Cowart
A new version of this identify is obtainable, ISBN-10: 0789737817 ISBN-13: 9780789737816
Que crafted this booklet to develop with you, delivering the reference fabric you wish as you progress towards Vista skillability and use of extra complex beneficial properties. if you purchase just one ebook on Vista, Special variation utilizing Microsoft ® Windows ® Vista is the single booklet you need.
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I Introducing home windows Vista
1
Introducing home windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2
Installing and Upgrading home windows Vista . . . .41
3
The First Hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
II utilizing home windows Vista
4
Using the home windows Vista Interface . . . . . . . .123
5
Managing documents and looking . . . . . . . . . . . .165
6
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
7
Sidebar and different provided add-ons . . .235
III Multimedia and Imaging
8
Windows Media participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
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Windows Imaging instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
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Scanning and Faxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309
11
Producing movies with home windows Movie
Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325
12
Sound Recorder, DVD Maker, and Other
Multimedia instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
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Windows Media heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
IV home windows Vista and the Internet
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Getting hooked up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
15
Using web Explorer 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
16
Email and Newsgroups with Windows
Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .473
17
Troubleshooting Your web Connection . . .529
18
Hosting websites with Internet
Information companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .555
V Networking
19
Overview of home windows Networking . . . . . . . .591
20
Creating a home windows community . . . . . . . . . . . .613
21
Mix and fit with outdated Windows
and Macs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .665
22
Connecting Your community to the web . .703
23
Using a home windows community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .741
24
Troubleshooting Your community . . . . . . . . . . .787
VI keeping home windows Vista
25
Windows administration and upkeep . .805
26
Tweaking the GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .901
27
Managing tough Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .933
28
Troubleshooting and Repairing difficulties . .965
29
Keeping home windows and different Software
Up so far . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .989
30
Installing and exchanging . . . . . . .1013
31
Editing the Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1041
32
Command-Line and Automation instruments . . . .1073
VII Security
33
Protecting home windows from Viruses and
Spyware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1135
34
Protecting Your facts from Loss and robbery . .1153
35
Protecting Your community from Hackers
and Snoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1197
36
Protecting your self from Fraud and unsolicited mail . .1235
VIII home windows at the Move
37
Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1253
38
Hitting the line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1271
39
Meetings, Conferencing, and Collaboration . .1303
40
Remote machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1321
41
Tablet computer good points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1347
IX Appendix
A
Windows courses and providers . . . . . . . .1371
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1409
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With its easy-access Game Explorer, Vista makes it easier to get to your Games folder. In a clean system, there are nine games: FreeCell, Hearts, Minesweeper, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, InkBall, Chess Titans, Mahjong Titans, and Purble Place. This is all in a single place, for all games shortcuts. Parental controls are available there, too, along with easily accessible metadata info such as publisher, date, version, and game ratings by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). If game updates become available, a "game update" feature can be set to alert you of it.
The Sidebar holds these "Gadgets," which can be added or removed as you see fit. 6 shows some of the supplied gadgets loaded into my Sidebar. com). Gadgets is certainly not a new idea, as a program called Konfabulator has been around for the PC and there are Widgets for the Mac. 6. The new Sidebar with some Gadgets installed. [View full size image] New Explorers Windows Explorer is now much more useful for several reasons, thanks to a series of new Explorers, such as the Document Explorer. • Instant Search is available on every window, as mentioned earlier, helping you to see only the items you are interested in.
Think of them as antilock brakes and airbags for your computer: • Self-diagnostics to detect impending system failures†With this important new feature, Vista can self-diagnose a number of common problems, including failing hard disks, memory leak problems, and networking issues. Windows Disk Diagnostics detect impending disk failures and guide users through data backup, disk replacement, and data restoration. This works using the Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology (SMART) chips on many recent hard drives.