Description
Book SynopsisCreate music CDs and photo DVDs or even watch TV Move your files to a new computer, or get your old PC ready for Vista The thing that's made Windows For Dummies so successful is that it's packed with the basics you need to make Windows work.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Windows Vista Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know 7
Chapter 1: What Is Windows Vista? 9
Chapter 2: The Desktop, Start Menu, and Other Windows Vista Mysteries 21
Chapter 3: Basic Windows Mechanics 47
Chapter 4: Flipping Through Files, Folders, Floppies, and CDs 69
Part II: Working with Programs and Files 95
Chapter 5: Playing with Programs and Documents 97
Chapter 6: Briefly Lost, but Quickly Found 119
Chapter 7: Printing Your Work 133
Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet 145
Chapter 8: Cruising the Web 147
Chapter 9: Sending and Receiving E-mail 171
Chapter 10: Safe Computing 189
Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows Vista 207
Chapter 11: Customizing Windows Vista with the Control Panel 209
Chapter 12: Keeping Windows from Breaking 235
Chapter 13: Sharing One Computer with Several People 249
Chapter 14: Connecting Two or More Computers with a Network 259
Part V: Music, Movies, Memories (and Photos, Too) 277
Chapter 15: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player 279
Chapter 16: Fiddling with Photos and Movies 303
Part VI: Help! 331
Chapter 17: The Case of the Broken Window 333
Chapter 18: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute 345
Chapter 19: Moving from an Old Computer to a New One 353
Chapter 20: Help on the Windows Vista Help System 365
Part VII: The Part of Tens 371
Chapter 21: Ten or So Things You’ll Hate about Windows Vista (and How to Fix Them) 373
Chapter 22: Ten or So Tips for Laptop Owners 381
Appendix: Upgrading to Windows Vista 387
Index 391
