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Book SynopsisDocuments various settings and features in Microsoft's Vista. Along with a system overview that highlights major changes, and a tour of the basics such as manipulating files and getting around the interface, this title also offers alphabetized references for various topics.
Table of ContentsPreface I. The Big Picture 1. The Lay of the Land The Big Picture What's New in Windows Vista Windows Vista Editions Hardware Requirements Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Windows 2. Using Windows Vista The Desktop Point-and-Click Operations Starting Up Applications Windows and Menus Keyboard Accelerators Common Controls Files, Folders, and Disks The Command Line Online Help Shutting Down II. Nutshell Reference 3. The User Interface Controlling the Interface 4. Working with the Filesystem, Drives, Data, and Search 5. Internet Explorer Security 6. Windows Mail 7. Networking, Wireless, and Mobility Networking 101 Planning Your Network Setting Up a Network Wired and Wireless Connections, Management, and Configuration Sharing Resources and Files Network Applications Mobile Computing Networking and Internet Command-Line Tools 8. Security General Security Internet Security Encryption 9. Working with Hardware 10. Managing Programs, Users, and Your Computer User Accounts and Computer Management Applications and Utilities Games 11. Performance and Troubleshooting Performance, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Startup 12. Graphics and Multimedia 13. The Registry What's in the Registry Adding and Deleting Registry Keys and Values Registry Protection in Windows Vista Organization of the Registry Hives Backing Up the Registry Exporting and Importing Registry Data with Patches Five Cool Things You Can Do in Your Registry 14. The Command Prompt Using the Command Line Command Prompt Choices Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection Batch Files III. Appendixes A. Installing Windows Vista B. Keyboard Shortcuts C. Keyboard Equivalents for Symbols and International Characters D. Common Filename Extensions E. Services Index
