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Part I: Getting Started, Getting Secure |
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3 | (14) |
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Taskbar and Full-Screen Improvements |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (1) |
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New Ways to Work in Windows |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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Performance and Battery Life |
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12 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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Troubleshooting and Alerts |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (40) |
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Terminology for Things You Do |
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17 | (4) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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If in doubt, Escape key out |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (6) |
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The right side of the Start menu |
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24 | (2) |
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The Start menu Search box |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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Using the Windows Desktop |
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30 | (3) |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (4) |
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35 | (1) |
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Switching among open programs |
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35 | (1) |
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Switching with taskbar buttons |
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35 | (1) |
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Switching with the keyboard |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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Arranging program windows |
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37 | (2) |
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39 | (6) |
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Maximize a program window |
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39 | (2) |
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Minimize a program window |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
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Moving and sizing from the keyboard |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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Using the Notification Area |
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46 | (6) |
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Showing/hiding notification icons |
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47 | (1) |
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Responding to notification messages |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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Using Back and Forward buttons |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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Quick Help for Getting Started |
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53 | (1) |
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Logging Off, Shutting Down |
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54 | (1) |
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Stuff You Can Do with a Computer |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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Sharing and Securing with User Accounts |
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57 | (32) |
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Logging In and Out of User Accounts |
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57 | (3) |
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58 | (1) |
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Logging out of an account |
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58 | (2) |
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Creating Strong Passwords |
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60 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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The built-in Administrator account |
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62 | (1) |
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Administrative user accounts |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Creating and Managing User Accounts |
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64 | (7) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Changing a user account type |
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67 | (1) |
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Password-protecting an account |
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67 | (2) |
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Changing the account picture |
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69 | (1) |
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Changing the account name |
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69 | (1) |
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Enabling or disabling the Guest account |
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70 | (1) |
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Navigating through user account pages |
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70 | (1) |
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Creating a Password Reset Disk |
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71 | (2) |
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Using the password reset disk |
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72 | (1) |
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Cracking into standard user accounts |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (6) |
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Understanding User Account Control (UAC) |
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75 | (2) |
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Privilege escalation in administrative accounts |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (2) |
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Running Programs as Administrator |
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80 | (1) |
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Add the Built-in Administrator Account to the Login Screen |
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81 | (1) |
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Stop Entering Password on Lockout |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (3) |
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Managing Profile Properties and Environment Variables |
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86 | (1) |
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Linking Online IDs with Windows Accounts |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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Parental Controls and Family Safety |
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89 | (10) |
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89 | (1) |
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Using the Built-In Parental Controls |
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90 | (4) |
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Getting to the Parental Controls Page |
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90 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (2) |
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Blocking and allowing programs |
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93 | (1) |
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Using Parental Controls from Windows Live |
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94 | (3) |
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Defining Web restrictions |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Viewing User Activity Reports |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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Help, Support, and Troubleshooting |
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99 | (12) |
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Introducing Help and Support |
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99 | (5) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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Online Help and Offline Help |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (4) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Microsoft customer support |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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Troubleshooting Startup Problems |
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111 | (4) |
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111 | (1) |
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Non-System Disk or Disk Error message |
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111 | (1) |
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Computer starts but mouse and keyboard don't work |
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112 | (1) |
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Computer keeps trying to start but never gets there |
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112 | (1) |
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Screen turns blue during startup and then stops |
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112 | (1) |
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Computer Takes Too Long to Start |
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112 | (2) |
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Restore system files to an earlier time |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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The instruction manual that came with your computer |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Resources in Windows Help |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Part II: Batten Down the Security Hatches |
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115 | (38) |
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Blocking Hackers with Windows Firewall |
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117 | (14) |
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117 | (2) |
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What a firewall doesn't protect against |
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118 | (1) |
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Introducing Action Center |
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119 | (2) |
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Turning Windows Firewall on or off |
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119 | (2) |
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Making Exceptions to Firewall Protection |
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121 | (4) |
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Manually configuring firewall exceptions (allowed programs) |
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121 | (2) |
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Adding a program exception |
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123 | (1) |
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Disabling, changing, and deleting exceptions |
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124 | (1) |
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Advanced Firewall Configuration |
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125 | (4) |
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Open the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security icon |
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125 | (1) |
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Changing Firewall Profile Properties |
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126 | (1) |
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Firewall alerts, unicast responses, local administrator control |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Customizing IPsec settings |
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127 | (1) |
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Inbound and Outbound Rules |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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Conquering Malicious Software |
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131 | (14) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Trojan horses and rootkits |
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132 | (1) |
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Conquering Spyware with Windows Defender |
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132 | (8) |
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133 | (1) |
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Removing spyware from your computer |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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Excluding files and folders |
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138 | (1) |
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Advanced and Administrator configuration options |
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138 | (1) |
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Disallowing allowed programs |
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138 | (1) |
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Joining the SpyNet community |
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139 | (1) |
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Windows Defender Web site |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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Antivirus and Action Center |
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142 | (1) |
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User Account Control and Malware |
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143 | (1) |
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The Malicious Software Removal Tool |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Automatic Updates as Security |
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145 | (8) |
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Understanding Automatic Updates |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Why updates are important |
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146 | (1) |
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Enabling Automatic Updates |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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Managing optional updates |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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Reviewing and removing updates |
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150 | (1) |
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Thwarting Exploits with DEP |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (1) |
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Part III: Personalizing Windows 7 |
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153 | (162) |
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Personalizing Your Work Environment |
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155 | (54) |
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Using the Personalization Page |
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155 | (6) |
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156 | (3) |
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Personalizing your desktop background |
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159 | (2) |
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Personalizing your color scheme |
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161 | (3) |
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Making text sharper with ClearType |
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163 | (1) |
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Changing individual screen elements |
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164 | (1) |
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Personalizing sound effects |
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164 | (2) |
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Personalizing your screen saver |
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166 | (3) |
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Personalizing desktop icons |
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169 | (3) |
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Creating your own desktop icons |
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169 | (1) |
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Sizing, arranging, showing, and hiding desktop icons |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Choosing a screen resolution |
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172 | (2) |
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Understanding aspect ratio |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (2) |
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176 | (1) |
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Adjusting the font size (DPI) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (4) |
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179 | (1) |
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Adjusting the double-click speed |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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Speed up or slow down the mouse pointer |
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181 | (1) |
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Making the mouse pointer more visible |
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182 | (1) |
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Changing mouse wheel behavior |
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182 | (1) |
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Personalizing the Keyboard |
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182 | (1) |
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Personalizing the Start Menu |
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183 | (8) |
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Opening taskbar and Start menu properties |
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184 | (1) |
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Personalize the right side of the Start menu |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Customizing the left side of the Start menu |
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189 | (1) |
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Reorganizing the All Programs menu |
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190 | (1) |
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Creating Custom Shortcut Keys |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (7) |
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Locking and unlocking the taskbar |
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194 | (1) |
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Moving and sizing the taskbar |
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195 | (1) |
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Showing toolbars on the taskbar |
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196 | (2) |
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Sizing and positioning taskbar toolbars |
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198 | (1) |
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Using the Links toolbar (Favorites Bar) |
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198 | (2) |
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Customizing the Notification Area |
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200 | (6) |
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Getting rid of Notification Area icons |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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Adding and removing gadgets |
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206 | (1) |
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Using and manipulating gadgets |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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Ease of Access, Speech, and Language |
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209 | (40) |
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Introducing Ease of Access Center |
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209 | (19) |
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Help for visual impairments |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Using the computer without a display |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (2) |
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Help for motor impairments |
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218 | (1) |
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Using the On-Screen Keyboard |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (4) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (2) |
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Help for hearing impairments |
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226 | (1) |
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Make it easier to focus on tasks |
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226 | (1) |
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Ease of Access administrative settings |
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227 | (1) |
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Accessibility keyboard shortcuts |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (11) |
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Getting started with speech recognition |
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229 | (2) |
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Control speech recognition by voice |
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231 | (1) |
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Commanding Windows by voice |
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231 | (1) |
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231 | (2) |
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233 | (2) |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (2) |
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Improve voice recognition |
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237 | (1) |
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Add words to the speech dictionary |
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237 | (1) |
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Advanced speech recognition configuration |
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238 | (1) |
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More speech recognition help |
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239 | (1) |
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Regional and Language Settings |
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239 | (8) |
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Change how numbers, dates, and times look |
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239 | (1) |
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Let them know your correct location |
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240 | (1) |
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Working with multiple languages |
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241 | (1) |
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241 | (3) |
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Switching languages and keyboards |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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Installing user interface languages |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (2) |
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Transferring Files from Another Computer |
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249 | (12) |
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249 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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Getting programs onto the new computer |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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Choosing a Transfer Method |
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251 | (8) |
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Using a USB Easy Transfer cable |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Using external drives or discs |
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252 | (1) |
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Using a flash drive or external hard drive |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (2) |
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When the Transfer Is Finished |
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255 | (1) |
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Transferring without Windows Easy Transfer |
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256 | (1) |
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Manually transfer Internet Explorer Favorites |
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257 | (1) |
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Manually transfer contacts |
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257 | (1) |
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Manually transfer Outlook Express e-mail messages |
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258 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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Customizing Startup Options |
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261 | (14) |
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261 | (2) |
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Starting Application Programs Automatically |
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263 | (3) |
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Bypassing all Startup folder programs |
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264 | (1) |
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Stopping auto-start applications |
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265 | (1) |
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Using the System Configuration Tool to Control Startup |
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266 | (2) |
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Controlling Services with the Services Snap-In |
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268 | (3) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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Get rid of disabled devices |
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272 | (1) |
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When Windows won't start at all |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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Using Windows 7 Programs and Accessories |
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275 | (32) |
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Important Stuff About Programs |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (13) |
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Typing and navigating text |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (1) |
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Deleting and replacing chunks of text |
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284 | (1) |
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Using copy and paste and cut and paste |
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284 | (2) |
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Moving text within a document |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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Saving a WordPad document |
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287 | (2) |
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Opening a WordPad document |
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289 | (2) |
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Typing Special Characters with Character Map |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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Zipping and Unzipping Files |
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293 | (4) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (2) |
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Annotating Screenshots with Snipping Tool |
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297 | (4) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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Change Snipping Tool options |
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300 | (1) |
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Screenshots the old-fashioned way |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (2) |
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Troubleshooting Customization Problems |
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307 | (8) |
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307 | (5) |
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My screen is too large/small; my screen colors look awful |
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307 | (1) |
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When I right-click the desktop, I don't get a Personalize option |
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308 | (1) |
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Parts of my screen are cut off or blank |
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308 | (1) |
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My desktop picture doesn't fit right |
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308 | (2) |
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Everything is huge; I can't see all of dialog boxes |
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310 | (1) |
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Icon names are too big or too small |
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310 | (1) |
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I don't have any desktop icons (or don't like their size) |
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311 | (1) |
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I can't put my desktop icons where I want them |
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311 | (1) |
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My screen saver never kicks in |
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311 | (1) |
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Missing Aero Flip 3D, or Switch between Windows button |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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Some Start items can't be displayed |
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312 | (1) |
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The right side of my Start menu is missing some options |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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My taskbar is too tall (or messed up) |
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313 | (1) |
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I don't have a Quick Launch toolbar |
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313 | (1) |
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Updating Your Display Driver |
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313 | (2) |
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Part IV: Using the Internet |
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315 | (236) |
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317 | (56) |
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Understanding How the Web Works |
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317 | (3) |
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320 | (6) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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Using Back, Forward, and History buttons |
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323 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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325 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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Change your default home page |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (7) |
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328 | (1) |
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Creating multiple home page tabs |
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329 | (1) |
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Rearranging and removing home page tabs |
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330 | (1) |
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Personalizing tabbed browsing |
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330 | (3) |
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333 | (1) |
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333 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (5) |
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Optional settings for RSS feeds |
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337 | (1) |
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Using the RSS Feed Headlines gadget |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (4) |
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Adding tab groups to Favorites |
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339 | (2) |
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341 | (1) |
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Importing and exporting Favorites |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (2) |
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Using the Information bar |
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344 | (1) |
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When pop-ups still get through |
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345 | (1) |
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Using the SmartScreen Filter |
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345 | (3) |
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How the SmartScreen Filter works |
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347 | (1) |
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Getting the most from the SmartScreen Filter |
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347 | (1) |
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How do I protect myself in the future? |
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348 | (1) |
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Deleting the Browser History |
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348 | (9) |
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Clearing AutoComplete entries |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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Adjusting cookie privacy settings |
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350 | (1) |
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Looking at cookies and privacy policies |
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351 | (1) |
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Understanding temporary Internet files |
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352 | (1) |
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Clearing temporary Internet files |
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353 | (1) |
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Temporary Internet files settings |
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353 | (2) |
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355 | (2) |
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Using Internet Security Zones |
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357 | (2) |
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359 | (3) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (4) |
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Copying content from Web pages |
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364 | (1) |
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Downloading pictures and videos |
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365 | (1) |
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Making Internet Explorer Your Default Browser |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (3) |
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Choosing search providers |
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366 | (1) |
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Choosing a default provider |
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367 | (1) |
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Searching from the Search box |
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368 | (1) |
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Searching from the address bar |
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368 | (1) |
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Searching the Current Page |
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368 | (1) |
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Getting More with Add-ons |
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369 | (2) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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Internet Explorer Help and Troubleshooting |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (2) |
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373 | (26) |
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373 | (1) |
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Adding Windows Live Writer to Windows |
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374 | (2) |
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Setting Up Your Blog Account |
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376 | (4) |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (2) |
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379 | (1) |
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Creating and Publishing Blog Posts |
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380 | (5) |
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381 | (1) |
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381 | (1) |
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Opening an existing blog post |
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382 | (1) |
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382 | (1) |
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Viewing and editing source code |
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382 | (2) |
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Publishing your blog post |
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384 | (1) |
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385 | (5) |
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385 | (2) |
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387 | (2) |
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Uploading Pictures with FTP |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (2) |
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393 | (2) |
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395 | (1) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (90) |
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399 | (1) |
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Introducing Windows Live Mail |
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400 | (7) |
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What you need to know to get started |
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403 | (1) |
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Setting up your e-mail account |
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404 | (3) |
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Writing E-Mail with Windows Live Mail |
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407 | (4) |
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408 | (1) |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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410 | (1) |
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Requesting a read receipt |
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410 | (1) |
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411 | (4) |
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411 | (1) |
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411 | (1) |
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Other things you can do with a message |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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Sorting messages by message headers |
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413 | (1) |
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Sizing and positioning columns |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (1) |
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415 | (9) |
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Attaching a file to a message |
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415 | (1) |
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E-mailing documents from folders |
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416 | (2) |
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E-mailing pictures from Windows Live Photo Gallery |
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418 | (1) |
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Opening received attachments |
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419 | (2) |
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Saving attachments as files |
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421 | (2) |
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Saving embedded pictures as files |
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423 | (1) |
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Converting e-mail messages to files |
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423 | (1) |
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Composing Rich-Text Messages with HTML |
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424 | (8) |
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HTML, default font, and stationery |
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424 | (1) |
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Using fonts, sizes, boldface, underline, italics, colors |
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425 | (1) |
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426 | (1) |
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Indenting and aligning text |
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427 | (1) |
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Inserting inline pictures |
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427 | (2) |
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429 | (1) |
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Adding hyperlinks to e-mail messages |
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429 | (1) |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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Adding a signature automatically |
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431 | (1) |
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432 | (2) |
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Dealing with Spam (Junk E-Mail) |
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434 | (7) |
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435 | (1) |
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Blocking specific senders |
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436 | (1) |
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Blocking by country and language |
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437 | (1) |
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437 | (1) |
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Managing junk mail and good mail |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (2) |
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Managing Mail Folders and Messages |
|
|
441 | (14) |
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Choosing columns for the Message list |
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442 | (2) |
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Flagging messages that need more attention |
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|
444 | (1) |
|
Grouping conversation messages |
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444 | (1) |
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444 | (2) |
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Create your own mail folders |
|
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446 | (1) |
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Moving, renaming, and deleting mail folders |
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447 | (1) |
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Showing/hiding mail folders |
|
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448 | (1) |
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449 | (1) |
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Selecting multiple e-mail messages |
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449 | (1) |
|
Moving messages to a folder |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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Permanently deleting messages |
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451 | (1) |
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Auto-organizing messages through rules |
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451 | (2) |
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Auto-responding to messages |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (3) |
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456 | (1) |
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Searching from the Start menu |
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|
457 | (1) |
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Personalizing Windows Live Mail |
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|
458 | (14) |
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458 | (1) |
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459 | (1) |
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Mark message read after displaying for x seconds |
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|
460 | (1) |
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Automatically expand grouped messages |
|
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460 | (1) |
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Automatically download message when viewing in the Preview Pane |
|
|
460 | (1) |
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Read all messages in plain text |
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461 | (1) |
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Show ToolTips in the message list for clipped items |
|
|
461 | (1) |
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Highlight watched messages |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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461 | (1) |
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462 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (1) |
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464 | (2) |
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466 | (1) |
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466 | (1) |
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467 | (1) |
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467 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
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468 | (1) |
|
Maintenance and troubleshooting |
|
|
468 | (2) |
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470 | (1) |
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470 | (1) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (1) |
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|
472 | (3) |
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Sending e-mail to contacts |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (1) |
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475 | (3) |
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476 | (1) |
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476 | (1) |
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Working with your Windows Live Calendar |
|
|
477 | (1) |
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478 | (2) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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|
480 | (1) |
|
Securing E-Mail with Digital IDs |
|
|
481 | (3) |
|
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|
481 | (2) |
|
|
|
483 | (1) |
|
Importing Messages from Other Programs |
|
|
484 | (1) |
|
Exporting Messages to Other Programs |
|
|
485 | (1) |
|
Where and How Messages Are Stored |
|
|
485 | (1) |
|
More on Windows Live Mail |
|
|
486 | (1) |
|
|
|
486 | (3) |
|
Chatting and Texting with Windows Live Messenger |
|
|
489 | (12) |
|
|
|
489 | (1) |
|
Adding Messenger to Windows |
|
|
490 | (1) |
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|
491 | (4) |
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493 | (1) |
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494 | (1) |
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495 | (2) |
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496 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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497 | (1) |
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497 | (1) |
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498 | (1) |
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|
499 | (2) |
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Beyond E-Mail and the Web |
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|
501 | (30) |
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|
|
501 | (14) |
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Creating a newsgroup account |
|
|
502 | (2) |
|
Downloading newsgroup names |
|
|
504 | (1) |
|
Subscribing to newsgroups |
|
|
505 | (1) |
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Viewing newsgroup messages |
|
|
506 | (2) |
|
Posting a newsgroup message |
|
|
508 | (2) |
|
Replying to newsgroup messages |
|
|
510 | (1) |
|
Getting the latest messages |
|
|
510 | (2) |
|
Searching newsgroup messages |
|
|
512 | (1) |
|
Quick Searches from the Search box |
|
|
512 | (1) |
|
Searching from the Start menu |
|
|
512 | (1) |
|
Hiding irrelevant messages |
|
|
513 | (1) |
|
Creating newsgroup message rules |
|
|
513 | (1) |
|
|
|
514 | (1) |
|
Unsubscribing from a group |
|
|
515 | (1) |
|
|
|
515 | (1) |
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|
|
515 | (2) |
|
Anonymous FTP versus FTP accounts |
|
|
515 | (1) |
|
Using Internet Explorer as an FTP client |
|
|
516 | (1) |
|
|
|
517 | (3) |
|
Setting up Remote Assistance |
|
|
518 | (1) |
|
Requesting Remote Assistance |
|
|
519 | (1) |
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|
|
520 | (9) |
|
|
|
521 | (1) |
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522 | (1) |
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522 | (1) |
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|
523 | (1) |
|
|
|
523 | (1) |
|
Allowing remote connections on a home network |
|
|
524 | (1) |
|
Connecting from a remote home network PC |
|
|
525 | (1) |
|
Access multiple computers behind a home firewall |
|
|
526 | (3) |
|
|
|
529 | (2) |
|
Managing Names and Addresses |
|
|
531 | (12) |
|
|
|
531 | (4) |
|
Changing how you view contacts |
|
|
532 | (1) |
|
Making shortcuts to contacts |
|
|
532 | (1) |
|
|
|
533 | (1) |
|
Opening and editing contacts |
|
|
534 | (1) |
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|
|
535 | (1) |
|
|
|
535 | (2) |
|
|
|
537 | (1) |
|
Importing and Exporting Contacts |
|
|
538 | (2) |
|
Importing people to your Contacts folder |
|
|
538 | (1) |
|
Exporting contacts to vCards |
|
|
539 | (1) |
|
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
Sharing Contacts on a Network |
|
|
540 | (1) |
|
|
|
540 | (3) |
|
Troubleshooting Internet Problems |
|
|
543 | (8) |
|
Troubleshooting Internet Explorer |
|
|
543 | (3) |
|
Clicking a hyperlink has no effect |
|
|
543 | (1) |
|
Can't download program or ActiveX control |
|
|
543 | (1) |
|
Security alert about leaving a secure Internet connection |
|
|
544 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``This page cannot be displayed'' |
|
|
545 | (1) |
|
Can't change the default home page |
|
|
545 | (1) |
|
Saved pictures stored as bitmaps (.bmp files) |
|
|
546 | (1) |
|
All other Internet Explorer problems/features |
|
|
546 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting Windows Live Mail |
|
|
546 | (4) |
|
Error message: ``The host name could not be found...'' |
|
|
547 | (1) |
|
Some of my mail is not showing up in my Inbox |
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
Pictures are missing from e-mail messages |
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
Can't open or save e-mail attachment |
|
|
548 | (1) |
|
Error Message: ``Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls...'' |
|
|
549 | (1) |
|
All other Windows Live Mail problems/features |
|
|
549 | (1) |
|
More Internet Troubleshooting |
|
|
550 | (1) |
|
Part V: Pictures, Music, and Movies |
|
|
551 | (132) |
|
|
|
553 | (44) |
|
Getting Pictures into Your Computer |
|
|
553 | (8) |
|
Getting pictures from a digital camera |
|
|
553 | (2) |
|
Getting pictures from a memory card |
|
|
555 | (1) |
|
Getting pictures from a CD or DVD |
|
|
556 | (1) |
|
Getting pictures from a scanner |
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
Using pictures you get by e-mail |
|
|
558 | (1) |
|
Copying pictures from Web sites |
|
|
559 | (1) |
|
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
Using the Print Screen key |
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
Using Your Pictures Folder |
|
|
561 | (9) |
|
Pictures folder quick tips |
|
|
564 | (3) |
|
Why some pictures show icons |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
Videos in your Pictures folder |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
Renaming pictures and videos |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
Using Windows Live Photo Gallery |
|
|
570 | (14) |
|
Choosing what to view and how |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
|
|
571 | (1) |
|
Selecting thumbnails in the gallery |
|
|
572 | (1) |
|
Dating, rating, tagging, and captioning |
|
|
572 | (2) |
|
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
Use a picture as your desktop background |
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
Adding pictures to Photo Gallery |
|
|
575 | (1) |
|
Use your Photo Gallery as a screen saver |
|
|
576 | (1) |
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|
576 | (1) |
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|
577 | (1) |
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578 | (1) |
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578 | (1) |
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578 | (1) |
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578 | (1) |
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579 | (1) |
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580 | (1) |
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|
580 | (1) |
|
|
|
581 | (1) |
|
|
|
581 | (1) |
|
Choosing Photo Gallery options |
|
|
582 | (2) |
|
Making movies from Photo Gallery |
|
|
584 | (1) |
|
|
|
584 | (2) |
|
Printing from Windows Live Photo Gallery |
|
|
585 | (1) |
|
Printing pictures from a folder |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
Using the Slide Show Gadget |
|
|
586 | (2) |
|
|
|
588 | (6) |
|
File extension, size, and dimensions |
|
|
590 | (1) |
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|
591 | (1) |
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|
591 | (1) |
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|
591 | (1) |
|
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|
591 | (1) |
|
|
|
591 | (1) |
|
Changing a picture type or size |
|
|
591 | (3) |
|
Pictures, Tags, and Virtual Folders |
|
|
594 | (1) |
|
|
|
595 | (2) |
|
Making Music with Media Player |
|
|
597 | (50) |
|
|
|
597 | (2) |
|
Starting Windows Media Player |
|
|
599 | (5) |
|
Media Player program window |
|
|
599 | (1) |
|
|
|
600 | (1) |
|
|
|
601 | (1) |
|
|
|
601 | (2) |
|
Closing/minimizing Windows Media Player |
|
|
603 | (1) |
|
|
|
604 | (1) |
|
Now Playing, Visualizations, and Enhancements |
|
|
605 | (3) |
|
Using the playlist in Now Playing view |
|
|
606 | (1) |
|
|
|
607 | (1) |
|
|
|
607 | (1) |
|
Play CDs automatically with Media Player |
|
|
607 | (1) |
|
Ripping (Copying) Music CDs |
|
|
608 | (6) |
|
|
|
608 | (1) |
|
Choosing where to put songs |
|
|
609 | (1) |
|
Choosing how to name files |
|
|
610 | (1) |
|
Choosing a file format and quality |
|
|
610 | (2) |
|
|
|
612 | (1) |
|
|
|
612 | (1) |
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|
612 | (1) |
|
|
|
612 | (1) |
|
|
|
613 | (1) |
|
|
|
614 | (1) |
|
Using the Media Player Library |
|
|
614 | (15) |
|
|
|
615 | (4) |
|
Choosing columns for Media Library |
|
|
619 | (1) |
|
|
|
619 | (1) |
|
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
|
|
620 | (1) |
|
Getting missing media information automatically |
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620 | (1) |
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Choosing what files to include in your library |
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621 | (1) |
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Sharing (streaming) your media library |
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|
622 | (1) |
|
Allowing Internet streaming |
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|
623 | (1) |
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624 | (1) |
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|
|
625 | (1) |
|
Pushing media to another computer |
|
|
625 | (1) |
|
Automatically renaming songs |
|
|
626 | (1) |
|
Selecting in Media Library |
|
|
626 | (2) |
|
|
|
628 | (1) |
|
Changing genre, artist, and such |
|
|
628 | (1) |
|
Changing incorrect media information |
|
|
628 | (1) |
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628 | (1) |
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|
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629 | (5) |
|
Managing songs in a playlist |
|
|
631 | (1) |
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|
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632 | (1) |
|
Viewing, playing, and changing playlists |
|
|
632 | (1) |
|
Using and creating Auto Playlists |
|
|
633 | (1) |
|
Creating Your Own Music CDs |
|
|
634 | (4) |
|
|
|
634 | (1) |
|
Choosing music disk options |
|
|
635 | (2) |
|
Choosing songs to put on the CD |
|
|
637 | (1) |
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|
|
638 | (1) |
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|
638 | (1) |
|
Copying Music to Portable Devices |
|
|
638 | (4) |
|
|
|
639 | (1) |
|
Managing songs on a device |
|
|
640 | (1) |
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|
640 | (2) |
|
Choose between manual and auto sync |
|
|
642 | (1) |
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642 | (1) |
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|
642 | (1) |
|
Extending Media Player with Plug-ins |
|
|
643 | (1) |
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|
643 | (1) |
|
Music, Metadata, and Searches |
|
|
644 | (1) |
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645 | (2) |
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647 | (14) |
|
Watching DVD, VCD, and Such |
|
|
647 | (4) |
|
Setting defaults for DVDs |
|
|
648 | (1) |
|
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|
648 | (2) |
|
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|
650 | (1) |
|
Preventing screen savers during playback |
|
|
651 | (1) |
|
Setting parental controls and language defaults |
|
|
651 | (1) |
|
|
|
651 | (3) |
|
Using your Videos Library |
|
|
651 | (1) |
|
|
|
652 | (1) |
|
Making Media Player the default video player |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
Adding videos to your media library |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
Playing videos from your library |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
Managing Photos with Media Player |
|
|
654 | (1) |
|
|
|
654 | (5) |
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|
|
656 | (1) |
|
Limiting playlists to favorite items |
|
|
657 | (1) |
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|
657 | (1) |
|
Prompt Me To Remove Upon Save |
|
|
658 | (1) |
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|
659 | (2) |
|
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|
661 | (18) |
|
|
|
661 | (2) |
|
Working Media Center with a mouse |
|
|
662 | (1) |
|
Working Media Center with a keyboard |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
Using a Media Center remote control |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
Moving and Sizing Media Center |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
Media Center Playback Controls |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
Things You Can Do without TV |
|
|
663 | (3) |
|
Playing music in Media Center |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
Viewing pictures and videos in Media Center |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
Movies and TV in Media Center |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
|
|
666 | (1) |
|
Watching and Recording TV |
|
|
666 | (4) |
|
|
|
668 | (1) |
|
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
|
|
669 | (1) |
|
Personalizing Media Center |
|
|
670 | (7) |
|
|
|
670 | (1) |
|
Startup and window behavior |
|
|
671 | (1) |
|
|
|
672 | (1) |
|
Windows Media Center setup |
|
|
672 | (1) |
|
|
|
672 | (1) |
|
Automatic download options |
|
|
673 | (1) |
|
|
|
673 | (1) |
|
|
|
673 | (1) |
|
|
|
673 | (1) |
|
|
|
674 | (1) |
|
|
|
675 | (1) |
|
|
|
675 | (1) |
|
|
|
676 | (1) |
|
|
|
676 | (1) |
|
|
|
676 | (1) |
|
Burning CDs and DVDs from Media Center |
|
|
676 | (1) |
|
Syncing, shutting down, and extenders |
|
|
677 | (1) |
|
|
|
677 | (2) |
|
Troubleshooting Multimedia |
|
|
679 | (4) |
|
Troubleshooting Pictures and Photos |
|
|
679 | (1) |
|
No Copy option when right-clicking a picture in a Web page |
|
|
679 | (1) |
|
Cannot copy thumbnail from my Pictures folder to open document |
|
|
679 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting Windows Media Player |
|
|
680 | (2) |
|
Error Message: ``Invalid Function when trying to burn a CD'' |
|
|
680 | (1) |
|
Some other program opens when you open an icon or insert a CD |
|
|
680 | (1) |
|
I'm unable to locate the menus within Media Player |
|
|
681 | (1) |
|
Cannot see captions when playing a CD or DVD |
|
|
681 | (1) |
|
Media Player can't find my MP3 player |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
Song titles don't appear after inserting a CD |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
Error message appears with 0xC00 or other number |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
All other Windows Media Player issues |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
Error Message: ``Your system is currently set to 800 x 600...'' |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
More Troubleshooting Resources |
|
|
682 | (1) |
|
Part VI: Managing Files and Folders |
|
|
683 | (174) |
|
Understanding Drives, Folders, and Files |
|
|
685 | (54) |
|
Understanding Disks and Drives |
|
|
685 | (8) |
|
Your computer's hard disk |
|
|
685 | (1) |
|
|
|
686 | (1) |
|
|
|
686 | (1) |
|
|
|
686 | (2) |
|
|
|
688 | (1) |
|
Flash cards and memory sticks |
|
|
688 | (1) |
|
|
|
688 | (1) |
|
Viewing your computer's drives |
|
|
689 | (1) |
|
|
|
690 | (2) |
|
|
|
692 | (1) |
|
|
|
693 | (1) |
|
|
|
693 | (1) |
|
|
|
693 | (3) |
|
Viewing the contents of a folder |
|
|
694 | (1) |
|
Folders in folders (subfolders) |
|
|
695 | (1) |
|
|
|
695 | (1) |
|
|
|
696 | (6) |
|
Opening and closing files |
|
|
697 | (1) |
|
Showing/hiding filename extensions |
|
|
698 | (1) |
|
Choosing a program to open a file |
|
|
698 | (1) |
|
Changing the default program |
|
|
698 | (2) |
|
Windows cannot open this file |
|
|
700 | (1) |
|
|
|
701 | (1) |
|
|
|
702 | (14) |
|
|
|
703 | (1) |
|
Windows Explorer components |
|
|
703 | (1) |
|
Show or hide optional panes |
|
|
704 | (1) |
|
Navigating with the Address bar |
|
|
705 | (1) |
|
Navigating with the Navigation pane |
|
|
706 | (1) |
|
Adding places to Favorites |
|
|
707 | (1) |
|
|
|
708 | (1) |
|
Navigating from the contents pane |
|
|
708 | (1) |
|
Navigating to a disk drive |
|
|
709 | (1) |
|
|
|
709 | (1) |
|
Using columns in the Details view |
|
|
710 | (1) |
|
|
|
711 | (1) |
|
|
|
712 | (2) |
|
|
|
714 | (1) |
|
|
|
715 | (1) |
|
To Click or Double-Click? |
|
|
716 | (1) |
|
Personalizing folder behavior |
|
|
717 | (1) |
|
|
|
718 | (6) |
|
Always show icons, never thumbnails |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
Display file icon on thumbnails |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
Display file size information in folder tips |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
Display the full path in the title bar (Classic theme only) |
|
|
719 | (1) |
|
Show hidden files and folders |
|
|
720 | (1) |
|
Hide empty drives in the Computer folder |
|
|
720 | (1) |
|
Hide extensions for known file types |
|
|
720 | (1) |
|
Hide protected operating system files (recommended) |
|
|
721 | (1) |
|
Launch folder windows in a separate process |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
Show preview handlers in Preview pane |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
Use check boxes to select items |
|
|
722 | (1) |
|
Use Sharing Wizard (recommended) |
|
|
723 | (1) |
|
When typing into list view |
|
|
723 | (1) |
|
|
|
723 | (1) |
|
|
|
724 | (5) |
|
What folder should I use? |
|
|
725 | (1) |
|
|
|
725 | (1) |
|
Saving in Windows 7-style dialog boxes |
|
|
725 | (3) |
|
|
|
728 | (1) |
|
|
|
728 | (1) |
|
|
|
728 | (1) |
|
|
|
729 | (1) |
|
Creating Your Own Folders |
|
|
729 | (8) |
|
Creating folders on the fly while saving |
|
|
730 | (1) |
|
Personalizing your folder |
|
|
731 | (1) |
|
|
|
731 | (1) |
|
|
|
732 | (1) |
|
|
|
733 | (1) |
|
Read-Only, Hidden, and Advanced attributes |
|
|
734 | (1) |
|
Compress contents to save disk space |
|
|
735 | (1) |
|
Encrypt contents to secure data |
|
|
736 | (1) |
|
|
|
737 | (2) |
|
Managing Files and Folders |
|
|
739 | (28) |
|
|
|
739 | (6) |
|
|
|
740 | (1) |
|
|
|
741 | (1) |
|
|
|
741 | (1) |
|
Selecting and unselecting one at a time |
|
|
742 | (1) |
|
Selecting with the keyboard |
|
|
742 | (1) |
|
|
|
743 | (1) |
|
|
|
744 | (1) |
|
Select most icons in a folder |
|
|
745 | (1) |
|
Selecting from multiple folders |
|
|
745 | (1) |
|
|
|
745 | (1) |
|
|
|
745 | (8) |
|
Moving files to a subfolder |
|
|
746 | (1) |
|
Copying to/from external disks |
|
|
747 | (1) |
|
Moving and copying by dragging |
|
|
747 | (1) |
|
Move or copy using two open folders |
|
|
748 | (1) |
|
Using cut-and-paste to move or copy files |
|
|
749 | (1) |
|
Making a copy in the same folder |
|
|
750 | (1) |
|
|
|
751 | (1) |
|
This location already contains... |
|
|
751 | (2) |
|
|
|
753 | (2) |
|
|
|
753 | (1) |
|
|
|
754 | (1) |
|
|
|
755 | (2) |
|
|
|
757 | (1) |
|
Recovering accidentally deleted files |
|
|
757 | (1) |
|
Permanently deleting Recycle Bin files |
|
|
757 | (1) |
|
Creating and Deleting Shortcuts |
|
|
758 | (2) |
|
Managing Files with DOS Commands |
|
|
760 | (4) |
|
Getting to a command prompt |
|
|
760 | (1) |
|
|
|
761 | (1) |
|
Copy and paste in the command prompt window |
|
|
762 | (1) |
|
Navigating from the command prompt |
|
|
762 | (1) |
|
|
|
763 | (1) |
|
Printing a list of filenames |
|
|
763 | (1) |
|
|
|
764 | (3) |
|
Searching for Files and Messages on Your Computer |
|
|
767 | (16) |
|
|
|
767 | (2) |
|
You're not asking it questions |
|
|
767 | (1) |
|
|
|
768 | (1) |
|
|
|
769 | (1) |
|
Where you start the search matters |
|
|
769 | (1) |
|
|
|
769 | (1) |
|
Quickie Start Menu Searches |
|
|
770 | (3) |
|
Customizing Start menu searches |
|
|
771 | (1) |
|
Extending a Start menu search |
|
|
772 | (1) |
|
Searching Folders and Views |
|
|
773 | (7) |
|
Specifying search criteria |
|
|
775 | (1) |
|
|
|
776 | (1) |
|
|
|
777 | (1) |
|
Search by Filename or Subject |
|
|
777 | (1) |
|
|
|
778 | (1) |
|
Search by Tags, Authors, Title, and others |
|
|
778 | (1) |
|
|
|
778 | (1) |
|
|
|
779 | (1) |
|
|
|
780 | (3) |
|
Metadata and Power Searches |
|
|
783 | (22) |
|
Working with File Properties |
|
|
783 | (5) |
|
Viewing properties sheets |
|
|
784 | (1) |
|
Viewing properties in columns |
|
|
785 | (1) |
|
|
|
786 | (2) |
|
Setting Properties When You Save |
|
|
788 | (1) |
|
|
|
789 | (2) |
|
Managing the Search Index |
|
|
791 | (6) |
|
Adding and removing indexed locations |
|
|
792 | (2) |
|
Remove a location from the index |
|
|
794 | (1) |
|
Choosing file types to index |
|
|
794 | (1) |
|
|
|
795 | (1) |
|
|
|
796 | (1) |
|
|
|
797 | (7) |
|
Searching specific properties |
|
|
798 | (1) |
|
Greater than and less than |
|
|
798 | (1) |
|
AND, OR, and NOT searches |
|
|
798 | (2) |
|
|
|
800 | (2) |
|
|
|
802 | (1) |
|
|
|
802 | (1) |
|
|
|
802 | (2) |
|
|
|
804 | (1) |
|
|
|
805 | (26) |
|
Understanding CDs and DVDs |
|
|
805 | (2) |
|
|
|
806 | (1) |
|
|
|
806 | (1) |
|
|
|
806 | (1) |
|
|
|
806 | (1) |
|
|
|
806 | (1) |
|
What Kind of Drive Do I Have? |
|
|
807 | (1) |
|
Using Disks that Already Contain Data |
|
|
808 | (5) |
|
What kind of disk is this? |
|
|
809 | (1) |
|
Viewing a disk's contents |
|
|
810 | (1) |
|
Copying files from a CD or DVD |
|
|
810 | (1) |
|
Changing what happens when you insert a CD or DVD |
|
|
811 | (2) |
|
Copying Files to Blank CDs and DVDs |
|
|
813 | (4) |
|
Burning a Mastered (ISO) disk |
|
|
816 | (1) |
|
Closing a Live File System (UDF) |
|
|
817 | (1) |
|
|
|
817 | (1) |
|
|
|
817 | (1) |
|
|
|
818 | (2) |
|
Burn as You Go in Explorer |
|
|
820 | (1) |
|
|
|
821 | (8) |
|
Opening Windows DVD Maker |
|
|
821 | (1) |
|
|
|
821 | (1) |
|
|
|
822 | (2) |
|
|
|
824 | (1) |
|
|
|
824 | (1) |
|
|
|
825 | (1) |
|
|
|
826 | (1) |
|
|
|
826 | (1) |
|
Opening a saved DVD project |
|
|
827 | (1) |
|
DVD Maker help and troubleshooting |
|
|
828 | (1) |
|
|
|
829 | (2) |
|
|
|
831 | (20) |
|
|
|
831 | (3) |
|
|
|
834 | (6) |
|
Starting Backup and Restore |
|
|
834 | (1) |
|
Backing up files and settings |
|
|
834 | (4) |
|
Restoring files from a backup |
|
|
838 | (1) |
|
Backing up the entire PC with an image |
|
|
838 | (1) |
|
Restoring from an image to a new hard drive |
|
|
839 | (1) |
|
Restore an image to a partially damaged disk |
|
|
840 | (1) |
|
Create a System Repair Disk |
|
|
840 | (1) |
|
|
|
840 | (6) |
|
Turning System Protection on or off |
|
|
841 | (1) |
|
|
|
842 | (1) |
|
Returning to a previous restore point |
|
|
843 | (1) |
|
|
|
843 | (1) |
|
Using previous versions (shadow copies) |
|
|
844 | (1) |
|
Returning to a previous version of a file or folder |
|
|
844 | (2) |
|
Restoring deleted files from previous versions |
|
|
846 | (1) |
|
Using BitLocker Drive Encryption |
|
|
846 | (3) |
|
BitLocker hardware requirements |
|
|
847 | (1) |
|
|
|
848 | (1) |
|
When the computer won't start |
|
|
848 | (1) |
|
|
|
848 | (1) |
|
|
|
848 | (1) |
|
|
|
849 | (2) |
|
Troubleshooting Files and Folders |
|
|
851 | (6) |
|
Troubleshooting Folders, Files, and Shortcuts |
|
|
851 | (3) |
|
The Menu bar is missing from Explorer |
|
|
851 | (1) |
|
Where is the Up button to navigate to the parent folder? |
|
|
851 | (1) |
|
What happened to the Folders list? |
|
|
851 | (1) |
|
Slide Show is not available as an option in the Explorer toolbar |
|
|
852 | (1) |
|
I don't see the file extensions on files |
|
|
852 | (1) |
|
When I try to select by dragging, the icons move, and nothing is selected |
|
|
852 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``Application is using this file. You must close the file before proceeding'' |
|
|
852 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``If you change a file name extension, the file may become unusable'' |
|
|
853 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``This location already contains a file with the same name'' |
|
|
853 | (1) |
|
``Problem with Shortcut'' dialog box opens |
|
|
853 | (1) |
|
Deleting a shortcut from my desktop deletes it from all users' desktops |
|
|
853 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting Documents |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
You cannot save in the folder specified |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``The file name is invalid'' |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
My document isn't in the Open dialog box |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting CDs and DVDs |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``Invalid function when attempting to write files to a CD'' |
|
|
854 | (1) |
|
I'm unable to read recorded CDs and DVDs on other computers |
|
|
855 | (1) |
|
|
|
855 | (1) |
|
Search didn't find my file |
|
|
855 | (1) |
|
More Troubleshooting Resources |
|
|
855 | (2) |
|
Part VII: Printing, Faxing, and Scanning |
|
|
857 | (58) |
|
Installing and Managing Printers |
|
|
859 | (14) |
|
Printer Properties versus Printing Properties |
|
|
859 | (1) |
|
Opening the Devices and Printers Folder |
|
|
860 | (2) |
|
Setting the default printer |
|
|
860 | (1) |
|
|
|
860 | (2) |
|
|
|
862 | (2) |
|
Installing printers with parallel and serial port connections |
|
|
862 | (1) |
|
Installing printers with USB and infrared connections |
|
|
862 | (1) |
|
Installing a network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer |
|
|
863 | (1) |
|
|
|
864 | (1) |
|
Setting Default Printing Properties |
|
|
864 | (2) |
|
Making pages print in the right order |
|
|
865 | (1) |
|
Portrait versus landscape printing |
|
|
866 | (1) |
|
|
|
866 | (1) |
|
Setting Printer Properties |
|
|
866 | (5) |
|
Configuring printer ports |
|
|
867 | (1) |
|
Setting up printer pooling |
|
|
868 | (2) |
|
Configuring printer availability |
|
|
870 | (1) |
|
Setting other advanced options |
|
|
871 | (1) |
|
|
|
871 | (2) |
|
Printing Documents and Screenshots |
|
|
873 | (8) |
|
|
|
873 | (5) |
|
|
|
874 | (1) |
|
Choosing a print quality and other options |
|
|
875 | (2) |
|
|
|
877 | (1) |
|
|
|
878 | (1) |
|
|
|
879 | (1) |
|
|
|
880 | (1) |
|
|
|
881 | (10) |
|
|
|
881 | (2) |
|
|
|
883 | (2) |
|
Managing a single document |
|
|
883 | (1) |
|
Managing several documents |
|
|
883 | (1) |
|
|
|
884 | (1) |
|
Changing print queue order |
|
|
884 | (1) |
|
Solving Common Printer Problems |
|
|
885 | (1) |
|
|
|
886 | (2) |
|
|
|
888 | (2) |
|
|
|
890 | (1) |
|
|
|
891 | (18) |
|
|
|
891 | (3) |
|
Opening Windows Fax and Scan |
|
|
892 | (1) |
|
|
|
892 | (1) |
|
Configuring fax modem options |
|
|
893 | (1) |
|
|
|
894 | (2) |
|
Setting Up Your Cover Sheets |
|
|
896 | (3) |
|
|
|
899 | (2) |
|
Faxing from Windows Fax and Scan |
|
|
899 | (2) |
|
Sending faxes from programs |
|
|
901 | (1) |
|
|
|
901 | (2) |
|
|
|
903 | (1) |
|
|
|
903 | (4) |
|
Scanning with Windows Fax and Scan |
|
|
904 | (2) |
|
|
|
906 | (1) |
|
Forwarding scanned documents automatically |
|
|
907 | (1) |
|
|
|
907 | (2) |
|
Troubleshooting Printing and Faxing |
|
|
909 | (6) |
|
|
|
909 | (3) |
|
First aid for printing problems |
|
|
909 | (1) |
|
Document appears to print, but nothing comes out of the printer |
|
|
909 | (1) |
|
Problem with a network printer |
|
|
910 | (1) |
|
|
|
910 | (1) |
|
Advanced printing features are disabled |
|
|
911 | (1) |
|
Printed colors don't match screen colors |
|
|
911 | (1) |
|
Error message: ``Problem communicating with printer'' |
|
|
912 | (1) |
|
Updating your printer driver |
|
|
912 | (1) |
|
|
|
912 | (1) |
|
First aid for faxing problems |
|
|
912 | (1) |
|
Printing and Faxing Troubleshooting Resources |
|
|
913 | (2) |
|
Part VIII: Installing and Removing Programs |
|
|
915 | (68) |
|
Installing and Upgrading Programs |
|
|
917 | (10) |
|
Playing It Safe with Program Installations |
|
|
917 | (1) |
|
|
|
918 | (1) |
|
Installing and Upgrading from a Disk |
|
|
918 | (1) |
|
Common Installation Prompts |
|
|
919 | (6) |
|
The initial CD or DVD prompt |
|
|
919 | (1) |
|
Enter an administrator password |
|
|
919 | (1) |
|
The product key or serial number |
|
|
920 | (1) |
|
|
|
920 | (1) |
|
|
|
921 | (1) |
|
The End User License Agreement (EULA) |
|
|
921 | (1) |
|
|
|
922 | (1) |
|
|
|
923 | (1) |
|
|
|
923 | (2) |
|
Using the installed program |
|
|
925 | (1) |
|
|
|
925 | (2) |
|
Getting Older Programs to Run |
|
|
927 | (10) |
|
Understanding Program Types |
|
|
927 | (2) |
|
|
|
928 | (1) |
|
Old programs to avoid altogether |
|
|
928 | (1) |
|
Installing Incompatible Programs |
|
|
929 | (1) |
|
Using the Program Compatibility Wizard |
|
|
930 | (2) |
|
Quick-and-Dirty Program Compatibility |
|
|
932 | (1) |
|
|
|
932 | (2) |
|
Using DOS Commands in Windows 7 |
|
|
934 | (2) |
|
|
|
936 | (1) |
|
Repairing and Removing Programs |
|
|
937 | (8) |
|
Changing and Repairing Programs |
|
|
937 | (2) |
|
Removing (Uninstalling) Programs |
|
|
939 | (2) |
|
Uninstalling from the All Programs menu |
|
|
940 | (1) |
|
Dealing with stuck programs |
|
|
941 | (1) |
|
Returning to a Previous Version |
|
|
941 | (1) |
|
Turning Windows Features On and Off |
|
|
942 | (1) |
|
|
|
943 | (2) |
|
|
|
945 | (12) |
|
Setting Default Programs for Files |
|
|
945 | (3) |
|
Using the Default Programs Page |
|
|
948 | (7) |
|
Set your default programs |
|
|
949 | (2) |
|
Associate a file type or protocol with a specific program |
|
|
951 | (1) |
|
|
|
951 | (2) |
|
Set program access and computer defaults |
|
|
953 | (2) |
|
|
|
955 | (2) |
|
Managing Programs and Processes |
|
|
957 | (14) |
|
Getting to Know Task Manager |
|
|
957 | (2) |
|
Choosing Task Manager Views |
|
|
959 | (1) |
|
Not Responding? Task Manager to the Rescue |
|
|
960 | (3) |
|
|
|
960 | (1) |
|
Switching and starting tasks |
|
|
961 | (1) |
|
Restarting a hung computer |
|
|
962 | (1) |
|
Peeking at Resource Usage |
|
|
963 | (1) |
|
Managing Processes with Task Manager |
|
|
964 | (4) |
|
|
|
965 | (1) |
|
|
|
966 | (1) |
|
Choosing columns in processes |
|
|
966 | (2) |
|
Monitoring Performance with Task Manager |
|
|
968 | (1) |
|
Networking and Users Tabs |
|
|
969 | (1) |
|
|
|
970 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting Software Problems |
|
|
971 | (12) |
|
Troubleshooting Installation |
|
|
971 | (1) |
|
|
|
971 | (1) |
|
Researching Application Errors |
|
|
972 | (1) |
|
|
|
973 | (7) |
|
How registry data is organized |
|
|
973 | (1) |
|
|
|
974 | (1) |
|
|
|
975 | (3) |
|
|
|
978 | (1) |
|
Making the registry change |
|
|
979 | (1) |
|
|
|
980 | (1) |
|
Help with Troubleshooting Software |
|
|
981 | (2) |
|
Part IX: Hardware and Performance Tuning |
|
|
983 | (94) |
|
Installing and Removing Hardware |
|
|
985 | (24) |
|
Hardware, Firmware, and Software Demystified |
|
|
985 | (1) |
|
A Few Words about Device Drivers |
|
|
986 | (1) |
|
Using Hot-Pluggable Devices |
|
|
986 | (5) |
|
|
|
986 | (2) |
|
Connecting IEEE 1394 devices |
|
|
988 | (1) |
|
|
|
989 | (1) |
|
|
|
989 | (1) |
|
Memory cards and USB mass storage |
|
|
990 | (1) |
|
Disconnecting hot-pluggable devices |
|
|
990 | (1) |
|
Not-So-Hot-Pluggable Devices |
|
|
991 | (15) |
|
Installing expansion cards |
|
|
992 | (2) |
|
Installing more memory (RAM) |
|
|
994 | (2) |
|
Installing a second hard drive |
|
|
996 | (1) |
|
Primary and extended partitions |
|
|
997 | (1) |
|
Partitioning and formatting the disk |
|
|
998 | (3) |
|
Other hard drive operations |
|
|
1001 | (1) |
|
Converting a FAT disk to NTFS |
|
|
1001 | (2) |
|
Shrinking and extending partitions |
|
|
1003 | (1) |
|
|
|
1003 | (1) |
|
|
|
1003 | (1) |
|
|
|
1004 | (2) |
|
|
|
1006 | (1) |
|
|
|
1007 | (1) |
|
Dealing with Devices that Prevent Windows 7 from Starting |
|
|
1007 | (1) |
|
|
|
1008 | (1) |
|
Using Wireless Bluetooth Devices |
|
|
1009 | (14) |
|
|
|
1009 | (2) |
|
Configuring Your Bluetooth Adapter |
|
|
1011 | (1) |
|
Adding Bluetooth-Enabled Devices |
|
|
1012 | (9) |
|
Installing a Bluetooth printer |
|
|
1013 | (1) |
|
Install a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse |
|
|
1013 | (1) |
|
Install a Bluetooth mobile phone |
|
|
1014 | (1) |
|
Connect a Bluetooth BlackBerry |
|
|
1015 | (1) |
|
Connect a Bluetooth Windows Mobile device |
|
|
1015 | (1) |
|
Install a Bluetooth Palm PC |
|
|
1015 | (1) |
|
Joining a Bluetooth personal area network |
|
|
1016 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting a Bluetooth network connection |
|
|
1017 | (1) |
|
Sharing an Internet connection |
|
|
1017 | (1) |
|
Transferring files between Bluetooth devices |
|
|
1018 | (3) |
|
|
|
1021 | (2) |
|
|
|
1023 | (14) |
|
Syncing with Network Files |
|
|
1023 | (11) |
|
Using Sync Center for offline files |
|
|
1023 | (1) |
|
|
|
1024 | (3) |
|
Settings for offline files |
|
|
1027 | (2) |
|
|
|
1029 | (5) |
|
Synchronizing with Other Devices |
|
|
1034 | (1) |
|
|
|
1034 | (3) |
|
Performance Tuning Your System |
|
|
1037 | (32) |
|
Getting to Know Your System |
|
|
1037 | (4) |
|
|
|
1038 | (1) |
|
|
|
1038 | (2) |
|
Getting more detailed information about your PC |
|
|
1040 | (1) |
|
Maximizing CPU and Memory Resources |
|
|
1041 | (4) |
|
|
|
1041 | (1) |
|
|
|
1041 | (3) |
|
Priorities, foreground, and background |
|
|
1044 | (1) |
|
Controlling CPU priorities |
|
|
1044 | (1) |
|
Monitoring and Adjusting Performance |
|
|
1045 | (14) |
|
|
|
1045 | (3) |
|
Data Collector Sets and Reports |
|
|
1048 | (2) |
|
Creating Data Collector Sets |
|
|
1050 | (2) |
|
|
|
1052 | (1) |
|
|
|
1053 | (1) |
|
|
|
1054 | (4) |
|
Trading pretty for performance |
|
|
1058 | (1) |
|
Maintaining Your Hard Drive |
|
|
1059 | (3) |
|
Recovering wasted hard drive space |
|
|
1059 | (1) |
|
Deleting System Restore files and unwanted features |
|
|
1060 | (1) |
|
Defragmenting your hard drive |
|
|
1060 | (2) |
|
|
|
1062 | (5) |
|
|
|
1064 | (1) |
|
|
|
1064 | (3) |
|
|
|
1067 | (2) |
|
Troubleshooting Hardware and Performance |
|
|
1069 | (8) |
|
First Aid for Troubleshooting Hardware |
|
|
1069 | (4) |
|
Dealing with Error Messages |
|
|
1073 | (1) |
|
|
|
1073 | (1) |
|
Using the System Recovery Options |
|
|
1074 | (1) |
|
Troubleshooting Performance Problems |
|
|
1075 | (1) |
|
|
|
1076 | (1) |
|
Part X: Networking and Sharing |
|
|
1077 | (64) |
|
|
|
1079 | (20) |
|
|
|
1079 | (1) |
|
|
|
1080 | (1) |
|
|
|
1080 | (2) |
|
Traditional Ethernet speeds |
|
|
1080 | (1) |
|
The slowest component rules |
|
|
1081 | (1) |
|
|
|
1082 | (2) |
|
Wireless Broadband Router |
|
|
1082 | (2) |
|
Other useful wireless goodies |
|
|
1084 | (1) |
|
Acquiring and Installing Network Hardware |
|
|
1084 | (1) |
|
|
|
1085 | (1) |
|
Setting Up a Wired Network with an ICS Host |
|
|
1086 | (3) |
|
|
|
1086 | (1) |
|
Setting up other computers |
|
|
1087 | (2) |
|
Setting Up a Wired Network with a Router |
|
|
1089 | (2) |
|
Setting Up a Wireless Network |
|
|
1091 | (7) |
|
|
|
1091 | (1) |
|
Access point, SSID, WEP, and WPA |
|
|
1092 | (1) |
|
|
|
1093 | (1) |
|
|
|
1093 | (1) |
|
Installing the wireless networking hardware |
|
|
1093 | (1) |
|
Connecting to available networks |
|
|
1094 | (3) |
|
|
|
1097 | (1) |
|
|
|
1098 | (1) |
|
Sharing Resources on a Network |
|
|
1099 | (18) |
|
Some Networking Buzzwords |
|
|
1099 | (1) |
|
Methods for Sharing in Windows 7 |
|
|
1100 | (3) |
|
|
|
1100 | (1) |
|
|
|
1101 | (1) |
|
|
|
1101 | (1) |
|
|
|
1101 | (2) |
|
Turn on Sharing and Discovery |
|
|
1103 | (3) |
|
|
|
1106 | (5) |
|
Finding or changing the homegroup password |
|
|
1107 | (1) |
|
|
|
1108 | (1) |
|
Sharing items with the homegroup |
|
|
1108 | (2) |
|
Excluding items from sharing |
|
|
1110 | (1) |
|
Sharing with individual users |
|
|
1110 | (1) |
|
|
|
1111 | (1) |
|
|
|
1112 | (1) |
|
Identifying Shared Folders |
|
|
1113 | (1) |
|
|
|
1113 | (2) |
|
|
|
1115 | (2) |
|
|
|
1117 | (14) |
|
|
|
1117 | (1) |
|
Accessing Remote Resources |
|
|
1118 | (1) |
|
|
|
1119 | (1) |
|
|
|
1120 | (1) |
|
Creating Network Locations |
|
|
1120 | (2) |
|
Saving to a Remote Computer |
|
|
1122 | (1) |
|
Downloading Programs to a Network Share |
|
|
1122 | (1) |
|
Transferring Files between Computers |
|
|
1123 | (1) |
|
Mapping Drive Letters to Shared Folders |
|
|
1124 | (2) |
|
Disconnecting from a network drive |
|
|
1125 | (1) |
|
|
|
1126 | (1) |
|
|
|
1127 | (1) |
|
|
|
1128 | (3) |
|
|
|
1131 | (10) |
|
Letting Windows Troubleshoot the Network |
|
|
1131 | (2) |
|
|
|
1133 | (5) |
|
Troubleshooting a Specific Connection |
|
|
1134 | (1) |
|
Testing from a Command Console |
|
|
1134 | (1) |
|
|
|
1135 | (1) |
|
|
|
1135 | (1) |
|
|
|
1136 | (2) |
|
Troubleshooting Network Printer Connections |
|
|
1138 | (1) |
|
Use All Available Resources |
|
|
1139 | (2) |
|
|
|
1141 | (20) |
|
Appendix A: Upgrading to Windows 7 |
|
|
1143 | (4) |
|
Appendix B: Installing Windows 7 on a New System |
|
|
1147 | (4) |
|
Appendix C: Universal Shortcut Keys |
|
|
1151 | (10) |
| Index |
|
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