"Windows Vista Pocket Reference" is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility. This pocket reference offers four sections that will familiarize readers with Vista quickly: Getting Started gives a crash course in using Windows Vista, including the user interface, handling files, folders, drives and search, and working with hardware; Networking, the Internet and Wireless offers a tour of Internet Explorer 7, a wireless networking guide, and how to set up and maintain home networks; Multimedia shows how to use the Media Center, Windows Media Player, and how to handle graphics and photos, podcasts and MP3 players; and, Security, Mobility, and Troubleshooting visits the security features, shows how to tune up Vista, troubleshoot problems, and use Vista with mobile devices.
Introduction A Crash Course in the Basics What's New in Windows
Vista Windows Vista Editions Hardware Requirements Windows System
Performance Rating The Desktop Point-and-Click Operations Windows
and Menus Files, Folders, and Disks
Chapter 2:. Shortcuts Working
with Files and Objects Starting Up Applications Keyboard Shortcuts
Internet Explorer Hot Keys Windows Mail Hot Keys
Chapter 3:. Windows
Components, Features, and Settings The User Interface Filesystem,
Drives, Data, and Search Internet Explorer and Windows Mail
Networking, Wireless, and Mobility Security Hardware Managing
Programs, Users, and Your Computer Performance and Troubleshooting
Graphics and Multimedia
Chapter 4:. Registry Tweaks Registry Editor
Crash Course Registry Structure Value Types Registry Protection
in Windows Vista Registry Tweaks
Chapter 5:. The Command Prompt
Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection Command Prompt Commands Index
Preston Gralla is the editor of WindowsDevCenter.com and OnDotNet. He is the author of Internet Annoyances, PC Pest Control, Windows XP Power Hound, and Windows XP Hacks, Second Edition, and co-author of Windows XP Cookbook. He has also written more than 30 other books. He has written for major national newspapers and magazines, including PC Magazine, Computerworld, the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Morning News (where he was the technology columnist), USA Today, and several others. A well-known technology expert, Preston has also appeared on many TV and radio programs and networks, including CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. In addition, he's won a number of awards for his writing, including Best Feature in a Computer Magazine from the Computer Press Association. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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