This unique reference thoroughly documents every important setting and
feature in Microsoft's new operating system, with alphabetical listings
for hundreds of commands, windows, menus, listboxes, buttons, scrollbars
and other elements of Windows Vista. With this book's simple
organization, you'll easily find any setting, tool, or feature for the
task you want to accomplish.
Along with a system overview that highlights major changes, and a tour
of the basics such as manipulating files and getting around the
interface, Windows Vista in a Nutshell offers alphabetized references
for these topics:
- The User Interface: Covers the Sidebar, Aero Glass, the new Control
Panel layout, and applets, as well as how to customize animated
windows, the desktop, Start menu, pop-up windows on the Taskbar, and
more.
- The File System, Drives, Data, and Search: Discusses working with the
new Windows Explorer, Virtual Folders, searches, indexing, saved
searches, metadata, and sharing.
- The Internet and Networking: Examines TCP/IP, RSS, tabbed browsing,
and anti-phishing features of Internet Explorer, plus cookie handling,
parental control features, and more.
- Networking and Wireless: Offers an illustrated, step-by-step guide to
setting up a home network; covers the Network Center, Sync Center, Hot
Spot access, wireless management, collaboration, and sharing.
- Working with Hardware: Describes how to set up, maintain, and
troubleshoot hardware--including keyboards, mice, monitors, USB
devices, scanners, cameras, and sound devices--and how to add,
install, and troubleshoot drivers.
- Security: Includes the Security Center, Windows Defender, User Account
Protection, System Protection, Network Access Protection, WiFi
encryption, Windows Firewall, file encryption, and more.
- Mobility: Explains Mobility Center settings, plugging a secondary
monitor into your computer, and the new "network projection" feature
for making presentations.
- Multimedia: Covers Windows Photo Gallery, Media Player, Media Center,
podcasting features, connecting to and synching with MP3 players,
recording TV and videos, making videos with Windows Movie Maker, and
burning CDs and DVDs.
- The Command Prompt: Provides commands for working with files,
utilities for troubleshooting the network, and instructions on how to
create your own batch files.
Appendixes include information on installation, keyboard shortcuts,
common filename extensions, and more. Windows Vista in a Nutshell is
your one-stop source for everything you need from Microsoft's latest
operating system.
