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Windows Vista in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (OReilly))

ISBN: 0596527071
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2004
Pages: 107

Authors: Preston Gralla

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• Windows Vista in a Nutshell
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• Part I: The Big Picture
• Chapter 1. The Lay of the Land
• Section 1.1. The Big Picture
• Section 1.2. What s New in Windows Vista
• Section 1.3. Windows Vista Editions
• Section 1.4. Hardware Requirements
• Section 1.5. Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Windows
• Chapter 2. Using Windows Vista
• Section 2.1. The Desktop
• Section 2.2. Point-and-Click Operations
• Section 2.3. Starting Up Applications
• Section 2.4. Windows and Menus
• Section 2.5. Keyboard Accelerators
• Section 2.6. Common Controls
• Section 2.7. Files, Folders, and Disks
• Section 2.8. The Command Line
• Section 2.9. Online Help
• Section 2.10. Shutting Down
• Part II: Nutshell Reference
• Chapter 3. The User Interface
• Section 1.1. Controlling the Interface
• Chapter 4. Working with the Filesystem, Drives, Data, and Search
• Chapter 5. Internet Explorer
• Section 5.1. Security
• Chapter 6. Windows Mail
• Chapter 7. Networking, Wireless, and Mobility
• Section 7.1. Networking 101
• Section 7.2. Planning Your Network
• Section 7.3. Setting Up a Network
• Section 7.4. Wired and Wireless Connections, Management, and Configuration
• Section 7.5. Sharing Resources and Files
• Section 7.6. Network Applications
• Section 7.7. Mobile Computing
• Section 7.8. Networking and Internet Command-Line Tools
• Chapter 8. Security
• Section 8.1. General Security
• Section 8.2. Internet Security
• Section 8.3. Encryption
• Chapter 9. Working with Hardware
• Chapter 10. Managing Programs, Users, and Your Computer
• Section 10.1. User Accounts and Computer Management
• Section 10.2. Applications and Utilities
• Section 10.3. Games
• Chapter 11. Performance and Troubleshooting
• Section 11.1. Performance, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
• Section 11.2. Startup
• Chapter 12. Graphics and Multimedia
• Chapter 13. The Registry
• Section 13.1. What s in the Registry
• Section 13.2. Adding and Deleting Registry Keys and Values
• Section 13.3. Registry Protection in Windows Vista
• Section 13.4. Organization of the Registry
• Section 13.5. Hives
• Section 13.6. Backing Up the Registry
• Section 13.7. Exporting and Importing Registry Data with Patches
• Section 13.8. Five Cool Things You Can Do in Your Registry
• Chapter 14. The Command Prompt
• Section 14.1. Using the Command Line
• Section 14.2. Command Prompt Choices
• Section 14.3. Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection
• Section 14.4. Batch Files
• Part III: Appendixes
• Installing Windows Vista
• Section A.1. Performing a Clean Install
• Section A.2. Upgrading from a Previous Version of Windows
• Section A.3. Windows Anytime Upgrade
• Section A.4. Potential Problems During Setup
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Section B.1. Keyboard Accelerators Listed by Key
• Section B.2. Keyboard Accelerators Listed by Function
• Keyboard Equivalents for Symbols and International Characters
• Common Filename Extensions
• Services
• About the Author
• Colophon
• Index
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