N

Name setting, Windows Calendar, 94

names , file and folder, 119-120, 147-149

narrations , Windows Movie Maker, 384-385

Narrator display option, 290

NAS (network attached storage), 580

NAS (networked-attached storage) devices, 589

NAT (Network Address Translation), 586

navigation

of folder trees, 114-117

Media Center, 394-395

Navigation Pane, 90, 113-115

Negative currency format setting, Customize Regional Options dialog box Currency tab, 234

Negative number format setting, Customize Regional Options dialog box Numbers tab, 234

Negative sign symbol setting, Customize Regional Options dialog box Numbers tab, 233

Nelson, Theodor H., 481

.NET Passports, 52

NET VIEW command-line program, 572-573

NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface) protocol, 560, 566-568

NETGEAR, 553

NetHood folder, 75

NetWare, 567

Network Address Translation (NAT), 586

network attached storage (NAS), 580

Network Center, Windows Vista, 563-564

network components , 559-563, 566-570

network connections, 427-432, 570-573, 708

Network Connections window, 427, 439-140, 566, 570

Network Diagnostics, 564, 573

Network drives , 575

Network graph, Diagnostic Console's Resource Overview pane, 648

network interface cards (NICs), 551-552, 560, 574

Network Map, 564

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), 447

network operating system (NOS), 549

Network option, Customize Start Menu dialog box, 183

network ports, 242

network printers, 254, 582

network protocols, 560, 567-568

Network Setup Disk, 565-566

Network Setup Wizard, 559, 562, 565-566, 570

network shortcuts, 576

Network window, 576-578

networked-attached storage (NAS) devices, 589

Networking (TCP/IP) Troubleshooter, 573

Networking tab

Dial-Up Connection, 435

Properties dialog box, 432

networks. See LAN

Never Check For Updates option, Automatic Updates, 664

New Folder buttons , dialog box, 31

New Mail Rule dialog box, Windows Mail, 473-475

New Partition Wizard, 625

New Technology File System. See NTFS

New Toolbar dialog box, 190

newsgroups, 447

Next tool, Windows Photo Gallery, 327

NICs (network interface cards), 551-552, 560, 574

NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol), 447

No. of digits after decimal settings, Customize Regional Options dialog box, 233-234

nonroutable NetBEUI, 560

Normal Startup mode, 678

Norton antivirus program, 543

Norton PartitionMagic, 619-620

Norton Utilities, 694

NOS (network operating system), 549

Notepad, 61, 309-313

Notes gadget, 213

Notes setting, Windows Calendar, 95

notification area, taskbar, 7, 187-188

Now Playing tab, Media Player window, 353

NTFS (New Technology File System)

converting partitions to, 627-628

overview, 617, 620

partitions

and compressed folders, 133-134

encrypted passwords stored in, 70

overview, 637

volumes , 582

Ntuserdat files, 75

Ntuser.dat.log files, 75

Ntuser.ini files, 75

Number Of Days Before Hiding Completed Tasks option, Windows Calendar, 93

number pad, controlling mouse pointer with, 293-294

number systems in Scientific Calculator, 320

NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS default system variable, 681

Numbers tab, Customize Regional Options dialog box, 233-234