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Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled

ISBN: 0672328933
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2007
Pages: 122

Authors: Paul McFedries

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• Microsoft Windows Vista Unveiled
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• About the Author
• Acknowledgments
• We Want to Hear from You
• Reader Services
• Introduction
• What Is a Beta?
• Who Should Read This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Beta Disclaimer
• Chapter 1. An Overview of Windows Vista
• The Development of Longhorn
• New Interface Features
• What s New Under the Hood
• New and Improved Programs and Tools
• How Windows Vista Affects You
• From Here
• Chapter 2. Moving to Windows Vista
• Windows Vista System Requirements
• Vista Versions
• Windows Anytime Upgrade
• Preparing for Windows Vista
• The Windows Vista Installation Process
• The Windows Easy Transfer Tool
• Logging On Under the Administrator Account
• Windows Vista Deployment
• From Here
• Chapter 3. The Windows Vista Interface
• The Windows Presentation Foundation
• General Interface Changes
• The Aero Glass Theme
• Better Cool Switches: Flip and Flip 3D
• Taskbar Thumbnails
• New Folder Windows
• Gadgets and the Windows Sidebar
• From Here
• Chapter 4. File System Improvements
• Metadata and the Windows Explorer Property System
• Desktop Searching with Windows Search
• Grouping, Stacking, and Filtering with Metadata
• Search Folders
• Selecting Files with Check Boxes
• Dragging and Dropping Files
• Shadow Copies and Transactional NTFS
• XML Paper Specification (XPS)
• From Here
• Chapter 5. Vista Performance and Maintenance
• Vista s Performance Improvements
• Vista s Stability Improvements
• New Diagnostics Tools
• Windows Backup
• From Here
• Chapter 6. Security Enhancements in Windows Vista
• Control Panel s Security Settings
• New Security Center Features
• Windows Firewall: Bidirectional Protection
• Thwarting Spyware with Windows Defender
• New Internet Explorer 7 Security Features
• User Account Control: Smarter User Privileges
• More New Security Features
• Thwarting Spam with Windows Mail s Junk Filter
• From Here
• Chapter 7. Mobile Computing in Windows Vista
• The Mobile PC Control Panel
• The Windows Mobility Center
• Power Management in Vista
• Presentation Settings
• Windows SideShow
• New Vista Tablet PC Features
• From Here
• Chapter 8. New Networking Features
• The Network Center
• Network Map
• Common Network Tasks
• Windows Meeting Space
• The Sync Center
• From Here
• Chapter 9. Digital Media in Windows Vista
• Easier AutoPlay Defaults
• Windows Photo Gallery
• What s New in Windows Media Player 11
• New Media Center Features
• Digital Audio in Windows Vista
• DVD Authoring
• From Here
• Chapter 10. Windows Vista and Gaming
• The Game Explorer
• ESRB Game Ratings
• Parental Controls for Games
• Gaming and WinSAT
• DirectX 10
• From Here
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