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A: drive
absolute paths
        cd or chdir command and
accelerators, keyboard [See keyboard accelerators]
accessibility tools
        Accessibility Options (access.cpl) 2nd 3rd
                command line, accessing from
        Accessibility Wizard (accwiz.exe) 2nd
        managing with Utility Manager
accounts command (Net)
Accounts window (Outlook Express)
ACDSee-32 (image viewer)
Activate Windows (msoobe.exe) 2nd
activating a window
Active Connections Utility (netstat.exe) 2nd
ActiveX Component Object Model (COM) objects
ActiveX controls
Ad-Aware program
adapters, network [See NIC]
add command
        Registry Console Utility
        Route
Add Hardware Wizard (hdwwiz.cpl) 2nd 3rd
        command line, accessing from
Add or Remove Programs (appwiz.cpl) 2nd
        command line, accessing from 2nd
Add-on Manager (IE)
adding and deleting Registry keys and values
AddPrinterConnection method
Address Bar 2nd 3rd 4th
        Command Prompt and
        command prompt, using as
        cutting, copying, or pasting data
        Go button
        Internet Explorer
        Run prompt vs.
        searching from
        starting programs from
Address Book (wab.exe) 2nd 3rd
administration over the network
administrative shares 2nd
Administrative Tools 2nd 3rd 4th
        command line, accessing from
Administrator account, logging into
ADO object
Adobe Acrobat
Advanced Power Management (APM) 2nd 3rd
After Dark screensaver
Alerter ( svchost .exe)
alg.exe
Align to Grid option (Arrange Icons)
All Users folder
ALLUSERSPROFILE variable
alphabetizing text input
Alt keyboard accelerators
        Alt-space
        Alt-Tab and Alt-Esc
        creating for shortcuts
        in folder windows
Alt-Tab Replacement
always on top (windows) 2nd
American Online (AOL)
analog modems
        cable and DSL vs.
        dial-up Internet connections over phone lines
AND operator (VBScript)
animations 2nd
        in Listboxes
anonymous FTP connections
ANSI (American National Standard Institute)
anti-virus software 2nd 3rd
        when upgrading to Windows XP
AOL (American Online)
APM (Advanced Power Management) 2nd 3rd
APPDATA variable
Appearance tab (Display Properties)
append command (FTP)
AppEvents key (HKCU)
applets
        Control Panel
        in Downloaded Program Files
        Java
Application Layer Gateway Service (alg.exe)
Application Management (svchost.exe)
applications
        Add or Remove Programs utility 2nd
        Applications tab (Task Manager)
        command prompt
        common controls for
        context menus for, opening
        deleting
        executables, dragging
        file dialogs
        hiding all running
        running, listing with Tasklist
        shortcuts to
        starting
                automatically, at startup
                from the command line
                with Address Bar
                with Run
        Windows components
                common name and executable filename
Apply button 2nd
appwiz.cpl [See Add or Remove Programs]
Arguments collection (Wscript)
Arrange Icons By menu
arrow keys as keyboard accelerators
ascii command (FTP)
ascii mode (FTP transfers)
ASR (Automated System Recovery) 2nd
asyncmac.sys
At (at.exe) 2nd
        replacement by Scheduled Task Console
ATM ARP Client Protocol (atmarpc.sys)
attachments to email messages
attacks [See also security]
        by a person sitting at your computer
        malware attacks, IE vulnerability to
        on Outlook Express
        through your network connection
Attrib (attrib.exe) 2nd
        Recovery Console
Attributes property
        File
        Folder
audio 2nd [See also multimedia]
        accessibility options
        Sound Recorder (sndrec32.exe)
        Sounds and Audio Devices
                Audio and Voice tabs
        SoundSentry utility
        Volume Control applet
        Windows Audio
Audio Tuning Wizard
authentication
        LAN or High-Speed Internet connections
        wireless connections
auto-power off
AutoComplete feature
        Internet Explorer
                expanding
Autologon subcategory
Automated System Recovery (ASR) 2nd
Automatic Reset option (Accessibility Options)
Automatic Updates [See Windows Update]
AutoRun commands, disabling execution of
AvailableSpace property (Drive)