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Windows Vista in a Nutshell
By Preston Gralla
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: December 01, 2006
ISBN-10: 0-596-52707-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52707-5
Pages: 800

Table of Contents  | Index

		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