| | 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 |