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Daily backup type (Backup utility)
data
    pasting problems
         troubleshooting (Clipboard) 2nd
data encapsulation
     VPNs
Data Encryption Standard (DES)
Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
     levels of 2nd 3rd
     performance tuning adjustments 2nd 3rd
data forks (Macintosh) 2nd
data packets
     multicast
     unicast
data-sharing partition
     formatting
Date and Time applet (Control Panel) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options applet (Control Panel) 2nd 3rd
DAVE
    Macintosh
         Internetworking 2nd 3rd
Dazzle DV-Editor SE
DCOM
     (Distributed COM)
    Service Pack (SP2)
         security enhancements
DDR SDRAM DIMM modules (RAM)
debugging
     Dr. Watson utility 2nd 3rd
deciphering
    logs
         Event Viewer 2nd 3rd 4th
Default Datatype option (Printer Properties dialog box)
default desktop
     appearance
default documents
    Web servers
         home directories 2nd
default email programs 2nd
default home pages
     Internet Explorer 6
default logon mode
     changing 2nd 3rd
default mail preferences
     setting (IE6) 2nd
default user profiles
     benefits in multiple account setup 2nd 3rd
Default Web Site Properties dialog box (IIS)
     Documents tab
     Home Directory tab
     HTTP Headers tab
     Server Extensions tab 2nd 3rd
     Web Site tab
defective driver blocking (DDB) 2nd
defragmenting
     hard disks
         Disk Defragmenter 2nd
         when to perform
deja.com
     Web-based news server
Delete permission (NTFS)
deleting
     cookies
    files
         Disk Cleanup utility 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
    incoming messages
         OE6 2nd
    partitions
         DELPART tool
    print jobs
         from queues 2nd 3rd
     user accounts
delivery setting
     SMTP Service
DELPART tool
delta patching
     Windows Update
demand-dialing
     Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
         configuring 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
demographics
    Microsoft Passport
         collection of 2nd
Department of Justice (DOJ)
    Microsoft consent decree
         middleware applications, handling
deselecting
     file items
desktop [See also user interface (UI)]
     arranging
     default appearance
     function of
     icons
         3D appearance
         adding
         function of 2nd
         shortcuts 2nd
    immediate access
         Windows key+M
    items
         copying to
         drag-and-drop support
    object shortcuts
         sending to
    program files
         saving on 2nd
    properties
         individual user settings
     Recycle Bin
         customizing
         file restoration 2nd
         manually emptying of
         storage capacity
    shortcuts
         adding
         alias designation
         guidelines 2nd
         healing
         link to objects
         non-working, troubleshooting 2nd
         number of
         properties
    taskbar
         function of
         location of
     typical uses
    wallpapers
         setting
Desktop Cleanup Wizard 2nd
     unused icon and file consolidation
desktop images
     block-like appearance
    GUI display properties
         resolution of
         setting
         stretching
Desktop Item dialog box 2nd
     Web tab 2nd
detecting
     hard disk errors 2nd 3rd 4th
Device Driver Rollback
     system stability
Device Manager 2nd 3rd
    devices
         properties 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
         removing 2nd
     driver rollback
     hardware profiles 2nd
     hidden devices
    missing devices
         troubleshooting 2nd
     network diagnostic functions 2nd
     status reports
     versus Add Hardware applet (Control Panel)
     warning indicators
Device Properties dialog box
     Driver tab
     General tab
     Resources tab
Device Settings tab
     Printer Properties sheet
devices
     adding (Plug and Play) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     conflicts 2nd 3rd 4th
     DMA channels
         avoidance of sharing
         controller assignments 2nd
         function of
     drivers
         code signing options
         maintainance of 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         providing 2nd 3rd
         rollback
         signed status 2nd 3rd 4th
         updating 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) Web site
    Hardware Profiles
         changing
         configuring 2nd 3rd
         copying
         creating
         function of 2nd
         laptop examples
         modifying 2nd 3rd 4th
     hidden
    images
         selecting (Scanner and Camera Wizard) 2nd
         transferring (Scanner and Camera Wizard) 2nd
    infrared
         configuring 2nd 3rd
    IRQ conflicts
         resolving 2nd
    IRQs
         use of
    noisy systems
         quieting 2nd 3rd 4th
    non-Plug and Play
         installing 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     Plug and Play (PnP) support
         upgrade requirements 2nd
    properties
         managing (Device Manager) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     removing 2nd
    resources
         reassigning 2nd 3rd
    serial mouse
         adding without rebooting system 2nd 3rd
     shared IRQs 2nd 3rd
     troubleshooting tools 2nd 3rd 4th
DHCP
     (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) 2nd 3rd
     broadcast requests for IP addresses
     development from BootP protocol
    dynamic IP addressing
         configuring 2nd 3rd
     leases 2nd
DHCP servers
     TCP/IP automatic configuration 2nd 3rd
diagnosing
     file sharing problems 2nd
    Internet connection problems
         flowchart approach 2nd
         methodology 2nd
     network problems 2nd 3rd
         general categories 2nd
     printer sharing problems 2nd
diagnostic tools
    network problems
         Device Manager 2nd
         Event Viewer 2nd 3rd 4th
         My Network Places 2nd
dial-in access
     enabling (RAS) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
dial-up connection properties
    accounts
         modifying 2nd 3rd 4th
dial-up connections
     hanging up 2nd
    ISP dialing process
         troubleshooting 2nd 3rd 4th
     launching 2nd 3rd 4th
    non-Windows servers
         Internetworking 2nd 3rd
    remote networks
         troubleshooting
    software configuration problems
         troubleshooting 2nd
Dial-up Networking
Dial-Up Networking
    connections
         callbacks 2nd
         current lcoations, checking 2nd
         disconnect status 2nd
         monitoring 2nd
         multiple locations, managing 2nd 3rd
         profile selection 2nd
         with roaming profiles 2nd
         without roaming profiles 2nd 3rd
Dial-up Networking
     Remote Access Services (RAS) 2nd
         connection properties 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th
         required setup information 2nd 3rd
Dial-Up Networking
    remote networks
         effective use of resources 2nd
         email retrieval issues 2nd
     Shiva verification
dial-Up Properties dialog box
     Advanced tab 2nd
     General tab 2nd
     Networking tab 2nd
     Options tab 2nd 3rd
     Security tab
dial-up settings
    Internet connections
         troubleshooting
dialing
     VPN connections 2nd
dialog boxes
     changes from previous Windows versions 2nd
     font legibility problems
     tabbed appearance 2nd
Differential backup type (Backup utility) 2nd 3rd
differential backups
differing networks
     bridging 2nd 3rd 4th
digests
     mailing lists
digial cameras
     storage options
digital cameras
     battery usage 2nd
    images
         acquisition of
         capturing (Scanner and Camera Wizard) 2nd 3rd
         importing to PCs 2nd
         transferring via infrared networks
    memory cards
         additional
     resolution modes
digital certificates
     software safety (Internet Explorer 6)
Digital ICE
     35mm slide scanner
digital photographs
     archival tools
         35mm slide scanners 2nd
         CD-RW drives
         Paint Shop Pro
         storage/organization programs
         transparency slide scanners
     copying to CD-RW drives (Picture Tasks menu) 2nd 3rd 4th
    format options
         publishing options (Web Publishing Wizard)
     Imaging Preview
     My Pictures folder
     New Photo Printing Wizard
    online options
         ordering prints 2nd
         publishing to Web 2nd 3rd
     ordering prints (Online Prints Ordering Wizard) 2nd
     paper sizes (Photo Printing Wizard)
    poor print quality
         troubleshooting 2nd 3rd
     print options (Photo Printing Wizard) 2nd
     publishing to Web (Web Publishing Wizard) 2nd 3rd
    resolution and quality
         adjusting
     Scanner and Camera Wizard
         capturing from card readers 2nd
         capturing from digital cameras 2nd 3rd
         capturing from scanners 2nd 3rd
         device selection 2nd
         file format selection
         naming
         preferences, setting 2nd
    screen savers
         creating (Windows Explorer)
    size options
         publishing options (Web Publishing Wizard)
     viewing (Photo Printing Wizard) 2nd
     viewing (Windows Explorer) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    Windows Explorer
         default image editing options
         Filmstrip display option 2nd 3rd
         slideshow creation 2nd
digital signatures
    add-ons
         invalid (IE6) 2nd
    files
         checking (System File Signature Verification tool) 2nd
digital still images
    Windows Movie Maker
         importing
digital video
    site resources
         CodecCorner
         Digital Video Magazine
         VideoMaker Magazine
Digital Video Magazine Web site
digitally signed software
Direct Connection
     establishing 2nd 3rd
Direct Network Connection feature
directories
     cd command (Change Directory) 2nd
     md command (Make Directory) 2nd
    versus folders
         terminology confusion
DirectX 9.x support
disabilities [See Accessibility Options]
disabling
    File and Printer Sharing
         peer-to-peer networks 2nd
     Simple File Sharing
     Windows Firewall
disaster planning
     network security 2nd
         baseline backup creation
         documentation, maintaining
         frequent backup creation
         incident plan development 2nd
         restore procedures, maintaining 2nd 3rd
disconnecting
     remote network connections 2nd
discussion threads
     newsgroup messages (OE6)
Disk Cleanup utility
     cleanup analysis reports 2nd
     file groupings 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     frequency of execution
     function of
     launching
disk controllers
    scan order
         multibooting 2nd 3rd
     upgrading
Disk Defragmenter 2nd
     alternatives
     launching 2nd 3rd
disk drives
    shared
         enabling 2nd
     speed upgrades
     UDMA/66
     Ultra2Wide
disk images
     backing up to 2nd
     DriveImage tool 2nd
     Norton Ghost tool 2nd
Disk Management utility 2nd 3rd 4th
    drive letters
         assigning 2nd
    hard disks
         extending 2nd
         spanned volume creation 2nd
         striped volume creation 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
    volumes
         joining together 2nd
disk space
     operating system requirements 2nd 3rd 4th
disk swapping
disparate networks
     bridging 2nd 3rd 4th
Display applet (Control Panel)
display properties
     power options
         APM (Advanced Power Management) feature
         hibernation feature
         standby feature
         UPS feature 2nd
Display Properties dialog box 2nd
     Appearance tab 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
     Desktop tab 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
     Screen Saver tab 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     Settings tab
     Themes tab 2nd
displaying
    workgroup networks
         absent computers 2nd 3rd 4th
distributed applications (networks)
     COM+ 2nd
    Messenger service
         administrator alerts 2nd
     remote procedure calls (RPCs)
Distributed File System (Windows 200x Server) 2nd 3rd
distribution lists
    Address Book (OE6)
         creating 2nd
DLC (Data Link Control)
DLL Hell
DLLs
     DLL Hell
     side-by-side DLLs
DMA channels
     controller assignments 2nd
     device users
         avoidance of sharing
     function of
DNS
     dynamic
     Inverse 2nd
    ISPs
         free services
DNS service
     (Domain Name Service)
     cost
     dynamic
     IIS configuration guidelines 2nd 3rd
DOC files
     WordPad
documentation
     maintaining for disaster planning
documents
    alignment issues
         font formatting 2nd
    Calculator results
         copying to/from 2nd 3rd
     display options (WordPad)
     filename extension associations
    fonts
         embedded
    graphics
         adding (WordPad) 2nd
    Notepad
         printing
    opening
         application launches 2nd 3rd
    other users
         display problems 2nd
    print queues
         properties, modifying 2nd
         properties, viewing 2nd
     printing via Internet (IPP) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
    WordPad
         creation features 2nd
domain name service (DNS)
     computer name resolution 2nd
Domain Name Service (DNS)
     cost
     dynamic
     IIS configuration guidelines 2nd 3rd
domain name system (DNS)
     Active Directory
domain networks
     administrator responsibilities 2nd
    folders
         sharing 2nd
     joining 2nd 3rd 4th
    local users
         managing
     logons
    passwords
         changing 2nd
     policy-based restrictions
    printers
         permissions, setting 2nd
    resources
         searching
     roaming user profiles
     searching (My Network Places) 2nd 3rd
    shared folders
         security 2nd 3rd
    user accounts
         adding 2nd
         editing
         password creation 2nd
     versus workgroup networks 2nd
    Windows 200x Server
         ADMIN$ folder
         CertEnroll folder
         FxsSrvCp$ folder
         IPC$ folder
         NETLOGON folder
         print$ folder
         Printers folder
         Published folder
         Scheduled Tasks folder
         SYSVOL folder
domains
     Inverse DNS 2nd
     joining
     logons
     registeration services
     registering
DOS
     Internetworking 2nd 3rd
    mouse
         hiding 2nd
DOS applications
    print jobs
         launching 2nd
DoS attacks (Denial of Service)
DOS Box sound tool
DOSKEY
     MS-DOS environment optimization issues 2nd
double-click mode (mouse)
Double-Click mouse option
downloaded program files
     deleting (Disk Cleanup utility) 2nd
downloading
     fonts 2nd
    MP3 files
         copyright restrictions 2nd
         MP3.com Web site
         to portable players
         Windows Media Player
     newsgroup lists (OE6) 2nd
    newsgroup messages
         offline viewing (OE6) 2nd 3rd
    Service Pack (SP2)
         setup files
    software
         add-on crash detection (IE6)
         add-on management (IE6) 2nd 3rd
         blocked (IE6) 2nd
         digital certificates (IE6)
         Download.com
         drive-by (IE6) 2nd 3rd
         invalid signatures (IE6) 2nd
         mirror sites
         progress bar
         Tucows.com
         version updates
         virus scanning
         ZIP compression
     Tweak UI tool 2nd 3rd
    updates
         Windows Update 2nd 3rd 4th
    Web sites
         offline browsing (IE6) 2nd 3rd 4th
DPReview.com Web site
Dr. Watson utility
     debugging functions 2nd 3rd
drag and drop support
    folders
         Windows Explorer 2nd 3rd
drag-and-drop support
dragging
    files
         to Print Manager 2nd
drive autotyping
drive letters
    hard disks
         assigning (Disk Management) 2nd
    non-existent
         mapping shared folders 2nd
    unused
         mapping shared folders 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
drive-by software downloads
     invalid signatures (Internet Explorer 6) 2nd
     preventing (Internet Explorer 6) 2nd 3rd
DriveImage tool 2nd
Driver Rollback feature (Device Manager)
     Registry restoration
drivers
     defective driver blocking (DDB) 2nd
     Device Driver Rollback
    devices
         maintaining (System applet) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
         removing (Device Manager) 2nd
         rollback (System applet)
         rolling back (Device Manager)
         updating (System applet) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
    dynamic link libraries (DLLs)
         modifications of
     Last Known Good Configuration enhancements
    missing
         troubleshooting 2nd 3rd
     Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)
    network printers
         installing 2nd 3rd
     printers
         Properties sheet 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
     searching (Microsoft Downloads Site)
     updating
     Windows Driver Model (WDM) 2nd
     Windows driver model (WDM) technology
     Windows Driver Protection
drives
    contents
         viewing (Windows Explorer) 2nd
     mapping (net use command) 2nd 3rd 4th
DSL 2nd 3rd 4th
     (Digital Subscriber Line)
    high-speed connections
         configuring 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
    modems
         ATM transmission
DSL modems
    Internet connections
         troubleshooting 2nd
DSL service
     inability to acess on LANs 2nd
     Internet connections on LANs 2nd
dual booting
     multi-boot managers
     with Linux
dual-booting
     advatanges 2nd 3rd
     disadvatanges 2nd 3rd 4th
     file system selection
     precautions 2nd 3rd 4th
         with Windows NT and XP 2nd
     versus single booting 2nd
     Virtual PC
     XP Professional and Linux 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
     XP Professional and MS-DOS 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
     XP Professional and Windows 2000 2nd 3rd
    XP Professional and Windows 9x
         in same partition 2nd 3rd
         in separate partition 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
     XP Professional and Windows NT 2nd 3rd
     XP Professional and XP Home Edition 2nd
DualView feature
DV camcorders
    controls
         compatibility with Windows Movie Maker
    images
         acquisition of
DVDs
     playback support (XP Media Center Edition)
dynamic disk aggregation
    hard disks
         joining 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
dynamic disk caching
     introduction of 2nd
dynamic disk management
     upgrades 2nd 3rd 4th
dynamic DNS service
dynamic DNS services
     site providers
dynamic IP addressing
     configuring 2nd 3rd
dynamic link libraries (DLLs)
    drivers
         modification of
dynamic storage model
     hard disks
         advantages
         converting to 2nd
         mirrored volumes
         RAID 2nd
         RAID-5 volumes
         simple volumes 2nd
         spanned volumes
         striped volumes
     versus traditional storage model
dynamic updates
     system stability
dynamic Web pages
     Web servers
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