Information for Readers Running Windows XP

The graphics and the operating system–related instructions in this book reflect the Windows Vista user interface. However, Windows Vista is not required; you can also use a computer running Microsoft Windows XP.

Most of the differences you will encounter when working through the exercises in this book on a computer running Windows XP center around appearance rather than functionality. For example, the Windows Vista Start button is round rather than rectangular and is not labeled with the word Start; window frames and window-management buttons look different; and if your system supports Windows Aero, the window frames might be transparent.

In this section, we provide steps for navigating to or through menus and dialog boxes in Windows XP that differ from those provided in the exercises in this book. For the most part, these differences are small enough that you will have no difficulty in completing the exercises.

Managing the Practice Files

The instructions given in the “Using the Book’s CD” section are specific to Windows Vista. The only differences when installing, using, uninstalling, and removing the practice files supplied on the companion CD are the default installation location and the uninstall process.

On a computer running Windows Vista, the default installation location of the practice files is Documents\MSP\SBS_Office2007. On a computer running Windows XP, the default installation location is My Documents\MSP\SBS_Office2007. If your computer is running Windows XP, whenever an exercise tells you to navigate to your Documents folder, you should instead go to your My Documents folder.

To uninstall the practice files from a computer running Windows XP, follow this procedure using Outlook as an example:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.

2. In Control Panel, click (or in Classic view, double-click) Add or Remove Programs.

3. In the Add or Remove Programs window, click Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Step by Step, and then click Remove.

4. In the Add or Remove Programs message box asking you to confirm the deletion, click Yes.

Important 

If you need help installing or uninstalling the practice files, please see the “Getting Help” section later in this book. Microsoft Product Support Services does not provide support for this book or its companion CD.

Using the Start Menu

Follow this procedure to start a program, such as Outlook 2007, on a computer running Windows XP:

• Click the Start button, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Office, and then click Microsoft Office Outlook 2007.

Folders on the Windows Vista Start menu expand vertically. Folders on the Windows XP Start menu expand horizontally. You will notice this variation between the images shown in this book and your Start menu.

Navigating Dialog Boxes

On a computer running Windows XP, some of the dialog boxes you will work with in the exercises not only look different from the graphics shown in this book but also work differently. These dialog boxes are primarily those that act as an interface between Office and the operating system, including any dialog box in which you navigate to a specific location. For example, here are the Insert File dialog boxes from Office 2007 running on Windows Vista and Windows XP and some examples of ways to navigate in them.

To navigate to the Chapter01 folder in Windows Vista:

• In the Favorite Links pane, click Documents. Then in the folder content pane, double-click MSP, SBS_Office2007, and double-click Chapter01.

To move back to the SBS_Office2007 folder in Windows Vista:

• In the upper-left corner of the dialog box, click the Back button.

To navigate to the Chapter01 folder in Windows XP:

• On the Places bar, click My Documents. Then in the folder content pane, double-click MSP, double-click SBS_Office2007, and then double-click Chapter01.

To move back to the SBS_Office2007 folder in Windows XP:

• On the toolbar, click the Up One Level button.