B

Back button, Windows Explorer, 116

Back menu, Internet Explorer, 491

backgrounds, 198-200, 530

backing up files, 155-170

copying files onto larger drives , 159

before installation of Windows Vista, 694

onto USB drives, 158

overview, 155-157

Removable Storage Service, 170

Windows Backup Status and Configuration, 157-170

Advanced Restore option, 166-167

backing up files, 161-163

Complete PC Backup tool, 168-170

overview, 157-158

restoring files, 163-165

running, 159-161

backslashes (\), 111-112

balance, audio, 348-350

baseline backups , 156

Basic Colors palette, Color dialog box, 202

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), 252, 619

Basic Rate Interface (BRI), 422

Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) header section, Windows Mail message window, 461

Beep When Keys Pressed Or Accepted option, Set Up Filter Keys window, 296

Berners-Lee, Tim, 482

binary command, 540

Binary mode, 537

binding protocols, 568

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), 252, 619

bitmap files, 256

Black-and-white or color option, Print dialog box, 262

Blind Carbon Copy (Bcc) header section, Windows Mail message window, 461

blocking

attached files, 457-458

e-mail senders, 472, 475-477

offensive web content, 510

blogs , Windows Vista support, 670-672

body, e-mail, 446

bookmarks, Internet Explorer, 495

boot loader, 619

boot partition, 618

boot sector, 619

bootable partitions, 10

booting up in Safe Mode, 251

borders, window, 15

BRI (Basic Rate Interface), 422

bridges, 553

broadband Internet Service Providers, 588

broadband service, 421

Browse dialog boxes, 29-31

browsers, web, 483-484, 609

browsing, web, 487

buffers, 344

bullets, WordPad, 315

Burn button, Windows Photo Gallery, 329

Burn tab, Media Player window, 353

Burn tool, Music folder, 344

burning CDs and DVDs, 125-126, 401-402

Business Card format, Windows Contacts, 469

business cards, virtual (VCF files), 466, 470

buttons

changing appearance of, 204-206

mouse, 228-229

Scientific Calculator, 320

taskbar, 187

Windows Explorer, 113