List of Sidebars

Chapter 1: The Basics of Windows Vista

Versions of Windows Vista and Windows 2003

What Hardware Do You Need?

Welcome to Windows Vista!

When Can You Turn Off the Computer?

Chapter 5: Copying, Moving, and Sharing Information Between Programs

What Is DDE?

Chapter 8: Using Files and Folders

Where Is the Desktop Really?

Chapter 17: Ease of Access Center

Do Applications Use the Windows Accessibility Settings?

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

Chapter 20: Working with Sound

Licensing Issues for Digital Music

Chapter 23: Configuring Windows to Work with Your Modem

Two-Way Satellite Connections

Chapter 24: Connecting to the Internet

What Is TCP/IP?

Chapter 25: Using Windows Mail for E-mail

What Are Newsgroups?

Chapter 26: Browsing the World Wide Web with Internet Explorer

Getting Help

Covering Your Tracks and Tracking Others

Chapter 29: Designing a Windows-Based Local Area Network

Client-Server Computing

Adding or Upgrading a Computer on an Existing Network

Chapter 30: Configuring Windows for a LAN

Windows Vista Basic Edition and Domain-Based LANs

Chapter 32: Connecting Your LAN to the Internet

Broadband ISPs and Home Networking

Real-World Wi-Fi Security

Chapter 33: Network, Internet, and Web Security

The Microsoft Baseline Security Advisor

How Viruses Spread

Chapter 34: Formatting and Partitioning Disks

Managing Partitions with Norton PartitionMagic

Chapter 35: Keeping Your Disk Safe

Windows File Protection

Chapter 39: Windows Vista Configuration Files

What Is %SystemRoot%?

Chapter 40: Registering Programs and File Types

Running Programs on Startup