Magnifier, 476-479
mail, buying computer through, 35-36
maintenance
backing up data
making backups, 810-814
restoring from backups, 814
checking integrity of drive
hard drive errors, 806
running error-checking tool from command prompt window, 808-809
using error-checking tool, 806-808
cleaning up files
accessing more options, 802-803
Disk Cleanup utility, 800-802
defragmenting drive
analyzing defragmentation, 803-805
Disk Defragmenter utility, 803
starting defragmentation, 805
Maxi Vista, 451-453
media players
changing, 660-661
iTunes, 658
MusicMatch Player, 660
QuickTime, 658
RealOne Player, 658-659
Windows Media Player, 656-658
memory
changing settings in BIOS, 126
graphics controllers, 166-168
managing, 85-86
overview, 65-66
mice. See also touchpads
accessibility options, 485-487
alternatives to, 487
ball versus optical tracking, 216-217
buttons, number of, 217-218
connectors for, 327
ergonomics, 460
handheld, 218-219
laptop computers, 321-322
MouseKeys, 485-487
overview, 49-50
PS/2, USB, or serial port, 218
setting options, 421
tweaking
buttons, 219-220
device type, 219
motion or pointer options, 221-222
pointers, 220-221
using with laptop computers, 361
wired versus wireless, 217
microphones, 241-242
Microsoft Knowledge Base, 828-829
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit, 546-548
misaligned indexes, 806
mobile media player, 669-670
modem
connecting to networks using, 695-697
port for, 325
monitors
connecting to laptop computers, 450-451
controls on, 188-190
CRT monitors, 180-181, 185
dead pixels, 190
digital versus analog, 184
ergonomics, 460-462
flat panel monitors, 181-184
of laptops, 11, 341
LCD monitors, 185-186
multiple
cards with multiple heads, 446-447
configuring Windows for, 447-450
graphics controllers supporting, 175-176
managing with Ultramon, 453-454
multiple video controller cards, 445-446
overview, 47-48
repairing, 191
separate, using with laptops, 14-15
showing same image on two or more screens, 454-455
size of, 11, 186-187
technical specifications, 187-188
themes, 439-442
using multiple screens through network with Maxi Vista, 451-453
motherboard
BIOS, 65
chipset, 63-64
CPU, 61-62
inputs and outputs, 66-67
memory, 65-66
overview, 59-68
mouse. See mice
MouseKeys, 485-487
Movie Maker, Windows, 672-674
MP3 files
overview, 661-662
ripping CDs into, 663-664
multiple monitors
cards with multiple heads, 446-447
configuring Windows for, 447-450
graphics controllers supporting, 175-176
multiple video controller cards, 445-446
multiple users, accounts for
changing account settings, 544
creating new account, 542-544
Microsoft Shared Computer Toolkit, 546-548
switching between users, 544
music. See audio
MusicMatch Player, 660