M


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




PC User's Bible
PC Users Bible
ISBN: 0470088974
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2007
Pages: 372

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