Description

Windows Vista Pocket Reference is the ideal guide to setting up and navigating the basics of this new operating system, from the new user interface to networking, multimedia, security, and mobility. This pocket reference offers four sections that will familiarize readers with Vista quickly:

• Getting Started gives a crash course in using Windows Vista, including the user interface, handling files, folders, drives and search, and working with hardware.
  
  
• Networking, the Internet and Wireless offers a tour of Internet Explorer 7, a wireless networking guide, and how to set up and maintain home networks.
  
  
• Multimedia shows how to use the Media Center, Windows Media Player, and how to handle graphics and photos, podcasts and MP3 players.
  
  
• Security, Mobility, and Troubleshooting visits the security features, shows how to tune up Vista, troubleshoot problems, and use Vista with mobile devices.

 

Introduction  

A Crash Course in the Basics  

     What's New in Windows Vista 

     Windows Vista Editions 

     Hardware Requirements 

     Windows System Performance Rating 

     The Desktop 

     Point-and-Click Operations 

     Windows and Menus 

     Files, Folders, and Disks 

Chapter 2:. Shortcuts

     Working with Files and Objects 

     Starting Up Applications 

     Keyboard Shortcuts 

     Internet Explorer Hot Keys 

     Windows Mail Hot Keys 

Chapter 3:. Windows Components, Features, and Settings

     The User Interface 

     Filesystem, Drives, Data, and Search 

     Internet Explorer and Windows Mail 

     Networking, Wireless, and Mobility 

     Security 

     Hardware 

     Managing Programs, Users, and Your Computer 

     Performance and Troubleshooting 

     Graphics and Multimedia 

Chapter 4:. Registry Tweaks

     Registry Editor Crash Course 

     Registry Structure 

     Value Types 

     Registry Protection in Windows Vista 

     Registry Tweaks 

Chapter 5:. The Command Prompt

     Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection 

     Command Prompt Commands 

Index