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add-ons SYMBOLS AND NUMERICS for , 360–361 * (asterisk) for wildcard searches, 524, 745–746 monitoring with Windows Defender, 126 = (equals sign) in comparison operators, 767 Player, 568, 619 ! (exclamation point) and shield on shutdown button, 30 Address bar > (greater than sign) in comparison operators, 767 breadcrumb trail in, 7, 666, 671, 673 < (less than sign) in comparison operators, 767 copying URLs from, 390 ˇ () deleting history menu, 341–342 defined, 21 finding URLs in, 81, 339 for Flip 3D, 35 FTP sites in, 453 keyboard shortcuts using, 1113 in Internet Explorer full-screen view, 324 zero day exploit, 138 navigating with, 674–675 10Base-T , 1035. See also Ethernet Network folder link, 1068 100Base-T Ethernet, 1035. See also Ethernet opening Recycle Bin from, 725 802.11 standards, 1037–1038, 1046, 1047 program names in, 33 1394 Public folder link, 1061, 1064 connecting devices, 952–953 in Save dialog box, 694–695, 698 defined, 952 searching with Internet Explorer using, 359–360 disconnecting devices, 954–956 secure site indication, 348 further information, 950 stopping searches, 744 symbol and plug shape, 952 tabbed browsing with, 324, 325, 326 on , 193 A typing URLs in, 318, 320, 321 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), 957, 958–959 undoing grouping and filtering, 682 accessibility features. See Ease of Access Center Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 1076–1077 accounts. See also accounts for user account navigation, 65, 377 e-, 364, 368–369, 427–429 Windows Explorer, 673, 674–675 fax, 854–855 Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), 143 FTP, 452 addresses, contact. See Contacts folder newsgroup, 440–442 administrative privileges Near Me, 1081–1083 for Advanced Sharing, 1064 acronyms (newsgroup), 447 COPYRIGHTEDfor MATERIAL editing the registry, 944 activating programs after installing Vista, 1106 for installing programs, 878, 887 active window, 34 running programs with, 73, 100 ActiveX controls for Services snap-in, 263 deleting, 361 shield icon indicating need for, 69–70 troubleshooting downloads, 147, 473–474 for Windows Reliability and , 1001 “Your current security prohibit running ActiveX administrative user accounts controls...” message, 479 choosing one person for, 58 defined, 58

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administrative user accounts (continued) antistatic wrist strap, 958 elevating privileges, 71 requirements for parental controls, 72, 77 “Antivirus software might not be installed” message, 130 UAC messages, 70–71 downloading current signatures, 132 Administrator account need for, 13, 130 adding to login screen, 74 older, avoiding, 897 avoiding use of, 58 Security Center configuration for, 133–134 as default user, 22 troubleshooting, 147 overview, 57–58 virus protection using, 131–132 Adobe Reader, 213, 278, 382 virus removal using, 133 Advanced Search tools AOL dial-up connection, troubleshooting, 146 opening, 742–743 “Application is using this file” message, 822 performing the search, 746–747 application programs. See also programs saving a search, 747–748 defined, 923 searching your computer, 743 processes versus, 923 searching your network, 743–744 services versus, 257–258 specifying search criteria, 745–746 archived files, scanning with Windows Defender, 127 using saved searches, 748–749 arranging Advanced Sharing, 1064–1065 desktop icons, 31–32, 167–169, 310 Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA). See hard drives; Favorites, 334–335 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives; SATA home page tabs, 327 (Serial ATA) drives pictures in Photo Gallery, 500 adware, 120, 338 program windows, 37–38 Aero Glass interface articles, defined, 439 color schemes, 161–162 ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization), 143 overview, 3–4 aspect ratio settings requirements for, 5, 163 for disks made with DVD Maker, 796 turning off, 6 for monitor, 154–155, 156 turning on, 311 for published movies, 620 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port), 957, 958–959 for , 594 album art for music, 553–554 asterisk (*) for wildcard searches, 524, 745–746 alerts. See error messages and warnings ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment). See hard drives; All Programs menu IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives; SATA adding programs to Quick Launch toolbar, 43 (Serial ATA) drives Back button, 26 attachments to e-mail creating custom shortcut icons, 32 attaching files to messages, 377–382 folder icons on, 26 contents pane column indicating, 399 launching programs from, 26, 32, 272 converting messages to files, 384 pinning programs to , 187 forwarding messages as, 375 reorganizing, 187–188 icons for attached files, 378 returning to dynamic menu, 26 malware spread by, 381 uninstalling programs from, 908 saving attachments as files, 382–384, 678 All Users Startup folder, 259–260 saving embedded pictures as files, 384 Alt key, 22 security settings for, 421–422 Analog Recorder, 297 sending documents from folders, 379 analog video, capturing, 624 troubleshooting, 478–479 AND operator for searches, 523, 746, 768–769 UAC messages when opening, 70 animation effects, turning off, 214, 215 Zip files for, 377 anonymous FTP, 452 audio. See music; sounds; specific programs

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Audio_TS folder on , 781 background graphics authors, searching by, 746 for desktop, 164–166, 308–309, 505 Auto Playlists (), 557–559, 584–585 for e-mail, 372 Auto Volume Leveling, 534 removing images, 215 AutoComplete feature (Internet Explorer) background music for movies, 614–615 clearing entries, 322, 341–342 background processes, 999 deleting individual links, 322 backing up overview, 321 automatically, 807 turning off, 342–343 avoiding older programs for, 897 auto-hiding the taskbar, 191 Center for, 806–809 automatic updates. See also CompletePC for, 809–810 changing settings for, 141–142 e-mail messages, 805 enabling, 138–139 encryption keys, 705 reviewing and removing, 142 importance of, 803 troubleshooting, 147 before installing Vista, 1106 AutoMovie feature (Movie Maker), 601 media for, 805–806 options registry, 944 for CDs, 534, 649, 779, 782–784, 917–918 simple file backups, 803–805 for digital video cameras, 953 System Protection for, 810–816 for DVDs, 574–575, 779, 782–784, 917–918 troubleshooting, 807 preventing the dialog box from opening, 918 Backup and Restore Center for USB devices, 951–952 automatic backups using, 807 autostart or startup programs backing up files and settings, 807 adding speech recognition, 236 changing settings for backups, 807, 808 adding to Startup folder, 259 overview, 16 adding Windows Sidebar, 203 restoring files from a backup, 808–809 defined, 257 starting, 806 deleting, 262–263 base ten (decimal) numbers, 941, 942, 943. See also Media Center, 641 numbering systems monitoring with Windows Defender, 126, 129, 261–262 binary numbers, 941, 942. See also numbering systems Notification area icons for, 199–200 bit rate for published movies, 619–620 opening the Startup folder, 259 BitLocker drive encryption re-enabling after upgrading to Vista, 1100 cautions for using, 817 reviewing and disabling, 262–263 described, 816 Services snap-in for, 263–266 encrypting a volume, 817–818 services versus applications, 257–258 further information, 818 Software Explorer for controlling, 128–129, 262–263 hardware requirements, 816–817 SpyNet Voting for, 129 volume, defined, 817 stopping, 259–260 startup blocked by, 818 Welcome Center, 152 system volume, defined, 817 AVS Video Tools, 582, 583 turning off, 818 bitmaps (.bmp files) overview, 521 B saved pictures stored as, troubleshooting, 475–476 Back button blackhat, defined, 138 on All Programs menu, 26 blink rate for cursor, setting, 179 Internet Explorer, 322 blocking e-mail using, 48 by country and language, 396 Windows Explorer, 675 identifying safe senders, 393–394 Back Up Wizard, 807

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blocking e-mail (continued) browser history phishing scams, 395 certificates, 347–349 specific senders, 394 clearing, 322, 341–342 unblocking valid messages, 397 cookies, 343–344 blocking pop-ups, 336–338 defined, 341 blocking using parental controls deleting individual links, 322 controlling game play, 82–83 preventing AutoComplete, 342–343 file downloads, 81 settings, 347 programs, 83 temporary Internet files, 344–347 setting time limits, 81–82 BSOD (Blue Screen of Death), 98 Web content, 78–81 buffer of printer, 845 blogs (Web logs). See RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication buffer overflow or overrun, 143 feeds) burning data CDs. See also burning music CDs Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), 98 adding more files later, 789 Bluetooth devices audio versus data CDs, 559, 776 Blackberry, connecting, 976 for backups, 806 classes of, 971 closing a Live (UDF), 788–789 configuring adapter for, 972–973 Mastered (ISO) format, 786, 788 discoverable, defined, 972 from Media Center, 645–646 discovery, defined, 971 from Movie Maker, 622 encryption, 972 overview, 785–787 icon for, 972–973 from Pictures folder, 496 joining a personal area network, 977–979 in Windows Explorer, 792–793 keyboard, installing, 974–975 burning DVDs mobile phone, installing, 975–976 adding more files later, 789 mouse, installing, 974–975 for backups, 806 overview, 971–972 closing a Live File System (UDF), 788–789 pairing, 972 data disks with Media Player, 793 Palm PC, connecting, 977 DVD Maker for, 16, 786, 794–801 passkey for, 972, 1027–1028 from Media Center, 645–646 printers, installing, 832–833, 974 from Movie Maker, 622, 801 terminology, 971–972 overview, 785–787 Windows Mobile, connecting, 977 from Pictures folder, 496 .bmp files (bitmaps) in Windows Explorer, 792–793 overview, 521 burning music CDs. See also burning data CDs saved pictures stored as, troubleshooting, 475–476 audio versus data CDs, 559 boldface choosing songs for, 562–563 folder names in Windows Mail, 398 creating the disk, 563 for HTML text, 386 “Invalid Function” message, 648 newsgroup message headers, 443, 444 from Media Center, 645–646 booting. See restarting your computer music quality for data CDs, 561 bottleneck, defined, 1036 options, 559–562 breadcrumb trail or eyebrow menu, 7–8, 666, 671, 673 player compatibility issues, 559 brightness saving Burn lists, 563 changing for Movie Maker , 609 speed for, 561 fixing in photos, 508 business cards (Windows Mail), 421–422, 465 scanner settings, 866 buttons. See also specific buttons browser, 317. See also Internet Explorer disabled, 48 on Help and Support Center toolbar, 89–90

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Index C

Help (question mark), 49, 87, 88, 272 installing or upgrading programs from, 886–887 mouse, 19–20 as optical media, 559 on Start menu, 28–29 options after inserting, 531 on taskbar, 33, 34, 36–37 overview, 657–658 tooltips for, 39 playing in Media Player, 530–531, 534, 779 on windows, 39, 40–41, 48 playlist for, 532–533 byte, defined, 661, 996 program associations for, 649 publishing movies to, 622 purchasing blank disks, 784–785 C ripping music CDs, 535–540 CA (Certificate Authority), 348, 432 speed of disks, 777 CAB files, including in searches, 758–759 stopping after listening, 534 Calculator, 273, 943 for transferring files between computers, 250–251, 254 Calculator Plus (), 273–274, 878–883 types of disks, 775–777 . See Windows Calendar using disks that contain data, 779–784 . See digital video cameras VCDs, 575–577 captioning pictures, 502 viewing captions or subtitles, 650 captions, viewing for CDs or DVDs, 650 viewing contents, 663, 781 capturing analog video, 624 viewing drives, 660–661 capturing screenshots viewing free space left, 662–663, 804 Print Screen key for, 294, 491–492, 842–843 Vista requirements, 1097 for, 292–294, 490–491 CDW Web site, 958 Cardbus cards central processing unit. See CPU connecting, 953 Centrino technology (Intel), 1037 disconnecting, 954–956 Certificate Authority (CA), 348, 432 CardSpace, 75–76 certificates Carriage Return key, 21 digital IDs for, 431–435 cascading open windows, 37, 38 overview, 347–349 cassette tapes, copying songs from, 297 turning on messages for, 349 cd command (DOS), 731 program, 285–286, 1115 CD-R, 776, 781, 785. See also CDs checkboxes for selecting icons in folders, 692–693 CD-ROM, 775–776, 780. See also CDs checking spelling for e-mail, 372, 421 CD-RW, 776, 781, 785. See also CDs Child Safety Web site, 85 CDs. See also burning data CDs; burning music CDs choosing. See selecting audio versus data, 559, 776 clean booting, 1026 AutoPlay options, 534, 649, 779, 782–784, 917–918 clean install of Vista for backups, 806 advantages of, 1105 booting from, 1106–1107 backing up first, 1106 capacities, 662, 785 doing the installation, 1107–1108 compatibility with drives or players, 559, 777, 785, 825 enabling booting from CD or DVD, 1106–1107 creating with Media Player, 559–563 installing new C: drive, 1107 determining disk type, 780–781 setting up after, 1108 disc versus disk, 776 Windows Activation issues, 1106 DVDs versus, 658 cleaning up your hard drive, 1013–1014 ejecting, 534, 539 cleanup programs erasing, 789–790 , 1013–1014 formatting, 790–792 older, avoiding, 897 getting information for your drive, 777–779 clearing. See removing or deleting importing pictures from, 486–487 ClearType option, 164

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clicking Windows DVD Maker, 799 choosing between double-clicking and, 685–686 Windows Media Player, 529 defined, 20 WordPad, 284 right-handed versus left-handed, 176 codecs (compressor/decompressors) speech recognition commands for, 231 downloading automatically, 573–574 ClickLock feature, 177 K-Lite Codec Pack, 651 Clipboard, 282 for Movie Maker movies, 619 clips (Movie Maker) variety of, 573 adding to Storyboard/Timeline, 602 collection folders for Movie Maker, 595, 600 audio, 611–615 colors breaking long video into, 599–600 for calendar coding, 305 brightening/darkening, 609 color depth settings, 156, 307–308 clearing the Storyboard, 601, 603 custom, creating, 162 combining, 600–601 for desktop background, 164–166 defined, 597 for e-mail background, 372 deleting, 600, 603 for encrypted or compressed files, 692 moving in collections, 600 fixing in photos, 508 moving in Storyboard, 603 High Contrast feature, 213 overlapping, 616–617 for HTML text, 386 overlays for titles and credits, 618–619 for individual screen elements, 164, 165 red X in Thumbnails view, 598 inverting in , 210 removing from Storyboard/Timeline, 603 for Media Player playlist pane, 533 renaming, 600 printed colors don’t match screen, 872 replacing audio content, 617–618 printing color documents in black and white, 841 setting trim points, 617 for Read-Only attribute of folders, 703 slow motion/fast motion, 609 scanner settings, 866 splitting, 600 schemes, 161–163 for titles and credits, 606–607, 618–619 themes, 159–161 transition effects, 607–608 transparency, 161, 162 trimming or extending, 616 .com top-level domain, 318 video effects, 608–610 combining viewing, 597–599 Movie Maker clips, 600–601 clock tracks in Windows Media Player, 569–570 customizing, 200–201 Comma Separated Values (CSV) format defined, 25 exporting contacts to, 470 closing. See also logging off; shutting down importing contact information, 469 command prompt, 902 Command Bar (Internet Explorer), customizing, 323 ending Meeting Space meetings, 1085 command prompt ending processes, cautions for, 930 copy and paste with, 730, 901 faxes, 863 Doskey feature, 730 frozen programs, 925–926 exiting, 902 Help window, 49 getting to, 729–730 Internet Explorer with multiple tabs open, 325, 328 help for, 730 leaving Meeting Space meetings, 1085 navigating from, 731 Live File System (UDF) disks, 788–789 printing a list of filenames, 731–732 Media Center, 646 running programs from, 901 minimizing versus, 40 System Recovery Option, 1027 print queue, 848 uses for, 729, 901 programs, 42–43, 925–926 using, 730, 901–902

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communities online. See Windows or Microsoft Communities sharing contacts on a network, 470 comparison operators for searches, 767 showing/hiding panes or menu bar, 462 compatibility issues. See also troubleshooting sorting contacts, 462 FAT versus NTFS file systems, 964–965 transferring contacts from another computer, 255 installing incompatible programs, 897–898 using contact groups, 467 Live File System (UDF) disk choices, 786 Content Advisor dialog box or messages, 476 for playing CDs or DVDs, 777, 785, 825 context-sensitive help, 88 Program Compatibility Wizard for, 898–900 contrast for programs, 877, 897–901 fixing in photos, 508 Properties sheet Compatibility tab for, 900–901 scanner settings, 866 CompletePC, 809–810, 1027 control (Ctrl) key, 22 compressed folders. See Zip files folder on Start menu, 184 compressing folder contents, 704–705 conversations compressor/decompressors. See codecs e-mail, 400, 401 Comptia’s Security+ credential, 435 newsgroup, 440 Computer folder on Start menu, 184 converting computer requirements. See system requirements e-mail messages to files, 384 Connect to item on Start menu, 184 FAT to NTFS, 964–965 connecting. See also Internet connection file types, overview, 723 Blackberry devices (Bluetooth), 976 iTunes playlists to M3U format, 588 Cardbus cards, 953 Microsoft Calculator Plus for, 273–274 IEEE 1394 devices, 952–953 music file types, 568–569 to network projector, 1086 numbering systems, 943–944 Palm PC (Bluetooth), 977 picture file formats, 522 PC Cards (PCMCIA devices), 953 picture file types, 522, 754–755 port connections possible, 103 video files, 582, 583 Remote Desktop connections, 458–460 Vista Contacts to vCard format, 424, 469–470 USB devices, 950–952 cookies, 343–344 Windows Mail Connection options, 423 copy protecting music ripped from CDs, 538–539 Windows Mobile devices (Bluetooth), 977 copying. See also backing up; burning data CDs; burning to wireless networks, 1048–1051 DVDs; burning music CDs Connection Wizard, 368–369 in command prompt window, 730, 901 Contacts folder copy-and-paste for, 719 adding e-mail sender to, 376 by dragging, 717–718 contact, defined, 461 e-mail messages to folders, 375 creating contacts, 463–464 to/from external disks, 716–717 editing contacts, 464–465 file in same folder, 719–720 e-mailing contact information, 465 files from CDs or DVDs, 781–782 exporting contacts to CSV files, 470 hyperlinks into HTML e-mail, 390 exporting contacts to vCards, 424, 469–470 mail folders to another user account, 437 grouping contacts, 462, 465–467 moving versus, 715 importing contact information, 468–469 music to portable devices, 564–567 making contact information into business card, 465 pictures, copy-and-paste, 490 making shortcuts to, 462–463 pictures, duplicating, 506 opening, 461 pictures from Web sites, 489 opening contacts, 464 pictures into WordPad, 282 pictures for contacts, 464 ripping music CDs, 535–540 printing contacts, 467–468 shortcut icon to Start menu, 167 searching for contacts, 470 songs from recordings, 297

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copying (continued) source location for, 715 D Data Collector Sets and Reports, 1004–1006 target or destination for, 715 Data Execution Prevention (DEP), 142–144 text in WordPad, 280–281 data types for registry values, 940–941 “This location already contains...” message, 720–722 dates thumbnails, not allowed, 647 filtering icons in Windows Explorer by, 682–683 undoing, 720 finding files by, 523 URLs, 81 grouping icons in Windows Explorer by, 681–682 using two open folders, 718–719 for pictures, 502 Web page content, 357 regional settings for, 238 Windows Clipboard overview, 282 searching by, 745, 769–770 Corel WordPerfect, 274, 275 stacking icons in Windows Explorer by, 682 corrupted programs, repairing, 905–907 dead key, 243 countries, blocking e-mail by, 396 decimal (base ten) numbers, 941, 942, 943. See also cover sheets for faxes, 859 numbering systems CPU (central processing unit) Default Programs item on Start menu, 184 checking process usage of, 930 Defender. See Windows Defender checking usage of, 927–928 defragmenting hard drives, 1015–1016 defined, 895 deleting. See removing or deleting foreground versus background processes, 999 DEP (Data Execution Prevention), 142–144 history of, 895–897 Deskshare’s Digital Media Converter, 582, 583 moving parts absent for, 995 desktop. See also personalizing or customizing; specific performance dependent on memory, 995 components performance impact of, 995, 997 adding Calendar icon to, 298 Performance Monitor graph for, 1002 adding Contacts folder icon to, 463 performance monitoring, 932–933 arranging icons, 31–32, 167–169, 310 port on motherboard, 958 background picture or color for, 164–166, 308–309, 505 priorities, 999–1000 changing picture for an icon, 31, 169 speed of, 927 choosing icons for, 30–31 technology, directly addressable memory and, 896–897 creating shortcut icons for, 32, 167–168, 333, 726–727 upgrading, 960 defined, 23, 151 viewing information about, 996 deleting shortcut icons, 727–728 Vista requirements, 1097 filling the screen, 155–156, 308 credits for movies, 606–607, 618–619 hiding an icon, 190 cropping photos, 508–509 icons, overview, 24, 30–31 crossover cable (Ethernet), 1036 launching programs from icons, 32 CSV (Comma Separated Values) format locking (hiding behind login screen), 28, 29, 55 exporting contacts to, 470 main components, 23–25 importing contact information, 469 Recycle Bin, 30 Ctrl (control) key, 22 refreshing, 169 currency conversions, 273–274 Remote Desktop, 457–460 cursor blink rate, setting, 179 right-clicking, 31–32 customer support. See help; troubleshooting sharing in Meeting Space, 1085 customizing. See personalizing or customizing shortcut icons versus originals on, 727 cut-and-paste in WordPad, 280–282 showing (minimizing all windows), 38, 166, 189, 313 CyberAngels Web site, 85 showing/hiding icons, 32, 168, 189, 310 Cyberguys Web site, 958

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sizing icon names, 309–310 discovery troubleshooting customization problems, 307–311 Bluetooth, defined, 971 Details view Bluetooth, turning on, 978 Media Library, 543 options for, 1055–1058 Windows Explorer, 679–680 Disk Cleanup tool, 1013–1014 Windows Movie Maker, 598 disk drives. See also specific kinds of disks and drives dialing rules for faxing, 857–859 adding to search index, 761–763 dialog boxes copying to/from external disks, 716–717 applying options, 175 getting information for CD and DVD drives, 777–779 Classic style, for saving, 696–697 navigating to, in Windows Explorer, 678 defined, 31 “Please insert a disk into drive A:” message, 824 shortcut keys for, 1112 removing from search index, 763 Vista style, for saving, 694–696 showing letters for, 691 dial-up Internet connections USB drives, 678, 950–952, 954 AOL, troubleshooting, 146 viewing contents, 663 performance of, 345 viewing drives, 660–661 Windows Mail settings for, 423 viewing free space left, 662–663, 804 dictating. See speech recognition disks. See removable media; specific kinds dictionary display card. See graphics card for speech recognition, adding words, 235 display, computer. See screen or monitor Web site, 334 display driver, updating, 313–314 digital cameras. See also digital video cameras displaying. See showing or viewing importing pictures from, 483–485, 501 .doc files, viewer for, 382 megapixels, 518 documents. See also files digital cards with CardSpace, 75–76 closing, 42–43 digital IDs e-mailing from folders, 379 further information, 435 filename extensions for types of, 911 getting, 432–433 folder type for, 701 options for, 423 plain text, 288 overview, 431 printing, 837–842 using, 433–434 Public folder for, 1061, 1062 Digital Media Converter (Deskshare), 582, 583 read-only copies, 1069 digital video cameras remote, merge features of Office programs for, AutoPlay options for, 953 1069–1070 IEEE 1394 connection for, 952–953 remote, opening, 1068–1069 importing from tape to Movie Maker, 597, 623–627 remote, saving local copy, 1069 Digital Video Recording–Microsoft (.dvr-ms) format, 579, saving before shutting down, 284 639–640 setting default program for opening, 911–917 dimensions of pictures, 295–296, 519 sharing handouts in Meeting Space, 1085 dir command (DOS), 731–732, 902 Start menu folder for, 184 Direct X requirements for Aero Glass, 163 troubleshooting, 824 disabled buttons, 48 viewers available for file types, 382 disabled devices, removing, 267 DOS commands disabling. See turning on and off cd, 731 disc versus disk, 776 copy and paste in the command prompt window, 730, disconnecting 901 hot-pluggable devices, 954–956 dir, 731–732, 902 from network drive, 1078–1079 Doskey feature, 730

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DOS commands (continued) reorganizing All Programs menu items, 187–188 getting to a command prompt, 729–730 right-handed versus left-handed, 176 help for command prompt, 730 selecting by, 714, 822 navigating from the command prompt, 731 showing entire window, or not, 164 printing a list of filenames, 731–732 sizing Windows Mail columns by, 376 uses for, 729, 901 window edges to size, 40–41 using the command prompt, 730, 901–902 windows to move on screen, 41 Doskey feature, 730 drivers double-click error messages, 1025 adjusting speed, 177 help for, 1024 choosing between single click and, 685–686 monitoring with Windows Defender, 126 defined, 21 for printers, 833, 872–873 doing away with need for, 177 troubleshooting, 1024–1025 right-handed versus left-handed, 176 updating display driver, 313–314 Double-Layer DVDs, 777. See also DVDs updating for devices, 968–969 downloading. See also Internet resources Vista-compatible, needed for installing hardware, 950 automatically in Media Center, 642 dual-booting blocking using parental controls, 81 defined, 1100 codecs as needed, 573–574 overview, 249 current antivirus signatures, 132 Virtual PC for, 249, 1101 Favorites recommendations for, 334 with Vista and XP, 1100–1103 fonts, 287 duplicating. See copying from FTP , 452, 453–454 DVD Maker. See Windows DVD Maker Java virtual machine, 920 DVD-R and DVD+R, 776, 781, 785. See also DVDs Microsoft Calculator Plus, 273 DVD-RAM, 777, 785. See also DVDs monitoring with Windows Defender, 126 DVD-ROM, 775–776. See also DVDs music from online stores, 541 DVD-RW and DVD+RW, 776, 781, 785. See also DVDs newsgroup names, 442 DVDs. See also burning DVDs pictures and videos, 357 AutoPlay options, 574–575, 779, 782–784, 917–918 programs, and installing, 878–881 for backups, 806 programs, and saving to install later, 881–883 booting from, 1106–1107 programs, compatibility issues, 877 capacities, 662, 785 programs, reading instructions for, 878 CDs versus, 658 programs, running versus saving, 878, 881 choosing screen size for, 576–577 programs to a network, 1073–1075 codecs for, 573–574 scanning downloads with Windows Defender, 124 compatibility with drives or players, 777, 785, 825 troubleshooting, 147, 473–474 copying files from, 781–782 video files, 581–582 determining disk type, 780–781 Windows Mail security settings for, 422–423 disc versus disk, 776 from Windows Marketplace, 883 DVD Maker for, 16, 786, 794–801 Windows Media Player plug-ins, 568 DVD- versus DVD+, 776 dragging erasing, 789–790 in Adobe Reader, 278 formatting, 790–792 ClickLock feature, 177 getting information for your drive, 777–779 copying files by, 717–718 importing pictures from, 486–487 defined, 21 importing video to Movie Maker, 597 files from CDs or DVDs, 782 installing or upgrading programs from, 886–887 moving e-mail messages to folders, 406 language default for, 577 moving files by, 717–718 Media Center settings for, 644

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Index E

modes for recording, 777 turning off options, 226 as optical media, 559 Use the computer without a display option, 213–214 overview, 657–658 Ease of Access options at login parental controls for, 577 activating accessibility features, 208 playing in Media Center, 636 blue and white button for, 22, 207 playing in Media Player, 575–576 Easy Transfer. See preventing screen saver during playback, 577 eBay Web site, 334 publishing movies to, 622 ECB (European Central Bank), 274 purchasing blank disks, 784–785 editing ripping, 582–583 contacts, 464–465 speed of disks, 777 file properties, 754–755 for transferring files between computers, 250–251, 254 HTML tags, 390 types of disks, 775–777 Media Library tags, 552–553 using disks that contain data, 779–784 Movie Maker Storyboard, 603 viewing captions or subtitles, 650 playlists, 557 viewing contents, 663, 781 registry, 937–946 viewing drives, 660–661 speech recognition commands for, 233 viewing free space left, 662–663, 804 text, shortcut keys for, 1114 Vista requirements, 1097 in Windows Mail, 371–372 watching movies, 779 .edu top-level domain, 318 .dvr-ms (Digital Video Recording–Microsoft) format, 579, 802.11 standards, 1037–1038, 1046, 1047 639–640 ejecting CDs, 534, 539 dynamic items on Start menu, 26 elevating privileges, 71 e-mail. See also attachments to e-mail; Windows Mail address for, 363, 366 E backing up messages, 805 Ease of Access Center blind carbon copies (bcc), 370 activating accessibility features, 209 carbon copies (cc), 370 administrative settings, 225 forwarding scanned documents automatically, 866–867 Always read this section aloud option, 209 incoming mail server, 363, 367 Always scan this section option, 209 outgoing mail server, 363, 367 Filter Keys feature, 222–223 overview, 363–364 Get recommendations... option, 209 publishing movies for, 622–623 help for focusing on tasks, 224–225 requesting Remote Assistance, 455–456 help for hearing impairments, 223–224 requirements for, 363 help for motor impairments, 215–223 saving messages when deleting accounts, 67 help for visual impairments, 210–215 saving pictures received by, 488–489 High Contrast feature, 213 sending calendars, 305 Make the computer easier to see option, 214–215 sending invitations with Calendar, 300 feature, 212–213 sending links or Web pages, 333 Microsoft Screen Magnifier feature, 210–212 sending media with Media Player, 534 Mouse Keys feature, 218–220 sending scanned documents, 866–867 On-Screen Keyboard feature, 216–217, 242–243 sending screenshot with Snipping Tool, 294 opening, 208 sending Zip files, 290 scrolling for more options, 209 sizing pictures for, 295–296, 522 shortcut keys, 225–226, 1112 speech recognition with, 234 speech recognition feature, 16, 207, 226–237 transferring messages from an older Sticky Keys feature, 220–221 computer, 255–256 Toggle Keys feature, 222 UAC messages when opening attachments, 70

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.eml files, 678, 805 Windows Defender notification, 127, 261–262 emptying the Recycle Bin, 726 “Windows has blocked this program...,” 145 enabling. See turning on and off for Windows Media Player, 648, 650 enclosures for hard drives, 805, 960 “You are running low on disk space,” 1012 encryption “You cannot save in the folder specified,” 824 BitLocker drive encryption, 816–818 “Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX by Bluetooth devices, 972 controls...,” 479 for certificates, 348 “Your system is currently set to 800x600...,” 651 colors for encrypted files, 692 Esc or Escape key, 21 digital IDs for, 431–435 escalating privileges, 71 of folders, 705 ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) ratings, 83 further information, 705 Ethernet. See also networks indexing encrypted files, 764 cabling for wired networks, 1035 private key, 348, 433 card, 1034 public key, 348, 433 crossover cable, 1036 encyclopedia online, 334 port for, 957 End User License Agreement (EULA), 890, 891 RJ-45 port for, 1034 ending. See closing; logging off; shutting down speeds, 1034–1035 Enter key, 21 traditional LAN, 1035 Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings, 83 EULA (End User License Agreement), 890, 891 equals sign (=) in comparison operators, 767 European Central Bank (ECB), 274 erasing. See removing or deleting euros, converting, 274 error messages and warnings. See also troubleshooting events, assigning sounds to, 174 about leaving a secure Internet connection, 474–475 Excel viewer, 382 “Antivirus software might not be installed,” 130 exceptions, firewall. See also “Application is using this file,” 822 adding for ports, 109–110 on Blue Screen of Death page, 98 adding for programs, 108–109 Content Advisor, 476 configuring from security alerts, 107 dealing with, 1025 configuring manually, 108 “The filename is invalid,” 824 deleting, 111–112 help for hearing impairments, 224 enabling or disabling, 111 “If you change a file name extension...,” 823 examples, 107 “Invalid function,” 648, 824–825 for file and printer sharing, 1055, 1091 Microsoft Narrator for, 212–213 inbound and outbound rules, 116–117 “Non System Disk or Disk Error,” 97 scope of, 110–111 Notification area, 46 exclamation point (!) and shield on shutdown button, 30 “Please insert a disk into drive A:,” 824 exiting. See closing; logging off; shutting down researching application errors, 936–937 expansion cards for secure sites, 348–349 example, 959 security alerts, 107 expansion slots for, 956, 958–959 “Some Start items can’t be displayed,” 311 installing, 957–959 “The host name could not be found...,” 476–477 exploits “This location already contains...,” 720–722, 823 firewalls not protection against, 104 “This page cannot be displayed,” 475 hacking terminology for, 138 UAC is turned off, 72 published on the Internet, 138 , 13–14, 70–71 security patches for, 138 when uninstalling programs, 908 Explorer. See Internet Explorer; Windows Explorer “Windows cannot open this file,” 669–670 exponent numbers, 942

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Index F

exporting. See also transferring files from another computer as metadata, 751 allowed sites (parental controls), 80 searching specific properties, 767 calendars, 305 setting when saving, 756 contacts to vCards, 424, 469–470 viewing in columns, 753 e-mail messages from Windows Mail, 435 viewing in Windows Explorer Details pane, 752 e-mail messages when deleting accounts, 67 viewing properties sheets, 752–753 Favorites, 335–336 File Sharing Wizard, 1061–1063 exposure, fixing in photos, 508 File Transfer Protocol. See FTP Extended option for second monitor, 157 filename extensions extended partition, 961 changing, avoiding, 668 extenders (Media Center), 644 changing file type, 723 external hard drives. See also hard drives defined, 667 copying to/from, 716–717 for document types, 911 creating your own, 805, 960 formats supported by Movie Maker, 594 installing, 960–961 formats supported by Photo Gallery, 499 shortcut icons for items on, 727 picture formats, 519–521 for transferring files between computers, 250, 254 searching by, 746, 768 extracting compressed folders, 290–291 setting default program for, 911–917 eyebrow menu or breadcrumb trail, 7–8, 666, 671, 673 showing/hiding, 496, 667–668, 689–690, 822, 913 in tooltips, 913 viewing for video files, 579 F “The filename is invalid” message, 824 F1 (Help key), 21, 87, 88, 91, 272 files. See also attachments to e-mail; documents; transferring family safety resources, 85 files from another computer Fandango Web site, 334 adding to Quick Launch toolbar, 196 FAT (), converting to NTFS, 964–965 associated with Movie Maker clips, deleting, 598 Favorites associated with user accounts, deleting, 67, 68 adding sites to, 332–333 associating file types with programs, 915–917 adding tab groups to, 333 backing up, 803–805, 807 deleting items or folders, 334 changing type of, 723 exporting, 335–336 choosing program to open, 668 importing, 335–336 choosing types to index, 763–764 organizing, 334–335 colors for encrypted or compressed files, 692 recommended sites, 334 converting music file types, 568–569 renaming links or folders, 334 copying, 715–722 Start menu item for, 184 default program for, 668–669 transferring from an older computer, 254–255 defined, 666 Windows Explorer favorite links, 677 defragmenting, 1015–1016 fax machines, 853 deleted, recovering from Recycle Bin, 726, 808 Fax Monitor, 862–863 deleted, restoring from previous versions, 815–816 faxmodems. See also deleting, 723–725 configuring options for, 855–857 DOS commands for, 729–732 dialing rules for, 857–859 dragging to move or copy, 717–718 phone line for, 853, 855 e-mail messages versus, 678 File Allocation Table (FAT), converting to NTFS, 964–965 formats for pictures, 519–521 file properties. See also metadata; tagging formats for songs ripped from CDs, 537–538 converting older file types, 754–755 formats supported by Movie Maker, 594 editing, 754–755 formats supported by Photo Gallery, 499 in index for searches, 751 fragmented, 1015

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files (continued) third-party, 105, 107 hidden, showing, 689 troubleshooting, 145–146 hiding protected operating system files, 690 FireWire. See IEEE 1394 icons, 666–667 fixing photos listing filenames using DOS, 731–732 Adjust Color option, 508 log files, 115, 427 Adjust Exposure option, 508 moving, 715–722 Auto Adjust option, 508 naming, 698 cropping, 508–509 naming songs ripped from CDs, 536–537 opening Photo Gallery Fix pane, 507 offline, syncing over a network, 983–993 red eye removal, 509–510 opening, 667, 698–699 saving changes, 510 overview, 666–671 troubleshooting, 508 paths to, 670–671 flaming, 440 properties, 751–756 flash cards. See memory cards publishing movies to, 620–621 flash drives. See jump drives (flash drives) recently opened, displaying on Start menu, 183, 186 flickering monitor, 158 renaming multiple, 723 Flip 3D renaming single, 722 overview, 4–5 restoring from a backup, 808–809, 810 switching between programs using, 35–36 restoring previous versions, 8–9, 814–816 turning on, 311 saving, choosing folders for, 694 floppy disks saving, Classic style dialog boxes for, 696–697 capacity of, 662 saving pictures embedded in e-mail as, 384 overview, 656–657 saving, Vista style dialog boxes for, 694–696 for password reset disk, 66 setting default program for opening, 911–917 port for drives, 958 sharing, 693, 1061–1065 viewing contents, 663 temporary Internet, 344–347 viewing drives, 660–661 troubleshooting, 821–823, 826 viewing free space left, 662–663 undoing a rename, 722 write-protect tab, 656, 657 video formats supported by Media Player, 578 focusing on tasks, help for, 224–225 viewers available for file types, 382 folders. See also mail folders (Windows Mail); transferring “Windows cannot open this file” message, 669–670 files from another computer; specific folders XPS documents, 850–852 adding to Quick Launch toolbar, 196 zipping and unzipping, 289–291 adding to search index, 759–760, 761–763 Filter Keys feature, 222–223 Advanced attributes, 703–704 filtering on All Programs menu, 26 folder items, 8, 9 changing icons for, 702–703 icons in Windows Explorer, 682–683 checkboxes for selecting icons in, 692–693 messages in Windows Mail, 400–403 checking size of, 803–805 pictures, 496, 503–504 collection folders for Movie Maker, 595, 600, 611 selecting icons by, 713–714 compressed (Zip files), 289–291 finding. See Internet resources; searching compressing contents, 704–705 firewalls. See also Windows Firewall copying file in the same folder, 719–720 limitations of protection by, 104–105 creating, 699–701 multiple, avoiding, 105 default view for, 691 need for, 103 defined, 27, 664 other components in defense system, 104–105 deleting, 723–725 overview, 103–104, 117–118 e-mailing documents from, 379 stateful, 104 encrypting contents, 705

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Index F

for Favorites organization, 334 for temporary Internet files, 347 filtering items, 8, 9 tooltips for, 688–689 grouping items, 8, 9 troubleshooting, 821 hidden, showing, 689 undoing a rename, 722 icon view in Windows Explorer, 679 view options, 687–693 icons, 664 viewing breadcrumb trail for, 671 importing content to Movie Maker, 597 viewing contents, 665 launching in a separate process, 690 virtual, 12, 44 launching searches from, 11 for Windows Mail message storage, 436–437 listing filenames using DOS, 731–732 fonts mail versus document, 398 Adjust font size (DPI) option, 170–171, 309 managing pairs of, 690–691 applying, 287 mapping drive letters to shared folders, 1077–1079 deleting, 288 moving files to subfolders, 715–716 formatting text in WordPad, 278–280 for music ripped from CDs, 536 for HTML text, 386 names in Vista versus older Windows versions, 253 for individual screen elements, 164, 165 navigating from the command prompt, 731 installing, 286–288 offline, syncing over a network, 983–993 for reading messages in Windows Mail, 416 opening automatically at startup, 258 sharpening display of, 164 opening from Start menu, 27 sizing icon names, 309–310 opening Network folder, 1067–1068 transferring from an older computer, 256 opening two, for moving or copying, 718–719 viewing in Fonts folder, 287 overview, 664–666 for writing messages in Windows Mail, 419 parent folders, 666, 821 Fonts folder paths to files, 670–671 deleting fonts, 288 permissions for shared folders, 1064–1065 installing fonts in, 287–288 personalizing, 686–699, 701–705 opening, 286 pictures on, 702 viewing fonts in, 287 pinning to Start menu, 187 foreground processes, 999 printing pictures from, 515–516 foreign languages. See languages; regional settings Public, 1061, 1062, 1064 formatting data Read-Only attribute, 703 HTML text, 386–387 removing from search index, 763 numbers, dates, and times, 238 renaming in Favorites, 334 speech recognition commands for, 233 renaming multiple, 723 text in WordPad, 278–280 renaming single, 722 formatting disks reopening upon logon, 691 CDs or DVDs, 790–792 reorganizing All Programs menu items, 187–188 new hard drive, 962–964 restoring default settings, 693 reformatting hard drives, avoiding, 664, 962–964 restoring previous versions, 8–9, 814–816 rules of thumb for, 664 reviewing shared folders, 1064 Forward button saving things in, 693–699 Internet Explorer, 322 searching in Windows Explorer, 739–741 using, 48 sharing, 693, 1061–1065, 1077–1079 Windows Explorer, 675 sorting items, 8, 9 forwarding specifying type for, 701–702 e-mail messages, 374, 375 stacking items, 8, 9 faxes, 863 subfolders, 665–666 scanned documents automatically, 866–867 switching between, 687

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F Index

fragmented files, 1015–1016 TV Tuner, 636 frames per second (fps) for movies, 620 updating display driver for, 313–314 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), 521 accounts, 452 greater than sign (>) in comparison operators, 767 anonymous, 452 grouping described, 439 contacts, 462, 465–467 downloading files, 452, 453–454 conversation messages in Windows Mail, 400, 401 Internet Explorer as client, 453–454 folder items, 8, 9 uploading files, 452, 453–454 icons in Windows Explorer, 681–682 Windows Explorer as client, 453–454 pictures, 496, 500 fully qualified domain name (FQDN), 457, 459 selecting groups of icons, 711–712 function keys Guest account defined, 21 enabling or disabling, 65 Function Lock or F Lock for, 88 overview, 58 Help (F1), 21, 87, 88, 91, 272 for troubleshooting startup problems (F8), 267–268 H hackers G defined, 103 gadgets. See also Windows Sidebar firewalls as protection from, 103, 104 adding and removing, 204 types of, 138 installed with Windows, restoring, 204 hacking terminology, 138 overview, 6–7, 201 handouts, sharing in Meeting Space, 1085 RSS Feeds, 332 hard drives running, viewing list of, 204 capacity of, 662 Slide Show, 516–517 changing letters for, 966–967 using and manipulating, 205 changing volume label, 966 Windows SideShow for, 205 converting FAT to NTFS, 964–965 game port, 957 defragmenting, 1015–1016 games deleting restore points, 1014 ESRB ratings for, 83 external, copying to/from, 716–717 not supported with Vista, 145 external, creating your own, 805, 960 parental controls for, 82–83 external, for transferring files between computers, 250, Start menu folder for, 184 254 GetNetWise Web site, 85 external, shortcut icons for items on, 727 GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), 521 formatting new drive, 962–964 giga, defined, 661–662 hybrid, for ReadyBoost, 1009 Gigabit Ethernet, 1035. See also Ethernet icons for partitions, 1011–1012 gigabyte installing second drive, 960–961 defined, 745, 996 memory (RAM) versus, 656, 928 storage space represented by, 1012 overview, 655–656 Earth program, 382 partitions, 817, 961–964, 965–966, 1100–1103 .gov top-level domain, 318 performance impact of, 997 graphics. See pictures persistence of information in, 1008 graphics card reading instructions for, 961 Aero Glass requirements, 163 ReadyDrive technology, 1021 Personal Video Recorder, 636 recovering wasted space, 1012–1014 settings, 159 reformatting, avoiding, 664, 961–962 slot types for, 163, 957, 958–959 scanning for errors, 1014–1015

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Index H

second disk for backups, 805 toolbar buttons, 89–90 showing letters for, 691 Windows Basics help, 49–50, 88 space required for TV recordings, 638 Help key (F1), 21, 87, 88, 91, 272 upgrading your primary drive, 1107 hexadecimal numbers, 941, 942, 943. See also numbering viewing capacity of, 1012 systems viewing contents, 663 hibernate mode, 29, 1020 viewing drives, 660–661 hidden files and folders, showing, 689 viewing free space left, 662–663, 804, 1012 hidden processes, viewing in , 930 Vista requirements, 1097 hiding. See also filtering; showing or viewing “You are running low on disk space” message, 1012 desktop icons, 168, 190 hardware. See installing hardware; specific kinds e-mail address from newsgroups, 445 hearing impairments, help for, 223–224 filename extensions, 496, 667–668, 689–690, 822 help. See also troubleshooting mail folders, 405 button for (question mark), 49, 87, 88, 272 newsgroup messages, 449–450 for command prompt, 730 Notification area icons, 45 context-sensitive, 88 Pictures folder menu bar, 496 for drivers, 1024 protected operating system files, 690 for hardware, 1024 Quick Launch toolbar, 43, 191, 195 Help and Support Center for, 88–94 recently opened files or programs on Start menu, 183 Help key (F1) for, 21, 87, 88, 91, 272 taskbar, auto-hiding, 191 Help menu for programs, 272 Windows Explorer panes, 674, 675 for Internet Explorer, 362 Windows Sidebar, 202 Microsoft Customer Support for, 94 High Contrast feature, 213 from people, 91–94 hints for passwords, 57 for programs, 87, 91, 272, 935–936 History pane (Internet Explorer). See browser history Remote Assistance, 92, 454–457 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) registry key, 938–939 searching versus, 735 HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG registry key, 938 shortcut keys for, 21, 87, 88, 91, 272, 1113 HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU) registry key, 938 for software troubleshooting, 946 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM) registry key, 938, 944–945 Start menu item for, 184 HKEY_USERS (HKU) registry key, 938 Windows Basics, 49–50, 88, 152 home network. See networks for Windows Calendar, 305 home page Windows DVD Maker, 801 changing default, 324, 475 for Windows Mail, 437 creating multiple tabs, 326–327 for Windows Media Player, 589 defined, 317–318 for Windows Movie Maker, 627 rearranging tabs, 327 Windows or Microsoft Communities for, 92–93 removing tabs, 327 for wireless networks, 1092 settings for, 328 Help and Support Center horizontal scroll bar, using, 47 adding Start menu link for, 88 “The host name could not be found...” message, 476–477 home page, 88, 89 hot-pluggable devices. See also specific kinds Microsoft Customer Support link, 94 Cardbus cards, connecting, 953 navigating, 89–90 defined, 950 non-Vista programs not covered by, 91 disconnecting, 954–956 online versus offline help, 90 drive icons for, 954, 955 opening, 88 IEEE 1394, connecting, 952–953 Remote Assistance link, 455 memory cards, using, 954 Search box, 90 PC Cards, connecting, 953 USB, connecting, 950–952

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H Index

hovering, defined, 20 filtering in Windows Explorer, 682–683 HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) finding on the Web, 169 adding hyperlinks to messages, 390–391 for folders, 664 aligning text, 387–388 grouping in Windows Explorer, 681–682 automatic e-mail signing, 391–392 for hard drive partitions, 1011–1012 configuring Windows Mail for, 385–386 hiding a desktop icon, 190 creating e-mail messages, 385–386 inverting selections, 714 described, 384–385 making your own, 169 formatting text, 386–387 Media Library View options, 543 indenting text, 387–388 for Movie Maker projects, 604, 621 inserting lines, 389 for movies, 621 inserting pictures, 388–389 for Network Locations, 1071 lists, numbered or bulleted, 387 in Notification area, 44–46 select, then do approach, 385–386 personalizing desktop icons, 30–31, 166–169 writing and editing tags, 390 for pictures, 666–667 HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), 317 printing closed documents from, 837–838 http:// in URLs, 317, 318 on Quick Launch toolbar, 43–44 100Base-T Ethernet, 1035. See also Ethernet in Recycle Bin, 726 hung computer, restarting from Task Manager, 927 for saved Web pages, 355–356 hyperlinks selecting all, 709 adding to e-mail messages, 390–391 selecting by filtering, 713–714 deleting from browser history, 322 selecting by lassoing, 714 described, 321, 390 selecting from multiple folders, 714 displaying Start menu folders as, 184 selecting groups of, 711–712 in e-mail messages, viewing target for, 397 selecting in folders, checkboxes for, 692–693 no effect when clicked, 473, 474 selecting most in a folder, 714 renaming favorites, 334 selecting one at a time, 710–711 sending by e-mail, 333 selecting range of, 709–710 using in Internet Explorer, 321–322 selecting single, 708 Hypertext Markup Language. See HTML selecting stacks of, 712–713 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), 317 selecting using keyboard, 711 showing in folders instead of thumbnails, 688 showing/hiding desktop icons, 32, 168, 189, 310 I sizing, 8, 32, 167–168, 215 icons sizing names for, 309–310 adding shortcut icons to desktop, 32, 166–167, 333, sorting in Windows Explorer, 680–681 726–727 stacking in Windows Explorer, 682 on All Programs menu, 26, 272 on Start menu, 26, 27 arranging desktop icons, 31–32, 167–169, 310 thumbnails as, 708 for attached files in e-mail, 378 undoing deleted, 169 Bluetooth, 972–973 unselecting all icons, 715 changing for folders, 702–703 unselecting one at a time, 710–711 changing picture for a desktop icon, 31, 169 for videos, 666–667 choosing for desktop, 30–31 for Windows Mail, 365 for Contacts folder, 463 for XPS documents, 852 displaying on thumbnails, 688 for Zip files, 289 for downloaded programs, 883, 1075 ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) host setup, 1040–1042 drive icons for memory cards and USB devices, 954 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) drives. See also hard drives for files, 666–667 enclosures for, 960

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Index I

further information, 950 input languages internal, master and slave, 961 defined, 239 ports, 958 installing, 239–241 speed of, 961 removing, 243–244 IEEE 1394 switching languages and keyboards, 241–243 connecting devices, 952–953 Input Method Editor (IME) for languages, 241, 243, 244 defined, 952 installing. See also clean install of Vista; installing hardware; disconnecting devices, 954–956 installing programs further information, 950 fonts, 286–288 symbol and plug shape, 952 input languages, 239–241 “If you change a file name extension...” message, 823 Java virtual machine, 920 iLink. See IEEE 1394 Microsoft Calculator Plus, 878–881, 882 images. See pictures repair installation for Vista, 99 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol), 425 URGE in Windows Media Player, 648 IME (Input Method Editor) for languages, 241, 243, 244 user interface languages, 239, 244 Import Video Wizard, 623–627 installing hardware importing. See also transferring files from another computer antistatic wrist strap for, 958 calendars, 305 Blackberry devices (Bluetooth), 976 contact information, 468–469 Bluetooth adapter, 972–973 e-mail messages to Windows Mail, 435 Cardbus cards, 953 Favorites, 335–336 connecting to the Internet before, 950 to Movie Maker, 595–597, 623–627 CPU upgrade, 960 pictures from CD or DVD, 486–487 expansion cards, 957–959 pictures from digital camera, 483–485, 501 hot-pluggable devices, 950–956 pictures from memory card, 485–486 IEEE 1394 devices, 952–953 pictures from scanner, 487–488, 501 keyboard (Bluetooth), 974–975 inbound rules for Windows Firewall, 116–117 memory cards, 954 incoming (POP3) mail server, 363, 367 memory (RAM), 959–960 index for searches mobile phone (Bluetooth), 975–976 adding folders to, 759–760 mouse (Bluetooth), 974–975 adding new locations, 761–763 network hardware, 1039 advanced options, 760–765 new C: drive, 1107 choosing file types for, 763–764 Palm PC (Bluetooth), 977 described, 11, 735–736 PC Cards, 953 file properties used for, 751 printers, 831–833, 974 indexing encrypted files, 764 removing hardware, 967–968 moving the index, 765 second hard drive, 960–961 not using, 758 turning off computer before opening case, 958 offline files in, 761 updating drivers, 968–969 options, 757, 758 USB devices, 950–952 rebuilding, 765 Vista drivers needed for, 950 removing locations, 763 Vista not starting properly after, 969 restoring default settings, 759, 765 Windows Mobile devices (Bluetooth), 977 size and performance issues, 759 for wireless networking, 1048 treating words with diacritics separately, 764 installing programs. See also clean install of Vista InfoCards, 75–76 administrative privileges required for, 878, 887 Information bar (Internet Explorer), 337–338 after downloading and saving, 882–883 infrared connection for printer, 832 cautions for, 885

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installing programs (continued) customizing Links toolbar, 196–197 creating restore points before, 812–813 default search provider, 359 from disk, 886–887 deleting link from browser history, 322 incompatible, 897–898 downloading pictures and videos, 357 Microsoft Calculator Plus, 273 Favorites, 254–255, 332–336 on new computer, 248 Forward button, 322 optional updates, 140–141 as FTP client, 453–454 prompts common during, 887–892 full screen viewing, 324 running versus, 880 help, 362 troubleshooting, 935 History button, 322 utilities, checking before, 248–249 improvements, 15 Vista, on new system, 1105–1108 Information bar, 337–338 Vista, upgrading to, 1097–1103 Zones, 350–351 when downloading, 878–881 LAN settings, 1042, 1043 instant messaging program icons in Notification area, 45 magnifying a page, 323 Integrated Drive Electronics. See hard drives; IDE (Integrated making default browser, 357–358 Drive Electronics) drives monitoring with Windows Defender, 126 Intel Centrino technology, 1037 Open in New Window command, 36 international concerns. See languages; regional settings opening links from other programs, 329 Internet cache. See temporary Internet files Phishing Filter, 338–341 Internet connection. See also ISP (Internet service provider) pop-up blocker, 336–338 connecting before installing hardware, 950 pop-ups, settings for, 329 dial-up, 146, 345, 423 printing Web pages, 352–354 information for Windows Mail setup, 366–367 Quick Tabs, 326, 328 performance of dial-up, 345 RSS feeds with, 330–332 sharing through a or residential gateway, saving Web pages, 354–356 1042–1045 searching the current Web page, 360, 735 sharing with Bluetooth, 979–981 searching the Web, 358–360 sharing with ICS host, 1040–1042 shortcut keys, 329, 1116–1118 speed of, 997 showing/hiding optional panes, 323 troubleshooting AOL dial-up connection, 146 showing/hiding toolbars, 323 troubleshooting for wired networks, 1090–1091 sizing panes, 323 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) host setup, 1040–1042 starting, 320 Internet Explorer tabbed browsing, 324–329 add-ons, 360–361 temporary Internet files, 344–347 Address bar, 359–360 troubleshooting, 362, 473–476 AutoComplete feature, 321, 341–343 trust issues, 351 Back button, 322 using hyperlinks, 321–322 browsing to a Web site, 320–321 viewing saved Web pages, 356–357 certificates, 347–349 Web overview, 317–320 changing default home page, 324, 475 Windows Explorer versus, 319, 672 clearing AutoComplete entries, 341–342 Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP), 425 clearing History, 322 Internet programs, setting defaults for, 919–920 closing with multiple tabs open, 325, 328 Internet resources. See also downloading; parental controls; Command Bar, customizing, 323 Windows or Microsoft Communities cookies, 343–344 Adobe Reader, 213 copying Web page content, 357 album art for music, 553–554 creating desktop icons for sites, 333 antistatic wrist strap, 958

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Index H

application error information, 936 search providers, 359 BitLocker drive encryption information, 818 Security At Home RSS Feed, 341 Comptia site, 435 software troubleshooting, 946 converting iTunes playlists to M3U format, 588 sound effects, 174, 611 currency conversions, 274 speech recognition information, 227, 237 DVD-ripping and file-conversion programs, 582, 583 spell checking services, 735 exporting favorites to the Web, 336 SpyNet community, 130 family safety, for parents, 85 startup problem information, 269 Favorites recommendations, 334 for startup problems, 100 fonts, 287 technology information, 950 gadgets, 204 TextAloud, 213 hard drives and enclosures, 805, 960 USB Easy Transfer cable, 250 help for programs, 935–936 User Account Control information, 72 icon-making programs, 169 viewers available for file types, 382 icons, 169 virtual machine software, 249 Internet Explorer add-ons, 360 Virtual PC information, 1101 Java virtual machine, 920 visual impairments information, 210 jump drives, 66, 659 Windows Defender site, 130, 147 keyboard layouts, 242 ID, 440 K-Lite Codec Pack, 651 Windows Live OneCare, 132 LavaSoft Ad-Aware program, 338 Windows Live Search, 269 Media Center online media, 635 Windows Marketplace, 883 Media Center site, 646 Windows Media Player plug-ins, 568, 619 media for Windows Media Player, 589 Windows Media Player site, 650 media information, 539, 545–546 Windows Upgrade Advisor, 1098 memory card readers, 66, 486 Internet Security Zones, 350–351 memory (RAM) chips, 960 Internet service provider. See ISP microphones, 226 Internet video, 581–582 Microsoft Calculator Plus, 273 “Invalid function” message, 648, 824–825 Microsoft certifications information, 266 IP addresses Microsoft Plus or SuperPack, 297 for browsing, 344–345 Microsoft Reader, 213 Custom list for exceptions, 111 Microsoft Safety home page, 397 finding for computer on local network, 111 Microsoft support site, 1025 finding your current address, 345 music stores, 541 overview, 111 network hardware, 1039 private addresses, 111 newsgroups, 440 ipconfig /all command, 111 online help, 90 IPsec settings for firewall, 115–116 password checkers, 56 ISP (Internet service provider) PC-to-PC file transfer programs, 254 antivirus protection with, 130, 131, 133 PlaysForSure network, 564 described, 363 portable music devices, 564 file size limit, 377 process information, 930 information for Windows Mail setup from, 366–367 programs not supported, 145 mail servers, 363 retailers, 66 troubleshooting AOL dial-up connection, 146 RSS feeds, 331 italics for HTML text, 386 scam information, 341 iTunes playlists, converting to M3U format, 588

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J Index

J L jargon. See terminology LAN (local area network). See also networks; sharing Java virtual machine, 920 acquiring and installing hardware, 1038–1039 joystick port, 957 defined, 1034, 1053 JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format, 521 installing hardware, 1039 jump drives (flash drives) Internet Explorer settings, 1042, 1043 for BitLocker drive encryption, 816 making private, 1056, 1057 defined, 66 planning, 1034 overview, 659 preparing to configure, 1039–1040 for password reset disk, 66 purchasing hardware, 1038–1039 ReadyBoost feature, 16–17, 951, 1008–1010 uses for, 1034 ReadyDrive technology, 1021 wired, creating, 1034–1036 resources for, 66, 659 wired, ICS host setup for, 1040–1042 for transferring files between computers, 250, 254 wired, router setup for, 1042–1045 viewing contents, 663 wireless, creating, 1036–1038 viewing drives, 660–661 wireless, setting up, 1046–1052 viewing free space left, 662–663, 804 landscape orientation for printing, 834, 840 junk e-mail. See spam (junk e-mail) language interface packs (LIPs), 239, 244 languages. See also regional settings blocking e-mail by, 396 K default for DVDs, 577 key combinations. See shortcut keys IME (Input Method Editor) for, 241, 243, 244 keyboard. See also shortcut keys indexing words with diacritics separately, 764 active window for, 34 input language, defined, 239 Bluetooth, installing, 974–975 installing input languages, 239–241 dead key, 243 installing user interface languages, 239, 244 Filter Keys feature, 222–223 for Microsoft Communities newsgroups, 442 following focus with Microsoft Screen Magnifier, 212 opening dialog box for options, 237 layouts for different languages, 242 for speech recognition, 227, 236 in Media Center, 631 switching input languages and keyboards, 241–243 Microsoft Natural Keyboard shortcuts, 1113 user interface language, defined, 239 Mouse Keys feature, 218–220 lassoing, selecting icons by, 714, 822 moving windows from, 42 launching. See opening or starting; restarting your computer narrating as you type, 212 LavaSoft Ad-Aware program, 338 not working after computer starts, 98 LDIF (LDAP server) format for importing contact On-Screen Keyboard feature, 216–217, 242–243 information, 469 repeat delay and rate settings, 179–180 least privilege principle, 57, 71 scrolling with, 47 leaving Meeting Space meetings, 1085 for selecting icons, 711 left (primary) mouse button for selecting in Media Library, 549 defined, 19 sizing windows from, 42 switching for left-handed use, 175–176 Sticky Keys feature, 220–221 less than sign (<) in comparison operators, 767 switching between programs with, 35 letters for drives switching input languages, 241–243 changing for hard drive, 966–967 terminology, 21–22 mapping to shared folders, 1077–1079 Toggle Keys feature, 222 showing, 691 Vista requirements, 1097 library (Windows Media Player) kilo, defined, 661–662 adding lyrics, 553 K-Lite Codec Pack, 651 adding videos, 579–580 .kmz files, viewer for, 382

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Index M

Advanced Tag Editor, 552–553 locking the taskbar, 190, 192 categories for viewing items, 542 log files changing media information, 550–551 Windows Firewall settings for, 115 changing song titles, 550 Windows Mail settings for, 427 choosing columns, 544 logging in choosing files to include, 546–548 adding Administrator account to login screen, 74 Details view, 543 blue circle for Ease of Access options, 22, 207 Expanded Tile view, 543 bypassing the login page, 266 getting album art, 553–554 reopening folders upon, 691 getting media information from the Internet, 545–546 on resuming from screen saver, 173 Icon view, 542 to user accounts, 22–23, 53–54, 68–69 Library tab, 528, 541 logging off. See also restarting your computer; shutting down moving columns, 545 from Media Center, 646 navigating, 541–543 overview, 50 playing videos from, 580 from Start menu, 29 preventing sound effects in, 548 switching user accounts versus, 55 rating songs, 551–552 of user accounts, 54–55 renaming songs automatically, 548–549 LPs, copying songs from, 297 selecting in, 549–550 LPT1 (parallel) port sharing, 548, 1058–1059, 1079–1080 illustrated, 957 sizing columns, 544–545 installing printer using, 831 sorting songs, 545 lurking, 440 Tile view, 542–543 lyrics, adding to Media Library, 553 volume-leveling for songs, 548 line in port, 957 lines, inserting in HTML e-mail, 389 M links. See hyperlinks magnetic media, 656. See also specific kinds Links toolbar, customizing, 196–197 mail folders (Windows Mail) LIPs (language interface packs), 239, 244 boldface names, 398 listing filenames using DOS, 731–732 copying messages to, 375 Live File System (UDF) disks copying to another user account, 437 adding more files later, 789 creating, 403–404 burning CDs or DVDs, 785–787 deleting, 404 closing, 788–789 document folders versus, 398 compatibility choices, 786 location for, 436 erasing files, 789 mail not showing up in Inbox, 478 formatting, 790–792 moving, 404 Live ID, 440 moving messages to, 375, 406 local area network. See LAN; networks; sharing overview, 398 local computer, defined, 1054 renaming, 404 local resource, defined, 1054 showing and hiding, 405 Local Security Policy console, 75 undeleting, 405 Local User Storage folder on Start menu, 184 mainboard. See motherboard Local Users and Groups console, 74 Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), 134 locking the desktop malware (malicious software) protection automatic, 74 Address Space Layout Randomization for, 143 methods for, 28, 29, 55 antivirus software for, 13, 130–134 overview, 28 Data Execution Prevention for, 142–144 stopping need for password on lockout, 74 Malicious Software Removal Tool for, 134

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M Index

malware (malicious software) protection (continued) syncing compatible devices, 646 malware, defined, 119 TV settings, 642–643 overview, 134–135 TV Tuner or Personal Video Recorder card for, 636 spread by e-mail attachments, 381 viewing pictures or videos, 634–635 types of malware, 119–120 Vista editions with, 629 User Account Control for, 134 visual and sound effects, 641 Windows Defender for, 121–130 watching recorded TV, 638–639 managed cards with CardSpace, 75–76 Web site, 646 mapping drive letters to shared folders, 1077–1079 without a TV, 633–636 MapQuest Web site, 334 media information Mastered (ISO) format changing in Media Library, 550–551 burning CDs, 788 creating in Movie Maker, 603 choosing for CDs, 786 getting from the Internet, 539, 545–546 formatting CDs, 790 Media Library. See library (Windows Media Player) maximizing program windows, 39 Media Player. See Windows Media Player Media Center Meeting Space. See advantages of, 629 mega, defined, 661–662 Automatic Download options, 642 megabyte, defined, 745, 996 burning CDs and DVDs, 645–646 megapixels, 518 closing, 646 memory cards DVD settings, 644 defined, 66 Extender settings, 644 disconnecting, 954–956 files for recorded TV, 639–640 drive icons for, 954, 955 General settings, 640–642 examples, 954 keyboard with, 631 importing pictures from, 485–486 Library Setup, 645 inserting in slots for, 954 mouse with, 631 overview, 658–659 moving, 632 for password reset disk, 66 Music settings, 644 resources for readers, 66, 486 Online Media option, 635 viewing contents, 663, 954 opening, 629–630 viewing free space left, 662–663 overview, 629–631 memory (graphics card), Aero Glass requirements, 163 parental controls, 641 memory (RAM). See also virtual memory personalizing, 640–646 Address Space Layout Randomization, 143 Pictures settings, 643–644 buffer overflow or overrun, 142 playback controls, 632–633 checking process usage of, 930 playing movies, 636 checking usage of, 928–929 playing music, 633–634 defined, 928 program guide, 641, 643 directly addressable, processor technology and, 896–897 Program Library options, 641 hard drives versus, 656, 928 questions about monitor, 630 installing more, 959–960 recording TV shows, 637–638 measurements for, 995–996 remote control with, 631, 636, 637, 646 minimizing versus closing programs and, 40 schedule optimization, 642 mixing speeds, avoiding, 960 setup options, 641 moving parts absent for, 995 sharing media, 1058–1059 performance impact of, 995, 997 Shut Down option, 646 performance monitoring, 933 sizing, 631 running multiple programs in, 33 startup and window behavior, 640–641 viewing information about, 996

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Index M

virtual memory versus, 928, 1006 Microsoft Resource Kit, 266 Vista requirements, 1097 .mil top-level domain, 318 as volatile, 1008 mini-DVDs, 777. See also DVDs Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool for, 1027 minimizing program windows memory sticks. See memory cards all open windows, 38, 166, 189 menus. See also shortcut menus closing versus, 40 Classic, in Windows Explorer, 821 single window, 39–40 designing in DVD Maker, 797–798 Windows Media Player, 530 displaying Start menu folders as, 184 Mirrored option for second monitor, 157 shadows under, enabling or disabling, 164 MMC (Microsoft Management Console) shortcut keys on, 1109, 1110 Services snap-in, 263–266 showing for folders, 688 snap-ins, defined, 263 Windows Explorer, 673 mobile phone (Bluetooth), installing, 975–976 Windows Media Player, 528, 649 modems merge features of Office programs, 1069–1070 faxmodems, 853, 855–859 message rules (Windows Mail), 407–409 for, 957 messages. See e-mail; error messages and warnings; Windows Windows Display Driver Modem (WDDM), 5, 163 Mail monitor. See screen or monitor metadata. See also file properties; tagging motherboard defined, 570, 751 CPU upgrade, 960 file properties as, 751 defined, 956 searching Media Library using, 570 installing expansion cards, 957–959 metric conversions, 273–274 installing memory (RAM), 959–960 microphone ReadyBoost capability, 1009 for narrating movies, 612–613 motor impairments. See also speech recognition port for, 957 Filter Keys for, 222–223 for Sound Recorder, 296–298 Mouse Keys for, 218–220 for speech recognition, 226–227, 228, 237 On-Screen Keyboard for, 216–217 microprocessor. See CPU (central processing unit) Sticky Keys for, 220–221 Microsoft. See also Windows or Microsoft Communities; Toggle Keys for, 222 specific programs mouse. See also dragging; mouse pointer Calculator Plus, 273–274, 878–883 adjusting double-click speed, 177 certifications information, 266 Bluetooth, installing, 974–975 Customer Support, 94 changing wheel behavior, 179 Management Console (MMC), 263–266 ClickLock feature, 177 Narrator, 212–213 in Media Center, 631 Natural Keyboard shortcuts, 1113 not working after computer starts, 98 Plus or SuperPack, 297 personalizing, 174–179 Reader, 213 scrolling with wheel, 47 Safety home page, 397 selecting text in WordPad, 277–278 Screen Magnifier, 210–212 speech recognition commands for clicking, 231 searching for help from, 100 switching buttons for left-handed use, 175–176 SpyNet community, 130 terminology, 19–21 support site, 1025 using wheel in Pictures folder, 495 Virtual PC, 249, 1101 Vista requirements, 1097 Web sites, 334 Mouse Keys feature, 218–220 Windows Marketplace, 883 mouse pointer Word, 274, 275, 382 adjusting precision, 178 XPS Document Writer, 850–851 adjusting speed, 177–178

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mouse pointer (continued) copying to portable devices, 564–567 changing, 175 creating CDs, 559–563 defined, 19 crossfading, 534 following with Microsoft Screen Magnifier, 211 Enhancements, 533–534 making more visible, 178 folder types for, 701–702 moving with keyboard (Mouse Keys), 218–220 getting online, 541 .mov files, viewer for, 382 graphic equalizer for, 534 movies. See DVDs; VCDs; videos; Windows Movie Maker importing to Movie Maker, 597 moving around. See navigating Media Center settings for, 644 moving objects media information for, 539, 545–546 copying versus, 715 play speed settings, 534 cut-and-paste for, 719 playing CDs in Media Player, 530–531, 779 by dragging, 717–718 playing in Media Center, 633–634 e-mail messages to folders, 375, 406 playlists for, 532–533, 554–559 Favorites, 334 rating songs, 551–552 files to subfolders, 715–716 ripping CDs, 535–540 mail folders, 404 SRS WOW Effects, 534 Media Center, 632 Start menu folder for, 184 Media Library columns, 545 visualizations for, 531–532 Movie Maker clips in collections, 600 volume-leveling for songs, 548 Movie Maker clips in Storyboard, 603 Music folder program windows, 41–42 as default for songs ripped from CDs, 536 search index, 765 Start menu display of, 184 source location for, 715 target or destination for, 715 taskbar, 193 N taskbar toolbars, 194 names. See also Contacts folder; filename extensions; text in WordPad, 280–282 renaming “This location already contains...” message, 720–722 changing for user account, 64 undoing, 720 for e-mail accounts, 369 using two open folders, 718–719 “The filename is invalid” message, 824 Windows Clipboard overview, 282 for files ripped from CDs, 536–537 .mpg files, renaming .VOB files as, 582, 597, 781 of folders in Vista versus older Windows versions, 253 MP3 format, 538 fully qualified domain name (FQDN), 457, 459 MP3 players. See portable music devices listing filenames using DOS, 731–732 MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool), 134 rules for files, 698 M3U format, 588 for saving documents, 283 MTV’s URGE music store, 541, 648 searching by filename, 745–746, 768, 769 multilingual user interface (MUI) packs, 239, 244 showing/hiding filename extensions, 496 multiple operating systems. See dual-booting symbolic error names, 1025 music. See also sounds; Windows Media Player tips for naming things, 698 adding in Movie Maker, 611, 614–615 Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 1076–1077 adding lyrics, 553 volume label of hard drive, 966 album art for, 553–554 workgroup, changing on XP computer, 1058 Auto Volume Leveling, 534 workgroup, setting, 1056–1057 choosing songs to include in your library, 546–548 narration for movies, 612–613 combining multiple tracks, 569–570 Narrator (Microsoft), 212–213 controlling volume, 525–526 natural language searches, 758, 772–773

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Index N

navigating planning a LAN, 1034 from the command prompt, 731 preparing to configure, 1039–1040 Help and Support Center, 89–90 printer troubleshooting, 870 Media Library, 541–543 purchasing hardware, 1038–1039 speech recognition commands for, 231 Remote Desktop connections, 458–460 text, shortcut keys for, 1114 resources, defined, 1034 User Accounts control panel, 65 searching yours, 743–744 Windows Calendar, 300 Start menu item for, 184 in Windows Explorer, 674–678 syncing offline files and folders, 983–993 WordPad word processor, 276–277 terminology, 1054 Navigation pane transferring files from another computer, 250 for folders, 7–8 troubleshooting, 1089–1093 for Media Player library, 541–543 uses for, 1034 Windows Explorer, 673, 676–677, 821 wired, creating, 1034–1036 .net top-level domain, 318 wired, ICS host setup for, 1040–1042 netiquette, 440 wired, router setup for, 1042–1045 netplwiz program, 266 wireless, creating, 1036–1038 Network and Sharing Center wireless, setting up, 1046–1052 making local network private, 1056, 1057 new features overview. See also specific features opening, 1056 Aero Glass interface, 3–4, 5–6 troubleshooting network printer connections, 1092 Alt+Tab thumbnails, 4 troubleshooting wired networks, 1089–1090 Backup and Restore Center, 16 turning on sharing and discovery options, 1056–1058 breadcrumb trail or eyebrow menu, 7–8 Network Connections icon in Notification area, 44 CD and DVD burning, 16 network drives, 1078–1079 Flip 3D, 4–5 Network folder, 1067–1068 Internet Explorer improvements, 15 network interface card (NIC), 1034, 1035, 1036 investing time learning, 3 Network Locations look and feel, 3–6 creating, 1071–1073 navigation improvements, 7–10 setting up, 983 overview, 17 syncing devices within, 993–994 parental controls, 14 syncing files and folders within, 984–993 ReadyBoost, 16–17 Network News Transport Protocol (NNTP) servers, 440 Restore previous versions command, 8–9 network projectors, 1085–1087 Search, 10–12 networks. See also sharing security improvements, 13–14 acquiring and installing hardware, 1038–1039 sizing icons, 8 Bluetooth personal area network (PAN), 977–981 sorting, grouping, filtering, and stacking folder items, 8, 9 bottlenecks, 1036 speech recognition, 16 downloading programs to, 1073–1075 taskbar thumbnails, 4–5 Ethernet port, 957 undelete, 10 finding IP address for computer on, 111 User Account Control, 13–14 forwarding scanned documents automatically, 866–867 virtual folders, 12 installing hardware, 1039 Windows Explorer improvements, 6 installing printer on, 832–833 Windows Mail, 15 LAN, defined, 1034 , 14–15 making local network private, 1056, 1057 Windows Sidebar, 6–7 Meeting Space ad-hoc wireless network, 1083–1084 New Technology File System (NTFS), converting FAT to, monitoring with Task Manager, 933–934 964–965

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N Index

newsgroups. See also Windows or Microsoft Communities People Near Me icon in, 1082 acronyms, 447 removing icons, 199–200 adding to your account, 442 responding to messages, 46 as address sources for spammers, 445 service icons in, 257–258 articles, 439 showing/hiding icons in, 45–46, 197, 198 boldface message headers, 443, 444 speech recognition icon in, 228 conversations, defined, 440 viewing inactive icons, 44 creating an account, 440–442 Volume Control in, 525–526 creating message rules, 450–451 Windows Defender icon in, 121 defined, 439 Windows Sidebar icon in, 202–203 downloading names of, 442 wireless network icon in, 1051–1052 flaming, 440 NTFS (New Technology File System), converting FAT to, getting the latest messages, 446–447 964–965 hiding irrelevant messages, 449–450 NTSC video format, 594, 796 hiding your real e-mail address from, 445 numbering systems lurking, 440 binary, 941, 942 maintenance options, 426 converting, 943–944 moderated versus unmoderated, 440 decimal (base ten), 941, 942, 943 netiquette, 440 examples, 942 overview, 92, 439–440 exponent, 942 personalizing, 452 hexadecimal, 941, 942, 943 posting messages, 444–446 maximum values for types of data, 943 ranting, 440 octal, 942 replying to messages, 446 overview, 941–942 saving messages, 449 numbers searching messages, 448–449 in error messages, 1025 spamming, 440 numbering systems, 941–944 subscribing to, 442–443 regional settings for, 238 terminology, 439–440 in searches, 770–771 troubleshooting help from, 94, 826 serial number for programs, 887–888 unscrambling messages, 451 unsubscribing from, 452 viewing messages, 443–444 O Windows Live ID for, 440 octal numbers, 942. See also numbering systems NIC (network interface card), 1034, 1035, 1036 Office merge features, 1069–1070 NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol) servers, 440 offline printing, 849–850 “Non System Disk or Disk Error” message, 97 older programs. See also compatibility issues; DOS non-removable disks. See hard drives commands NOT operator for searches, 755, 769 incompatible, installing, 897–898 Notepad text editor, 288–289 overview, 895–897 Notification area Program Compatibility Wizard for, 898–900 Bluetooth icon in, 972–973, 978 Properties sheet Compatibility tab for, 900–901 clock settings, 200–201 types to avoid, 897 common icons in, 44–45 100Base-T Ethernet, 1035. See also Ethernet customizing, 197–201 online resources. See downloading; Internet resources; default settings, 199 Windows or Microsoft Communities defined, 25, 44, 197 On-Screen Keyboard feature keyboard helper icons, 217 for different languages, 242–243 Media Center notifications, 641 for motor impairments, 216–217 other names for, 44

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Index O

opening or starting. See also autostart or startup programs; Remote Assistance, 455–456 restarting your computer Remote Desktop Connection, 457 Advanced Search tools, 742–743 remote documents, 1068–1069 attachments to e-mail, 380–382 saved files, 698–699 Backup and Restore Center, 806 Search feature, 11 booting from CD or DVD, 1106–1107 Security Center, 105 bypassing the login page, 266 Services snap-in (MMC), 263 Character Map, 285 setting default program for, 911–917 choosing program to open files, 668 shortcut icons for, 32, 727 clean booting, 1026 Snipping Tool, 292, 490 contacts, 464 Sound Recorder, 298 Contacts folder, 461 Speech Recognition control panel, 227 default program for opening files, 668–669 Start menu, 25, 27 downloaded programs, 878 Startup folder, 259 Ease of Access Center, 208 Sync Center, 984 e-mail message in separate window, 375, 376 System Information program, 998 Fax Monitor, 862 tabs in Internet Explorer, 324, 325 files, 667 Task Manager, 923 finding documents in Open dialog box, 824 Taskbar and Start Menu Properties dialog box, 181, 190 folders from Start menu, 27 troubleshooting startup problems, 97–100 Fonts folder, 286 User Accounts control panel, 59 Help and Support Center, 88 Videos folder, 578 installing versus, 880 Welcome Center, 152 Internet Explorer, 320 Windows Calendar, 298 items found by Start menu search, 27 Windows Defender, 122 items using desktop icons, 30 Windows DVD Maker, 794 Keyboard Properties dialog box, 179 Windows Easy Transfer, 251 Media Center, 629–630 Windows Explorer, 672 meetings in Meeting Space, 1083–1085 Windows Fax and Scan, 854 Microsoft Narrator, 212 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console, 113 Microsoft Screen Magnifier, 211 Windows Mail, 365 Movie Maker projects, 604 Windows Marketplace, 883 Network and Sharing Center, 1056 Windows Media Player, 527 Network folder, 1067 Windows Meeting Space, 1081 Notepad text editor, 289 Windows Movie Maker, 512, 592 Parental Controls control panel, 77–78 WordPad documents, 284–285 Personalization page, 153, 308 WordPad word processor, 274 Photo Gallery, 499 OpenType fonts, 287. See also fonts Pictures folder, 492–493 operating systems, multiple. See dual-booting print queue, 846 optical media. See CDs; DVDs Printers folder, 829 OR operator for searches, 523, 746, 768 Programs and Features control panel, 905 ordering. See arranging; sorting programs, methods for, 26, 32, 44, 272, 901 .org top-level domain, 318 programs, multiple at once, 33–34 orientation for printing, 834, 840 programs, older, 895–903 outbound rules for Windows Firewall, 116–117 programs using Task Manager, 926 outgoing (SMTP) mail server, 363, 367 programs with administrative privileges, 73, 100 Outlook Express Recycle Bin, 725 replaced by Windows Mail, 15 Regional and Language Options dialog box, 237 transferring messages from an older computer, 255–256

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P Index

for managing user accounts, 59 P for meetings in Meeting Space, 1083 packets, 344–345 for parental controls, 77 paging file. See virtual memory password reset disk for, 65–66 Paint program, 295–296 programs for checking, 56 PAL video format, 594, 796 remembering, 56 Palm PC (Bluetooth), connecting, 977 removing from standard account, 67 PAN. See personal area network (PAN) with Bluetooth required for effective locking, 55 panning in Photo Gallery Viewer, 506 requirement on lockout, changing, 74 paper strong, creating, 56 printer settings, 840 for user accounts, 22–23, 55–57, 62–63, 68–69 scanner settings, 866 for waking computer from sleep mode, 1020 Parallel ATA (PATA). See hard drives; IDE (Integrated Drive pasting. See also copying Electronics) drives hyperlinks in HTML e-mail, 390 parallel (LPT1) port URLs, 81 illustrated, 957 Windows Clipboard overview, 282 installing printer using, 831 in WordPad, 280–282 parent folders, 666, 821 PATA (Parallel ATA). See hard drives; IDE (Integrated Drive parental controls Electronics) drives activating, 78, 79 paths to files, 670–671 blocking and allowing programs, 83 PC Cards (PCMCIA devices) blocking and allowing Web sites, 78–81 connecting, 953 controlling game play, 82–83 disconnecting, 954–956 for DVDs, 577 PCI or PCI Express (PCIe) cards, installing, 957–959 exporting allowed sites, 80 PC-to-PC file transfer programs, 254 family safety resources, 85 .pdf files, viewer for, 382 getting Web sites working, 83–84 People Near Me accounts, 1081–1083 for Media Center, 641 performance. See also speed overview, 14, 85–86 CPU’s impact on, 995, 997 requirements for, 72, 77 Data Collectors for, 1006 setting time limits, 81–82 defragmenting hard drive for, 1015–1016 viewing user activity reports, 84–85 of dial-up Internet connections, 345 partitions folder compression’s impact on, 705 for BitLocker drive encryption, 817 getting CPU and RAM information, 996 for dual-booting with Vista and XP, 1100–1103 getting PC information, 998–999 icons for, 1011–1012 hard drive’s impact on, 997 partitioning a new hard drive, 962–964 Internet speed, 997 primary and extended, 961 memory’s impact on, 995, 997 repartitioning a drive, 961–962 monitoring with Task Manager, 932–933 shrinking and extending, 965–966 power settings, 1016–1021 system, 961 Quick Launch toolbar not impacting, 196 passkey for Bluetooth devices, 972, 1027–1028 ReadyBoost for speeding up system, 16–17, 951, password reset disk, 65–66 1008–1010 passwords ReadyDrive technology, 1021 for BitLocker drive encryption, 816, 817, 818 recovering wasted hard drive space for, 1012–1014 e-mail, 367 setting CPU priorities for, 999–1000 forgotten, recovering for standard account, 67 transparency’s impact on, 162 hints for, 57 troubleshooting, 1028–1029 for logging in, 22–23 virtual memory management for, 1006–1008

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Index P

visual effects settings for, 1010–1011 taskbar, 190–197 Windows Experience Index, 996–997 text sharpening, 164 Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor, themes, 159–161 1000–1006 troubleshooting, 307–314 Performance Monitor. See also Windows Reliability and using multiple monitors, 156–158 Performance Monitor Windows Defender scan, 124 adding counters, 1002–1003 Windows Mail, 366, 413–426, 430–431, 452 CPU activity in, 1002 Windows Sidebar, 201–205 scale for graph, 1004 phishing scams viewing, 1001–1002 avoiding, 341 permissions for shared folders, 1064–1065 blocking in Windows Mail, 395 persistence of hard drive information, 1008 described, 338–339 personal area network (PAN) with Bluetooth false positives, 340 joining, 977–979 firewalls not protection against, 105 sharing an Internet connection, 979–981 handling e-mails in Windows Mail, 396–397 transferring files, 981 if you’ve already been scammed, 340 troubleshooting, 979 Phishing Filter for preventing, 339–340 personal cards with CardSpace, 75–76 phone line for faxing Personal Video Recorder card, 636 dialing rules, 857–859 personalizing or customizing faxmodem options, 855–857 clock, 200–201 need for, 853 color depth settings, 156, 307–308 sharing with a voice line, 855 color scheme, 161–163 troubleshooting, 873 cursor blink rate, 179 phone-dialing programs, troubleshooting, 146 desktop background, 164–166, 308–309, 505 Photo Gallery. See Windows Photo Gallery desktop icons, 30–31, 166–169 Photo Gallery Viewer, 505–506 filling the screen, 155–156, 308 phrases, searching for, 771 folders, 686–699, 701–705 pictures. See also Windows Photo Gallery font size (DPI), 170–171, 309 adding in DVD Maker, 794–795 IPsec settings, 115–116 adding to Movie Maker Storyboard, 605 keyboard, 179–180 attaching to e-mail messages, 377–378, 380 Links toolbar, 196–197 burning to CD or DVD, 496 Media Center, 640–646 captioning, 502 menus in DVD Maker, 797–798 changing for desktop icon, 31, 169 mouse, 174–179 changing for user account, 63–64 newsgroups, 452 for contacts, 464 Notification area, 197–201 converting file types, 522, 754–755 opening the Personalization page, 153, 308 copy-and-paste for, 490 Quick Launch toolbar, 195–196 copying (duplicating), 506 screen resolution and aspect ratio settings, 153–155, 156, copying from Web sites, 489 307–308 copying into WordPad, 282 screen saver, 171–173, 310 creating contact for yourself, 465 searches, 757–759 dating, 502 shortcut icons, 32, 166–167 for desktop background, 164–166, 308–309, 505 shortcut keys, 188–190 dimensions, 295–296, 519 slide shows in DVD Maker, 799 downloading, 357 sound effects, 173–174 for e-mail background, 372 Start menu, 180–188 e-mailing from Photo Gallery, 380 tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer, 327–329 e-mailing from Pictures folder, 495

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pictures (continued) Pictures folder embedded in e-mail, saving as files, 384 icons instead of thumbnails in, 497–498 file formats, 519–521 opening, 492–493 filtering, 503–504 overview, 492–494 filtering in Pictures folder, 496 Preview pane, 494 fixing photos, 507–510 quick tips for, 495–497 folder type for, 184, 701 renaming pictures and videos, 498–499 on folders, 702 Start menu display of, 184 grouping, 496, 500 thumbnail icons in, 494 icons, 666–667 videos in, 498 importing from CD or DVD, 486–487 pinned items on Start menu importing from digital camera, 483–485, 501 adding, 186–187 importing from memory card, 485–486 defined, 26 importing from scanner, 487–488, 501 removing, 186, 187 importing to Movie Maker, 595–597 pixelation, 518 inserting in HTML e-mail, 388–389 pixels making from video frames, 605 defined, 517 managing with Media Player, 583–584 megapixels, 518 Media Center settings for, 643–644 picture size in, 519 missing from e-mail messages, 478 print sizes for, 518 opening in programs, 496, 501 plain text documents, 288 Pictures folder for, 492–499 playback controls pixelated, 518 Media Center, 632–633 pixels and megapixels, 517–518 mini-mode player, 530 previewing, 495, 501 shortcut keys for videos, 1116 printing, 501, 513–516, 518 Windows Media Player, 529, 576 Public folder for, 1061, 1062 Windows Movie Maker, 599, 603 rating, 501, 502, 767 playlists (Windows Media Player) received by e-mail, saving, 488–489 Auto Playlists, 557–559, 584–585 renaming, 498–499 converting iTunes to M3U format, 588 rotating, 495, 501 creating, 554–555 saved pictures stored as bitmaps, troubleshooting, deleting, 557 475–476 editing, 557 saving from Web sites, 647 including videos and pictures, 584–585 screenshots, 292–294, 490–492, 842–843 limiting size of, 585–586 searching by ratings, 767 limiting to favorite items, 586–587 shortcut menus for, 495 managing songs in, 555–556 size of, 519 “Prompt me to Remove upon Save” option, 587–588 sizing, 295–296, 522 removing songs, 556 Slide Show gadget for, 516–517 renaming, 557 sorting in Pictures folder, 496 saving, 556 stacking in Pictures folder, 496 saving in M3U format, 588 tagging, 496, 501, 502, 504 skipping items, 587–588 troubleshooting, 647 sorting songs, 555 using in Movie Maker, 604–605 using, 532–533, 556–557 viewing as slide show, 495, 516–517 viewing, 556–557 viewing in Media Center, 634–635 PlaysForSure network, 564 Windows Mail security settings for, 422–423 “Please insert a disk into drive A:” message, 824

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Index P

plug-ins. See add-ons post, defined, 439 PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format, 521 Postal Service site, 334 pointing, defined, 20 power button on front of computer POP3 (incoming) mail server, 363, 367 options for, 1019–1020 pop-ups for waking computer from hibernate mode, 29 allowing, 473, 474 power settings blocking, 336–338 creating a power plan, 1018, 1019 firewalls not protection against, 104 overview, 1016–1018 Information bar for, 337–338 ReadyDrive technology, 1021 spyware or adware infection, 338 system settings, 1018–1021 tabbed browsing settings, 329 power switch on back of computer, 97 portable devices. See also portable music devices PowerPoint viewer, 382 jump drives (flash drives), 66, 250, 254, 659, 816 .ppt files, viewer for, 382 memory cards, 66, 485–486, 658–659 previewing. See also showing or viewing overview, 658 Movie Maker transition effects, 607 for password reset disk, 66 movies, 603 for transferring files between computers, 250, 254 pictures, 495, 501 viewing drives, 660–661 Print Preview feature, 276, 353–354, 843–844 viewing free space left, 662–663 videos, shortcut keys for, 1116 portable music devices. See also portable devices Windows Explorer Preview pane, 673, 683–684, 692 auto-syncing, 566–567 primary mouse button copying videos and pictures to, 584–585 defined, 19 defined, 564 switching for left-handed use, 175–176 deleting songs, 565 primary partition, 961 finding, 564 principle of least privilege, 57, 71 limiting playlist size for, 585–586 Print Preview feature, 276, 353–354, 843–844 limiting playlist to favorite items for, 586–587 print queue managing songs on, 565–566 closing, 848 manual syncing, 564–565 defined, 846 MP3 player not found by Media Player, 650 managing print jobs, 847–848 M3U format for, 588 opening, 846 PlaysForSure network, 564 print jobs in, 846–847 setting player options, 567 Print Screen key storage capacity and options for, 564 capturing screenshots with, 294, 491–492, 842–843 switching between manual and auto sync, 567 troubleshooting, 492 Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format, 521 print spooler, 845 portrait orientation for printing, 834, 840 printers ports adding Start menu option, 831 adding exceptions for, 109–110 buffer of, 845 connections possible, 103 choosing for pictures, 514 expansion slots, 956, 958 drivers for, 833, 872–873 for hot-pluggable devices, 950 installing, 831–833, 974 overview, 956–957 LPT1 (parallel) port for, 831, 957 for phone-dialing programs, 146 network printer troubleshooting, 870, 1092 RJ-45 (Ethernet), 1034 offline, 849–850 security issues, 103–104 reading instructions for, 829 TCP versus UDP, 103 saving time and money, 835 unblocking, 107 selecting for printing, 839 USB, 951 setting default printer, 830

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P Index

printers (continued) spooler for, 845 setting default properties, 833–835 system information, 998–999 setting options for, 515 test page, 830–831 sharing, 1059–1060, 1079 troubleshooting, 849, 869–873, 874 Start menu item for, 184 Web pages, 352–354 testing, 830–831 XPS documents, 850–852 Printers folder priorities for CPU, 999–1000 installing network, wireless, or Bluetooth printer, priority for e-mail messages, 372–373, 398 832–833 privacy opening, 829 cookie settings, 343–344 setting default printer, 830 Start menu settings, 183 printing Web page policies, 344 advanced features disabled, 871 private IP addresses, 111 calendars, 305 private key, 348, 433 canceling, 847, 848 private network. See LAN (local area network) changing order of jobs in queue, 848 “Problem with Shortcut” dialog box, 823 color documents in black and white, 841 processes. See also services colors off, 872 application programs versus, 923 contacts, 467–468 checking number running, 928 delay before printer starts, 354 common, 930 documents, 837–842 defined, 923 duplex (two-sided), 839 ending, cautions for, 930 e-mail messages, 375 finding information about, 930 to fax, 861–862 foreground versus background, 999 faxes, 863 hidden, viewing in Task Manager, 930 garbage comes out, 870 managing with Task Manager, 929–932 managing drivers for, 833 Task Manager columns for, 930, 931–932 media for, 841 troubleshooting performance problems, 1028–1029 megapixels and print size, 518 processor. See CPU (central processing unit) multiple copies, 839 product key for programs, 887–888 multiple pages per sheet, 840 Program Compatibility Wizard, 898–900 normal versus sideways (portrait versus landscape), 834, programs. See also autostart or startup programs; services; 840 Task Manager; specific programs nothing comes out, 869 adding or removing components, 905–907 offline, 849–850 adding to Quick Launch toolbar, 43, 195 options for, 839–842 administrative privileges required for installing, 878, 887 overview, 845–846 antivirus software, 13, 130–134 page order for, 834, 840 arranging windows, 37–38 page range, 839 associating file types protocols with, 915–917 paper source for, 840 cautions for installing, 877, 885 pausing, 847, 848 closing, 42–43, 925–926 pictures, 501, 513–516, 518 compatibility issues, 877, 897–901 Print Preview feature, 276, 353–354, 843–844 creating custom shortcut icons for, 32 quality settings for, 841 default for documents, specifying, 911–917 queue for, 846–849 downloading and installing, 878–881 restarting paused jobs, 847 downloading and saving, 881–883 saving time and money, 835 downloading to a network, 1073–1075 scanned documents, 866 firewall exceptions for, 108–109 selecting printer for, 839 frozen, closing, 925–926

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Index P

games, parental controls for, 82–83 updates versus upgrades, 138, 886 help for, 87, 91, 272, 935–936 Windows Marketplace for, 883 installed with Vista, 271 Programs and Features control panel before installing, 877–878, 885 changing and repairing programs, 905–907 installing from a disk, 886–887 opening or starting, 905 installing incompatible, 897–898 returning to a previous program version, 908–909 installing on new computer, 248 turning Windows features on and off, 909–910 instances of, 33–34 uninstalling programs, 907–908 Internet, setting defaults for, 919–920 projector, network, 1085–1087 malware (malicious software), 119–120 prompts common during program installation monitoring with Windows Defender, 126 for administrative password, 887 moving windows, 41–42 compliance check, 889 in Notification area, 44 End User License Agreement (EULA), 890, 891 older, about, 895–897 initial CD or DVD prompt, 887 older, ones to avoid, 897 installation summary, 892 for opening files, choosing, 668 for product key or serial number, 887–888 for opening files, default, 668–669 for type of installation, 890–891 parental controls for, 83 for user information, 889–890 password checkers, 56 properties of files. See file properties for PC-to-PC file transfer, 254 protecting files pinning to Start menu, 186–187 Backup and Restore Center for, 806–809 Program Compatibility Wizard for, 898–900 BitLocker drive encryption for, 816–818 prompts common during installation, 887–892 CompletePC for, 809–810 Properties sheet Compatibility tab for, 900–901 importance of, 803 re-activating after installing Vista, 1106 simple file backups for, 803–805 reading instructions for, 878, 935 System Protection for, 810–816 recently opened, Start menu display of, 183 protocols. See also specific protocols repairing corrupted, 905–907 associating with programs, 915–917 researching application errors, 936–937 defined, 914 returning to a previous version, 908–909 setting defaults for, 914 running as administrator, 73, 100 PS/2 ports, 957 running from Task Manager, 926 Public folder, 1061, 1062, 1064 running, methods for, 26, 32, 44, 272, 901 public key, 348, 433 running multiple at once, 33–34 Public Music folder, 536 running older programs, 895–903 publishing movies (Movie Maker) sending faxes from, 861–862 aspect ratio settings, 620 services versus applications, 257–258 bit rate settings, 619–620 sharing over network not possible, 1061 to CD or tape, 622 sharing view of, in Meeting Space, 1085 codecs for, 619 sizing windows, 38–40, 42 defined, 619 speech recognition commands for, 229–230 display size settings, 620 startup problems, 100 to DVD, 622 switching between, 4–5, 34–37, 311, 926 for e-mail, 622–623 taskbar buttons for open, 33 to file, 620–621 troubleshooting, 935–936, 946 file type options, 619 troubleshooting downloads, 473–474 frames per second, 620 uninstalling, 907–908 Vista editions for, 619, 622 punctuation, speech recognition commands for, 231–232, 237

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Q Index

Recycle Bin Q cautions for using, 724 quarantined items list, 123 deleting items permanently versus sending to, 724–725 queries for searching, 767. See also searching emptying (permanently deleting items), 726 Quick Launch toolbar icons in, 726 adding Calendar icon to, 298 opening, 725 adding Contacts folder icon to, 463 overview, 30 adding folders or files to, 196 recovering deleted files, 726, 808 adding programs to, 43, 195 red eye removal, 509–510 customizing, 195–196 refreshing defined, 24, 43 desktop, 169 performance not impacted by, 196 Task Manager data, 925 rearranging icons, 196 regedit (Registry Editor), 944–946 running programs from, 32, 44 regional settings. See also languages Show Desktop button, 166, 189, 313 choosing your location, 238 showing and hiding, 43, 191, 195, 313 for numbers, dates, and times, 238 Switch between windows button, 35, 311 opening dialog box for options, 237 viewing additional icons, 43 registry Quick Tabs (Internet Explorer), 326, 328 administrative privileges needed for changing, 944 QuickTime program backing up, 944 icons for movies, 497 cautions for changing, 937 Web site, 382 changing values, 944–946 quitting. See closing; logging off; shutting down data types for values, 940–941 editing, 937–946 R key values, 939–941 RAM (random access memory). See memory (RAM) maximum values for types of data, 943 ranting, 440 monitoring with Windows Defender, 126 rating numbering systems, 941–944 pictures, 501, 502 organization of data in, 937–941 songs in Media Library, 551–552 standard root keys and subkeys, 937–939 RAW files, 499 Registry Editor (regedit), 944–946 re-activating programs after installing Vista, 1106 Reliability Monitor, 1004. See also Windows Reliability and Read-Only attribute of folders, 703 Performance Monitor read-only copies of documents, 1069 remembering passwords, 56 ReadyBoost Remote Assistance flash drive setup for, 1009–1010 overview, 92, 454 hybrid hard drive for, 1009 requesting, 455–456 motherboard capability for, 1009 setting up, 454–455 overview, 16–17, 951, 1108–1109 tasks you can do during, 456–457 ReadyDrive technology, 1021 remote computer. See also sharing Really Simple Syndication feeds. See RSS feeds defined, 1054 rebooting, defined, 29. See also restarting your computer saving to, 1073 rebuilding the search index, 765 Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 1076–1077 recording TV shows, 637–638 remote control with Media Center, 631, 636, 637, 646 recovering files or folders. See restoring Remote Desktop recovering from mistakes. See undoing allowing connections on a home network, 458–459 recovering from problems. See troubleshooting connecting from a home network PC, 459–460 recovering wasted hard drive space, 1012–1014 described, 457

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Index R

opening Remote Desktop Connection, 457 phishing scams, 397 options for, 458 pinned items from Start menu, 186, 187 requirements for, 457, 458 playlists, 557 remote resource. See also sharing program components, 905–907 accessing, 1067–1068 programs from Startup folder, 259–260 defined, 1054 programs (uninstalling), 907–908 Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 1076–1077 quarantined item from list, 123 removable media. See also specific media recovering deleted files, 726, 808 for backups, 806 restore points, 1014 defined, 656 restoring deleted files from previous versions, 815–816 viewing drives, 660–661 scanned documents, 866 removing or deleting. See also turning on and off shortcut icons, 727–728, 823 ActiveX controls, 361 songs from playlists, 556 AutoComplete entries, 341–342 songs from portable music devices, 565 autostart programs, 262–263 spyware, 123–125 browser history entirely, 322, 341–342 temporary files, 346, 1013–1014 browser history link, 322 text in WordPad, 276–277, 280 calendars, 305 undelete feature, 10 clearing Movie Maker Storyboard, 601, 603 updates, 142 clips from Movie Maker Storyboard, 603 user accounts, 67–68 cookies, 343 Windows features, 1014 disabled devices, 267 renaming. See also names e-mail messages, 375, 406–407, 425 calendars, 305 emptying the Recycle Bin, 726 favorites, 334 erasing CDs or DVDs, 789–790 files or folders, 722, 723 expendable files on hard drive, 1013–1014 mail folders, 404 Favorites items or folders, 334 Movie Maker clips, 600 faxes, 863 pictures and videos, 498–499 files and folders, 723–725 playlists, 557 files associated with Movie Maker clips, 598 songs automatically in Media Library, 548–549 files associated with user accounts, 67, 68 .VOB files as .mpg files, 582, 597, 781 firewall exceptions, 111–112 volume label of hard drive, 966 fonts, 288 workgroup on XP computer, 1058 gadgets, 204 repair installation for Vista, 99 hardware (not hot-pluggable), 967–968 repeat delay (keyboard), 179 home page tabs, 327 repeat rate (keyboard), 179 hot-pluggable devices, disconnecting, 954–956 requirements, computer. See system requirements input languages, 243–244 resizing. See sizing items associated with shortcuts, 727 resolution locations for search index, 763 aspect ratio of screen and, 154–155, 156 mail folders, 404 scanner settings, 866 Movie Maker clips, 600 screen, settings for, 153–155, 156, 307–308 Movie Maker titles, 607 size of objects on screen and, 154, 156 Movie Maker transition effects, 608 for Windows Movie Maker, 592 Movie Maker trim points, 617 resources. See also sharing Movie Maker video effects, 608, 609 defined, 1034, 1054 Notification area icons, 199–200 examples, 1054 password from standard account, 67 local, defined, 1054 permanently versus sending to Recycle Bin, 724–725 network drives, 1078–1079

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A Index

resources (continued) router remote, accessing, 1067–1068 setup for wired network, 1042–1045 remote, defined, 1054 wireless broadband, 1036–1038 shared, defined, 1054 RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication feeds) sharing and discovery options for, 1055–1058 defined, 330 restarting your computer. See also logging off; shutting down finding, 331 clean boot for hardware errors, 1026 optional settings for, 331–332 defined, 29 RSS Feeds gadget for, 332 hung, from Task Manager, 927 Security At Home, 341 from Start menu, 29 Web pages versus, 330 troubleshooting startup problems, 97–100 rules restoring. See also dialing rules for faxing, 857–859 deleted files from previous versions, 815–816 for e-mail messages, auto-organizing using, 407–409 deleted files from Recycle Bin, 726, 808 for e-mail messages, auto-responding to using, 409–410 disk image using CompletePC, 810 for filenames, 698 files from a backup, 808–809 firewall, inbound and outbound, 116–117 gadgets installed with Windows, 204 for newsgroup messages, 450–451 previous versions of a file, 8–9, 814–816 Run command on Start menu, 185 quarantined item from list, 123 running. See opening or starting; restarting your computer Quick Launch toolbar, 196 Windows Mail settings to defaults, 425 retouching photos. See fixing photos S Return key, 21 Safe Kids Web site, 85 right (secondary) mouse button Safe Mode defined, 20 getting to, 267–268 switching for left-handed use, 175–176 for System Restore, 99 right-click. See also shortcut menus for troubleshooting startup problems, 267–269, 969 defined, 21 Safely Remove Hardware icon, 45 no copy option with, 647 SATA (Serial ATA) drives. See also hard drives right-handed versus left-handed, 176 enclosures for, 960 right-drag, right-handed versus left-handed, 176 further information, 950 ripping DVDs, 582–583 ports, 958 ripping music CDs SATA II, 961 changing settings for, 548–549 speed of, 961 choosing folder for songs, 536 saved searches copy protecting music, 538–539 saving, 747–748 copying songs, 539–540 using, 748–749 defined, 535 saving ejecting CD when ripping is completed, 539 Burn lists, 563 file format and quality, 537–538 choosing folders for items, 694 file sizes, 538 Classic style dialog boxes for, 696–697 media information from the Internet for, 539 creating folders during, 700–701 naming files, 536–537 document changes when closing, 43 options, 535–539 downloaded programs, 878 when CD is inserted, 539 DVD Maker projects, 799 root keys (registry), 937–939 e-mail attachments as files, 382–384 rootkits, 120 e-mail messages when deleting accounts, 67 rotating fixed photos, 510 not needed in Print Pictures window, 513 importance of, 699 pictures, 495, 501 items in folders, 693–699

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Index S

local copy of remote document, 1069 resolution and aspect ratio settings, 153–155, 156, mouse pointer changes, 175 307–308 Movie Maker projects, 603–604 size for DVD or VDC play, 576–577 naming saved items, 698 updating your display driver, 313–314 newsgroup messages, 449 Use the computer without a display option, 213–214 nothing seems to happen upon, 699 using multiple monitors, 156–158 opening saved files, 698–699 VGA port for, 957 pictures embedded in e-mail as files, 384 Vista requirements, 1097 pictures from Web sites, 647 Windows Sidebar display options, 204 pictures received by e-mail, 488–489 screen saver playlists, 556 choosing, 171–172 playlists in M3U format, 588 never kicks in, 310 programs when downloading, 878, 881–883 preventing during movie playback, 577 to remote computer, 1073 settings for, 172–173 Save As Type option, 698 using Photo Gallery with, 172, 507 screenshot with Snipping Tool, 293 screenshots search results in virtual folders, 524 Print Screen key for, 294, 491–492, 842–843 searches, 747–748 Snipping Tool for, 292–294, 490–491 setting properties during, 756 script kiddie, 138 before shutting down, 284 scroll bars, using, 47 Vista style dialog boxes for, 694–696 Search box Web pages, 354–356 canceling a search, 27 WMA files in Windows Movie Maker, 570 for e-mail messages, 412 WordPad documents, 282–284 Help and Support Center, 90 XPS documents, 851 Internet Explorer, 359 “You cannot save in the folder specified” message, 824 for newsgroup messages, 448–449 scanners Photo Gallery, 523–524 importing pictures from, 487–488, 501 Start menu, 10, 27–28, 412, 449, 736–739, 825 scanning documents with Windows Fax and Scan, Windows Explorer, 673, 683, 739–741 864–866 Search Companion (XP), 736 scanning files with Windows Defender, 124–125 search providers scanning hard drive for errors, 1014–1015 choosing, 358–359 schemes default, specifying, 359 color, 161–163 searching. See also virtual folders sound effects, 174 Advanced Search tools for, 742–749 scope of firewall exceptions, 110–111 for album art for music, 553–554 Screen Magnifier (Microsoft), 210–212 AND operator for, 523, 746, 768–769 screen or monitor. See also colors; desktop; visual asking questions versus, 734 impairments by authors, 746 color depth settings, 156, 307–308 basics, 733–735 display size for movies, 620 being specific, 734–735 filling available space, 155–156, 308 calendars, 304 full screen view in Internet Explorer, 324 by Comments and Categories properties, 769 graphics card settings, 159 comparison operators for, 767 Make the computer easier to see option, 214–215 complex searches, 766–773 Media Center questions about, 630 for contacts, 470 pincushion, trapezoid, and tilt options, 155 in current Web page, 360, 735 printed colors don’t match screen, 872 by date, 745, 769–770 reducing flicker, 158 for e-mail messages, 411–413, 767, 771

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S Index

searching (continued) views in Windows Explorer, 739–741 excluding offline files, 761 for Web pages, 358–360 failed searches, 825 wildcards for, 524, 745–746 Favorites recommendations for, 334 XP’s Search Companion versus Vista search features, 736 by file size, 745, 770–771 your computer, 743 by file type, 768–769 your network, 743–744 by filename, 745–746, 768, 769 secondary mouse button by filename extensions, 746, 768 defined, 20 folders in Windows Explorer, 739–741 switching for left-handed use, 175–176 gathering files to edit properties of, 755 security. See also passwords; user accounts; Windows Firewall help versus, 735 Address Space Layout Randomization, 143 Include non-indexed, hidden, and system files option, antivirus software, 13, 130–134 743 blocking pop-ups, 336–338 including compressed files, 758–759 certificates, 347–349, 431–435 including system directories, 758 Comptia’s Security+ credential, 435 index for, 11, 735–736, 757, 758, 759–765 Data Execution Prevention, 142–144 for Internet Explorer add-ons, 360 digital IDs, 423, 431–435 Internet from the Start menu, 739 for e-mail (digital IDs), 431–435 launching the Search feature, 11 Guest account, 58 Media Library, 570 improvements, 13–14 for multimedia troubleshooting help, 651 Internet Security Zones, 350–351 natural language searches, 758, 772–773 Local Security Policy console, 75 need for, 733 Local Users and Groups console, 74 for newsgroup messages, 448–449 Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), 134 noise words to leave out, 734 Microsoft Safety home page, 397 NOT operator for, 755, 769 parental controls, 14 numbers in searches, 770–771 phishing scams, 105, 338–341 opening found items, 27 program icons in Notification area, 45 OR operator for, 523, 746, 768 for shared folders, 1064–1065 for partial matches, 758 for shared resources, 1055 personalizing searches, 757–759 troubleshooting, 145–147 for phrases, 771 User Account Control, 13–14, 69–72, 134 for pictures, 523–524 Windows Defender, 98, 121–130 pictures by ratings, 767 Windows Mail, 421–423 queries for, 767 Windows Update, 137–142 with saved searches, 748–749 for wireless networks, 1047 saving results in virtual folders, 524 Security At Home RSS Feed, 341 saving searches, 747–748 Security Center Search feature overview, 10–12 enabling automatic updates, 138–139 specific properties, 767 finding if Windows Defender is enabled, 121–122 specifying criteria for, 745–746 Malware Protection, 133–134 spelling errors, avoiding, 735 opening, 105 Start menu quickie searches, 736–739 turning Windows Firewall on and off, 105–107 Start menu settings for, 185, 738–739 selecting starting location for, 735 all icons, 709 by Subject property, 769 by dragging, 714, 822 by tags, 746, 769 files for Media Library, 546–548 by title, 746, 769 by filtering, 713–714 troubleshooting, 825 groups of icons, 711–712

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Index S

icons from multiple folders, 714 files or folders, 693, 1061–1065 icons in folders, checkboxes for, 692–693 Internet connection, Bluetooth for, 979–981 inverting selections, 714 Internet connection, ICS host setup for, 1040–1042 keyboard for, 711 Internet connection, through router or residential by lassoing, 714, 822 gateway, 1042–1045 in Media Library, 549–550 mapping drive letters to shared folders, 1077–1079 most icons in a folder, 714 media, 1079–1080 multiple e-mail messages, 405–406 Media Library, 548, 1058–1059 one icon at a time, 710–711 in Meeting Space, 1085 printer for pictures, 514 merge features of Office programs for, 1069–1070 range of icons, 709–710 network projectors for, 1085–1087 screen saver, 171–172 opening remote documents, 1068–1069 select, then do approach, 385–386 printers, 1059–1060, 1079 single icon, 708 programs, not allowed, 1061 songs when burning music CDs, 562–563 reviewing shared folders, 1064 stacks of icons, 712–713 saving local copy of remote document, 1069 text in WordPad, 277–278 saving to a remote computer, 1073 thumbnails in Photo Gallery, 501 shared resource, defined, 1054 unselecting all icons, 715 terminology for, 1054 Serial ATA. See hard drives; SATA (Serial ATA) drives transferring files between computers, 1075–1077 serial number for programs, 887–888 turning on options for, 1055–1058 serial port Windows Firewall settings for, 1055, 1091 illustrated, 957 shield icon installing printer using, 831 by Control Panel links, 69–70 servers on shutdown button, 30 for e-mail, 363, 367 Shift key for newsgroups, 440 defined, 22 service set identifiers (SSIDs), 1046–1047 preventing AutoPlay dialog box from opening, 918 services. See also autostart or startup programs; processes shortcut icons. See also icons applications versus, 257–258 for Contacts folder, 462–463 MMC Services snap-in for, 263–266 copying to Start menu, 167 monitoring with Windows Defender, 126, 261–262 creating icons, 32, 166–167, 726–727 Notification area icons for, 257–258 creating shortcut keys for, 189–190 Services snap-in (MMC) deleting, 727–728, 823 administrative privileges needed for, 263 deleting items associated with, 727 described, 263 distinguishing from originals, 728 Extended tab, 264 examples, 167 starting, 263 for items on external disks, 727 Status column, 264 opening items using, 32, 727 viewing service properties, 264–266 “Problem with Shortcut” dialog box, 823 shadow copies, 810, 811, 814–816. See also System sorting on desktop, 32 Protection troubleshooting, 823 sharing for Web sites, 333 accessing remote resources, 1067–1068 shortcut keys Advanced Sharing, 1064–1065 Character Map, 1115 calendars, 302–304 creating custom, 188–190 contacts on a network, 470 defined, 22 creating Network Locations, 1071–1073 for dialog boxes, 1112 File Sharing Wizard for, 1061–1063 shortcut keys (continued)

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S Index

for Ease of Access features, 225–226, 1112 Movie Maker Storyboard/Timeline, 601–602 general (table listing), 1111 newsgroup messages, 443–444 for help, 21, 87, 88, 91, 272, 1113 Notification area icons, 45–46 Internet Explorer, 1116–1118 Notification area inactive icons, 44 keyboard terminology, 21–22 optional updates, 139–140 on menus, 1109, 1110 Performance Monitor, 1001–1002 for Microsoft Natural Keyboard, 1113 Pictures folder menu bar, 496 opening Start menu, 27 pictures in Media Center, 634–635 Photo Gallery, 1115–1116 playlists, 556–557 switching between folders, 687 quarantined items, 123 switching between programs, 4–5, 35 Quick Launch toolbar, 43, 191, 195, 313 tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer, 329 RAW files, 499 Task Manager, 923, 927 recently opened files or programs on Start menu, 183, text navigation and editing, 1114 186 tooltips for, 1109, 1110 recorded TV shows, 638–639 turning off Aero Glass, 6 saved Web pages, 356–357 video preview, 1116 shared calendars, 303–304 Windows Explorer, 1112 update history, 142 Windows Movie Maker, 1116 user activity reports, 84–85 WordPad navigation, 276–277 videos in Media Center, 634–635 shortcut menus viewers available for file types, 382 for clock, 25 Windows Explorer panes, 674, 675, 821 for desktop, 31–32, 167–169 windows, options for arranging, 37, 38 for e-mail, 374–376 Windows Sidebar, 202 for pictures, 495 shutting down. See also logging off; restarting your computer for taskbar, 37–38 button for, 22 Windows Media Player, 528 from Media Center, 646 showing or viewing. See also hiding; playback controls; before opening computer case, 958 previewing power button option for, 1020 breadcrumb trail, 671 pros and cons of, 50 captions or subtitles for CDs or DVDs, 650 saving documents first, 284 current user account, 54 shield and exclamation point on button for, 30 desktop icons, 32, 168, 189, 310 from Start menu, 29, 50 desktop (minimizing all windows), 38, 166, 189, 313 turning computer back on, 29 dimensions of picture, 295–296 sidebar. See Windows Sidebar disk contents, 663 signatures for e-mail, 391–392, 421, 425 disk free space, 662–663 sizing drives in your computer, 660–661 cropping photos, 508–509 file properties, 752–753 fonts (adjusting DPI), 170–171, 309 filename extensions, 496, 667–668, 689–690, 822, 913 hard drive partitions, 965–966 filename extensions for video files, 579 HTML text, 386 folder contents, 665 icon names, 309–310 hidden files and folders, 689 icons, 8, 32, 167–168, 215 hidden processes in Task Manager, 930 Internet Explorer panes, 323 Internet Explorer panes, 323 Media Center, 631 Internet Explorer toolbars, 323 Media Library columns, 544–545 Links toolbar, 196 pictures, 295–296, 522 mail folders, 405 program windows, 38–40, 42 Movie Maker clips, 597–599 screen for DVD or VDC play, 576–577

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taskbar, 193, 312 icons in Windows Explorer, 680–681 taskbar toolbars, 194 Pictures folder thumbnails, 496 text and pictures in Internet Explorer, 323 Quick Launch toolbar icons, 196 text (DPI), 215 songs in Media Library, 545 virtual memory, 1007–1008 songs in playlists, 555 Windows Mail columns, 376 sound card, specifying default, 526 skins for Windows Media Player, 567–568 sound effects. See sounds sleep mode Sound Recorder, 296–298 defined, 29 Sound Sentry, 224 entering from Media Center, 646 sounds. See also music entering from Start menu, 29 adding in Movie Maker, 611–613 power button option for, 1020 adding to e-mail, 372 waking the computer from, 29 controlling volume, 525–526 Slide Show gadget, 516–517 default sound card for, 526 slide shows. See also Windows DVD Maker finding on the Web, 174, 611 customizing in DVD Maker, 799 help for hearing impairments, 223–224 viewing pictures as, 495, 516–517 Media Center settings for, 641 Windows Explorer toolbar option, 822 narrating movies, 612–613 slots, expansion personalizing, 173–174 defined, 956 preventing sound effects in music library, 548 examples, 958 requirements for, 174 for graphics cards, 163, 957, 958–959 Toggle Keys feature, 222 installing expansion cards in, 957–959 Spacebar SMTP (outgoing) mail server, 363, 367 defined, 21 snap-ins (MMC) for selecting Ease of Access options, 208, 209 defined, 263 spam (junk e-mail) Services snap-in, 263–266 blocking by country and language, 396 Snapshot Viewer, 382 blocking phishing scams, 395 Snipping Tool blocking specific senders, 394 capturing a screenshot, 292–293, 490–491 defined, 105 copy-and-paste the screenshot, 293 firewalls not protection against, 105 described, 292 identifying safe senders, 393–394 drawing on the picture, 293 mail not showing up in Inbox, 478 e-mailing the screenshot, 294 managing in Windows Mail, 396 highlighting areas of the picture, 293 newsgroups as address sources for, 445 opening, 292, 490 unblocking valid messages, 397 options for, 294 Windows Mail settings for, 393 saving the screenshot, 293 spamming newsgroups, 440 .snp files, viewer for, 382 speakers software. See programs port for, 957 Software Explorer, 128–129, 262–263 volume control for, 525–526 “Some Start items can’t be displayed” message, 311 special characters. See also specific characters songs. See music; Windows Media Player Character Map program for, 285–286, 1115 sorting speech recognition commands for, 231–232, 237 contacts, 462 speech recognition desktop icons, 32, 169 adding words to the dictionary, 235 e-mail message headers, 376, 400 advanced settings, 235–237 Favorites, 335 controlling by voice, 229 folder items, 8, 9 speech recognition (continued)

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S Index

correcting mistakes, 234 folder items, 8, 9 described, 16, 207, 226 icons in Windows Explorer, 682 dictating text, 231–234 open windows, 37 with e-mail, 234 pictures, 496 further information, 227, 237 selecting stacks of icons, 712–713 help for, 237 standard root keys (registry), 937–939 improving voice recognition, 234–235 standard user accounts languages supported, 227 for children, with parental controls, 77 microphone for, 226–227, 228, 237 defined, 58 Notification area icon for, 228 recovering forgotten password, 67 setting up, 227–228 removing password from, 67 spoken words for clicking anywhere, 231 Start button. See also Start menu spoken words for formatting and editing, 233 defined, 24 spoken words for punctuation and symbols, 231–232, 237 Start menu opened by, 25 spoken words for Windows and program windows, tooltip for, 20 229–230 Start menu Speech Recognition control panel, 227–228 adding Calendar icon to, 298 speed. See also performance adding printers option, 831 for burning music CDs, 561 adding programs to Quick Launch toolbar, 43 of CDs and DVDs, 777 All Programs menu, 26, 32 CPU, 927 behavior settings, 185–186 double-click, 177 choosing items displayed on right side, 184–185 Ethernet, 1034–1035 circle button, 28 hard drive, 961 copying shortcut icon to, 167 of Internet downloads, 997 display options for items on right side, 183–184 of memory, avoiding mixing, 960 displaying recently opened files on, 183 of USB versions, 950 displaying recently opened programs on, 183, 186 of the Web, 345 dynamic items, 26 wireless network, 1037 finding e-mail messages from, 412 spell checking Internet searches from, 739 for e-mail, 372 launching programs from, 32 online services for, 735 left side, customizing, 186–187 spell checking for e-mail, 421 Lock button, 28–29 splitting clips (Movie Maker), 600 opening, 25, 27 SpyNet community, 130 overview, 25–26, 180–181 spyware personalizing, 180–188 firewalls not protection against, 104 pinned items, 26, 186–187 ills of, 121 pinning Contacts folder icon to, 463 overview, 120 right side, customizing, 183–184, 312 pop-ups getting through due to, 338 right side, overview, 27 preventing, 125–127 Search box, 10, 27–28, 412, 449, 736–739, 825 removing, 123–125 Search feature settings, 185, 738–739 sources of, 121 searching from, 736–739 Windows Defender for protection against, 121–130, 338 shutting down from, 28–29, 50 SRS WOW Effects, 534 “Some Start items can’t be displayed” message, 311 SSIDs (service set identifiers), 1046–1047 switching user accounts, 29, 54–55 stability index for system, 1004 troubleshooting customization problems, 311–312 stacking two-column, choosing, 311

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Index S

two-column versus Classic, 182 support. See help; troubleshooting Windows Mail icon on, 365 switching. See also switching between programs Start Menu folder, 187–188 between folders, 687 starting. See opening or starting; restarting your computer mouse buttons for left-handed use, 175–176 Startup folder. See also autostart or startup programs skins for Windows Media Player, 567–568 adding programs to, 259 between tabbed pages (Internet Explorer), 325 All Users Startup folder, 259–260 user accounts, 29, 54–55 deleting programs from, 259–260 switching between programs opening, 259 Alt+Tab shortcut for, 4, 35 startup problems Flip 3D for, 35–36 after installing hardware, 969 multiple instances, 36–37 blocked by BitLocker drive encryption, 818 Switch between windows button for, 35, 311 computer slow to start, 98–100 Task Manager for, 926 computer won’t start, 97–98, 267–269 taskbar buttons for, 34 programs won’t start, 100 symbols. See special characters; specific symbols removing disabled devices, 267 Sync Center resources in this book for, 99–100 configuring schedule for offline files, 984–988 resources in Windows Help for, 100 dealing with conflicts, 990–993 resources online for, 100 Network Location setup for, 983, 984 Safe Mode for troubleshooting, 267–269 offline file settings, 988–990 Startup Repair tool for, 1027 opening, 984 startup programs. See autostart or startup programs partnerships with devices, 993–994 Startup Repair tool, 1027 scenario leading to conflicts, 990 , 104. See also firewalls; Windows Firewall Vista versions supporting, 983 stationery (Windows Mail), 420 syncing devices. See also Sync Center Sticky Keys feature, 220–221 with device software, 993–994 Storyboard/Timeline (Movie Maker) from Media Center, 646 adding audio, 611–615 with network files using Sync Center, 983–993 adding clips, 602 portable music devices, auto-syncing, 566–567 adding pictures, 605 portable music devices, manually, 564–565 AutoMovie feature, 601 syndicated content. See RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication clearing, 601, 603 feeds) editing, 603 System Administrative Tools item on Start menu, 185 overlapping clips, 616–617 system files overlays for titles and credits, 618–619 Backup and Restore Center for protecting, 805–810 previewing movies, 603 defined, 803 replacing audio content, 617–618 System Protection for, 810–816 setting trim points, 617 System Information program, 998–999 Timeline overview, 610–611 system partition, 961 trimming or extending clips, 616 System Protection. See also System Restore undoing actions, 603 creating a restore point, 812–813 viewing, 601–602 described, 810–811 subfolders, 665–666 previous versions missing, 815 subkeys (registry), 939 restore points, defined, 811 subnet mask, 111 restoring deleted files from previous versions, 815–816 subscribing returning to a previous restore point, 813 to newsgroups, 442–443 returning to a previous version of file or folder, 8–9, to online .iCalendars, 304 814–815 subtitles, viewing for CDs or DVDs, 650 System Protection (continued)

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shadow copies, 810, 811, 814–816 capturing analog video, 624 turning on and off, 811–812 importing to Movie Maker, 597, 623–627 undoing a System Restore, 813–814 publishing movies to, 622 System Recovery Options, 1026–1027 Task Manager system requirements checking resource usage, 927–929 for Aero Glass, 5, 163 closing frozen programs, 925–926 for BitLocker drive encryption, 816–817 columns for processes, 930, 931–932 for Remote Desktop, 458 managing processes, 929–932 for sound effects, 174 monitoring performance, 932–933 for speech recognition, 226–227 Networking tab, 933–934 for Vista, 1097–1098 opening, 923 for Windows DVD Maker, 794 overview, 923–924 for Windows Fax and Scan, 853–854 refreshing data, 925 System Restore. See also System Protection restarting hung computer, 927 for computer slow to start, 99 showing hidden processes, 930 creating a restore point, 812–813 starting tasks (programs), 926 deleting restore points, 1014 switching tasks (programs), 926 described, 1027 troubleshooting performance problems, 1028–1029 restore points, defined, 811 update speed for, 925 returning to a previous restore point, 813 Users tab, 933 undoing a restore, 813–814 views, 924–925 Windows Defender option for, 128 taskbar. See also Quick Launch toolbar system tray. See Notification area active window indication, 34 auto-hiding, 191 buttons for multiple program instances, 36–37 T buttons for open programs, 33 Tab key, 21 customizing, 190–197 tabbed browsing (Internet Explorer) defined, 24 adding tab groups to Favorites, 333 grouping buttons, 191 closing Internet Explorer with multiple tabs open, 325, keeping on top, 191 328 Links toolbar on, 196–197 creating multiple home page tabs, 326–327 locking and unlocking, 191, 192 opening tabs, 324, 325 main purpose of, 23 personalizing, 327–329 mini-mode player on, 530 Quick Tabs, 326, 328 missing, 312 rearranging home page tabs, 327 moving, 193 removing home page tabs, 327 shortcut menus, 37–38 shortcut keys, 329 sizing, 193 switching between tabbed pages, 325 thumbnails feature, 4–5, 191–192 tips for using, 325 too tall, 312 turning on and off, 328 toolbars on, 193–195 Tagged Information File Format (TIFF), 521 troubleshooting customization problems, 312–313 tagging. See also file properties; metadata TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), 103 pictures, 496, 501, 502, 504 technical support. See help; troubleshooting searching by tags, 746, 769 temporary files. See also temporary Internet files songs in Media Library, 552–553 defined, 1012 when saving files, 756 deleting expendable files, 1013–1014 tape (audio cassette), copying songs from, 297 tape (video)

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Index T

temporary Internet files before screen saver plays, 172–173, 310 deleting, 346, 1013–1014 for transferring files from another computer, 251 folder for, 347 time zone setting for clock, 200–201 overview, 344–345, 1012–1013 Timeline. See Storyboard/Timeline (Movie Maker) settings, 346–347 titles 10Base-T Ethernet, 1035. See also Ethernet changing for songs, 550 tera, defined, 661–662 for disks made with DVD Maker, 796 terminology for movies, 606–607, 618–619 Bluetooth, 971–972 searching by, 746, 769 hacking, 138 TLDs (top-level domains), 318 keyboard, 21–22 TMP (Trusted Platform Module) chip, 816, 817 mouse, 19–21 Toggle Keys feature, 222 network sharing, 1054 toolbars. See also Quick Launch toolbar newsgroups, 439–440 Help and Support Center, 89–90 text. See also WordPad word processor Internet Explorer, 323 following editing with Microsoft Screen Magnifier, 211 on taskbar, 193–195 magnifying in Internet Explorer, 323 Windows Explorer, 673 Notepad text editor, 288–289 Windows Mail, 430–431 sharpening display of, 164 tooltips shortcut keys for navigating and editing, 1114 for button names, 39 sizing, 215 for clipped information in Windows Mail, 416 taskbar toolbar titles, 195 defined, 20 TextAloud, 213 filename extensions in, 913 Text-to-Speech option, 207 for folders, 688–689 themes, 159–161 for Notification area icons, 257–258 1394 for shortcut keys, 1109, 1110 connecting devices, 952–953 top-level domains (TLDs), 318 defined, 952 transferring files from another computer. See also exporting; disconnecting devices, 954–956 importing further information, 950 Bluetooth network for, 981 symbol and plug shape, 952 contacts, manually, 255 “This location already contains...” message, 720–722, 823 external disks method, 250–251 “This page cannot be displayed” message, 475 Favorites, 336 thumbnails fonts, 256 Alt+Tab feature, 4 home network method, 250 copying not allowed for, 647 installing programs, 248 displaying icons on, 688 Internet Explorer Favorites, manually, 254–255 as icons, 708 Outlook Express messages, manually, 255–256 in Pictures folder, 494, 496 over a network, 1075–1077 selecting in Photo Gallery, 501 time required for, 251 showing icons in folders instead of, 688 USB Easy Transfer cable method, 249–250 taskbar feature, 4–5, 191–192 using transferred documents, 253–254 viewing in Movie Maker, 598 what not to install, 248–249 TIFF (Tagged Information File Format), 521 what you can transfer, 247–248 TigerDirect Web site, 958 what you can’t transfer, 248 time with Windows Easy Transfer, 251–253 clock settings, 200–201 without Windows Easy Transfer, 254–256 parental controls for computer use, 81–82 transition effects (Movie Maker), 607–608 regional settings for, 238 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), 103

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transparency System Recovery Options for, 1026–1027 performance impact of, 162 Windows Defender, 147 turning on and off, 161 Windows DVD Maker, 801 tray. See Notification area Windows Mail, 476–479 Trojan horses, 120 Windows Mail log files for, 427 troubleshooting. See also compatibility issues; error messages Windows Media Player, 589, 648–650 and warnings; help; Windows or Meeting Space, 1093 Communities Windows Movie Maker, 627, 650–651 ActiveX control downloads, 147 TrueType fonts, 287. See also fonts antivirus software, 147 Trusted Platform Module (TMP) chip, 816, 817 AOL dial-up connection, 146 turning on and off. See also restarting your computer; automated, 94 shutting down automatic updates, 147 advanced printing features, 871 backing up, 807 Aero Glass interface, 6, 311 CDs and DVDs, 824–825 animation effects, 214, 215 clean boot for hardware errors, 1026 AutoComplete feature, 342–343 customization problems, 307–314 automatic updates, 138–139 documents, 824 BitLocker drive encryption, 817–818 editing the registry, 937–946 Bluetooth discovery, 978 faxing, 873–874 disabling autostart programs, 262–263 files, 821–823, 826 disabling hardware, 969 firewall problems, 145–146 Ease of Access options, 208, 209, 226 fixing photos, 508 firewall exceptions, 111 flickering monitor, 158 Flip 3D, 311 folders, 821 Guest account, 65 hardware, 1023–1026, 1029 Help and Support Center link on Start menu, 88 Help and Support Center link for, 94 Internet Explorer add-ons, 361 installation, 935 messages for secure sites, 349 Internet Explorer, 362, 473–476 parental controls, 78, 79 Internet problems, 473–480 password requirement on lockout, 74 Microsoft Customer Support for, 94 Phishing Filter, 340 multimedia, 647–651 pop-up blocker, 336–337, 473, 474 networks, 1089–1093 programs allowed by Windows Defender, 129 overview, 94 Quick Tabs, 328 passkey for Bluetooth devices, 1027–1028 shadows under menus, 164 performance problems, 1028–1029 sharing and discovery options, 1055–1058 phone-dialing programs, 146 System Protection, 811–812 pictures, 647 tabbed browsing in Internet Explorer, 328 Print Screen key, 492 transparency, 161 printers, 830–831, 1092 User Account Control, 71–72 printing, 849, 869–873 Windows features, 909–910 programs, 935–936, 946 Windows Firewall, 105–107 re-activating programs after installing Vista, 1106 TV repairing corrupted programs, 905–907 disk space required for recordings, 638 researching application errors, 936–937 .dvr-ms format for recorded shows, 579, 639–640 scanning hard drive for errors, 1014–1015 Media Center settings for, 642–643 searches, 825 recording shows, 637–638 security, 145–147 watching recorded shows in Media Center, 638–639 shortcut icons, 823 watching recorded shows in Media Player, 579 startup problems, 97–100, 266–269, 969 TV Tuner card, 636

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Index U

AutoComplete feature for, 321 U copying and pasting, 81 UAC. See User Account Control for Network Locations, 1071 UDF disks. See Live File System (UDF) disks overview, 317–318 UDP (User Datagram Protocol), 103 top-level domains (TLDs), 318 unblocking ports, 107 typing in Internet Explorer, 320–321 UNC (Universal Naming Convention), 1076–1077 typing in Windows Explorer, 675 underline for HTML text, 386 USB (Universal Serial Bus). See also jump drives (flash drives) undoing AutoPlay options for devices, 951–952 deleted icons, 169 connecting devices, 951–952 file rename, 722 disconnecting devices, 954–956 move or copy, 720 downward compatibility of, 950 in Movie Maker Storyboard, 603 drive icons for mass storage devices, 954, 955 System Restore, 813–814 Easy Transfer cable, 249–250 Uniform Resource Locators. See URLs further information, 950 uninstalling. See also removing or deleting importing pictures from digital camera using, 483–485 gadgets, 204 installing printer using, 832 hardware (not hot-pluggable), 967–968 ports, 957 hot-pluggable devices, disconnecting, 954–956 ReadyBoost for speeding up system, 951 programs, 907–908 symbol and plug shapes, 951 Windows features, 1014 tips for using drives, 678 United States Postal Service site, 334 versions (speeds) of, 950 Universal Naming Convention (UNC), 1076–1077 viewing contents of drives, 954 Universal Serial Bus. See USB User Account Control (UAC) unlocking the taskbar, 192 elevating privileges, 71 unscrambling newsgroup messages, 451 further information, 72 unselecting least privilege principle for, 71 all icons, 715 as malware protection, 134 icons one at a time, 710–711 messages, 13–14, 70–71 unsubscribing from newsgroups, 452 overview, 13–14, 69 unzipping files, 290–291 reminder when turned off, 72 updates shield icon indicator, 69–70 checking for optional, 139–141 turning on and off, 71–72 for drivers, 313–314, 968–969 user accounts. See also parental controls; User Account Notification area icons for, 45 Control (UAC) for print drivers, 833, 872–873 administrative, 58 returning to a previous program version, 908–909 Administrator, 22, 57–58 upgrades versus, 138, 886 advanced security tools for, 74–75 Windows Update for, 137–142, 833 bypassing the login page, 266 upgrades. See also installing hardware CardSpace feature, 75–76 CPU, 960 changing name for, 64 installing from a disk, 886–887 changing picture for, 63–64 new primary hard drive, 1107 changing type of, 61–62 updates versus, 138, 886 checking process usage by, 930 to Vista, 1097–1103 copying mail folders to, 437 Windows Upgrade Advisor, 1098 creating, 59–61 uploading files with FTP, 452, 453–454 creating when first logging in, 22 URGE music store (MTV), 541, 648 deleting accounts, 67–68 URLs (Uniform Resource Locators). See also downloading; deleting associated files, 67, 68 Internet resources; parental controls Guest, 58, 65

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user accounts (continued) capturing analog video, 624 locking, 28, 29, 55 codecs for, 573–574 logging in, 22–23, 53–54, 68–69 converting file types, 582, 583 logging off, 54–55 downloading, 357 overview, 53, 68–69 folder for, 184, 578–579, 701 password reset disk for, 65–66 formats supported by Media Player, 578 passwords for, 22–23, 55–57, 62–63, 68–69 icons, 666–667 security benefits, 53 importing to Movie Maker, 595–597 speech recognition profiles for, 236 Internet video, 581–582 standard, 58 making Media Player the default player, 579 switching, 29, 54–55 making pictures from frames, 605 viewing current account, 54 in Pictures folder, 498 User Accounts control panel playing downloaded files, 582 changing account name, 64 playing from Media Library, 580 changing account picture, 63–64 recorded TV shows, 579 changing account type, 61–62 renaming, 498–499 creating an account, 59–61 shortcut keys for previewing, 1116 creating password reset disk, 66 VCDs, 575–577 deleting accounts, 67–68 video file, defined, 577 navigating, 65 viewing filename extensions, 579 opening, 59 viewing in Media Center, 634–635 password-protecting an account, 62–63 Windows Media Player settings, 534 shield icon by links, 69–70 Videos folder, 578–579 user activity reports, 84–85 videotape User Datagram Protocol (UDP), 103 capturing analog video, 624 user interface languages, 239, 244 importing to Movie Maker, 597, 623–627 users publishing movies to, 622 defined, 53 Video_TS folder on DVDs, 781 logged on, viewing, 933 viewing. See playback controls; previewing; showing or utility programs viewing checking before installing in Vista, 248–249 vinyl LPs, copying songs from, 297 older, avoiding, 897 virtual folders. See also stacking inactive icons in Notification area, 44 overview, 12 V saving search results in, 524 vCard format (VCF files) stacks as, 682 exporting contacts to, 424, 469–470 virtual machine software, 249 importing contact information, 469 virtual memory VCDs defined, 42, 1006 choosing screen size for, 576–577 managing, 1006–1008 playing in Media Player, 575–576 performance monitoring, 933 preventing screen saver during playback, 577 physical memory versus, 928, 1006 vertical scroll bar, using, 47 ReadyBoost feature, 16–17, 951, 1008–1010 VGA port, 957 Virtual PC (Microsoft), 249, 1101 video card. See graphics card viruses video effects (Movie Maker), 608–610 antivirus software, 13, 130–134 videos. See also DVDs; Windows Movie Maker; Windows defined, 119 Photo Gallery harm caused by, 120 adding in DVD Maker, 794–795 Windows Mail security settings for, 421–422 adding to Media Library, 579–580 Visio Viewer, 382

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Index W

visual effects settings, 1010–1011 creating shortcut icons for, 333 visual impairments managing pairs of, 690–691 described, 210 parental controls for, 78–81, 83–84 further information, 210 printing, 352–354 High Contrast for, 213 privacy policies, 344 Make the computer easier to see option for, 214–215 RSS feeds versus, 330 Microsoft Narrator for, 212–213 saved, viewing, 356–357 Microsoft Screen Magnifier for, 210–212 saving pages, 354–356 Use the computer without a display option for, 213–214 saving pictures from, 647 visualizations in Windows Media Player, 531–532 searching for, 358–360 VMware virtual machine software, 249 searching the current page, 360, 735 .VOB files, 582–583, 597, 781 sending by e-mail, 333 voice commands. See speech recognition sizing photos for, 295–296 volatility of information in memory, 1008 Web resources. See downloading; Internet resources; volume Windows or Microsoft Communities adding volume-leveling for songs, 548 Web restrictions (parental controls) Auto Volume Leveling, 534 defining, 78–81 controlling, 525–526 getting Web sites working, 83–84 crossfading, 534 Welcome Center for Movie Maker audio clips, 614–615 opening, 152 volume label of hard drive, changing, 966 options when upgrading to Vista, 1099 .vsd files, viewer for, 382 overview, 48–49, 151–152 running at startup, or not, 152 Show all 12 items command, 152 W Show More Details command, 152 WAB () format, importing contact Windows Basics item, 49–50, 152 information from, 469 WEP (Wired Equivalent Protocol), 1047, 1049–1051 wallpaper, 164–166, 308–309, 505 whitehat, defined, 138 WAP (Wireless Access Point), 1038, 1046 Wi-Fi finder, 1038 warm boot, defined, 29. See also restarting your computer Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), 1047, 1049–1051 warnings. See error messages and warnings Wikipedia Web site, 334 watching. See playback controls; previewing; showing or wildcards for searches, 524 viewing windows WAV format, 538 active, 34 WDDM (Windows Display Driver Modem), 5, 163 arranging, 37–38 Web Back button, 48 exporting favorites to, 336 disabled buttons, 48 overview, 317–320 folder behaviors upon opening, 687 packet transfer over, 344–345 Forward button, 48 speed of, 345 Maximize button, 39 trust issues, 351 Media Center settings for behavior, 640–641 Web browser, 317. See also Internet Explorer Minimize button, 39, 40 Web logs (blogs). See RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication minimizing all (showing desktop), 38, 166, 189, 313 feeds) moving, 41–42 Web pages. See also Internet Explorer; Internet resources Restore Down button, 40–41 adding to Favorites, 332–333 scrolling in, 47 browsing to, 320–321 sizing, 38–40, 42 copying content, 357 speech recognition commands for, 229–230 copying pictures, 489 switching between, 4–5, 34–37

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Windows Activation, 1106 Windows DVD Maker Windows Address Book (WAB) format, importing contact adding photos or videos, 794–795 information from, 469 burning Video Disc using, 786 Windows Basics help, 49–50, 88, 152 choosing DVD options, 795–797 Windows Calendar closing, 799 adding received invitations to, 301–302 customizing the slide show, 799 adding shortcut icons for, 298 described, 16, 794 changing appearance of, 299 designing menus, 797–798 creating multiple calendars, 302 help, 801 described, 298 making the DVD, 799 e-mailing appointment attendees, 300 opening, 794 entering tasks or appointments, 300–301 opening saved DVD projects, 799–801 Help, 305 requirements for, 794 importing and exporting calendars, 305 saving projects, 799 managing calendars, 305 troubleshooting, 801 navigating, 300 Windows Easy Transfer. See also transferring files from opening, 298 another computer printing calendars, 305 choosing a transfer method, 249–251 searching calendars, 304 using, 251–253 sharing calendars, 302–303 what you can transfer, 247–248 subscribing to online .iCalendars, 304 what you can’t transfer, 248 viewing shared calendars, 303–304 Windows Experience Index, 996–997 “Windows cannot open this file” message, 669–670 Windows Explorer Windows CardSpace, 75–76 Address bar, 673, 674–675 Windows Character Map program, 285–286, 1115 burning CDs or DVDs, 792–793 Windows Clipboard, 282 Classic Menu, 821 Windows Defender components, 672–673 Advanced options, 127–128 contents pane, 677–678 automatic scanning by, 124–125 Details pane, 673, 684–685, 752 for autostart programs, monitoring, 126, 129, 261–262 Details view columns, 679–680 for autostart programs, reviewing and disabling, 262–263 favorite links, 677 for computer slow to start, 98 filtering icons, 682–683 custom scan by, 124 Folders list, 821 determining if enabled, 121–122 as FTP client, 453–454 disallowing allowed programs, 129 grouping icons, 681–682 full scan by, 124 icon views, 679 icon in Notification area, 121 improvements, 6 items monitored by, 126 Internet Explorer versus, 319, 672 notification options, 127 navigating in, 674–678 opening, 122 Navigation pane, 673, 676–677, 821 preventing spyware using, 125–127 opening, 672 quarantined items, 123 overview, 672 quick scan by, 124 Preview pane, 673, 683–684, 692 removing spyware using, 123–125 Search box, 673, 683, 739–741 Software Explorer component, 128–129, 262–263 shortcut keys, 1112 SpyNet community for, 130 showing/hiding panes, 674, 675 troubleshooting, 147 sorting icons, 680–681 Web site, 130, 147 stacking icons, 682 Windows Display Driver Modem (WDDM), 5, 163

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Windows Fax and Scan Inbound Rules and Outbound Rules links, 116–117 closing faxes, 863 opening, 113 configuring faxmodem options, 855–857 Windows key (ˇ) cover sheet setup, 859 defined, 21 creating a fax account, 854–855 for Flip 3D, 35 deleting faxes, 863 keyboard shortcuts using, 1113 dialing rules setup, 857–859 Windows Live ID, 440 faxing from, 860–861 Windows Live OneCare, 132 faxing scanned documents, 866 Windows Live Search, 269 faxing using other programs, 861–862 Windows Mail. See also attachments to e-mail; Contacts forwarding faxes, 863 folder; e-mail forwarding scanned documents automatically, 866–867 adding hyperlinks to messages, 390–391 opening, 854 adding sender to contacts, 376 printing faxes, 863 adding signatures to messages, 391–392 receiving faxes, 862–863 Advanced options, 423–427 replying to faxes, 863 auto-organizing messages using rules, 407–409 requirements for, 853–854 auto-responding to messages, 409–410 scanning documents, 864–866 background picture, color, or sound for e-mail, 372 sharing with a voice line, 855 backing up messages, 805 troubleshooting faxing, 873–874 blocking e-mail by country and language, 396 using scanned documents, 866 blocking specific senders, 394 Windows Firewall. See also firewalls boldface folder names in, 398 ActiveX control downloads with, 147 boldface newsgroup message headers, 443, 444 adding a port exception, 109–110 business cards, 421–422, 465 adding a program exception, 108–109 checking for new messages, 414 advanced settings, 112–117 checking spelling, 372, 421 allowing outbound connections, 114 choosing columns, 398–399 Bluetooth Network Connection settings, 981 collapsing message groups, 400, 401 configuring exceptions manually, 108 compacting the database, 426 customizing IPsec settings, 115–116 Compose options, 419–421 deleting exceptions, 111–112 configuring for HTML, 385–386 enabled by default, 103, 105 Connection options, 423 enabling or disabling exceptions, 111 conversations, defined, 400 inbound and outbound rules, 116–117 converting messages to files, 384 local administrator control, 114 converting Vista Contacts to vCard format, 424, 469–470 log file settings, 115 copying messages to folders, 375 network connection problems, 1091 creating folders, 403–404 overview, 117–118 deleting folders, 404 preventing unicast responses, 114 deleting messages, 375, 406–407, 425 scope of exceptions, 110–111 digital IDs, 423, 431–435 security alerts, 107 downloaded image settings, 422–423 shared network resource settings, 1055, 1091 embedding pictures in e-mail, 388–389 troubleshooting, 145–146 .eml files for messages, 678, 805 turning off alerts, 114 emptying Deleted Items folder, 407 turning on and off, 105–107 expanding message groups, 400, 401, 415 “Windows Firewall has blocked this program...” message, exporting messages to other programs, 435 145 filtering messages, 400–403 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console flagging messages, 400 changing firewall profile properties, 113–116 formatting text with HTML, 386–388

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Windows Mail (continued) replying to e-mail messages, 373–374, 375 forwarding messages, 374, 375 replying to newsgroup messages, 446 further information, 437 restoring settings to defaults, 425 General options, 413–414 rules, 407–410, 450–451 grouping conversation messages, 400, 401 saving embedded pictures as files, 384 help, 437 saving newsgroup messages, 449 hiding newsgroup messages, 449–450 searching e-mail messages, 411–413, 767, 771 hiding your real e-mail address from newsgroups, 445 searching newsgroup messages, 448–449 The host name could not be found... message, 476–477 securing e-mail with digital IDs, 431–435 HTML format for messages, 384–392 Security options, 421–423 hyperlinks in messages, viewing target for, 397 selecting multiple messages, 405–406 icon on the Start menu, 365 Send options, 418–419 identifying safe senders, 393–394 sending blind carbon copies (bcc), 370 IMAP settings, 425 sending carbon copies (cc), 370 importing messages from other programs, 435 sending documents from folders, 379 information required for setup, 366–367 sending Zip files, 290 inserting lines in e-mail with HTML, 389 setting up your e-mail account, 364, 368–369 junk e-mail (spam) options, 375, 393–397 showing/hiding mail folders, 405 leaving copies of messages on the server, 429–430 signatures for e-mail, 421, 425 log files for troubleshooting, 427 sizing and positioning columns, 376 magnifying e-mail text, 376 sizing pictures, 522 mail folders, 398 sorting message headers, 376, 400 mail not showing up in Inbox, 478 Spelling options, 421 main window components, 365 stationery, 420 maintenance options, 425–427 storage for messages, 436–437 managing accounts, 427–429 subscribing to newsgroups, 442–443 managing messages with multiple computers, 429–430 toolbar, customizing, 430–431 marking messages as read, 375, 415 tooltips for clipped information, 416 marking messages as unread, 375 troubleshooting, 476–479 message priority, 372–373, 398 typing and editing tips, 371–372 message threads, 425 unblocking valid messages, 397 moving folders, 404 undeleting folders, 405 moving messages to folders, 375, 406 unsubscribing from newsgroups, 452 notification options, 414 viewing message properties, 376 opening, 365 viewing newsgroup messages, 443–444 opening message in separate window, 375, 376 views, 402–403 overview, 15, 364–366 virus protection, 421–422 personalizing, 366, 413–426, 430–431, 452 working offline, 414 phishing scams, 395, 396–397 writing and sending e-mail, 370–373 pictures missing from e-mail messages, 478 Windows Marketplace, 883 posting newsgroup messages, 444–446 Lossless format, 537, 538 Preview pane, sizing, 376 Windows Media Audio Pro format, 537, 538 printing messages, 375 Windows Media Audio (Variable Bit Rate) format, 537, 538 Read options, 415–416 Windows Media Audio (.wma) format Receipts options, 416–417 file sizes and bit rates, 538 receiving e-mail, 373 overview, 537 receiving newsgroup messages, 446–447 saving files in Windows Movie Maker, 570 renaming folders, 404 . See Media Center Reply/Forward options, 425

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Windows Media Player. See also library (Windows Media inviting people to a meeting, 1085 Player) leaving a meeting, 1085 Auto Playlists, 557–559, 584–585 passwords for meetings, 1083 burning CDs or DVDs using, 16, 786 People Near Me accounts, 1081–1083 burning DVD data disks, 793 setting up, 1081–1083 closing, 529 sharing desktop, program, or handout, 1085 combining multiple tracks, 569–570 starting a meeting, 1083–1085 converting file types, 568–569 starting the program, 1081 copying music to portable devices, 528, 564–567 troubleshooting, 1093 creating music CDs, 528, 559–563 using a network projector, 1085–1087 downloading codecs as needed, 573–574 Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool, 1027 ejecting CDs, 534, 539 Windows Mobile device (Bluetooth), connecting, 977 Enhancements pane, 533–534 Windows Movie Maker error messages, 648, 650 adding audio, 611–615 getting music online, 541 adding clips to Storyboard/Timeline, 602 help, 589 adding pictures to Storyboard, 605 installing URGE, 648 adding titles and credits, 606–607, 618–619 listening to CDs, 530–531 AutoMovie feature, 601 making the default video player, 579 basic steps for creating movies, 591 managing pictures with, 583–584 breaking long video into clips, 599–600 media information from the Internet, 539, 545–546, brightening/darkening clips, 609 550–551 burning movies to DVD, 801 menus, 528, 649 clearing the Storyboard, 601, 603 metadata, 570 clearing trim points, 617 minimizing, 530 clips, defined, 597 mini-mode player for, 530 codecs for published movies, 619 MP3 player not found, 650 collection folders, 595, 600, 611 Now Playing tab, 528, 531–534 combining clips, 600–601 opening, 527 combining multiple music tracks, 569–570 playback controls, 529, 576 content used for movies, 594 playing CDs automatically, 534 creating media information, 603 playing DVDs or VCDs, 575–576 creating movies, 601–604 playlists, 532–533, 554–559, 584–588 deleting clips, 600 plug-ins, 568, 619 deleting files associated with clips, 598 program window, 527–528 deleting titles, 607 ripping music CDs, 528, 535–540 deleting transition effects, 608 searching, 570 deleting video effects, 608, 609 skins, 567–568 Details view, 598 stopping a CD, 534 editing the Storyboard, 603 tabs, 528 fading music in and out, 614–615 troubleshooting, 589, 648–650 file formats supported, 594 using shared media, 1079–1080 help, 627 visualizations, 531–532 importing from DVD, 597 Web page, 650 importing from folders, 597 Windows Meeting Space importing from Photo Gallery, 595–597 ad-hoc wireless network for, 1083–1084 importing from videotape, 597, 623–627 conducting the meeting, 1085 making pictures from video frames, 605 described, 1081 moving clips in collections, 600 ending a meeting, 1085 moving clips in Storyboard, 603

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Windows Movie Maker (continued) overview, 92–93 narration, 612–613 for printing and faxing troubleshooting, 874 opening Movie Maker, 512, 592 searching messages, 448 opening projects, 604 for software troubleshooting, 946 options, 593–594 SpyNet community, 130 overlapping clips, 616–617 for startup problem troubleshooting, 100 overlays for titles and credits, 618–619 subscribing to newsgroups, 442 overview, 591–593 for Windows Mail help, 437 playback controls, 599, 603 Windows Photo Gallery. See also pictures previewing movies, 603 adding pictures, 505 previewing transition effects, 607 arranging pictures, 500 program window, 592–593 captioning pictures, 502 projects, defined, 603 changing tags, 504 publishing movies, 619–623 dating pictures, 502 red X in Thumbnails view, 598 e-mailing pictures from, 380 removing clips from Storyboard, 603 file formats supported, 499 renaming clips, 600 filtering pictures, 503–504 replacing audio content, 617–618 fixing photos, 507–510 resolution for, 592 grouping pictures, 500 resuming work on a project, 604 importing content to Movie Maker, 595–597 saving projects, 603–604 Info pane, 501, 502 saving WMA files, 570 items not shown in, 499 setting trim points, 617 making movies from, 512 shortcut keys, 1116 opening, 499 slow motion/fast motion, 609 options, 510–512 splitting clips, 600 overview, 14–15, 499–500 Thumbnails view, 598 printing pictures from, 513–515 Timeline overview, 610–611 quick tips for, 501 transition effects, 607–608 rating pictures, 502 trimming or extending clips, 616 RAW files in, 499 troubleshooting, 627, 650–651 searching for pictures, 523–524 undoing actions, 603 selecting thumbnails, 501 using pictures in, 604–605 setting picture as desktop background, 505 video effects, 608–610 shortcut keys, 1115–1116 viewing clips, 597–599 tagging pictures, 502 viewing Storyboard/Timeline, 601–602 using with screen saver, 172, 507 volume adjustment, 615 Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor “Your system is currently set to 800x600...” message, 651 administrative privileges needed for, 1001 Windows or Microsoft Communities Data Collector Sets and Reports, 1004–1006 for Blue Screen of Death help, 98 default Diagnostic Console page, 1001 creating a newsgroup account, 440–442 opening, 1000 creating message rules, 451 Performance Monitor, 1001–1004 for file troubleshooting, 826 Reliability Monitor, 1004 getting the latest messages, 446–447 Windows Sidebar for hardware troubleshooting, 1029 adding and removing gadgets, 204 for Internet troubleshooting, 480 defined, 24, 201 for multimedia troubleshooting, 651 gadgets overview, 6–7, 201 for network troubleshooting, 1093 Notification area icon, 202–203 newsgroups for technical support, 414 overview, 6–7

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personalizing, 202–204 router for, 1036–1038 restoring gadgets installed with Windows, 204 security protocols, 1047 RSS Feeds gadget, 332 service set identifiers (SSIDs), 1046–1047 showing pictures in, 516–517 speeds, 1037 showing/hiding, 202 troubleshooting, 1091–1092 Slide Show gadget, 516–517 Wi-Fi finder, 1038 using and manipulating gadgets, 205 Wireless Access Point (WAP), 1038, 1046 viewing list of running gadgets, 204 wireless printers, installing, 832–833 Windows SideShow, using, 205 .wma (Windows Media Audio) format Windows Update file sizes and bit rates, 538 changing automatic update settings, 141–142 overview, 537 enabling automatic updates, 138–139 saving files in Windows Movie Maker, 570 fears about, 137–138 Word (Microsoft), 274, 275, 382 managing optional updates, 139–141 WordPad word processor need for, 137, 138 closing, 284 for print drivers, 833 copy-and-paste or cut-and-paste in, 280–282 reviewing and removing updates, 142 deleting text, 276–277, 280 troubleshooting, 147 formatting text, 278–280 updates versus upgrades, 138 inserting text, 276–277 Windows Upgrade Advisor, 1098 keys for navigating in, 276–277 Windows XP moving text in a document, 281–282 changing workgroup name, 1058 opening, 274 dual-booting with Vista, 1100–1103 opening documents, 284–285 Search Companion versus Vista search features, 736 other word processors, 274, 275 Vista versus, 3, 949–950 Print Preview feature, 276 Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP), 1047, 1049–1051 saving documents, 282–284 wired networks. See also networks; sharing selecting text, 277–278 Ethernet speeds, 1034–1035 typing text in, 275–276 example, 1034, 1035 WordPerfect (Corel), 274, 275 ICS host setup for, 1040–1042 workgroups. See also LAN (local area network) installing hardware, 1039 changing name on XP computer, 1058 preparing to configure, 1039–1040 discovery options for, 1056–1058 purchasing hardware, 1036, 1038–1039 setting name for, 1056–1057 router setup for, 1042–1045 worms, 103, 120 slowest component rules in, 1036 WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), 1047, 1049–1051 troubleshooting, 1089–1091 Wireless Access Point (WAP), 1038, 1046 wireless Bluetooth devices. See Bluetooth devices X wireless networks. See also networks; sharing .xls files, viewer for, 382 ad-hoc, for Meeting Space, 1083–1084 XML feeds. See RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication feeds) broadband router for, 1036–1038 XP. See Windows XP connecting to available networks, 1048–1051 XPS Document Writer (Microsoft), 850–851 creating, 1036–1038 XPS documents, 850–852 802.11 standards, 1037–1038, 1046, 1047 installing hardware, 1039, 1048 Notification area icon, 1051–1052 Y Yahooligans Parent’s Guide Web site, 85 preparing to configure, 1039–1040 “You are running low on disk space” message, 1012 purchasing hardware, 1038–1039 “You cannot save in the folder specified” message, 824 range expanders, 1038

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“Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls...” message, 479 “Your system is currently set to 800x600...” message, 651 Z zero day exploit, 138 Zip disks, 656 Zip files for attachments to e-mail, 377 colors for, 692 compressing folder contents versus, 704 including in searches, 758–759 overview, 289 unzipping, 290–291 Zip disks versus, 656 zipping, 289–290 zooming in Photo Gallery Viewer, 506

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