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A security , monitoring, 494-495 System Configuration tool, 500 access point (AP), 364, 366 system information, viewing, 499 security for, 365 viewing, 486 accessories, 25 Adobe's Type 1 PostScript font, 115 working with, 29 Advanced Research Projects Agency accounts Network (ARPANET), 133 for Live Messenger, 208 advanced searches. See searching account, setting up, 168-169 advertising banners, 333 Active Search Directory, 350 adware, 331, 344 ActiveX controls, 333 Information Bar and, 343 Information Bar and, 343 Aero, 2 Mail security zones and, 345 introduction to, 6-7 activation, , 5 live thumbnails, 6 Add Hardware Wizard, 450, 452 preparing for, 7 Add-on Manager, 344 running, 7 add-ons AIF files, 289 without, 138 Airbrush tool, 236 security, managing, 344 alerts. See also Defender; Security Center Add Printer Wizard, 400-401 Internet Explorer as default, turning Add Search Providers option, 155 on/off alert for, 164 adding/removing. See also deleting with Live Messenger, 232 components, 437 printer alerts, 407 indexed locations, 78 Align to Grid option, 82 programs from Startup menu, 28 alignment of document text, 34 recently used documents, 31 All Programs submenu, 26 Address bar, 116 command, 13 browsing folders and programs from, Internet Explorer, finding, 138 141 allocation units, 426 in Explorer windows, 54 antivirus software, 310, 322, 330-331 folders, navigating between, 62 Apple/'s TrueType font, 115 in Internet Explorer, 139 applications. See programs Web searches with, 154 Applications and Services Logs, 487 Address Book security, 345 appointments. See addresses. See e-mail; IP addresses; URLs archiving (Uniform Resource Locators) event logs, 488-489 administrative tools, 485. See also event faxes, options for, 424 logs; performance charts Arial font, 34 memory problems, checking for, 491

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Arrow command, 13 Paint, replacing colors in, 237 arrows in dialog boxes, 19 Web page picture as, 158-159 articles. See newsgroups backing up, 467 ASF files, 289 advanced settings, restoring Attachment Manager, 180-181 with, 480-481 attachments to instant messages, 223 all files, 472 Movie Maker movies, sending, 306 Backup Wizard for, 472-473 opening, 180-181 catalog of backed up files, 478-479 pictures, e-mailing, 243 copying files from backup, 482 with replies, 179 deleting backup sets, 484 saving, 181 encryption certificate, 328 sending, 180-181 on installing Vista, 503 unsafe attachments, 180 manual , 474-475 virus protection for, 331 permissions, 470 AU files, 289 restoring backups, 478-479 audio. See also music scheduling backups, 476-477 options, setting, 124 selected files, 473 effects, adding, 277 settings, changing, 474-475 Web feeds, 152 starting Center, 471 auditing security options, 494-495 strategy for, 468 authority certificates, 334 turning on/off automatic backups, 476- 477 Auto Adjust in Photo Gallery, 242 Backup and Restore Center, 471. See also Auto Arrange backing up for desktop icons, 102 Backup Job Information dialog box, 470 Explorer windows, files in, 82 backup medium, 468 Auto-hide for , 118 backup sets/jobs, 468 Auto Synch, 270-271 Backup Status and Configuration dialog AutoComplete box, 474 for URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), Backup Wizard, 472-473 140 bad sectors, 434 Web forms, filling out, 140-141 battery status. See power options Automatic Updates, 310, 330, 440 Bcc button for e-mail, 174 enabling, 311 BitLocker, 329 for Service Pack (SP), 506 bitmapped fonts, 115 AutoMovie, 304 blogs, creating, 220 AutoPlay, 124 Blu-ray Disc movies, 124 digital pictures, downloading, 250-251 Bluetooth devices, support for, 364, 369 ReadyBoost option, 443 Blur effect, 300 AVI files, 289 BMP files, 249, 289 for Paint pictures, 234 B boldfacing text, 34 Back/Forward buttons boolean filters on Address bar, 62 in natural language searches, 75 in Explorer windows, 54 for searches, 74 in Web pages, 144 Bow Tie transition, 299 backgrounds. See also desktop bridges, 348 for instant messages, 219 brightness

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Mobility Center settings, 382 catalog of backed up files, 478-479 Photo Gallery, correcting in, 242 Cc button for e-mail, 174 broadband connections, 135 CD-ROMs, 57 Brush tool, 236 CD-Rs, 57 buffering, 263 CD-RWs, 57 bullets in document text, 34 CDs. See also Media Center; Movie Maker burn in, 104 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 burning discs. See CDs; DVDs backing up on, 468 Business Card style, 173 copying files to, 270 Business Edition, 2 deleting files on, 97 Sound Recorder files in, 276 Live , burning discs with, 96- bytes, 430 97 Mastered format, burning discs with, 96 C Media Player, playing music with, 258 ripping CD music, 268-269 cable modems, 135 CE devices, 228-229 cache files, cleaning up, 435 cell phones Calculator, 29 Bluetooth-enabled devices, support for, working with, 45 364 Calendar, 29 calls from, 228-229 all-day appointments, 197 with SideShow, 391 appointments, 196 centering pictures, 101 scheduling, 197 Certificate Authority (CA), 339 searching for, 199 certificates, 332-333 creating, 198 importing, 339 events, 196 , 44 scheduling, 197 characters. See also wildcard characters Internet, publishing on, 200 case-sensitivity of passwords, 4, 318 opening, 196 in file names, 80 printing, 199 in passwords, 4, 318, 494 recurring appointments, scheduling, 197 special characters, inserting, 44 searching for appointments, 199 check boxes, 19 sharing, 198 Check Disk, 434 subscribing to, 200 Classic style, 11 tasks, creating, 198 Classic view of , 100 view, changing, 196 clean install, 503 calibrating game controllers, 464 cleaning up Calibri font, ClearType with, 109 hard disks, 435 Called Subscriber Identifier (CSID), 422 newsgroups, 195 Cambria font, ClearType with, 109 old installation, 504 Candara font, ClearType with, 109 ClearType, 109 captions clicking with mouse, 10 DVD captions, Media Player displaying, client computers, 348 259 connection type, 355 Photo Gallery, adding in, 241 client/ networking, 349 capturing video/audio, 286-287 Clipboard, 32-33 CardSpace, 327 clips. See Movie Maker case-sensitivity of passwords, 4, 318 clocks. See also dates and times

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additional clocks, adding, 111 Computer command, 13 Close button, 17 Computer Management closing disk settings, viewing, 497 documents, 38 local users and groups, managing, 498 windows, 17 viewing tools, 496 collapsing toolbars, 117 Computer window Color Management, 460 opening, 56 colors system information, finding, 57 for Aero, 7 Connect to command, 13 display colors, 105 Connect to Internet Wizard, 136, 168 for document text, 34 Consolas font, ClearType with, 109 for instant messages, 219 console tree, 485 Photo Gallery, correcting in, 242 contacts, 29. See also Live Messenger picture colors, inverting, 236 adding contacts, 172 profiles, viewing, 461 digital IDs, 339, 346 COM ports, 401 groups, adding and editing, 172, 173 Command Bars, 2 importing/exporting Mail contacts, 171 command buttons, 19 Live Messenger status, changing, 213 command-line interface, 46 meetings, trusted contacts for, 202 command prompt, 46 printing contact information, 173 , starting, 444 reply address, adding, 172 commands sorting, 173 MS-DOS commands, running, 47-48 Content Advisor, 333, 336 commands list, 13 contiguous locations, 434 syntax, 46 contrast working with, 18 High Contrast, 125 compatibility Photo Gallery, correcting in, 242 of Live File System versions, 97 Control Panel, 99. See also hardware of portable devices, 271 administrative tools, accessing, 486 Program Compatibility Wizard, 51 appearance, changing, 18 complex passwords, 494 Classic view, viewing in, 100 components, adding/removing, 437 dates and times, setting, 110 composing e-mail, 174 Speech properties, 128 Compressed File icon, 94 Start menu settings, accessing, 119 compression taskbar, accessing, 119 attributes, compressing, 94 user account options, changing, 22 creating compressed files or folders, 94- viewing, 100 95 Control Panel command, 13 decompressing files or folders, 95 Control Panel Home, 100 NTFS, compressing files and folders cookies, 333 with, 328 controlling use of, 338 as search option, 71 deleting, 337, 338 viewing compressed files, 95 copying. See also drag-and-drop computer administrator accounts, 310 backup, files from, 482 user accounts, creating, 312-313 disks, files to and from, 431 computer administrators. See also domain files, 82 networks folders, 82 security precautions for, 319

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text in document, 33 Mail accounts as, 169 Web page text, 158-159 operating system default startup, 448 cover pages. See faxes defaults, restoring, Create Basic Task Wizard, 436 137 Create Task dialog box, 436 Defender, 29 Creativity Fun Packs options, changing, 325 for Media Player, 272 working with, 324 for Movie Maker, 283 defragmenting disks credentials agency, 332 Check Disk, running, 433 credits in Movie Maker, adding, 301 performing disk defragment, 434 cropping Movie Maker clips, 298 scheduling disk defragment, 434 Ctrl+Alt+Delete for ending programs, 52 Deleted Items folder for e-mail, 184 currency options, changing, 114 deleting. See also documents; Live customizing Messenger; Movie Maker desktop, 102 backup sets, 484 Live Messenger, 232 CDs, files on, 97 Navigation pane, 65 components, 437 personal folders, 91 cookies, 338 power options, 384 with , 435 remote computer settings, 376 DVDs, files on, 97 searches, 71 e-mail, 184-185 Sidebar, 14, 103 favorites, 149 Start menu, 12, 120-121 fax cover pages, 415 , 118-119 files, 84 folders, 84 D hardware devices, 465 history entries, 150-151 data bit settings, changing, 460 indexed locations, 78 Date and Time dialog box, 110 Internet files and information, 337 dates and times. See also Calendar links, 65 accurate time, maintaining, 111 Links bar, button from, 147 clocks, adding, 111 Mail accounts, 169 regional options, changing, 114 network connections, 361 searching by date, 68-69 news servers, 190 setting, 110 newsgroup messages, 195 Daylight Savings Time, setting, 110 printers, 403, 465 Debugging Mode startup option, 447 programs from startup menu, 28 decimal symbol, changing, 114 properties, 77 decompressing files or folders, 95 recently used documents, 31 default programs scanners, 247 access, setting, 123 skins from Media Player, 274 command, 13 sound effects, 277 file type associations, changing, 122-123 undoing deletion, 85 setting, 122-123 user accounts, 312 defaults. See default programs; printers Designed for Vista, 450 Live Messenger contact groups, 217 desktop

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backgrounds downloading, 250-251 changing, 101 Internet, ordering prints on, 245 pictures as, 253 printing, 245 Computer icon, adding, 57 as screen savers, 252 effects, 109 Directory Services Restore Mode startup exploring, 8-9 option, 447 meetings, sharing in, 204 disabled users. See Ease of Access Center pictures as background, 253 Disk Cleanup, 435 remote computer desktop, 376 Disk Defragmenter, 434 showing/hiding icons, 102 disks. See also defragmenting disks; floppy starting Windows Vista at, 4-5 disks; hard disks themes, selecting, 108-109 cleaning up, 435 Web page, shortcut to, 159 Computer Management, viewing set- tings in, 497 Desktop Background dialog box, 101 converting, 429 destination files, 39. See also links/linking copying files to and from, 431 destination programs, 39 errors, checking for, 433 Details view, 55, 88 formatting, 428-429 file details, changing, 90 free space, determining, 430 folder details, changing, 90 optimizing disks, 434 device drivers. See drivers quotas for users, setting, 432 , 449 tasks, scheduling, 436 deleting hardware devices, 465 display adapters, 106 using, 453 Display Properties dialog box, 253 viewing settings, 454 documents. See also embedding DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, 503 closing, 38 dial-up connections, 135 copying text in, 33 networks, connecting to, 360-361 creating and editing, 30-32 options, changing, 459 deleting settings, changing, 380 recently used documents, 31 dialog boxes. See also specific types text, 32 help, using, 21 drag-and-drop text in, 33 language, changing, 113 existing document, opening, 31 options choosing, 19 fax from document, sending, 417 Diamond transition, 299 formatting text, 34 DIB files, 289 indents in paragraphs, setting, 36 digital cameras. See also digital photo- inserting/deleting text, 32 graphs; Movie Maker moving text in, 33 downloading pictures from, 250-251 opening, 58 installing, 246 other programs, opening with, 59 Movie Maker movies, saving, 307 page setup, changing, 30 testing, 247 paragraphs digital IDs, 332-333. See also certificates indents, setting, 36 e-mail with, 346 tabs, setting, 35 digital media receivers, sharing files with, part of document, printing, 37 374-375 previewing, 37 digital photographs printing, 37 as desktop background, 253 recent document, opening, 31, 60

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saving, 38 drivers, 450 selecting text in, 32 latest drives, use of, 453 special characters, inserting, 44 updating settings, 455 viewing, 58 drives, Computer window displaying, 56-57 word wrap, 30 DSL (Digital Subscriber Lines), 135 display, changing, 35 dual-boot, 448 Documents command, 13 DualView, 462 Documents folder, 58 DVD Maker, 29, 306-308 domain networks DVD-Rs, 57 Active Search Directory, 350 DVD-RWs, 57 administrator password, changing, 319 DVDs, 57. See also Media Center computer properties, viewing, 354 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 connection properties, viewing, 355 backing up on, 468 guest accounts, creating, 314 deleting files on, 97 joining, 358-359 Live File System, burning discs with, 96- logon security, increasing, 316 97 searching, 350-351 Mastered format, burning discs with, 96 starting Windows Vista on, 4-5 Media Player, playing movie with, 259 type of account, changing, 315 user accounts, 312-313, 359 E viewing, 350 e-mail. See also attachments; contacts; domains, 349. See also domain networks Mail; phishing; spam DOS commands. See MS-DOS commands adding addresses, 172 Dots Per Inch (DPI), 107 certificate information in, 334 for printer resolution, 398 choosing servers, 169 for scanning pictures, 248-249 composing, 174-175 double-clicking with mouse, 10 deleting, 184-185 Download.com, 331 with digital IDs, 346 downloading. See also Creativity Fun Packs diverting incoming mail to folders, 189 digital photographs, 250-251 draft messages, 183 from FTP sites, 161 with encryption, 175, 346 gadgets, 14 finding messages, 182-183 Live Messenger, 208 flagging messages, 183 Media Player plug-ins, 272 folders, 182 Movie Maker versions, 283 diverting incoming mail to folders, Service Pack (SP), 506-507 189 skins for Media Player, 274 forgery on, 332 Ultimate Extras, 510 forwarding, 179 virus protection and, 331 instant messages with, 223 from Web page, 160 international junk e-mail, blocking, 186- draft e-mail messages, 183 187 drag-and-drop junk e-mail files, 82-83 international junk e-mail, blocking, 186-187 folders, 82-83 marking, 188 with mouse, 10 options, setting, 186-187 Movie Maker clips, 294 maintenance options, changing, 185 text in document, 33 e-mail, (continued)

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marking blocked or safe e-mail, 188 OLE (object linking and embedding), 39 Movie Maker movies, sending, 306 resizing embedded objects, 41 new folders for, 182 EMF files, 289 opening, 178 emoticons in instant messages, 220 other programs, using, 164 emusic, browsing, 262 pictures, e-mailing, 243 Enable Boot Logging startup option, 447 plain text, reading in, 178 Enable VGA Mode startup option, 447 priority level, setting, 175 (EFS), 311, 328 reading, 178 encryption recovering deleted e-mail, 184 with BitLocker, 329 replying to, 179 of e-mail, 175, 346 rules for incoming e-mail, setting, 189 Encrypting File System (EFS), 311, 328 saving in-progress messages, 175 of offline files, 388 secure e-mail, sending, 346 for wireless network, 365 security information bar for, 343 enhancements for Media Player, 273 sending, 174-175 Eraser tool, 236-237 signatures, creating, 176 error checking disks, 433 sorting messages, 182 error correction for ripping CD music, 268 spam, avoiding, 331 Ethernet networks, 366 spell-checking, 175 event logs. See also Calendar stationery, creating, 176-177 archiving, 488-489 Stationery Setup Wizard for, 177 audited events, 494-495 Web pages, sending, 163 filtering, 488 Windows Firewall and, 135 monitoring activities, 487 E-mail command, 13 saving, 488-489 Ease In effect, 300 settings, changing, 490 Ease of Access Center, 125 sorting, 488 Utility Manager, 126 , 487. See also event logs Easy Transfer Cable, 508-509 opening log file in, 489 editing Exchange Instant Messaging, 207 documents, text in, 32 exiting Fax Cover Page Editor, 411, 414-415 Media Center, 278 Live Messenger contacts, 217 nonresponding programs, ending, 52 Mail contacts, 172 programs, 26-27 Media Player Playlist, 267 expanding/collapsing toolbars, 117 objects, 41 Explorer bar, Internet Explorer, 139 Paint, pictures in, 236-237 Explorer windows, 1, 2, 3. See also Details Photo Gallery, pictures in, 242 view; Icons view; List view; Tiles view properties of files, 77 arranging files and folders in, 82 effects layout, changing, 64 for desktop, 109 in Photo Gallery, 240 Movie Maker, video effects in, 300 switching between views, 55 sound effects, adding, 277 view, changing, 55 ellipsis (...), 19, 90 working with, 54 embedding, 39 exporting. See importing/exporting editing embedded objects, 41 Extra Large Icons, 238-239 new and existing objects, 40 Eye transition, 299

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F sorting faxes, 421 tracking options, changing, 424 Fan Up transition, 299 viewing sent fax, 419 FAT file systems, 426-427 feeds. See Web feeds backing up data on, 470 (FAT) file systems. formatting disks for, 428-429 See FAT file systems partitioning disks, 497 file extensions, 59 fault tolerance, 426 explanation of, 89 Favorites Center for Movie Maker projects, 305 accessing favorites, 149 showing/hiding, 88 adding Web page to, 148 file formats importing favorites, 148 appropriate format, selecting, 249 organizing favorites, 149 Paint, saving pictures with, 235 Fax and Scan, 29, 411. See also faxes for Web feeds, 153 working with, 248-249 file systems, 426-427. See also FAT file sys- Fax Cover Page Editor, 411, 414-415 tems; NTFS file systems Fax Monitor, 424 backing up data on, 470 fax servers, 411 selection of, 427 Fax Setup Wizard, 412-413 files, 1. See also attachments; compression; faxes, 397 documents; encryption; links/linking; answer mode, changing, 420 offline files; properties; public folders; sharing archiving options, changing, 424 associations, changing, 122-123 cover pages copying, 82 creating, 414-415 deleting, 84 deleting, 415 details, changing, 90 renaming, 415 drag-and-drop, 82-83 scratch, creating from, 414 filtering, organizing with, 66-67 sending, 416 groups templates, copying, 415 creating, 66-67 document, sending fax from, 417 renaming, 81 manually receiving, 420 hidden files, showing, 87 modems, installing, 412 moving, 82-83 Outbox folder for, 418-419 naming/renaming, 80-81 outgoing faxes recently changed files, opening, 60 canceling, 418 restoring, 84-85, 88 pausing and resuming, 418-419 Search box, finding with, 73 properties, changing, 422 sending, 82 restarting, 418 shadow copies of files, creation of, 446 viewing sent fax, 419 Sharing Folders, 224-225 printing, 411 shortcuts, creating, 86 properties, changing, 422-423 showing/hiding, 87 received faxes, 420 sizes, explanation of, 430 properties, changing, 422-423 stacking files, 66-67 reviewing received faxes, 421 FileZ, 331 reviewing received faxes, 421 Fill With Color tool, 236-237 sending, 416-417 Film Age Old effect, 300 setting up for faxing, 412-413

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filtering. See also boolean filters naming/renaming, 80-81 event logs, 488 opening, 59 files, organizing, 66-67 options, changing, 88-89 instant message contacts, 223 restoring, 84-85, 88 Media Access Control (MAC) filtering, saving files in new folders, 38 365 Search box, finding with, 73 newsgroup messages, 193 sending, 82 FilterKeys, 125 Sharing Folders, 224-225 finding. See searching shortcuts, creating, 86 firewalls, 135. See also Windows Firewall showing/hiding, 87 Live Messenger and, 211 Start menu, accessing from, 12 Remote Assistance, 230 switching between, 59 first-line indent marker, 36 templates, applying, 91 first-party cookies, 333 view, changing, 88-89 flagging e-mail messages, 183 visible folder locations, 62 flash drives. See USB flash drives Folders list flash memory cards in Explorer windows, 54 formatting, 428-429 in Mail window, 170 free space, determining, 430 newsgroups on, 191 speed, boosting, 443 viewing, 63 flicker, eliminating, 105 fonts, 34 flicks, changing, 393 ClearType for, 109 Flip, 6, 7 installing, 115 Flip 3-D, 6, 7 for instant messages, 218-219 flipping pictures, 236 viewing, 115 floppy disks foreign languages. See languages drives, 56-57 formatting free space, determining, 430 disks, 428-429 NTFS file system and, 427 document text, 34 Password Reset disks, creating, 320 instant messages, 218-219 folders. See also compression; e-mail; photos, 244 encryption; Media Player; new fold- Forward button. See Back/Forward buttons ers; personal folders; public folders; sharing forwarding e-mail, 179 Address bar, browsing from, 141 Found New Hardware Wizard, 400 all folder options, changing, 88 fragmented files, 434 Computer window displaying, 56-57 FTP sites, downloading from, 161 copying, 82 Full Edition of Windows Vista, 503 creating, 80 default options, changing, 88 G defined, 53 gadgets. See Sidebar and gadgets deleting, 84 game controller settings, changing, 464 details, changing, 90 Game Controllers properties, 464 Documents folder, 58 games, 48-49. See also Media Center drag-and-drop, 82-83 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 hidden folders, showing, 87 Internet games, playing, 50 for Movie Maker collections, 293 Live Messenger, sharing on, 231 moving, 82-83 optimizing, 442

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getmusic, browsing, 262 headers/footers for Web pages, 157 GIF files, 289 headings, sorting files by, 66 as attachments, 180 Help and Support, 9 for Paint pictures, 234 command, 13 gigabytes (GB), 430 for games, 49 Google, 154 in Mail, 167 graphics. See also pictures program help, using, 21 file size, 430 working with, 20-21 optimizing, 442 hibernate mode, 24, 384 groups/grouping. See also files updates, installing, 441 Computer Management, managing local Hide Extensions for Known File Types check users and groups with, 498 box, 89 contact groups, 172, 173 hiding. See showing/hiding Live Messenger contacts, 217 High Contrast, 125 guest accounts, 310 high priority updates, 440 creating, 314 hits, 154 on domain networks, 314 Home Basic Edition, 2 type of account, changing, 315 Aero with, 7 Sound Recorder files in, 276 H Home Premium Basic Edition, 2 hot plugging, 401 handwriting HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), 169 instant messages, 218-219 hyperlinks, 134 Journal entries, 394 with Media Guide, 262 recognition, 112 with Table PC Input Panel, 395 hanging indent marker, 36 I hard disks, 56-57. See also defragmenting ICC color standard, 461 disks icons, 1. See also specific types cleaning up, 435 Computer icon, adding, 57 converting, 429 Desktop icon, 8 errors, checking for, 433 in Explorer windows, 55 formatting, 428-429 Live icons, 2 free space, determining, 430 security icons, 323 optimizing disks, 434 showing/hiding desktop icons, 102 quota settings, 432 Icons view, 55 tasks, scheduling, 436 folders in, 88 hardware, 449. See also Device Manager; IEEE 1394 ports, 281 drivers; legacy hardware; modems IMAP servers, 169 classes, 453 importing/exporting. See also Movie Maker color profiles, viewing, 461 certificates, 339 deleting devices, 465 digital photographs, 250-251 drivers, 450 favorites, 148 installing devices, 450, 452 Internet account settings, 169 plug and play hardware, 449, 450 Mail information, 171 viewing settings, 454 Photo Gallery options, 254 Vista, minimum requirements for, 502 video or audio, 288 HD DVD AutoPlay options, setting, 124 incoming network connection, 349

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indents in document paragraphs, 36 Internet, 133. See also certificates; cookies; indexed locations downloading; URLs (Uniform advanced options, setting, 78-79 Resource Locators) working with, 78 cache files, cleaning up, 435 Information Bar, 343 Calendar, publishing, 200 ink-jet printers, 398 cell phone calls, 228-229 input languages, changing, 112 connecting to, 135 Input Method Editor (IME), 112 creating connections, 136 installing/uninstalling. See also deleting files and information, 337 downloading photo prints, ordering, 245 cameras, 246 privacy options on, 338 digital cameras, 246 radio stations, listening to, 263 fax modems, 412 Remote Assistance, 230-231 fonts, 115 security zones, 334-335 hardware devices, 450, 452 sharing connections, 378-379 network cards, 356 streaming media, 263 plug and play hardware, 450 telephone calls preparing to install Vista, 502-503 cell phone calls, 228-229 printers, 400-401 regular telephone calls, 227 programs, 438-439 video calls, 226 Service Pack (SP), uninstalling, 507 Welcome Center, connecting through, updates, 441 4-5 Vista, installing, 504-505 , 511 instant messages, 207 Internet command, 13 attachments, sending files as, 223 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS), 378 backgrounds for, 219 Internet Explorer, 1, 29, 133, 134. See also cookies; Favorites Center; blocking/unblocking contacts, 222 Web feeds; Web pages colors for, 219 add-on security, 344 defined, 210 browsing Web with, 140-141 emoticons in, 220 Content Advisor, 333 filtering contacts, 223 setting ratings with, 336 formatting, 218-219 History list nudging, 220 deleting entries, 150-151 pictures number of days pages saved on, 150- preferences, setting, 215 151 showing/hiding, 223 viewing, 150 receiving, 218 home page, changing, 146 saving, 220 Information Bar, 343 sending, 218 IP address, locate, 46-47Links bar, modi- voice clips in, 220-221 fying, 147 winks, inserting, 220-221 Local Machine security zone, 335 Instant Search, 1-3 phishing, protecting against, 340 command, 13 pop-ups, displaying, 143 in Internet Explorer, 139 protected mode, browsing in, 138 performing, 72-73 resetting settings, 164 Web searches, 154-155 security, 309 working with, 12 certificates, 332-333 international junk e-mail, blocking, 186-187 enabling, 311 540 Z00WINV.qxd 1/8/2007 10:06 AM Page 541

Restricted Site zones, adding sites to, L 335 security zones, 332 landscape orientation. See page orientation selecting, 334 Language toolbar, 112, 116 Web sites, 334 switching languages with, 112-113 starting, 138 languages tabs, browsing with, 142-143 dialog boxes, changing language for, 113 turning on/off input languages, changing, 112 alerts, 164 natural language searches, 75 tabs, 143 regional options, changing, 114 window, viewing, 139 Text services, changing, 112 Work Offline option, 141 Text-to-Speech (TTS) options, changing, 128 zooming in, 145 LANs (local area networks), 348. See also Internet Properties dialog box, 335 network projectors inverting picture colors, 236 laptop computers. See also power options invitations to meetings, 202-203 copying media files to, 270-271 IP addresses secondary monitors with, 462 remote computers, setting up, 376 laser printers, 398 for Virtual Private Network (VPN) con- Last Known Good Configuration, starting nection, 362 computer with, 447 iPods, copying media files to, 270-271 layouts ISPs (Internet service providers), 135 Explorer layout, changing, 64 creating Internet connections, 136 Mail window layout, 170 phone dialing options, changing, 459 LCD displays with SideShow, 391 italicizing text, 34 legacy hardware, 454 deleting, 465 J libraries. See also Media Player Journal, 381 Media Center libraries, 280 handwriting entries, 394 licenses for copying music, 269 instant messages, handwriting, 218-219 Life Messenger, 207 JPEG files, 249, 289 Links dialog box, 43 as attachments, 180 links/linking, 39. See also hyperlinks; short- for Paint pictures, 234 cuts junk e-mail. See e-mail customizing use of, 65 deleting link, 65 K finding linked objects, 43 objects, 42-43 keyboards renaming links, 65 On-Screen Keyboard, 125, 127 restoring default links, 65 settings, changing, 458 updating linked files, 43 shortcuts, 18 Links toolbar, 116 for Web searches, 154 in Internet Explorer, 147 wireless keyboards, 364 list boxes in dialog boxes, 19 kilobytes (KB), 430 List view, 55 folders in, 88 Live Call, 229 Live File System, burning discs with, 96-97

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Live icons, 2 locking/unlocking Live Mail, 169, 511 computer, 321 Live Messenger, 29, 511. See also instant taskbars, 117 messages wireless networks, 365 adding contacts, 216 Log on to Windows dialog box, 4-5 blocking/unblocking contacts, 222 logging on/off cell phone calls, 228-229 computers, 23 creating account, 209 pictures at logon, changing, 317 customizing, 232 security, increasing, 316 deleting and editing contacts, 216-217 workgroup computers, 23 downloading, 208 LPT ports, 401 filtering contacts, 223 games, sharing, 231 M groups of contacts, 217 MAC filtering, 365 passwords, forgotten, 209 , 125, 127 personal information, changing, 215 Mail, 29, 165. See also contacts; e-mail; pictures newsgroups preferences, 215 account, setting up, 168-169 showing/hiding, 223 blocked items, 178 preferences contact groups, 172, 173 setting, 213 digital IDs, 339, 346 sign-in preferences, 214 Help and Support in, 167 Remote Assistance, 230-231 importing/exporting information, 171 searching for contacts, 219 layout, customizing, 170 Sharing Folders with, 224-225 security enhancements, 309 showing/hiding menus, 214 adjusting zone levels, 345 starting Windows with, 210 enabling, 311 status, changing, 213 sending secure e-mail, 346 stopping automatic sign-in, 210 security information bar for e-mail, 343 telephone calls starting, 166-167 regular telephone calls, 227 viewing window, 170 video calls, 226 Web browser, options for starting from, updating, 211 167 viewing, 212 Manage Wireless Networks folder, 370-371 Live OneCare, 511 MAP files, 289 for shared folders, 224 mapping network drives, 372 Live Search, 154 Mastered format, burning discs with, 96 Live Space, 511 Maximize button, 17 live thumbnails, 6 McAfee antivirus software, 331 live video, capturing, 287 measurement system, changing, 114 local disk drive, 56-57 Media Access Control (MAC) filtering, 365 local fax, 411 Media Center, 29, 255 Local Intranet security zones, 334-335 finding files, 280 Local Machine security zone, 335 settings, changing, 279 local printers. See printers starting, 278 Local Users And Groups tool, 498 Media Center Extenders, 255 Lock command, 13 Media Guide, browsing, 262

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Media Player, 29, 255 invitations, sending, 202-203 adding files to Library, 265 joining meetings, 202 Auto Playlist, creating, 267 participant status, changing, 202, 203 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 sharing information, 204-205 browsing files, 264 starting meetings, 201 content protection, turning on/off, 269 trusted contacts, selecting, 202 copying files to CDs, 270 Memo style, printing contacts in, 173 Creativity Fun Pack for, 272 Memory Diagnostic Tool, 491 deleting files from Library, 265 memory (RAM) editing Playlist, 267 optimizing, 442 enhancements, selecting, 273 problems, checking for, 491 folders, 265 speed of computer, optimizing, 443 copying media files, changing folders menu bar, 18 for, 268 in Mail window, 170 Library, 264-265 Media Player menu bar, showing/hiding, playing files from, 265 256 searching Library, 264 menus. See also shortcut menus; Start licenses to copy music, 269 menu Media Guide, browsing, 262 Live Messenger menus, showing/hiding, music CD, playing, 258 214 network sharing options, 374-375 Open With menu, 59 new features, 256 working with, 18 Now Playing List, creating, 266 Message list in Mail window, 170 online stores, browsing, 262 metric system, changing, 114 playback volume, setting, 261 microphones with Sound Recorder, 276 Playlists Microsoft Excel, macro virus checking, 331 Auto Playlist, creating, 267 Microsoft Exchange Server, 207 creating, 266 Microsoft Passport, Windows Live ID with, 208 hard disk, adding files from, 267 Microsoft SpyNet, 324, 325 Now Playing List, creating, 266 Microsoft Word, macro virus checking, 331 plug-ins for, 272 Minimize button, 17 portable devices, 270-271 for Narrator, 129 radio stations, listening to, 263 Mirror Vertical effect, 300 ripping CD music, 268-269 mixplay, browsing, 262 searching Library, 264 MLV files, 289 shuffling music, 258 mobile phone calls, 228-229 skin, applying, 274 Mobility Center, 381 starting, 256 presentation settings, changing, 382-383 testing sound hardware, 260 Tablet PC utility and, 396 updating, 256 viewing, 382-383 visualizations, selecting, 273 modems. See also dial-up connections volume controls, 260-261 fax modems, installing, 412 window, viewing, 257 hardware settings, changing, 460 Media Player bar, 116 networks, connecting to, 360-361 Meeting Space, 29 testing, 460 changing settings in shared session, 205 types of, 135 control of shared session, 205 modulation, changing, 460 holding meetings, 202-203 Index 543 Z00WINV.qxd 1/8/2007 10:06 AM Page 544

monitors. See also multiple monitors file types, 289 for Aero, 7 folders for collections, 293 display size, changing, 105 importing flicker, eliminating, 105 slide shows, pictures for, 291 screen savers for, 104 video or audio, 288 mouse live video, capturing, 287 basic techniques, 10 naming/renaming changing settings, 456-457 clips, renaming, 289 pointer, 10 collections, 293 appearance, changing, 457 narration, adding, 303 options, changing, 457 opening project, 285 shortcut menu commands, 11 order of effects, changing, 300 speed, changing, 456 pictures swapping button functions, 11 importing, 291 wheel video, taking pictures from, 291 speed, changing, 456 planning projects, 282 windows, resizing, 17 Power Toys in Creativity Fun Pack, 283 wireless mice, 364 previewing working with, 10 clips in collections, 294 MouseKeys, 125 monitor size, changing, 297 Movie Maker, 29, 281 projects, 297 automatically creating clips, 295 project files, 282 AutoMovie, working with, 304 creating, 296 capturing video/audio, 286-287 properties to project, adding, 305 CD, saving movie to, 307 renaming clips, 289 collections restoring original clips, 298 adding clips to, 293 saving narration saved in, 303 CD, movie to, 307 previewing clips in, 294 computer, movies to, 306 renaming, 293 projects, 305 viewing, 292 slide shows, creating, 290-291 combining clips, 295 soundtrack, adding, 302 computer, saving movies to, 306 source material, selecting, 282 Creativity Fun Pack for, 283 splitting clips, 295 credits, adding, 301 start trim point, setting, 298 cropping clips, 298 starting, 283 definition of clips, 282 Storyboard view deleting transitions in, 299 clips, 293 viewing clips, 296 storyboard, clips from, 296 timeline trim handles, 298 titles, 301 Timeline view, 296-297 video effects, 300 soundtracks, adding, 302 digital movie cameras, saving, 307 title or credits, adding, 301 displaying clip properties, 289 transitions in, 299 e-mail attachment, sending movie, 306 trimming clips in, 298 end trim point, setting, 298 Title Overlay track, 301 existing project, opening, 285 titles, adding, 301

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transitions, 282, 299 Instant Search for file name, 72 trimming clips, 282, 298 links, 65 video effects, adding, 300 networks, 357 window, 284 newsgroup messages, 195 Movie Tasks pane, 288 printers, 403 movies. See Movie Maker; video searching by file name, 68-69 moving. See also drag-and-drop narration in Movie Maker, 303 favorites, 149 Narrator, 125, 126 files, 82-83 shortcuts, list of, 129 folders, 82-83 Text-to-Speech (TTS) options, changing, gadgets, 14 128 taskbar, 119 natural language searches, 75 text in document, 33 navigating toolbars, 117 dialog boxes, 19 windows, 16 between folders, 62 MPE files, 289 Media Center, 278 MPEG files, 289 Web pages, 144 MPG files, 289 Navigation pane MP2 files, 289 Calendar tasks, clearing, 197 MP2V files, 289 customizing, 65 MP3 files, 289 in Explorer windows, 54 MS-DOS commands, 46-47 .NET Messenger Service, 207 MSN Direct, 228 status, checking, 211 MSN Games Web site, 50 NetStumbler, 365 MSN Hotmail, Windows Live ID with, 208 network adapter, 358 MSN Messenger, Windows Live ID with, Network and Sharing Center, 347 208 location, choosing, 352 multifunction devices, 398 network map, viewing, 353 multiple monitors options for sharing files, setting, 374-375 movement between monitors, changing, viewing, 352-353 462-463 Network command, 13 options, setting, 462 Network Connections, 349 music. See also CDs; Media Center connection properties, viewing, 355 licenses for copying, 269 network discovery, 352 ripping CDs, 268-269 Network folder, 350 Music command, 13 network hubs, 348 Music folder, 59 Network Identification Wizard, 358 playing music files, 275 network interface cards (NICs), 348 viewing files in, 275 Network Project Wizard, 381 Music On Device pane, 270-271 network projectors, 381 connecting to, 390 N Network Setup Wizard, 404 naming/renaming networks. See also domain networks; Mobility Center; Network and Sharing clips, 289 Center; network projectors; printers; favorites, 149 remote computers; wireless networks fax cover pages, 415 computer properties, viewing, 354 files and folders, 80-81 connection properties, viewing, 355

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networks, (continued) nudging instant messages, 220 deleting connections, 361 number options, changing, 114 dial-up connection, creating, 360-361 disconnecting from mapped drive, 372 explanation of, 348-349 O on installing Vista, 503 objects, 39. See also embedding joining workgroup networks, 356-357 editing, 41 mapping drives, 372 finding linked objects, 43 Media Player, sharing files with, 374-375 linking, 42-43 modem, connecting with, 360-361 offline files NTFS file system and, 427 availability settings for, 389 Remote Assistance, 230 changing settings for, 388 renaming, 357 sync settings for, 387 shared folder, viewing, 351 viewing, 389 shortcuts to, 373 working with, 141 starting Windows Vista on, 4-5 older programs, running, 51 viewing, 350-351 OLE (object linking and embedding), 39 Virtual Private Network(VPN), creating, On-Screen Keyboard, 125, 127 362-363 op-ups, blocking, 331 New Fax window, 416 Open Source button, 43 new folders Open With menu, 59 creating, 80 opening for e-mail, 182 attachments, 180-181 for favorites, 149 Calendar, 196 New toolbar, 116 Computer window, 56 newsgroups documents, 58 canceling messages, 194 e-mail, 178 conversation threads, 192 folders, 59 deleting old messages, 195 gadgets, 14 filtering messages, 193 Internet Explorer tabs, 142-143 news server, selecting, 190 Movie Maker project, 285 opening messages, 192 newsgroup messages, 192 posting messages, 194 personal folders, 61 reading messages, 192 recent document, opening, 31, 60 replying to messages, 195 Sidebar, 14 subscribing to, 191 windows, 16-17 watching conversations, 193 operating systems, 1 nonresponding programs, ending, 52 dual-boot systems, startup on, 448 Notepad, 29 optimizing Notification Area, 9 disks, 434 customizing, 119 performance of computer, 442 networks, viewing, 354 Option buttons, 19 Now Playing List, creating, 266 orientation of page. See page orientation NTFS file systems, 311, 328, 426-427 Outbox folder for faxes, 418-419 backing up data on, 470 outgoing faxes. See faxes floppy disks in, 427 outline fonts, 115 formatting disks for, 428-429 partitioning disks, 497 546 Z00WINV.qxd 1/8/2007 10:06 AM Page 547

P Pen and Input Devices, 381 accessing, 396 page orientation flicks, changing, 393 for documents, 30 pen options, changing, 392 for Movie Maker pictures, 290 pointer options, changing, 393 for Web pages, 156 Pencil tool, 236 page setup. See also margins performance charts, 492-493 documents, changing in, 30 creating, 492-493 Web pages, printing, 156-157 reliability charts, viewing, 493 Paint, 29, 233 viewing, 492 background colors, replacing colors Performance Information and Tools, 442 with, 237 permissions. See also networks; user different formats, saving pictures in, 235 accounts drawing pictures in, 234 backup permissions, 470 editing pictures, 236-237 for sharing files or folders, 93 filling part of picture, 237 personal certificates, 332 text, adding, 234-235 personal folders Palm OS devices, 228-229 customizing, 91 paper size working with, 61 for documents, 30 phishing, 186-187, 331 for photos, 244 checking and reporting on, 341 paragraphs. See documents protecting against, 340-341 parallel ports, 401 Phone and Modem properties, 412 parental controls, 326 dialing options, changing, 459 Content Advisor, 333, 336 phone calls. See telephone calls parity settings, changing, 460 Phone List style, 173 partitioning disks, 497 Photo Gallery, 29, 233. See also digital pho- passwords. See also Security Center tographs with BitLocker, 329 captions, adding, 241 case-sensitivity of, 4, 318 e-mailing pictures with, 243 creating or changing, 318 editing pictures in, 242 domain networks, changing administra- finding pictures in, 241 tor password on, 319 formatting photos in, 244 for FTP sites, 161 importing/exporting options, 254 Live Messenger forgotten passwords, options, setting, 254 209 ratings, adding, 241 policies, changing, 494 scanning pictures, 248-249 power options, setting for, 385 storage of scanned pictures, 249 resetting, 320 tags, adding, 241 unlocking computer with, 321 viewing pictures in, 240 for users, 22 photographs. See digital photographs; pic- for VPN) connection, 363 tures for Web sites, 333 Pick Color tool, 236 PDAs (personal data assistants) pictures, 233. See also digital photographs; Bluetooth-enabled devices, support, 364 instant messages; Media Center; with SideShow, 391 Movie Maker; Paint; Photo Gallery peer-to-peer networks, 349 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 joining, 356 as desktop background, 101, 253

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pictures (continued) printer preferences, changing, 410 e-mailing, 243 presentation settings in Mobility Center, editing in Photo Gallery, 242 382-383 Live Messenger picture preferences, 215 Preview pane of meeting participants, 203 in dialog boxes, 19 printing, 244 in Mail window, 170 scanning, 248-249 newsgroup messages in, 192 as screen savers, 252 previewing. See also Movie Maker size of graphics file, 430 digital photographs, 251 slide show, viewing as, 239 documents, 37 user account pictures, changing, 317 Web pages, 156 viewing, 238-239 previous versions, restoring file or folder Web feeds, 152 using, 446 Web page, saving picture from, 158-159 Print dialog box, 406 Pictures command, 13 Print Preview Pictures folder, 59 documents, previewing, 37 viewing pictures in, 238 for Web pages, 156 pinned items, 12 print queue, 406 Favorites Center, pinning, 148 printers Start menu, pinning/unpinning items on, alerts, 407 12, 120 background printing, 408-409 ping IP address, 46-47 canceling print job, 407 plain text (.txt) files. SeeTXT files default printers Playlists. See Media Player printing documents with, 405 plug and play hardware, 449, 450 specifying, 402 plug-ins for Media Player, 272 deleting, 403, 465 PNG files, 249, 289 installing, 400-401 point size of fonts, 115 local printers, 399 POP3 servers, 169 installing, 400 Pop-up Blocker, 342 network printers, 399 pop-ups setting up, 400 Internet Explorer, displaying in, 143 pausing, 406-407 setting blocking options, 342 preferences, changing, 410 portable computers. See also power properties, changing, 408-409 options renaming, 403 copying media files to, 270-271 shared printers, 399 secondary monitors with, 462 creating shared printer, 404 portrait orientation. See page orientation specific printer, printing documents with, posting newsgroup messages, 194 405 Power command, 13 speed, measurement of, 398 power options, 384 spooling settings, changing, 408-409 advanced options, setting, 385 types of, 398 customizing, 384 viewing, 399 defining power button, 384-385 wireless printers, 364 for mobile devices, 384-385 Printers and Faxes folders, 410 Mobility Center settings, 382 Printers and Faxes window, 402 password protection, setting, 385 Printers window toolbar, 399 preferences. See also Live Messenger printing, 397

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alerts, 407 Properties command, 430 background printing, 408-409 protocol of computer, viewing, 355 Calendar, 199 public folders canceling print job, 407 network sharing options, setting, 374 contact information, 173 sharing files or folders from, 92 with default printer, 405 Public FTP sites, 161 deferring print jobs, 406-407 public key, 332 documents, 37 publisher certificates, 332-333 faxes, 411 publishing Calendar on Internet, 200 photos, 244 specific printer, printing with, 405 Q Speech Recognition reference card, 130 Quick Launch toolbar, 9, 116 spooling settings, changing, 408-409 Media Player, starting, 256 Web pages, 156-157 Quick Tabs, Internet Explorer, 139, 142 privacy quitting. See exiting instant message contacts, blocking, 222 quotas for disks, setting, 432 Internet privacy options, 338 Private FTP sites, 161 R private key, 332 product activation, 502-503 radio. See also Media Center; Movie Maker product key information, 502 listening to, 263 Program Compatibility Wizard, 51 RAM. See memory (RAM) programs, 1. See also default programs ratings in Photo Gallery, 241 Address bar, browsing from, 141 reading e-mail, 178 defined, 25 ReadyBoost, 443 exiting, 26-27 Reboot option, 447 help, 21 received faxes. See faxes installing/uninstalling, 438-439 Recent Items command, 13 meetings, sharing in, 204 Recently Changed folder, 60 nonresponding programs, ending, 52 recently used documents, opening, 31, 60 older programs, running, 51 Recreational Software Advisory Council other program, opening documents (RSAC), 333 with, 59 Recycle Bin, 84-85 sharing information among, 39 backup files, deleting, 484 starting from Start menu, 26 cleaning up, 435 Startup submenu, adding to, 28 properties, changing, 85 Programs and Features red-eye corrections, 242 components, adding/removing, 437-439 refreshing Web pages, 144 Programs list, 27 regional options, changing, 114 projectors. See network projectors Registry settings, changing, 495 properties. See also Control Panel reliability charts, viewing, 493 adding, deleting, or modifying, 76-77 reminders. See Calendar fax properties, changing, 422-423 Remote Assistance, 230-231 Movie Maker project, adding properties remote computers, 346 to, 305 connecting to, 376-377 printer properties, changing, 408-409 controlling, 376-377 Recycle Bin properties, changing, 85 setting up, 376 saving files, adding or modifying on, 77 remote controls with SideShow, 391

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Remote Desktop Connection, 376 S removable disks, 57 Safe Mode, starting computer in, 447 renaming. See naming/renaming Safely Remove Hardware, 450, 465 repairing software programs, 439 Satellite Radio, browsing, 262 replying Save As dialog box, 38 to e-mail, 179 saving. See also Movie Maker; Web pages to newsgroup messages, 195 documents, 38 Research task pane, 163 event logs, 488-489 resizing instant messages, 220 desktop icons, 102 Internet Explorer tabs, 142-143 Movie Maker, monitor size for, 297 properties, adding or modifying, 77 objects, 41 searches, 70 toolbars, 117 System Information, 499 Web page text, 145 themes, 108 windows, 17 voice clips, 221 restarting computer, 24 scalable fonts, 115 Restore Down button, 17 scaling Web pages, 156 restore point, creating, 444-445 scanners Restore Wizard, 471, 478-479 deleting, 247 advanced settings, restoring backup with, 480-481 documents, scanning and faxing, 417 restoring. See also System Protection installing, 246 advanced settings, restoring backup pictures, scanning, 248-249 with, 480-481 storage of scanned pictures, 249 Backup and Restore Center, 471 testing, 247 backups, 478-479 scheduling computers, 444-445, 483 backups, 476-477 files, 84-85, 88 disk defragment, 434 folders, 84-85, 88 tasks, 436 Movie Maker clips, 298 screen resolution, 105 previous versions, restoring file or folder for Movie Maker, 283 using, 446 for secondary monitors, 462 replacement options, setting, 483 screen rotation, Mobility Center settings, Windows Firewall defaults, 137 382 Restricted Site security zones, 334-335 screen savers, 104 Return to OS Choices Menu startup option, digital photographs as, 252 447 pictures as, 252 rich text format (.rtf) files, 76 screen text size, changing, 107 right-clicking with mouse, 10 Search box right indent marker, 36 advanced search with, 74 ripping CD music, 268-269 e-mail messages, finding, 182-183 rotating pictures, 236 in Explorer windows, 54 routers, 348, 364-365 finding files/folders with, 73 RSS feeds. See Web feeds in Photo Gallery, 240 RTF files, 76 Search command, 13 search engines, 154-155 providers, changing, 155

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Search folders, 2, 3, 68. See also searching Send To command, 82 Search Help box, 20 serial ports, 401 searching. See also indexed locations; servers. See also ISPs (Internet service Instant Search providers) advanced searches, 68-69 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration with Search box, 74 Protocol) server, 503 boolean filters for, 74 fax servers, 411 for Calendar appointments, 199 for networks, 348 domain networks, 350-351 news server, selecting, 190 examples of, 74 Service Pack (SP), 501 for history entries, 151 uninstalling, 507 for instant message contacts, 219 updating to, 506-507 linked object, finding, 43 service type for computer, viewing, 355 Media Player Library, 264 Services and Applications Tools, 496 for MS-DOS commands, 46 Set Programs Access and Computer natural language searches, 75 Defaults icon, 122 options, changing, 71 shadow copies of files, creation of, 446 Photo Gallery, finding pictures in, 241 sharing. See also domain networks; embed- ding; Network and Sharing Center; for research material, 163 networks; printers saving a search, 70 any folder on computer, 93 simple search by type, 68 Calendar, 198 secondary monitors. See multiple monitors Internet connections, 378-379 security, 1, 309. See also Internet Explorer; meeting information, 204-205 Mail; passwords; phishing OLE (object linking and embedding) and, administration tools for monitoring, 494- 39 495 Public folder, sharing files or folders antivirus software, 310, 322, 330-331 from, 92 Attachment Manager and, 180-181 Sharing Folders, 224-225 auditing, 494-495 Shatter In transition, 299 BitLocker, 329 shortcut menus CardSpace, 327 Media Player skin mode, accessing, 274 Defender, 324-325 mouse, accessing with, 11 firewalls, 135 shortcuts Information Bar, 343 to files or folders, 86 locking computer, 321 keyboard shortcuts, 18 logon security, increasing, 316 in Narrator, 129 Parental Controls, 326 to networks, 373 system protection, setting, 444 Start menu, adding to, 120-121 for wireless networks, 365, 367 to Web page, 159 zones, 332 showing/hiding Security Center, 309. See also Automatic desktop icons, 102 Updates; Windows Firewall file extensions, 88 acting on alerts, 323 files and folders, 87 antivirus software, 310, 322, 330-331 Live Messenger menus, 214 essential settings, viewing, 322 Magnifier, 127 icons, 323 Media Guide menus, 262 latest information, obtaining, 323 Media Player menu bar, 256 Security Warning dialog box, 160 toolbars, 116 Index 551 Z00WINV.qxd 1/8/2007 10:06 AM Page 552

ShowSounds, 125 spam, 331 shutting down computer, 24 security information bar for, 343 Sidebar and gadgets, 1, 3, 8 Windows Firewall and, 135 adding gadgets, 15 special characters, inserting, 44 customizing, 14, 103 speech. See Narrator; Speech recognition uncovering Sidebar, 15 Speech properties, 128, 130 working with, 14 Speech recognition, 112 SideShow, 381 options, setting, 131 viewing, 391 setting up, 130 signatures for e-mail, 176 speed of computer, boosting, 443 SIP-server technology, 207 Speed Up Double effect, 300 size. See also resizing spell-checking e-mail, 175 display size, changing, 105 spooling settings, changing, 408-409 font size, 34 SpyNet, 324, 325 searching by, 68-69 spyware, 331, 344 skewing pictures, 236 Information Bar and, 343 skin to Media Player, applying, 274 SSID (Service Set Identifier) broadcast, 364, sleeping computer, 24 365 slide shows viewing, 370 with Movie Maker, 290-291 stacking files, 66-67 pictures, viewing, 239 standby mode, 384 SmartWatch, 228 updates, installing, 441 SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol), 169 Start menu and button, 2, 3, 8 snap-in tools, 496 administrative tools, accessing, 486 SND files, 289 commands, list of, 13 software. See also drivers; Web browsers customizing, 120-121 antivirus software, 310, 322, 330-331 Documents folder, 58 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 highlight, turning on/off, 439 installing/uninstalling program, 438-439 Internet search, starting, 155 publisher certificates for, 332-333 pinned items, 12, 120 repairing programs, 439 programs, starting, 26 Upgrade Advisor software, 502 rearranging items on, 120 Vista, minimum requirements for, 502 shortcuts, adding, 120-121 sorting showing/hiding toolbars with, 116 contacts, 173 style, choosing, 120 e-mail messages, 182 working with, 12-13 event logs, 488 Start Windows Normally option, 447 faxes, 421 Starter Edition, 2 files, 66-67 starting sound. See audio Internet Explorer, 138 Sound Recorder, 29, 255 Last Known Good Configuration option, recording sounds with, 276 447 SoundSentry, 125 Live Messenger, starting Windows with, 210 soundtracks in Movie Maker, 302 at Log on to Windows dialog box, 4-5 source files, 39. See also links/linking Mail, 166-167 source material for movies, 282 Media Center, 278 source programs, 39 Media Player, 256

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meetings, 201 T Movie Maker, 283 Tablet PC Input Panel, 116, 381, 394 programs, 26 handwriting with, 395 Safe Mode option, 447 Tablet PCs. See also Pen and Input Devices Speech recognition, 131 handwriting journal entries, 394 Vista, 4-5 options, changing, 396 Startup submenu, 28 settings, 381 stationery, e-mail, 176-177 tabs Stationery Setup Wizard, 177 in dialog boxes, 19 Status bar in Internet Explorer, 142-143 in Internet Explorer, 139 paragraph tabs, setting, 35 in Mail window, 170 tags. See also properties , 381, 394 Instant Search including, 72 creating, 395 Photo Gallery, adding in, 241 StickyKeys, 125 searching by property tag, 68-69 stop bits, changing, 460 , 52 Storage Tools, 496 Task Scheduler, 436 Storyboard view. See Movie Maker taskbars, 8. See also Notification Area streaming media, 263 customizing, 118-119 stretching pictures, 101, 236 Links bar on, 147 styles for Start menu, 120 locking/unlocking, 117 subscribing Media Player button, displaying, 256 to Calendar, 200 moving, 119 to newsgroups, 191 showing/hiding toolbars with, 116 to Web feeds, 152 tasks, creating, 197 SuperVideo CDs, 124 TCP/IP for installing Vista, 503 switching telephone calls. See also cell phones; between Explorer window views, 55 Internet between folders, 59 personal phone, making calls from, 229 between input languages, 112 video calls, 226 between users, 22-23 television. See also Media Center between windows, 16 with SideShow, 391 Symantec antivirus software, 331 templates Sync Center, 381. See also offline files fax cover page templates, copying, 415 establishing connection, 386 folders, applying to, 91 Mobility Center, accessing with, 382 text. See also documents; fonts; Web pages System Configuration tool, 500 formatting document text, 34 system directories, searching, 71 with Paint, 234-235 System Information, viewing, 499 screen, changing size on, 107 System Protection size of text file, 430 setting, 444 wrapping text in documents, 30 shadow copies of files, creation of, 446 text boxes, 19 System Recovery Options, 483 Text services, changing, 112 System Restore, 444-445 Text-to-Speech (TTS) options, changing, 128 System Tools, 496

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themes BitLocker, 329 for Aero, 7 Media Player content protection, 269 for desktop, 108-109 menu features, 18 thumbnails natural language search, 75 Aero live thumbnails, 6 screen savers, 104 with Quick tabs, 142 Start menu highlight, 439 TIFF files, 249, 289 , 313 for Paint pictures, 234 Welcome Center, 4 Tiles view, 55 TXT files folders in, 88 as attachments, 180 tiling pictures, 101 properties, adding, 76 Time Zone Settings dialog box, 110 Type1 PostScript font, 115 time zones, setting time for, 110 typefaces, 115 Timeline view. See Movie Maker times. See dates and times U Times New Roman font, 34, 115 Ultimate Edition, 2 Title bar in Internet Explorer, 139 extras, obtaining, 510 titles underlining text, 34 Movie Maker, adding titles in, 301 undoing searching by, 68-69 deletions, 85 ToggleKeys, 125 Photo Gallery corrections, 242 toolbars, 18 uninstalling. See installing/uninstalling expanding/collapsing, 117 updating, 425. See also Automatic Updates in Explorer windows, 54 driver settings, 455 list of, 116 history, viewing, 441 in Mail window, 170 linked files, 43 moving and resizing, 117 Live Messenger, 211 showing/hiding, 116 manually updating Windows, 441 tools. See also administrative tools Media Player, 256 Ease of Access Center tools list, 125 Service Pack (SP), 506-507 Memory Diagnostic Tool, 491 Upgrade Advisor software, 502 with Paint, 234 URGE, browsing, 262 Tools button, 141 URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), 140 tracking faxes, changing options for, 424 in Address bar, 62 tracks in FAT file system, 426 explanation of, 141 Transfer Files And Settings Wizard, 501 USB flash drives, 364, 366 transferring files from other computer, 508- connection to wireless network, setting 509 up, 369 transitions in Movie Maker, 282, 299 formatting, 428-429 Transmitting Station Identified (TSID), 422 free space, determining, 430 transparency for Aero, 7 Password Reset disks, creating, 320 trimming clips, 282, 298 saving network settings on, 368 TrueType font, 115 speed, boosting, 443 Trusted Sites, 334-335 USB ports TuCows, 331 explanation of, 401 turning on/off. See also Internet Explorer for Movie Maker, 281 AutoComplete options, 141 network interface cards (NICs) and, 348 automatic backups, 476-477 554 Z00WINV.qxd 1/8/2007 10:06 AM Page 555

printers, connecting, 400 W user accounts, 310. See also passwords wallpaper, 101 adding, 312-313 Web page picture as, 159 Computer Management, managing local users and groups with, 498 WANs (wide area networks), 348 deleting, 312 incoming network connection, 349 on domain networks, 312-313, 359 Virtual Private Network (VPN), 349 logon security, increasing, 316 Watercolor effect, 300 pictures, changing, 317 WAV files, 289 switching between users, 22-23 sound effects, creating, 277 turning on/off User Account Control, 313 Sound Recorder saving, 276 type of account, changing, 315 Web addresses. See URLs (Uniform Resource Locators) user groups, 310 Web browsers user names, 22 defined, 134 for FTP sites, 161 history of, 133 Utility Manager, 126 Live Messenger, configuration for, 211 V Mail from browser, starting, 167 other browsers, using, 164 VCDs, 259 Web feeds, 134 VeriSign, personal certificates from, 332 gadgets for accessing, 14 video. See also DVDs; Media Center; Media settings, changing, 153 Player; Movie Maker subscribing to, 152 AutoPlay options, setting, 124 viewing, 153 capture cards, 281 Web pages, 134. See also Favorites Center; live video, capturing, 287 search engines phone callscalls, 226 downloading files from, 160 Web feeds, 152 e-mail, sending page by, 163 Video CDs AutoPlay options, 124 navigating in, 144 Virtual Private Network (VPN), 349 pictures, saving, 158-159 creating and establishing connection, previewing, 156 362-363 printing, 156-157 viruses refreshing, 144 antivirus software, 310, 322, 330-331 resizing text, 145 avoiding, 330-331 saving, 162 macro virus checking, 331 pictures or text, 158-159 Mail security zones and, 345 text plain text, reading e-mail in, 178 copying, 158-159 Windows Firewall and, 353 finding, 155 Vista editions, 2 resizing, 145 visualizations for Media Player, 273 viewing, 140 voice. See also Narrator; Speech recogni- zooming on, 145 tion Web sites, 134 instant messages, adding to, 220-221 CardSpace, 327 volume Content Advisor, 333 Media Player volume controls, 260-261 cookies, 333 Mobility Center settings, 382 phishing, checking and reporting, 341 volumes on disk, 497

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webcams. See also Movie Maker locking down, 365 video options, 226 manually connecting to, 365 Welcome Center, turning on/off, 4 Mobility Center settings, 382 Welcome screen, 4 other computers, setting up on, 367 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), 365, 367 security checks for, 365, 367 wheel. See mouse setting up, 366 Wi-Fi networks. See wireless networks viewing connections, 370 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), 367 wizards. See specific types wildcard characters WM files, 289 for Instant Search, 73 WMA files, 289 with MS-DOS commands, 47 Sound Recorder saving, 276 windows, 1. See also Computer window; WMF files, 289 Explorer windows WMP-URGE integration, 262 closing windows, 17 WMV files, 289 help, using, 21 word wrap. See documents moving and resizing, 16-17 WordPad, 29. See also documents . See Aero Work Offline option, 141 Windows Color System (WCS), 461 workgroups. See also networks Windows Complete PC Restore, 483 defined, 349 , 508-509 workstations, 348 Windows DVD Maker, 306-308 World Wide Web, 133 Windows Firewall, 135, 310, 330 worms, 330, 332 enabling, 311 Windows Firewall and, 353 Live Messenger and, 211 wrapping text. See documents and networks, 353 and printers, 407 X - Z setting up, 137 360, sharing files with, 374-375 shared printers and, 404 XML feeds. See Web feeds Windows Live, 511 Yahoo, 154 Windows Live ID, 208, 210 Zoom tools, 145 Windows Logs, 487 zooming, 144-145 Windows Mail. See Mail zune, copying media files to, 270-271 , 1 , 4 Web site, 440 Windows Vista PC Capability Ready, 7 Windows Vista PC Premium Ready, 7 Windows Vista Setup Wizard, 502, 504-505 winks in instant messages, 220-221 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), 365, 367 Wireless Network Properties dialog box, 370 Wireless Network Setup Wizard, 368 wireless networks, 347. See also network projectors; USB flash drives available network, connecting to, 364 Bluetooth-enabled devices, support, 364 displaying connection and security, 371

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