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Updated2nd Ed.for WINDOWS VISTA IN EASY STEPS Service Pack 1 Why choose Windows Vista in easy steps? harshad kotecha Windows Vista in easy steps reveals the five different It’s written in plain English editions of Windows Vista (Business, Enterprise, Home Put off by the jargon? Don’t worry, we Premium, Home Basic and Ultimate) and includes details keep things straight forward. of Service Pack 1 (SP1). This book covers the key features including starting Windows Vista up, basic control functions, working with applications, managing files and folders, printing and fonts, Internet It’s easy to follow and networking. It explores the new Windows Vista Clear, step-by-step instructions make interface including Windows Aero, security features, grasp the new vision learning simple. Windows Mail and digital media, and explains system activation and validation, backup and Windows Update. Whether you’re a novice or upgrading from an earlier version, you’ll need Windows Vista in easy steps to It’s fully illustrated grasp the new vision. We don’t tell you how to do it, we Look inside show you how. The Desktop The Welcome Center Getting Started If you have a fresh installation (not upgraded from a previous e Welcome Center presents all the common tasks that you need version) your Windows Vista desktop should not have any icons to carry out to complete the confi guration of your new PC. It Your actual desktop except the Recycle Bin. However, you can display standard appears automatically at Startup, with 6 tasks displayed. The Welcome Center is layout depends on the icons or add your own shortcut icons for programs that you use 1 displayed in all of the Windows components frequently – see page 94. Click the link to Show all items and display the business and consumer and software you remaining tasks editions of Windows have installed, any e Welcome Center will be displayed each time you startup (see Vista. customizing that has page 23). ere’s also a Sidebar on the right for quick access to been done and whether information and to Gadgets (mini-applications). See page 182. it’s the basic or the Aero It’s in full color interface (see page 171). This book’s printed in color to make it 2 Click a task (e.g. Add new users) to see a more detailed 23 description. e activation link at the right changes simpler to use and easier on the eye. 22 appropriately (in this case to Add user accounts) At the left on the bottom, you’ll fi nd the Start button (disguised as a Windows logo). Click the Start button to select your programs and fi les, change settings, get help and support or logoff and shutdown (see page 33). e Quick Launch toolbar has tools such as Show Desktop and you can insert shortcuts. e Taskbar contains a button for each active program 3 You will still be able or open window, allowing you to Restore, Maximize, Close etc. To start a task, click the activation link for the selected If there are too many to open the Welcome task or double-click any task tasks to fi t on the Center, from Systems and Taskbar, Windows Maintenance category in And it’s fantastic value will group like items 4 the Control Panel. You can stop the Welcome Center together. 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