30_045763 bindex.qxp 1/2/07 10:46 PM Page 607 Index Symbols & Numerics Add a Contact Wizard, 386 3D stack, 97, 98 Add a wireless device feature, 348 512MB of RAM minimum, 30 add extender option, 310 802.11 wireless protocols, 337, 355 Add Hardware Wizard, 473 /? (help switch), 510, 511 Add Newsgroup Wizard, 378–379 Add or remove a program window, 260 Add or Remove Effects dialog box, 329 Add or Remove Snap-ins window, 187 A Add Printer Wizard, 410–413 access check, 448 Additional Drivers window, 415 access policies, auditing, 275–276, Add/Remove Snap-in command, 186 278–279 address bar, 202, 399 accessibility Address toolbar, 125 improved for all users, 130–134 Adm folder, 193 from a single location, 15 Administrative log, 481 account(s) administrative settings, 133 creating passwords for, 162–165 administrator deleting, 167–168 adding new accounts, 154 maintaining separate for users, advanced tasks, 161–162 152–154 compared to Standard user, 157 naming, 157, 158 controlling standard user Account management window, 165–166 accounts, 252 account names role of, 253 changing, 162, 163 Administrator account maximum characters for, 157 changing to a Standard user account types, 151, 154, 166–167 account, 166 ACT (Application Compatibility modifiable parameters, 159–160 Toolkit), 144 one always required, 167 Action menu for a snap-in, 188 options available to, 174–180 actions in Task Scheduler, 504 Parental Controls not allowed, 169 Actions pane Adminstrators group, 180 in Console Root window, 186 Advanced Security firewall, 237, in Event Viewer, 480 245–248 activation of Windows Vista, 59 Advanced Sharing dialog box, 457, 458 Active Directory Advanced Sharing window, 222–223 defined, 445 Advanced tab in the Windows Firewall integrating with, 445–461 Settings window, 238, 241–243 objects, 446–447 adware, 250 permissions and rights, 447–454 Aero searching, 460–461 compared to Vista Basic, 97 Active Directory Users and Computers described, 8, 29 tool, 447 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL effects on Vista, 99 ActiveX controls Glass theme, 24 blocked unless specifically introducing, 94–99 allowed, 397 levels of graphics, 98 installing, 259 primary aspects of, 96–98 ActiveX opt-in, 392, 397 Wizards, 100–101 Activity Reports in Parental Controls, age-appropriateness ratings for games, 169–171 173 Ad Hoc network, sharing files, 228 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), 387 Ad-Aware, 251 607 30_045763 bindex.qxp 1/2/07 10:46 PM Page 608 608 INDEX album art, 289, 292 automatic backup, disabling, 522 album title, 291 automatic defragmentation, enabling, 520 albums, dropping into the burn list, 300, 301 Automatic disk defragmentation, 493 Alerter service, 420 Automatic startup type, 502 All Programs in Start menu, 115–116 automatic sync, 302–303 Analytic log in Event Viewer, 481 automatic updates anti-malware section in Windows Live OneCare, accessing settings, 249 249 convenience of, 138 anti-phishing measure, 372 options for, 258–259 anti-piracy technology, 297 Automatic Website Checking, 396 anti-spyware tool, 249–252 Automatically activate Windows when I’m antivirus protection, 254–255 online check box, 73, 74 antivirus software AutoPlay, 146 not part of Vista, 29 AutoPlay dialog box, 290 selecting, 235 Available devices box, 311 AOL, 309, 387 Avast! Antivirus, 255 application(s) AVI format, 326 blocking specific, 173–174 built on Vista technology, 27 compatibility with Windows Vista, 144 B launching, 13 back buttons, 100 managing with Task Manager, 142–144 backgrounds, 108, 109 priority over background tasks, 493 backing up reinstalling, 584 case for, 525–527 Run as Administrator command appearing frequencey of, 522, 527 for, 182 before installation, 38, 39 sending faxes from, 430 prior to a dual boot installation, 42 sharing in Windows Live Messenger, 388 before an upgrade, 62–63 trying to use blocked, 242 Backup and Restore Center, 524, 525 types using IntelliMirror, 458–460 backup and restore in Windows Live OneCare, Application Compatibility Exchange Web site, 249 144 backup capabilities, 18–19 Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5, 144 Backup feature, 520–525 application events, 484 backup icon, 126 application icons, transparent, 102–103 Backup Operators group, 180 Application log, 480 Backup Status and Configuration window, 521 Applications tab in Task Manager, 478 Backup/Restore feature, 176–177 Applications view in Task Manager, 474 backwards compatibility, 144 archives, creating compressed, 214–215 Balanced plan for power, 109, 110, 559 ASCII codes, 518 Ballmer, Steve, 5 Ask someone section of the HSC, 578–579 Base64 Encoded format, 273 assigned applications, 459 basic disk, converting to a dynamic disk, Atom format for feeds, 402 541–542 attachments, blocking, 284 Basic environment, compared to Aero, 94–95 audio CD, 289, 290. See also CDs battery power, 557 audit event IDs, 281 BBS (Bulletin Board Systems), 220 audit events, enabling, 484 beta builds, stable for Vista, 27 Audit My PC, 244 bidirectional firewall, 17, 28, 237 auditing bit rate for ripping, 298 access policies, 278–279 BitLocker Drive Encryption. See also Windows computer and security events, 275–276 BitLocker file access, 279–280 added to Control Panel, 146 at home, 282 described, 25 audits in Event Viewer, 480–481 as a nod to PGP, 28 authentication, 253 page, 221, 222 author mode, 186 Blackcomb. See Windows Vienna Auto Complete, 566 blind carbon copies (bcc), 374, 375 Auto Playlist, 296 blocked applications, trying to use, 242 auto-activation option, 59 Blocked Encodings List button, 371 Automated System Recovery. See System Restore Blocked Senders tab, 284, 370 30_045763 bindex.qxp 1/2/07 10:46 PM Page 609 INDEX 609 block/unblock programs, setting, 240 Change the account type, 166 Bluetooth printer, installing, 411 Change the DVD menu text page, 323–324 bomb making, blocking, 171 Change Your Account Type window, 166 BootMagic, 83 Change Your Name window, 162, 163 Boot-US, 83 Change Your Password window, 163 borders, changes to, 12 Change Your Picture window, 165 broadband connections, 352–353 Character Map, 517–518 browse categories option in Windows Media chat applications, 383–384 Center, 309 chat clients, multiservice, 387–388 browser chat services, 385–386, 387 closing, 400 chatting with friends, 386–388 described, 27–28 Check for updates but let me choose... option, plug-in mechanisms exploitable, 394 259 buffer overruns Choose Details window, 203 handling of, 232 Cipher application, 179 stopping exploitation of, 273 Classic Control Panel mode, 10 bugs, repeatable, 583 Classic Menus, selecting, 204 bundled software, 70 classic menus in Windows Media Player, 288 burn cd/dvd option, 310 Classic Start menu, 119, 120 burn speed, 300 Classic style, imitating Windows 2000, 97 Burn tab, 300 Classic View of Control Panel, 145–146 burning CDs, 300–302 classic Windows toolbar in Windows Explorer, Business edition, 24–25, 35 208 clean installation of Windows XP, 88 clean install upgrade, 62 C cleanup feature in Internet Explorer 7, 16 cab files, 215–216 ClearType, 106–107, 568–569 cable connections, configuring, 353–354 Client Access Licenses (CALs), 82 CALs (Client Access Licenses), 82 Clock feature, 103–104 cameras, 315–316 cloning, 80 Cancel all print jobs option, 418 CNG (Crypto Next Generation), 253 Cancel a print job option, 417 codecs, downloading, 292 case sensitivity of passwords, 165 color code, indicating trustworthiness, 399 Category View in Control Panel, 145 Color Management, 146 cd command, 509–510 column headers for a folder, 203 CD lag, 291 command line CDs. See also audio CD creating new partitions, 538–539 burning, 300–302 default quotas via, 549 ripping, 297–300 Run as administrator from, 183–184 Certificate Enrollment Wizard, 270 starting and stopping services, 502 Certificate Export Wizard, 218, 272–273 command link in Aero Wizards, 100 certificate file, storing, 219 Command Prompt, 585 Certificate Import Wizard, 271 command prompt Certificate Manager, 266–267 opening, 509 Certificate of Authority (COA), 92 working with, 508–513 certificate properties, managing, 267–269 command-line based command, 182 Certificate window, 267 command-line options, 508 certificates compatibility check, during an upgrade exporting, 272–273 installation, 78, 79 importing, 271–272 compatibility, determining, 58 installing and managing, 265–266 compatibility tests, prior to an upgrade managing certificate purposes for, 269 installation, 40 renewing, 271 CompletePC Backup, 524–525 requesting new, 270–271 CompletePC Restore, 585, 586 uses of, 265 Components category in System Information Certification Authorities, 179 utility, 468 Certification Path tab, 267 compressed archives, 214–215 Change or remove a program feature, 139 compressed folders, 213 Change Search Defaults dialog box, 406 compression, 212 Change Sharing Options button, 414 compression software, 211 30_045763 bindex.qxp 1/2/07 10:46 PM Page 610 610 INDEX computer(s) Create Fax Account Wizard, 424 buying new with Vista loaded, 43–47 Create New Accounts window, 157–158 categories of errors, 582 Create Task dialog box, 504–505 collecting information about, 52 Create Task properties sheet, 504–505 connecting directly to television sets, 304 credentials management, 253 media content on, 304 Credentials Manager (CredMan), 506 naming, 75 credits, creating in Movie Maker, 329–330 transferring settings and files from an old Cross-Certificates tab, 269 to a new, 529 Crossfading and Auto Volume Leveling upgrading existing, 47–50 Enhancements, 291–292 Computer Associates, 179 Cruzer Mini flash drive, 526 Computer Configuration