Index rootkits, 629–631 Numerics Security settings, 625–627 0day exploits/worms, 602–603, 677 troubleshooting in, 206–207 3D Text screen saver, 240 activating Windows 7 3d Traceroute, 458 overview, 60 4:3 aspect ratio, 780 process, 60–63 16:9 aspect ratio, 780–781 Windows Activation Technologies, 32-bit version, 43–44 63–64 64-bit version, 43–44 active desktop, 35–36 802.11b protocol, 755 ActiveX, security issues, 499 802.11g protocol, 755 Activities icon, 589 802.11n protocol, 755 adapter, network, 737–738, 757–758 Adblock Plus add-on, 524 Add a List of All Burned Files setting, 335 A Add to Calendar menu item, 552 Add Pictures and Video to the DVD AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) fi les, window, 419 177, 351 Add Search Providers page, 467 Accelerators, 497–498 address bar access points, wireless (WAPs) Internet Explorer, 473 defi ned, 729, 753 Windows Media Player, 312 overview, 757–758 Adjust Color icon, 394 accounts, user administrator account, 118–119 adding, 124–125 Adobe Flash, 505 logging on, 116–117 ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber overview, 115–116 line), 451 password reset disk, 130http://www.pbookshop.comAdvanced Audio Coding (AAC) fi les, settings, changing, 126–130 177, 351 switching, 130–131 Advanced Boot options, 136–138 types of Advanced Research Project Agency administrator, 118–119 (ARPA), 444 Guest, 125–126 COPYRIGHTEDAdvanced MATERIAL Search overview, 118 Google, 537–539 selecting appropriate, 119–121 Windows 7, 282–284 standard, 118 adware, 16 User Account Control, 121–124 Aero Glass interface, 33–34 Acquire Licenses setting, 309 Aero Peek, 254 Action Center affi liate programs, 450 entering, 624–625 AIM (AOL Instant Messenger), 568–569 Maintenance settings, 627–629 All Control Panel Items category, 169 overview, 623 All Libraries option, 272 826 Windows 7 All-in-One For Dummies All Programs menu Apply Volume Leveling Across Tracks changing, 264–265 setting, 335 pinning items from, 258–259 ARPA (Advanced Research Project All shared folders on computers in your Agency), 444 HomeGroup option, 272 Ask Me Later option, 657 Allow Others to See that I Have a Ask search engine, 531–532 Webcam option, 584 aspect ratio, 420, 780 Allow Programs list, 644 ASUS Eee PC 1000H netbook, 28 Always Erase option, 389 asymmetric digital subscriber line Amazon (ADSL), 451 digital rights management, 305 ATI Radeon HD 4890, 778 Video on Demand, 425 Attach a Picture option, 562–563 Analysis ToolPak add-in, 171 attachments, e-mail antivirus (AV) software retrieving, 556–559 AVG Free scanning, 559 downloading, 680 sending, 562–564 installing, 680–685 Audible Account ID, 355 overview, 609, 678–679 audio challenges for, 675–676 music false positives, 676 buying online, 316–318 maintaining, 676–678 sharing, 317–318 overview, 673–675 transferring to iPod, 356–358 Anytime Upgrade program, 41 sound AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), 568–569 balance, 414 AOL Mail, 547 movie, 414–415 AppData folder, 264 overview, 27–28 Appearance and Personalization Audio Quality slider, 320 category, 169 audio tracks, 176 Apple iPod Aurora screen saver, 240 accessories for, 362–363http://www.pbookshop.comautodetect feature, 727 capacity of, 321 Auto-Hide feature, 90 copying songs to computer, 360–362 Automatic Update limitations of, 346–348 checking for updates, 668–669 overview, 345–346 driver software installation, 804 syncing playlists, 359–360 levels, 656–662 transferring music to, 356–358 versus Microsoft Update, 659 Apple iTunes monitoring through Action Center, 625 digital rights management, 305 overview, 653–654 installing, 348–350 patching overview, 348 negative side of, 654–656 setting up, 351–355 selectively, 662–665 syncing playlists, 359–360 transferring music to iPod, 356–358 Index 827 security bulletins Balanced power settings plan, 113 interpreting, 667 base score, 187 overview, 666 base stations (wireless access points) patching through, 667–668 defi ned, 729, 753 uninstalling updates, 668–669 overview, 757–758 AutoPlay dialog box, 370 batteries, digital camera, 368 AutoPlay notifi cation, 382 Belkin In-Desk USB Hub, 790 AutoPlay options, 791 benchmarking, 186 Autoruns program, 690–693 Berlind, David, 304 AV (antivirus) software Berners-Lee, Tim, 448 AVG Free Bhatia, Sabeer, 546 downloading, 680 BIOS locking technique, 60 installing, 680–685 BitLocker, 43 overview, 609, 678–679 Blank screen saver, 240 challenges for, 675–676 blended-threat malware, 673 false positives, 676 Block All Incoming Connections check maintaining, 676–678 box, 636–637 overview, 673–675 Block icon, 589 AVG Free Bluetooth downloading, 680 device connections, 805–809 installing, 680–685 wireless networking, 756 overview, 609, 678–679 Blu-ray discs, 24, 176 BMP fi les, 379 Bolt Beranek and Newman, Inc. (BBN B Technologies), 444 bookmarks backdoor programs, 596 Firefox, 517–519 background Internet Explorer customizing, 79–81 adding, 488–489 selecting, 232–234 http://www.pbookshop.comorganizing, 489–490 Backup and Restore Center, 148 overview, 486–487 Backup maintenance setting, 628 Boolean operators, 273, 274–275, 392 backups Boot Manager, 136 creating, 144–147 booting, 53 ghost, 150–152 botnets managing, 148–150 defi ned, 16 overview, 36, 138–139 overview, 596–598 restoring, 148–150 bots, defi ned, 673 shadow copies branding, 355 maintaining on different drives, brick, power, 428 142–144 brightness, image, 395 overview, 139–142 Brinn, Sergey, 528 balance, sound, 414 broadband connections, 451–455 828 Windows 7 All-in-One For Dummies broadcast protection fl ag, 438 DVD-R, 175–176 Brother printers, 803, 813 DVD-RW, 175–176 browsers. See also Chrome; Firefox; in Media Center, 438–440 Internet Explorer movies, 422 confi guring overview, 331–332 home page, 468–471 formats, 176–177 overview, 468 ISO fi les, 177–178, 180–183, 186 search engines, 471–472 Live File System formatting, 177–178, defi ned, 449 184–186 Favorites Mastered formatting, 177–178, adding, 488–489 180–183 organizing, 489–490 overview, 173–175, 178–179 overview, 486–487 Burns effect, 418, 420 features of, 476–477 buying overview, 461 camcorders, 366–368 printing Web pages, 485–486 cameras, 366–368 saving Web pages computers fi les, 483–484 case contents, 19–22 images, 484–485 connectivity, 24–27 overview, 483 disks, 23–24 security, 479–483 display, 22 Bubbles screen saver, 240 drives, 23–24 buffer overfl ow, 596 multimedia, 27–28 bugs, defi ned, 15 netbooks, 28 bulletins, security overview, 17–19 interpreting, 667 sound, 27–28 overview, 666 video, 27–28 patching through, 667–668 music online, 316–318 Burn CD without Gaps setting, 335 videos online, 316–318 Burn Files to Disc Usinghttp://www.pbookshop.com Windows option, 180 Burn List, 334 C Burn Speed setting, 335 cable modem, defi ned, 729 Burn tab, 344 cables, 739–740 burning discs caching, 23 CDs Calculator, 197–198 audio, 332–336 Call icon, 589 CD-R, 175–176 camcorders CD-RW, 175–176 buying, 366–368 data, 336–337 overview, 365–366 overview, 331–332 sharing pictures on Web, 373–374 DVDs transferring images to computer, audio, 332–336 368–372 data, 336–337 Index 829 cameras Check for Updates maintenance buying, 366–368 setting, 628 overview, 365–366 Chess Titans, 298 sharing pictures on Web, 373–374 Chrome transferring images to computer, 368–372 bookmarks, 489 Canon printers, 813 cookies, deleting, 503 capitalization, IP address, 492 home page card slot (expansion slot), 21 default, 469 CAT-5 cable, 25, 729 eliminating, 471 CAT-6 cable, 25, 729 overview, 461–464 cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor, 245, 776 saving Web pages, 484 CD-R (CD-Recordable) disc, 175–176 security, 463 CD-RW (CD-Record/Write) disc, 175–176 clean install, 50–56 CDs cleaning desktop, 83 burning ClearType, 245 audio, 332–336 ClickLock feature, 85 CD-R, 175–176 click-through, 450 CD-RW, 175–176 clients, 723 data, 336–337 client/server network, 723, 724–725, 728 overview, 331–332 clips capacity of, 24 defi ned, 401, 407 ripping, 318–323 gathering, 406–407 CEIP (Customer Experience Clock, Language, and Region category, 169 Improvement Program), 433–434 CNET Reviews, 776 Center setting, 234 codecs (fi lters), 372 central processing unit (CPU), defi ned, 19 Cogswell, Bryce, 597, 690 CERN research institute, 448 color schemes, 229–232 CERT (Computer Emergency Response Command bar, 473 Team), 677 Command Prompt option, 135 CF (CompactFlash) card,http://www.pbookshop.com 23, 790 Comodo Personal Firewall, 635 Change HomeGroup Settings dialog CompactFlash (CF) card, 23, 790 box, 714 Compatibility view, 465 Change the Account Name option, 127 complete backup, 150 Change the Account Type option, 128 Complete PC backup, 150 Character Map, 196 Component Selection dialog box, AVG Chat function, games, 298 Free, 680 Chat Support, 212 Compressed (zipped) Folders, 165–166 Check Disk dialog box, 154 Compressed (Zipped) Folders Extraction Check for Solutions to Problem Reports Wizard, 166 maintenance setting, 628 compressing fi les Check for Updates but Let Me Choose NT File System, 164–165 Whether to Download and Install overview, 162–164 Them option, 660 pictures as e-mail attachments, 563 830 Windows 7 All-in-One For Dummies Computer Emergency Response Team crossover cable, 740, 748 (CERT), 677 CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor, 245, 776 Computer start item, 267 Customer Experience Improvement Confi cker worm, 101, 595, 791–792 Program (CEIP), 433–434 Confi gure Backup dialog box, 145 Customize Start Menu dialog box, 88, Connect to start item, 267 265, 276 connections, network cutting-and-pasting technique, 408–409 broadband, 451–455 dialup, 453, 455 Ethernet, 731–732 D overview, 697–698, 730–731 DAT fi