Create music CDs and photo DVDs or even watch TV
Move your files to a new computer, or get your old PC ready for Vista
The thing that's made Windows For Dummies so successful is that it's packed with the basics you need to make Windows work. This book gets you through all the Windows Vista tasks and tripwires, including starting programs, finding files, navigating the new see-through interface, staying safe while you cruise the Internet, and much more.
Discover how to
Find files when they're hiding Hook up with another computer Make Vista work like XP Block Internet bad guys Share a PC without sharing your files Fix problems yourself
By:
Andy Rathbone (San Diego California)
Imprint: Wiley
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 188mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 644g
ISBN: 9780471754213
ISBN 10: 0471754218
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 28 November 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part I: Windows Vista Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know 7 Chapter 1: What Is Windows Vista? 9 Chapter 2: The Desktop, Start Menu, and Other Windows Vista Mysteries 21 Chapter 3: Basic Windows Mechanics 47 Chapter 4: Flipping Through Files, Folders, Floppies, and CDs 69 Part II: Working with Programs and Files 95 Chapter 5: Playing with Programs and Documents 97 Chapter 6: Briefly Lost, but Quickly Found 119 Chapter 7: Printing Your Work 133 Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet 145 Chapter 8: Cruising the Web 147 Chapter 9: Sending and Receiving E-mail 171 Chapter 10: Safe Computing 189 Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows Vista 207 Chapter 11: Customizing Windows Vista with the Control Panel 209 Chapter 12: Keeping Windows from Breaking 235 Chapter 13: Sharing One Computer with Several People 249 Chapter 14: Connecting Two or More Computers with a Network 259 Part V: Music, Movies, Memories (and Photos, Too) 277 Chapter 15: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player 279 Chapter 16: Fiddling with Photos and Movies 303 Part VI: Help! 331 Chapter 17: The Case of the Broken Window 333 Chapter 18: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute 345 Chapter 19: Moving from an Old Computer to a New One 353 Chapter 20: Help on the Windows Vista Help System 365 Part VII: The Part of Tens 371 Chapter 21: Ten or So Things You’ll Hate about Windows Vista (and How to Fix Them) 373 Chapter 22: Ten or So Tips for Laptop Owners 381 Appendix: Upgrading to Windows Vista 387 Index 391
Andy Rathbone started geeking around with computers in 1985 when he bought a 26-pound portable CP/M Kaypro 2X. Like other nerds of the day, he soon began plying with null-modem adapters, dialing computer bulletin boards, and working part-time at Radio Shack. He wrote articles for various techie publications before moving to computer books in 1992. He's written the Windows For Dummies series, Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies, TiVo For Dummies, PCs: The Missing Manual, and many other computer books. Today, he has more than 15 million copies of his books in print, and they've been translated into more than 30 languages. You can reach Andy at his Web site, www.andyrathbone.com.
