About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471754218

ISBN-139780471754213

eBay Product ID (ePID)63010350

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

Publication NameWindows Vista for Dummies

LanguageEnglish

SubjectOperating Systems / Windows Desktop

Publication Year2006

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaComputers

AuthorAndy. Rathbone

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-934815

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal005.446

Table Of ContentIntroduction 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

SynopsisThis small-trim book covers the major changes users will see when they switchfrom Windows XP or older versions of Windows to Windows Vista., 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, 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.

LC Classification NumberQA76.76.O63