Windows Vista For Dummies

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 TVMove your files to a new computer, or get your old PC readyfor VistaThe thing that's made Windows For Dummies so successfulis that it's packed with the basics you need to make Windows work.This book gets you through all the Windows Vista tasks andtripwires, including starting programs, finding files, navigatingthe new see-through interface, staying safe while you cruise theInternet, 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

Introduction 1Part I: Windows Vista Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know7Chapter 1: What Is Windows Vista? 9Chapter 2: The Desktop, Start Menu, and Other Windows VistaMysteries 21Chapter 3: Basic Windows Mechanics 47Chapter 4: Flipping Through Files, Folders, Floppies, and CDs69Part II: Working with Programs and Files 95Chapter 5: Playing with Programs and Documents 97Chapter 6: Briefly Lost, but Quickly Found 119Chapter 7: Printing Your Work 133Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet 145Chapter 8: Cruising the Web 147Chapter 9: Sending and Receiving E-mail 171Chapter 10: Safe Computing 189Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows Vista 207Chapter 11: Customizing Windows Vista with the Control Panel209Chapter 12: Keeping Windows from Breaking 235Chapter 13: Sharing One Computer with Several People 249Chapter 14: Connecting Two or More Computers with a Network259Part V: Music, Movies, Memories (and Photos, Too) 277Chapter 15: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player 279Chapter 16: Fiddling with Photos and Movies 303Part VI: Help! 331Chapter 17: The Case of the Broken Window 333Chapter 18: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute345Chapter 19: Moving from an Old Computer to a New One 353Chapter 20: Help on the Windows Vista Help System 365Part VII: The Part of Tens 371Chapter 21: Ten or So Things You'll Hate about WindowsVista (and How to Fix Them) 373Chapter 22: Ten or So Tips for Laptop Owners 381Appendix: Upgrading to Windows Vista 387Index 391