Table of Contents

Preface; Considerations and Scope; Organization of the Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; We'd Like to Hear from You; Safari® Enabled; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Big Picture; Chapter 1: The Lay of the Land; 1.1 The Big Picture; 1.2 What's New in Windows Vista; 1.3 Windows Vista Editions; 1.4 Hardware Requirements; 1.5 Upgrading from Earlier Versions of Windows; Chapter 2: Using Windows Vista; 2.1 The Desktop; 2.2 Point-and-Click Operations; 2.3 Starting Up Applications; 2.4 Windows and Menus; 2.5 Keyboard Accelerators; 2.6 Common Controls; 2.7 Files, Folders, and Disks; 2.8 The Command Line; 2.9 Online Help; 2.10 Shutting Down; Part II: Nutshell Reference; Chapter 3: The User Interface; 1.1 Controlling the Interface; Chapter 4: Working with the Filesystem, Drives, Data, and Search; Chapter 5: Internet Explorer; 5.1 Security; Chapter 6: Windows Mail; Chapter 7: Networking, Wireless, and Mobility; 7.1 Networking 101; 7.2 Planning Your Network; 7.3 Setting Up a Network; 7.4 Wired and Wireless Connections, Management, and Configuration; 7.5 Sharing Resources and Files; 7.6 Network Applications; 7.7 Mobile Computing; 7.8 Networking and Internet Command-Line Tools; Chapter 8: Security; 8.1 General Security; 8.2 Internet Security; 8.3 Encryption; Chapter 9: Working with Hardware; Chapter 10: Managing Programs, Users, and Your Computer; 10.1 User Accounts and Computer Management; 10.2 Applications and Utilities; 10.3 Games; Chapter 11: Performance and Troubleshooting; 11.1 Performance, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting; 11.2 Startup; Chapter 12: Graphics and Multimedia; Chapter 13: The Registry; 13.1 What's in the Registry; 13.2 Adding and Deleting Registry Keys and Values; 13.3 Registry Protection in Windows Vista; 13.4 Organization of the Registry; 13.5 Hives; 13.6 Backing Up the Registry; 13.7 Exporting and Importing Registry Data with Patches; 13.8 Five Cool Things You Can Do in Your Registry; Chapter 14: The Command Prompt; 14.1 Using the Command Line; 14.2 Command Prompt Choices; 14.3 Wildcards, Pipes, and Redirection; 14.4 Batch Files; Part III: Appendixes; Installing Windows Vista; A.1 Performing a Clean Install; A.2 Upgrading from a Previous Version of Windows; A.3 Windows Anytime Upgrade; A.4 Potential Problems During Setup; Keyboard Shortcuts; B.1 Keyboard Accelerators Listed by Key; B.2 Keyboard Accelerators Listed by Function; Keyboard Equivalents for Symbols and International Characters; Common Filename Extensions; Services; Colophon;