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Windows Vista Power Users Guide

INTRODUCTION

This guide to Microsofts new operating system is intended to take you through the more advanced system settings, utilities and tweaks that will maximize your experience with Windows Vista.

There is a great deal you can do with the operating system to make life significantly simpler and more tools will be released all the time. With that in mind, this document may be revised occasionally, documenting new features that Microsoft may add in Service Packs, and new tools you can download.

Any additions to this document will be annotated in the index.

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INDEX

Installing .. 7

Introduction .. 7

Vista Upgrade Edition .. 7

Installing Software and User Account Control (UAC).. 8

Welcome Centre .. 9

Searching.. 10

Windows Search .. 10

Tags .. 11

Indexing .. 12

Advanced Searching .. 12

Saved Searches .. 13

Exploring .. 14

Explorer .. 14

Drive Letters and Windows Vista .. 15

Choosing how to View Files .. 15

Previewing Files .. 16

Sorting, Grouping and Stacking Files .. 16

Collapsing Groups .. 17

Working with Folders .. 17

Hiding Picture and Photo Names .. 17

Moving your Files for Data Security .. 18

Flip 3D .. 19

Remembering Window Sizes .. 19

Connecting .. 20

Networking .. 20

Network and Sharing Centre .. 20

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network .. 21

Diagnose and Repair .. 21

Connect Through a Router .. 21

Passwords and Wi-Fi .. 21

Sharing Files and Folders .. 21

Securing .. 22

Be Careful What you Click... A Warning! .. 22

User Account Control .. 23

The UAC Shield .. 24

UAC and Multiple Users .. 24

Windows CardSpace .. 24

Bitlocker Security .. 24

Anti-Virus / Firewall Software .. 25

Playing .. 26

Where are the Games in Vista Business? .. 26

DX10 .. 26

Why wont my game run? .. 27

Games Explorer .. 27

Support for Games .. 28

XBox 360 .. 28

Windows Experience Index .. 28

Windows Sidebar .. 28

Photo Editing .. 29

PowerToy Photo Info .. 29

Tablet PC Tools .. 29

Communicating .. 30

Sharing Your Calendar with Friends and Family.. 30

Windows Live Messenger .. 31

XPS Documents .. 31

Windows Mail .. 31

Ease of Access Centre .. 32

Speech Recognition .. 32

That Syncing Feeling .. 32

Windows Sideshow .. 32

Guaranteeing .. 33

Backup, Restore and Disaster Recovery .. 33

Complete PC Backup .. 34

Startup Repair .. 35

System Restore .. 35

Complete PC Restore .. 35

Powertoy SyncToy .. 35

Parental Controls .. 35

Maintaining .. 36

Cleaning Windows .. 36

Maintenance.. 36

Shadow Copies / Previous Versions.. 37

Disk Cleanup .. 37

Disk Defragmenter .. 38

Windows Defender .. 38

Windows Update and Microsoft Update.. 39

Organising your maintenance software.. 39

Reliability Monitor .. 39

PC Health Reports .. 39

Problem Reports and Solutions .. 40

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 .. 40

Diagnosing .. 41

Why wont my Program Work? .. 41

Instabilities / Crashes .. 42

Vista Wont Boot .. 42

Startup Repair .. 42

System Restore .. 42

Complete PC Restore .. 42

MSConfig .. 43

General .. 43

Boot .. 43

Services and Startup .. 43

Tools .. 43

System File Checker .. 44

I Cant Access My Files / IE Favourites .. 44

Windows Calendar has Stopped Working.. 45

Internet Explorer is Malfunctioning? .. 45

Gaming Problems in Vista .. 45

Tweaking .. 46

System and Settings Tweaks .. 46

Virtual Memory .. 46

Dual-Booting Systems .. 47

System Protection and System Restore.. 47

Remote Assist and Remote Desktop.. 47

Computer Name .. 47

ReadyBoost.. 48

Tweaking with Windows Defender .. 48

MSConfig .. 48

AutoPlay Options .. 48

Power Management .. 49

Changing the Start Menu Power Button .. 49

Green Computing .. 49

Vista PowerToys .. 50

Third Party Tweaks .. 50

Remove Shortcut Arrows .. 50

IE7 Add-ons .. 50

ieSpell .. 51

IE7Pro .. 51

Add Your Own Wallpapers .. 51

Previewing PDF Files in Explorer .. 51

Creating Icons without Text .. 51

Upgrading .. 52

Windows Anytime Upgrade .. 52

Windows 7, The Move to x64 .. 53

Glossary .. 54

The Author .. 59

Office 2007 .. 60

Introduction .. 60

The Ribbon .. 60

Why the Ribbon? .. 60

Minimising the Ribbon .. 61

Customise the Ribbon .. 61

Find Office 2000 / XP / 2003 Commands.. 61

The Start Orb .. 61

Quick Access Toolbar .. 61

Live Preview .. 61

Options in Office .. 61

Save As .. 62

Save as PDF? .. 62

English Spelling .. 62

Document Version History .. 63 Buy Book at Lowest Price on Amazon

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