Whether you’re a beginner, power user, or seasoned professional, Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide has everything you need to customize the operating system, master your digital media, manage your data, and maintain your computer – regardless of which Windows Vista edition you’re using.

Why this book and not some other resource? Bestselling author and Windows expert William Stanek doesn’t just teach you the steps you need to follow, he also tells you how features work, why they work, and how you can customize them to meet your needs. You’ll learn how to squeeze out every last bit of power out of Windows Vista, and how to make the most out of its features and programs, including how to:

Set up, customize and tune Windows Vista – Optimize its appearance and performance; install, configure and maintain software; customize your hardware; and install printers, scanners and faxes
Manage your files – Search your computer more efficiently; secure your files and data; share and collaborate; and get the most out of accessories such as the Mobility Center
Master your digital media – Create media libraries with Media Player; manage digital pictures and videos with Photo Gallery; make DVDs with DVD Maker; and create movies with Movie Maker
Get connected and start networking – Set up a home or small-office network; learn to use Windows Mail, Calendar, and Meeting Space; conquer Internet Explorer 7; and master on-the-go networking
Protect your computer – Keep your family safe while on the Internet; set up parental controls and content ratings; navigate the computer security maze; configure Windows Vista’s security features
Manage and support Windows Vista systems – Deal with user accounts, disks and drives; handle routine maintenance and troubleshooting; and resolve advanced support and recovery issues
Learn advanced tips & techniques – Manage the Windows boot environment, explore Group Policy, discover keyboard shortcuts, and much more.

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This book will help you customize Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system. This book is really easy to follow. Check mintywhite.com for more information.

2.0 Getting Started

2.1 Slimming down Your Vista Install
2.2 Utilizing the Backup and Restore Center
2.3 Working with the Windows Registry
2.4 Backing up and Restoring the Registry
2.5 Get a Windows Vista Recovery Disc
2.6 Adding “Take Ownership” Context Menu
2.7 Stop UAC Blacking Out the Screen
2.8 Disabling User Account Control

3.0 Cleaning up Your Computer
3.1 Automatically Delete Temporary Files
3.2 Cleaning up Windows
3.3 Disable and Delete the Hibernation File
3.4 Reclaim Disk Space after SP1 Install
3.5 Remove Entries from Add/Remove Programs
3.6 Scan Your Drive for Duplicate Files
3.7 Remove Unwanted Software
3.8 Disable Memory Dump Files and Save HDD Space

4.0 Changing Your Boot and Login Screens
4.1 Enable the Aurora Boot Screen
4.2 Making a Custom Boot Screen
4.3 Customize Your Logon Screen
4.4 How to Use Logon Studio
4.5 Use Windows Wallpapers for Your Logon Screen

5.0 Customizing Your Start Menu and Desktop
5.1 Customizing Your Start Menu
5.2 Adding Widgets to Your Start Menu
5.3 Search Google and More from the Start Menu
5.4 Choosing a Color Scheme
5.5 Customizing the Taskbar
5.6 Customizing Desktop Icons
5.7 Changing Your Account Picture
5.8 Customizing Your Mouse
5.9 Enabling Vista Aero Mouse Cursors
5.10 Adding a Mac-like Dock to Your Desktop
5.11 Removing Icons from the System Tray
5.12 Adding Extra Clocks
5.13 Replacing Outdated System Icons

6.0 Making the Most Out of Wallpaper and Screensavers
6.1 Changing Your Desktop Wallpaper
6.2 Making Your Wallpaper More Functional
6.3 Animating Wallpaper with Dreamscene
6.4 Animating Wallpaper with VLC Player
6.5 Making Your Desktop Wallpaper Ripple like Water
6.6 Choosing a Screensaver
6.7 Recommended Screensavers
6.8 Saving Your Settings as a Theme
6.9 Change the Taskbar to Any Color(s) You Want

7.0 Customizing Windows Explorer
7.1 Setting Views for all Folders
7.2 Setting up Shortcuts to Common Folders
7.3 Selecting Multiple Files with Checkboxes
7.4 Changing Folder Backgrounds
7.5 Customizing Folder Icons

8.0 Organizing Your Files
8.1 Automatically Moving Files from Your Desktop
8.2 Use Naming Conventions to Organize Your Data
8.3 Batch Rename Your Files
8.4 Relocating Personal Data Folders

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Tired of clawing your way through computer books that start at the beginning of recorded history just to find one tiny nugget of information you need? Tired of wrenching your back to pull that massive Windows tome off your bookshelf? Tired of wishing you could find a simple answer to what should be a simple problem? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then 100 Things You Need to Know about MicrosoftA (R) Windows VistaaA A is just the book you’ve been looking for. Chock full of timesaving tips, heady solutions, and expert know-how, this book doesn’t break the bank nor does it require a Bowflex body to hoist it around. Inside you’ll find step-by-step help for the 100 things every Windows user needs to know when making the big switch between Windows XP and Vista. Even if you’re brand new to Windows (meaning Vista is your first-ever operating system), you’ll find the advice here indispensable. In this book, we assume, for instance, that you really don’t give a hoot about what TCP/IP is. We’re betting you just want to get your Internet connection up and running, and leave the techy muck to the propeller heads.

Want all the cool new cutting-edge features and interface Windows Vista offers? Well, before you run out and buy the software, you need to ensure your system will support it! We walk you through, step-by-step, how to manually check if your PC and other hardware and software are supported for use with Windows Vista. We show you how to perform common upgrade tasks, if needed, before you install Vista. In addition, we provide tips and procedures on backing up your data. * Having to choose between five different versions (yes, Vista comes in FIVE flavors!) can be confusing! Don’t sweat it, though-we’ve got you covered. We show you how to decide which flavor of Vista is best suited to you! Then we walk you through installing and setting up Vista for the very first time. * Next we dig into the new Vista interface, which is quite a change from the old XP! Then we give you a tour of the many new and enhanced features. While you might fancy yourself a wicked-smart Windows user, don’t skip this section! We’re positive you’ll find things you didn’t know that will help you make Vista do thy bidding. * Don’t like the slick new Vista interface? (Macintosh, anyone?)

We show you how to harness the power of Vista while keeping the look and feel of your XP. Who says change has to be painful? * After you have the basics nailed, we then show you some of the cool things you can do with Vista, from customizing its performance, to disabling annoying security controls, to connecting to a wireless network.

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In a nutshell, this book is for people who are clueless about computers and want to stop being that way. It’s a book for people who have Windows Vista on their computers, but aren’t sure why, or what they’re supposed to do with it. It’s a book about using your computer to do the things that most people want to do, including (but not limited to) those activities described in the aforementioned title-with-too-many-words.

This is a book for people who have never touched a computer in their lives or have just enough experience to want to touch their PC extremely hard with a sledgehammer. It’s a book for people who either don’t realize yet, or have come to realize the hard way, that when it comes to using a PC, the following is dead-bang true: “Guessing doesn’t work.”

If you can read the following sentence and picture clearly how, when, and why you want to do what it says, this may not be the right book for you:
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