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Wiley 978-0-470-04578-7 Datasheet

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Make Windows Vista Faster and More Efficient
Create Shortcuts for Your Favorite Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Adjust Visual Effects for Best Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Ensure Windows Vista Is Optimized for Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Improve Performance with a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Run a Program with Elevated Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Make Your File Searches Run Faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Hear an Alert When You Press the Caps Lock Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Display More Programs on Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Launch Control Panel Icons Faster by Using a Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Update a Device Driver to Ensure Top Device Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Set Up Windows Vista the Way You Want
Pin an Item to Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Remove an Item from Your Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Add the Run Command to the Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Display a Clock for Another Time Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Automatically Move the Mouse to the Default Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Hide the Taskbar to Get More Screen Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Run a Program in Compatibility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Configure AutoPlay Default Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Change a Disk’s Drive Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
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Enrich Your Media Experience
Rotate an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Repair a Digital Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Categorize Your Images with Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Create Custom Names for Imported Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Synchronize a Media Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Create an Automatic Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Adjust Rip Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Customize the Media Player View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Share Your Media Library with Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Display the Windows Media Player Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Get the Most Out of Your Files and Folders
Open Your Files and Folders with a Single Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Open a File with a Different Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Add Destinations to Your Send To Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Protect a File by Making It Read-Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Perform an Advanced File Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Save Time by Saving and Reusing a Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Find Files Faster by Sorting and Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Organize Files by Grouping and Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Move Your Documents Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Restore a Previous Version of a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
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Enhance Internet Security and Privacy
Protect Children by Activating Parental Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Avoid Objectionable Material by Filtering Web Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Scan for Spyware to Remove Malicious Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Play Web Page Media Safely and Privately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Set the Junk E-Mail Protection Level to Avoid Spam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Add a Person to Your Blocked Senders List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Block Messages from a Country to Reduce Spam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Add a Person to Your Safe Senders List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Prevent Windows Mail from Sending a Read Receipt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Configure Windows Mail to Thwart E-Mail Viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Unleash the Power of Internet Explorer
Automatically Switch to New Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
View Open Pages as Quick Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Open Multiple Pages When You Start Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Subscribe to a Web Feed to See New Site Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Set the Web Feed Refresh Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Improve Searching by Adding More Search Engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Customize the Links Bar for Easier Surfing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Save Web Sites Longer to Surf More Efficiently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Delete Your Browsing History to Ensure Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
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Make E-Mail Easier
Leave Your Messages on the Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Change Your Message Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
E-Mail Multiple People Using a Contact Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Protect Your Contacts by Creating a Backup Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
E-Mail an Electronic Business Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Change the Location of Your Message Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Activate the Spell Checker to Eliminate Message Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Create a Rule Quickly from a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Synchronize a Newsgroup to Read Posts Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Enhance Your Computer’s Security and Privacy
Protect a File or Folder with Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Add a Password to Your User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Require Ctrl+Alt+Delete Before Logging On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Lock Your Computer to Prevent Others from Using It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Prevent Others from Starting Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Hide Recently Used Documents to Enhance Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Prevent Malicious Code from Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Switch to Advanced Sharing to Improve Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Safeguard Your Computer with a System Image Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
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Get More Out of Your Notebook and Tablet PC
Set a Battery Alarm to Avoid Running Out of Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Create a Custom Power Plan to Improve Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Define Actions for Notebook Power Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Adjust Settings to Give a Better Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Use Pen Flicks to Scroll and Edit Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Calibrate the Tablet Pen for Accurate Tapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Capture Part of the Screen with the Tablet Pen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Improve Handwriting Recognition by Enabling Automatic Learning . . . . . . . . . .186
Maximize Windows Vista Networking
View the Current Status of Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Run the Network Diagnostics Tool to Repair Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Personalize Your Network Name and Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Display a Network Folder as a Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Share a Folder with Other Users on the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Protect Your Shared Files with Advanced File Permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Work with Network Files Offline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Manually Connect to a Hidden Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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