{"product_id":"windows-vista-for-dummies-isbn-9780471754213","title":"Windows Vista For Dummies","description":"\u003cb\u003eCreate music CDs and photo DVDs or even watch TV\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMove your files to a new computer, or get your old PC ready for Vista\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe thing that's made \u003ci\u003eWindows For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover how to\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind files when they're hiding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHook up with another computer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMake Vista work like XP\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBlock Internet bad guys\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShare a PC without sharing your files\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFix problems yourself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Windows Vista Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: What Is Windows Vista? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Desktop, Start Menu, and Other Windows Vista Mysteries 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Basic Windows Mechanics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Flipping Through Files, Folders, Floppies, and CDs 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Working with Programs and Files 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Playing with Programs and Documents 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Briefly Lost, but Quickly Found 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Printing Your Work 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Getting Things Done on the Internet 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Cruising the Web 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Sending and Receiving E-mail 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Safe Computing 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows Vista 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Customizing Windows Vista with the Control Panel 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Keeping Windows from Breaking 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Sharing One Computer with Several People 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Connecting Two or More Computers with a Network 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Music, Movies, Memories (and Photos, Too) 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Fiddling with Photos and Movies 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Help! 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: The Case of the Broken Window 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Moving from an Old Computer to a New One 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Help on the Windows Vista Help System 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: The Part of Tens 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten or So Things You’ll Hate about Windows Vista (and How to Fix Them) 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten or So Tips for Laptop Owners 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Upgrading to Windows Vista 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 391\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAndy Rathbone\u003c\/b\u003e started geeking around with computers in 1985 when he bought a 26-pound portable CP\/M Kaypro 2X. 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