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[...]... Tweaking Settings in Windows Live Messenger .421 Sharing Folders 422 xx Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies Chapter 6: Searching on the Internet 425 Choosing a Search Engine 425 Changing Search Engines — the Advanced Course .430 Googling Tricks 433 Book VI: Adding Cool Hardware 437 Chapter 1: Finding and Installing the... 709 Index 721 Introduction W elcome to Windows Vista All- In- One Desk Reference For Dummies — the no-bull, one- stop Vista reference for the rest of us Microsoft spent almost five years putting Vista together, and it shows From a fervent (and frequently irritating) devotion to security at all costs, to a new user interface crackling with Hollywood glitter, to enormous strides in the parts of Windows. .. us all And if you know that you need to click the Start icon in order to Stop, you’re well on your way to achieving Dummy Enlightenment And that begins with Book I, Chapter 1 Organization Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies contains nine minibooks, each of which gives a thorough airing of a specific topic If you’re looking for information on a specific Windows topic, check the headings... The Final Four .38 Home Basic: Thumbs down 39 Business Edition: Maybe .39 xiv Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies Home Premium: Usually the sweet spot 41 The Ultimate 41 Windows Live OneCare 41 Chapter 4: Upgrades and Clean Installs 43 Can Your Computer Handle Vista? .43 Performing a Clean Install ... All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies is a reference that you reach for again and again whenever some new question about Vista comes up Here are the nine minibooks, and what they contain: Book I: A Vista Orientation: What Windows can and can’t do What’s inside a PC, and how Windows controls it Do you really need Vista? Which of the eight (!) versions is right for you? How do you upgrade? Book II: Vista. .. 671 Organizing Networks 672 Understanding servers and serfs .672 Introducing client/server networks 673 xxiv Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies Introducing peer-to-peer networks 675 Comparing the p-pros and c-cons 677 Cutting through the Terminology 678 Making Computers Talk .679 Understanding Ethernet 680 Adding wireless... Considering multifunction devices 494 Table of Contents xxi Exploring exotic features 495 Making a final decision 496 Installing a Printer 496 Attaching a local printer 497 Connecting a network printer 501 Using the Print Queue 503 Displaying a print queue 504 Pausing and resuming a print queue .505 Pausing, restarting, and resuming... Pointers 294 Selecting Screen Savers .295 Changing the screen saver 296 Setting up a Super Boss Key .297 Using Desktop Themes 301 Chapter 2: Organizing Your Vista Interface 303 Customizing the Start Menu .303 Genesis of the Start menu 304 Pinning to the Start menu 305 xviii Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For. .. 551 xxii Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies Chapter 2: Podcasting 553 Understanding Podcasting 553 Finding and Playing Podcasts 555 Publishing Your Own Podcasts 559 Chapter 3: Discovering Digital Cameras 563 Choosing a Camera 564 Understanding digital cameras .566 Using conventional... date on all the Windows Vista news you need to know — including notes about this book, the latest Windows bugs and gaffes, patches that are worse than the problems they’re supposed to fix, and much more — and you can submit your most pressing questions, for free consultation from The Woodmeister hisself See ya! woody@AskWoody.com 8 Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies Book I A Vista Orientation . Leonhard Windows Vista ™ ALL- IN- ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_749419 ffirs.qxp 11/13/06 3:25 PM Page iii 01_749419 ffirs.qxp 11/13/06 3:25 PM Page ii Windows Vista ™ ALL- IN- ONE DESK REFERENCE FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_749419. iii Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies ® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2007 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis,. xv Windows Vista All- in- One Desk Reference For Dummies xvi Connecting to Remote Assistance 176 Understanding the interaction 176 Limiting an invitation 177 Troubleshooting Remote Assistance 178 Making