Windows Vista Secrets SP1 Edition -- About the Author -- About the Technical Editor -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Preface -- Web Site Supporting the Book -- Icons Used in This Book -- Read This First -- Don't Believe the Hype -- The Value of Vista -- Windows Vista in 15 Minutes -- But Wait -- It Gets Better -- My Promise to You -- Part I: Surviving Setup -- Chapter 1: Selecting the Right Vista Version -- An Overview of All the Vista Versions -- Understanding the Differences and Choosing the Right Version -- Purchasing Windows Vista -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Installing or Upgrading to Windows Vista -- Taking the Easy Way Out: Acquiring Windows Vista with a New PC -- Interactive Setup -- Upgrading from One Vista Version to Another: Windows Anywhere Upgrade -- Installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 -- Slipstreaming Service Packs and Other Vista Updates -- Performing a Clean Install with an Upgrade Version of Vista -- Delaying Product Activation -- Installing Windows Vista on a Mac -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Hardware and Software Compatibility -- Hidden Perils of the Vista Upgrade -- The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor -- Understanding Windows Vista Compatibility Issues -- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Offers Better Compatibility -- Dealing with Software Incompatibility -- Summary -- Part II: The Windows Vista User Experience -- Chapter 4: What's New in the Windows Vista User Interface -- Understanding the Windows Vista User Experience -- Exploring with the Windows Vista Explorer Shell -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Where's My Stuff? Finding and Organizing Files -- Understanding Special Shell Folders -- Visualization and Organization: How the Windows Vista Shell Works -- Search Folders, Saved Searches, and Virtual Folders -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Using Windows Sidebar -- What Is Windows Sidebar?.

Launching Windows Sidebar -- Configuring Sidebar -- Finding New Gadgets -- Where Have I Seen This Before? -- Exploring Sidebar Alternatives -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Personalizing and Confi guring Windows Vista -- The Windows Vista User Interface -- Making It Faster: Performance Tweaks -- Summary -- Part III: Security -- Chapter 8: Vista Security Features -- Security and Windows Vista -- Securing Windows Vista in Just Two Steps -- Windows Security Center -- Windows Defender -- Windows Firewall -- Windows Update -- User Account Security Features -- Internet Explorer 7 Security Features -- BitLocker Drive Encryption -- Low-Level Security Features -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Users, Accounts, and UAC -- Understanding User Accounts -- User Account Control -- Parental Controls -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Windows Vista Networking -- Windows XP with SP2: First-Generation Vista Networking -- What's New in Windows Vista Networking -- Network Locations -- Network and Sharing Center -- Sharing Between PCs -- Summary -- Part IV: Digital Media and Entertainment -- Chapter 11: Windows Media Player -- Media Player Basics -- Ripping CDs to the PC -- Burning Your Own Music CDs -- Synchronizing with Portable Devices -- Sharing Your Music Library -- Accessing Online Music Stores -- Windows Media Player Alternatives -- Summary -- Chapter 12: Zune: A Digital Media Alternative -- Why Zune? -- Media Player Alternative: A Look at the Zune PC Software -- World Wide Zune: A Look at the Zune Online Services -- Zune to Go: Using Zune Devices -- Summary -- Chapter 13: Enjoying Digital Photos -- Using the Pictures Folders -- Playing Photo Slideshows from the Shell -- Managing Pictures with Windows Photo Gallery -- Using Photo Gallery to Manage Digital Videos -- Summary -- Chapter 14: Digital Videos and DVD Movies -- Managing Digital Movies with Windows Vista.

Editing Digital Video with Windows Movie Maker -- Creating DVD Movies with Windows DVD Maker -- The Final Frontier: Duplicating and Copying DVDs -- Summary -- Chapter 15: Vista in the Living Room: Windows Media Center -- A Short History of Media Center -- Media Center in Windows Vista -- Configuring Media Center -- A Somewhat New User Interface -- Exploring the Media Center Experiences -- Accessing Windows Media Center Away from the PC -- Summary -- Chapter 16: Having Fun: Games and Vista -- Games Included with Windows Vista -- Using the Games Folder -- Installing and Playing Third-Party Games -- Downloading More Games for Windows Vista -- Games for Windows Live -- Summary -- Part V: Mobility -- Chapter 17: Vista to Go: Windows Vista Mobility Features -- Windows Vista on the Road -- Working with the Vista User Interface -- Power Management -- Windows Mobility Center -- Presentations A-Go-Go -- Other Mobile Features -- Summary -- Chapter 18: Using Tablet PCs and Ultra-Mobile PCs -- A Short History of the Tablet PC -- Tablet PC Capabilities in Windows Vista -- Using a Tablet PC -- Working with Ultra-Mobile PCs -- Summary -- Part VI: Internet and Networking -- Chapter 19: Browsing the Web -- What Happened -- Basic Internet Explorer Usage -- Internet Explorer 7 Is Not Your Father's Web Browser -- New Internet Explorer 7 Features and Functionality -- Understanding and Using RSS -- Internet Explorer 7 Keyboard Shortcuts -- To the Future with Internet Explorer 8 -- Web Browser Alternatives: Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari -- Summary -- Chapter 20: Managing E-mail and Contacts -- Windows Mail Basics -- Using Windows Mail with E-mail -- Reading and Managing Messages -- Composing and Sending Messages -- Messages Formatted in HTML -- Attachments -- New Features in Windows Mail -- Windows Live Mail: The Next Generation -- Managing Contacts -- Summary.

Chapter 21: Turning It Up a Notch with Microsoft's Live Services -- Windows Live and Windows Vista -- Going Online and Learning about Windows Live -- Windows Live Services That Make Windows Vista Better -- A Few Other Windows Live Services -- Beyond Windows Live -- Summary -- Part VII: Home Office/Power User -- Chapter 22: Managing Your Schedule with Windows Calendar -- Understanding PC Calendaring -- Exploring Windows Calendar -- Working with Appointments -- Taking Calendar to Task…with Tasks -- Sharing Calendars -- Searching Calendars -- Printing Calendars -- Integrating with Other Windows Vista Applications -- A Quick Look at Windows Live Calendar -- Summary -- Chapter 23: Keeping Your Data Safe -- Different Backups, Different Goals -- Available Tools in Various Vista Versions -- One Tool to Rule Them All: Using the Backup and Restore Center -- Recovering Old Versions of Data Files -- Using System Restore to Repair Windows -- Summary -- Chapter 24: Automating Windows Vista with Windows PowerShell -- Getting PowerShell -- Understanding PowerShell -- Windows PowerShell Quick Reference -- Taking It to the Next Level -- Summary -- Chapter 25: Beyond Vista: Managing Multiple PCs -- Windows Live OneCare -- Windows Home Server -- Windows Live OneCare/Windows Home Server Integration -- Summary -- Index.