Table of Contents :
Book I: A Vista Orientation.
Chapter 1: Windows 4 N00bs.
Chapter 2: Vista versus the WinXPerienced.
Chapter 3: Choosing a Version.
Chapter 4: Upgrades and Clean Installs.
Book II: Vista Boot Camp.
Chapter 1: Running Vista from Start to Finish.
Chapter 2: Controlling Users.
Chapter 3: Maintaining Your System.
Chapter 4: Getting the Basic Stuff Done.
Chapter 5: Getting Help with Vista.
Book III: Securing Vista.
Chapter 1: Lock Down: Spies, Spams, Scams, and Slams.
Chapter 2: Security Center Overview.
Chapter 3: Windows Firewall Backward and Forward.
Chapter 4: Patching and Plugging.
Chapter 5: Virus Protection and the Big Defender.
Book IV: Customizing Vista.
Chapter 1: Personalizing Your Desktop.
Chapter 2: Organizing Your Vista Interface.
Chapter 3: Searching on Your Desktop.
Chapter 4: Beating and Cheating Vista’s Games.
Book V: Vista on the Internet.
Chapter 1: Getting the Most from the Internet.
Chapter 2: Finding Your Way around Internet Explorer (And Firefox).
Chapter 3: Making Internet Explorer Your Own.
Chapter 4: Windows Mail and the Alternatives.
Chapter 5: Working Together — IM OK, You’re OK.
Chapter 6: Searching on the Internet.
Book VI: Adding Cool Hardware.
Chapter 1: Finding and Installing the Hardware You Want.
Chapter 2: iPimping iPods and iTunes.
Chapter 3: Adding a Second (Or Third) Hard Drive.
Chapter 4: Picking Printers and Printer/Scanner/Faxers.
Book VII: Joining the Multimedia Mix.
Chapter 1: Jammin’ with Windows Media Player.
Chapter 2: Podcasting.
Chapter 3: Discovering Digital Cameras.
Chapter 4: Mugging in the Photo Gallery.
Chapter 5: Lights! Action! Windows Movie Maker.
Book VIII: Vista Video.
Chapter 1: Preparing a Media Center PC.
Chapter 2: Starting Media Center.
Chapter 3: Turning On the Tube.
Chapter 4: Beyond the Media Center Basics.
Book IX: Setting Up a Vista Network.
Chapter 1: Those Pesky Network Things You Need to Know.
Chapter 2: Building Your Network.
Chapter 3: Putting the Why in Wi-Fi.
About the Authors :
Woody Leonhard's wisdom and straight-shooting style have saved many from Windows agony. He invented the "MS-DEFCON" system for consumers to safely apply patches. He runs the AskWoody.com Web site and has written a dozen For Dummies books.
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