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WindowsVistaJonathanHassellandTonyCampbellWindowsVista:BeyondtheManualCopyright2007byJonathanHassellandTonyCampbellAllrightsreserved.
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—JonviiAbouttheAuthorsxxiAbouttheTechnicalReviewerxxiiiCHAPTER1IntroducingWindowsVista1CHAPTER2MeetingtheHardwareRequirements19CHAPTER3InstallingandSettingUpVista31CHAPTER4FindingYourWayAroundtheDesktop55CHAPTER5CustomizingWindowsVista69CHAPTER6WorkingwithUserTools89CHAPTER7AdministeringWindowsVista113CHAPTER8WorkingwiththeCommandLine.
133CHAPTER9UnderstandingtheNewFolderStructuresandElements.
149CHAPTER10WorkingwiththeFileSystem157CHAPTER11UsingBitLocker.
167CHAPTER12HookingUpWiredandWirelessNetworks.
177CHAPTER13UnderstandingTCP/IP187CHAPTER14ConnectingtotheInternet199CHAPTER15UsingtheRemoteDesktopConnection205CHAPTER16SettingUpaNetworkPresentation213CHAPTER17UsingWindowsInternetExplorer7217CHAPTER18SettingUpWindowsMail235ContentsataGlanceCHAPTER19CollaboratingwithWindowsMeetingSpace251CHAPTER20UsingWindowsFaxandScan257CHAPTER21WorkingwithWindowsMediaPlayer11265CHAPTER22WorkingwithWindowsMovieMaker299CHAPTER23WorkingwithWindowsPhotoGallery.
323CHAPTER24WorkingwithWindowsDVDMaker345CHAPTER25WorkingwithWindowsMediaCenter.
363CHAPTER26ManagingGeneralWindowsVistaSecurity379CHAPTER27ImplementingtheWindowsFirewall389CHAPTER28UsingWindowsDefender405CHAPTER29BestPractices:ASix-StepGuidetoBetterSecurity417CHAPTER30MaintainingtheWindowsRegistry431CHAPTER31Troubleshooting.
439CHAPTER32RecoveringfromSeriousIssues449Index461ixAbouttheAuthorsxxiAbouttheTechnicalReviewerxxiiiCHAPTER1IntroducingWindowsVista1VistaEditions2HomeBasic3HomePremium3Business4Enterprise4Ultimate4UpgradingVistaVersions4NewandImprovedinVista5TheInterface5InstantSearch8PervasiveMetadata9Communications9DigitalMediaandGaming10Mobility12Security13Deployment15PerformanceandStability16ForDevelopers17ContentsxCONTENTSCHAPTER2MeetingtheHardwareRequirements.
19UsingtheWindowsVistaUpgradeAdvisor20BuyingtheRightPC24UpgradingfromWindowsXP25BuyingaNewSystem26UnderstandingtheWindowsExperienceIndex27CHAPTER3InstallingandSettingUpVista31ObtainingtheSoftwareLicense31LicensingVistaintheHome32LicensingVistainBusiness32InstallingVistaonaSingleComputer33DeployingVista35ABriefWordonModularization37CreatingUnattendedAnswerFiles37SettingUpYourMasterComputer41GeneralizingYourMasterComputerUsingSysprep42UsingWinPEandImageXtoCreatetheImage42UsingWinPEandImageXtoDeploytheImage44MoreonImageX45MoreonWinPE45UsingMicrosoftSolutionAcceleratorforBusinessDesktopDeployment47UsingWindowsEasyTransfer.
47UsingtheUserStateMigrationTool53CHAPTER4FindingYourWayAroundtheDesktop55LoggingIntoVista55ExploringtheVistaDesktop.
56PersonalizingtheDesktop57UsingtheWindowsSidebar61CustomizingtheStartMenuandTaskbar63SwitchingThroughWindows66UsingFlip67UsingFlip3D68CONTENTSxiCHAPTER5CustomizingWindowsVista69CustomizingDisplaySettings.
69CustomizingWindowsSidebar76CustomizingWindowsSideShow78CustomizingwiththeLocalComputerPolicy79HowtheLocalComputerPolicyRelatestotheRegistry79LocalPolicyvs.
DomainPolicy82HowtoUsetheMMC82HowtoUsetheLocalComputerPolicy84CHAPTER6WorkingwithUserTools.
89ExploringtheWelcomeCenter89UnderstandingtheStartMenu.
91CustomizingtheStartMenu96WorkingwithWindowsExplorer99FollowingtheBreadcrumbNavigation100UsingtheTaskPane101SearchinginWindowsExplorer104IncreasingtheScopeofYourIndex106UsingGroups,Stacks,andFilters108CHAPTER7AdministeringWindowsVista.
113UsingtheControlPanel113UsingSystemAdministrationTools118BackingUpYourFiles118RestoringFiles,Folders,andSystemImages121StartingandStoppingVistaServices122UsingtheSystemApplet125AddingorRemovingUserAccounts125UsingSystemRestore127UsingUserAccountControl129xiiCONTENTSCHAPTER8WorkingwiththeCommandLine133CustomizingtheCommandShell134UnderstandingCommands136WorkingwithBatchFiles139StartingOutwithaSimpleExample139CreatingAdvancedBatchFiles140CommandstoAddtoYourAdminArsenal143BCDedit144ipconfig144ping145pathping145systeminfo145net146ImageX147robocopy147shutdown147diskpart148CHAPTER9UnderstandingtheNewFolderStructuresandElements149IntroducingSearchFolders149IntroducingSymbolicLinks151UsingthePreviewPane153CHAPTER10WorkingwiththeFileSystem157SettingPermissions157IntroducingStandardandSpecialPermissions157SettingPermissions160IntroducingInheritanceandOwnership161DeterminingEffectivePermissions163UsingPreviousVersions.
164CONTENTSxiiiCHAPTER11UsingBitLocker167UnderstandingtheBitLockerEssentials167UndertheHood:BitLocker168PartitioningYourVolume.
169InitializingtheTrustedPlatformModule170TurningOnBitLocker171UsingaPINwithTPM-EnabledBitLocker173UsingBitLockerWithouttheTrustedPlatformModule173RecoveringBitLocker-ProtectedData.
174DisablingBitLocker.
175CHAPTER12HookingUpWiredandWirelessNetworks177GoingWireless178GettingConnected.
178WorkingwithNetworks179TheNetworkandSharingCenter179NetworkMap185NetworkConnections185CHAPTER13UnderstandingTCP/IP187ConqueringtheJargon188UnderstandingtheIPAddress190ConfiguringIPAddressesinVista.
191UnderstandingDNS192UnderstandingDHCPandStaticAddressing193GatheringTCP/IPInformation194IntroducingTCP/IPVersion6.
195WhoNeedsMoreIPAddresses196CHAPTER14ConnectingtotheInternet199GatheringtheISPAccountDetails200CreatingtheConnectioninVista201SettingUpInternetConnectionSharing203xivCONTENTSCHAPTER15UsingtheRemoteDesktopConnection.
205SwitchingOnRemoteAccess.
205UsingtheRDCClient.
209SettingtheRemoteDesktopConnectionOptions210CHAPTER16SettingUpaNetworkPresentation.
213ConnectingtheProjector.
213CHAPTER17UsingWindowsInternetExplorer7217LookingattheMajorAreasofImprovement217Security217UserExperience218InternetExplorerPlatform218StandardsCompliance218ExaminingtheNewInternetExplorerFeatures219TabbedBrowsing219PhishingFilter221ImplementingRSSFeeds.
223CustomizingInternetExplorer7224HardeningInternetExplorer7231TheMHTMLHole231ProtectedModeandthePhishingFilter232SettingsChecklist232CHAPTER18SettingUpWindowsMail235SettingUpAccounts235SettingUpaMailAccount235SettingUpaNewsAccount236SettingUpaDirectoryServiceAccount236WorkingWithinWindowsMail237PersonalizingWindowsMail238CONTENTSxvUsingNewsgroups239StrategiesforManagingNewsgroupReading240CreatingMessageRules241ProtectingAgainstUnwantedEmailandAttachments243ChangingtheJunkEmailProtectionLevel243AddingandRemovingSenderstotheBlockedSendersandSafeSendersLists244ManagingInternationalMessages246GuardingAgainstPhishing247BlockingPotentiallyProblematicAttachments248PerformingWindowsMailMaintenance249CHAPTER19CollaboratingwithWindowsMeetingSpace251WhatIsWindowsMeetingSpace251UsingWindowsMeetingSpace252CHAPTER20UsingWindowsFaxandScan257Faxing257SendingandReceivingFaxesUsingaModem257SendingandReceivingFaxesUsingaNetworkFaxServer260SendingFaxesThroughOtherApplications261Scanning262TipsforAdvancedScanning263CHAPTER21WorkingwithWindowsMediaPlayer11265SettingUpMediaPlayerfortheFirstTime265UnderstandingPrivacy267SelectingtheDefaultMusicandVideoPlayer269What'sPlaying272IntroducingtheMediaLibrary274WorkingwithDifferentTypesofContent277CreatingandUsingPlaylists277AddingContenttotheLibrary280SharingYourLibrary281GettingAlbumArtandMediaInformation282UsingtheAdvancedLibraryOptions282xviCONTENTSRippingContenttotheLibrary.
284CreatingCDsandDVDsfromYourLibrary286SynchronizingwithPortableDevices.
289ShufflingMusicContentonaPortableDevice291SettingUpSynchronizations292UsingtheAdvancedOptionsforPortableDevices293BuyingMusicOnline295UsingtheClassicMenus296UsingtheMiniPlayer.
296CustomizingWindowsMediaPlayer297CHAPTER22WorkingwithWindowsMovieMaker299ExaminingtheInterface.
300UnderstandingWindowsMovieMakerProjects301IntroducingtheTasksPane301IntroducingtheCollectionsPane301IntroducingthePreviewPane302IntroducingtheStoryboardandTimelinePanes302IntroducingAutoMovie302CapturingandImportingContent303CapturingContentfromaCamcorder304ImportingVideos306ImportingPictures307ImportingAudioContent307ProducingYourFirstMovie308GettingtoKnowtheStoryboardandTimelinePanes308AddingClipstotheStoryboard310SplittingVideoClips311AddingTransitions311AddingEffects312AddingaSoundtrack314AddingOpeningTitlesandClosingCredits314CreatingtheFinalCut317SettingAdvancedMovieMakerOptions.
317MasteringYourProduction318CONTENTSxviiCHAPTER23WorkingwithWindowsPhotoGallery323GettingStarted.
324CapturingandImportingImages329ImportingPhotoandVideoItemsfromtheFileSystem329ImportingPhotoandVideoItemsfromaDigitalCamera329WorkingwithYourPhotos331UsingtheFileMenu331UsingtheFixControls335WorkingwithMetadata.
336PrintingandOnlineOrdering338CreatingaDVD,Movie,orDataDisc339SendingPhotosbyEmail.
340RunningaSlideShow341UsingThemes341SettingOptions341ManuallyControllingSlideShows342SettingAudioControls342EndingaSlideShow342IntegratingwithOtherApplications343CHAPTER24WorkingwithWindowsDVDMaker345UnderstandingtheInterface346CreatingaDVDProject351ArrangingMovieItemsinOrder351ChoosingMenuStylesandViewingPreviews352BurningaDVD355CustomizingYourProject356SettingDVDMenuText356WorkingwithMenuStyles357CreatingSlideShows359xviiiCONTENTSCHAPTER25WorkingwithWindowsMediaCenter363UsingMediaCenterPCs364BuyingaMediaCenterPC.
364UsingaStandardDesktop365UsingaLaptop365UsingaLiving-RoomPC365NetworkingaMediaCenterPC365UsingExtenders366SettingUpDigitalTV.
367SettingUptheMusicLibrary371SettingUpPicturesandVideos372ExploringMoreSetupOptions.
373UsingMediaCenter374MakingtheMostoftheGuide374GettingOnlineMedia376SettingParentalControls377CHAPTER26ManagingGeneralWindowsVistaSecurity379UserAccountControl379UsingWorkgroupsandDomains381ManagingDataExecutionPrevention.
383UnderstandingandUsingSecurityTemplates383WhereSecurityIsCoveredElsewhere.
387CHAPTER27ImplementingtheWindowsFirewall389UsingtheStandard-IssueWindowsFirewall389GeneralSettings391Exceptions392AdvancedSettings394UsingtheWindowsFirewallwithAdvancedSecurity394InboundandOutboundRules396ConnectionSecurityRules400Monitoring402ConfiguringProfiles403CONTENTSxixCHAPTER28UsingWindowsDefender.
405WhatIsSpyware405IntroducingWindowsDefender406GettingReal-TimeProtection407UsingWindowsDefender408ConfiguringOptions409JoiningtheMicrosoftSpyNetCommunity412UsingSoftwareExplorer413CHAPTER29BestPractices:ASix-StepGuidetoBetterSecurity417Step1:StrengthenYourPasswordPolicy417Step2:UseorConvertDrivestoNTFS.
419Step3:UnderstandandUseFileSystemSecurity420Step4:ConfiguretheWindowsFirewall424ConfiguringProfiles425ConfiguringThroughGroupPolicy425Step5:ThinkAboutPatchingandUpdatePolicies426Step6:AuditSensitiveEvents427RecommendedItemstoAudit429CHAPTER30MaintainingtheWindowsRegistry431PresentingaBriefStructuralOverview431UsingtheRegistryEditor.
432Using.
regFilestoManagetheRegistry434UnderstandingtheTypicalRegistryCaveats435UsingAdvancedRegistryTools436CHAPTER31Troubleshooting439UsingEventViewer.
439UsingCustomViewsinEventViewer441UsingEventSubscriptions442UsingtheReliabilityandPerformanceMonitor444SettingAdvancedBootOptions447xxCONTENTSCHAPTER32RecoveringfromSeriousIssues449UsingtheWindowsRecoveryEnvironment449ExploringOtherRecoveryOptionsintheWinREEnvironment450AccessingWinRE451UsingSystemRestore453What'sNewinWindowsVistaSystemRestore455UsingSystemRestore455BeingAwareofSystemRestore"Gotchas"458TheLastWord459Index461xxiAbouttheAuthorsJONATHANHASSELLisanauthor,consultant,andspeakeronavarietyofITtopics.
HispublishedworksincludeRADIUS(O'Reilly,2002),HardeningWindows,SecondEdition(Apress,2005),UsingMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2003(Apress,2006),andLearningWindowsServer2003(O'Reilly,2006).
Hisworkappearsregu-larlyinsuchperiodicalsasWindowsITPromagazine,PCPro,andTechNetMagazine.
HealsospeaksworldwideontopicsrangingfromnetworkingandsecuritytoWindowsadministration.
HeiscurrentlyaneditoratApress.
TONYCAMPBELLisanexperiencedMicrosoftconsultantspecializinginthearchitec-tureanddesignofsecure,Microsoft-centricbusinesssolutions.
Healsohasvastexperienceinmanyotherindustrynichessuchasnetworking,collaboration,security,businesslogic,anddisasterrecoveryandresilience.
Tonyhasbeeninvolvedwithallsizesofbusinesses,fromtheverysmalltotheverylarge,andhassuccessfullydeliveredsecure,reliable,robustsolutionstomorethan150,000clientsinhis18yearsinthebusiness.
Tonystartedhiscareerbackinthe80sasa"green-screen"mainframeprogrammerfortheBritishMeteorologicalOffice,finallyarrivingafteralongjourneyinhiscurrentroleasaself-employedITconsultantandauthor.
Tonyisaregularcontributortoavarietyofjournalsdistributedacrosstheglobeandhasbeeninvolvedintheproductionofsoftwaremanuals,userguides,whitepapers,hardwaremanuals,andtrainingcoursesformanyofhisclientsinthepastdecade.
Hisloveofwritinghasledtothepublicationofhisfictioninavarietyofsmallpressesandmagazines.
xxiiiAbouttheTechnicalReviewerJUDITHM.
MYERSONisasystemsarchitectandengineer.
Herareasofinterestincludemiddlewaretechnologies,applicationdevelopment,webdevelopment,softwareengi-neering,networkmanagement,servers,securitymanagement,informationassurance,standards,RFIDtechnologies,andprojectmanagement.
JudithholdsaMasterofSciencedegreeinengineering,andisamemberoftheIEEEorganization.
Shehasreviewed/editedanumberofbooks,includingHardeningLinux,CreatingClientExtranetswithSharePoint2003,andMicrosoftSharePoint:BuildingOffice2003Solutions.