Author(s) : Ryan Williams Publisher : Wiley Date       : 2008 Pages     : 240 Format    : PDF ISBN-10  : 0470285834

You’ll get the straight, simple lessons that you need to effectively use your Vista powered laptop in Laptops Just the Steps For Dummies. Get where you need to go with a minimum of steps! This book lays out a specific goal and helps you achieve it with a series of lessons, paired with tips and graphics to illustrate the task. You can read this book from cover to cover or skip to the parts that you need to know.

In a flash, you will understand the basic parts, switches, and drives that make up your laptop. You’ll learn how to operate the main functions of Windows Vista, like managing user accounts, navigating the system, and working with files, folders, software, and devices. You’ll learn how to create media and connect to the Internet with or without wires! You’ll discover how to troubleshoot and patch your operating system.

You will find out how to:
* Clean and maintain your laptop
* Operate Windows Vista and manage its options
* Create and store media
* Set up a router, connect to a network, and go wireless
* Sync data and create backups
* Browse safely
* Troubleshoot hardware and software and patch your operating system

Laptops Just the Steps For Dummies provides you with all of the information you need to work more efficiently than ever before!

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Author(s) : Scott Mueller, Brian Knittel Publisher : Que Date       : 2008 Pages     : 888 Format    : CHM ISBN-10  : 0789736950

The ultimate guide for anyone who wants to know how Windows ticks and how to keep it ticking.
Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows, Second Edition, is the book hardcore Windows Vista and XP users have been clamoring for. Mueller, author of the bestselling Upgrading and Repairing PCs, and Knittel, famous for his bestselling Special Edition Using Windows books, now bring you an equally in-depth guide to Windows troubleshooting and repair.

This comprehensive resource includes information on:
* Installation
* Licensing issues
* Managing security
* Optimizing performance
* Backing up and recovering data
* Networking your Vista and XP computers
* Dealing with annoying User Account (UAC) prompts
* Configuring settings and the registry
* Protecting Windows from viruses and spyware
* Multibooting Vista with other operating systems
* Automated Windows deployment for IT professionals

Touted as the greatest operating system to ever be released, Vista is considered by many to be a vast improvement over its predecessors, such as XP and 95/98. All that power, however, comes at a price. As with most major OS revisions, Vista is rife with usability and compatibility issues that frustrate even the most seasoned system techs. If you only buy one book on Windows, this is the one. You won’t find tried and true Vista coverage anywhere else. Find out how to make Windows work with you and not against you with Upgrading and Repairing Microsoft Windows, Second Edition.

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