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For more information, please visit his personal Web site at http://AnilDesai.net. iii Contents at a Glance 1 Preparing to Install Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Installing Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3 Configuring and Customizing the Windows Vista Desktop . . . . . . . . . . 79 4 Configuring Windows Vista Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 5 Optimizing Windows Vista Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 6 Configuring Windows Vista Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 7 Using Windows Security Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 8 Configuring Parental Controls and Browser Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 9 Configuring Windows Vista Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363 10 Managing Network Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 11 Managing and Troubleshooting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449 12 Troubleshooting Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 13 Protecting Data and Repairing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 v Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii Using the CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii How to Install the Practice Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii How to Use the Practice Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiii How to Uninstall the Practice Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv Microsoft Certified Professional Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxv 1 Preparing to Install Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Lesson 1: Comparing Windows Vista Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Understanding Windows Vista Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Other Editions of Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Practice: Evaluating Upgrade Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Lesson Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Lesson 2: Preparing to Upgrade to Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Verifying Windows Vista System Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Evaluating Software and Hardware Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Understanding CPU Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Evaluating an Upgrade to Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 What do you think of this book? 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To participate in a brief online survey, please visit: www.microsoft.com/learning/booksurvey/ vii viii Table of Contents Practice: Testing for Windows Vista Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lesson Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Case Scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Case Scenario 1: Evaluating Windows Vista Upgrade Options . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Case Scenario 2: Verifying Hardware and Software Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . 34 Suggested Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Planning to Upgrade to Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Take a Practice Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2 Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Lesson 1: Preparing a System for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Understanding Windows Vista Installation Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Creating a Multiboot Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Repairing and Reinstalling Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Partitioning the Hard Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Practice: Evaluating Upgrade Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lesson Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Lesson 2: Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Starting a Clean Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Starting an In-Place Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Performing a Windows Vista Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Performing Postinstallation Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Installing Device Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Practice: Installing Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Lesson Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Table of Contents ix Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Installation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Troubleshooting Hardware Compatibility Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Troubleshooting Application Compatibility Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Reinstalling Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Practice: Troubleshooting Installation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Lesson Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Chapter Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Case Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Case Scenario 1: Evaluating Windows Vista Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . .76 Case Scenario 2: Disk Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Suggested Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Planning for and Troubleshooting the Installation of Windows Vista . . . . . . . .76 Take a Practice Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 3 Configuring and Customizing the Windows Vista Desktop . . . . . . . . . . 79 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80 Lesson 1: Configuring Windows Aero and Desktop Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Working with Windows Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Working with Windows Aero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Troubleshooting Windows Aero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Configuring Other Windows Display Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Working with Desktop Usability Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 Practice: Configuring Windows Aero and Desktop Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 Lesson Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Lesson 2: Working with the Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Understanding Windows Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Configuring Sidebar Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Managing Gadgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 x Table of Contents Configuring Gadget Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Downloading and Installing New Gadgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Configuring RSS Feeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Practice: Configuring Windows Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Lesson Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Chapter Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Case Scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Case Scenario 1: Customizing the Windows Vista Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Case Scenario 2: Configuring Windows Sidebar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Suggested Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Customizing Windows Vista Based on User Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Take a Practice Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 4 Configuring Windows Vista Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Lesson 1: Working with Windows Communication Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Managing Windows Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Configuring Windows Mail for E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Working with Windows Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Using Windows Mail to Access Newsgroups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Using Windows Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Using Windows Meeting Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Practice: Using Windows Communications Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Lesson Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Lesson Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Lesson 2: Using Windows Media Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Using Windows Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Using Windows Photo Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Using Windows Movie Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Using Windows Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176