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ISBN-10: 0-596-52762-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-596-52762-4
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
1. Get Started with Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Editions of Vista 1
More Than This 4
Install Windows Vista 6
Install Vista on a New (Clean) System 7
Upgrade from a Previous Version 12
Potential Problems During Setup 15
Set Up a Dual-Boot System 15
Migration to Windows Vista 20
Sentimental Fool 20
2. Shell Tweaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Customize Windows Explorer 24
Force Explorer to Remember Its Own Settings 30
Start Explorer with Any Folder 32
Get to the Desktop 34
Save Your Desktop Layout 36
Quick Access to Control Panel 38
Who Doesn??™t Love Keyboard Shortcuts? 44
Massage the Start Menu 50
Clean Up the Tray 57
Make Your Own Windows Startup Logo 59
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Working with Files and Folders 60
Why It Takes So Long to Copy Files 60
Slicker Ways to Select Files 62
Take Charge of Drag-Drop 64
Copy or Move to a Specified Path 67
More Ways to Rename Files 68
Delete In-Use Files 71
Zip It Up 73
Customize Drive and Folder Icons 75
Search Tricks 77
3. The Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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