Windows Vista

Tony Campbell is a veteran Microsoft consultant (MCP) specializing in the architecture and design of secure Microsoft-centric business solutions. He also has vast experience in many other industry niches such as networking, collaboration, security, business logic, and disaster recovery and resilience. Tony has been involved with all sizes of business, from the very small to the very large, and has successfully delivered secure, reliable, robust solutions to more than 150,000 clients during his 18 years in the business. Tony started his career back in the 1980s as a green screen mainframe programmer for the British Meteorological Office, finally arriving after a long journey to his current role as a self-employed IT consultant for more than a dozen full-time customers. Tony is a regular contributor to a number of IT journals distributed across the globe, and has been involved in the production of software manuals, user guides, white papers, hardware manuals, and training courses. His love of writing has led to publication of some fiction by a number of small presses as well as by a few more obscure magazines.

Introducing Windows Vista.- Meeting the Hardware Requirements.- Installing and Setting Up Vista.- Finding Your Way Around the Desktop.- Customizing Windows Vista.- Working with User Tools.- Administering Windows Vista.- Working with the Command Line.- Understanding the New Folder Structures and Elements.- Working with the File System.- Using BitLocker.- Hooking Up Wired and Wireless Networks.- Understanding TCP/IP.- Connecting to the Internet.- Using the Remote Desktop Connection.- Setting Up a Network Presentation.- Using Windows Internet Explorer 7.- Setting Up Windows Mail.- Collaborating with Windows Meeting Space.- Using Windows Fax and Scan.- Working with Windows Media Player 11.- Working with Windows Movie Maker.- Working with Windows Photo Gallery.- Working with Windows DVD Maker.- Working with Windows Media Center.- Managing General Windows Vista Security.- Implementing the Windows Firewall.- Using Windows Defender.- Best Practices: A Six-Step Guide to Better Security.- Maintaining the Windows Registry.- Troubleshooting.- Recovering from Serious Issues.