Introduction

PART I: WINDOWS VISTA STUFF EVERYBODY THINKS YOU ALREADY KNOW: What is Windows Vista?

The desktop, start menu, and other Window Vista mysteries

Basic Windows mechanics

Flipping through files, folders, floppies, and CDs

PART II: WORKING WITH PROGRAMS AND FILES: Playing with programs and documents

Briefly lost, but quickly found

Printing your work

PART III: Cruising the web

Sending and receiving E-mail

Safe computing

PART IV: CUSTOMIZING AND UPGRADING WINDOWS VISTA: Customizing and upgrading Windows Vista with the control panel

Keeping Windows from breaking

Sharing one computer with several people

Connecting two or more computers with a network

PART V: MUSIC, MOVIES, MEMORIES (AND PHOTOS, TOO): Playing and coping music in media player

Fiddling with photos and movies

PART VI: HELP!: The case of the broken window

Strange messages: what you did does not compute

Moving from an old computer to a new one

Help on the Windows Vista help system

PART VII: THE PART OF TENS: Ten or so things you'll hate about Windows Vista (and how to fix them)

Ten or so tips for laptop owners

Appendix: Upgrading to Windows Vista.