- Copyright
- About the Authors
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Navigating Windows 7
- 2. Managing User Accounts
- 3. Working with Files and Folders
- 4. Personalizing Windows 7
- 4.1. Personalizing your login screen
- 4.2. Personalizing your desktop
- 4.3. Setting up your screen saver
- 4.4. Making your screen easier to view and read
- 4.5. Cleaning up and organizing your desktop
- 4.6. Customizing your computer sounds
- 4.7. Customizing Windows for visual, audio, mobility, or cognitive needs
- 4.8. Customizing program preferences and personal information
- 4.9. Summary
- 5. Fixing Problems from A to Ctrl+Z
- 5.1. Using Windows 7 to fix problems
- 5.2. Fixing things at the document level
- 5.3. Getting help from within Windows
- 5.4. Accessing Help and Support
- 5.5. Summary
- 6. Protecting Your Data
- 7. Creating a Home Network
- 7.1. Checking your current network connections
- 7.2. Connecting to the Internet
- 7.3. Connecting to a homegroup
- 7.4. Sharing printers on a home network
- 7.4.1. Choosing which printers to attach to your network
- 7.4.2. Installing a shared printer
- 7.4.2.1. Attaching a printer to a computer in your homegroup
- 7.4.2.2. Installing the printer on other homegroup computers
- 7.4.2.3. Installing a printer that is not attached to a homegroup computer
- 7.4.2.4. Installing and sharing a wired or wireless printer
- 7.4.2.5. Installing and sharing a printer attached to a NAS device
- 7.4.2.6. Installing and sharing a printer attached to a Windows Vista or XP computer
- 7.4.2.7. Adding a shared printer to a Windows 7 computer from a non-Windows 7 computer or device
- 7.5. Sharing files with computers or devices that are not part of a homegroup
- 7.5.1. Viewing and changing the workgroup name on Windows XP
- 7.5.2. Viewing and changing the workgroup name on Windows Vista or Windows 7
- 7.5.3. Viewing and accessing shared folders on your network
- 7.5.4. Accessing shared folders from Windows XP
- 7.5.5. Accessing shared folders from Windows Vista
- 7.5.6. Accessing shared folders from Windows 7
- 7.5.7. Sharing a folder if it does not appear available from another computer
- 7.6. Enhancing network security
- 7.7. Summary
- 8. Using Windows 7 Programs
- 8.1. Using Internet Explorer
- 8.2. Using Windows Media Player
- 8.3. Using WordPad
- 8.4. Using Windows Photo Viewer
- 8.5. Using Windows Fax and Scan
- 8.6. Using Calculator
- 8.7. Using Sticky Notes
- 8.8. Exploring the Windows Media Center
- 8.9. Using gadgets
- 8.10. Finding games to play
- 8.11. Exploring Windows Live Essentials
- 8.12. Configuring default programs
- 8.13. Changing AutoPlay settings
- 8.14. Installing programs
- 8.15. Uninstalling programs
- 8.16. Turning off Windows 7 programs
- 8.17. Summary
- 9. Safeguarding Your Computer
- 9.1. Setting up your computer for protection from logon to logoff
- 9.2. Security features that protect your computer
- 9.3. Checking the security status of your computer
- 9.4. Adjusting Windows Update
- 9.5. Adjusting Windows Firewall settings
- 9.6. Protecting against spyware
- 9.7. Choosing an antivirus program
- 9.8. Surfing the Internet and exchanging e-mail safely
- 9.9. Security check list
- 9.10. Summary
- 10. Moving Files and Settings to Your Windows 7 Computer
- 10.1. Moving to a new computer: the big picture
- 10.2. Understanding Windows Easy Transfer
- 10.3. Using Windows Easy Transfer for a Windows upgrade installation on the same computer
- 10.4. Preparing to move to the new computer
- 10.4.1. Preparing the data on your old computer for transfer
- 10.4.2. Preparing and verifying a transfer method
- 10.4.3. Ensuring that your computers are not interrupted during transfer
- 10.4.3.1. Run your computer on AC power, not your batteries
- 10.4.3.2. Turn off all sleep, hibernation, standby, and power conservation modes
- 10.4.3.3. Turn off your screen saver
- 10.4.3.4. Turn off scheduled virus scans, spyware scans, and backups
- 10.4.3.5. Close down all other programs
- 10.4.3.6. Locate installation discs for the programs and devices installed on your old computer
- 10.5. Transferring files with an Easy Transfer cable
- 10.6. Transferring files and settings via a network in real time
- 10.7. Using a USB flash drive, external hard disk, or network location for Windows Easy Transfer
- 10.8. Carrying out post-migration tasks
- 10.9. Using alternatives to Windows Easy Transfer
- 10.10. What to do with your old PC
- 10.11. Exploring related information
- 10.12. Summary
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