Windows Vista: The Missing Manual

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Data Execution Prevention

date and time

        Control Panel

        formats

        in Sidebar

        Internet time

        of photos

        searching by

Debugging Mode

Default Programs 2nd

        adding to Start menu

        alert levels

        Defender 2nd 3rd

        history

        quarantined items

        scanning your PC

        Software Explorer

        SpyNet

deleting see also Recycle bin

        accounts

        calendar events

        email messages

        files and folders

        metadata

        photos

        shortcut icons

        songs or playlists

Desktop

        color schemes

        keyboard shortcut

        restoring desktop icons

        themes

        toolbar

        wallpaper

Desktop folder

Details pane

Device Manager 2nd 3rd

dial tones

dialing rules

dialog boxes

        adjusting type size

        basics of

        help

        Narrator

dialup connections

        automatic connections

        connecting and disconnecting

        dial tones

        disconnecting

        for remote access

        modem settings

        setting up

digital cameras see also Photo Gallery; photos

        AutoPlay 2nd

        movies

        Photo Gallery

DirectAnimation

Directory Services Restore Mode

Discuss pane

Disk Cleanup

Disk Defragmenter

Disk Management

        changing drive letters

        drive formatting

        drive paths

        dual booting

        dynamic disks

        junction points

        mounted drives

        partitioning a drive

disks see also drive letters

        basic disks

        hard drives

        properties

        quotas

        sharing 2nd

        spanned volumes

        tags and metadata

DNS addresses

document preview

Documents

        backups

        closing

        display as menu

        exporting and importing

        file formats

        filename extensions

        previous versions

        printing

        scanning

        searching

        Shadow Copy

Documents and Settings

Documents folder 2nd

documents tab

        saving

domains

        Active Directory

        advantages of

        assigning permissions

        browsing

        defined 2nd

        domain controller

        joining

        searching

        security

DOS see also command prompt

        del and erase commands

        filenames

        programs

        secret Dell partition

double - click speed

Downloads folder

drag and drop

drive letters

        changing

        hiding/showing

        history of

        mapping shares to

drive paths

drivers 2nd

        Device Manager

        Microsoft vs. manufacturer

        notification area

        rollback

        Safe Mode

        signing 2nd

        updating

DSL ,

        sharing an Internet connection

dual booting 2nd

        restore points

        Shadow Copy

DVD Maker 2nd

        burning a DVD

        designing scene menus

        importing videos and pictures

        slideshows

DVD - R discs

DVI connectors 2nd

Dvorak keyboard 2nd

dynamic disks

        spanned volumes