... 269
Exploring the Windows Media Center 2 71
Using gadgets 272
Finding games to play 274
Exploring Windows Live Essentials 275
Getting Windows Live Essentials 276
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ExplainED ... desktop icons 11 1
Accessing your desktop with a toolbar 11 4
Customizing your computer sounds 11 5
Changing system sounds 11 5
Adjusting the volume or m...
... then click Change a password (Figure 2 -11 ).
Figure 2 -11 . Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete will display a Change a password option.
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Alt+Tab
Hold down the Alt key ...
Pictures folder.
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LinkED
For more on Aero Shake, see http:/ /windows. microsoft.com/en-
us /windows7 /products/features/aero-shak...
... pane.
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Figure 4 -1. The first screen you see after Windows 7 starts up displays the user
accounts on this computer.
When you click a username or tile, Windows ... personalization in Windows 7 is your login
screen. The login screen displays all the user accounts on your computer, as
shown in Figure 4 -1.
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... 5 -10 .
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Windows 7 provides several features that can help you fix your computer. They
can help you at every level—from Windows not starting right, to Windows ...
shown in Figure 5 -12 .
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The Control Panel’s Sound dialog box appears, displaying the Sounds
tab, as shown in Figure 4-...
... successfully, within a minute or two you’ll see
the screen shown in Figure 6 -14 .
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Buy and install a new sound card that is compatible with Windows 7.
In ... access Windows Help and Support, click the Start button and then
click Help and Support. Windows Help and Support is displayed, as
shown in Figure 5-40.
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... Figure 7- 28.
Figure 7- 28. Windows Vista System Properties Computer Name tabSystem
Properties Computer Name tab. Windows 7 displays an identical page.
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Windows ... printer, Windows will attempt to
connect with it, as shown in Figure 7- 23.
Figure 7- 23. Windows attempts to connect to the printer you selected.
Gett...
... Explorer
button (Figure 8 -13 ).
Figure 8 -13 . Select a search provider, and then click Add to Internet
Explorer.
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Figure 7- 39. Windows 7 provides several ... problems and issues
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Figure 8- 17 . Windows Media Player’s Player Library mode lets you browse and play
its content...
... Figures 9 -15 to 9- 17 .
Figure 9 -15 . Windows Firewall is on and working normally. The green shields
indicate that the status of the firewall is good.
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To turn off Windows 7 programs, follow these steps:
1. Type Windows features into the Start menu search box,...
... Figure 9-25.
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Figure 10 -12 . Windows Easy Transfer will try to match up the names on the old
computer with account names for the new computer.
16 . If there ... Transfer cable to the new computer. Windows 7
detects the cable and displays the Windows Easy Transfer screen
shown in Figure 10 -1.
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