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The perfect plain-English guide to the much-anticipated release of Windows 7 Whether you're new to computers or just eager to start using the newest version of Windows, Windows For Dummies, Enhanced Edition answers all your questions about the changes and new tools in Windows 7, enhanced with detailed video tutorials.

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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470497432

ISBN-139780470497432

eBay Product ID (ePID)73874954

Product Key Features

Number of Pages432 Pages

Publication NameWindows 7 for Dummies

LanguageEnglish

SubjectOperating Systems / Windows Desktop

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorAndy. Rathbone

Subject AreaComputers

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight20.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Lc Classification NumberQa76.76.O63

Table of ContentIntroduction 1 Part I: Windows 7 Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know 7 Chapter 1: What Is Windows 7? 9 Chapter 2: The Desktop, Start Menu, Taskbar, Gadgets, and Other Windows 7 Mysteries 19 Chapter 3: Basic Windows Mechanics 47 Chapter 4: Flipping Through Files, Folders, Flash Drives, Libraries, and CDs 69 Part II: Working with Programs and Files 95 Chapter 5: Playing with Programs and Documents 97 Chapter 6: Briefly Lost, but Quickly Found 117 Chapter 7: Printing Your Work 129 Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet 139 Chapter 8: Cruising the Web 141 Chapter 9: Sending and Receiving E-Mail 165 Chapter 10: Safe Computing 189 Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows 7 207 Chapter 11: Customizing Windows 7 with the Control Panel 209 Chapter 12: Keeping Windows from Breaking 233 Chapter 13: Sharing One Computer with Several People 245 Chapter 14: Connecting Computers with a Network 255 Part V: Music, Movies, Memories (And Photos, Too) 283 Chapter 15: Playing and Copying Music in Media Player 285 Chapter 16: Fiddling with Photos and Movies 309 Part VI: Help! 333 Chapter 17: The Case of the Broken Window 335 Chapter 18: Strange Messages: What You Did Does Not Compute 347 Chapter 19: Moving from an Old Computer to a New Windows 7 PC 357 Chapter 20: Help on the Windows 7 Help System 371 Part VII: The Part of Tens 377 Chapter 21: Ten or So Things You'll Hate about Windows 7 (And How to Fix Them) 379 Chapter 22: Ten or So Tips for Laptop Owners 387 Appendix A: Upgrading to Windows 7 393 Index 399

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Windows 7 for Dummies by Andy. Rathbone (2009, Trade Paperback)