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PUBLISHED BY
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Copyright © 2011 by William R. Stanek
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Contents
Introduction
ix
Chapter 1 Customizing the Windows 7 Interface
1
Boosting Your Desktop IQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Optimizing Interface Performance
2
Mastering Desktop Essentials
4
Stretching the Desktop
6
Making the Start Menu Work for You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Customizing the Programs List
10
Customizing the Important Folders and Tools List
11
Making the Taskbar Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Putting the Taskbar Where You Want It
12
Customizing Taskbar Appearance
13
Pinning Programs to the Taskbar
14
Using Flip Views and Jump Lists
15
Chapter 2 Personalizing the Appearance of Windows 7
19
Customizing Basic Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Personalizing Menus 20
Personalizing Control Panel 20
Fine-Tuning Control Prompts 21
Creating an Alternate Control Panel View 24
Creating a Dedicated Administrator Command Prompt 25
Optimizing Desktop Themes, Screen Savers, Backgrounds,
and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting and Tuning Themes
26
Fine-Tuning Windows Aero Colors
27
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Customizing and Creating Your Own Desktop
Backgrounds
28
Choosing and Coniguring Your Screen Saver
31
Coniguring and Creating Your System Sounds
34
Customizing Your Mouse Pointers
36
Saving Your Custom Themes and Creating
Theme Packs 37
Customizing Your Displays 38
Customizing and Safeguarding Your User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Changing Your Account Name
41
Changing and Creating Account Pictures
41
Changing Your Account Type
42
Creating, Storing, and Restoring Your
Account Password
43
Chapter 3 Customizing Boot, Startup, and Power Options 45
Customizing Your Computer’s Firmware Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Getting to Know Your Computer’s Firmware Interface
46
Accessing and Setting Your Computer’s Firmware
Interface 47
Tracking and Coniguring Power On and Resume 50
Customizing Startup and Boot Coniguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fine-Tuning Startup and Recovery Settings
53
Changing Your Computer’s Boot Coniguration
54
Performing an Advanced or Safe Mode Boot
58
Customizing Boot Coniguration with the
BCD Editor 60
Resolving Restart or Shutdown Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recovering from a Failed Resume
63
Forcing Your Computer to Shut Down
64
Repairing a Computer to Enable Startup
64
Chapter 4 Organizing, Searching, and Indexing 67
Exploring Your Computer in New Ways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Address Bar Tips and Techniques
68
Keyboard Tips and Techniques for Windows Explorer
70
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Customizing Windows Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Fine-Tuning Folder Views 72
Customizing Folder Options 74
Searching and Indexing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windows Search Essentials 78
Understanding Localized Searches 79
Fine-Tuning Windows Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Customizing Search Options 80
Performing Advanced Searches with Filters 82
Searching by Kind or Type of File 85
Searching Using Date-Related Filters 86
Searching Using Size-Related Filters 89
Saving Your Searches 91
Indexing Your Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Customizing Indexed Locations
92
Including or Excluding Files by Type
92
Resolving Indexing Problems
94
Chapter 5 Optimizing Your Computer’s Software 95
Diving Deep into Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Understanding and Tweaking User Account Control
95
Understanding Autorun and Tweaking AutoPlay
99
How Windows Installer and Program
Compatibility Work 101
How 64-Bit Software Works 102
Installing and Running Your Software 104
Making Software Work Like You Want It To . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Making MS-DOS and 16-Bit Software Work 106
Controlling Software Availability 107
Using Windows XP Mode 109
Resolving Compatibility Issues 109
Managing Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Choosing Default Programs 112
Reconiguring, Repairing, and Uninstalling Software 115
Viewing and Managing Running Programs
116
Contents
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