Wiley Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible 978-0-470-04030-0 Manual Do Utilizador

Deleting System Restore files and unwanted features ....................................................1014
Scanning the disk for errors ..........................................................................................1014
Defragmenting your hard drive ....................................................................................1015

The Power Settings..................................................................................................................1016

Create a power plan ......................................................................................................1018
System settings..............................................................................................................1018

Wrap Up ................................................................................................................................1021

First Aid for Troubleshooting Hardware ..................................................................................1023
Dealing with Error Messages ..................................................................................................1025
Performing a Clean Boot..........................................................................................................1026
Using the System Recovery Options ........................................................................................1026
Trouble Setting a Passkey in the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard ..............................................1027
Troubleshooting Performance Problems ..................................................................................1028
More Hardware Troubleshooting Support................................................................................1029

What Is a LAN? ......................................................................................................................1034
Planning a LAN ......................................................................................................................1034
Creating a Wired LAN ............................................................................................................1034

Traditional Ethernet speeds ..........................................................................................1034
The slowest component rules........................................................................................1036

Creating a Wireless LAN..........................................................................................................1036

Wireless Broadband Router ..........................................................................................1036
Other useful wireless goodies........................................................................................1038

Acquiring and Installing Network Hardware ..........................................................................1038
After the Hardware Setup ........................................................................................................1039
Setting Up a Wired Network with an ICS Host........................................................................1040

Setting up the ICS host ................................................................................................1040
Setting up other computers ..........................................................................................1042

Setting Up a Wired Network with a Router ............................................................................1042
Setting Up a Wireless Network................................................................................................1046

The 802.11 standard ....................................................................................................1046
Access point, SSID, WEP, and WPA ..............................................................................1046

About SSIDs ......................................................................................................1046
About WEP and WPA ........................................................................................1047

Installing the wireless networking hardware..................................................................1048
Connecting to available networks..................................................................................1048
The notification icon ....................................................................................................1051

Wrap Up ................................................................................................................................1052

Some Networking Buzzwords..................................................................................................1054
Turn on Sharing and Discovery ..............................................................................................1055
Sharing Media ........................................................................................................................1058
Sharing a Printer ....................................................................................................................1059

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