Windows XP Professional Product Documentation
What's new in Windows XP
What's new in Windows XP
What's new for user accounts and startup
What's new on your desktop
What's new with digital photos and video
What's new for home networking
What's new for Help and Support
What's new in other areas of Windows XP
What's new for browsing the Internet
What's new with files and folders
Personalizing your workspace
Take the Windows XP tour
Do Microsoft products give me the ability to access the Internet?
Using online registration
Windows XP product activation overview
Activate Windows XP with your modem
Activate Windows XP by phone
Understanding activation and registration
Activate Windows XP on the Internet
Windows XP product activation privacy policy
Windows components
Using Calculator
Using Character Map
Using Private Character Editor
Using Notepad
Using WordPad
Using Outlook Express
Using the Address Book
Using Paint
Using Windows Media Player
Using Windows Picture Viewer
Using Shared Folders
Using Synchronize
Using Command Prompt
Control Panel overview
Using Backup
Using the Microsoft Management Console
System Properties overview
Using Removable Storage
Using Message Queuing
Using System Information
Using Local Users and Groups
Using Disk Defragmenter
Using Computer Management
Scheduled Tasks overview
Support overview
Compatible hardware and software overview
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard overview
Using DDE Share
Using Disk Cleanup
Detecting and repairing disk errors
Using Dr. Watson
Using Device Manager
Using Event Viewer
Using Windows Task Manager
System Restore overview
Using Volume Control
Using Sound Recorder
Seeing images with Windows Picture Viewer
Windows Media Player overview
Using Speech
Using Windows Media Player
Playing the Windows games
Using Outlook Express
Using HyperTerminal
Using Windows Messenger
Using Windows Movie Maker
Accessibility Wizard
Narrator overview
Magnifier overview
On-Screen Keyboard overview
Utility Manager overview
Music, video, games, and photos
Music and sounds
Play music stored on your computer
Play all of your music by the same artist
Using Windows Media Player
Change how your computer handles multimedia content
Display license information for multimedia content
Include other albums in a music folder
Managing your music
Listening to Radio Stations
Add a radio station
Play a radio station in Internet Explorer
Copying files to your portable device
Copying music from CDs
Creating your own CDs
Share pictures and music on your computer
Change the volume on your computer
Display the volume control icon
Using Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player glossary
Listening to radio stations
Adjusting the volume
Playing CDs and DVDs
Organizing your multimedia content
Copying files to your portable device
Searching your computer for audio and video
Working with playlists
Understanding digital media concepts
Finding Windows Media files on the Internet
Changing how the player looks using skins
Backing up and restoring licenses
Setting Media Player options
Setting Media Player options
Setting options for copying CDs
Setting Performance options
Setting Media Library access options
Selecting file formats
Setting DVD options
Setting network options
Choosing digital or analog for portable devices
Understanding digital media concepts
Understanding streaming
Understanding buffering
Supported file formats
About copyrights
Shop for music online
Play multimedia files using Internet Explorer
Play a radio station in Internet Explorer
Listening to radio stations using Windows Media Player
Finding Windows Media files on the Internet
Common tasks: Sounds and Audio Devices
Assign sounds to program events
Create a sound scheme
Sounds and Audio Devices overview
Recording, editing, and playing sounds
Changing the volume on your computer
Adjust the volume for multimedia recording devices
Adjust the volume for multimedia playback devices
Display the volume control icon
Sound Troubleshooter
Video
Adjust the volume for multimedia playback devices
Adjust the volume for multimedia recording devices
Using Windows Movie Maker
Using Windows Media Player to play video
Playing CDs
To Change the Refresh Frequency for Your Monitor
Games
Assign a game controller to a different port
Calibrate a game controller
Installing a joystick or other game controller
Install a game port game controller
Install a USB game controller
Remove a game controller
Activate the pedal or rudder of a game controller
Game controllers overview
DirectX overview
Change the preferred device
Test a game controller
Games and Multimedia Troubleshooter
Change the number of colors displayed on a monitor
Switch your display to 256 colors
Display Troubleshooter
Diagnosing Game Controller Issues
Resolving USB controller installation issues
Change the refresh frequency for your monitor
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Playing the Windows games
Playing Internet Zone games
Photos and other digital images
Find graphics in folders
Get pictures from a scanner or digital camera
Printing pictures tips
Using Paint to draw
Scanners and Cameras overview
View pictures as a filmstrip
Previewing your images
Copy files and folders to a CD
View your pictures as a slide show
My Pictures folder overview
To Change the Name of a File or Folder
Copy a file or folder
Sending a photo in e-mail
Managing your pictures
Make a photo album on your computer
Order prints of your pictures online
Share pictures and music on your computer
Add Web content to your desktop
Use personal pictures as a screen saver
Use a picture as a desktop background
Use a graphic from a Web site as your background
E-mail an image from a Web page
Printing, saving, and e-mailing images from Web pages
Order prints of your pictures online
Web Publishing Wizard overview
Use a graphic from a Web site as your background
Publish pictures and documents to the Web
Managing your pictures
Windows basics
Core Windows tasks
Walkthrough: Personalize your PC
Change the look of Window elements
Use a picture as a desktop background
Change your desktop fonts
Turn your monitor off automatically
Set or change a screen saver
Choosing a theme
Change your desktop theme
Rename a desktop icon
Use the classic Windows look
Put a shortcut on the desktop
Add items to the Start menu
Display a program in the Start menu
Change the way All Programs opens from the Start menu
Change the Start menu style
Show your most recently used documents on the Start menu
Open a file or folder
Save a file
Move a file or folder
Rename a series of files
Create a new folder
Copy a file or folder
Copy a file or folder to a floppy disk
Change the name of a file or folder
Files and folders overview
Delete a file or folder
Delete or restore files in the Recycle Bin
My Documents, My Pictures, and My Music overview
Viewing files and folders overview
Move information between documents
Save a file with a different name or format
Change the program that opens a file
Display the contents of system folders
Make all folder views the same
Show file and folder tasks in Windows Explorer
Managing your pictures
Locating lost files
Add a program to your computer
Change or remove a program
Start a program
Quit a program
Save a file
Save a file with a different name or format
Start a program each time you start Windows
Change the program that opens a file
Switch between running programs
Move information between documents
Cancel your last action within a program
Choosing the best program to write a document
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Associate a file with a program
Minimize or maximize a window
Take a picture of what is on your screen
Arrange all open windows
Reduce all open windows to taskbar buttons
Resize an open window
Turn off the computer
Change users without logging off
Log off from the computer
Join a domain
Searching for files and folders
Using My Computer to find files and folders
See what is on your computer
Search for a file or folder
Search the Internet
Search for people and groups
Search for a computer on the network
Search for printers
Using Windows Explorer to locate files
Locating lost files
Search overview
Searching for printers
To Protect Your Files by Using a Screen Saver Password
Change your password
Understanding security and privacy features in Internet Explorer
Protecting against viruses and Trojan horses
Lock your computer
Hide a file or folder
Walkthrough: Sharing your PC
To Have the Computer Remember Your Password
Protecting your passwords
Make your folders private when you are on a workgroup
Using Windows Update
Update your system files using Windows Update
Keeping Windows up-to-date automatically
Turn on automatic updates
Downloading available updates
Change settings for automatic updating
Install updates that have been downloaded
Have Windows remind you about pending updates
Restore a previously declined update
Use Windows Update with Add or Remove Programs
Find what you need in Help and Support Center
Add a Help topic or page to the Help and Support Center Favorites list
Move through Help topics or pages you've seen
Get more out of Help and Support Center
Print a Help topic or page
Copy a Help topic or page
Change colors in Help and Support Center
Change fonts in Help and Support Center
Change views in Help and Support Center
Using Help and Support Center keyboard shortcuts
Get Help in a dialog box
Help and Support Center overview
Networking and the Web
E-mail and the Web
Connecting using your modem
Make an Internet connection
Make a dial-up connection to your workplace using a phone line
Installing modems overview
Attaining fast speeds with a 56 Kbps modem
Using Telnet client
Using HyperTerminal
Network connection types
Introducing Outlook Express
Getting started with Outlook Express
Sending secure messages
E-mail a file or folder
Read mail messages offline
What are newsgroups?
View newsgroups efficiently
Sending a photo in e-mail
Sending instant messages using Windows Messenger
Send instant messages using Outlook Express
Changing your Internet Explorer settings
Getting started with Internet Explorer
Using Internet Explorer
Using MSN Explorer
Learning how to browse the Web faster and easier
Changing Web page fonts and background colors
Tips for Netscape users
Search the Internet
Finding the information you want using Internet Explorer
Enter Web information more easily
Search from the Address bar in Internet Explorer
Search overview
Change the default Internet search service
Search for people on the Internet
Understanding security and privacy features in Internet Explorer
Protecting against viruses and Trojan horses
Controlling access to inappropriate Web content
Block specific Web sites
Protecting your identity on the Internet
Understanding cookies
Certificates overview
.NET Passport overview
Sending instant messages with Windows Messenger
Send instant messages using Outlook Express
Web Publishing Wizard overview
Publish a file or folder to the Web
Publish pictures and documents to the Web
Send a file to a Web server that uses Web Folders
Using Web Folders for Secure File Transfer
Internet Explorer accessibility features
Specify fonts for Web pages
Changing Web page fonts and background colors
Using Outlook Express accessibility features
IIS installation
Testing and Troubleshooting IIS
FrontPage Server Extensions
Shop for music online
Play a radio station in Internet Explorer
Using the Media bar in Internet Explorer
Play multimedia files using Internet Explorer
Finding Windows Media files on the Internet
Listening to radio stations using Windows Media Player
Attaining fast speeds with a 56 kbps modem
Troubleshooting modems
Outlook Express Troubleshooter
Internet Explorer Troubleshooter
About network connections
Hardware requirements for network connections
Network connection types
Renaming and creating network connections
Checklist: Configuring network connections
Configuring a network connection
Configure a connection
Copy a network connection
Rename a network connection icon
Disconnect from the network
Wireless networking overview
Make a local area connection
Local area connections overview
Dial-up connections overview
Using phone lines and modems
Configuring redial options
Dial-up credentials
Configuring dial-up options
Make an Internet connection
Make a dial-up connection to your workplace using a phone line
Configure a modem for a dial-up connection
Configure redial options
Assign multiple phone numbers to a connection
Network connection types
Use infrared for dial-up or direct network connections
Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections overview
VPN enhanced security
Network protocol support
Make a VPN connection
Cost advantages
IP address security
VPN administration
Incoming connections
Make an incoming network connection
Grant incoming connection access rights to your computer
Incoming connections and IP addresses
Configure an incoming connection to use TCP/IP
Configure callback for incoming connections
Incoming connection clients
Direct connections
Make a direct network connection
Make a direct network connection using a DirectParallel cable
Use infrared for dial-up or direct network connections
ISDN overview
Make a dial-up connection using an ISDN line
Install an ISDN adapter
Configure ISDN settings
Internet connections overview
Internet service providers
ISP access methods
Make an Internet connection
Make a broadband connection using Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
Internet Connection Sharing overview
Internet Connection Sharing settings
Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection
Configure Internet options for Internet Connection Sharing
View the status of a shared Internet connection
Internet Connection Firewall overview
Enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall
Internet Connection Firewall security logging
Enable security logging options
Disable security logging options
Change the path and filename of the security log file
View the security log file
Change the security log file size
Restore default security log settings
Group Policy for Internet connection firewall
Internet Connection services overview
Add a service definition
Edit a service definition
Delete a service definition
Internet Connection Sharing Discovery and Control
Internet Connection Sharing Discovery and Control overview
Set permission for shared Internet connection control
Force a network adapter to acquire an IP address
Control the shared Internet connection
Enable on-demand dialing
Internet Control Message Protocol
Enable Internet Control Message Protocols
Disable Internet Control Message Protocols
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Wireless networking intro
Wireless networking overview
Wireless link overview
Understanding 802.1x Authentication
Set up 802.1x authentication
Set up automatic wireless network configuration
Connect to an available wireless network
Configuring Wireless Network Clients
Wireless resources
Infrared communication
Infrared implementation
Links between infrared devices
Installing infrared devices
Manage infrared communication
Establishing infrared network connections between computers
Verify infrared support on a computer
Wireless resources
Network bridge overview
Create a network bridge
Add a connection to the network bridge
Enable or disable the network bridge
Remove a connection from the network bridge
Group Policy for network bridge
Add a network component
Remove a network component
Enable a network component
Disable a network component
Modify the protocol bindings order
Modify the network provider order
Client for Microsoft Networks
Configure Client for Microsoft Networks
Configure TCP/IP settings
File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
Optional network components
Add optional network components
TCP/IP overview
Configure TCP/IP settings
Install Simple TCP/IP Services
Monitoring network connections
Monitor a connection
View the status of a local area connection
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop overview
Best practices: Security
Set up this computer to use Remote Desktop
Disable Remote Desktop
Allow other users to connect to your computer
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop
Set up your home computer to use Remote Desktop
Install Remote Desktop Connection (32-bit computers)
Install Terminal Services Client (16-bit computers)
Install Terminal Services Client (Windows NT 3.51 computers)
Installing Remote Desktop Web Connection
About Remote Desktop Web Connection
Setting up Remote Desktop Web Connection
Install Remote Desktop Web Connection
Connect to another computer using Remote Desktop Web Connection
Using Remote Desktop Connection
Create a new connection
Reestablish a prior connection
Save your connection settings to a file
Open a saved connection
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop Connection
Cutting and pasting to and from a remote session
Accessing local files and folders in a remote session
Printing to your local printer from a remote session
Using Terminal Server shortcut keys
Copy a file from a local computer and paste it to a remote computer
Copy a file from a remote computer and paste it to a local computer
Display the connection bar in full-screen mode
Use Remote Desktop Connection
Troubleshooting licensing error messages
Troubleshooting general error messages
Troubleshooting specific problems
Improve the performance of connections
Differentiating between Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance
Change connection settings
Provide information for automatic logon
Change the screen size for connections
Change the color settings for connections
Specify a program to start upon connection
Configure connections to play audio
Make local disk drives available in a session
Make your local printer available in a session
Make your local serial port available in a session
Configure Windows shortcut keys in a session
Configure data compression
Configure bitmap caching
Disconnect without ending a session
Log off and end the session
To Test a TCP/IP Configuration by Using the Ping Command
Test TCP/IP connections using the ping and net view commands
Share your printer
Connect to a printer on a network
Open a shared folder on another computer
Sharing files and folders overview
Offline files overview
Working offline overview
Network Places overview
Using the WMI Control
Using Group Policy
Installing a network service
To Stop Sharing your Printer
Share files and folders on your computer
Hide a file or folder
Managing Web documents overview
Lock a computer in a domain environment
User profiles overview
Using the Shared Documents folder
Share pictures and music on your computer
Share a drive or folder with others in your workgroup
Make your folders private when you are on a workgroup
Share a folder or drive on a network domain
Add a new user to the computer
Change the group a user belongs to
Connect to a network resource through User name and password
Using passwords to access network resources
Creating strong passwords
Using Local Users and Groups
Recovering a user's password
Turn the Welcome screen on or off
Apply a unique picture to a user account
Change a user's picture
Turn the guest account on or off
Turn Fast User Switching on or off
Manage passwords stored on the computer
Set up your user account to use a .NET Passport
Stored User Names and Passwords overview
Store a new user name and password
Users and Passwords overview
Walkthrough: Sharing your PC
Have the computer remember your password
Protecting your passwords
Understanding security and privacy features in Internet Explorer
Protecting your identity on the Internet
Home and small office networking
Home and small office networking overview
Home and small office networking components overview
Steps for creating a home or small office network
Walkthrough: Home networking
Network adapters overview
Modems overview
Buying the right hardware
Choosing an internal or external network adapter
Network configurations overview
Connecting your computers together
Using a mixed network environment
Adding a new computer to an existing Windows network
Add a Windows XP computer to your network
Public and private network connections
Determine an Internet connection
Rename a network connection
Network bridge overview
Enable or disable the network bridge
Bridge connections
Group Policy for network bridge
Internet Connections overview
Internet service providers
Make an Internet connection
Internet Connection Sharing overview
Internet Connection Sharing settings
Enable Internet Connection Sharing on a network connection
Configure Internet options for Internet Connection Sharing
Choosing your Internet Connection Sharing host computer
Change the Internet Connection Sharing host computer
View the status of a shared Internet connection
Internet Connection Sharing Discovery and Control
Internet Connection Sharing Discovery and Control overview
Set permission for shared Internet connection control
Force a network adapter to acquire an IP address
Control the shared Internet connection
Enable on-demand dialing
Configure other computers on your network using the CD
Network Setup Wizard overview
Start the Network Setup Wizard
Home and small office networking overview
Computer name and description overview
Select your Internet connection method
Create a network setup floppy disk
Configure other computers on your network using a floppy disk
Specify computer and workgroup names
Enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall
Disable security logging options
View the security log file
Change the Internet Connection Firewall log size
Restore default security log settings
Enable security logging options
Change the path and filename of the Internet Connection Firewall security log file
Internet Connection Firewall security logging
Internet Connection Firewall overview
Network Places overview
See another computer on your network
Make a shortcut to a network place
Sharing files and folders overview
Open a shared folder on another computer
Share your printer
Stop sharing your printer
Internet Connection Sharing Troubleshooter
Test TCP/IP connections using the ping and net view commands
Using the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Resource Kit
E-mail Troubleshooter
Internet Explorer Troubleshooter
Make a file or folder available offline
Make offline files unavailable
Set up your computer to use offline files
Working offline overview
Choosing between using Briefcase or offline files
Offline files overview
Change the settings for offline pages in Internet Explorer
Save a Web page on your computer
Make an existing favorite item available offline
Making pages available for offline viewing
Read mail messages offline
Reading newsgroup messages offline
Make Web pages available offline
View your offline files
Change offline file access for shared folders
Preparing to work offline
Delete your offline files
Encrypt offline files
Synchronize files on connected computers using Briefcase
Moving your data and settings from one computer to another
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop overview
Best practices: Security
Set up this computer to use Remote Desktop
Disable Remote Desktop
Allow other users to connect to your computer
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop
Install Remote Desktop Connection (32-bit computers)
Install Terminal Services Client (16-bit computers)
Install Terminal Services Client (Windows NT 3.51 computers)
Installing Remote Desktop Web Connection
About Remote Desktop Web Connection
Setting up Remote Desktop Web Connection
Install Remote Desktop Web Connection
Connect to another computer using Remote Desktop Web Connection
Using Remote Desktop connection
Create a new connection
Reestablish a prior connection
Save your connection settings to a file
Open a saved connection
Remote Desktop troubleshooting
Cutting and pasting from and to a remote session
Accessing local files and folders in a remote session
Printing to your local printer from a remote session
Using Terminal Server shortcut keys
Changing connection settings
Provide information for automatic logon
Change the screen size for connections
Change the color settings for connections
Specify a program to start upon connection
Configure connections to play audio
Make local disk drives available in a session
Make your local printer available in a session
Make your local serial port available in a session
Configure Windows shortcut keys in a session
Configure data compression
Configure bitmap caching
Disconnect without ending a session
Log off and end the session
Improve the visibility of the mouse pointer
Password-protect your computer during standby or hibernation
Hardware profiles overview
Use ClearType for screen fonts
Using a second monitor with your laptop
Getting files and settings from your old computer
Switch between a roaming and local user profile
Common tasks: Power Options
Password-protect your computer during standby or hibernation
Change the elapsed time before your hard disk automatically turns off
Change the elapsed time before your monitor automatically turns off
Change the elapsed time before your computer automatically goes on standby
Automatically put your computer into hibernation
Automatically put your computer on standby
Manually put your computer on standby
Manually put your computer into hibernation
Power Options overview
Set a warning alarm for a low or critical battery condition
Managing power on a portable computer
Automatically put your computer into hibernation
Automatically put your computer on standby
Choose a power scheme
Create a hardware profile
Password-protect your computer during standby or hibernation
Manually put your computer into hibernation
Manually put your computer on standby
Synchronization Manager overview
Schedule offline items to synchronize
Synchronize offline items when you log on or off a computer
Synchronize offline items while your computer is idle
MMC overview
Synchronize files on connected computers using Briefcase
Create a new Briefcase
Synchronize files stored on a removable disk using Briefcase
Briefcase overview
Separate files stored in Briefcase from their counterparts outside Briefcase
Check the status of files in Briefcase
Choosing between using Briefcase or offline files
Requesting help using Remote Assistance
Providing help using Remote Assistance
Prevent remote control of this computer via Remote Assistance
Using password security in Remote Assistance
Set the maximum amount of time all Remote Assistance invitations can remain open
Checklist: Configuring network connections
Connecting using your modem
Virtual private network (VPN) connections overview
Troubleshooting modems
Using phone lines and modems
Security and administration
Windows File Protection
Protecting against viruses and Trojan horses
Secure your computer
Using IP Security Policy Management
Using Security Configuration and Analysis
Using Event Viewer
Using Services
Using Group Policy
Overview of Stored User Names and Passwords
Administration tools
Administering a FrontPage-extended Web Site
Using Message Queuing
Administering Internet Explorer
Add the Certificates snap-in to the MMC console
WMI Command-line overview
Start a program as an administrator
Intellimirror
Understanding RSoP
Software restriction policies
Security Templates overview
Security Settings overview
Access control overview
Add a new user to the computer
Change the group a user belongs to
Connect to a network resource through User name and password
Using passwords to access network resources
Creating strong passwords
Using Local Users and Groups
Manage passwords stored on the computer
Turn on or turn off the guest account
Recovering a user's password
Hide a file or folder
Have the computer remember your password
Protecting your passwords
Local users and groups concepts
Users overview
Create and modify local user accounts
Create and modify user profiles
Create, add, and delete local groups
Administering users and groups
Local users and groups troubleshooting
Managing groups from the command line
Why you should not run your computer as an administrator
Fast User Switching
Using Component Services
Computer Management
Using Computer Management
Using Services and Applications
Using Storage
Using System Tools
Using MMC snap-ins
System Properties overview
Using the Microsoft Management Console
Using the WMI Control
Using Group Policy
Using System Information
Windows Registry
Administration Tools
Using Device Manager
Change the size of the virtual memory paging file
Computer management concepts
Using Event Viewer
Display system data
Find system data
Open a System Information file
System Information overview
Print system data
Run a system tool
Save system data to a text file
Save system data to a System Information file
Common tasks: Backup
Backing up files and folders
Set advanced restore options
Set backup options
Back up System State data
Using batch files to back up data
Backup command line examples
Backup command line parameters
Add a user to the Backup Operators group
Delete a catalog
Erase a tape
Back up files to a file or a tape
Format a tape
Exclude file types from a backup
Set the backup type
Restore files from a file or a tape
Set restore options
Restore System State data
Retension a tape
Schedule a backup
System State data
Update a catalog
Permissions and user rights
Restoring files and folders
Types of backup
Backup overview
Disk Management overview
Best practices: Disk management
Using basic disks
Disk Management: how to...
Windows file systems
Troubleshooting Disk Management
Managing Certificates
Encrypting File System overview
Recovering data
Add a recovery agent for the local computer
To Allow a User to Encrypt or Decrypt a File
Change the recovery policy for the local computer
Copy an encrypted file or folder
Decrypt a file or folder
Encrypt a file or folder
Encrypt a file or folder on a remote computer
Move an encrypted file or folder
Recover an encrypted file or folder if you are a designated recovery agent
Recover an encrypted file or folder without the file encryption certificate
Back up default recovery keys to a floppy disk
Storing Data Securely
Best practices: File encryption
Introduction to using Encrypting File System
Encrypting and decrypting data with Encrypting File System
Backing up and recovering encrypted data
Encrypting and decrypting data
Using Encrypting File System
Add a recovery agent for a domain
Change the recovery policy for a domain
Copy or move encrypted files or folders
Enable a remote server for file encryption
Recover files or folders
Troubleshooting file encryption
Using Removable Storage
Understanding Removable Storage
Removable Storage troubleshooting
Checklist: Configure Removable Storage
Removable Storage
Removable Storage resources
Providing help using Remote Assistance
Requesting help using Remote Assistance
Adjust the sound quality
Set the maximum amount of time all Remote Assistance invitations can remain open
Talk by means of Remote Assistance
Prevent remote control of this computer by someone using Remote Assistance
Using password security in Remote Assistance
Differentiating between Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance
Verify that system files have a digital signature
Check the digital signatures for system or non-system files
Using File Signature Verification
Using Certificates
File encryption overview
Driver signing for Windows
Set file signature verification options
Selecting where to apply permissions
File and Folder permissions
Permissions on a file server
Changing inherited permissions
Ownership
Explicit vs. inherited permissions
How inheritance affects file and folder permissions
Permissions and security descriptors
Permissions
Security identifiers
Take ownership of a file or folder
Best practices: Access Control
Set, view, change, or remove file and folder permissions
Effective permissions
View effective permissions for files and folders
Set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and folders
Special permissions for files and folders
Customizing your computer
Walkthrough: Personalize your PC
Common tasks: Display settings
Use a picture as a desktop background
Put a shortcut on the desktop
Change the look of Window elements
Change your desktop fonts
Add Web content to your desktop
Add a desktop icon
Turn your monitor off automatically
Move the taskbar
Personalizing your workspace
Show the Quick Launch bar
Arrange your desktop icons
Rename a desktop icon
Turn off the desktop icon grid
Remove unused desktop icons
Add items to the Start menu
Display a program in the Start menu
Change the way All Programs opens from the Start menu
Change the Start menu style
Show your most recently used documents on the Start menu
Choosing a theme
Change your desktop theme
Create your own desktop theme
Change your desktop background
Use a picture as a desktop background
Use a graphic from a Web site as your background
Add Web content to your desktop
Customize a background color
Use the classic Windows look
Delete a desktop theme
Set or change a screen saver
Use personal pictures as a screen saver
Protect your files with a screen saver password
Increase or decrease the size of objects and text on your screen
Change the refresh frequency for your monitor
Change the number of colors displayed on a monitor
Change your screen resolution
Display simple folder view in the Windows Explorer Folders list
Display links to common tasks in folders
Folder Options overview
Show Control Panel in My Computer
Display the complete path to files and folders
Associate a file name extension with a file type
Add or remove programs overview
Add a program from a CD or floppy disk
Add features from Microsoft Windows Update
Add or remove a Windows component
Display hidden files and folders
Use Windows classic folders
Change the appearance of a single folder
Change the picture that identifies a folder
Display encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
Display the contents of system folders
Getting files and settings from your old computer
Show file and folder tasks in Windows Explorer
Personal folders overview
Adjust the key repeat rate
Adjust the cursor blink rate
Windows keyboard shortcuts overview
Adjust the double-click speed for your mouse
Keyboard overview
Mouse overview
Reverse your mouse buttons
Change the appearance of your mouse pointer
Switch languages or keyboards from the taskbar
Install East Asian language files
Customize key sequences for input languages
Install additional monitors
Arrange multiple monitors
Change the primary monitor
Move items between monitors
View the same desktop in multiple monitors
Change the number of colors on multiple monitors
Multiple monitors overview
Change your screen resolution when using multiple monitors
Fonts overview
Use ClearType for screen fonts
View a font on your computer
Increase or decrease the size of objects and text on your screen
Add a new font to your computer
Print a font sample
Date, time, region, and language
Turn off clock synchronization
Change the clock synchronization server
Change number, currency, time, and date settings
Change your computer's time and time zone
Change your computer's date
Synchronizing your computer clock
Update the time on your computer
Choose a different calendar
Language bar overview
Common tasks: Regional and Language options
Switch languages or keyboards from the taskbar
Switch languages or keyboards from the Language bar
Change the way your computer displays numbers
Change the language used for menus and dialog boxes
Change number, currency, time, and date settings
Regional and Language Options overview
Using the euro as your currency
Change the way your computer displays currency values
Customize key sequences for input languages
Display non-Unicode programs in their native language
Text services overview
Turn text services off or on
Install East Asian language files
Install complex script and right-to-left language files
Common tasks: Sounds and Audio Devices
Adjust the volume
Sounds and Audio Devices overview
Create a sound scheme
Assign sounds to program events
Recording sounds on your computer
Adjust Speaker volume
Display the volume control icon on the taskbar
Changing the volume on your computer
Add the volume icon to notification area
Using Speech
Setting up your microphone and speakers
Set up a microphone
Set audio input device options
Set up speakers
Set audio output device options
Change languages
Using Speech Properties
Speech setup overview
Text to speech (TTS)
Determine the selected TTS voice or engine
Preview TTS voice
Change the TTS voice or engine
Change TTS voice rate
Select an audio output device
Change the TTS output sound levels
Text to speech overview
Speech recognition
Determine the selected speech recognition engine
Change speech recognition engines
Change engine settings
Select an audio input device
Train the speech recognition engine
Configure the microphone
Check the input sound levels
Change the input sound levels
Set or determine a recognition profile
Add a recognition profile
Remove a recognition profile
Change speech recognition options
Speech recognition overview
Installing speech recognition
Add speech recognition
Remove speech recognition
Speech recognition requirements
Using the Microsoft speech recognition engines
Troubleshooting speech systems
Possible text to speech problems
Possible speech recognition problems
Troubleshooting speech systems
Using handwriting or speech recognition
Remove handwriting recognition
Add handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition overview
Handwriting recognition requirements
Install handwriting recognition
Language bar overview
Show the Language bar
Hide the Language bar
Using Speech
Setting up your microphone and speakers
Set up a microphone
Set audio input device options
Set up speakers
Set audio output device options
Change languages
Using Speech Properties
Speech setup overview
Text to speech (TTS)
Determine the selected TTS voice or engine
Preview TTS voice
Change the TTS voice or engine
Change TTS voice rate
Select an audio output device
Change the TTS output sound levels
Text to speech overview
Speech recognition
Determine the selected speech recognition engine
Change speech recognition engines
Change engine settings
Select an audio input device
Train the speech recognition engine
Configure the microphone
Check the input sound levels
Change the input sound levels
Set or determine a recognition profile
Add a recognition profile
Remove a recognition profile
Change speech recognition options
Speech recognition overview
Installing speech recognition
Add speech recognition
Remove speech recognition
Speech recognition requirements
Using the Microsoft speech recognition engines
Troubleshooting speech systems
Possible text to speech problems
Possible speech recognition problems
Troubleshooting speech systems
Text services overview
Add another text service
Remove a text service
Start a program each time you start Windows
Show or clear your recently used documents on the Start menu
Personalizing your workspace
Display links to common tasks in folders
Add items to the Start menu
Display the complete path to files and folders
Have the computer remember your password
Customizing your computer with the Control Panel
Add a program to the Quick Launch bar
Add a new user to the computer
Change a user's password
Change the group a user belongs to
User accounts overview
Create a user password
Change your default .Net Passport using the Passport Wizard
Show or clear your recently used documents on the Start menu
Using Personalized Menus
Change users without logging off
Log off from the computer
Walkthrough: Sharing your PC
Share pictures and music on your computer
Have the computer remember your password
Share a drive or folder with others in your workgroup
To have the computer remember your password
Finding the volume control icon
Show or hide the status bar within a program
Show or hide the toolbar in a folder window
Use Windows classic folders
Change the way your mouse works
Configuring Windows using policy
Accessibility
Accessibility Wizard
Accessibility options overview
Common tasks: Accessibility options
Control Panel accessibility options
Turn off accessibility features after a specified time
Utilities to enhance accessibility
Information on Microsoft products and services for people with disabilities
Customizing Windows
Getting more accessibility information
Microsoft services for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
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Microsoft documentation in alternative formats
Configuring Windows for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
Microsoft services for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing
Control Panel accessibility options
Understanding accessibility options
Turn on ShowSounds
Turn on SoundSentry
Create a sound scheme
Turn on High Contrast
Change High Contrast options
Turn on ToggleKeys
Configuring Windows for people who are blind or have impaired vision
Control Panel accessibility options
Understanding accessibility options
Magnifier overview
Shortcut keys for Magnifier
Change the position of the Magnifier window
Change the size of the Magnifier window
Set magnification level
Set Magnifier tracking options
Invert the colors of the Magnifier window
Start Magnifier with the Magnifier Settings dialog box minimized
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Have Narrator announce events on the screen
Navigating with the keyboard and Narrator
Narrator overview
Have the mouse pointer move to active items
Have Narrator read typed keys aloud
Set voice options
Change your screen resolution
Increase or decrease the size of objects and text on your screen
Turn on FilterKeys
Change FilterKeys options
Configuring Windows for people who have a mobility impairment
Move the mouse pointer using MouseKeys
Turn on MouseKeys
Change MouseKeys options
Using accessibility shortcut keys
Turn on StickyKeys
Change StickyKeys options
On-Screen Keyboard overview
Turn on Serial Keys
Control Panel accessibility options
Understanding accessibility options
Utilities to enhance accessibility
Display extra keyboard Help in programs
Reverse your mouse buttons
Adjust the key repeat rate
Adjust the cursor blink rate
Keyboard overview
Windows keyboard shortcuts overview
Using handwriting or speech recognition
Remove handwriting recognition
Add handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition overview
Handwriting recognition requirements
Install handwriting recognition
Using Speech
Setting up your microphone and speakers
Set up a microphone
Set audio input device options
Set up speakers
Set audio output device options
Using Speech Properties
Speech setup overview
Text to speech (TTS)
Determine the selected TTS voice or engine
Preview TTS voice
Change the TTS voice or engine
Change TTS voice rate
Select an audio output device
Change the TTS output sound levels
Text to speech overview
Turn text services off or on
Speech recognition
Determine the selected speech recognition engine
Change speech recognition engines
Change engine settings
Select an audio input device
Train the speech recognition engine
Configure the microphone
Check the input sound levels
Change the input sound levels
Set or determine a recognition profile
Add a recognition profile
Remove a recognition profile
Change speech recognition options
Speech recognition overview
Installing speech recognition
Add speech recognition
Remove speech recognition
Speech recognition requirements
Using the Microsoft speech recognition engines
Troubleshooting speech systems
Possible text to speech problems
Possible speech recognition problems
Troubleshooting speech systems
Language bar overview
Show the Language bar
Hide the Language bar
Printing and faxing
Printing
Basic printing tasks
Connect a printer directly to your computer
Printing overview
Connect to a printer on a network
Search for a file to print
Print a document
View documents waiting to print
Cancel printing of a document
Printing pictures tips
Set page orientation
Specify paper size
Print on one or both sides of the paper
Print multiple pages per sheet
Using printer control codes
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Set printing defaults
Set personal printing preferences
Set printing resolution
Pause or resume printing of a document
Restart printing a document
Cancel printing of a document
Cancel printing all documents
Using the print queue
Find Printers overview
Connect a printer directly to your computer
Connect directly to a Plug and Play printer
Search for a printer
Connect to a printer using a browser
Connect to a printer on a network
Connect directly to a non-Plug and Play printer
Use advanced options to search for a printer
Delete a printer
Rename a printer
Specify your default printer
Choosing a printer name
Set print server properties
Separator pages
Set printer properties
Share your printer
Stop sharing your printer
Set or remove permissions for a printer
View documents waiting to print
Using the print queue
Security permissions for printing
Printing permissions assigned to groups
Specify your default printer
Install new or updated printer drivers
Add printer drivers for other versions of Windows
Printer drivers overview
Add a port
Add a local port
Add an LPR port
Add a standard TCP/IP port
Change the parallel port timeout settings
Delete a port
Changing printing preferences
Choosing and configuring a port
Print a font sample
Make cartridge fonts available
Install or remove external PCL soft fonts
Print TrueType fonts as graphics
Print a test page
Printing extended or international characters
Printer fonts overview
Printer memory
Set printer memory
Set installable options for a printer
Print TrueType fonts as graphics
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Settings that affect printing
Set installable options for a printer
Match a form to a printer tray
Change the parallel port timeout settings
Make cartridge fonts available
Install or remove external PCL soft fonts
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Set personal printing preferences
Using Color Management
Using rendering intents
Install a color profile
Synchronize color between a monitor and printer
Add a color profile to a printer
Add a color profile to a monitor
Change the active color profile for a printer
Change the active color profile for a monitor
Change the rendering intent for viewing or printing an image or page
Proof the color reproduction of another output device
Remove a color profile from a printer
Remove a color profile from a monitor
Printing pictures tips
Printing on a network
Connect to a printer on a network
Connect to a printer using a browser
Searching for printers overview
Use advanced options to search for a printer
Search for a printer
Delete a printer
Rename a printer
Set or remove permissions for a printer
Share your printer
Stop sharing your printer
Set or remove permissions for a printer
Security permissions for printing
Printing permissions assigned to groups
View documents waiting to print
Using the print queue
Rename a printer
Specify your default printer
Set print server properties
Separator pages
Set printer properties
Printing Troubleshooter
Fixing a printing problem
Install new or updated printer drivers
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Print a test page
Cancel printing all documents
Pause or resume printing of a document
Settings that affect printing
Fixing connection problems
Using Fax
Performance and maintenance
Freeing space on your hard disk
Determine how much space is available on a disk
Remove unused desktop icons
Backing up your data
Detecting and repairing disk errors
Defragmenting your hard disk
Protecting against viruses and Trojan horses
System Properties overview
Get information about your computer
Managing your computer's performance
Change the size of the virtual memory paging file
Change the performance of foreground and background programs
Specify the default operating system for startup
Specify what Windows does if the system stops unexpectedly
Setting environment variables
Add or change the values of environment variables
System Properties overview
Secure your computer
Protect your files with a screen saver password
Protecting against viruses and Trojan horses
Keeping Windows up-to-date automatically
Get information about your computer
Display system data
Walkthrough: Sharing your PC
Choosing between NTFS, FAT, and FAT32
Have the computer remember your password
Encrypt or decrypt files
Freeing space on your hard disk
Compress an NTFS drive
Using Disk Management
File compression overview
Add files to a zipped compressed folder
Compressed (zipped) Folders overview
Create a zipped compressed folder
Compress a file or folder on an NTFS drive
Display encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
Determine how much space is available on a disk
Defragmenting your hard disk
Removing unneeded files
Backing up your data
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Configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) device
Install an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) device
Using the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) service
Remove an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) device
Test your Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) configuration
System Restore overview
Understanding System Restore
Using the System Restore Wizard
Create a Restore Point
Undo the last restoration
Change System Restore settings
Exclude a non-system drive or partition
Resume System Restore monitoring of a drive or partition
Allocate more disk space for archiving Restore Points
Turn off System Restore
Turn on System Restore
Run System Restore in safe mode
Run the System Restore Wizard
Disk Space Issues
Common tasks: Power Options
Power Options overview
Automatically put your computer into hibernation
Managing power on a portable computer
Password-protect your computer during standby or hibernation
Automatically put your computer on standby
Manually put your computer on standby
Choose a power scheme
Create a new power scheme
Delete a power scheme
Managing power when installing a Plug and Play device
Manually put your computer into hibernation
Set a warning alarm for a low or critical battery condition
Common tasks: Scheduled Tasks
Schedule a new task
Modify a scheduled task
Remove a scheduled task
Stop a scheduled task that is running
Run a task immediately
Receive notification of missed tasks
Scheduled Tasks and the At command
Scheduled Tasks overview
Set power management options for a scheduled task
Run a scheduled task when the computer is idle
Stop Scheduled Tasks
Pause Scheduled Tasks
View scheduled tasks on a remote computer
View a log of past scheduled tasks
Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
Scheduled Tasks security
Using Windows Update
Update your system files using Windows Update
Keeping Windows up-to-date automatically
Turn on automatic updates
Downloading available updates
Install updates that have been downloaded
Have Windows remind you about pending updates
Restore a previously declined update
Change settings for automatic updating
Computer Management
Using Computer Management
System Properties overview
Using Local Users and Groups
Installing more than one operating system on your computer
Using Performance
Using the Microsoft Management Console
Windows Registry
Troubleshooting Disk Management
Disk Management overview
Getting Help from Windows Resource Kits
Using Regedit.exe
Diagnose device problems
Error messages
Detecting and repairing disk errors
Start Windows in safe mode
Change the size of the virtual memory paging file
Windows File Protection
Recording system and program failures
Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
Using System Information
Troubleshooting Disk Management
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Command-line Reference A-Z
Recovery Console overview
Hardware
Install a device
Configuring devices
Plug and Play overview
Hardware overview
Installing devices overview
Install a non-Plug and Play device
Hardware profiles overview
Hardware types overview
Add a new infrared device
Using Add Hardware
Using Device Manager
Plug and Play device driver support
Using Universal Plug and Play to control devices
Using Plug and Play with ACPI hardware
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Install a scanner or digital camera
Get pictures from a scanner or digital camera
Link a program to a scanner or digital camera event
Test a scanner or digital camera
Scanners and Cameras overview
Printing pictures tips
Print a picture from your camera
Take pictures with a digital camera
View pictures as a slideshow
Delete pictures from a digital camera
Print a picture from your computer
Game Controllers overview
Install a USB game controller
Install a game port game controller
Assign a game controller to a different port
DirectX overview
Activate the pedal or rudder of a game controller
Calibrate a game controller
Installing a joystick or other game controller
Test a game controller
Remove a game controller
Change the preferred device
Modem overview
Installing modems overview
Modem diagnostics
Troubleshooting modems
Test a modem
Change hardware settings
Attaining fast speeds with a 56 Kbps modem
Turn your monitor off automatically
Change your screen resolution
Change the number of colors displayed on a monitor
Synchronize color between a monitor and printer
Change the refresh frequency for your monitor
Install additional monitors
Arrange multiple monitors
Change the primary monitor
Move items between monitors
View the same desktop in multiple monitors
Change the number of colors on multiple monitors
Multiple monitors overview
Change your screen resolution when using multiple monitors
Set a warning alarm for a low or critical battery condition
Improve the visibility of the mouse pointer
Automatically put your computer into hibernation
Manually put your computer into hibernation
Automatically put your computer on standby
Managing power on a portable computer
Manually put your computer on standby
Password-protect your computer during standby or hibernation
Hardware profiles overview
Use ClearType for screen fonts
View the contents of a CD
Copy files and folders to a CD
Erase files from a CD
Delete files and folders from the CD recorder temporary storage area
Create multiple CDs from a set of files
Stop the CD recorder from automatically ejecting the CD
Tips for writing CDs
Add more files to a CD
Change the appearance of your mouse pointer
Adjust the speed of your mouse pointer
Adjust the double-click speed for your mouse
Activate the mouse wheel
Reverse your mouse buttons
Adjust the cursor blink rate
Keyboard overview
Mouse overview
Update your keyboard driver
Set up microphone options
Set up a microphone
Change speech recognition engines
Sound Troubleshooter
Adjust the volume for multimedia playback devices
Adjust the volume for multimedia recording devices
Record, mix, play, and edit sounds with Sound Recorder
Wireless link
Verify infrared support on a computer
Add a new infrared device to a serial port
View infrared device properties
Enable or prevent receipt of files sent over an infrared link
Establish an infrared link
Change the default location for receipt of files sent over an infrared link
Hide or display the Wireless Link taskbar icon
Enable or disable notification of files received over an infrared link
Enable or disable sound notification when an infrared device is nearby
Links between infrared devices
Infrared implementation
Infrared communication
Wireless resources
Installing infrared devices
Establishing infrared network connections between computers
Transferring files
Printing to an infrared printer
Transferring digital camera images to the computer
Drag files to an infrared link
Send files using the command line
Send files with Send To
Send files with the Wireless Link dialog box
Send files over an infrared link
Use an infrared network connection
Establish an direct infrared network connection between computers
Make a dial-up connection using an infrared-enabled cellular phone
Print to an infrared printer
Transfer images from a digital camera to your computer
Change settings to transfer images from a digital camera
Configure infrared communication
Use infrared for dial-up or direct network connections
Wireless resources
Printers
Find Printers overview
Connect a printer directly to your computer
Connect directly to a Plug and Play printer
Search for a printer
Connect to a printer using a browser
Connect to a printer on a network
Connect directly to a non-Plug and Play printer
Use advanced options to search for a printer
Delete a printer
Rename a printer
Specify your default printer
Choosing a printer name
Set print server properties
Separator pages
Set printer properties
Stop sharing your printer
Security permissions for printing
Printing permissions assigned to groups
Set or remove permissions for a printer
View documents waiting to print
Specify your default printer
Install new or updated printer drivers
Add printer drivers for other versions of Windows
Printer drivers overview
Add a port
Add a local port
Add an LPR port
Add a standard TCP/IP port
Change the parallel port timeout settings
Delete a port
Changing printing preferences
Choosing and configuring a port
Print a font sample
Make cartridge fonts available
Install or remove external PCL soft fonts
Print TrueType fonts as graphics
Print a test page
Printing extended or international characters
Printer fonts overview
Printer memory
Set printer memory
Set installable options for a printer
Print TrueType fonts as graphics
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Settings that affect printing
Set installable options for a printer
Match a form to a printer tray
Make cartridge fonts available
Install or remove external PCL soft fonts
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Set personal printing preferences
Change the parallel port timeout settings
Hardware profiles overview
Create a hardware profile
Copy, rename, or delete a hardware profile
Specify the default hardware profile for startup
Diagnose device problems
Test a modem
Troubleshooting modems
Change the refresh frequency for your monitor
To Activate the Mouse Wheel
Update your keyboard driver
Uninstall your keyboard driver
Revert to your previous keyboard driver
Tips for writing CDs
Fixing a problem
Support overview
Dr. Watson overview
Dr. Watson options
Using the Dr. Watson log file
Setting up Dr. Watson
System and program error reporting overview
Program error reporting
Specify programs for error reporting
Providing help using Remote Assistance
Requesting help using Remote Assistance
Using password security in Remote Assistance
Start the computer using the last known good configuration
Start your computer at a command prompt
Startup options
Automated System Recovery overview
Repair overview
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
List of troubleshooters
Using troubleshooters
Using the Microsoft Personal Support Center Web site to find more information
Recovery Console overview
Uninstall Windows XP
Using Regedit.exe
Locating lost files
Start Windows in safe mode
Using Windows Update
Update Your System Files Using Windows Update
New Ways to Do Familiar Tasks
Compatible Hardware and Software overview
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Test a game controller
Diagnosing game port controller issues
Resolving USB controller installation issues
Troubleshooting DirectX
Change the refresh frequency for your monitor
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Attaining fast speeds with a 56 kbps modem
Troubleshooting modems
Outlook Express Troubleshooter
Internet Connection Sharing Troubleshooter
Test TCP/IP connections using the ping and net view commands
Install new or updated printer drivers
Print a test page
Ensure that complex pages print properly
Printing Troubleshooter
Fixing a printing problem
Cancel printing all documents
Pause or resume printing of a document
Settings that affect printing
Fixing connection problems
Using File Signature Verification
Windows File Protection
Detecting and repairing disk errors
Recording system and program failures
Using System Information
Troubleshooting Scheduled Tasks
Diagnose device problems
Start Windows in safe mode
Troubleshooting Disk Management
Getting older programs to run on Windows XP
Getting Help from Windows Resource Kits
Recovery Console overview
Using Windows Update
To Activate The Mouse Wheel
Diagnose device problems
If your monitor flickers too much
To test a modem
Revert to your previous keyboard driver
Uninstall your keyboard driver
Tips for writing CDs
Start Windows in safe mode
Recording system and program failures
Run System Restore in safe mode
Using System Information
Create an MS-DOS startup disk
Recovery Console overview
Start the computer using the last known good configuration
System Restore overview
Understanding System Restore
Using the System Restore Wizard
Create a Restore Point
Undo the last restoration
Change System Restore settings
Exclude a non-system drive or partition
Resume System Restore monitoring of a drive or partition
Allocate more disk space for archiving Restore Points
Turn off System Restore
Turn on System Restore
Run System Restore in safe mode
Run the System Restore Wizard
Disk Space Issues