Windows For Dummies is aimed at inexperienced users or users needing a simple reference on the most common tasks in Windows. This book breaks Windows down as follows:
· Part I: Windows Stuff Everybody Thinks You Already Know - introduces the OS and covers basic interface navigation, customizing the desktop, and working with the file system.
· Part II: Working with Programs and Files - covers basic management of applications, files and data in Windows. Also covers printing.
· Part III: Getting Things Done on the Internet - explains how Windows provides a conduit to all aspects of the Internet and explains how to set up a connection, establish an e-mail account, and prevent common security/safety issues.
· Part IV: Customizing and Upgrading Windows Vista - a walkthrough of tweaking Windows to operate as you want it to as well as how to set up user accounts, build a home network, and maintain a Windows machine.
· Part V: Music, Movies, and Memories - covers how Windows can be used to edit and manage audio, video, and photo files. It also covers creating CDs, DVDs, and playlists with Media Center
· Part VI: Help! - as the title indicates, this Part explains how to troubleshoot a Windows PC, interpret the many odd warnings and notices Windows issues, find missing files or programs, move data from one PC to the other, and get results from the help system.
· Part VII: The Part of Tens - the traditional For Dummies closer helps solve common issues and offers advice to laptop owners.

About the Author

Andy Rathbone is the author of all editions of Windows For Dummies. Over the last seven editions of the book, dating back to Windows 95 For Dummies, the franchise has sold over 7.6 million copies. Rathbone also is author of all editions of Upgrading & Fixing PCs For Dummies as well as For Dummies titles on MP3 and TiVo.

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