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Introduction 1 Part I: Windows Vista Health Check 1: Windows Vista Technology Primer 9 2: Getting to Understand Your Windows Vista System 29 3: Understanding Windows Vista Performance Optimization 65 Part II: Security for Windows Vista Systems 4: Securing a Windows Vista System 97 5: Patching and Keeping Windows Vista Up-to-Date 133 6: Using User Account Control to Establish System Security 157 7: Implementing BitLocker Drive Encryption to Improve Data Privacy 185 Part III: Windows Vista Mobility 8: Configuring and Using Offline Files 209 9: Configuring Mobile Functionality in Windows Vista 233 10: Creating a Secured Mobile Communications Configuration 261 Part IV: Backup and Recovery of Information 11: Using Shadow Copy to Recover Lost or Damaged Files 293 12: Backing Up and Recovering Windows Vista Information 309 13: Using the Complete PC Backup Utility 333 14: Microsoft Vista System Restore 351 Part V: Managing Vista 15: Setting Up Users and Computers in Windows Vista 375 16: Establishing Printer Management in Windows Vista 399 17: Troubleshooting Windows Vista 419 18: Using Internet Explorer 7 451 Part VI: Deploying Vista 19: Creating Windows Vista Images 481 20: Imaging Tools and Processes 501 21: Deploying Windows Vista in an Automated Fashion 527 Part VII: Windows Vista in an Active Directory Environment 22: Understanding Group Policy Basics to Manage Windows Vista Systems 563 23: Expanding on the Use of Group Policies to Better Manage Windows Vista Systems 587

Andrew Abbate has been in the IT and consulting world for well over 15 years. His experiences in messaging, security, PKI, operational practices, and project management have granted him a unique perspective on how IT works from a "big picture" perspective. Coauthor of half a dozen books on Microsoft technologies and security, Andrew continues to work with San Francisco Bay area companies to improve their infrastructures and enable them to provide services to their users to improve productivity and security. James Walker, MCSE, CPM, BSME, has been in the information technology industry for more than 20 years and has been a contributing author, technical editor, and technical reviewer for a number of books involving security, electronic messaging, network operating systems, and data communications. He has worked with computers in one form or another since the late 1970s and was an early adopter of Windows since version 1.0 was released in the middle 1980s. As VP Support for Pandora Networks in Sunnyvale, CA, James is involved in the technology selection, design, planning, implementation and migration, and troubleshooting of VoIP telephony, collaboration, and presence IT projects for Fortune 500 companies. After years of supporting Microsoft-based technologies, James uses his experiences as an author, primary technical editor, and contributing author for a number of Sams Publishing technology books, including Teach Yourself Exchange Server 2003 in 10 Minutes, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Unleashed, Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Unleashed, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Insider Solutions, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Delta Guide, and Addison-Wesley technology books, including Exchange 2003 Distilled. Scott Chimner, CISSP, MCSE, MCSA, TCSE 2, A+, has been in the computer industry for more than 12 years, with a 7-year concentration on information security. Scott's experience ranges from large-scale Ethernet cable drops and deploying networked Point-of-Sale (POS)