Woody Leonhard - Windows 7 All-in-One For Dummies

Windows 7 ALL-IN-ONE For Dummies

by Woody Leonhard

Windows 7 ALL-IN-ONE For Dummies

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About the Author

Curmudgeon, critic, and self-described Windows victim, Woody Leonhard runs AskWoody.com, the Webs single best source of up-to-the-nanosecond news about Windows and Office warts and all. Hes also a contributing editor and secret leaker for the Windows Secrets newsletter, at WindowsSecrets.com.

With several dozen computer books under his belt, Woody knows where the bodies are buried. Hes a Microsoft MVP, was one of the first Microsoft Consulting Partners, and was a charter member of the Microsoft Solutions Provider organization. Hes a one-man, major Microsoft beta testing site and delights in being a constant thorn in Microsofts side. Along with several coauthors and editors, he has won an unprecedented six Computer Press Association awards and two American Business Press awards.

Woody and his son, Justin, moved to Phuket, Thailand, in late 2000. Woodys dad, George, joined them in 2006. Woody, his wife Duangkhae Leonhard (better known as Add), and 33 talented Thai staff members run Khun Woodys Bakery and the Sandwich Shoppes in Patong, Laguna, and Chalong. Woody is the president of the Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RotaryPatong.org), a group best known for ongoing tsunami relief work and the support of more than 260 orphaned schoolchildren.

Most mornings, you can see Woody jogging on Patong Beach with his dad and then downing a latt and New Yawk bagel-n-Philly at the Shoppe. Feel free to drop by and say, Sawadee krap! Microsoft hit squads, please take a number and form a queue at the rear of the building.

Dedication

To Add, who had to shoulder so many burdens while I was locked up, plunking away on the computer.

And to Dad, whos always been happy to help.

Authors Acknowledgments

My unending thanks to the entire editorial team with Becky Huehls playing point. The flagship All-in-One For Dummies is an enormous undertaking, and Im positively beaming at the result. Good show.

Thanks to Claudette Moore and Ann Jaroncyk, at Moore Literary Agency, the best agents a scribbler ever had.

Once again, Guy Wells has done yeoman work, with his fabulous UK-centric Media Center screen shots.

And, a particular thanks to the folks at Asus, who loaned me an Eee netbook running a full-fledged copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. I could hardly believe my eyes.

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Introduction

Welcome to Windows 7 All-in-One For Dummies the no-bull, one-stop Windows 7 reference for the rest of us.

Step right up to the ab-so-lute-ly best-est Windows ever! Gorgeous graphics! Stranglehold security! Unsurpassed productivity! Audacious applications! And the greatest-est compatibility Windows has ever seen.