Introduction.
Part I: Boring, Basic Repairs.
Chapter 1: Start Here First.
Chapter 2: Keyboards, Mice, and Joysticks.
Chapter 3: Replacing the Monitor, Adding a Second One, or Connecting to a TV.
Chapter 4: Choosing a New Printer.
Chapter 5: Moving from the Old PC to the New One.
Part II: Beefing Up Your PC for Windows Vista, Games, and Video.
Chapter 6: Discovering How Well Your PC Will Run Windows Vista.
Chapter 7: Beefing Up Your PC's Video.
Chapter 8: Adding More Memory.
Chapter 9: Adding Storage with a Hard Drive.
Chapter 10: Replacing the Power Supply or Laptop Battery.
Part III: Teaching an Old PC New Tricks.
Chapter 11: Fine-Tuning Your PC's Sound.
Chapter 12: Turning Your TV into a Home Theater with Vista's Media Center.
Chapter 13: Making Movies.
Chapter 14: Adding a Scanner.
Chapter 15: Adding a CD or DVD Drive.
Part IV: Communications.
Chapter 16: Replacing a Modem.
Chapter 17: Linking PCs with a Network.
Chapter 18: Filtering Out Evil with Firewalls.
Part V: Introducing Parts to Windows.
Chapter 19: Hiring the Right Driver for Windows.
Chapter 20: Installing or Upgrading to Windows Vista.
Chapter 21: Troubleshooting and Fixing Windows.
Chapter 22: Finding Help Online.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 23: Ten Cheap Fixes to Try First.
Chapter 24: Ten Handy Upgrade Tools.
Chapter 25: (Nearly) Ten Upgrade Do's and Donuts.
Appendix: The Rathbone Reference of Fine Ports.
Index.
