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daisy-chaining devices
Datacastle data backup service
date and time
     changing
     defined
     display of, turning off
Date And Time dialog box
Date And Time Settings dialog box
deactivating [See turning off]
default folder view, setting
default printer
default programs [See middleware]
Default Programs window
Defender 2nd
     automatic scanning, setting options for
     configuring
     defined
     opening
     options, setting
     starting
     startup programs, managing
defragmentation [See also Disk Defragmenter]
Delete Home Page dialog box
deleting
     browsing history and cookies
     bypassing Recycle Bin when
     columns, from views
     files 2nd 3rd
     folders
     home page
     Internet Explorer history
     programs
     shortcuts 2nd 3rd
     software
     unused files
     user accounts 2nd
denied sites in Content Advisor
desktop
     appearance of
     defined
     displaying
     high-contrast color scheme
    icons [See icons]
     shortcuts on, arranging
     showing
desktop background
     changing 2nd
     default
     pictures as
     pictures as, turning off
     solid color as
Desktop Background page
desktop shortcuts
     arranging on desktop
     auto arranging
     creating 2nd 3rd
     defined
     deleting 2nd 3rd
     ellipsis (...) in name of
     pinning to Start menu 2nd
     on Quick Launch toolbar
     rearranging
     renaming
     in Startup folder
     unpinning from Start menu
detaching gadgets from Sidebar 2nd
Details pane
     displaying
     hiding
     opening
Details view
     displaying
     filtering files in
     sorting columns in
     sorting files in
device drivers 2nd 3rd
devices
     connecting, sequentially
     connecting, to ports
     connecting, with hubs or switch boxes
     daisy-chaining
     defined
     external
     internal
     mobile PCs and
     Plug and Play
     software for
DHCP servers
dial-up connections
     connecting with
     defined
dialog boxes 2nd 3rd
     Accessibility
     Add A Favorite
     Add Input Language
     Add Or Change Home Page
     Advanced Sharing 2nd
     Appearance Settings
     AutoPlay 2nd
     Browse For Files Or Folders
     Browse For Folder
     Burn A Disc
     Choose Details
     Clock
     Colors
     Content Advisor
     Create Supervisor Password
     Customize Start Menu
     Date And Time
     Date And Time Settings
     Delete Home Page
     Disk Cleanup
     Disk Cleanup Options
     Display Settings
     Feed Settings
     Folder Options 2nd
     Help Settings 2nd
     Internet Options 2nd 3rd
     Internet Properties
     Internet Time Settings
     Media Sharing
     Mouse Properties
     Open With
     Options 2nd
     Pen And Input Devices
     Performance Options
     Photo Screen Saver Settings
     Pop-up Blocker Settings
     Power Options
     Press And Hold settings
     Print
     Properties 2nd
     Regional And Language Options
     Remote Assistance Settings 2nd
     Remove Properties
     Restricted Sites
     Screen Saver Settings
     Security Settings
     Select Users Or Groups 2nd
     Set Program Access And Computer Defaults
     Sound
     Stored Credential Properties
     System Properties 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
     Tabbed Browsing Settings
     Tablet PC Settings
     Taskbar And Start Menu Properties 2nd 3rd
     Temporary Internet Files And History Settings
     Text Services And Input Languages
     Theme Settings
     User Account Control 2nd 3rd
     Windows Features
     Windows Firewall Settings
     Windows Sidebar Properties
dictating text
digital cameras
disabling [See turning off]
Disconnect button
disconnecting
     from ad hoc wireless networks 2nd
     from mapped drives
     remote assistance 2nd
     from Remote Desktop session
Disk Cleanup
     defined
     deleting files with
     running
     scheduling
Disk Cleanup dialog box
Disk Cleanup Options dialog box
Disk Defragmenter
     default schedule of
     defined
     opening
     scheduling 2nd
disk drives [See also mapping drives]
display devices [See monitors]
display resolution [See screen resolution]
Display Settings dialog box
DLLs 2nd
DNS
docking
     defined
     Input Panel, on Tablet PCs
     taskbar
document libraries
documents [See shared drives, shared folders, text documents]
Documents folder 2nd
     opening 2nd 3rd
domain name system (DNS)
domains
     connecting to 2nd
     defined
     logging on to 2nd
     machine accounts
     parental controls and
     remote passwords for
     user accounts
     vs. workgroups
     working remotely [See also virtual private network (VPN) connections]
double-clicking
     defined
     speed, changing
Downloaded Program Files folder
downloading
     device drivers
     screen savers
     Sidebar gadgets
     Windows Media Player skins 2nd
dragging
     defined
     files
     with secondary mouse button
drivers [See device drivers, printer drivers]
drives
     mapping 2nd 3rd 4th
    shared [See shared folders]
    viewing [See Windows Explorer]
drop-down list boxes
DSL Internet connections
     connecting with
     defined
dual monitors
     display options for
     identifying which is which
     on mobile PCs
     moving displays of
     moving maximized windows between
     primary and secondary display
     requirements for
     setting up
dynamic link libraries (DLLs) 2nd