Chapter 7. Restart and Restore

This Chapter Is for You If...

• You have reformatted your hard drive and reinstalled Vista, and you want to restore your system to good working order.

• You are ready to restore backups made with Vista tools.

• You want to secure your newly installed copy of Vista.

What You’ll Learn

In this chapter, I’ll show you:

• What to do after Vista is reinstalled

• How to tweak your security settings

• Security applications you need to install

• How to restore your Internet connection

• How to restore your backed-up data

• How to restore your applications

• How to install driver updates

What to Do After Vista Is Installed

After all that sweat, Vista should now be reinstalled and metaphorically smelling as fresh as a newly ...

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