Do you want to tweak Vista Aero interface, build customized sidebar gadgets and run them from a USB key, or hack "unhackable" screensaver, you'll find quick and ingenious ways to bend these recalcitrant operating systems to your will. The Big Book of Windows Hacks focuses on Vista, the new bad boy on Microsoft's block, with hacks and workarounds that also work for Windows XP. This book takes you beyond the operating system with hacks for applications like Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007, and hardware such as the Zune, your wireless router, and the PC itself. Big Book of Windows Hacks includes: Expanded tutorials, new background material, a series of "quick hacks", and informative sidebars Security hacks, including protection at wireless hotspots, hacking Vista file permissions and user account protection, and more Efficiency hacks, such as tweaking your PC hardware, troubleshooting hardware problems, and speed up system performance Fun hacks, like building a custom Media Center PC or turn your PC into a digital video recorder "Beyond Windows" hacks for running Linux inside Vista, dual-boot Linux / Windows or XP / Vista, or emulate classic video games on Your PC On the whole, this book contains more remarkable than 100 hacks so that electricity users in you no longer need to be at the mercy of systems and hardware run by Microsoft's omnipotent Vista and XP operating systems.