Product Description

You re beyond the basics, so dive right in and really put your PC to work! This supremely organized reference is packed with hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It s all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Windows Vista and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!Explore features and capabilities in each edition of Windows Vista Configure and customize your system with advanced setup options Manage files, folders, and media libraries with new search and organization features Set up a wired or wireless network and manage shared resources Administer accounts, passwords, and logons and help control access to resources Configure Windows Internet Explorer settings and security zones Master security essentials to help protect against viruses, worms, and spyware Troubleshoot errors and fine-tune performance Automate routine maintenance with scripts and other tools CD includes: Fully searchable eBook Downloadable gadgets and other tools for customizing Windows Vista Insights direct from the product team on the official Windows Vista blog Links to the latest security updates and products, demos, blogs, and user communities Windows Vista Product Guide eReference and other eBooks

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11088 in Books
• Brand: Microsoft
• Published on: 2007-01-18
• Platform: No Operating System
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.70 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 1132 pages

From the Publisher
Key Book Benefits:

-Award-winning INSIDE OUT format makes hundreds of tips, tricks, and workarounds easy to find and easy to use -Includes coverage of new features in Windows Vista, Windows Media Player, and Internet Explorer 7 -Details how to configure and customize your desktop and how to use security-enhanced features -Includes a companion CD with tools, eBooks, and more

About the Author
Ed Bott is an award-winning journalist and one of the most recognized voices in the computing world. He's been working with and writing about Windows for more than 15 years.

Carl Siechert has coauthored several Windows-related books, including Microsoft Windows Security and Networking Inside Out with Ed Bott.

Craig Stinson is contributing editor for PC Magazine. He has written or coauthored more than 15 books, including Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Expert Companion.

Customer Reviews

Very useful, but somewhat biased
This book probably has just about anything anyone would want to know about Vista. It's big and thick and I assume that, because it's published by Microsoft, it's accurate. But because it's published by Microsoft, it's biased; you'd never find anything critical of Microsoft in the book, which only advises the use of a non-Microsoft software alternative if it's a situation that the Microsoft product just absolutely cannot handle.

In general, the attitude of the book is that Microsoft software has no flaws; if you can live with that, you will find the book useful because (shorn of the cheerleading) it's the most complete reference on Vista you can find.

A Valuable Guide to Vista
This Tome of 1100 pages by Bott, Siechert & Stinson, offers comprehensive guidance in the application of the myriad of facilities offered by Vista, to those who do not need to be a Geek!

Windows Vista Inside Out
Windows Vista Inside Out
I didn't really need the book, just the eBook is just fine. I won't even need to open the book. I woul have rather have gotten just a CD which would have been a lot less expensive.