Windows Vista Inside Out

Average customer rating: 4.0

Excellent Title for End-Users
Windows Vista Inside Out Book only so-so
Windows Vista Inside Out
Vista...From The Inside Out...
Helpful, not too advanced.

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Windows Vista Inside Out
Ed Bott , Carl Siechert , and Craig Stinson
Manufacturer: Microsoft Press
Product Group: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0735622701

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Book Description

Written by the authors of the immensely popular Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, this book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating systemall in concise, fast-answer format. Dig into the work-ready tools and resources that help you take your Windows Vista experience to the next level. Get the answers you need to use the new features of Windows Vista, including the sidebar and gadgets, and the Windows slideshow. Youll also discover how to use new features in Microsoft Windows Media Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Get up-to-date information on how to configure and customize your desktop, how to use new security-enhanced features, and more.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Title for End-Users.......2007-06-05

If you're an administrator and are looking for a title to give you an edge on configuring, managing, deploying, etc. Vista, this title isn't for you; the Windows Vista(TM) Resource Kit is what you're looking for. This book is for average users new to Vista who want to familiarize themselves with the new OS and the bundled applications.

For the most part, the first 9 chapters cover the basics of Vista insofar as the user experience is concerned, concentrating on configuration, getting your plug and play hardware to work, understanding and using the embedded software, and using the provided support tools to help yourself and your friends. The coverage in this area is very complete, well written and easy to follow, with very little missing insofar as things "you should know". Although separated by a few chapters, chapters 15 thru 19 continue this coverage with information about the digital media (pictures, video, and music) tools included (Windows Media Player, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Media Center, and DVD Maker).

Chapters 10 thru 14 deal primarily with security and in-home networking. These sections include understanding what viruses, worms, and spyware are, reviewing the security tools and utilities in Vista that can protect you from these kinds of threats, and keeping your system updated. This is followed by an overview of local account management and parental controls, and finally setting up a peer to peer network and sharing resources. Again, all these sections are very well written and make it easy for those that might be uncomfortable with these areas to read and implement successfully.

The remaining chapters step up the technical level to include information on system maintenance, system tune-ups, troubleshooting tools, service management, as well as the registry. Many of these topics, if not properly explained, can cause the reader to have issues with their system when not properly implemented, but the authors have done a good job of explaining the what's and how's, as well as providing good recommendations on when to not do something.

If you're looking for a good end-user book to teach you the basics of Vista and then advance your skills on the OS, this is an excellent and inclusive read that won't leave you looking for additional materials later on.

Windows Vista Inside Out Book only so-so.......2007-06-01

This book is not nearly so helpful as the previous books for Win XP. The author spends too much time explaining the cutsey additions to Windows (in Vista) and hasn't experience with the real problems folks have with the changes between XP and Vista. Such as the restore point where Vista decides how features should be used, but the imposed choice may not be what is needed.( like how do you find how to creat a restore point and how to find the point needed.

Windows Vista Inside Out.......2007-05-27

Excellent book full of detail to come to terms with a new operating system. Vista has so many options available to customise it for your use, with some of the defaults not being helpful, eg setting a recover point, set off. Could be made better by use of colour in diagrams. A needed reference book because of the differences from XP.

Vista...From The Inside Out..........2007-05-26

As with all new toys...manuals are a necessity unless you are the type that breaks them to learn how to fix them. The authors have used the Inside Out format successfully to make the transition to this new OS a more user friendly experience. I personally feel that it is well written, easy to understand and clarifies a lot of the mysteries that come with the new platform...overall a good read and an excellent resource book.

Helpful, not too advanced........2007-05-21

This book was useful in answering some of my questions about Vista file and folder security. It was more elementary than I expected, and somewhat hype-laden re Vista features such as Media Center. But generally, accurate.

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