Windows Vista Inside Out, Deluxe Edition

by Ed Bott, Carl Siechert, Craig Stinson

Learn how to conquer Windows Vista—from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Windows Vista Inside Out, this deluxe edition—updated for Service Pack 1—packs even more advanced information, hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds—all in concise, fast-answer format. You get 300+ new pages in this comprehensive reference that delivers the up-to-date answers you need to work with Windows Vista. New topics covered in this edition help you zero in on advanced networking, security, and corporate deployment issues as well as advanced features such as speech recognition, Tablet PC support, and Windows Vista certification. You’ll also discover how to use new features in Windows Media® Player and Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7. Plus, you’ll get tools, eBooks, and more on the companion CD. With INSIDE OUT, you get all muscle and no fluff! A Note Regarding the CD or DVD The print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.

Genres: Reference

1408 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite having used Windows Vista for seven years, I still did not know a bunch of handy things about it. Reading this book enabled me to improve several aspects of my computer use. As I write this, Windows Vista has two years left before Microsoft kills it, so I might as well make the best of them, while figuring out Windows 8.1 and then Windows 10.

Given all the time many of us spend using our computers, and the less-than-apparent complexity they contain, a person can never read too many computer books. Getting through this one from start to finish was difficult, due to the length, and the increasingly dry boring technical detail toward the end, but that's normal for books of this type (operating system overviews).

[Dennis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just bought this yesterday. It's about 3" thick. I'm not sure if I'll read the whole thing but it will make a great reference book. There is also a CD with it.