Check out the best of Windows Vista in this handy desktop-size resource. This convenient reference is drawn from the very best of bestselling author Alan Simpson’s Alan Simpson’s Windows Vista Bible. You’ll discover how to master the basics of PCs and operating systems, get started on Vista, and move ahead to multimedia, adding security, building a network, and more. You’ll even find special tips, workarounds, and advice on how to deal with Vista’s quirkier aspects.
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"You'll love this value-priced desktop Windows Vista Bible. Not only is it packed with the very best content from my Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible, I've also included extra sidebars to alert you to special Vista annoyances and surprises, plus a boatload of tips and workarounds you can use to deal with them. If you want to get a crash course in Vista—in fact, on PCs in general—this is the book you need."
—Alan Simpson and Bradley L. Jones
—Alan Simpson and Bradley L. Jones
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The best of Windows Vista in a handy desktop size
Make Windows Vista your own with this convenient reference drawn from the very best of bestselling author Alan Simpson's Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible. Master the basics of PCs and operating systems, get started on Vista, and move ahead to multimedia, adding security, building a network, and more. You'll even find special tips, workarounds, and advice on how to deal with Vista's quirkier aspects.
- Discover the keys to exploiting Windows Vista
Understand how to configure Parental Controls
Organize and fix your photos with the Photo Gallery
Add Gadgets to your desktop and Sidebar
Learn to use voice commands to control your computer
Use Windows Calendar to organize your appointments
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"You'll love this value-priced desktop Windows Vista Bible. Not only is it packed with the very best content from my Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible, I've also included extra sidebars to alert you to special Vista annoyances and surprises, plus a boatload of tips and workarounds you can use to deal with them. If you want to get a crash course in Vista—in fact, on PCs in general—this is the book you need."
—Alan Simpson and Bradley L. Jones
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If you understand XP you don't need this,
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A long winded, dry and disappointing book. Being new to Vista I was looking for something to help me understand the new features and allow me to make the most of this new operating system. Instead I got a detailed rehash of all of Microsoft's operating systems with a sprinkling of Vista thrown in. I think they were trying for the "most pages" record so they threw in everything they could think of. Glad I got it cheap. It won't bother me to throw it away.
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Ok for beginners but a waste for anyone else.,
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I am use to the old Bibles that were like 2000 pages and gave you everything you could ever want to know and then some in a format almost 1.5x's this ones. I flipped through it when I got it and its pretty much gathering dust. There was so much left out of this book that I really cant see how they could call it a bible.
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Your Windows Vista help in a book,
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This review is from: Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible, Desktop Edition (Paperback)
Windows Vista is Microsoft's newest operating system. With Windows Vista, Microsoft changed nearly everything. Most of the changes were minor, but if you were used to doing something in a step-by-step approach in prior versions of Windows, then there is a good chance that some of those steps changed or went away. This book is fully focused on Windows Vista and on showing you how to get specific task done.If you are new to Vista, then this is the perfect book to get all the information you'll need to get started and more. If you are an experienced Windows user, then this is the perfect book to have sitting next to your computer in case you need to know how to do something. Either way, chances are you'll find the book great to have when you simply can't figure out what you need to do when using Vista. I'm the author, so after you pick up a copy of Windows Vista Desktop Edition, drop a comment here on Amazon or email me to let me know your opinion of the book!
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Windows Vista, Windows Mail, Internet Explorer, Recycle Bin, Media Library, Windows Defender, Quick Launch, Windows Messenger, Windows Firewall, Windows Contacts, Windows Photo Gallery, User Account Control, Public Documents, Local Disk, File Edit View Tools Help, World Wide Web, Microsoft Word, Security Center, File Print, Windows Media Center, Show Menu, System Restore, File Download, Microsoft Office, Task Manager New!
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selecting multiple icons, features taskbar, personalized folder, live messenger, open program windows, auto playlist, mini mode, other program window, most program windows, main pane, guided help, taskbar button, sample icons, navigation pane, messenger icon, music folder, close all open programs, invitation file, restore point, conversation window, custom scan, dialog box, notification area, parental control features, whatever folder Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Windows Vista, Windows Mail, Internet Explorer, Recycle Bin, Media Library, Windows Defender, Quick Launch, Windows Messenger, Windows Firewall, Windows Contacts, Windows Photo Gallery, User Account Control, Public Documents, Local Disk, File Edit View Tools Help, World Wide Web, Microsoft Word, Security Center, File Print, Windows Media Center, Show Menu, System Restore, File Download, Microsoft Office, Task Manager New!
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