Windows Vista Inside Out, Deluxe Edition (Paperback)

by Ed Bott (Author), Carl Siechert (Author), Craig Stinson (Author)
Key Phrases: input panel, protected mode, advanced security management, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Windows Explorer (more...)

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Product Description
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 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!

Key Book Benefits:

Includes a new coverage of advanced topics advanced networking, security, corporate deployment issues and high-end features

Award-winning INSIDE OUT format makes hundreds of tips, tricks, and workarounds easy to find and easy to use

Drills into features and functions in Windows Vista, delivering comprehensive detail but no fluff in a single volume

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 writing about Windows and Microsoft Office for more than 15 years and is the author of nearly two dozen books.

Carl Siechert specializes in implementing and documenting operating system technologies. He has coauthored several Windows-related books, including the popular Windows Vista Inside Out, with Ed Bott and Craig Stinson.

Craig Stinson is a journalist and author. He has written or coauthored more than 20 books, including Windows Vista Inside Out and Microsoft Office Excel® 2007 Inside Out.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1440 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press; Deluxe edition (June 8, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735625247
• ISBN-13: 978-0735625242
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,213 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must have if serious about using Vista, September 10, 2008

By	James M. Johnson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These guys were my first and best resource for Windows XP and they haven't failed me with Vista.

I have 15 pounds of Vista documentation on my book shelf, and one e-book on my hard drive. Guess which one?

No one source can hold all information about Vista. I search the electronic version of this book first for my Vista questions and if the perfect solution is not there, I have still learned enough to get to quickly get to the heart of the topic without doing countless fruitless web searches.
Windows Vista Inside Out, Deluxe Edition

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Guide Book to Windows Vista, October 9, 2008

By	John B. Ellul (Malta) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Definitely the best comprehensive guide book on the planet.

This book guides step by step from Setup & Start up to Advanced System Management. You really cannot go wrong with this book.

The diagrams & figures are perfectly designed and explained.

To added all it includes a CD which you find downloadable gadgets and tools for the customizing your desktop. Links to troubleshooting tools, security updates, and product demos. Fully searchable e-Book and other e-Books.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good book, but what about those bugs? , July 12, 2008

By	Robert Nagle "idiotprogrammer" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First, for most of you, this is a great book. Ed Bott is among the best writers about Windows out there, and the book has great indices and layout. It answers 95-99% of my questions well.

I haven't really read a lot of it, but referred to it here and there. I've generally found the answer to what I need (and I do some work in software testing). I haven't been able to find a good resolution to a problem plaguing my home system about waking up USB devices in sleep mode. (Apparently this is a known issue and well documented on the MS site). This book is good at explaining how things are supposed to work, not as good at explaining why they don't always function the way they're supposed to.

One other hilarious thing. The appendix contains about 30-40 pages that list bugs which were fixed. Talk about padding!