Introducing Microsoft Windows Vista (Paperback)

by William R. Stanek (Author) "Microsoft Windows Vista is the latest workstation version of the Windows operating system and is designed for both home and business users..." (more)
Key Phrases: Windows Vista, Control Panel, Windows Firewall (more...)

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Product Description
What’s new and improved in the newest release of the Microsoft Windows® family of client operating systems? Which versions of Windows Vista are right for you and your organization? How will the new features and capabilities in Windows Vista improve security, make users more productive, and make it easier for IT professionals to deploy, manage, and support Windows desktops and mobile clients? Popular author and MVP William Stanek offers expert insights in this first look into the latest generation of Windows operating systems. Discover the new features and tools for deploying Windows Vista, help secure PCs and user accounts, migrate user settings and data, manage application compatibility, improve reliability, reduce support costs, develop applications, and help users achieve new levels of productivity and success at home or on the job. It’s the guided preview for IT professionals, business decision makers, early adopters, users, and developers—and anyone else who wants to start planning and hit the ground running with Windows Vista.

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Key Book Benefits:

- Offers a comprehensive overview of the powerful new features of the Windows Vista family of operating systems - Provides a preview of the features that IT professionals can use to help improve security, reliability, and operational efficiency, manage mobile and remote uses, and automate administration - Examines the new features that help IT professionals deploy Windows Vista, test application compatibility, migrate user data and settings, and configure manageable clients

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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735622841
• ISBN-13: 978-0735622845
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #604,503 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy this book of errors!, February 12, 2007

By	Wil Conley (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I do NOT recommend this book to anyone trying to learn Windows Vista.

Once I perchance this item and opened it up I was shocked to discover that this book was actually written for Windows Vista BETA version (which at the time of purchase it did not say that in the description).

Many of the items covered in this book simply are not a part of Windows Vista full release software and many of the tech tips in this book simply don't work as described in the book.

A good example of this type of incorrect information is in the book on page 137 titled "Modifying User Account Control and Admin Approval Mode" we are instructed to click on "run" and type in "secpol.msc" and click "Enter" to make these changes. However, that program was removed from Windows Vista's full release version and Vista informs you that there is no such program.

This book also has more then 18 errors that I counted and there are 2 items in this book that when I followed the instructions to the letter caused my computer with Windows Vista Premium Edition to freeze up completely and the other one deleted software out of the "C:\Program Files" which would then not work.

I would not recommend this book to anyone trying to learn or use Windows Vista (all versions) since the instructions many times don't work and cause more problem.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misses key Vista features!, December 14, 2006

By	Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

I went to the Search Inside box and typed in a few new Vista features such as ReadyBoost (a feature that allows you to use a USB 2.0 key flash drive as a fast paging device) and they were not found in the book. So this book is already way out of date.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An "introduction" and a good one but past its prime, January 8, 2007

By	L. Hayes - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Introducing Windows Vista was written as an early primer for the new operating system from Microsoft. It did a good job AND a much better one than the other primers -- and that's why I chose it over the other primer books. Trust me, it was 1000% better than the Mcfredies and Rathbone primers AND all of them were written using the beta. The gold star you can't read in the little image says "Based on Beta Software" and every chapter of the book includes a highlighted note stating:

"This book was written using the Windows Vista beta to provide an early introduction to the operating system."

An early introduction is exactly what this book is. It was a good book for introducing Windows Vista before the operating system was available, but NOT now that Windows Vista is available for businesses and soon for everyone. If you are a technical person (developer, engineer, administrator) you should look for Stanek's Windows Vista Administrator's Pocket Consultant. It's out AND it's excellent like all his others. I also see Stanek has Windows Vista The Definitive Guide on the way.