Windows Vista Secrets

Windows Vista Secrets
by Brian Livingston, Paul Thurrott

Windows Vista Secrets
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Author: Brian Livingston, Paul Thurrott
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-10
ISBN: 0764577042
Number of pages: 672
Publisher: Wiley
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Book Reviews of Windows Vista Secrets

Book Review: This book was very good
Summary: 5 Stars

I don't know what is wrong with the people here who slam this book with their reviews. It is well written. It doesn't waste your time with needless, useless redundant information that is self evident in Vista from the get go. It has a paragraph on "shadow copy". (that reviewer before said the book doesn't cover it) Vista Secrets has all that a user need to know about a very simple file restore feature. Lviingston/Thurrott say up front that they don't cover things that are self evident already ie: "DVD copy" yada yada and that includes the minimum (and maximum) that a reader need know about "shadow copy" etc.

If you skip the first 100 pages on a dual boot system, you have Vista mastered in about 400 pages, not a 1000 page book that drags on and on. The fact is, Vista is a major upgrade, but if you ever used XP, you know the basics of Vista and it is pointless to cover the basics of Windows again. You only need to know what is new, what of that is useful, what is new that you need not waste your time on. What is useful but not obvious. This book is very good at covering everything you need to know and not wasting valuable reading time doing it. I highly recommend it over the more detailed and exhausting volumes out there that just wear the reader out.

Most of the other Vista books I have seen read like you have never seen a Windows Operating System before, and unless you are just off the boat from Russia, and don't know what electricity is yet, you don't need the coverage those other books give to a subject about the most popular and used operating system on the "planet".

This book covers the whole subject but focuses most on the parts of Vista that will be most useful and most improved. I found nothing that it left out that I needed to know, short of subjects that would require full 1000 page books to cover those subject; ie: "Windows shell".

Summary of Windows Vista Secrets

"If one book can help you master Vista, this is it." --Fred Langa, former editor-in-chief of Byte Magazine

"These two know more about Windows than Microsoft does." --Chris Pirillo, editor of Lockergnome.com

Go beyond Microsoft's Help guide and discover the true secrets of Windows Vista that are essential to power users. Written by two of the most recognized Windows authorities, this resource provides you with numerous tips, tricks, and undocumented features that aren't available anywhere else. You'll find extensive screenshots, tables, and illustrations that clearly show how to achieve optimal performance, fix desktop problems, and take advantage of the robust features of Windows Vista.

The Insider's Guide to

  • Installing and upgrading your system (see Chapter 2)
  • Quickly finding and organizing all of your files (see Chapter 5)
  • Taking advantage of new security features (see Chapter 8)
  • Creating your own movies and DVDs (see Chapter 12)
  • Playing state-of-the-art games with amazing effects (see Chapter 14)
  • Going wireless using Windows Vista mobility features (see Chapter 15)
  • Managing your schedule with Windows® Calendar (see Chapter 20)

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