Windows Vista: Beyond the Manual

by T. Campbell, J. Hassell, Jonathan Hassell, et al.

Windows Vista (once codenamed Longhorn) replaces Windows XP and will be Microsoft's most powerful client operating system to date. Security and file management has been greatly improved and hundreds of features, including multimedia creation tools, have been added.

The Beyond the Manual series addresses the needs of very experienced readers. Although it is not assumed that they are familiar with the book's topic, it is assumed that they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B008SLMRWW
• ISBN13: 9781590597712
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Apress
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great 'Nuts and Bolts' Manual

This is the only Vista manual I have at the moment. It gets you right into the features of the operating system. It also devotes considerable time on command line operations. Being an old time DOS user as well as a Linux user, I love that stuff. I think any intermediate level computer user who has Vista would like this book. Beginner computer users might want to buy a more basic companion book along with this one. This book assumes some knowledge of computer-tise. Which is why I like it. It doen't waste a lot of time on basic definitions found in more basic books. I also want to say that having been a long time Microsoft Windows hater, I absolutely love, 'Windows Vista', for home use.

THE book to have for Vista...

As an IT professional, I was after a book that cut through the basics and told me what I needed to know about Vista; rather than having to review pages and pages of extraneous content on Microsoft's web pages. This book delivers on its promise, exposing all the underlying technologies that comprise this release of Windows. The sections on Security and Installation were particularly useful to me, but I also enjoyed learning about the new media capabilities of Media Center, Photo Galley and DVD Maker. All in all, this is a great read, easily digestible and a great start for anyone, professional or otherwise, who needs to use Vista.

Vitsa Beyond the Manual

I was surprised by the number of Vista books already on the market and really wasnt sure which book to look at but then I saw this one and recognised the authors from other books I have so thought i would give this a try. And I am very glad I did! It covers everything you want to know and more. Well worth the money.