Synopses & Reviews
Short Description Learn how to conquer Windows Vista--from the inside out This book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds, all in concise, fast-answer format. Includes a companion CD. Long Description Learn everything you need to know for working with Windows Vista--from the inside out Written by the authors of the immensely popular Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, this book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using the latest version of the Microsoft Windows operating system--all in concise, fast-answer format. Dig into the work-ready tools and resources that help you take your Windows Vista experience to the next level. Get the answers you need to use the new features of Windows Vista, including the sidebar and gadgets, and the Windows slideshow. You'll also discover how to use new features in Microsoft Windows Media Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer 7. Get up-to-date information on how to configure and customize your desktop, how to use new security-enhanced features, and more. Plus, you'll get tools, ebBooks, and more on the companion CD. With INSIDE OUT, you get all muscle and no fluff Microsoft Windows Vista is designed to dramatically improve the computing experience of every kind of PC user--from people at home who use their PCs for simple Web browsing, to business people who must organize and act on large volumes of data, to scientists who routinely perform complex mathematical analysis. To make sure that everyone has an offering tailored to meet their specific needs, Microsoft will deliver five different versions of Windows Vista, each focused on the unique needs of different types ofhome users and business users. Windows Vista delivers better personal productivity and digital entertainment on your PC through its improved reliability, security, and performance. Windows Vista helps you to accomplish tasks faster, with a rich new interface and new ways to organize and find the information stored on your PC. When it comes to having fun, you can enjoy more entertainment with live and recorded TV on your PC. Windows Vista also gives you the ability to access all of your photos, music, movies, and recorded shows on other PCs throughout your home, and even Windows Vista advancements in security and reliability, along with its cost and operational efficiencies, give users confidence in their PCs. With Windows Vista, users have clear ways to organize and view their information, which enables them to focus on the most important aspect of their jobs. Windows Vista communication, mobility, and networking features keep users connected to people, information, and devices.
Synopsis
Dive in—for the ultimate, in-depth references for Windows administrators. Each supremely organized guide packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, ‘insider secrets’, and workarounds. Discover how the experts plan and manage their Windows implementations—and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery!
Windows Vista Inside Out:
- Configure and customize your system with advanced setup options
- Manage files, folders, and media libraries
- Set up a wired or wireless network
- Administer accounts, passwords, and logons
- Configure Windows Internet Explorer settings and security zones
- Combat viruses, worms, and spyware
- Troubleshoot errors and fine-tune performance
- Manage shared resources and access
- Automate routine maintenance
Windows Server 2008 Inside Out:
- Prepare your installation or upgrade
- Configure server roles, role services, and features
- Plan, create, and manage user accounts
- Set up TCP/IP networking, DHCP, WINS, DNS
- Manage storage, file systems, network resources, print services
- Design and manage Active Directory sites
- Plan and implement high availability with clustering and load balancing
- Implement security for applications, systems, and sites
- Manage system performance, backups, and recovery
CDs include:
- Fully searchable eBook for each INSIDE OUT
- 700+ sample scripts to automate administrative tasks
- Links to tools for IIS, Windows PowerShell, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
- Downloadable gadgets and customization tools
- Links to white papers, test labs, security updates, webcasts, demos
- Direct-from-the source insights on the official Windows Vista blog
- Windows Vista Product Guide eReference
- Sample chapters from 15 related Microsoft Press books
About the Author
Ed Bott is an award-winning journalist known to millions of readers through two decades of writing for leading industry publications and more than 25 books on Microsoft Office and Windows, including Windows 7 Inside Out and Microsoft Office Inside Out: 2013 Edition.