Synopses & Reviews
Windows Vista: Beyond the Manual is a comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, exploiting, and using the richest Microsoft client operating system on the market. It guides you through the complexities of configuring and running a successful Windows Vista client computer. It also takes an in-depth look at the wealth of features and functions comprising the various flavors of the software.
Windows Vista provides a range of new capabilities and features, many of which are apparent through a totally redesigned interface, and many more that are hidden just beneath the surface. With the help of Windows Vista: Beyond the Manual, IT professionals and home PC enthusiasts alike will become expert users, taking full advantage of the myriad functions and features that make up this release. Noted authors Jonathan Hassell and Tony Campbell pack this book full of their own experience, plus hundreds of hints, tips, and walkthroughs, making it an indispensable companion that wont waste your time.A one-stop shop for geeks and knowledgeable users getting to know Windows Vista.The authors walk you through practically every useful function. All versions of Windows Vista are covered and analyzed, and recommendations are offered.The book devotes a section to next-generation Media Center. A complete Where Am I guide is included for new Vista users. Domain integration and unattended installation are also covered in detail.
Synopsis
Offering a detailed guide to the installation, configuration, and implementation of the Windows Vista operating system walks users through the complexities of configuring and running a successful Windows Vista client computer, examining the features and functions of all versions of the operating system, describing its new user interface and Windows Media Center, and offering hundreds of hints, tips, and shortcuts. Original. (Intermediate/Advanced)
Synopsis
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 are very familiar with similar technologies. The presentation of information is extremely dense and avoids introductory or basic text. The series delivers as much information in as little space as possible.
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