Windows Vista All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (For Dummies...

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 792 pages
• Published by: For Dummies
• Edition: 1st Edition December 15, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471749419
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471749417
• Book Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 2.4 pounds

Book Description
With Vista, Windows has had an extreme makeover. Many of the features that were old friends in Windows XP now look and act differently. And if you’re thinking of upgrading to Vista but haven’t done it yet, wow — there are eight different versions! How do you know which one to choose?

That’s easy — look in Book One of Windows Vista All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. Windows expert Woody Leonhard starts off this everything-you-want-to-know-about -Vista guide by helping you choose the version that fits your needs. He follows that with minibooks Two through Nine, each devoted to one specific area — setting up, securing, and customizing Vista, going online, adding cool hardware, getting the most from multimedia, exploring Vista video, and setting up a network. You’ll find out about:

• Ripping and burning discs of data, music, or movies
• Organizing desktop files and folders
• Collecting and editing your digital photographs in the Photo Gallery
• Controlling users, making backups, and maintaining your system
• Locking down your system to deflect spam, scams, spyware, phishers, and viruses
• Exploring alternatives to Internet Explorer
• Adding hard drives, printers, key drives, USB hubs, and other hardware
• Making movies, adding music to your iPod, and setting up Media Center

Covering almost anything you will ever need to know for a long and happy relationship with Vista, Windows Vista All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies is a guide you’ll refer to again and again.

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9 books in 1 — your key to Windows Vista survival!

Your one-stop guide to new Vista features, video, music, networks, cool hardware, and more

Tame and tease Vista's new features with the expert advice in these handy minibooks. From gadgets to glass, desktops to downloads, backups to browsers, find what you need to know about Vista, iPods, free antivirus software, pictures, scumbusting, Windows renovation and resuscitation, and much more.

Discover how to

• Choose and install the right Vista version
• Rip and burn discs of data, music, or movies
• Organize your desktop files and folders
• Spruce up pictures in the Photo Gallery
• Play music and podcasts anywhere

Reader Reviews
These days, everyone knows how to purchase a computer. Yet, while everybody does know how to get one, they just really don't knwo how to operate one. There are so many owners who've thrived at this point with Windows XP on their computers as the main operating system whether it is the original operating system, or the now popular media center edition, which is currently standard on all Windows XP computers. Yet, there has been so much hype now with the next operating system, Windows Vista. Nevertheless, it does work very well for some, others might not know whether to upgrade to the next edition. This book will help you decide that choice. Windows Vista All-in-one For Dummies is a much more decresptive and reflective look into the next edition of Microsoft Windows. The version covers all the versions from the basic Vista, to the popular Media center edition. This book reflects on every aspect for the premium Vista user. The book teaches you how to operate on all the new chapters and changes in operating programs like the newest Internet Explorer 7, which including phishing filters for identity theft protection, and Windows Media Player 11, which includes the ability to download music from new music and video sites like Urge. The photos and the graphs give die hard wannabe Vista operators a real reflection of every aspect of knowing how to use anything for the system including the new interface, and the method of programming earlier programs that aren't as compatable to Vista. All in all, Windows Vista All-in-One is a comprehensive reflection on the new upcoming operating sytem that is sure to give Windows users a run for their money. Before you decide to get the new version, you definitely should consider buying this and see how easy it can be to operate on your computer. I definitely recommend buying this a whole lot. Price: B Convience: B- Photos and Graphs: B 1/2+ Overall: B Comment | | (Report this)