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Sunday, April 27, 2008

100 Things You Need to Know about Microsoft Windows Vista

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100 Things You Need to Know about Microsoft Windows Vista
Que | 2007 | ISBN-13: 978-0789737274 | English | PDF | 216 pages | 23.6 MB

Tired ofclawing your way through computer books that start at the beginning ofrecorded history just to find one tiny nugget of information you need?Tired of wrenching your back to pull that massive Windows tome off yourbookshelf? Tired of wishing you could find a simple answer to whatshould be a simple problem? If you answered yes to any of thesequestions, then 100 Things You Need to Know about Microsoft® Windows Vista™is just the book you’ve been looking for. Chock full of timesavingtips, heady solutions, and expert know-how, this book doesn’t break thebank nor does it require a Bowflex body to hoist it around. Insideyou’ll find step-by-step help for the 100 things every Windows userneeds to know when making the big switch between Windows XP and Vista.Even if you’re brand new to Windows (meaning Vista is your first-everoperating system), you’ll find the advice here indispensable. In thisbook, we assume, for instance, that you really don’t give a hoot aboutwhat TCP/IP is. We’re betting you just want to get your Internetconnection up and running, and leave the techy muck to the propellerheads.

• Want all the cool new cutting-edge features and interface Windows Vistaoffers? Well, before you run out and buy the software, you need toensure your system will support it! We walk you through, step-by-step,how to manually check if your PC and other hardware and software aresupported for use with Windows Vista. We show you how to perform commonupgrade tasks, if needed, before you install Vista. In addition, weprovide tips and procedures on backing up your data.

• Having to choose between five different versions (yes, Vista comes inFIVE flavors!) can be confusing! Don’t sweat it, though--we’ve got youcovered. We show you how to decide which flavor of Vista is best suitedto you! Then we walk you through installing and setting up Vista forthe very first time.

• Next we dig intothe new Vista interface, which is quite a change from the old XP! Thenwe give you a tour of the many new and enhanced features. While youmight fancy yourself a wicked-smart Windows user, don’t skip thissection! We’re positive you’ll find things you didn’t know that willhelp you make Vista do thy bidding.

• Don’t like the slick new Vista interface? (Macintosh, anyone?) We showyou how to harness the power of Vista while keeping the look and feelof your XP. Who says change has to be painful?

• After you have the basics nailed, we then show you some of the coolthings you can do with Vista, from customizing its performance, todisabling annoying security controls, to connecting to a wirelessnetwork.




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