| Windows Vista: The Missing Manual | 
 enlarge | Author: David Pogue
Publisher: Pogue Press
Category: Book
List Price: $34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 5754
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 848
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1.8
ISBN: 0596528272
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.446
EAN: 9780596528270
ASIN: 0596528272
Publication Date: December 27, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 827 p. Contains: Illustrations. Missing Manual. Audience: General/trade.
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 Excellent for those transitioning to Vista September 21, 2008
For the most part, I've found The Missing Manual series to be generally well written, informative and useful. This one - "Windows Vista: The Missing Manual" is better than average.
Reluctantly I had to install Vista on at least one computer and learn it, so I needed something that would help me quickly and hopefully painlessly transition from Windows XP Pro.
I tried Windows Vista: The Definitive Guideand found it lacking. Very lacking.
"Windows Vista: The Missing Manual" is well done. It is a very nice blend of material for the novice, the power user and everyone in between. It's really quite an accomplishment, I think.
Pogue has a very light style. I found that just by going through the book quickly page by page, I learned all the significant differences between Vista and XP. Pogue uses sidebars extensively to make the task user. He is also very much into providing useful tips.
Overall, "Windows Vista: The Missing Manual" is very well done and will help the reader to quickly transition from XP to Vista.
Jerry
 Mr pogues Book will remain by my computer for reference. September 12, 2008
the book contains over 800 pages and covers just about everything I may wish to do on a computer and very much more. Mr Pogue makes Vista appear to be easy to operate and a pleasure to use well that may be the case for the geeks of the world but it's also a pain in the but.
However the information contained in the pages of David Pogues book will enable me to enjoy a new computer experience.
That's all I have to say for the present. I have 3 more chapters to read
DRB
A must have for anyone buying a new computer with Vista August 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought and read this book while I was waiting for my new Dell XPS to arrive, and I thank my lucky stars every day since that I did. When my computer was installed, I already knew where everything was so I just fell into it with no problem whatsoever. I've told a lot of my friends, if you're thinking of getting Vista, do two things. Get your computer made with a LOT of ram, no less than three gigs, a good sound card, a good video card, big hard drive, and READ THIS BOOK FIRST before you ever open the computer. It'll save you a lot of angst over VISTA. I'm sure most of the problems people report having with it are because they went into it without any real preparation beforehand. Vista is different, but it's not impossible once you've gone through this book. It's very long, but you're not trying to memorize everything in it, you're trying to help yourself make your way around a brand new and very beautiful operating system. As long as you have this book in your house, you'll be fine. HIGHLY recommended.
Windows Vista, The Missing handbook July 14, 2008
The Missing Handbook is a great help in navigating the many complexities of Vista. It is written well and has an excellent index.
helping beyond what you would expect May 20, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
My review is simply a 5 star rating. It more than did the job. thanks Richard A G.
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