Windows Vista: The Missing Manual

I found this book nearly useless. The sections I read befor giving up seemed to contain less information than is available from the WIN VISTA help files and its written in a breathless gushing style. The author just fawns over Microsoft. Everything about Vista is amazing, wonderful and brilliant (NOT). There is very little trouble shooting information.

Use the help files and online tutorials and save your money

Just what the doctor ordered. Detailed enough to figure out anything the regular PC user might want to do, but written so anyone can understand it. I have the Windows XP Missing Manual also and thought it was great. It won't disappoint you.

David Pogue can be counted on to do a thorough and readable handbook of whatever Operating System is new and is in need of comprehensive instruction. His ongoing series title of "The Missing Manual" is accurate. (He has similar books for Mac Operating Systems). Computers now come with precious little in new owner information and most users need more. There will be many new books on the Vista Operating System, but you can count on this author to give you what you need.

This is an absolute must have manual for Vista users. It is so well written and so well organized that you can find anything in seconds from the index or appendix. It covered some issues that I couldn't even find on the Web! I wish all tech manuals were written this well and were this easy to use!

Lots of info in this book. I have not yet bought Vista, but am expecting to very shortly. I certainly looking forward to trying some of the things in this book. Well written, and easy to understand.