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Paperback PC Magazine Windows Vista Solutions Book

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ISBN: 0470046864

ISBN13: 9780470046869

PC Magazine Windows Vista Solutions

Name: Windows Help
Item: PC Magazine Windows Vista Solutions (PC Magazine)
Rating: 4
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

by Mark Justice Hinton

From choosing the edition that's right for you to customizing Vista to make it your own, this book offers everything you expect from PC Magazine . You'll find advice from an expert who was involved in beta testing every edition and update to Vista. Discover the differences in various editions and learn to set up Vista to work your way. Get acquainted with new features like Internet Explorer 7 and the expanded media applications, including Media Player version 11 and Windows Photo Gallery.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0470046864

ISBN13:9780470046869

Release Date:February 2007

Publisher:John Wiley & Sons

Length:481 Pages

Weight:1.52 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Computer Science Computers Computers & Technology Home Computing & How-to Operating Systems Software Windows Vista

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Windows Help

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago

This book is very well written and has helped solved some Vista troubles - but a book is simply not enough to make Vista any more cooperative. Vista takes more of my time than any other version of Windows (or DOS) has ever taken. I'd like to write more but . . . "NOT RESPONDING"

Vista Solutions

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago

Anything PC Magazine puts out is good. This Vista solutions is par for the coarse. I have not had a lot of time to read it all but what I have is excellent for both begginer to advanced people in this arena. Art G

Make Vista Work!

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago

This book is of great help in making the difficult transition from XP to Vista. While Vista is supposed to be intuitive it isn't for long time users of earlier microsoft products. Too much eye candy in Vista! So this book sits next to the monitor and is frequently consulted.

Excellent Introduction to What Vista Does

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago

This book is an excellent introduction to Windows Vista in many ways. If you want to learn about Vista because you've gotten it on your new computer it's great. It has a summary of all the new features and capabilities that Vista brings. In fact, in my experience there's a point to recommend Vista that he doesn't mention, i.e. It's a lot more stable than XP. Vista simply doesn't crash. = But should you upgrade an older system to Vista. Although this book talks a fair amount about upgrading to Vista, the author says on his web site that buying a machine with Vista pre-installed is a lot simpler. That too backs up my own experience. Vista is a lot more tricky about the hardware configuration than older systems. You need a lot more memory - 512 MB is minimum and a gigabyte is recommended. I'd really recommend 2 GB. Your video card now requires 64 MB, with 256 MB recommended. (Do you remember when PC's themselves didn't have that much memory?) And you need a 7200 RPM disk drive. With the price of PC's these days, it's probably cheaper to buy a new machine with Vista installed than try to upgrade, especially if you have to buy memory, video card and a new hard drive.