Microsoft Windows Vista On Demand , Second Edition. FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER BE SHOWN HOW THAN TOLD HOW. SEE HOW TO. • Master the Windows Vista user experience, including Windows Aero. • Manage files and information using Windows Vista programs and Sidebar gadgets. • Create your own movies, slides shows, and DVDs. • Rip, manage, and play digital music and videos. • Protect your computer from Internet or network intruders. • Explore the Internet, send e-mail and instant message, and publish calendars on the Web. • Customize, fine-tune, and administer Windows Vista. • Set up multiple users and parental controls. • Perform Instant Searches to quickly find files and programs. • Prepare for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exam. On the Web. This book uses real-world examples to give you a context in which to use the tasks. This book also includes workshops to help you put together individual tasks into projects. The Windows Vista example files that you need for project tasks are available at www.perspection.com. Perspection has written and produced books on a variety of computer software–including Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Microsoft Windows Vista and XP, Microsoft Expression Web, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and CS2, Adobe Flash CS3 and 8, and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3. In 1991, after working for Apple Computer and Microsoft, Steve Johnson founded Perspection, Inc. Perspection is committed to providing information and training to help people use software more effectively. Perspection has written more than 80 computer books, and sold more than 5 million copies. Includes MCAS Exam Objectives!. This courseware meets the objectives for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist (MCAS). Upon completion of this courseware, you may be prepared to take the exam for MCAS qualification. To learn more about becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist, visit www.microsoft.com.
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* Ultimate is the top-of-the-line edition of Windows Vista-a feature-rich version for serious gamers, digital media buffs, and power users that incorporates Windows Media Center, advanced networking capabilities, and other bells and whistles
* More than 800 pages of straightforward, in-depth information explain how to unleash the full potential of this amazing OS and even offer hacks that people can use to customize it
* Topics covered include navigating the Aero interface, setting up Windows Media Center, taking advantage of Ultimate's audio and video enhancements, working with the Ultimate podcast creation tool, getting old games to work on Ultimate, and configuring the Windows Defender security suite
* Includes 32 full-color pages that highlight the visual appeal of Vista Ultimate
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This is the eBook version of the printed book. This fast-paced, no-fluff book teaches you the basics of Microsoft Windows Vista and includes tips, shortcuts, and workarounds for Windows veterans as well as new users, whether you're using the Home, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate edition of Vista. You'll find step-by-step instructions and plenty of screenshots that guide you through Vista's new and updated features, including the glasslike Aero interface; instant search; the Sidebar and Gadgets; and the improved versions of Internet Explorer, Mail, Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, and Media Player. You'll also find information on setup; installation; upgrading from other Windows versions; troubleshooting; hardware; and organizing your documents, music, photos, and videos. Laptop and mobile users will learn how to connect from the road, jump onto a public wireless network, and conserve battery power. Author Chris Fehily also walks you through setting up a network, connecting to the Internet, configuring routers and firewalls, and hooking up printers and other devices. You'll learn how to use Vista's beefed-up security features to protect your PC and network and share files while keeping personal stuff private.
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The ultimate book on the ultimate Vista for gamers and digital media buffs. If you're the ultimate gamer and multimedia fan, Windows Vista Ultimate and this information-packed book are for you. Want to launch games with a single click? Share files with your Xbox 360? Try out new audio and media tools? It's all here and then some. You'll find step-by-step tutorials, techniques, and hacks-plus in-depth discussions of games, gaming, performance tips, and much more. Whether you're a veteran Windows gearhead or just getting started, this is the book you need!.:; Try out the new Aero Glass user interface and new desktop features.; Set up your graphics card, sound card, and speakers.; Keep Vista secure with stronger firewall and family safety settings.; Meet the new DirectX with 32-bit floating point audio and high-speed DLLs.; Share multimedia across a network with ease.; Enrich your audio with crossfade, shuffle, and volume leveling.; Get up to speed on the new Media Center and Media Player 11.; Use the Universal Controller and WinSAT for gaming.; Find out how to run Windows(r) XP games on Vista.; Edit video like a pro.
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"I highly recommend this book, the ‘Vista Manual That Microsoft Never Wrote,' since it has everything about Vista that you need, and nothing you don't." --Stu Sjouwerman, Editor, WServerNews, wservernews.com; Founder, Sunbelt Software.  
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Now available in Spanish! Part of the Illustrated Series, this practical, easy to navigate book provides the essential knowledge of Microsoft Vista you need to succeed in both the classroom and ...
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A breakthrough book-and-DVD package that focuses on essential Windows Vista skills. Discover how to: Start programs, find files, and navigate the new see-through interface. Select the version of Vista that best fits your needs. Recognize the screens and tasks you'll confront in Vista by taking the guided tour on the one-of-a-kind DVD.
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Vista is the most radical revamping of Windows since 1995. However, along with all the fantastic improvements, there are a couple of things that likely drive you up the wall. Don’t worry, though—just join forces with author Steve Sinchak and you’ll end up feeling as though Microsoft designed Vista just for you! He shows you how to tweak logon screen settings, build custom Sidebar gadgets, personalize Aero Glass with themes and visual styles, turn your PC into an HDTV media center, fine-tune your firewall, and more.
24.99 USD

Windows Vista may be the next big thing, but it still contains enough quirks and unaccountable behaviors to vex anyone. This unique guide not only discusses the most irritating features of the latest Microsoft operating system and how to get around them, but also explains how to improve Windows and do more with the software than Microsoft intended. You'll find information on setup, installation, upgrade from other Windows versions, the revamped interface, new security features, user accounts, troubleshooting, and the markedly improved Internet Explorer 7. Other chapters cover a wide range of key topics: Media Center - tips on photos, videos, music, TV tuners, HD, and the media center engine The Registry - explains the background and tools for working with Windows' database of settings Tinkering Techniques - offers hacking-style customization and problem-solving topics Networking and Wireless - includes LAN setup, WiFi sniffers and access points, connection sharing, firewalls, routers, and FTP Scripting and Automation - introduces simple programming using the Windows Scripting Host for automating repetitive tasks No other book takes our patented cranky, solutions-oriented approach. Our collection of tips, tools and techniques will improve your experience with Windows Vista, so you can control the OS -- rather than the other way around.
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Windows Vista is Microsoft's most important software release in more than a decade. It offers users an abundance of new and upgraded features that were more than five years in the making: a gorgeous, glass-like visual overhaul; superior searching and organization tools; a multimedia and collaboration suite; and above all, a massive, top-to-bottom security-shield overhaul. There's scarcely a single feature of the older versions of Windows that hasn't been tweaked, overhauled, or replaced entirely. But when users first encounter this beautiful new operating system, there's gonna be a whole lotta head-scratchin', starting with trying to figure out which of the five versions of Vista is installed on the PC (Home, Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate). Thankfully, Windows Vista: The Missing Manual offers coverage of all five versions. Like its predecessors, this book from New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue illuminates its subject with technical insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners, veteran standalone PC users, and those who know their way around a network. Readers will learn how to: Navigate Vista's elegant new desktop Locate anything on your hard drive quickly with the fast, powerful, and fully integrated search function Use the Media Center to record TV and radio, present photos, play music, and record any of the above to DVD Chat, videoconference, and surf the Web with the vastly improved Internet Explorer 7 tabbed browser Build a network for file sharing, set up workgroups, and connect from the road Protect your PC and network with Vista's beefed up security And much more. This jargon-free guide explains Vista's features clearly and thoroughly, revealing which work well and which don't. It's the book that should have been in the box!
27.99 USD