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| 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:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 3930
Format: Illustrated
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 848
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7 x 1.5
ISBN: 0596528272
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.446
EAN: 9780596528270
ASIN: 0596528272
Publication Date: December 27, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 NOT really that good May 25, 2007
12 out of 25 found this review helpful
I hate to break up the love fest for this book, but this isn't really such a good book. There are better books for both admins and power users, and Pogue is a MAC GUY to boot. This is the only computer book I've ever returned.
 Exactly what I needed! May 18, 2007
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Although not a complete computer novice, Vista is several operating systems newer than the one on my old computer, (which I never really learned to use anyway because I've always had a Resident Techie around, until now.) This is exactly the book I needed! As the subtitle on the cover states, this is The Book That Should Have Been in the Box.
Since I've been out of the loop so long, I started at the beginning and picked up lots of information I needed to know in the "up to speed" sidebars. After five minutes, I felt confident enough with author David Pogue's explanations and instructions to skip to the index, and to the problem that had prompted my purchase of the book: The first day with my new computer, I'd accidentally uninstalled the RSS Feed Gadget while attempting to get it to update news headlines.
The Help menu and the new Vista search feature were so unhelpful, I'd even gone through files individually to see if I could find it. (not a total loss, since I found an old favorite, Minesweeper.) After five minutes with the Missing Manual, I not only found and reinstalled the Gadget, but learned I have to subscribe to a feed to make it display current headlines. (Who knew? It had current headlines on it the first day.)
David Pogue's writing style is so good, and his instructions are so clear, I'm looking forward to sitting down and reading the book cover to cover so I don't miss anything. I'll never need a resident techie again!
The Essential Manual May 12, 2007
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm so glad I bought this book. It's hard to believe that no manual ships with the new operating system. The other Windows upgrades were not so different that you needed specific information. I'm a person who likes to have a reference book handy. Wading through help menus in the system does not always result in finding answers to your questions. I recommend this manual to both the novice and the expert.
Good Work, Here.... April 21, 2007
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
To my mind, the concept of a an Operating System as complex as Vista NOT coming with a manual is absurd. David Pogue's work here is essental -- at 800+ pages, thicker than the Minneapolis phone book, you're pretty much guaranteed an answer to any Vista-related question which might cross your mind. Good work, here. Truly, the book that should have been in the box. Well done.
A must-have for Vista users March 28, 2007
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I previously bought the Missing Manual for Windows XP and found it to be a font of knowledge. So far the Vista version hasn't disappointed me. You really need this book to make sense out of Vista [Do not rely on the Windows Help!] Profusely illustrated with many examples and a good index to find subjects. And there is a website where you can check for corrections, updates etc. A must-have book, and the Amazon price is pretty good.
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