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Learn everything you need to know for working with Windows Vista--from the inside out! Written by the authors of the immensely popular Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out, this book packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds for using the latest version of the Microsoft Windows® operating system--all in concise, fast-answer format. Dig into the work-ready tools and resources that help you take your Windows Vista experience to the next level. Get the answers you need to use the new features of Windows Vista, including the sidebar and gadgets, and the Windows slideshow. You'll also discover how to use new features in Microsoft Windows Media® Player and Microsoft Internet Explorer® 7. Get up-to-date information on how to configure and customize your desktop, how to use new security-enhanced features, and more. Plus, you'll get tools, ebBooks, and more on the companion CD. With INSIDE OUT, you get all muscle and no fluff!

Rating : - Inadequate details for truly advanced users
I was a big fan of the previos Windows XP Inside Out book, but this one, on Vista, is a disappointment for someone like me who was looking for detailed information on every aspect of Vista. Granted, that's probably an impossible task for a one-volume book, however thick, but at least I was expecting a detailed treatment on performance topics. As Vista offers more tools to monitor and finetune performance, I was dismayed to discover that this book only offers perfunctory information; it doesn't even bother to explain all the information that's displayed in Task Manager or Resource Monitor, for instance. As another example, the three pages on ReadyBoost seem like they were taken from Microsoft's website, with *no* insight whatsoever.

I think the problem with this book lies in the authors' trying to fit a book about Vista on the same mold as an older book about XP. The content feels rushed. I'll check out the Deluxe Edition, which was published a year later, to see if it's any better, and will report later after I obtain a copy from my local public library.