Hi:
I'm getting a Vista Ultimate machine next week (UPS willing). I
understand that Microsoft does not provide a manual.
Microsoft does not provide a FREE manual. However there is Microsoft
Press (small publishing house) which already has several books out. A
fairly good author who wrote the "bible" for XP authored "Windows XP
Inside and Out" and has done the same already for Vista. I quickly
thumbed through it the other day at my local bookstore. It runs about
1,500 pages and costs $50. There are of course many other titles out
and many more coming from many publishers. I suggest your visit one of
the big online book stores like Amazon and at least read some comments
from people that already bought a book on Vista. Most titles also have
a preview of sometimes up to a whole chapter.
As an alternative Vista has a much improved and user friendly build-in
help system that surprise... is actually very good. Try that first
when you get your computer. It even has serious hand holding where it
automates many common how-to tasks where it dims the screen and step
by step you follow the on screen instructions as it moves around the
desktop openeing what it needs to, but lets you push the button. Kind
of cute. Also has several build in mini movies on how to do common
things plus the written text is well written and loaded with graphics.
My opinion, way too early to buy any serious book on Vista yet, way
too many bugs being found in Vista daily. Better to wait.
