Windows Vista(TM) Plain & Simple (Bpg-Plain & Simple) Reviews

• Fast and easy to understand.

  
  By A8QITLROF01FW on 2007-04-05
  I am an IT professional and I have been running Vista since the beta. If you are a Windows XP expert a book like this is far too simple. However one of my main job responsibilities is in educating users who may be buying their very first computer. In my opinion this book has a number of features that set it apart from (and above) other books.
  
  First is that it is written in a format that does not require the reader to read it like a novel, from front to back. You may simply set it next to your PC and refer to the ample index when you want to know how to perform a certain task. Need to know how to burn a data CD? Look up CD in the index, turn to the page and follow the steps as shown with full color photos and easy to understand text.
  
  The second item that sets it apart is the full color photos, mentioned above, included with each step. Including so many color photos reassures users that they are not committing a catastrophic error that will require them to restore the system and potentially lose all their data.
  
  I highly recommend this book for non-technical people who were not experts with Windows XP I also recommend that you use it to learn how to perform the following critical tasks:
  
  1.Make regular backups of you data (pictures, documents, email, etc)
  2.Perform basic system maintenance (defragment your disk drive, install programs and uninstall programs) This is like knowing how to put gas in your tank and air in the tires of your car, essential!
  3.Actually enjoy using your PC!
  
  

• Plain & simple Windows Vista

  
  By A1DG989N8O34HA on 2007-03-08
  This is a" must have" book for those of us that don't start up a new computer system every day. Easy to follow directions take you step by step from start to finish. I intend to keep my copy on my desk for easy reference.
  
  

• Vista manual

  
  By AVYOZXDSMRVQR on 2007-09-18
  This is the first Microsoft operating system manual that I have ever had in which I found something, non-trivial, that I was looking in for an answer. I am impressed.
  
  

• Excellent for new or casual users

  
  By A25NF9HB0OSAJH on 2007-06-08
  I recommend the Plain & Simple series in all of my adult computer classes. Easy from Que and Plain & Simple from Microsoft Press are easy to follow and non-intimidating for new users.
  
  

• Windows Vista(TM) Plain & Simple (Bpg-Plain & Simple)

  
  By A2FQQC0AULI99U on 2007-06-07
  Well written, simple and precise, easy to follow and understand. Great to have a book that is non geeky. Excellent.
  
  
• GOOD FOR ME
  By A2UDM39NMXMFCV on 2007-09-22
  Anything I keep and use works for me.This covers most subjects for moving from XP to VISTA, I actually enjoy using it when I dred refering to books for my answers. BUY IT!
  
  
• Vista Plain and Simple
  By ARWLRWBWH4BVN on 2007-10-19
  Very easy reading to understand the basics of windows vista. Windows Vista still has problems with several programs which might require registry issues which the book points out additional help may be required to fix problems. This book is still a must have to understand the basics of what one can do with Windows Vista.
  
  
• Great Vista OS Manual
  By AAL2LJNUDV3K8 on 2008-01-04
  This is a superaltive manual for beginning and intermediate users of the new Microsoft Windows Vista OS. It's very user friendly, all color photographs and laid out exactly as youwould see it on the screen so you can perform the steps as you read the book. The book is made to be hands free, meaning you can sit it down andnot have to hassle with it folding over constantly which is a huge plus. Each step is numbered on the side, and on the picture of what you should do that looks like your computer screen, there is a corresponding number for each step. For your average person who is just looking to get savvy with Vista, this is a great resource to have. I plan on keeping it in my reference library, and owning it as long as I use Vista.
  
  
• Windows Vista plain & simple
  By A37S0SUY8MS7K3 on 2007-04-02
  Easier book to review with color pages and good starter discriptions of vista items
  
  
• Understanding Windows Vista program
  By A3C1GIJR7CI96B on 2007-11-17
  We got a new computer with the Windows Vista program on it. The man who set it all up said "oh, this is going to be so easy". Well, it wasn't! There were no classes to take and no instruction books. A friend told me about this book. I immediately sent for it and what a life saver. What a help this book has been.
  
  
• My Second Copy !
  By A3MZOOVPZ58TWP on 2007-08-23
  I was so pleased with my copy,I sent a new copy to my son in Va. My son is a RE operator and had a new desktop and had not used "Vista" I found it excellent in all aspects and the color code was great help JFC
  
  
• Everyone who has Vista needs this book.
  By ANGPT9B67J9WR on 2007-08-29
  Easy to follow and a great companion to Vista. However, it should be packaged with the software itself.
  
  
• Easy to use !
  By A1Y65FX0INROSZ on 2007-10-01
  This book is simple enough for the beginner to use. The step by step instruction make it easy for Vista challenged people like me.
  
  
• Great buy!
  By A1DKJY9ORK3U1B on 2007-12-31
  Very good book. It's easy to understand and simple to find what you are looking for. You don't have to read the whole book at once. It has step-by-step instructions for each task and color examples of what the screens look like when you go to them. Very helpful to me.
  
  
• Excellent coverage
  By A6ZL89A3NLDV3 on 2007-09-22
  Understanding Windows Vista was made a lot easier with the excellent coverage in this book.
  
  
• "Windows VISTA, Plain & Simple"
  By A3CAUN9LR197ZF on 2007-09-29
  I found the book "Vista, Plain & Simple" to be excellent..
  top-notch writers, who answered all my questions about this new Windows program.
  
  
• Hold your nose
  By A1WSRYUAYS4LD9 on 2008-01-21
  Hard to know why one would want this. It is so elementary that even the least informed would find it soporific. But then: "Fool me once, shame on you." There won't be a twice.
  
  
• Vista 101 this is not.
  By ASE2121ZMQYTD on 2008-01-18
  Once again this is a computer book written for beginers by computer savy users and programers. I own this book just as a reference, because nobody knows it all, even though I have over 30 yrs of experience of computer use and programing. I suggested this book to a friend that had never used a computer before and he still has problems find information to resolve problems. This is not Vista 101, but should knock it down a notch for the novice user.
  
  
• Easy to understand
  By A2MJJKIWD29GJ6 on 2008-05-24
  I purchased Step by Step. This had a disc at the back of the book which was to be used for practice lessons. This does not work. I downloaded the system many times, without success. I found an item on the net which explained that there was a problem with the system and it gave instructions to cure this - but this does not work either. I wrote to Windows and they did not reply.
  
  I purchased Plain and Simple - and that is what it is, easy to understand and use. I recommend it.
  
  Edma Poole
  
  
• windows vista plain and simple
  By A1P50XEBTU9QWA on 2008-05-03
  I find this guide to be very easy to use. I could locate the topic I needed easily. The text is user friendly and the pictures are excellent feedback that confirms what you entered and clearly illustrates the topic.
  
  I think this is one of the easiest guides I've used and reccomend it to anyone who is not a computer guru.
  
  

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