Rather than simply acting as a tour guide through all the features of Windows Vista, this handbook is designed to help readers understand and master the applications great new and improved technologies. This is delivered in the same, indelible, no-punches-pulled style that has made "Maximum PC" one of the most respected PC magazines in the world.

Is Windows XP making you feel like a 98-pound weakling? Is the bevy of security holes, patches, and networking gotchas making you want to reach for a revolver? If so, then you're like millions of others who are ready to install Windows Vista--the sorely needed revision to the world's most popular operating system. Maximum PC shows you how to get the most out of this dramatic improvement to Windows. Far from being a mere cosmetic makeover of Windows XP, Windows Vista has been reengineered from the ground up to provide a solid foundation for business, home, education, gaming, and multimedia users. We take the guesswork out of getting up to speed with Vista, and we do it without making you want to put your fist through the screen. Chock full of real world, hands-on solutions, Maximum PC Windows Vista Exposed will have you up and running in no time flat.

Here's what you'll find inside...

• Coverage of Vista's all-new Aero interface
• The skinny on Vista's new menu system
• Deep coverage of new apps within Vista, including Windows Media Player 11, Windows Movie Maker 6, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Media Center, and Windows DVD Maker
• How to secure your PC with Vista's vastly improved security and user management features
• Advice for protecting yourself from hackers, spammers, spies, and phishers
• Details on new parental controls designed to help you protect your family
• Coverage of a heavily revamped Internet Explorer, as well as the new, built-in email application, Windows Mail
• Steps for setting up your own home network (wired or wireless) with Vista's much improved networking capabilities

Is Windows XP making you feel like a 98-pound weakling? Is the bevy of security holes, patches, and networking gotchas making you want to reach for a revolver? If so, then you're like millions of others who are ready to install Windows Vista--the sorely needed revision to the world's most popular operating system. Maximum PC shows you how to get the most out of this dramatic improvement to Windows. Far from being a mere cosmetic makeover of Windows XP, Windows Vista has been reengineered from the ground up to provide a solid foundation for business, home, education, gaming, and multimedia users. We take the guesswork out of getting up to speed with Vista, and we do it without making you want to put your fist through the screen. Chock full of real world, hands-on solutions, Maximum PC Windows Vista Exposed will have you up and running in no time flat.

Here's what you'll find inside...

• Coverage of Vista's all-new Aero interface
• The skinny on Vista's new menu system
• Deep coverage of new apps within Vista, including Windows Media Player 11, Windows Movie Maker 6, Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Media Center, and Windows DVD Maker
• How to secure your PC with Vista's vastly improved security and user management features
• Advice for protecting yourself from hackers, spammers, spies, and phishers
• Details on new parental controls designed to help you protect your family
• Coverage of a heavily revamped Internet Explorer, as well as the new, built-in email application, Windows Mail
• Steps for setting up your own home network (wired or wireless) with Vista's much improved networking capabilities