I received this link to a free sample guide from Microsoft and was surprised to see how concise the guide is. What I like best is the fact that there are sections that cover “what’s changed’ in comparison to previous Windows versions and Vista.

There is a lot of useful information, especially over the difference between administrative accounts and user accounts, which may confuse some folks when they first go to use Vista. Also covered is networking, both wired and wireless, which I also found of interest.

If you are considering either upgrading or buying a new PC with Vista installed, I think it would be worth your time to take a look at the guide. It is in .pdf format and the download is about 4.82 MB. I did notice one slight misbehavior in my copy of Adobe Acrobat reader. On the top it shows the document as being only 74 pages. Yet Microsoft has the numbering to page 291. After further examination I discovered that this is a sample ONLY of the original guide.

Download free sample chapters: Introducing Windows Vista (PDF, 4.82 MB)

I think it is still worthwhile to take a look at it. And it’s FREE !

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