Overview Vista Guide for End Users

[Adam Leinss]

Greetings.

We are looking to deploy Vista to users currently running Windows XP.
Does anyone know of a guide that explains the differences between
Windows XP and Windows Vista in laymans terms in terms of usage (file
copying, searching, Internet Explorer 7,etc)? Normally I would go on
the Internet to find a guide written by another IT support person (hey,
why re-invent the wheel, right?), but Vista is so new that I cannot
find anything.

I would like a guide that explains the new search feature, User Account
Control, etc.

Thanks,
Adam

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

A little OT, but there is a 90 minute TechNet webcast on UAC Friday, 1/12,
at 1PM PST. See: TechNet Webcast: User Account Control in Windows Vista
(Level 200) on the webcasts page on microsoft.com. Also, check out the
Windows Vista Product Guide available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...bf-4823-4a12-afe1-5b40b2ad3725&DisplayLang=en

 

[Lang Murphy]

Have you looked at Vista Help? It's better than previous Windows Help
systems...

Lang

 

[Mike Brannigan]

Greetings.

We are looking to deploy Vista to users currently running Windows
XP.
Does anyone know of a guide that explains the differences between
Windows XP and Windows Vista in laymans terms in terms of usage
(file
copying, searching, Internet Explorer 7,etc)? Normally I would go
on
the Internet to find a guide written by another IT support person
(hey,
why re-invent the wheel, right?), but Vista is so new that I cannot
find anything.

I would like a guide that explains the new search feature, User
Account
Control, etc.

Thanks,
Adam

The Windows Vista Product Guide may be of some use
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...bf-4823-4a12-afe1-5b40b2ad3725&DisplayLang=en
A comprehensive feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista.

 

[Adam Leinss]

Get a Grip!
If you or any genuine business or organization is seriously
considering deploying this 5 year $500 million disappointment across
even a lowly $40k worth of
hardware...............................................................
.... then you probably voted for George Bush, are proud of and there
is nothing that anyone can really say except that 'youall' - get what
you deserve. However, my brother (or sister, as the politically
correct may be) I lament, as I am only as strong as the weakest link
in our chain.

Maybe with your attitude we should go back to Windows 3.1. Hey, at least
it worked! I've been working with Vista since Feburary 2005 through the
various beta cycles. I have to say that Microsoft has done an excellent
job on the deployment end of Vista. The BDD 2007 has a complete end-to-end
solution for pushing out Vista and migrating user state data. I'm quite
aware of the "problems" with Vista. During the beta, there was a 300+
response thread about not being able to disable the startup sound. People
complained, Microsoft relented.

We have a commitment to Microsoft to deploy Vista. It's to both our mutual
advantage to complete this deployment. I don't remember asking anyone for
an opinion on whether or not to deploy Vista. I'm going to do it, I need a
user guide. If you want to bash Vista, please start a new thread and bash
away.

Adam

 

[Adam Leinss]

The Windows Vista Product Guide may be of some use
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bbc16ebf-4823-
4a12-afe1-5b40b2ad3725&DisplayLang=en A comprehensive
feature-by-feature guide to Windows Vista.

Thanks to everyone that posted useful information, it is greatly
appreciated!

Adam

 

[michail iakovou yos]

We don't want to go back to win3.1 we want the REAL VISTA.
The one that was promised to us.. the revolution...

But now you see MS will have to receive the public upcry now about vista,
then make sure the next OS will be what vista should had been.

I don't agree with your decision.. however you can find some books
about vista that explain things in a simple way for people who are starting.

(no I am not saying that YOU don't know vista)

 

[Guest]

I downloaded this so called 'Guide' only to find that it was encrypted.... I
would love to know the password?

Does anyone have a clue what it is?

 

[Jon]

I remember downloading this a while back, and having to rename the extension
from .xps.zip to .xps to get it to work. Then you just click on it. It may
be a similar situation that you're encountering.

--
Jon

I downloaded this so called 'Guide' only to find that it was encrypted....
I
would love to know the password?

Does anyone have a clue what it is?