Vista - Vista Manual

Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?

I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
manual.

The Windows Vista Product Guide is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
and the Step by Step Guides for IT Pros is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

"SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
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> Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?
>
> I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
> manual.
>
>

I * think but can't remember I saw a picture of the Product Guide--and my
*guess is MSFT may be giving them out at selected events as a "hard copy,"
but most of the time it has been available as a download which you can print
out. When the first edition was available, it was fun to play games trying
to print the format (.xps) with XP which I did get done.

Vista Product Guide Download: Download the guide as a Microsoft Word
document or in the new Windows Vista XPS document format
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

I don't know a link or place to get the hard copy.

The original was a superficial cheerleading/ad brochure that I think has
it's best efficacy in elementary school class rooms. Colin Barnhorst posted
that the newest version has some useful chapters though, so it probably was
updated and improved.

Some of the books that are showing up now on store shelves have some good
under the hood stuff that you can use every day though,
http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=267959011

CH

"SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
news:OryWak8PHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?
>
> I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
> manual.
>
>

As I mentioned I have downloaded version of WVPG RTM.xps.

The guide appears as 316 pages. Trying to print it, if it did not use up a
bunch of of ink cartridges it surely probably burn up the printer mechanism

Though I could put it on a disk and take to a printer, like Kindo's but when
you view it, it appears as online manual in IE.

Thanks for your replies.

"Chad Harris" <getsomevistainfoout.net> wrote in message
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>I * think but can't remember I saw a picture of the Product Guide--and my
>*guess is MSFT may be giving them out at selected events as a "hard copy,"
>but most of the time it has been available as a download which you can
>print out. When the first edition was available, it was fun to play games
>trying to print the format (.xps) with XP which I did get done.
>
> Vista Product Guide Download: Download the guide as a Microsoft Word
> document or in the new Windows Vista XPS document format
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>
> I don't know a link or place to get the hard copy.
>
> The original was a superficial cheerleading/ad brochure that I think has
> it's best efficacy in elementary school class rooms. Colin Barnhorst
> posted that the newest version has some useful chapters though, so it
> probably was updated and improved.
>
> Some of the books that are showing up now on store shelves have some good
> under the hood stuff that you can use every day though,
> http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=267959011
>
> CH
>
> "SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
> news:OryWak8PHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?
>>
>> I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
>> manual.
>>
>>
>
>

SD wrote:
> As I mentioned I have downloaded version of WVPG RTM.xps.
>
> The guide appears as 316 pages. Trying to print it, if it did not use up a
> bunch of of ink cartridges it surely probably burn up the printer
> mechanism
> Though I could put it on a disk and take to a printer, like Kindo's but
> when you view it, it appears as online manual in IE.

You can dowload the docx version instead of the xps and it will open in MS
Word 2007 (or 2003 if you have the 2007 converters installed). I downloaded
the docx, opened it in Word 2007 and saved it as PDF and the size went from
61.3 MB to 6.7 MB.
--
Tom Porterfield

Don't have either word,2007 or 2003.
"Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:ODd0UU9PHHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> SD wrote:
>> As I mentioned I have downloaded version of WVPG RTM.xps.
>>
>> The guide appears as 316 pages. Trying to print it, if it did not use up
>> a
>> bunch of of ink cartridges it surely probably burn up the printer
>> mechanism
>> Though I could put it on a disk and take to a printer, like Kindo's but
>> when you view it, it appears as online manual in IE.
>
> You can dowload the docx version instead of the xps and it will open in MS
> Word 2007 (or 2003 if you have the 2007 converters installed). I
> downloaded the docx, opened it in Word 2007 and saved it as PDF and the
> size went from 61.3 MB to 6.7 MB.
> --
> Tom Porterfield

"SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
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> "Tom Porterfield" <tpporter@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:ODd0UU9PHHA.1552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> SD wrote:
>>> As I mentioned I have downloaded version of WVPG RTM.xps.
>>>
>>> The guide appears as 316 pages. Trying to print it, if it did not use up
>>> a
>>> bunch of of ink cartridges it surely probably burn up the printer
>>> mechanism
>>> Though I could put it on a disk and take to a printer, like Kindo's but
>>> when you view it, it appears as online manual in IE.
>>
>> You can dowload the docx version instead of the xps and it will open in
>> MS Word 2007 (or 2003 if you have the 2007 converters installed). I
>> downloaded the docx, opened it in Word 2007 and saved it as PDF and the
>> size went from 61.3 MB to 6.7 MB.
>> --
>> Tom Porterfield
>
> Don't have either word,2007 or 2003.

1. Word Viewer is available as free download on Microsoft web site.

2. Please don't change post order of the thread, it makes it really
difficult to follow messages with mixed top- and bottom-posts.

--
Alexander Suhovey

Personally I don't class the 'product guide' as a manual. To me a manual
'instructs' as to what the different features do or do not do. The Vista
product guide is simply that, a product guide - ideal for a saleman to flick
through and familiarise himself with Vista's features. It certainly doesn't
tell you how to use them - well not in the hard copy i have, anyway.

--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows Shell/User

Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org

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"SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
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> As I mentioned I have downloaded version of WVPG RTM.xps.
>
> The guide appears as 316 pages. Trying to print it, if it did not use up a
> bunch of of ink cartridges it surely probably burn up the printer
> mechanism
>
> Though I could put it on a disk and take to a printer, like Kindo's but
> when you view it, it appears as online manual in IE.
>
> Thanks for your replies.
>
> "Chad Harris" <getsomevistainfoout.net> wrote in message
> news:O3CRZ88PHHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I * think but can't remember I saw a picture of the Product Guide--and my
>>*guess is MSFT may be giving them out at selected events as a "hard copy,"
>>but most of the time it has been available as a download which you can
>>print out. When the first edition was available, it was fun to play games
>>trying to print the format (.xps) with XP which I did get done.
>>
>> Vista Product Guide Download: Download the guide as a Microsoft Word
>> document or in the new Windows Vista XPS document format
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>
>> I don't know a link or place to get the hard copy.
>>
>> The original was a superficial cheerleading/ad brochure that I think has
>> it's best efficacy in elementary school class rooms. Colin Barnhorst
>> posted that the newest version has some useful chapters though, so it
>> probably was updated and improved.
>>
>> Some of the books that are showing up now on store shelves have some good
>> under the hood stuff that you can use every day though,
>> http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=267959011
>>
>> CH
>>
>> "SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
>> news:OryWak8PHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?
>>>
>>> I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
>>> manual.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

How can I obtain a hard copy?
Thanks
"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message
news:OXDSNg%23PHHA.448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Personally I don't class the 'product guide' as a manual. To me a manual
> 'instructs' as to what the different features do or do not do. The Vista
> product guide is simply that, a product guide - ideal for a saleman to
> flick through and familiarise himself with Vista's features. It certainly
> doesn't tell you how to use them - well not in the hard copy i have,
> anyway.
>
> --
> John Barnett MVP
> Associate Expert
> Windows Shell/User
>
> Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org
>
> The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any
> kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy,
> reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable
> for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out
> of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in
> this mail/post..
>
> "SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
> news:eADx8G9PHHA.4364@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> As I mentioned I have downloaded version of WVPG RTM.xps.
>>
>> The guide appears as 316 pages. Trying to print it, if it did not use up
>> a bunch of of ink cartridges it surely probably burn up the printer
>> mechanism
>>
>> Though I could put it on a disk and take to a printer, like Kindo's but
>> when you view it, it appears as online manual in IE.
>>
>> Thanks for your replies.
>>
>> "Chad Harris" <getsomevistainfoout.net> wrote in message
>> news:O3CRZ88PHHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I * think but can't remember I saw a picture of the Product Guide--and my
>>>*guess is MSFT may be giving them out at selected events as a "hard
>>>copy," but most of the time it has been available as a download which you
>>>can print out. When the first edition was available, it was fun to play
>>>games trying to print the format (.xps) with XP which I did get done.
>>>
>>> Vista Product Guide Download: Download the guide as a Microsoft Word
>>> document or in the new Windows Vista XPS document format
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en
>>>
>>> I don't know a link or place to get the hard copy.
>>>
>>> The original was a superficial cheerleading/ad brochure that I think has
>>> it's best efficacy in elementary school class rooms. Colin Barnhorst
>>> posted that the newest version has some useful chapters though, so it
>>> probably was updated and improved.
>>>
>>> Some of the books that are showing up now on store shelves have some
>>> good under the hood stuff that you can use every day though,
>>> http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=267959011
>>>
>>> CH
>>>
>>> "SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OryWak8PHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?
>>>>
>>>> I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
>>>> manual.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Have you tried Windows Vista: The Missing Manual (O'Reilly)?

"SD" <SD@NoSPAMiso.com> wrote in message
news:OryWak8PHHA.3944@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Has anybody found or seen a published manual for Vista?
>
> I have downloaded a WVPG RTM guide but would like to have a hard copy
> manual.
>
>