Introducing Microsoft Windows Vista by William R. Stanek from Microsoft Press

The new incarnation of the Windows OS (Vista) has a lot in it that is new and much much more that are improvements on what has been before. These changes to our computing experience will change the way we use our PC's making it easier and far more robust and reliable. However, as with everything new, there is a down side. We will have to relearn a lot - forgetting old ways of performing tasks and learning new approaches and habits.

But before you go out and upgrade to Vista it is probably a good idea to find out what the OS is capable of doing so you can make an informed decision of paying for the upgrade. Introducing Microsoft Windows Vista is the first official guide to this new operating system and comes from Microsoft Press. The book is very well written, well organised and full of technical data and screen shots. The book concentrates on new and updated features. The great advantage of this approach is that you don't have to reread material you are already familiar with - this is all useful and highly digestable.

The good of this book is that it's full of very useful information about what is new and changed in the Windows Vista OS and all coming from insiders who know the guts of the OS and what it is capable of doing. The downside is that it is developed by insiders who have, understandable, a biased perspective and are not always supplying impartial information. But it's one of the best books on the market that lets us know all about Windows Vista.