Vista Migration

The Technology Learning Center (TLC) has a couple of books you can check out if you’re interested in learning more about Windows Vista.

Windows Vista Inside Out is a great reference book.  I’ve used the Microsoft Inside Out series for earlier versions of Windows and Office and have found them all to be good resources.  Windows Vista Inside Out has five sections:

• Setup and Startup
• Security and Networking
• Digital Media
• System Maintenance and Management
• Advanced System Management

The first part, Setup and Startup, has a chapter, “What’s New in Windows Vista.” It’s a good overview of what’s changed since Windows XP.
A more technical book is Windows Vista Resource Kit, a good resource for anyone who supports Vista for more than one computer.  The book has six parts:

• Overview
• Deployment
• Desktop Management
• Desktop Maintenance
• Networking
• Troubleshooting

Both books can be found through the Library’s catalog, so be sure to search for the books and be sure they’re in before you stop by the TLC on the third floor of Boatwright Library to pick them up.

The Vista Start Menu looks different than XP but it has essentially the same parts just in a different format.

Let’s take a look at it.  If you’d like to see a larger version, click on the image.