William Stanek’s Guide to Installing Windows Vista
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Windows Vista is the latest version of the Windows operating system for personal computers. Windows Vista is available in six main editions: Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Home
Basic Windows Vista Home
Premium Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate Thanks to Windows Vista’s modular disk image, all editions of Windows Vista ship on the same media. This means that you can use any Windows Vista media disk to install any Windows Vista edition. The product key you provide during installation is what determines the edition and the features of Windows Vista that are installed. “Guide to Installing Windows Vista” is meant for readers of Windows Vista Administrator’s Pocket Consultant and Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide. This guide contains all the nitty-gritty details of installing Windows Vista that I wasn’t able to fit into the printed books. Writing and producing this guide took a week’s worth of full-time work. The extremely hard part was capturing all the nuances and ensuring I kicked my systems enough to uncover all the trouble spots. |
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Hi, my name is William R. Stanek. I have over 20 years
of hands-on experience with advanced programming and development. My 65 books
include: "Microsoft Windows Vista Administrator's Pocket Consultant 2nd
Edition", "Windows Server 2003 Inside Out", "Microsoft
Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Pocket Consultant", and
"Microsoft IIS 7.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant" (all from
Microsoft Press). I also wrote “MCSE Core Exams in a Nutshell” and “Windows
Vista: The Definitive Guide” for O’Reilly. I have an MS degree in Information
Systems with distinction, and a BS degree in Computer Science magna cum
laude. For fun I use to spend a lot of time mountain biking and hiking, but
now my adventures in the great outdoors are mostly restricted to short treks
around the Pacific Northwest.|
Author's Note: Thank you for your interest in the installation guide. I've had
to remove the guide at this time. I hope to restore it as I am able to.
If you found the guide helpful and would like it to be available again, please send me an email and let me know! My email address is listed below. |
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Author's Note: Thank you for your interest in the installation guide. I've had
to remove the guide at this time. I hope to restore it as I am able to.
If you found the guide helpful and would like it to be available again, please send me an email and let me know! My email address is listed below. |
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End Notes “Guide to Installing Windows Vista” is meant for readers of Windows Vista Administrator’s Pocket Consultant and Windows Vista: The Definitive Guide. This guide contains all the nitty-gritty details of installing Windows Vista that I wasn’t able to fit into the printed books. If you find this guide useful and haven’t purchased the books, I hope you’ll reconsider. Writing and producing this guide took a week’s worth of full-time work. The extremely hard part was capturing all the nuances and ensuring I kicked my systems enough to uncover all the trouble spots. I welcome your comments at williamstanek @ aol . com. If you encounter issues I haven’t discussed or have useful additions, I’d be pleased to add them to this guide. Thank you. William R. Stanek (http://www.williamstanek.com) |