Microsoft's Windows Vista, the much-anticipated successor to the Windows XP operating system, is on track for an early 2007 release. Beta users are singing its praises, but when it comes time for ordinary mortals to learn this new system, Microsoft offers little help. David Pogue's new Missing Manual lets users of all levels see Vista clearly. Thankfully, Windows Vista: The Missing Manual will be right there when Vista hits the streets-a single book that offers coverage of all five Vista versions. Like its predecessors, this book from New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and Missing Manuals creator David Pogue illuminates its subject with technical insight, plenty of wit, and hardnosed objectivity for beginners, veteran standalone PC users, and those who know their way around a network. This jargon-free book explains Vista's features so clearly -- revealing which work well and which don't - that it should have been in the box in the first place.