Woody Leonhard's wisdom and straight-shooting style have saved many from Windows agony. He invented the "MS-DEFCON" system for consumers to safely apply patches. He runs the AskWoody.com Web site and has written a dozen For Dummies books.

Introduction. Book I: A Vista Orientation. Chapter 1: Windows 4 N00bs. Chapter 2: Vista versus the WinXPerienced. Chapter 3: Choosing a Version. Chapter 4: Upgrades and Clean Installs. Book II: Vista Boot Camp. Chapter 1: Running Vista from Start to Finish. Chapter 2: Controlling Users. Chapter 3: Maintaining Your System. Chapter 4: Getting the Basic Stuff Done. Chapter 5: Getting Help with Vista. Book III: Securing Vista. Chapter 1: Lock Down: Spies, Spams, Scams, and Slams. Chapter 2: Security Center Overview. Chapter 3: Windows Firewall Backward and Forward. Chapter 4: Patching and Plugging. Chapter 5: Virus Protection and the Big Defender. Book IV: Customizing Vista. Chapter 1: Personalizing Your Desktop. Chapter 2: Organizing Your Vista Interface. Chapter 3: Searching on Your Desktop. Chapter 4: Beating and Cheating Vista's Games. Book V: Vista on the Internet. Chapter 1: Getting the Most from the Internet. Chapter 2: Finding Your Way around Internet Explorer (And Firefox). Chapter 3: Making Internet Explorer Your Own. Chapter 4: Windows Mail and the Alternatives. Chapter 5: Working Together - IM OK, You're OK. Chapter 6: Searching on the Internet. Book VI: Adding Cool Hardware. Chapter 1: Finding and Installing the Hardware You Want. Chapter 2: iPimping iPods and iTunes. Chapter 3: Adding a Second (Or Third) Hard Drive. Chapter 4: Picking Printers and Printer/Scanner/Faxers. Book VII: Joining the Multimedia Mix. Chapter 1: Jammin' with Windows Media Player. Chapter 2: Podcasting. Chapter 3: Discovering Digital Cameras. Chapter 4: Mugging in the Photo Gallery. Chapter 5: Lights! Action! Windows Movie Maker. Book VIII: Vista Video. Chapter 1: Preparing a Media Center PC. Chapter 2: Starting Media Center. Chapter 3: Turning On the Tube. Chapter 4: Beyond the Media Center Basics. Book IX: Setting Up a Vista Network. Chapter 1: Those Pesky Network Things You Need to Know. Chapter 2: Building Your Network. Chapter 3: Putting the Why in Wi-Fi. Index.