The versions of Vista which incorporates Parental Controls are Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate.  Business and Enterprise versions of Vista don't have Parental Controls.

The other day I received a small brown package from Amazon.  Inside was a copy of Windows Vista Secrets by Brian Livingston and Paul Thurrott.  This is a book that I've been looking forward to for months, and I even recommended it on this site a week or so ago when someone asked me about Vista-related books.  That was a mistake.

As a rule, if I can't say something good about a product, I generally say nothing.  If this blog became a soap box that I used to vent about things that annoyed or irritated me, well, let's just say that things would get pretty negative here.  However, I feel that I have to break that rule when it comes to this book for one reason and one reason alone - because I've recommended the book on this blog and people bought it based on that recommend.

First off, I should probably tell you that I'm a speed reader.  One of the tricks of speed reading is to preview the book before you start reading it.  This gives you a feel for the book and gives you a good overview before you start reading.  The first part of the previewing process is to first read the front cover, then the back cover, then the TOC and finally the index.  This is a great way to get a feel for the book before you start reading.  While I was previewing Windows Vista Secrets I got the feeling that the book was more of an introduction to Windows Vista as opposed to a deep look at the inner workings of Windows.  The first seventy pages or so is devoted to choosing the right version of Vista and installing Windows.