My aim is not to turn this into a monolithic review, just to provide an essential look at some parts of Vista that are likely to be regularly used by the average Windows user and features that will be new and interesting to some. Also, the pre-view is meant to give a user perspective of some aspects Vista and how it stands out in comparison to Windows XP. Microsoft has done an excellent job of providing thorough information about “all” of Vista; these include the Product Guide, MSDN, Vista MSDN Blog’s, TechNet and the Windows Vista web page.