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Vista greatly
simplifies the process of setting up a new
computer—the new Welcome Center makes it
easier than ever. This screen pulls all the
tasks you'll most likely want to complete
when you set up your computer into a single
location.
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Vista Upgrade Advisor
The Windows Vista
Upgrade Advisor will help you to determine
if your Windows XP-based PC can run Windows
Vista. You can also use the Upgrade Advisor
to determine if your Windows Vista-based PC
is ready for an upgrade to a more powerful
edition of Windows Vista.
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Vista
Parental Controls
The parental
controls built into Windows Vista are
designed to help parents manage what their
children can do on the computer. These
controls help parents determine which games
their children can play, which programs they
can use, and which websites they can
visit—and when. Parents can restrict
computer use to specific times and trust
that Windows Vista will enforce those
restrictions, even when they're away from
home.
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Speech Recognition
Windows
Speech Recognition in Windows Vista empowers
you to interact with your computer by voice.
It was designed for people who want to
significantly limit their use of the mouse
and keyboard, while maintaining or
increasing their overall productivity. With
Windows Speech Recognition, you can dictate
documents and e-mails in mainstream
applications, use voice commands to start
and switch between applications, control the
operating system, and even fill out forms on
the web
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Vista Search
Windows Vista
introduces Search Folders, a powerful new
tool that makes it easy to find and organize
your files—wherever they may be on your PC.
A Search Folder is simply a search that you
save. Opening a Search Folder runs your
saved search, displaying up-to-date results
quickly.
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Vista User Account Controls
User Account
Control in Windows Vista improves the safety
and security of your computer by preventing
potentially dangerous software from making
changes to your computer without your
explicit consent.
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Vista Aero
Windows Aero is the best-designed, highest-performing Microsoft user interface ever. Windows Aero gives your PC a whole new look and feel. Windows Aero offers a premium user experience that makes it easier to visualize and work with your information, and it provides a smoother, more stable desktop experience.
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Vista Backup and Restore
Vista file backup and restore
features in Windows Vista make it easier for
you to keep your data safe from user error,
hardware failure, and other problems. The
Windows Backup and Restore Center gives you
one place to manage all backup and restore
features.
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Vista Movie Maker
Vista Movie Maker introduces
an easy and intuitive new interface that
will help you turn your video memories into
compelling videos. The improved effects and
multiple transition options in Windows Movie
Maker, together with the high-end graphics
power of today's PCs, can help turn just
about anyone into a movie director.
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Vista Gadgets and Sidebar
Gadgets are easy-to-use mini
programs that give you information at a
glance and provide easy access to frequently
used tools. Windows Sidebar helps you to
organize your gadgets.
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Vista ReadyBoost
Windows Vista introduces
Windows ReadyBoost, a new concept in adding
memory to a system. You can use non-volatile
flash memory, such as that on a universal
serial bus (USB) flash drive, to improve
performance without having to add additional
memory "under the hood.
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Vista Media Center
Windows Media Center in
Windows Vista features some great
advancements over previous versions,
including an improved user interface with
easier navigation and breakthrough media
visualization. Windows Media Center also
offers built-in support for archiving TV
shows directly to video DVD's, faster overall
performance, and an improved platform for
content owners to deliver new online
entertainment services and experiences.
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Vista Meeting Space
Windows Meeting Space, the
new collaboration feature in Windows Vista,
is a simple yet powerful tool that enables
you to work face-to-face with small groups
of Windows Vista users.
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Vista Defender
Windows Defender works with
Internet Explorer 7 to help you make
conscious choices about software installed
on your PC by providing always-on protection
that monitors key system locations, watching
for changes that signal the presence of
spyware.
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Vista Calendar
Windows Calendar is a
flexible, easy-to-use tool for planning and
managing all of your activities and
coordinating your schedule with other
people's. As the pace of life accelerates at
work and at home, many people find it
helpful to use a PC-based calendar to manage
their time and coordinate their schedule
with family, friends, and colleagues.
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Vista Firewall
Windows Firewall in previous
versions of Windows, the firewall in Windows
Vista helps protect you by restricting other
operating system resources if they behave in
unexpected ways-a common indicator of the
presence of malware. For example, if a
component of Windows that is designed to
send network messages over a given port on
your PC tries to send messages by way of a
different port due to an attack, Windows
Firewall can prevent that message from
leaving your computer, thereby preventing
the malware from spreading.
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Vista Mail
Windows Mail in Windows Vista
addresses today's serious concerns about
junk mail, e-mail, and phishing attacks,
while adding new features that help you
search and manage the increasing volume of
e-mail messages that you receive.
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Network Center
The Network and Sharing
Center puts you in control of your network.
Use it to check your connection status, view
a visual representation of your network, and
troubleshoot connection problems. The
Network and Sharing Center informs you about
the network your computer is connected to
and verifies whether it can successfully
access the Internet. It even summarizes this
information in a handy Network Map.
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Photo Gallery
Windows Photo Gallery offers
an easier, more intuitive way to view,
manage, and refine your photos and home
movies. A streamlined process simplifies
acquiring and importing images and videos,
and new organizational options make it
easier to find and enjoy your memories. And
you have the flexibility to launch any of
your other photo- and video-related
applications from directly within Windows
Photo Gallery.
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Flip 3D
Using the new Windows Aero
technology, available in Windows Vista Home
Premium, Business, and Ultimate editions,
Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D render live
thumbnail images of the exact contents of
your open windows, making it easier to
identify the one you want. Windows Flip
improves on the ALT+TAB method for flipping
between windows, while Windows Flip 3D
dynamically displays all open windows in a
graceful three-dimensional view.
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Vista Games
Anyone who plays games on
their PC loves the seemingly limitless
choices of games compatible with Windows.
But finding and starting those games hasn't
been that easy. Some games install into the
Start menu. Other games put icons on the
desktop. With Windows Vista, finding and
playing the games you want is easier than
ever before.
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Vista Diagnostics
To help keep your system
running smoothly without a lot of effort on
your part, Windows Vista contains built-in
diagnostics—collections of instrumentation,
troubleshooting, and resolution logic—to
resolve external problems that affect the
way Windows Vista behaves. The framework
that supports these diagnostics, called
Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure, is a new
feature in Windows Vista.
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Vista System Requirements
Before you upgrade you may
want to see if your System can run Vista.
The new OS is very hungry for high-end
Hardware to take advantage of the fantastic
interface.
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