Sunday, September 21, 2008

What's new in Windows Vista Ultimate


Explore the new search features, maintain links, networking, synchronize devices and manage files on your computer. Find things quickly, get down to business, and focus on what is important to you.

Search and organizing
In each folder in Windows, the search box appears in the upper right corner. When you type into the search box, Windows filters the view based on what you type. Windows searches for words in the file name, tags that you applied to the file or other file properties. To find a file in a folder, type any part of a file name in the search box to find what you want. You can also use Search folders when you do not know where a file is or when you want to do a search using more than one file name or property.

Security
Features such as Windows Firewall and Windows Defender can help keep your computer safe. Windows Security Center has links for checking your firewall, antivirus, and update the state. User Account Control (UAC) can help prevent unauthorized changes to your computer by requiring permission before performing actions that could affect your operation or change settings that affect other users.

Internet Explorer
Web feeds, tabbed browsing, and always available for research are just some of the new features in Internet Explorer.

Web feeds provide frequently updated content published by a Web site that you can subscribe to automatic delivery of your Web browser. With a stream, you can get content such as news or updating a blog without having to go through the site. Tabbed browsing lets you open multiple websites in one browser window. You can open Web pages or links in new tabs and then move them by clicking on tabs.

Windows Aero
Windows Aero is the premium visual experience of Windows. It has a translucent glass with subtle window animations and a new window colors. Part of the Windows Aero experience is Windows Flip 3D, which is a preview of your open windows in three dimensions batteries, and the tasks with buttons, thumbnail-size window first.

Sync and sharing
Synchronize with other devices such as portable music players and Windows Mobile devices. With Sync Center, you can keep devices in sync, how to manage your devices sync, start a manual sync, see the current sync activities, and to verify the conflict.

You can also share files and folders with people on your network, even if they use a computer that is not Windows. When you share files and folders, other people can open and view files and folders as if they were stored on their computer. And they can make changes, if you allow that.

Windows Easy Transfer
Windows Easy Transfer is the best way to transfer your files and settings from your old computer. You can do this using a wire transfer, CD or DVD, USB Flash drive, a network folder or an external hard drive. You can transfer: user accounts, files and folders, settings, Internet settings and favorites, e-mail settings, contacts and messages.

Easy access Center
The new accessibility Center replaces Accessibility Options in earlier versions of Windows. Easy access Center comes with several improvements and new features, including centralized access to accessibility and the parameters of a new questionnaire that you can use to get suggestions for accessibility features that you might find useful.

Parental Control
Parental Controls allows parents to designate the games their children are allowed to play. Parents can allow or restrict specific game titles, limit their children play games that are classified at or below a certain age level, games or block certain types of content they do not want their children see or hear.

Backup and restoration
The backup and restoration, it is easier to save your settings, files and programs, wherever and whenever you want, with the ability to automate the procedure. You can save on a CD or DVD, external hard drive, another hard disk on your computer, a USB flash drive or to another computer or server connected to your network.

Networking
Use the file sharing network and to obtain real-time network status and links to personal activities. Set up a wireless network, connect securely to public networks in sensitive areas, and help monitor the security of your network. Access to shared files and network devices such as printers, easier to use and interactive diagnostic to identify and correct network problems.

Windows Meeting Space
Collaborate with and distribute documents to other people online. Share your desktop or any program with other participants in the session, distribute and co-edit documents, notes and move on to others. Windows Meeting Space works in a meeting room, a favorite hotspot, or where no network exists.

Windows Media Center
Enjoy all your digital entertainment, including live TV, movies, music and images in one place by using Windows Media Center menu system and remote control. Windows Media Center in Windows Vista includes improvements to support the expansion of digital and high definition cable television, an improved menu system and the possibility of creating a consumer electronics-quality living experience, as well as new options for multi-room access to your entertainment through Media Center Extenders, including Microsoft Xbox 360.

Photos
The Pictures folder and Windows Photo Gallery makes it easy to view, organize, edit, print and share digital photos. When you connect your camera to your computer, you can automatically upload your photos to the Pictures folder. From here you can use Windows Photo Gallery to crop photos, remove red eye, color and make corrections and exposure.

Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption can help protect information on your computer, even if your computer is lost or stolen. BitLocker encrypts the entire drive system, including files needed for startup and logon, which can improve security by preventing hackers from accessing important system files.

Mobile PC features
Use the Mobility Center to adjust the settings that you regularly change when you move from place to place (such as volume and brightness of the screen) and check your connectivity status. Use a secondary or ancillary to check the display of your next meeting, read e-mails, listen to music, scan or new, without opening your laptop. You can also have an auxiliary display on a device like a cell phone or TV.

Tablet PC features
Improve handwriting recognition by customizing writing recognition. Use films to navigate and make shortcuts with your pen. See pen actions more clearly optimized with sliders. Use the Input Panel to handwrite, or use the keyboard anywhere on your screen. Use the touch screen to perform actions with your finger (the touch screen is only available if you have a driver's touch-Tablet PC).

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