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Part One. Instillation, As Easy As ABC.

Well, the day has finally arrived! My copy of Windows Vista Home Premium is now sat beside me waiting to be opened and installed and within minutes I’m placing the disc into the drive and waiting for it to load.

This window should appear. There are several links here you can check compatibly, find out what you need to know before installing, transfer your files and settings and the final option to install now. I already know my computer will run Vista and I have no need to transfer my files and settings so I choose to Install Now.

Handy Tip: If this windows doesn’t appear never fear, simply click Start > Computer > [Your CD/DVD drive].

Next I choose to for setup to install important updates during the instillation and check the box to help make the instillation better by sending information to Microsoft.

I then type in my product key found on the back of the pull down CD/DVD sleeve. It’s best to uncheck the activation while I’m online box in case of an event after the first few days something goes wrong and you need to re-install Windows Vista.

After I read and approved the license it’s time for me to decide whether to upgrade or just go for a full new instillation. I decide to go for a full new instillation. If you upgrade, all your files, programmes and settings will be untouched.

I then choose a partition and click next and the instillation starts. Unfortunately this means I can’t take any more set-up screen shots but its straight forward enough. So sit back and relax - all though not for too long as the Windows Vista instillation finishes in around about twenty minutes.

Hopefully all will go well during the instillation. If you are in need of help feel free to email me at joro959@hotmail.co.uk .

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Part Two. What’s New?

With each new version of Windows we see several new additions but Windows Vista holds the most. From the way it looks right down to the new search features. The main new features are highlighted in this part of Windows Vista Home Premium: The Review.

Welcome Center

The welcome center holds the ticket to setting up and getting the most out of Windows Vista. Here there are links to add new users, personalise windows video tutorials and more.

Getting Started With Windows

View Computer Details.

The view computer details button shows a basic overview of your system specifications. It tells you your operating system, your processor how much ram you have, your graphics card and your computer name.

Clicking show more details brings up the ‘System’ applet of Control Panel. This tells you your supplier, whether Windows needs to be activated or not, your experience index score and other handy bits of information.

Windows Easy Transfer

Windows Easy Transfer will finish your files and settings transfer if you started one before instillation. You can also use this to start a new transfer next time you either buy a PC or upgrade Windows to a better edition.

Add News Users

If you have the need to create new user accounts either for your family a guest or whomever then click the add user accounts. Each user will have their own personalised settings and personal folders but only administrators have full privileges to install certain programs and configure system settings.